Vision: To reimagine school systems and eliminate the foundational learning crisis in Tamil Nadu by 2030.
Year of launch: 2019
About the Project
Identifying the foundational learning crisis in India as a key focus area, we are working towards improving critical learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy among children through our Foundational Learning Improvement Programme (FLIP). Through targeted interventions based on a 6T approach, FLIP supports the government in improving teaching learning materials, teacher training, and tracking of data by engaging with multiple facets of the issue and all levels of stakeholders in an integrated manner.
FLIP leverages technology to amplify reach and impact. In its second year of implementation now, FLIP will soon reach Grade 1-3 classrooms in more districts within and outside Tamilnadu.
Teaching Learning Material (TLM): Skill based, culturally relevant, teaching learning material mapped to state syllabi and international standards
Training: Tech-enabled training courses to improve teacher competencies
Tracking: Collection and analyses of meaningful data to drive informed policy decisions
Tutoring at home: Empowering the parent community with information and tools to support their children’s early learning needs
Targeted communication: Communication and advocacy efforts designed to increase awareness about the criticality of foundational learning among all relevant stakeholders
Technology: Simple, contextual, and scalable tech tools are at the heart of what we build
Vision: To leverage technology to improve curricular transaction, coaching and collaboration towards improving foundational learning
Year of launch: 2020 (proposed)
About the Project
By addressing the needs of the various stakeholders in a school system through a single platform, the mobile application Edukit helps systems, institutions, and individuals look at educational development holistically, democratising the access to education.
Edukit supports teachers and students through the provision of customised learning tools and resources, while administrators and parents benefit from the access it provides to real-time data and integrated communication channels. Tailor-made bridge courses also equip pre-emergent adult learners to progress to advanced levels in foundational literacy and numeracy, thus stretching Edukit’s potential beyond the limits of the schooling system.
In its nascent stages now, Edukit will be rolling out its pilot programme in 2020. Watch this space for updates!
Sandbox Schools
Overview: To set up 5 model schools that act as incubation centres for the latest research on foundational learning pedagogy
Year of launch: 2020 (proposed)
While Madhi works with the government to implement large-scale interventions, there are many ideas and experiments that need to be validated in a controlled sandbox environment before being set up for scale. With the aim of developing such laboratory schools, we will work with 5 government schools over the course of a year, and evaluate the proof of excellence of Madhi’s theory of change. The model schools will serve as the ideal learning environment for pedagogical and administrative initiatives, the outcomes of which will be relevant for typical under-resourced government schools in Tamil Nadu, and elsewhere in India. The Sandbox Schools pilot programme will feed valuable research and knowledge back into the larger ecosystem with the support of our Centre for Research and Innovation on Foundational Learning (CRIFL) team.
Foundational Learning Over WhatsApp (FLOW)
Overview: To provide daily educational content directly to students and parents in Tamil Nadu in the context of COVID-19 related school closures
Year of Launch: 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic
In response to a rising need for low contact education, Foundational Learning Over WhatsApp (FLOW) aims to deliver continued education on foundational learning skills to children of grades 1, 2 and 3 in Tamilnadu, while addressing the barriers to accessing technology in low income households of India. By leveraging simple and cost-efficient technology, the programme is designed to work with infrequent internet connectivity, in local languages, and for those unfamiliar with the technology used. By working with vastly used and familiar applications like WhatsApp and YouTube, FLOW reduces the delay in reaching stakeholders and their difficulty in benefiting from the programme.