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Sita SchoolSilvapura, Bangalore District
About
Sita School is located in Silvapura, North Bangalore (28km from Bangalore)
It is located on an acre of land Started in 1975 by Jane Sahi Focus is on alternative education for kids who
don’t go to mainstream school they dropped-out or economic consideration
Children are from poor socio-economic background
Campus (pics 1-8)
Sita School is structured in a way that children can enter at any level and are encouraged to learn at their own pace without pressure of exams or fear of failure and disapproval
Children of Sita School
38 children (18 boys and 20 girls) attend Sita school
Age group: 4 – 15 years Syllabus till class 7 are taught to kids Children give class 7 exams and graduate to
mainstream schools Children come from surrounding villages of
Silvepura, Fatimapura, Thimalapura and Hurulichikanahall (not more than 2km from the school)
Teaching philosophy
Build on every child’s experience and knowledge of the environment and community.
Emphasis on practical work, observation, experimentation and mindful learning
Method has evolved over time, and has particularly benefited from high teacher retention at the school
Method of teaching Teaching at Sita School is largely clustered around
themes. Children are encouraged to plan, explore,
experiment and evaluate topics in a variety of ways that cut across traditional subject boundaries.
A theme is usually explored for between one to three months
Topics include: Our Homes, Our Clothes, Our Village, Buildings Around Us, the Agricultural Cycle, the Town, Sight, Air, Earth, Ancient India, Man and Animals and so on
What is taught?
language study, practical math, social studies and science
clay work, tailoring, needlework, printing, first aid, food, health and home remedies, kitchen gardening
Jane Sahi believes that poetry, drama, stories, puppetry, painting, making models involve children in understanding a subject in a way that abstract learning cannot
Teaching medium is Kannada. English and Hindi are taught as additional languages.
Learning at Sita School
Learning happens everywhere at Sita School
Learning is fun! Learning tools include flash cards, toys,
enacting plays, story telling, activities such as drawing, gardening, etc
(pics 9 – 19)
Activities
Children maintain a kitchen garden, they grow various things here (till pic 22)
Art is a big part of the curriculum (till pic 30) English class pics 52 and 53. Dance drama and play on Dec 25th 2008.
Children’s parents were invited and children performed. Pictures of preparation and reharsal for the big (pics 54 – 57)
Calendar
Calendar making is one of the activities of the school.
Children were doing story boards as part of their activities.
Jane and rest of teachers thought making calendars with the story board.
This became an activity for children.
Sharing and respect… Cooperation, sharing and respect for the other is consciously fostered. Many opportunities are created to share responsibilities in small
groups like making wall charts, murals, even their own books. Older children help the younger ones with class work and children of
different abilities and ages work together in groups Groups are:
Karuna (4-8 year olds), Sadhana (8-12 year olds), Vasantha (12-14 year olds), Sangeetha (13-14 year olds) and Gulabi (children appearing for the Karnataka State Seventh Standard
Board exams).
Teachers and their training Divya, Sarojini, Kamala, Rebecca and Jane Divya has been teaching at Sita School since
1980. She teaches Kannada, Hindi, Social Studies and Maths
Sarojini has been teaching since 1989, she teaches Social Studies
Kamala is teaching at Sita school since 1995, she teaches Maths and Science
Rebecca is an alumini of the school, she teaches the younger kids
Graduated students
A number of its ex-students have become teachers, gone in for art training, nursing, joined the seminary, undertaken vocational training and have worked their way towards acquiring college degrees.
Benefitting the overall community
Jane Sahi has been the main driving force in introducing art as part of the curriculum in Chamrajnagar, Karnataka
She has authored English text books which is used by Maharashtra government schools.
She has authored several resource books for teachers on language
2009-2010 BudgetSalaries : One teacher @ Rs.6000 per month 72,000
Two teachers @ Rs.5000 per month 1,20,000
One teacher @ Rs.4000 per month 48,000
One teacher @ Rs.3500 per month 42,000
Educational Materials: Stationery and Craft 12,000
Books and Periodicals 3,000
Children’s Welfare : Food 60,000
Health 5,000
Excursion and celebration 5,000
Administration and Establishment
Repairs and Maintenance 15,000
Accounting and Auditing 18,000
Post and Communication 1500
Contribution to SEE 2,500
TOTAL (Rs.) 4,04,000
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