SPARKING CREATIVITY THROUGH HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION shiksha. samskara. sansara November 2014

SPARKING CREATIVITY THROUGH

HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION

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November 2014www.agastya.org

JYOTSNA AND BHARGAVI

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ABOUT AGASTYA

ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST

HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN

AND RURAL TEACHERS

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ABOUT AGASTYA

The lesson we derive out of [the Agastya] experience is that innovative

and student friendly solutions are needed to enable scientific learning in the youth, especially those in rural and

remote regions of the nations of the world.

Former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, speaking at the 11th International Conference on Public Communication of Science and Technology

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AGASTYA VISION

Creators

Tinkerers

Solution - seekers

Humane

Anchored

Connected

Creative Rural India

Creatively skilled India…

Entrepreneurially enabled …

Improving the environment to…

Sustain it for future generations.

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MISSION Spark Curiosity and Creativity through

Experiential, hands-on science education

Teacher education

Scalable learning methods

Sustainable and environment friendly

Make learning

Fun!

Useful!

Accessible!

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."

Yes to Why

Looking to Observing

Passiveness to Exploring

Textbook-bound to Hands-on

Fear to Confidence

Acceptance to Leadership

AGASTYA INFLUENCES KEY BEHAVIORAL SHIFTS

Agastya’s Model recommended by National Knowledge Commissionshiksha . samskara . sansara

Leadership

Creativity

Problem solving

Awareness

Curiosity

PEDAGOGY BASIS

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We Learn

YIL

Schoolchildren, Dropouts

Teachers

Parents &Community

Government

Investors/Donors

Media

ResourcePersons

100 %0.2%

Young Instructors

2 % 3 %NGOs

Partners

TARGET AUDIENCE - STAKEHOLDERS UNIVERSE

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Intensity of the program

STABILIZING MASS-AWARENESS PROGRAMS THROUGH HIGHER-INTENSITY PROGRAMS

Young Instructor Leaders (Target: 1 mn)

Young Instructors, Teachers (Target: 4 - 6 mn)

OCEAN

Leadership

Innovation

Creativity

Problem solving

Curiosity

Awareness & Motivation

RIVER

BUCKET

Schoolchildren,dropouts

(Target: 50 mn +)

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THE AGASTYA MODEL

Science, Math, Art & Eco

Labs

INTERACTIVELEARNINGMODELS

Mobile Labs

Science Centers

Center for Creative Teaching

Teacher Training Discovery Center

IT Center/Library Astronomy

Center Model Making Models Software Connectivity

BiodiversityPark

Eco models Livelihoods

TOOLS

• Hands-on learning• Enquiry/questioning• R & D on pedagogy Creative life skills

CAMPUS CREATIVITY LAB – KUPPAMDevelop, test new paradigms for learning

NATIONWIDEKNOWLEDGE

DISTRIBUTION(Hub-and-spoke)

At village doorstep

Scientist - ChildrenQ & A

Young Instructors Art

Dance Music Sports Yoga

Science Fairs

Holistic learning

Lab-in-a-box

• 14 States

• 50 + Districts

• 170 acre Campus

• To be launched

• Campus

Reached to date: 5M children, 200,000 teachers

40 Science Centers

100 Mobile Labs

40 LOB

100+ LIB

160 Operation Vasantha Centers

• Blended learning

• Teacher training

• Young Instructor Leaders (P2P)

• Low-cost Model making

• Tod Fod Jod

• Make Your Own Lab

• Gifted Children

• Library & Community Reading

• Eco restoration

• Design Thinking

• Hands-on science for children

AGASTYA PROGRAMS

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DELIVERY MECHANISMS

Mobile Lab

Science Center

Lab on a Bike

COMMUNITY OUTREACH – OPERATION VASANTHA Transformative Volunteer Night School Program in 160 Villages to:- Increase Hands-on Learning- Build rapport with Community

Leaders- Encourage parents to send children

to school- Create Change Agents

SCIENCE FOR THE COMMUNITYIRIS - Intel NATIONAL SCIENCE AWARDS FOR SIX YEARS

ROLE OF A TEACHER

PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH

2ND PARENT

IGNITE

MOTIVATEYOU ARE NOT A SUPERMAN

HAVE FUN

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THE AGASTYA ADVANTAGE

Access for All

Discovery and Project-based

learning

Fun Learning!

Hands-on,Interactive & Investigative

Approach

Holistic Development

Promotes ‘can-do’ attitude & innovation

Scalable and replicable programs

Integrated learning experience

AH! AHA! HA-HA!

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WARM WELCOME TO KUPPAM CAMPUS

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CURIOSITY TO CREATIVITY

Transforming Attitudes to Learning

‘Yes’ to ‘Why’ ‘Looking’ to ‘Observing’

‘Passiveness’ to ‘Exploring’ ‘Textbook-bound’ to

‘Hands-On’ ‘Fear’ to ‘Confidence’

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

Agastya Global leader of New Learner ConsortiumHarvard India Conference

Agastya in Rockefeller Foundation'sGallery of 100 Global Innovators

Agastya’s ‘commitment to action’ recognized by Clinton Global Initiative

Agastya keynote at GELP, Helsinki andNational College for School Leadership, UK

Next Century Innovators Award

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LEVERAGING THE SOCIETY

AGASTYA

CORPORATIONS

FOUNDATIONS & TRUSTS

EDUCATION, OTHER

INSTITUTIONS

GOVERNMENT /PUBLIC

Google

IBM

L & T

R Jhunjhunwala Foundation

Deshpande Foundation

Infosys Foundation

Indian institute of

scienceYale school of

ManagementLondon Business

school

National Innovation Council

Prime Minister’s Scientific Advisory council State governments of AP, Karnataka, Haryana

A NEW YORK TEACHERS PERSPECTIVE“The campus is a unique site. There is no place like this in New York. Any school in the US would be the envy of the educational world if only there was an Agastya outside their front Door. “

Howard Warren, Science TeacherTrinity School, New York

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IN SUMMARY

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Breadth

of

coverage

Depth of coverage

AGASTYA 2020 PLAN

Fundamental impact

Agastya

2020 Exposures: 20 mn p.a. SCs: 100ML: 200LOB: 200Campuses: 3OV Villages: 700Staff: ~2000States: 22

Whole of India

Goals

Propagate through trained

Teachers

2015

2025

Infuse scientific temper in Children

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