How important is the classroom to teaching and learning? Is it necessary that children sit on benches inside the four walls of a classroom to learn their lessons? Read to find out how the children at Adharshila Learning Centre have created their own learning space outside the classroom.

Bringing about educational reforms is not easy. There are several stakeholders involved and a consciousness has now set in among the various stakeholder for the need to collaborate if reform is to take place. Teacher Plus takes a look at how two seperate events kept to this spirit of collaborative engagment.

P Sreedevi
This is a story of how an NGO worked to set up a children’s library in a small village called Wackro in Arunachal Pradesh.

What can Kabir, a 15th Century saint poet, offer to schools? From his poetry to the films on his life and teachings made by Shabnam Virmani, there is a whole range that the Kabir Project has on offer. This article takes a look at the several resources that are available.

Sujit Mahapatra
The Bakul Foundation is a testament to what ordinary people can do if they want to. The foundation was set up to help people realise their power and role in bringing about a change in society.

Damini Sud
Pratham’s (An NGO working toward the betterment of the poorer communities including children) community libraries are situated in bastis that comprise 200-250 households.

The Regional Resouce Centre for Elementary Education at the University of Delhi is offering teacher fellowships to schoolteachers to allow them to undertake classroom based research to improve their professional capacities as teachers. Here is a reprot.

K N Chandrashekaran
Their bright and sharp minds often dull when children from regional schools come face to face with children going to urban english medium schools. But their fear of the english language shouldn’t stop them from achieving their goals.

Munusamy Raviraaj
A news report on Makkal Television on July 23rd 2008 reported that government schools in Tiruchi district were closing down due to lack of resources and declining strength.

Rina Mukherji
How important a clean toilet is for children who want to come to school?