sparking creativity through hands-on science education shiksha. samskara. sansara november 2014
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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
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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THANK YOU