Continuation and
Expansion of Elementary Education (CEEE)
Education when imparted at
the early childhood has far reaching impact on the future
of children. One can recall a saying from The New
Testament "Train up a child in the way he should and when
he is old , he shall not depart from it." Education
teaches not only what is in the books but moulds the child
as a whole-----their thoughts and concepts.
When we started the first phase of Elementary Education we
realized that sending a child to school did not solve the
problem of ignorance and illiteracy. Most of the children
coming from the rural block of Pakur were first generation
learners who spoke only Bengali or could understand only
what was taught in the Madrsas. These children could not
understand what their teachers were speaking or teaching
let alone what was written in the books. The six year olds
were getting alienated from the mainstream. The teachers
too were not equipped to tackle the situation.
It was at this point FACE
has evolved and tried to address the existing problem. We
came out with the first solution- the Cluster Learning
Centres (CLC). The CLCs were meant to provide Support to
the children who were lagging behind and bring them to the
desired level.
The residential camps where the drawbacks of the children
could be identified and rectified. Each CLC was meant to
make the children school worthy. Children between 4-6
years was be prepared for school with the CLCs in
cooperation with the Anganwadi workers. The attention
would be on Language Transition, Loco Motor Skill
Development, Pre-mathematical Concept and Creative
Activities. |