Vasundhara’s Science On Wheels

2002- 2005

Make Regular School Visits.Develop New Syllabus and Teaching-learning Process.Involve School Students in Out of School Activities.Develop Teachers Group to Improve Science EducationInclude Maths & Geography.

Regular School Visits

Current program:-Hands-on-activities.Experiments.Demonstration.

Want to add:-Audio-visual program at the end.

New Syllabus and Process

Include science, technology, math, geography from 6th – 9th std in at least two schools.

Syllabus of 20 full working days is being developed.

Out of School Activities

Encourage schools to establish science, math, nature, environment clubs.

Syllabus & literature is being developed for 5 students and 1 teacher.

Will be giving an audio-visual program also.

Develop Teachers Group

Previously had discovery workshop for teachers Low practice by teachers Form teachers group and assign a project. Project will consist of experiments in teaching-

learning process. Will be given inputs.

Science Technology Math Geography Literacy

Science college students interested too. Will be trained to conduct lessons. Way of getting volunteers for vacation camps. Goal of imparting sufficient math geography

knowledge to arts & commerce students.

Extended Science on Wheels

To Upper Primary School i.e. 5th to 7th Std. Visited 40 Primary Schools Target 60 schools.

Annual BudgetWorkforce Overall organizer Rs.10000/pm X 12 Rs. 1,20,0004 science person Rs.3000/- X 4 X 12 Rs. 1,44,000 6 science persons for Upper primary Rs.2000 X 6 X 12 Rs. 1,44,000 1 driver for SOW van (3000 X 12) Rs. 36,000 Total : Rs. 4,44,000

Annual Budget (Cont.)

Material Cost

Secondary school 20,000/per terms X 2 Rs. 40,000

Upper primary 15,000 X 2 groups Rs. 60,000

X 2 terms

Total Rs. 1,00,000

Running Cost of Vehicle for Primary & Secondary Project and Other Works

Rs. 75,000

Intensive Program in Two Schools Material Rs. 15,000Work Sheets Rs. 15,000Travel Rs. 1,000Volunteer Remuneration Rs. 5,000

Total Rs. 1,11,000

Annual Budget (Cont.)

Annual Budget (Cont.)

STMG Education Teachers Group

Workshops Rs. 10,000Travel Rs. 2,000Material Rs. 10,000Stationery Rs. 3,000

Contingencies Rs. 20,000

Total Rs. 45,000

Request

GRAND TOTAL:- Rs. 7,00,000(Approx US$ 15,000)

Princeton Chapter of Asha for Education requests Maharashtra Foundation to become partner in this project.