Avanti Fellows

States

Haryana

Partnering with the Government of Haryana, Avanti Fellows run its Sankalp programme to ensure that power supply is not disrupted frequently, it also provides information and communication technology(ICT) devices and specially designed workbooks for students from grades nine to twelve. This programme includes thorough training and monitoring of teachers to help them understand STEM subjects.

It provides two years of after-school programmes to the selected students from low-income groups to prepare for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas to help them prepare for its entrance exam from grades XI and XII in various government schools across different districts. The students are selected from the low-income group on the basis of their school performance. Avanti also conducts an aptitude test and personal interview. The selected student is paired with a senior fellow called a Mentor. Under its Jacobpura Programme, Avanti helps students to prepare for the IIT-JEE entrance exam along with their board exams by giving them one-to-one mentoring and providing the right direction for their preparation efforts. The programme is currently being run in Gurgaon, Haryana.

This programme focuses on strengthening the existing gaps in the school, education system, upskilling the teachers and administration. Students' needs are matched with the existing skills of teachers and teacher training programmes are conducted with a specific focus on Maths & Science. Currently, this program is being conducted in Haryana and Chennai.

To ensure continuity of education during the pandemic, the organisation initiated its Ghar Pe School programme. This programme makes use of social media applications like Whatsapp to teach low-income students. The teachers coordinate with students and send them daily learning plans, video content, assignments and notes through Whatsapp. Video content is also uploaded to Youtube which the students can watch and progress with their studies.