Caring with Colour
Transforming the Teaching and Learning process in government schools through Experiential Learning, where children discover the joy of learning playfully and with experience, to develop 21st century skills and be future-ready.
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
About
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Headquarters
Bangalore, Karnataka
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Since
2016
Caring with Colour is dedicated to improving student learning outcomes by improving classroom and broader educational ecosystem factors. Key infl Read moreuences in the classroom include the quality of teaching resources, teachers' diverse skill sets, and approaches to instructional practices. Effective resources like experiential lesson plans, project-based learning modules can enhance lessons, while skilled teachers create dynamic learning environments. Beyond the classroom, ecosystem factors play a crucial role in supporting educational success. These include a solid monitoring framework for teaching quality and student performance, comprehensive teacher training programmes, mentoring systems for ongoing support, and a culture of unified goal setting within the education department. We focus on developing high-quality teaching materials and building partnerships with the education department. These collaborations help position educational officers as change agents, empowering teachers and transforming classroom practices. By engaging with teachers and government bodies, we aim for systemic, sustainable changes in public education. Our integrated approach to classroom and ecosystem factors promotes long-lasting improvements in student learning outcomes.
Issue
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, education must embrace a multi-dimensional approach, placing the development of 21st-century skills at the forefront. The National Education Policy of India (2020) highlights critical thinking, communication, creativity, and collaboration as essential curriculum goals. Of the 248 million school-going children, 133.5 million, or 50.5%, attend Government schools (Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE+) 2023-24, Ministry of Education). Thus, nearly half of India's school population is enrolled in government schools. However, the concerning trend has emerged regarding literacy levels among students in Karnataka. According to a recent study, a significant percentage of first-grade students struggle with basic literacy skills. While 32.7% of these students are unable to recognize letters, 39.8% can read letters but are unable to read words. This indicates a fundamental gap in early literacy education. The situation does not improve as students advance through grades. Among fifth-standard students, a mere 34% can read at the second-standard level, raising alarm about the overall proficiency in reading and comprehension skills. These findings, derived from research across all 30 districts in Karnataka, highlight the urgent need for effective educational strategies to enhance literacy rates and ensure that students possess the necessary skills to progress in their academic journeys. 1) The literacy rate in the region is 63.71% (lower than the average of 75.36%) 2) 115 govt schools reported ZERO enrolment 3) 65% of govt schools are Single Teacher Institutes.
Action
Our vision is for all children in India to experience joyful and experiential learning environments that not only help them grasp academic concepts better, but also equip them with 21st-century skills needed for future success. Caring with Colour commits to enhancing student learning outcomes at the primary school level by empowering teachers to improve their classroom teaching practices. To achieve this, we have developed a comprehensive three-part solution aimed at supporting teachers in transitioning from traditional teaching methods to experiential practices. 1) Content: Design and Create : CwC continuously strives to create a variety of experiential teaching resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, project-based learning modules, teacher manuals, and training handbooks. These resources are developed through a thorough research process and are available in local Indian languages at no cost, covering crucial subjects such as Mathematics, Science, and English. 2) System Strengthening: Teacher Training Programme : CwC facilitates and conducts experiential teacher training programmes on Maths , English and Science, that employ effective instructional design strategies and utilize various technology platforms for online, in-person, and blended learning formats based on specific operational needs to enhance the teaching-learning process in government schools. 3) Impact & Sustainability: Review and Assessments : CwC understands the importance of sustainability and to ensure continued impact, we focus on cultivating a supportive environment for teachers by training department officials (Teacher Mentors) to act as catalysts for change in teaching practices. We implement robust monitoring systems for these officials, providing data analytics to identify classroom gaps and evaluate the success of our solutions and projects, along with tools for effectiveness reviews and process improvements. 4) Immersive: Teachopia (The Open-Source Resource App): Teachopia is at the heart of all our initiatives, it’s a free technology platform that delivers experiential teaching content to teachers and is also accessible to students and parents. Teachopia empowers educational authorities as well with tools for data collection, analysis, and visualization. All our projects are researched, designed and implemented in association with the education department to have maximum impact and longevity. Our solutions are developed in close collaboration with education department personnel to ensure their successful adoption, scalability, and sustainability. Currently, over 23,000 government schoolteachers in Karnataka are using Teachopia, which is notably the only app in the region offering experiential teaching-learning content in local languages.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Sub Sector
Impact
CWC's journey has been engaging and transformative. We have ideated, engaged, learned, and improved our programmes to better serve our stakeholders with support and collaboration from state and district education departments. CwC has continuously built upon its initiatives launched during the Post Covid period and effectively trained 15982 teachers in 5900 government schools enhancing the learning experience for 292739 students. As we work in association with the education department, CwC to ensure the longevity of its project has also trained 550 education functionaries (Teacher Mentors) and 95 District officials in the districts Of Tumkur, Ramanagara, Madhugiri and Mysore. In the coming year of 2025 -2026 and with our ongoing efforts, demand and encouragement from the stakeholders, we aspire to reach a total of Seven (7) Districts in the state of Karnataka collectively impacting more than 245 District Officials and 1550 educational functionaries (Teacher Mentors) transforming 13059 government schools with 27982 teachers educating more than 543739 students.
Vision & Mission
Caring with Colour's mission is to empower every government school teacher to create an experiential learning environment in their classrooms.
Programs
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Project Based Learning - PBL
Through our student-centered Project Based Learning modules, we support teachers in sustaining an experiential teaching and learning environment in government primary school classrooms.
The modules are designed after extensive research to encourage students to engage with real-world scenarios. Skills and knowledge are thus gained through hands-on activities and experiments in Science, Math and English for grades 4 – 8 in Science, Mathematics and English.
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Sanchalana (Teacher Training Programme)
Sanchalana is a collaborative learning platform for government primary school teachers. Organized in association with the District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs), we aim for Sanchalana to be a medium through which teaching methods and classroom practices are refined and renewed.
Sanchalana brings teachers of Math, Science, and English from different Hoblis in a Block five times a year.
The platform is supplemented by the resources developed by our team such as worksheets and lesson plans which support teachers in exploring experiential learning and cultivating 21st century skills among students. The Sanchalana session allows teachers to both learn new methods and share ideas with their colleagues in a fun and friendly environment.
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Spoken English Programme
In collaboration with government offices such as the Regional Institute of English South India and DIETs, the E-Sambhashane and Spoken English training programmes train English subject teachers at the primary school level.
Through both in person and online sessions, teachers participate in interactive English-speaking activities that are relevant to their real lives. The objective of the programmes is to ensure that teachers are able to confidently introduce an English-speaking environment in their classrooms.
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Teachopia: Open Source Repository for Teaching Learning Material (TLM)
Teachopia is a one-stop shop for all Project Based Learning and Teaching Materials. It is an open-source, free-for-all, downloadable web-based application serving as a teaching and learning tool with hundreds of hours of content on Teaching and Learning Materials in multiple languages (Kannada, English, Urdu and Hindi) for project-based learning. With more than 24,000 active users and recognition by the State Education Department, Teachopia is one of the most popular tools among Teachers and Facilitators in government schools.
Milestones & Track Record
Caring with Colour has implemented the District Education Transformation Program (DETP) in Tumakuru and Madhugiri districts, and developed a technology platform called Teachopia to support effective execution and scalability.
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
21-50
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AABTC9687L
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Registration ID
GAN-4-00187-2016-17
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VO ID / Darpan ID
KA/2021/0301558
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12A
AABTC9687LE20219
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80G
AABTC9687LF20175
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FCRA
094421876
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CSR Registration Number
CSRO0005909
Location
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Headquarters
#573, 17th Cross Rd, Binnamangala, Hoysala Nagar, Indiranagar, Bangalore, 560038
Directions
Other Details
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Parent Organisation
Kirloskar Systems Private Limited (Kirloskar Group)
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust