Christel House India

Christel House works to break the cycle of poverty and build self-sufficient, contributing members of society. It provides K–12 education, a character Read more development programme, regular healthcare, nutritious meals, guidance counselling, career planning, family assistance, and support related to college and career.

VISION

Christel house transforms the lives of children by breaking the cycle of poverty.

MISSION

To help impoverished children become self-sufficient members of society, christel house provides robust k-12 education, character development, health care and nutrition, family assistance, career guidance and job placement.

Capabilities:
Christel House India has been imparting high quality, high impact education and related services for the past 23 years through its Learning Centers in Bangalore and Atal Nagar (Formerly Naya Raipur) and over 2,050 impoverished children benefited from the Christel House Programmes. Christel House Bangalore campus has a total built area of 74,000 Square feet to house 31 classrooms from kindergarten to Grade 12. This facility also includes physics, chemistry & biology labs, junior & senior technology hub, junior & senior library, A.V. room, teacher resource room, staff room, art & music room, medical room, special education room, language lab, dining hall & kitchen, open air auditorium, bathing and laundry facility and the administration area. The school campus is compliant with all student safety guidelines as per the Department of Education and POCSO Act.
It provides high quality education to children from the least privileged sections of society, at no cost to the beneficiaries. Great emphasis is given to achieving high academic standards by employing excellent teaching practices and following a rigorous academic program that focuses on developing 21st Century skills and higher order thinking skills in students. Besides, students work on multiple inter disciplinary projects focusing on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by UN as part of their Science and Social Science academic programs. Special efforts are made to provide remedial lessons to those who are less proficient in academics.

Our structure is unique, 100% of donor contributions will fund programs and services directly benefiting the children of Christel House as Christel DeHaan, our founder, covers all Administrative & Fundraising overhead expenses in perpetuity.

Christel House India partnered with Atal Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran (ANVP-formerly NRDA), to educate underserved children in the Atal Nagar (formerly Naya Raipur) area, Chhattisgarh. ANVP built the school facility in phases according to Christel House standards on a 5-acre Land parcel and provided all initial capital expenses like furniture, equipment, etc. Christel House India is responsible for managing and funding the operations of the Learning Center including student admissions and staff recruitment. Total built up area – 1,10,000 sq. ft. 33 classrooms, computer lab, science lab, music room, dining hall, medical room, staff room, art & craft room, shower and laundry facility, sports field and administration area. The Learning Center in Atal Nagar, Chhattisgarh will add 70 students in KG every year until it reaches its full strength of 910 students from K- Grade 12.

Challenges
Christel House is a day school and the students come from severely impoverished homes and live in the urban slums of Bangalore and severely impoverished neighbourhood in Atal Nagar. Most of our students are first generation learners. They have inadequate support facilities in their home environment. They face social-emotional challenges created by lack of social, economic and family support. They are also subjected to trauma in their homes and communities.

Parents of Christel House students need to be educated about the importance of education of their wards and the long-term benefits it would bring into their families to check early dropouts. Christel House also needs to work with the parents on creating a conducive atmosphere for the students when they get back home to reap the full benefits of its education programs. These are extremely challenging tasks. Throughout the school year, we work with parents and students on addressing the above issues.

Lack of parental support shifts the onus of student success to the school and this puts tremendous stress on teachers and school leaders. In addition, longer school working hours & days and the need for additional pastoral care add to the teacher burnout. The additional need for psychological and counselling support puts stress on school resources.

The COVID 19 pandemic has impacted the children and their education most severely, especially the children from underserved communities. The learning gap and socio– emotional gap created in these children during COVID 19 pandemic will take a while to overcome. Many students have lost interest in studies and we see change in their behavior patterns after COVID lockdowns and school closure. Bringing them back on track will be the biggest challenge for next couple of years.

Our key performance indicators are attendance and pass rate along with performance in co-curricular activities, ASSETT exams (external Exam) and competitive exams
• At our Bangalore Learning Centre, for the Academic year 2021-22, the student attendance rate was 96% (Previous Year 94%) and the year-over-year retention was 99% (Previous Year 97%). In case of Atal Nagar Learning Centre the student attendance rate for the academic year 2021-22 was 93% (Previous Year 87%) and the year-over-year retention was 100% (Previous Year 100%)

• Christel House India grade 10 students did exceptionally well with a 100% pass rate in the State board examination 2022. Besides 100% pass rate, 98.4% of students passed with first division and above—far exceeding the State SSLC pass rate of 85.63%

• Christel House India grade 12 students recorded an impressive 97% pass rate in the pre-university course State board examination 2022 -- 97.1% students passed with first division and above.—far exceeding the State Pre-University Course pass rate of 61.88%. 26 students scored a perfect centum in various subjects.

• The external audit of the education program is done through the ASSET Test, a standardized test conducted by Educational Initiatives. We are justifiably proud of our students did exceptionally well despite the impact COVID 19 pandemic and school closure.

• Christel House Girls Represented the Under 17 Karnataka State Football Team and made it to the National Level.

• Five Grade 12 graduates received admission in one of India's foremost private universities - KREA University

• 98% of Christel House India’s current graduating students enrolled for tertiary/ university studies after they pass out of Grade 12. 97% of our graduates are currently working or studying.

• Christel House Atal Nagar has successfully completed its 6th year of operations since 2016. We have 630 students from KG to Grade 8 for the academic year 2022-23 and benefitting 483 families.

The education and CSR domain experts from global management consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP conducted a twelve-week-long study on the economic impact of Christel House India programs on poverty alleviation
Major findings of the study:
1. The average monthly income of the Christel House Bangalore (CHB) cohorts was found to be – 72% higher than the Karnataka state per capita average and – 65% higher than the National per capita income.
2. 94% of the CHB cohorts completed their tertiary education, in stark contrast to only – 4% of Government schools in Karnataka State and nearly 100% of the CHB cohorts have proficiency in English.
3. The contribution of CHB cohorts to their family’s income was – 73% and over 90% of the cohorts moved to larger houses and more importantly to better neighbourhoods.
Over 90% of the CHB cohorts witnessed significant economic and social mobility, breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty