“Development is not about factories, dams and roads. Development is about people. The goal is material, cultural and spiritual fulfilment for the people. The human factor is of supreme value in development.”
– Rajiv Gandhi
In December 2019, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation partnered with EnglishBolo™ to train their employees and provide a learning platform to children.
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
In the past 25 years, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has worked tirelessly to fulfil the vision of Shri Rajiv Gandhi, former prime minister of India. The foundation has targeted a number of critical issues including health, literacy, science and technology, women’s and children’s development, disability support, Panchayati Raj institutions, natural resource management, and libraries.
After 2010, the foundation shifted its focus and resources to education: centred around the development of children and young adults.
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has a number of flagship education programs. These programs aim to uplift sub-sections of society that are often overlooked while focusing on English education that is often neglected. One such program is the Wonderoom, an innovative children’s library.
In 2011, the Wonderoom was envisioned to be a place that instils the love of reading in children. The activities in the Wonderoom are designed to help children learn how to read and comprehend books. As education technology has become more widely accepted and evidentially effective, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation decided to adopt it by implementing EnglishBolo™.
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation Partnered with EnglishBolo™
The EnglishBolo™ program helps learners improve their reading, comprehension and speaking. The relationship between EnglishBolo™ and the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation is two-fold. The program is currently being implemented for the administrative staff of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in Delhi.
In March 2020, it will be introduced in the Wonderoom library to help children and their parents learn English. The program has different levels to accommodate different reading abilities.
Implementation
The EnglishBolo™ 100-day program provides a learning model that provides structured and consistent learning and practise with the convenience of flexibility for accessing lessons and teachers for each user.
The program structure:
1. An assessment test that will place the user into a program most suited to their level.
2. 100 short ‘learn yourself’ lessons. One lesson every day is the intended way to use the program. Each lesson ends with a short quiz for some additional practice.
3. After 8 lessons, a user can sign up for an online teacher class. Teacher classes are an important supplement for spoken English practice. These classes help users develop confidence.
4. Each user gets to choose the day and time of the class. A user needs a good internet connection and a pair of headphones to successfully take the class. Each user gets 10 online classes for the duration of the program.
5. At the end of the program, each user takes a test and receives a certificate.
How It’s Going
The program is currently underway with the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation administrative staff in New Delhi. The EnglishBolo™ program will be available in the Wonderoom, Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi in March 2020.
Learn English with EnglishBolo™
EnglishBolo™ is a joint initiative of EnglishHelper and Schoolnet.
It is an AI-powered English learning app designed to help learners improve their spoken English. The 100-day program blends 100 self-learning lessons and 10 live online teacher classes. The program is currently being used by vocation trainees, college students, young job seekers, working professionals and others.
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