Archives: Playground

Renu’s Transformative Journey with Pratham’s Mother’s Groups

Renu, from East Delhi, lives with her sons and parents. She overcame her social anxiety after being a part of Pratham’s Mothers’ Groups and became more involved in her son’s […]

Latika’s Wabi Sabi Program Empowers Aarti to Go to School!

Aarti joined Latika Nanhe at the age of four. Diagnosed with Diaplegic Spastic Cerebral Palsy, she was as cute as a button and blessed with a supportive family consisting of […]

Unlocking the Ability to See Growth – Simple Education Foundation (SEF)’s Assessments Empowering Every Child

SEF just kicked off assessments across partner schools in Delhi & Uttarakhand for the academic year 2023-24. These assessments are one of the ways for us to learn about our […]

#Be Her Hero

In rural communities, parenting has traditionally been the domain of women, with men playing secondary roles, if at all. This is even more stark when it comes to daughters. To […]

Celebrations Galore at Gyan Prakash Foundation

The idea began while planning our Diwali celebrations in October 2023. “No more gyaan giving” was the general feeling for the event that was to be held for more than […]

Exploring Play in Pollachi: Slate Scribbles

This edition of the Slate Scribbles captures Hema’s visits to a few Balwadi’s in Pollachi with the intent to understand what thriving childhood looks like in Pollachi. While I can […]

Under the Rain Tree – Songs, Stories in Rajasthan’s Balwadis: Slate Scribbles

Under the Rain Tree: Songs, Stories, and Care in Rajasthan’s Balwadis This edition of the Slate Sribbles is a glimpse of the field visit to sites where Jatan Sansthan implements work related […]

நிறை – மாற்றுக் கற்றல் மையம் (Nirai – Alternative Learning Center)

பொள்ளாச்சிக்கு அருகிலுள்ள ஒரு சிறிய கிராமத்தைச் சேர்ந்த விவசாயக் குடும்பப் பெண் சரண்யா, தனது குழந்தை இரண்டு வயதாக இருந்தபோதே வீட்டுக் கல்வியைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்தார்.“பசிக்கும்போது சாப்பிட வேண்டும், தூக்கம் வரும்போது தூங்க வேண்டும், விளையாட விரும்பும்போது விளையாட வேண்டும் – இப்படிப்பட்ட […]

BM Stills | Unlearning Childhood: A Series About the Myths We Inherit

Unlearning Childhood: A Series About the Myths We Inherit We often speak about caregiving and childhood as if the rules have already been written. That children need to be taught […]

(Not) Taught by the Bell: Part II

This piece begins from the question ‘What happens when we start to treat time itself as pedagogy?’. In the last couple of essays we laid out our critique of how […]