Teaching-Learning Kits

The Abacus project was initiated by Avehi Trust in 1990, to develop a supplementary curriculum for schools. Over the next few years, the Avehi-Abacus curriculum was used with over 10,000 children in schools and NFE centres. It was refined and modified on the basis of responses received from teachers and children and evaluation studies by educationists. The Sangati series is the culmination of this effort.

Avehi-Abacus has also designed a foundation course for use in teacher training colleges and conducted several in-service training workshops for teachers.

Published in Hindi and in Marathi, each Sangati kit consists of

• A Manual for Teachers
• A set of Visual Aids

Each kit also contains interactive materials for children (like worksheets and stories) in eight different languages.

The kits cover the following themes:

• Kit 1:  Myself, My body, Our needs
• Kit 2:  Our earth and the web of life
• Kit 3:  How societies developed
• Kit 4:  The way we live
• Kit 5:  Understanding change
• Kit 6:  Preparing for our future

The Sangati series is intended for teachers and children in formal schools and NFE centres. In formal schools, teachers can use it as a foundation course for Classes V -VII. In non-formal schools, it can serve as a post-literacy programme for children between the ages of 10 and 16.