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Bodh Shiksha

Samiti

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Scientific learning through doing

   ’ ()

 

, called

Bodhshalas, children from marginalized

communities get access to an extraordinary

education. Committed teachers implement a

holistic curriculum and development-based

pedagogy, which includes art, music, drama,

sports and IT along with innovative methods

of teaching. e result, as one parent says:

‘Children don’t even mind skipping their

breakfast to reach school on time. Such is

the influence of Bodhshala on the children.’

BSS was started by a group of young

activists who understood the need for an

equitable, quality education for children from

vulnerable backgrounds. e first Bodhshala

was started in 1987 with eight children

under a tree in Gokulpuri, a slum cluster of

Jaipur. Soon, a community school began in

a temporary structure constructed by the

people themselves on land donated by them.

Since then, BSS has evolved a highly

successful and lauded framework and

design of curricular goals, pedagogy and

materials towards quality schooling and

equal opportunities for children from all

backgrounds. It believes that the traditional

classroom and the role of the teacher need

Founded by Yogendra Bhushan in 1987

Established in 1987 as a charitable

society, Bodh Shiksha Samiti

(BSS) works with urban and rural

communities towards forming a

society that is egalitarian, progressive

and enlightened. Having worked on

more than 30 projects and with over

30 partners across India, it envisions

building a conducive environment

where children can transcend the

limitations of their specific contexts

and become empowered and

enlightened individuals. BSS has

impacted over 2 million students and

80,000 teachers in Rajasthan, and

its education practices have been

adopted in 1,00,000 government

schools across Rajasthan, Himachal

Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and

Jharkhand.