New Education-New Directions Pune child exhibition for teachers and parents

Gram Mangal, an NGO in Pune, organized a child exhibition on a path-breaking concept 28th Feb – 2nd Mar, ’08 at Ganesh Kala Krida Kendra, Near Swargate, Pune
The exhibition titled ‘New Education – New Directions’ aimed at taking a wholly scientific look at Brain-based Education.
This vision for the emerging trends and the overall direction of Child Education was presented by a group of renowned experimental educational institutions with considerable experience in education under extreme and testing situations. It was unfolded to commemorate the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the inception of Gram Mangal, which has been working in the tribal region of north Thane district.
Over the past 25 years, GM has been working in the field of pre-primary and primary education – especially committed to the children of the tribals. GM has also been working for tribal development projects all this time.
While battling with the challenges thrown up by evolving conditions during this period, GM has worked on innovative ideas and methods in order to provide meaningful education to the deprived children of the tribals. It has made use of several educational aids; it has modified some of them to suit local situation and developed hundreds more. It has created appropriate literature and constructive methods for providing and promoting quality education.
Among some of the other pionnering educational institutes that participated were Akshanandan school in Pune and the Tribal School of the NBA. FOGM also held a poster exhibition at the venue on teachers becoming peace educators.