ILP Partners meet, 2-4 Aug, 2007

ILP Partners meet

2nd 3rd and 4th August 2007

Venue: Indian Social Institute, Benson Town, Bangalore

Theme: Improved School and Classroom Environment for improved learning.

The aim is to enable partners to initiate action for improved learning environment at the village level through Village Education Committees.

The necessity of the goal is based on ILP’s observations that many ILP partners have promoted, rather, well functioning Community based Groups at the village level to add value to children’s education. It is also observed that over a period of time the discussions and inputs to these groups were limited to the structure of Education Committees, duties and responsibilities etc. In other words the focus was more on building the Managerial /administrative capabilities of the Education Committees. So it is the time that our partners take a stock of the growth of Village Education Committees and create scope for community participation with other dimensions such as factors influencing the quality of learning.

It is also relevant and appropriate time to discuss on the relevance of education as it is debated all over the country by some groups. ILP needs to take an initiative to elicit views from the Parents from marginalized communities, who are our target groups, and these views should form basis for us to demand the quality of education for their children. To do this we need to provide right kind of orientation to our partners who in turn build the right perspective with parents and children and widen the scope for discussion on relevance and quality of education.

Schedule

Day 1 2nd August 2007
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and Introduction to the Meet Victor
9:30 – 10:30 Session 1 Community Participation, Dr. Niranjanaradhya, Senior Research Officer, NLSIU, Bangalore
10:30-11:00 Tea Break
11:00 – 1:00 Continue Session 1 and Interactive Session
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Break
2:00 – 4:00 Session 2.Better School environment for Improved Learning, Dr. Padma Sarangapani, Visiting Fellow, NIAS Bangalore
4:00 – 4:30 Tea Break
4:30 – 6:00 Continue Session 2- Discussion
6:00 – 7:30 ILP sharing, Victor Tauro
7:30 – 8:30 Dinner


Day 2 3rd Aug. 07
9:00 – 10:30 Session 3 - JJ Act – A Review and Implications for NGOs
Vasudeva Sharma, Director Project – Child Rights Trust, Bangalore
10:30 – 11:00 Tea Break
11:00 – 1:00 Continue Session 3 – Discussion
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Break
2:00 – 4:00 Life Skills Education Concept and Practice – Discussion Ms. Anita Ratnam, SAMVADA Bangalore
4:00 – 4:30 Tea Break
4:30 – 6:00 ILP Sharing Victor Tauro
6: 00 – 7:30 Open House ILP Volunteers and ILP Partners
7:30 – 8:30 Dinner


Day 3 4th August 2007
9:00 – 10:30 Open House ILP Partners – ILP Volunteers.
10:30- 11:00 Tea Break
11:30- 1:30 Re-looking into Indian Education Sri Pawan Kumar Gupta, Director, SIDH, Mussoorie
2:30 - 3:30 Continue Session – Discussion
3:30 – 4:30 Feedback and Conclusion
4:30 Tea