- SHYAM SINGH SMARAK KANYA COLLEGE , SEC 33 SAREABAD 201301 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 270
- Adarsh Public Junior High School , Jahangirabad, Saifullaganj Sahaswan, 243638 Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, India 220
- Sarswati Senior Secondary School , Dhod -332002 Sikar, Rajasthan, India 215
- Vatsalya English Medium school , Near Shyam Sadan, jhunjhunna, -332301 Fatehpur, Rajasthan, India 160
- Bhavani Model High School , Bhagya Nagar Colony, Hydershakote, 500031 Hyderabad, Telangana, India 170
- Hitaishi Vidya Niketan , Dyonai, Garur Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India 150
- DR A.PJ abdul Kalam Public School , Gaziapur Bedwaliya 841245 Siwan, Bihar, India 260
- Shivalic Public School , Near NH 58 Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India 225
- Shri Krishna Children Acedmy , Neem ka Thana Sikar, Rajasthan, India 180
- Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir , Walmara, Udaypur, 263661 Almora, Uttarakhand, India 120
- Kids R Kids National English Medium School , Gali No. 6 Bhagyodya Nagar Mitha Nagar Kondwa Pune, Maharashtra, India 220
- GOVT. MIDDLE SCHOOL , AKLIMPUR Gurgaon, Haryana, India 105
- Sarasvati Vivekanand Shishu Mandir , Regru, 262525, Near GIC Regru Champawat , Uttarakhand, India 129
- Maldhiram Tea Garden , Darjeeling, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India 51
Number of lives touched
Besides the number of children currently taking lessons from Computer Shiksha there have been many more who have taken a few lessons but were unable to complete the course.Besides children there have been a few enthusiastic senior citizens who have also taken lessons.
Children in Nai Kiran Universal School in Ardee City, Sector 52, Gurgaon are mostly children of migrant labour. The school used to struggle in convincing the parents to send their children to school. Many would prefer their children to beg or engage in some other work where they could earn some money rather than study.
To join the school, the biggest attraction for the children and their parents used to be the free mid day meal. After Computer Shiskha started its Computer Literacy classes, some interesting trends became obvious.
More parents started approaching the Nai Kiran School for admissions and when they were queried, what brought them to this school; the answer mostly was that they had heard that Nai Kiran had started Computer Classes and they wanted their children to learn Computers.
The second trend too was quite interesting. We used to do computer classes at this school twice a week. Over time, it became apparent that there will be higher attendance on those 2 days compared to other days of the week. It was simply because children did not want to miss the Computer Classes. Later, when we expanded our Computer Literacy program to other schools, it became the usual observation in other schools too.
Enhancing Employability
Computer Shiksha has now taken kids from Class XI and XII into its fold at Government Senior Secondary School, Chakkarpur Village. The course structure has been modified to make it accelerated so that the students are able to complete all lessons by the time they are ready to leave school. With it becoming almost mandatory to have some preliminary knowledge of using IT equipment to be eligible for applying to many jobs we are hopeful that those students who would want to take up employment after Class XII will find it easier to do so.
