- Prathmik Navdeep Childrens Academy Samiti Barethi(matli) , Vill-Barethi, PO Malti, teh Dumb pin 249193 Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India 305
- Nai Kiran Universal School , Ardee City Gurgaon, Haryana, India 240
- Shree Vinayak International School , Mandi Chauraha, Dhalyvash road, Shri Madhopur 332715 Sikar, Rajasthan, India 180
- B.L. Memorial Higher Secondary School , Brij Vihar, loni 201102 Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 150
- Sai Baba Shikshan Sansthan , Charan farm house, ward no. 4 Ranoli Sikar, Rajasthan, India 203
- Kapil Memorial Shikshan Sr. Sec School , Puranchheli, dhod Sikar, Rajasthan, India 150
- Saraswati vidya mandir H.s school , Ward No 7 Near Indian Gas Agency Kichha pin 263148 udham singh nagar, Uttarakhand, India 300
- Maharana Pratap Balika Inter college , Khagaiyatala, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India 209
- Ravindra Vidhya Niketan Sr. Sec. School , School Ward No 20 Chhawani Neem ka Thana Sikar, Rajasthan, India 175
- Sri Vishwa vidya chethana H.P.S , Thimmasandra(post), sidlagatta burudagunte Chikaballapur, Karnataka, India 72
- Mother Land School , Manju Market Chakkarpur Gurgaon, Haryana, India 75
- Saraswati public school , Lambloo teh, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India 150
- Perfect Public School , Andar Siwan, Bihar, India 190
- Darul uloom barkat-e Muhammadiya , Raza nagar, korsan road, orai, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, India 130
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.
