- J.B Mission school , Vill- Jijora Block Niwari Distt- Tikamgarh Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India 120
- MHM Juinor High School , VPO-Kanker sarai, Joya Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India 150
- R.K. English Medium School , Ganesh Peth, 411002 Pune, Maharashtra, India 140
- Drona Jan Vikas Education Academy , Veerpur, Dunda-249151 Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India 170
- St. Mary's Academy School , Power House ke samane, Triveni Road, Sahapur, Sikar, Rajasthan, India 180
- Grace Residential English Medium School , Moridhal Dhemaji , Assam, India 64
- Kalawati Awadh Narayan inter college , Rakhawa, belwa bazar, manahu 222161 Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 120
- GUMS Buruhonjer , Sikorda Simdega, Jharkhand, India 101
- Himalyan Public School Suyalgur , Bsant Vihar, Gopeshwar, Chamoli, Garhwal (Uttrakhand) 246401 Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India 52
- Inobal Public School , Tilak Nagar Near Faiyyuz HotelOrai 285001 Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, India 150
- MM Public Sr.Sec School Hindi Medium , Ward no.1, Dhod Sikar, Rajasthan, India 180
- Gaurav Shiksha Niketan School , VPO kandiyal Gaon Block Pratap Nagar 249965 Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India 270
- Vidya Mandir Junior High School , Haldwani Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India 110
- Shri Karni Public Shikshan Sansthan , Diwarala, Shrimadhopur, 332701 Sikar, Rajasthan, India 140
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.
