- Mahatma Gandhi Public School , Infront of sabji mandi neargou shala, bus stand Ajeetgarh 332701 Sikar, Rajasthan, India 160
- SAI PUBLIC SCHOOL , VPO SARHAUL SEC 18 NEAR C.B.BI OFFICE 122016 Gurgaon, Haryana, India 300
- Kilbil Primary & Secondary School , Pimple Gurav Sanghvi Pune, Maharashtra, India 1100
- Sarswati Vidya Mandir Shikshan Sanstha , VPO-Binjasi, Dhod, Sikar, Rajasthan, India 240
- Arwacheen Shishu Bharti , Nauti, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India 120
- Mother Land School , Manju Market Chakkarpur Gurgaon, Haryana, India 75
- FRIENDS PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL , SANWALPURA KHATUSHYAMJI DANTARAMAARH Sikar, Rajasthan, India 360
- Madarsha Darul Uloom , Lahariya Purwa Orai Near Gausia masjid 285001 Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, India 80
- Amar Jyoti Inter college , Mungus, Tindwari, -210128, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India 250
- Homeland Academy , Dangalpara Palojori DEOGHAR, Jharkhand, India 130
- Nav Jeewan middle school , Ward no 12 near jama maszid pataudi 122503, Gurgaon, Haryana, India 290
- Nisha Social Welfare Society , Basti Vikas Kendra C Block JJ Colony Bawana New, Delhi, India 106
- Skd Public School , 0/5 unnao gate panchwati coloni Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India 180
- Sarswati Shishu Mandir , Masii Almora, Uttarakhand, 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.
