- Raghunath Prasad Degree College , Terahimaffi, Tindawri Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India 390
- Guru Pragya International Sr. School , Near Anpurana, Asharam, Nada Ki Dhani Sikar, Rajasthan, India 170
- Saint Saqlain Public School , Saolainabad Colony Prem Nagar Nagra Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India 170
- MODERN PUBLIC SCHOOL , GALI NO . NERA KRISHNA CHOWK DHARAM COLONY PALAM VIHAR 122017 Gurgaon, Haryana, India 210
- Angel's Academy , Near Sbi Post Kapkot Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India 180
- Anjali junior high school , Block Road Dhanipur, G.t Road Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India 175
- Marudhar Shekhawati Public Secondry School , Bhunwala Sikar, Rajasthan, India 130
- Rahan shiksha Niketan , VPO Jhandutta 174031 BILASPUR, Himachal Pradesh, India 150
- Gopeshwar Bal Niketan High SS , Town Daulaghat post Daulaghat Pin 263655 Almora, Uttarakhand, India 160
- RSAS Shishu Mandir PM Vidhyalya , US Nagar, UK Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India 190
- Himalaya Udaya Children Academy , Naurakh, PO- Pipalkoti, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India 150
- Drona Jan Vikas Education Academy , Veerpur, Dunda-249151 Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India 170
- Mahaviri Shishu Vidya mandir , Vill Ward No -1 Lakharam Siwan, Bihar, India 300
- Lavkush Kanya Jr. High School , Village Bhend, 285205 Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, India 120
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.
