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DSERT develops module for bridge schools in Karnataka

Chitra V. Ramani

`Chinnara Angala 2' will be introduced in December

Bangalore: The Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) in Karnataka has developed a module that will be used in bridge schools to bring to the mainstream children aged between 11 and 14.

The module, "Chinnara Angala 2," will be introduced in December.

Manjula R., Senior Assistant Director, DSERT, told The Hindu here on Thursday that according to a census conducted by the Department of Education, most school dropouts were aged between 11 and 14. "We needed a module to bring these children to the mainstream," she said.

In June, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) had directed DSERT to prepare the training module, which had then urged UNICEF to send it references of persons working in the field. The activity was taken up across the State. Various non-governmental organisations working with street children were contacted, she said.

Ms. Manjula said that the major work with regard to preparation of the module had been completed and it was ready to be printed. A kit of 13 books, which included textbook-cum-workbooks, teachers' guide and an overall training module had been prepared, she said.

Tenders had to be called for printing the books, after obtaining permission from the SSA. Work on printing would be completed by December after which the module would be released, she said. Ms. Manjula said that the module included minimum competency from classes five to eight. "Chinnara Angala 1" includes competency from class one to four, while "Chinnara Angala 2" gives more importance to learning through the activity method. "Children find learning through the activity method more fun," she said.

Both were six-month modules that were taught in the National Child Labour Programme (NCLP) schools. The Labour Department had asked DSERT to give them 15,000 copies of the module, while the SSA had asked for 3,000. she said.

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