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Hindustan Times
21 hours ago
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- Hindustan Times
Children's summer camp underway
Jun 27, 2025 06:02 AM IST A special summer learning camp for underserved children is currently underway in Pune, Satara, and Raigad districts. The focus is on improving reading fluency with comprehension, helping children express themselves clearly in both spoken and written forms and strengthening analytical thinking and math skills, said the volunteers. (HT PHOTO) The focus is on improving reading fluency with comprehension, helping children express themselves clearly in both spoken and written forms and strengthening analytical thinking and math skills, said the volunteers. Organised by the Pratham Education Foundation under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative P&G Shiksha by P&G India, the camp—CAMaL—which started on May 15 will continue till June 30. Nearly 54,000 youth volunteers have been mobilised across Maharashtra, reaching over 6.5 lakh primary school children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Rukmini Banerji, chief executive officer (CEO), Pratham Education Foundation, said, 'A summer initiative is aimed at strengthening the foundational skills of children transitioning from primary to middle school (Grade 5 to Grade 6). Many of these children missed their early years of schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic and need support to strengthen and 'catch up' on their basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills, so they enter Grade 6 after the summer break with greater confidence and improved capability'
Hans India
18-06-2025
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- Hans India
JSW Foundation holds School Readiness Mela
Sambalplur: The JSW Foundation, in collaboration with Pratham Education Foundation, began Summer Camp and School Readiness Mela at Gumkarma, Ghichamura on May 14 under its flagship community development initiative, the Hamara Gaon Project. The event marked the beginning of an engaging summer learning experience for children across 20 peripheral villages of JSW BPSL Plant, spread over five gram panchayats. The initiative was inaugurated by Vishal Raj, Head CSR, JSW Foundation (Sambalpur & Jharsuguda), in the presence of Ghichamura Sarpanch Rajiv Kisan and representatives from Block Education Office, Rengali, including CRCCs from Laida, Lapanga and Katarbaga clusters. The programme comprises two key components aimed at enhancing early education. The summer camp, designed for students from Classes 4 to 6, focuses on building foundational learning through fun and activity-based sessions conducted by trained community volunteers. The School Readiness Mela targets newly enrolled students of Classes 1 and 2, assessing their learning levels and equipping their mothers with specially designed school readiness books. This home-based support ensures that children are adequately prepared for school by the end of summer vacation.
