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 SBT believes that there is no instant solution for children who have been denied their right to education. However, we are charged with the imperative that there is no higher priority, no mission more important, than that of education.
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Education of children at SBT has to be need-based and demand-driven. To fulfill these criteria, the trust employs various schemes of educational intervention, both formal and non-formal. Wherever possible, the objective is to bring children into mainstream education. The overriding goal, though, is to help children develop into informed, capable, and responsible citizens of our nation and the world.
To these ends we variously engage with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), formal schools, non-formal education, and bridge courses.
National Institute Of Open Schooling
NIOS is a national scheme for open learning to which SBT was accredited in September 2000. SBT has developed innovative syllabi for levels A, B, & C (equivalent to grade 3rd, 5th, & 8th) with the help of NIOS. Originally intended for SBT children, these courses are available to other young learners as well, providing an alternative route to educational attainment or higher education. Since the accreditation to NIOS, 453 children, including 150 girls, have passed NIOS (basic) exams. During the year, 132 children registered for NIOS examinations.
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Formal Education
Ideally, SBT would like to channel every child into mainstream education. Formal education enables children to interact with their peers from diverse backgrounds. It also helps instill a sense of accountability, positive competition and the desire to excel.
SBT children are admitted into both, private and government schools of repute. So far, the Trust has been able to mainstream approx 3500 children in various classes. This year 154 children were admitted into various mainstream schools.
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Non-Formal Education (NFE)
Non-formal education at SBT takes care of children's individual educational needs. The primary goal of this program is to motivate and prepare children to gain admission into formal school. Also it imparts life skills to cope-up with their circumstances. NFE focuses on interesting and interactive learning through a participatory approach. A wide range of techniques are employed under the program, including painting, games, story, telling, papier mache, songs, quizzes, bachhon ki adalat etc.
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Bridge Education/ Course
SBT also provides bridge courses to those children who have suffered breaks in their formal education. The program provides intensive coaching to such children, aiming to help them rejoin formal schooling in a class appropriate to their age.
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