Ananda Educational TRUST

Basic Principles of the ANANDA Pedagogy
We at ANANDA believe that
Every child has the right to a happy and productive childhood.

The first principle of the ANANDA pedagogy is to give unconditional love to every child, for this is the only way we will get their co-operation.
Our job is not to “teach” but to create an environment in the school that will encourage children to “learn” how to read and write and how to manage basic arithmetic, on their own. Children are the main actors. We teachers are the props.
We believe that if children are happy, and not bored, it is possible to get them to be the biggest resource in our effort to make them literate. This is why we start with stories and games which all children love, and not with the letters of the alphabet that they cannot relate to.
We also believe that every child has some latent talent, strength or interest in some direction. If we can invoke that talent or interest, they will willingly co-operate with us.
We recognize that one child’s learning curve can be different from another’s. Some may have neurological problems to varying degrees, some of these children may respond better to special methods of teaching. The Slow Learning Unit of ANANDA aims at providing such supplementary support. To the extent possible, our objective is to integrate these children in the general class.
We believe in the importance of peer support. We desist from comparing one child with another. We encourage children to compete with themselves and not with other children. We believe in the power of household support for the betterment of children and aim at training up parents for generating supportive home environments.
We have found good response to the ANANDA method of teaching for children from disadvantaged communities. Our ultimate goal is to be able persuade the relevant authorities to replace the current method of teaching in govt. schools based on rote learning, which has created a nation of “Na-layaks”, by our method which is not merely making children more literate at a faster rate but also boosting their self confidence and self esteem.
By Prof. Swapna Mukhopadhyay
From 2015 to 2018

Ananda enjoyed rural visits 2019-20.

Only one teacher was posted in Primary school Kamtari Bah Agra who was managing for election duty in April 2019.

Ananda visited rural school Kachchpura Agra

Ananda survey for rural education

Ananda Team in village Agra

Ananda Educational Trust, Official visiting Agra to Lucknow Dated 10.09.2019

Create awareness regarding personal hygiene, sanitation, preventable diseases, nutrition etc., in all sections of society, including economically weaker sections.Create awareness about the importance of nutritional requirements of young children, pregnant and breast-feeding mothers. Educate men and women about the benefits of family planning, training and education and awareness about adequate living conditions. Sponsor medical aids for physically challenged people.

Promote high quality education in higher classes using the Basic Principles of the Ananda Pedagogy through development of quality teaching methods for higher classes. Support education of underprivileged students for elementary, Jr., high and higher secondary schools.