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=== Context ===
A majority of Indian public school children cannot afford laptops or smartphones. Online learning is therefore not an option for them during the COVID pandemic. It has led to a large percentage of children from low-income families putting their education on hold. To address this problem, Asha for Education organized 65 mini-schools in the state of Tamil Nadu. Small groups of children attend mini-school in a teacher’s home, open-air terraces, libraries, and other public places.
=== Socio-Economic Profile ===
The villages where our teachers come from and the places where we had a presence are mostly rural areas. In a small number of cases, we specifically selected Tribal areas with greater poverty and attendant problems.
=== Strategies ===
* Decentralized decision making in terms of starting the mini-schools and keeping it running
* Designed a specific curriculum for the mini-schools focusing on conceptual clarity
* Emphasis on worksheets and activities as a way to deal with huge spread in skill levels
* Encouraged the teachers to learn from each other
* Focus on craft, PT, school functions etc. for all round development
=== Numbers Impacted ===
Over 2000 children attend these 65 mini-schools running in more than 100 batches.
=== [[:File:Asha Chennai - Mini Schools Innovation Model.pdf|Read more about this intervention]] ===
