Project Overview
Project Overview
August 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment
There are 70 million children in the developing world who do not yet have access to elementary education. In Bangladesh, more than one million children remain out-of-school and only half of the children who enroll complete their primary education. The situation is especially for the children living in urban ’slums’ . Only 9 % of slums are serviced by a public school, leaving at least half a million children out of school in the capital city - Dhaka - alone. Urbanization continues to draw people to the cities... [Read the full story]
Vision
Vision and Mission
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Education is a human right. Our vision is for every child, regardless of socio-economic status, gender, linguistic and ethnic origin to have access to high quality primary education and for every child to have the capability to choose to access primary education. The Project’s mission is for every child living in urban Bangladesh to have access to primary education. Read More →
Our Students
Our Students
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Currently the Bangladesh School Project serves 80 children living in the Mirpur area of Dhaka. There is no government school Our students range in age from 5 to 9 years, with about 60% being girls. None of our students have ever attended school and almost ten percent of students are working and a much larger percent have a heavy burden of obligations to their households. The average monthly incomes for students’ families range from $43-130USD, with an average of $87.00 USD per month (6,000BDT). Most parents... [Read the full story]
Our Curriculum
Our Curriculum
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The Bangladesh school project integrates the national primary school curriculum with its own supplemental courses to create a rich, engaging and practical academic experience for its students. Students take the following courses using government textbooks and standards: Bangla language; Mathematics; English; and Environmental Science. In addition, students take the following courses that are designed specifically for the project to support students’ learning of the aforementioned basic skills courses: Creative... [Read the full story]
Evaluation
Evaluation
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Assessing student progress Students’ learning outcomes will be regularly assessed and monitored using three primary forms of evaluation. Students are formally assessed by the teacher on a monthly basis in all subjects as called for by the national curriculum. Teachers informally assess students through classroom observation and informal interviewing. Informal reviews are documented on monthly student logs. The project management also conducts standardized formal assessments of students’... [Read the full story]
Featured Photos
Interview with a teacher
Ashik, age 8
On the first day of school, Ashik strutted into the classroom, full of confidence, but missing his clothes. After much convincing, he ran home to put his clothes on and returned... [Read more]
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Ashik, age 8
On the first day of school, Ashik strutted into the classroom, full of confidence, but missing his clothes. After much convincing, he ran home to put his clothes on and returned... [Read more]
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Meet some of our students
Ashik, age 8
On the first day of school, Ashik strutted into the classroom, full of confidence, but missing his clothes. After much convincing, he ran home to put his... [Read more]
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Armina, age 8
Armina wants to be a movie star when she grows up, which she makes evident through her bright pink lipstick, dangly earrings and fiery attitude. She has... [Read more]