Nepal: Pilot Sites
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Pilot Selection Process
The Department of Education selected Bashuki and Bishwamitra schools based on the following criteria:
- A poor school
- Majority of students come from disadvantaged castes
- Relatively remote location but accessible from Kathmandu
- School already has electricity
To learn more about the pilot schools, visit their individual wiki pages
Target Grades and Subjects
We chose Class 2 over Class 1 because a large portion of Nepali schoolchildren do not attend preschool. In grade one they are just getting used to being in school. With Class 2, they are already accustomed to attending school but young enough that we can measure how well this initiative helps young children.
We chose class 6 because a large portion of Nepali children drop at class 6. Also, we can test out more complicated learning activities and this challenges us to see how well our strategies work with higher subjects. In 2009, we plan to expand to classes 3 and 7, 2010 to 4 and 8, until we cover all public school grades.
Nepali students perform very poorly in mathematics and English on standardized exams. These are also the most valued skills. We think we can make the most positive impacts here.
Implementation Team
From Bashuki School:ith a minimum of human resources and use local resources wherever possible.
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