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creating circles of freedom
“Dream schools realizing the dreams of educationists, teachers, children and their families.”
 

Muktangan, an initiative of Paragon Charitable Trust, is a pioneering educational programme with an innovative model, working in close partnership with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and a number of NGOs across the country.

  
     
 

Mission:
To create a model offering sustainable, community-based, low-cost, high-quality, inclusive, child–centered (as distinct from teacher directed), English medium education to the economically disadvantaged sections of society by training and employing community- members as teachers

  
 

Vision:
To sustain and replicate Muktangan’s educational model through a structured programme of advocacy to both government and non-governmental agencies.

Impact:
High-quality, affordable English medium education is currently provided to 1500 children, annually adding 300 children across 7 Municipal (MCGM) Schools in Mumbai as all 7 schools add a higher standard each year until they reach SSC between 2013 and 2017.
Children develop independent thinking through experiential learning and inquiry.
150 local members drawn from communities have been trained & are employed as teachers with 50 more being added every year.
5 of our 7 schools are headed by teachers trained by us, thereby realizing the goal of community sustainability.
Trainer of Trainers Programme trains participants from 20 NGOs across India in the methodology and implementation of our model.
MCGM’s satisfaction with our model led to our undertaking the running of 7 of their schools and consultancy being offered to Naandi Foundation for running 30 more.
The Education Model is at the cutting edge of transforming education in India with its relevance recognized by Government, NGOs, educationists, community leaders and parents.
Active partners include Maharashtra Dyslexia Association, Ummeed Child Development and Remedial Centre, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Nirmala Niketan, Teach for India Programme and ARK – an UK-based organization for their School Leaders India Programme.
Teachers have become empowered community change agents whilst our parents participate regularly in their children’s education.
Enthusiastic, committed teachers and smiling faces of confident children sum up all our schools.
Methodology:
A fun-oriented, child-centered curriculum with suitably designed classrooms.
The Inclusion of all children, regardless of ability.
A student-teacher ratio of less than 15:1 enables individual attention to be given to each child.
Teachers attend daily reflective, lesson planning meetings to bring the syllabus alive.
Invitation:
We invite you into partnership with us to help us realize the dreams of our children and their families through:
Monetary Assistance – Donations in favour of ‘Paragon Charitable Trust’ are eligible for upto 100% tax deductibility
Volunteering your time or expertise for our children, teachers and parents.
Becoming ambassadors by telling others about Muktangan.

For more details on our project or ways to participate, you can log onto our website http://www.muktanganedu.org and see the 10 minute documentary on its home page or, you may write to / contact us at:

Mr. Sunil Mehta
Managing Trustee
PARAGON CHARITABLE TRUST
1 - 11/12 Paragon Condominium
P.B. Marg
Worli, Mumbai, 400 013.
T: +91 22 2493 8752 / 8599
F: +91 22 2493 6627
E.mail: partnership@muktanganedu.org