- Abhilasha Academy , Okla Didihat, 262543 Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India 94
- Madrasa Islamiya Arabiya Ibrahimul Uloom , Patkhoi road Joya post-Joya 244222 Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India 150
- Mother Teresa Public School , katra bazar, moth, 284303 Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India 160
- Shree Keshav Vidhyalaya , F/555/56, Raj Nagar Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India 178
- New Oxford Urdu School , Sr. No. 46, Noor Park, Sai Baba Nagar, Khurd Pune 411048 Kondhwa, Maharashtra, India 375
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir , Block Road, Malital, Bhimtal -263136 Nainital, Uttarakhand, India 160
- Jay Bharat Mission School , Ajad Nagar Bhattagaon Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India 150
- Al-Meraaj, Inter National School , B-71 Main Shalimar Garden, Raj Hospital Shahbabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 70
- Ismail Hasan Khan Urdu Primary School , 49/70 Mitha Nagar, Pune 411048 Kondhwa, Maharashtra, India 230
- St Michael Juniors orchid School , Moriya Park Line-2 Amrudha Sweet, Piple Gurva 60 feet road 4110027 Pune, Maharashtra, India 225
- RAMESHWAR SHIV MODEL SCHOOL , BASSA VPO KATORA, TEHSIL NAGROTA SURIAN -176027 Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India 205
- Saint Dnyan Sagar English Medium School , Near Shri Hospital Chikhali 411062 Pune, Maharashtra, India 200
- Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir , Walmara, Udaypur, 263661 Almora, Uttarakhand, India 120
- Ved Vedang Sr Sec School , indara colony, ward no.04 Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan, India 250
Number of lives touched
Besides the number of children currently taking lessons from Computer Shiksha there have been many more who have taken a few lessons but were unable to complete the course.Besides children there have been a few enthusiastic senior citizens who have also taken lessons.
Children in Nai Kiran Universal School in Ardee City, Sector 52, Gurgaon are mostly children of migrant labour. The school used to struggle in convincing the parents to send their children to school. Many would prefer their children to beg or engage in some other work where they could earn some money rather than study.
To join the school, the biggest attraction for the children and their parents used to be the free mid day meal. After Computer Shiskha started its Computer Literacy classes, some interesting trends became obvious.
More parents started approaching the Nai Kiran School for admissions and when they were queried, what brought them to this school; the answer mostly was that they had heard that Nai Kiran had started Computer Classes and they wanted their children to learn Computers.
The second trend too was quite interesting. We used to do computer classes at this school twice a week. Over time, it became apparent that there will be higher attendance on those 2 days compared to other days of the week. It was simply because children did not want to miss the Computer Classes. Later, when we expanded our Computer Literacy program to other schools, it became the usual observation in other schools too.
Enhancing Employability
Computer Shiksha has now taken kids from Class XI and XII into its fold at Government Senior Secondary School, Chakkarpur Village. The course structure has been modified to make it accelerated so that the students are able to complete all lessons by the time they are ready to leave school. With it becoming almost mandatory to have some preliminary knowledge of using IT equipment to be eligible for applying to many jobs we are hopeful that those students who would want to take up employment after Class XII will find it easier to do so.
