Nation building through learning

Updated on: Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Kolkata: Usha Martin Education & Solutions Limited (UMESL) plans to enable at least 15 schools from West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar with school management services by March 2010.

UMESL has partnered with individuals in identified areas and will soon launch its enabling services. The target is to have around 200 schools within the network in the next seven years.

Our approach is building on what children can do, rather than focusing on what they cannot do. So baseline assessments of each child will be conducted to assess every element of their learning readiness, states Dr Saugata Banerjee, director, UMESL.

Pearson, the global education and media company, will partner with UMESL as the primary service provider for instructional support, including curriculum and content, assessment, teacher training and support, and enterprise and learning management systems.

Pearsons widely trusted and respected publishing programmes offer the most comprehensive range of educational content, in all subjects from Kindergarten through higher education and on into professional life, comments Vivek Govil, CEO, Pearson Education, India.

The UMESL decision to enable schools in non-metro towns and cities stems from the results of a needs assessment market survey indicating that the parents in non-metros do not have many options in high-quality English-medium schools for their children.

The UMESL teaching method includes discussion, problem solving and activity-based learning that stimulate physical, mental and spiritual development. Activity rooms to promote open learning, vibrant displays celebrating children's work, digitally enabled classrooms, class corner libraries and classrooms filled with learning resources features prominently in the UMESL enabled schools.

Upon joining, principals are enrolled into the Usha Martin School Leadership Program to support and guide them. Internationally-designed lesson plans to support teachers and are adapted to match the CBSE.

The schools follow a principle of no hidden or capitation fees. UMESL enabled school network will have fees ranging from Rs 750 to Rs 1250 per month with the exact fee depending on the location of the school and which class a child is in.

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