Academics
Dealing with the tribal girls requires a sensitive approach since we deal with fragile communities.
Policies of mass education will fail, if their needs and backgrounds are not addressed. Therefore
our teaching methods radically differ from the regular, timetable driven, classroom
confined, academic achievement oriented schooling that is prevalent in the present
society.
Through experiential learning, Kedi mentors try to prepare autonomous learners and
life-learners. Girls learn personal responsibility, financial independence and community
living. A systemic and sustained development of attitude and aptitude towards learning
is encouraged.
Our teachers-mentors have developed state of the art pedagogic methods and strategies of
learner’s evaluation. This enables mentors to help girls enhance their thinking capacity, creativity and expressive
abilities. Mentors offer interactive, experiential methodology and design unique, need based curriculum to augment
the prescribed textbooks.
The personal needs of a learner are also taken care of by implementing both accelerated
learning and remedial learning.
The High-school graduation program leads to certification up to class XII. All
the 10th and 12th standard students appear for the final State
School Board’s Examinations, to ensure that Kedi students are prepared to enter
and excel at the University level.
Training and Exposure for Mentors
Any place of learning has to adhere to the basic tenets of proficient faculty, willing learner,
discipline, ambience and amenities. Yet the indispensable requirement for any such place should be flexibility
to learn at one's own pace and time.
Today when the tribals are connected with the world through the cable television and mobile network,
it is imperative that they are equipped to comprehend, process, discern, analyze and apply the information
and propaganda that is so easily available.
Both Mentors and Learners practice innovative, collaborative, flexible and interactive
methods which give learners a wide spectrum of individual and group activities like
designing games to understand concepts, research oriented projects, presentations
using technology and local environment.
Over the period of time, Kedi has charted its own path. Our study module evolves
from time to time through experiences as we interact with learners.
Vocational Competence
Kedi tries to develop skills that lead to economic independence which allow the
girls that are first generation learners to assert their rights amidst regressive
and extant patriarchal mores.
It is mandatory for Kedi students to undergo vocational trainings like: Preparing artefacts like bags, envelopes etc., using indigenous
Warli art and locally available material like bamboo. Organic Farming, Animal Husbandry and Milk Products.
Developing Marketing skills to expand their
customer base. Embroidery, Cutting and Stitching skills are mandatory
to learn for each student for making bed, table linens and clothing.
We have collaboration with local vocational institutes that further develops them
for higher professional skills to work in various fields of career.