Why does Foundational Literacy & Numeracy (FLN) matter?
Grade 3 marks the turning point for children to transition from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn'. Failing to grasp basic literacy and numeracy skills here makes catching up difficult, increasing the risk of dropping out.
The future of our children and India's demographic dividend hinge on achieving these skills by Grade 3. They pave the way for meaningful learning in higher grades and the development of essential 21st-century skills like problem-solving and critical thinking.
Our Focus Areas
Sustainable Improvement in FLN Outcomes
We support government schools, after-school centres and low-cost private schools to achieve universal Foundational Literacy and Numeracy for grades 1 to 5.
Capacity Building of All Key Stakeholders
At the heart of our initiatives is the professional development of teachers, school heads, and block and cluster-level officers through extended and short-duration hybrid programs focused on early literacy and numeracy education.
Data-Informed Implementation
We have well-established mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation to track key performance indicators across all our stakeholders to ensure that our inputs, outputs and processes lead to the intended outcomes.
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Our Work
Bharat EdTech Initiative
2022 - 2023
We are community partners of a nation-wide initiative that aims to enhance learning outcomes for first-generation digital learners by leveraging at-home learning time through proven EdTech solutions.
Online resource banks: CAPE & E-Shaala
2020 - 2021
We helped 15000 teachers in 1000 schools across the under-resourced communities of India with ready-to-use lessons to improve at-home learning for 300000 students during COVID-19-related school closures.
Collaboration with Govt. of NCT of Delhi
2020 - 2021
We trained teachers in the core academic unit to enhance content creation process and facilitated content distribution for 12 lakh students. We also conducted workshops over 6 days for trainers from DIET, SCERT to improve the facilitation skills of the participants.
FLN Programs: Ignite 3.0 & i-Ignite
2018 - 2021
Tripled the % of students achieving grade level outcomes in numeracy and literacy in 72 schools across three cities. We could also help the same schools sustain these learning gains through the pandemic.
Capacity Building Programs: Ignite 1.0 & 2.0
2016 - 2019
Improved teaching-learning practices of 2500 teachers across 80 schools in Mumbai, Hyderabad & Bengaluru. An independent evaluation showed that there was 18% growth in teachers performance between 2017-2019.
3.2.1 School
2012 - 2016
Holistically improved learning outcomes for 200 students in Mumbai. The learnings and best practices derived at school laid the foundations for all our future programs. The school was then transitioned to the Akanksha Foundation.
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OUR WELL WISHERS
Jaya George
321 Supporter
Former Director - Education, Christel House India
I commend 321's team for their passion and commitment to improving the quality of the teaching learning process. I have seen them constantly learning and innovating to ensure that there is synergy between pragmatism and creativity in their curriculum and training programs. They constantly audit their programs and make sure that all stakeholder needs are addressed.
Shaveta Sharma-Kukreja
321 Supporter
CEO & MD, Central Square Foundation
When we began our collaboration in 2013, the mandate seemed onerous but 321 took charge by saying they will show children can learn & are learning. By designing (printing & delivering) curriculum as well as aligned in-class student resources supported by teacher training, they have done just that. They achieve their stretch goals and then begin aiming even higher!
JAYA GEORGE
321 Supporter
Former Director - Education, Christel House India
I commend 321's team for their passion and commitment to improving the quality of the teaching learning process. I have seen them constantly learning and innovating to ensure that there is synergy between pragmatism and creativity in their curriculum and training programs. They constantly audit their programs and make sure that all stakeholder needs are addressed.
SHAVETA SHARMA-KUKREJA
321 Supporter
CEO & MD, Central Square Foundation
When we began our collaboration in 2013, the mandate seemed onerous but 321 took charge by saying they will show children can learn & are learning. By designing (printing & delivering) curriculum as well as aligned in-class student resources supported by teacher training, they have done just that. They achieve their stretch goals and then begin aiming even higher!
