Bridge Course in Jharkhand | Education for Underprivileged Children

Bridge Course

“The Purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise. Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers”.

- Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam

The organization focuses in man making education system, promotion of selfrespect, dignity and moral values. JJK is primarily working with non-school going children through their Bridge course module, so that they can be associated with mainstream education. Involvement of the students in extracurricular activities, psychomotor aspects is a must in our student friendly education system. Our organization has a research and education wing, which continuously works in developing the system and making it student friendly so that the extra burden from them should reduced. The Instructors of the non-formal education programs undertaken by the various NGOs are also trained by the by our human resources.

BRIDGE COURSE SCHOOL

Bridge Course is a strategy to mainstream the children of older age, especially for those children who have never been enrolled in any school or have dropped out, back to formal schools through a nine month course. The bridge course centre has the primary objective to bridge the gap of non – school going children to mainstream schooling. At these centres the children take up their initial learning of the habit of reading and writing. The bridge course is located at Hazaribagh, Barhi, Bundu, Churchu etc. This is supported by Jharkhand Education Council under its SSA Umberla. NRBC, NCLP and JEPC.

These children were also provided with study material, learning kits, playing equipment along with other facilities and trainings to make them meaningful citizen of the nation. In this financial year three child labour school were run at different location In the Financial year 2010-2011, 19 bridge course schools were started in Hazaribagh, Ranchi, Ramgarh, and Bokaro District. Some 470 students have been enrolled in the bridge course and after successful completion of the course, 453 students were enrolled in Government Schools.