The Education Crisis
There are many challenges in education in India
Poor understanding of basic concepts, high dropout rates and lack of qualified teachers are just some of the many problems our government schools face
With the Covid pandemic causing further setbacks in the learning outcomes of our underserved children, it is going to be a huge task bringing students back to learning spaces and speeding up their learning abilities
This Is Where We Come In
CTD partners with corporate entities through their CSR programs to help reach India's most disadvantaged schools in the remotest of places
We adopt government schools and deliver high-quality education to its students and provide training for their teachers throughout the academic year
What We Do?
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Our Methodology
We work with two central entities of the education system –
Students & Teachers
For Students
- We teach the complete syllabus throughout the academic year
- Intense 10th board exam preparations
- Address any learning gaps along the way
- Run several extra coaching programs
- Strengthen the student’s foundational knowledge
- Run interactive statewide quiz competition
- Provide Career counselling
This program is live, interactive and rigorous – giving students opportunities to learn, practice and excel with our expert teachers.
For Teachers
- Impart deep subject matter expertise & clear any misconceptions
- Foundational level training in accordance with the core values of NEP
- Providing training in the use of technology as teaching aids
- Learn how to present concepts in a holistic and integrated way through our VALUE™ Framework: Teaching methodology.
Sustainability for change is brought about by our teacher training programs
Our Work
"Building the nation - One Classroom at a time"
Our Impact on
Our Partners
We run our programs with a high degree of openness and transparency.
Since we started back in 2013, democratising education by providing quality education to every under-served child in India has been our personal mission.
Our Success Stories
Infosys Science Foundation (ISF), a not-for-profit trust, was set up in February 2009 by Infosys and some members of its board. ISF promotes Science & Maths learning through its Gnanadeepa Teacher Training Program. CTD has partnered with ISF to design and deliver programs to improve the quality of Science & Math teaching in Karnataka.
About 650 middle & high school teachers of Government schools from all over Karnataka assembled in Mysore for 10 days in August-2014 for CTD’s training program on Science teaching.
‘Your training program is innovative. We had not studied Science and Math in this way before. You have made us aware of a whole new way of teaching these subjects.’
– A Government school teacher from Mysore, Karnataka, Aug-2014
In 2015, the focus of Gnanadeepa Teacher Training program turned to pre-service teachers. CTD designed a training program for B Ed teacher-trainees. The belief is that these teacher-trainees, as they prepare to start their career as teachers, will greatly benefit from our innovative teaching methods.
Teacher-trainees from 10 different B Ed colleges experienced and understood Science & Math like they had never before.
‘Connecting the Dots is doing a very good job which will help all future teachers, so please try to conduct such sessions for every batch of B.Ed. teacher trainees. Thank you’
– a student-teacher from a B Ed college in Bangalore, July-2015
The Open Door Foundation (ODF) is dedicated to creating a better future for children living in orphanages and child-care homes in India. They aim to provide the children with a range of support that includes supplementary study sessions for their academics, extra-curricular activities, vocational and training sessions. CTD runs Science classes for children in these institutions. It is our belief that all support is necessary for these children to become competitive in future.
‘Connecting the Dots combined a strong passion for teaching Science & Math with a strong compassion for these underprivileged children. I feel convinced that CTD is making a positive and lasting impression on the children. CTD’s programs will give a great chance for the children to become competitive and do well in future’
– Naresh D’Mello, Managing Trustee, ODF
Manipal Foundation, a charitable arm of the Manipal Group was formed in 2002. Dr. T.M.A Pai, the founder and philanthropic spirit behind the Manipal Group, channelised his energies to create wealth of a different kind – touching lives of people by making an effort to empower them. This empowerment, he believed was possible by improving areas of healthcare, education, vocational skill training, woman empowerment and environment.
CTD is executing a coaching program in Science and Maths for students of grades IX and X of 4 government schools in rural Karnataka. The program leverages a virtual classroom model where CTD’s instructors teach face-to-face in a school called the “delivery school” and the same is relayed live to the other “receiving schools”. This is supplemented by periodic visits of CTD’s faculty to the receiving schools. CTD’s coaching program is a full-year, intensive program with close to 500 hours of coaching being imparted to these students in Kannada medium.
The outcome of the program has been very encouraging. Schools that historically had a pass percentage of less than 50% in X grade board exams have now reported a pass percentage of close to 80% in Science and Mathematics.
“CTD’s teachers are excellent. They make Science and Maths easy. I have passed my board exams only because of CTD’s teachers. I now want to become an Engineer.”
– Grade X student of government school, Rural Karnataka
Bosch has always been driven by its values. Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited through the years has been loyal to the fundamentals that drive the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) charter. The Social Responsibility charter is aligned to their vision towards extending ‘Smart Solutions’ to create long lasting value to the society.
Bosch India Foundation tasked CTD with running a pilot program for coaching students of grade X in Science and Maths in a Government school in south Bangalore. About 300 students of this school were enrolled for this coaching. Coaching was conducted in English as well as Kannada medium. In spite of the program starting only at the beginning of the 2nd term, CTD managed to very quickly engage with the students and create a significant impact on their board exam results. The school that had historically a pass percentage of below 50% in Science and Maths, had more than 75% of its students pass Science and Maths due to the coaching provided by CTD.
“CTD’s resource persons are excellent. Their knowledge of subject, their dedication and above all, their passion to make a difference in the lives of students ensured that the students of my school passed their board exams with flying colours.”
– Principal, Government school, South Bangalore