The Grammangal Learning Home provides education programs and activities for tribal children in Maharashtra, India. It operates multi-grade schools, vocational training, and subject labs covering topics like language, mathematics, science, and more. The Learning Home laboratory of education aims to transform homes into learning environments where children can explore subjects scientifically and develop life skills. It employs techniques like brain-based and construct cognitive learning approaches. The Grammangal organization has received support over the years from organizations like UNICEF and seeks further funds and volunteers to continue and expand its educational initiatives.

1. THE LABORATORY OF EDUCATION
GRAMMANGAL’S
LEARNING HOME

2. GRAMMANGAL GALAXY – P ROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
Tribal Children Education
Consultancy to Schools in Maharashtra
Short-term and Long-term training programs
Learning Home – the laboratory of education at Pune
Hobby Homes in Maharashtra
Subject Labs
Teaching-Learning Aids
Parent Education Program
Publication on education and learning
Teracotta Project
Bilingual Project

3. TRIBAL EDUCATION PROJECT – AINA, VIKRAMGARH
Vikaswadis Vocational Education
•A multi-grade school with attached crèche and preschool. •Personal attention to each individual.
•Use of graded self-learning material, locally prepared by teachers •Strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes of each individual
themselves. are channeled into proper direction.
•Use of indigenous low cost material. •Students are carefully nurtured so they progress and choose
•Flexible planning. vocations they really enjoy.
•Emphasis on activities out of wall. •Education made relevant to life and democratic living.
•Continuous evaluation system with no stress on examination.
Why this work has importance?
Primary & Middle school •Very remote area.
•Project method integrating all Curriculum subjects. •Government schooling is unavailable.
•Democracy education program. •Even simple resources like road and electricity are not available.
•Math’s enrichment program. •14 such Grammangal units are in operational in this remote area.
•Training in athletics. •More than 500 adivasi children’s are benefitted and brought to
•Exposure and training in Hindustani classical music. schooling.
•Natural farming as integral part of the school.
•Environment education program.
•Education in Arts.
•Self-discipline and self-dependence.
•Education associated with Life-skills.
Learning in Vikaswadi

4. SUBJECT LABS
Concept of Laboratory Laboratory of following subjects
•Every subject is a science by itself. •Language
•Every subject should be projected to students as a science. •Mathematics
•Children need to understand the concepts in any subject. Not •Science
enough to study any subject piecemeal but need to understand it •History
from all angles. •Geography
•Traditional classroom teaching is unable to satisfy this need. •Arts/Handicrafts
•Music
•Food and nutrition
•Environment
Grammangal Subject Laboratory
•Every subject is systematically laid out in a laboratory, based on
its development trajectory. Practical implementation
•Children can visit these laboratories and improve their •Subject Lab is started in Bharat Vidyalay, Wai
understanding. •Bharat Vidyalay is a school for Children of Below Poverty Line
•They will also be able to resolve the mutual relationship between families setup by Kirloskar Foundation, in Wai.
subjects •This school is under Grammangal consultancy.
e.g., History/Geography, History/Language, History/Science, and
other subjects too.

5. LEARNING HOME – LABORATORY OF EDUCATION

6. LEARNING HOME
Objective
•A Home should transform into an education system.
•The entire house should keep learning all the time.
•The household, children and the `teaching’ faculty should all blend together.
•Children should be able to grow with confidence.
•Children should develop ability to take decisions, solving problems.
•Children should develop scientific approach towards all subjects.
•They should learn to relate with the environment, develop gracefully to become good citizens.
•Children become sensitive to arts, aesthetics, literature and languages and learn to enjoy
them.
•Conscious efforts from parents can make the entire learning process effective.
•Education is not merely to become literate, but to “learn how to live”.
•Education and life’s routine out to blend and learning must be useful in life.
•Search for various intelligence and they must be encouraged.

7. LEARNING HOME – EDUCATION METHOD
Brain based Education
Brain is a learning organ. The process of learning flows through the brain and its capacity to learn is
immense.
Constructive approach
Children carry out the construction and arrangement of their knowledge by themselves. It is important and
necessary to provide proper environment so that children can get variety of experiences and learn on their
own.
Cognitive Science
Childs learning process includes neurological science, anthropology, multiple
intelligence, philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence and linguistics.

8. LEARNING HOME - PROCESS
Learning Process
•Child centric practices.
•Children from different household come together as a family.
•Develop self-discipline and self-dependence.
•Develop ability of self-learning.
•Children learn with their innate nature.
•Progress of every individual child is monitored.
•Personalized education process.
•Multi-faceted learning.
•Group learning.
•Project based approach.
Evaluation Process
•Continuous on-going evaluation.
•Evaluation of ability development.
•Self evaluation.
•Evaluation of learning process.
•MI based evaluation

9. LEARNING HOME
Learning home now
•62 children from age group 2.5Yrs to 13Yrs.
•22 resource persons from various fields.
•Constructive approach.
•Multiple intelligence based activities.
•Documentation of each child.
•Documentation of each activity carried out at Learning Home.
•On going teachers and parents training.
•School campus build by students, parents and teacher’s as a learning
process in most eco-friendly design using eco-material.
•Located at Gandhi-Bhavan campus, next to Poona Blind School, Kothrud.

10. LEARNING HOME – PHOTO GALLERY

11. LEARNING HOME – PHOTO GALLERY

12. ABOUT GRAMMANGAL
Our Founders UNICEF + Grammangal
UNICEF has provided unstinted support to GM for the past
Late admashree Anutai Wagh several years. Just recently, it has extended its commitment
to an initiative aiming at “enhancing the quality of classroom
processes” in government primary schools. Initially, this
Awarded Padmashree in 1984 project, termed as ‘Quality Package Programme’, is to cover
in recognition of her work in 400 schools – to be gradually extended to several thousand
the field of childhood others in Chandrapur and Yeotmal districts. Another project
education in tribal area. is to prepare video and print material for Teachers’ Training
Modules.
YCMOU + Grammangal
Prof. Ramesh Panse
GM is preparing courses for Certificate, Degree and Post-
graduate levels for teachers in Early Childhood Education
Professor of development
(ECE) for the Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open
economics and a passionate
University.
educationist. Co-founder
and guiding spirit of GM.
Authority on childhood Sir Ratan Tata Trust + Grammangal
education.
With the support of Sir Ratan Tata Trust, a technology-based
training programme for ECE teachers is already developed.
Acknowledgements/Appriciation
We are currently carrying out a consultancy project for
•John Dalvi Award from the Lesley Swaney Institute, for strengthening Anganwadi’s (Preprimary schools) run by the
social work, in 1990 (Ramesh Panse) govt. in Nandurbar, with their support.
•Award for Outstanding Social Work from Rotary Club of
Thane, in 1991 (Ramesh Panse)
•Joshi Foundation, Thane, for social work, 1997 (Nilesh
Nimkar)
•Joshi Foundation, Thane, for social work, 2005 (Sushma
Padhye)
•Father Maschio Award from Don Bosco Institute, for
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT, 2003.

13. CONTRIBUTION TO ECE ELSEWHERE
Grammangal contribution to ECE Training support rendered to:
The methodology adopted and advocated by GM in GRAMMANGAL has also contributed occasional
assisting students in their development has by now training supports to other well-known institutions.
impressed and motivated many renowned private Some of them are:
schools in Maharashtra. With assistance from GM,
they are initiating a process transforming their 1. Orchid School, Pune
primary schools in constructive pedagogy. Some of
2. Balmohan Vidyalaya English Medium Pre-
these are:
primary, Dadar
3. Sharadashram Vidyalaya, Dadar
1. Save The Children
4. MIT Pre-school, Pune
2. A.K.Joshi English Medium School, Thane.
5. Vidya Pratishthan English Medium, Baramati
3. Shree Mauali mandal Vidyalaya, Thane
6. Revachand Bhojwani Academy, Pune
4. Shreerang Vidyalaya, Thane
7. Kamla Nimkar Balbhavan, Phaltan
5. Usha Mehendale Vidyalaya, Thane
8. Tarun Bharat Sangha, Alwar, Rajasthan.
6. Bharat Vidyalay, Wai
9. Ruia Balwatika, Ramgadh, Rajasthan.
7. Gurukul, Badlapur
10. Dhrangadhra, Gujarat
8. Aksharnandan Pre-school section, Pune
11. Smt Anjoli Ela Menon’s school, Delhi.
9. Sanskruti Sanvardhan mandal , Nanded
10. Anganwadi, Nandurbar
11. Bajaj Foundation , Wardha
12. Many more….

14. NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Funds Rquirement Ways to contribute
1. Sponsoring one Vikaswadi (budget of 25
Activity Amt.
children per year) = Rs.200,000/-
required/Year 2. Sponsor a Pre-primary teacher per year =
Design and development Rs.60,000 Rs.60,000/-
of Teaching/learning 3. Sponsor a Primary teacher per year =
Rs.84,000/-
material and aids
4. Late Anutai Wagh Foster Parent Scheme ,
annual supporting subscription:
Musical/Dance Rs.15,000
1. Rs.3000/- per child in a pre-
instruments primary class
Sports Equipments Rs.10,000 2. Rs.5000/- per child in primary
class
Other instruments Rs.10,000 3. Rs.25,000/- per child of a
Stationary Rs.15,000 residential secondary school.
Campus Maintenance Rs.40,000 Other ways to support
1. Volunteer with your skills
Teachers Salary Rs.8,00,000 2. Donate generously
Documentation Rs.90,000 3. Sponsor an activity

15. READY TO SUPPORT ?
How to pay? Contributor benefits
Please draw your cheque/draft in the name of: All donations are exempted
GRAMMANGAL under Income Tax - 80G.
How to reach us? Grammangal is authorized to
accept donations in foreign
Grammangal’s Learning Home currencies as well. Required
Gandhi Bhavan Campus
Next to pune blind school
FCRA details can be provided on
Kothrud Pune 411028. India demand.
Ph. 91- 20 – 25386687
info@grammangal.org
learninghome@grammangal.org
www.grammangal.org