Strengthening India's voice for budget private schools

13 June, 2012

The two-day workshop starting June 13 will provide insight and lessons on first generation learners and their needs and variables for delivering quality education and effective lesson plans to increase student performance. Open discussions will build sustainability practices and highlight future training needs to address quality improvement and government accountability.

THE CENTRE for Civil Society in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation will bring delegates representing over 5,000 low-fee and budget private schools across 12 states together at the YMCA in Connaught Place, New Delhi, for the National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) two-day workshop, begining from Wednesday, June 13

NISA offers teacher training and capacity building tools to improve quality education and address concerns about government regulations and laws such as the recognition norms (i.e. all weather planning, one classroom per teacher, and playgrounds, etc.) under the Right to Education Act.

The two-day workshop will provide insight and lessons on first generation learners and their needs and variables for delivering quality education and effective lesson plans to increase student performance. Open discussions will build sustainability practices and highlight future training needs to address quality improvement and government accountability.

Centre for Civil Society (CCS) is an independent, non-profit public policy think tank committed to bring individual happiness and social freedoms for all people. Recognised globally as one of the leading public policy think thanks with over 15 years of research and advocacy experience, CCS is a resource centre for innovative market-based solutions for sound public policy particularly in the areas of education, livelihood and governance.

The Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit is the foundation for liberal politics. The foundation currently works in some 60 different countries around the world to promote ideas on liberty and strategies for freedom. Their instruments include civic education and political consultancy and dialogue. The Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit lends its expertise for endeavours to consolidate and strengthen freedom, democracy, market economy and the rule of law.