Dear Tanja,

No we dont have internet connection in evening school. it has to be taken print out(hard Copy only)

the most required educational materils are :

- Notebooks,
- LifeSkill, Motivational Audio/Vedios
- Educational Materils( School Bags, Dress,etc)

Regards
Jegan

Jegan,

Do you have internet connection at school? Some of the tools/textbooks are online...Can you access them from school or do you need to print everything out (get a hard copy) to give to the kids?

Tanja

Good morning neighbors,

Estelle, can you give me an update on your conversation with Room to Read? I want to start contacting organizations to make sure that the kids will have everything they need for the next year. Let's broaden the scope of the research- let's look not only for textbooks, but also learning games and tools ( similar Leaping Frog series).

Jegan,

What are the three things that the children need the most?

Best regards,

Tanja

Hello Everyone-

I found this link this evening to textbooks online:

http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/

I hope this is helpful to you.

Jennifer

Madam,

I ahve found this web site and feel this site may provide the free litretarue and study material support for english language skills
I ahvent checed th materials to be frnck but next time i will bemore through in checking the needed inf and recommending the same.
http://www.english4today.com/freestudyguides/index.cfm
pl hae alook into this too
prabhakar

Hello,

Just want to let everybody know that I've contacted Room to Read and recieved a reply that their rep. in India will contact me shortly. Hopefully, they'll be able to provide books for the school. Will let you know what happens.

Once again, thanks Anjana for the link.

Sincerely,
Estelle
facilitator

(If anyone has any other links that might be helpful, please post them.) I'll gladly look into them.

Anjana,

Thank you for the suggestion and link. I'll contact them and see what happens.

Sincerely,
Estelle
facilitator

Hi Estelle

We can contact Room to read for the books they will provide the books .You can visit the site http://www.roomtoread.org/countries/india.html to have more information about them and the way to get the books from there

Regards
Anjana

Hello,

A school also needs desks and chairs. One good way of finding them would be to ask the schools in the district if they have any old furnishings that they don't need. Sometimes they have old desks that may have a broken leg or arm, and these could be easily repaired, then repainted or varnished for use.
The same holds true for school books. School districts sometimes order books from publishers in bulk, that is they say that they need a certain amount. Sometimes, there are books left over, because there aren't that many students. What happens to these? Ask the school officials if they have any surplus books that they'd be willing to donate to the evening school, do the same with local book stores. Or even ask older children who have finished school if they can donate books. This could also be a good charity event for schools. It doesn't cost anything, and can be a good source of material.
"One man's garbage, is another man's treasure."

It is alot easier to get materials from local sources, than from outside, because you don't have to worry about shipping and transport costs or taxes, which can sometimes be expensive. Remember this is just the beginning.

Hello,

I have compiled a list of book publishers that have offices in India. they have both childrens books and adult books, as well as school course books- according to ciriculum standards in area- in both Tamil and Hindu, as well as English. Many times these publishers have surplus stock of books that are unsold because every year they publish new books. They may be willing to donate some books to the school as this would create a good image of the company.
I'm a teacher and often buy books from them, also as a member of a teachers association, I can perhaps influence them to donate some books for the children. This is the time of year when everybody starts preparing for the new school year. A good time to start. Will keep everybody informed as to progress.

Estelle
facilitator