About Us | Common School Association

Our approach

We see the child as an individual who is preparing to become a productive and empathetic part of the larger society.

We believe that for such an individual to evolve, there is a need to create social and learning spaces where collective work, mutual help, and camaraderie are normal experiences.

The learning centres we are creating are spaces where education is not a chore, a burden or a frustrating experience but a joyful space where each child is encouraged to participate to the best of their abilities, with a set of supportive teachers.

We make the learning centres cheerful places where children can explore newer ideas and make knowledge seeking a happy experience.

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Our Mission

to locate children who have no access to formal schooling and to provide them an entry point to the educational system

to provide supplementary educational support to children from marginalised communities who are already enrolled in state-run schools

to work with the children after school hours by providing tuitions and provide personal attention to help them attain required standards, free of cost

to ensure access to education through flexible time frames to ensure literacy and numeracy for the children who are still outside the formal schooling, such as children of migrant families

to identify competent teachers from within the communities, wherever feasible, and outside, and provide regular training through experts in pedagogy to address the specific learning needs of the children in each location

to create a knowledge base/repository out of the research and experiences of CSA itself, and other organisations doing similar work

to promote student-centred instructional strategy that emphasizes the development of capacity, and capability of self-learning

Our Vision

to equip the children with the necessary wherewithal to become educated citizens by running educational bridge facilities to children who remain with their own families by locating the bridge facilities near their habitations

to provide free of cost access to educational resources, educational technology and new forms of teaching learning, wherever possible

to provide exposure and training to extra-curricular and co-curricular activities such as music, sports wherever possible

to provide systematic inputs for improving the quality of education that reaches the educationally marginalised communities/individuals by undertaking in-house research on educational theories, and pedagogy

to undertake teaching-learning activities for the development of scientific, humane, and rational outlook

to evolve a sustainable common community school system, managed and owned by parents, communities, teachers and children collectives

to work closely with the local governments and the state governments to strengthen the public education system so that the quality of education provided to the children improves to fulfil national educational objectives

Who Are We

Hima Bindu is a post-graduate in Communication & Journalism from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Her areas of interest are education, child rights, and gender. Having a rights-based worldview, she has been closely working with migrant children in Medchal's Jawaharnagar slums. Focussing on the thematic areas of Education, Protection, and Participation, Hima believes in strengthening government insti... Read More

Hima Bindu

Director

G Renuka Devi has done M.A., M.Ed. and M.Phil. from Osmania University. After serving 35 years as Social Science Teacher, she is retired from the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. She is strongly committed to create an engaging and interactive classroom environment. As a social studies teacher, she feels a sense of responsibility in creating awareness on different social issues with a focus on enviro... Read More

G Renuka Devi

Director

Jyothi is an independent journalist and translator. She is a social activist too and is a part of a coalition of women’s groups. As a journalist for two decades, she had the opportunity to explore the lives of people belonging to rural and urban marginalized communities. Among many, education is the key area where children of these communities are deprived of a fair chance. There are a lot of gap... Read More

Jyothi Vadlamudi

Director