2018-2019

  • Teachers Training Programme: For 2018-2019, we plan to engage teachers and artists in educationally under-represented districts of Madhugiri, Kolar and Davanegere, through new segments of the programme. Three-day capacity building training programmes have been conducted for principals, administrators and teachers in Davanagere and Madhugiri districts. As part of these trainings, workshops were held to integrate art forms such as theatre, literary arts, visual arts, and local folk arts with the school curriculum. At Davanagere, it was held in the district agriculture training institute, Kadajji with 50 teachers from seven taluks in participation. Here, we reached out to 322 peer teachers, 118 villages, 7839 students and 16,823 families. The second training programme, held in Pavagada village in Madhugiri district, had 40 teachers from six taluks in participation. Here, we reached out to 200 peer teachers, 138 villages, 4,435 students and 11,005 families. The third training programme is scheduled for November 2018 in Kolar district.
  • Exposure Visit: This year, a group of 27 grantees accompanied by four IFA staff were taken to Bhopal city. They visited historical monuments, cultural spaces and were absorbed by the rich display of local resources which added to the enrichment of classroom pedagogy. Along with this, interactive sessions were held at Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samity (BGVS), NGOs Eklavya and Samavesh in relation to the Arts Education programme which opened doors to take Kali Kalisu programme to other states. Also IFA grantees shared their project stories with these institutions. This trip was designed to introduce to and enable participants to experience an overview of the various stages and periods of the arts. It also enabled debates on the important links in the fields of arts and culture, development, and education.
  • Yatra: This component is designed to enable grantees to share their work with schools and local communities. Through this, we hope that together, they will develop comprehensive approaches for integrating the arts with the school curricula, strengthening arts instruction and improving the students’ academic performance. This experiential ‘Yatra’ also realises the importance of discovering a new environment and introducing participants to sustainable engagement. To facilitate this, four taluks will host 40 meaningful interactions between grantee teachers and artists and members of visiting schools. Each ‘Yatra’ includes a theoretical (slides, case presentation, talk) and practical session each (group exercises, personal activities). Between July and September 2018, three such ‘yatras’ have been completed in ten government schools each – in Honnavara, Haliyala and Sidlaghatta regions. 
    The first such Kala Yatra took place in Honnavara taluk, Uttara Kannada district, the second in Haliyala taluk, Uttara Kannada district, and the third in Sidlaghatta taluk, Chikkaballapura district. In all, we were able to reach out to 188 teachers, 4,353 students, 101 villages and 7,850 families.