Train Teachers
"This training has been so wonderful. I have learned about how I need to teach the whole child, instead of just teaching the ABCs. My children love the games, books, and activities that PiSL has provided us. I love getting training and help every six months because there is so much to learn! Thanks so much!"
-Prabita Pariwar, Early Childhood Teacher at Tej Maya Rai Primary School in Bhadaure, Nepal
Teacher training is an integral part of PiSL's mission. Most early childhood teachers in Nepal have had little or no professional training. Some government subsidized teachers may have attended a workshop or two, but the early childhood educational methodology in Nepal is based on rote memorization and recitation. A preschool curriculum that focuses on "whole child" teaching is not available in Nepal. PiSL has developed a curriculum that is both developmentally-appropriate and culturally-relevant for children who live in rural Nepal. You can learn more about this curriculum at the PiSL Early Childhood Curriculum page.
During the initial 5 day training, teachers learn about how to successfully and effectively implement the PiSL Early Childhood Curriculum. The training is hands-on, active and participatory. Teachers practice the activities together to ensure a clear understanding. Teachers leave the PiSL Training ready to implement the PiSL curriculum with a kit of sustainable teaching materials.
During the initial 5 day training, teachers learn about how to successfully and effectively implement the PiSL Early Childhood Curriculum. The training is hands-on, active and participatory. Teachers practice the activities together to ensure a clear understanding. Teachers leave the PiSL Training ready to implement the PiSL curriculum with a kit of sustainable teaching materials.
We have conducted teacher training in six separate Village Development Councils (similar to a county in the USA) with 100 women. Fifty of these women are now early childhood educators in their villages, while the remaining women are considered "substitutes" to cover when the teacher is absent or to take over the teaching position if the main teacher leaves the village.
There are 12 teachers who do not receive a salary from the Nepali government as they are teaching in a community-based Early Childhood Center. We have made a commitment to pay the yearly salaries of the these teachers which is $60 a month or $720 a year. Experience has shown us that after several years the local Nepali Education Office will take over the responsibility to pay the salaries of these teachers. This has already happened in one Early Childhood Center. You can sponsor a teacher by making a recurring donation of $60 a month or an annual donation of $720.
