MUKTANGAN 2017-18

Muktangan was envisioned as an alternative model that aimed to bridge these prevalent gaps and disconnects in schooling by providing an inclusive, student-friendly, community-based model of education within the mainstream system. Supported through the Muktangan Education Trust (formerly the Paragon Charitable Trust), in partnership with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), the first Muktangan preschool was started in 2003 on the premises of a Municipal School in Worli, Mumbai. The original school began with 7 teachers sourced from local, under-served communities who transacted a developmentally appropriate preschool curriculum to 90 students from their own localities. The recognition of the success of the model by members of these same communities and the MCGM led to the Muktangan initiative being set up and run in six additional municipal schools in 2007.

Muktangan has been associated with DAIS CAS program for more than a decade and the students have been actively participating in the student mentorship program by teaching them subjects like Mathematics, English and Computer science. The CAS students also create teaching aids for the teachers using technology and latest apps. They also raised funds during the annual CAS Fete.

- Aryan Gupta