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    The BaLA (Building as Learning Aid) initiative was started in Koraput district in 2008 to make school environments more engaging for students. The goals were to design school campuses to promote learning through play, attract children to school, and use the buildings themselves as teaching tools. Over 140 schools implemented BaLA projects with UNICEF funding, redesigning spaces, increasing student involvement in planning, and developing local artisans' skills. Achievements included higher attendance, using campuses for after-school play, and improved learning outcomes. The Government of Odisha is now considering expanding BaLA statewide.

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    The BaLA (Building as Learning Aid) initiative was started in Koraput district in 2008 to make school environments more engaging for students. The goals were to design school campuses to promote learning through play, attract children to school, and use the buildings themselves as teaching tools. Over 140 schools implemented BaLA projects with UNICEF funding, redesigning spaces, increasing student involvement in planning, and developing local artisans' skills. Achievements included higher attendance, using campuses for after-school play, and improved learning outcomes. The Government of Odisha is now considering expanding BaLA statewide.

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    The BaLA (Building as Learning Aid) initiative was started in Koraput district in 2008 to make school environments more engaging for students. The goals were to design school campuses to promote learning through play, attract children to school, and use the buildings themselves as teaching tools. Over 140 schools implemented BaLA projects with UNICEF funding, redesigning spaces, increasing student involvement in planning, and developing local artisans' skills. Achievements included higher attendance, using campuses for after-school play, and improved learning outcomes. The Government of Odisha is now considering expanding BaLA statewide.

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    BaLA ( Building as Learning Aid)

    The initiatives BaLA ( Building as Learning Aid ) was started in the district during August 2008.
    The major goal of Sarba Sikhya Programme is universal enrolment of all children in the age
    group of 6-14 , retention in school and provide quality education. Enrolment is school has
    increase more than 90 % with greater push but retention in school is major challenge in
    District Like Koraput where tribal population is around 50 % and tribal female literacy is 8.3
    % only. In order to make the school environment more pleasant, reduce dropout, minimize
    absenteeism and increase activity based learning, the new initiative BaLA was launched with
    support of UNICEF.

    Major objectives :

    To design the whole school campus including school


    building in such a way that children could have
    opportunity to learn trough playing.
    Attract children towards school by making the whole
    campus a child friendly one.
    Promote activity based learning process, and
    increase peer learning opportunities.
    Beautification of campus by making the whole
    school a learning tool.

    Target Group :
    Children
    Community
    Teacher

    Operational guideline & Methodology:


    Formation of interdisciplinary core group for
    planning and monitoring at the district level.
    Identify key quality issues to be addressed, with the
    focus on outcome.
    Identify demonstration sites with selection criteria for
    developing BALA activity in confidence within SSA
    and the community.
    Develop AWPs with quality and holistic planning in
    focus at Koraput Funds towards BaLA intervention
    was sourced from different planning heads from
    within SSA and UNICEF.
    Review of existing school and classroom design(s) and modify them to suit the learning
    process.
    Developing whole school planning capacity for existing and new schools with BaLA
    components through workshops at Koraput District level.

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    Implementation of School transformation through BaLA plan in select schools in Koraput
    (2 in each block, initially [first part of year], followed by 2-3 in each block [second part of
    year], eventually totaling 50 schools in district).

    Key highlights of the initiative are:

    Actively involvement of the children at different stages in


    planning and implementation. This involvement has
    helped in developing the whole school plans, in observing
    and helping the artisans who finally come to work in the
    school.
    Development of artisan skills at the cluster or block level
    (as the case may be) to create child friendly and learning enabling environment such that they
    become service providers in future for expansion as well as maintenance.

    Fund Requirements:
    As per the design approved by the district level core group, it was budgeted Rs. 30,000/- per
    school to implement the programme.Besides that, it required district level orientation
    programme for the teachers.

    Implementation & Supervision:

    BaLA has been implemented in140 schools of S.S.A,


    Koraput with support from Unicef. The fund was placed in
    the respective school accounts and the H.M was
    instructed to ensure all BaLA activities with support of
    community and VEC. The process was closely monitored
    by the civil section of SSA, Koraput. All field level support
    were given by the Technical Consultants.

    Achievements:
    Attendance has increased
    School campus has been changed to a play ground even after school hour
    Minimum level of learning standard improved among the children.

    Sustainability

    This joint initiative of SSA, and Unicef has been appraised and appreciated at State level. This
    is now under the consideration of the Government of Orissa to implement this in all other
    districts. of Odisha. In future SSA may take the responsibility to implement BaLA in all schools.

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