Lantern
One which provides the ray of light
Our Adopted Schools
In India, ineffective school management, poor teaching and learning, and lack
of innovation stem from teachers' and principals' inadequate knowledge and skills. Reports
show that children leaving preschools acquire less than 50% of required skills, and up to
72.8% of grade 3 students cannot perform basic tasks, hindering their success.
Piecemeal solutions are often inadequate to make a lasting meaningful change.
Lantern is our whole school transformation program where we build the leadership capacity
across 3 key school stakeholders: principal, teachers and students for low fee schools
located in slum communities in Mumbai. We handhold low fee private schools through a journey
of school transformation across 5 domains of school development: leadership & management,
teaching & learning, curriculum and assessments, community and partnerships, and student
leadership. We actively support implementation by working directly with teachers and
principals, partners, and funders and through weekly visits, classroom observations,
feedback and training across the 5 domains of school development.
Our aim is for our Lantern schools to be the hubs of innovation across all levels of
education such that principals, teachers and students alike are knowledge seekers and
knowledge creators.
Impact:
80% of our schools have established a school leadership team that continuously innovates on how
21st-century learning can be brought to the school. On a quarterly basis, a significant majority
of the school leaders, changemakers and teachers have given a high rating to the program for its
effectiveness.
Hear from a Lantern School Leader: "I like how there is a professional development plan for my
teachers which includes very innovative and ready to apply training for them, and also focuses
on the social and emotional well-being of the teachers. I feel my teachers are more skilled,
motivated and mindful. I also appreciate the efforts to make a detailed annual development plan
for the school and the availability of Subhankar Sir round the clock for implementation of the
Plan.”
- Farid Shaikh, Principal, Gurukul English High School and Junior College
