Communities Rising

Do you remember Kavita?  This was the program behind her remarkable process.  Look at what they have accomplished?  Congratulations!!

Holiday Greetings from Communities Rising Dear Friend, Our first two years have been filled with interesting challenges, rapid growth, inspiring partnerships, and exciting opportunities. Our student population has expanded from 45 to800 students studying at 7 after school centers, and our staff has grown from 5 to 17 teachers. Over 100 volunteers have worked in our program. We now have 3 computer centers and a waiting list of villages interested in hosting a CR program. There have been many “firsts." During the past 2 years, we have: Started the state's first Lego robotics program  Set up the area’s first primary school libraries Organized the area’s first reading day for over 4000 students Held area’s first residential summer camp for primary school students Started  first swimming program for primary students Conducted the area's first Digital story-telling program Instituted first primary school arts program We know we are doing something right when our students tell us that they are “bored during vacations and can’t wait to come back to after-school;” our parents tell us that they “believe in CR because everyone is treated equally and kindly, and for the first time, our children love going to school;” and our teachers tell us that they love CR’s system of “joyful learning.” In January, we are introducing an exciting new program called ATOM | Art To Many – a program designed to teach art without art teachers. Under the direction of Fulbright Scholar Kathleen Fritz and in partnership with the Srishti College of Art Design and Technology in Bangalore, we have designed a curriculum that will bring regular art classes to all 800 of our students. On January 3-4, our staff will be trained in the program’s curriculum and teaching methods and the program will be introduced in our centers. On December 27, student volunteers from Camp Hill High School will  leave for India to help with ATOM. We invite you to see photos of our students and volunteers and learn more about our work  in our Annual report.  Annual Report Without your  support, none of these programs are possible. Please help us continue our work with the world's poorest children . https://www.communities-rising.org/donate On behalf of our Communities Rising family, I wish you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season. Elizabeth K. McCoy President, Communities Rising