Welcome to the 2021 Q3 edition of the Pune Learns Newsletter! In this newsletter we cover exciting news and updates at Pune Learns from July to September. Feel free to download the PDF version linked above to view all our accompanying graphics!
Financial Literacy Workshops
In July, we launched a series of workshops to impart financial education to our students in the age group of 18 to 35. The workshops are being hosted by Neelam Purohit and Priyanka Nahar, both Chartered Accountants. So far, we’ve had two workshops – Introduction to Financial Literacy & Basics of Investing. We’re excited to host more such sessions!
Events for Children
In July, Goutami Rane hosted an event on ‘Voiceovers & Navrasa’ for our young students wherein she introduced the concept of voiceover by bringing some of the students’ favourite cartoon characters to life! In August, Rishabh Rastogi hosted an event on ‘Basics of Money’ wherein he introduced the students to terms like MRP and concepts like saving.
Collaboration with DLRC & DSS
In August, we launched a new program in collaboration with DLRC and Door Step School Pune to teach 15 of the latter’s students. In this program, we are focusing on building English communication skills and confidence in the students through unique modules such as storytelling and movie reviews.
All-Volunteer Meets
The Pune Learns team has grown to a 64-member team with volunteers from India, USA, Belgium and Japan! In the last quarter, we’ve had two all-volunteer meets. In both the meets, team members had a gala time getting to know each other and engaging in team activities such as MadAds and Scattergories. At Pune Learns, we truly believe in the power of a strong and close-knit team!
Blog
In this blog post from ‘The Pune Learns Journal’, Ketaki Jain from the Holistic Development Program Team, explains what ‘Holistic Development’ at Pune Learns means and how the program has grown organically from a small initiative to something that involves all our students.
Read the blog here.
We’re Recruiting
We’re looking for individuals passionate about the cause of equity in education to join our team! Open positions and application links are below. Read the application form description for more details.
Core Team Position in English Communication Program
Volunteering Positions in Mentorship Program
Thank you for reading!