High Quality Academics
- Prepare children for NIOS Grades 3 and 5
- Help children to get into mainstream schools
Provide a holistic education to the underprivileged children complete with life-skills, personality and health.
To prepare children in a time-efficient manner for the NIOS exams at Grades 3 and 5, and then mainstream them.
To reach 500,000 underserved children in the next five years.
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One Tara School is a uniquely conceived project. It aims to honor the past by nurturing the future. It is believed that ancestors bejewel the sky to shine upon us and light our path as stars or “tara.” It’s comforting to know that someone is looking over us.
One Tara School has been founded in memory of Dr. Jagdish Gandhi. He was the FounderManager of City Montessori School, Lucknow. He and his wife, Dr. Bharti Gandhi, started the school on borrowed capital of Rs 300. It has become the world's largest school. Dr. Jagdish Gandhi passed away on January 22, 2024. He left behind a legacy in education that is unsurpassed. It is in his memory that One Tara School has been started.
One Tara School is a free school for children and adolescent girls. It serves those who have been deprived of an education. Millions of children lack the comfort of knowing someone is looking over them. They fight their way on the streets all alone, with no hope. One Tara School gives this hope.
We invite everyone to help us transform lives through the One Tara School. Help millions of children reach their potential.
It's a common belief across many cultures that ancestors die to become a star or “tara” to bejewel the sky. They shine upon us and light our path even on the darkest of nights. One Tara project under the flagship of DEVI Sansthan (Dignity Education Vision International) is an earnest effort to help all children learn foundational skills which will help guide them on their future path to education and employment. Join the One Tara Campaign: you can be a star, helping guide the way for the future generation- in memory of your ancestors. By donating your labor of love, you can help all children learn to read, and read to learn.
OneTara schools are powered by Accelerating Learning for All (ALfA). ALfA is a groundbreaking pedagogy, using paired learning and a known-to-unknown process to enable children to learn foundational skills in as little as 45 days.
We welcome children from 6- to 16-year-olds, who lack foundational skills. We welcome children of all backgrounds, but have a special focus on those who beg or conduct rag-picking. We endeavour to bring them up to Grade 3 or Grade 5 level, help them get a certificate through NIOS (National institute of Open School), giving them a chance to join mainstream school thereafter.
Where One Tara School is running?
Ongoing Development at One Tara School
Empower children with 21st Century 6C Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Character & Citizenship