Kangaroo
Kids Education Ltd.
was founded in the year 1993,
under the able guidance and flagship of Ms.
Lina Ashar.
Taking cognisance of the fact that the traditional
education system needed a facelift, Lina dared to dream of
an environment where children would be learning for life.
Armed with a vision of initiating a change in the
mental model’ institutions have of schooling and in the
process, of education and learning itself, Kangaroo Kids has
grown into a seasoned entity, consisting of 49 schools in 15
cities.
We run early child care preschools in the name of
Kangaroo Kids and High schools in the name of Billabong
High. Our other endeavours include Gymbaroo, which is a
unique mother-toddler club, and Kangabeat, which is a
musical venture.
Today,
KKEL is a leading provider of curriculum frameworks that
develops a range of pathways to life long learning. It has
developed unique and successful learning systems, which has
led our children to discover the joy and love of learning.
Learning which is hands on, experiential and stress free.
The KKEL philosophy is to create learners with complex,
flexible maps of learning that allow them to change course
if necessary; and not create robots who execute rote memory
of course content.
It
is said the length of your education is less important than
it’s expanse and the length of your life is less important
than it’s depth. KKEL lives by this maxim.
We can cite a very recent example, April
30th
being Anti-Child labour Day, we had carried out an Anti-Child
Labour campaign at Billabong high for 5th
graders.
The
objective was to orient school children to sensitive
issues/problems in our country.
Therefore the purpose was to make them aware of the
existence of certain groups in Society who are denied their
rights.
The social service module aims to encourage
privileged children to become more sensitive to the
conditions in which the underprivileged live and their
needs.
In
the current global scenario, any organization, public or
private cannot operate in isolation of its environment.
Every company needs to make a conscious choice to
plough back into the society. At KKEL, we recognize and
appreciate this fact, and have an unspoken commitment to
social responsibility. KKEL operates a trust called the 'Kangaroo
Kids Bal Atma Jyoti'. All social projects are undertaken
under the aegis of this trust. One such project is ART ON
STREETS.
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Our first step has been to
start an intervention programme for the Children of Ashray-
a shelter home for children affected by AIDS. During the
summer break teachers from our Pali hill centre volunteer
and organize a fun-filled summer camp for these children.
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The Paediatric ward at
Bhabha hospital has appalling conditions. We are committed
to giving it a facelift and making it more cheerful for
children.
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We are enhancing and
enriching the curriculum of two Balwadis, One at Dharavi and
another at Kalina.Both these are under the umbrella of SHED
(Society for human and Environmental Development)
This
is a very small beginning-the tip of the iceberg so to say.
Our
vision is to undertake many more such projects for the
socially disadvantaged children.
Uma
Oza
Shivani M.S
