History of Grammangal
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1982
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A sapling is planted..
Grammangal was founded in Dabhon, a tribal hamlet in Dahanu Taluka of (then) Thane District
1985
- Grammangal initiated infrastructure development work with the help of the State
- Government to gain the confidence of locals
1986
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The first balwadi was established in Dabhon under the able guidance of Anutai.
1990
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Grammangal grows to 15 Balwadis in and around Dabhon
1996
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To motivate local youth and spread the Grammangal methodology, a one year Bal-sevika
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Training course designed by Maharashtra Bal-Shikshan Parishad is introduced in Aine
1997
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Resource Centre for Teachers & Teacher Educators established in Aine.
1999
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Residential school in Aine, “Muktashala”, started with just 14 students.
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In the same year a pre-school (balwadi ) was set up in Vikramgarh, a small town in (then) Thane district, about 45 km from Aine
2003
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Concept of Subjects Laboratories was introduced in a school in Wai
2004
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Learning Home, an alternative school for learning, was established in Pune
2008
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Vikas Ghar, Grammangal’s supplemental after-school learning program, was started in Wai
2010
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Shikshanvedh, a monthly magazine featuring discussions on current research in education, began publication.
2017
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Aine students get a gift from Lions Club of Juhu in the form of brand new School Building. For the first time in 30 years the students have independant classrooms and state of the art Science Labs
2019
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Vikramgad Student rejoice as they get new school building as a gift from Lions Club International
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The tree of learning continues to grow...
“.....the emergence of new approaches to learning that draw upon a range of insights into the human brain, the functioning of human societies, and learning as a community-wide activity” - from the 21st Century Learning Initiative(www.21learn.org)