We often hear the quote, “How time flies!” And it is so
true. It feels like 2017 just flew by and just the other day, we posted the ‘
End
of the Year Updates of 2016’ and here we are, discussing the year 2017 now.
2017 has been very eventful. As promised, we have reached deeper
into the remote areas of Maharashtra. And the local schools there are
enthusiastically using our DVDs now. A host of local newspapers have time and
again covered our work and our EET Mission. Our
media coverage section has us beaming with pride. We even
featured in ‘Mumbai Mirror’, which is one of the most popular daily newspapers
in Mumbai.
When we set out with this project, our idea was to promote
the vernacular medium schools (because we firmly believe that core subjects are
understood better when taught in the mother tongue) and support them with an
aide that can ensure that the children learn English as a language, very well.
Today’s competitive time calls for a fluent knowledge English as a prerequisite
to any job. We can proudly say that in 2017, we have fairly succeeded in making
our message heard loud and clear. Institutions and most importantly, parents,
have understood this and there have been reports of an increase in the
admissions in the vernacular medium schools compared to the English medium
schools this year.
We are happy to say that we are proud of the positive
changes in the education system this year.
Seeing the overwhelmingly positive support from all corners,
we have initiated work on the STD five DVDs and they should hopefully be in
schools by the next academic year (June,2018).
On this positive note, we want to welcome the new year 2018
– with high hopes for a brighter future for our GenNext.
