Many of India’s disadvantaged youth areapathetic about their education from the formal schoolingsystem, resulting in high dropout rates. Lack of interestand perceived value of education often cause low retentionand dismal learning outcomes, which can perpetuate povertyand contribute to the socio-economic divide. In India,however, creative learning is a privilege of the rich few.To remedy this situation, Agastya operates a hands-onscience education program, equipping disadvantaged studentsof government schools in rural areas with tools and learningthat foster confidence, creativity, teamwork, andleadership. Agastya’s learning methods take the form ofactivity - project and demo-based learning, peer-to-peerlearning, and learning from nature. Agastya uses a varietyof delivery channels: science center’s serve as a hub foractivities in a region, teacher trainings, science fairs,and summer camps; mobile science labs and lab-in-a-boxprograms deliver education to students’ doorsteps andclassrooms; government schoolteachers receive training increative learning methods; and selected students obtainadditional education on scientific concepts to become peer instructors.
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