OUTREACH PROGRAM
(RBPOP)
OUTREACH PROGRAM
(RBPOP)
Introduction
The Rato Bangala Partnership in Outreach Programme (RBPOP) is a UNESCO awarded public private partnership programme of Rato Bangala School that works to uplift the education of Nepali children beyond the school itself. It was started with inputs from RBS parents, teachers and students in 2003.
Background
In 2002, after several meetings with parents and teachers, Rato Bangala decided that the time had come to expand and institutionalize its outreach activities. A visionary idea of the School and the parents motivated Rato Bangala to launch an outward looking program to improve education for children outside the premises of RBS.
The School put aside 18% of the tuition fees in order to expand and institutionalize its outreach activities, and established the Rato Bangala Partnership in Outreach Program (RBPOP). The main objective of the program is to improve the quality of government schools. The program is run as an independent activity of Rato Bangala School. The Board of Trustees, made up of RBS parents and staff, develops programs and provides necessary supervision.
RBPOP Purpose
RBPOP works to help ensure that the children of Nepal get the opportunity to have quality education, regardless of their religion, ethnicity, socio-economic condition, or geographic origin.
To help ensure that the children of Nepal get the opportunity to have top-quality education, regardless of their religion, ethnicity, socio-economic condition, or geographic origin. RBPOP objectives has following points:
To provide training for education leaders in the community.
To provide teacher-training to new teachers working in government schools.
To offer scholarships to the needy students who would otherwise not be able to attend school.
To support a limited number of deserving but disadvantaged students at Rato Bangala School.
To assist public schools in remote areas in upgrading their facilities and equipment.
Results of RBPOP
Improved attendance
Interactive Communication
No corporal punishments
Students Involved in making decisions
Project work and meeting in class room
Books and libraries in School
Using the surrounding for learning
Better Results
Students leaving private for government schools
RBPOP Phases
Phase I
For Phase I ten schools in each of the five dinitially, RBPOP Phase I concentrated on five districts ...
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Phase II
Dailekh School Project (DSP) was a collaboration of the Rato Bangala School, Rato Bangala Foundation (RBF)
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Phase III
The third phase of RBPOP is focusing on its own district Lalitpur. With the objective of developing a child friendly culture
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Phase IV
The new programs consisted of RBPOP Phase IV projects. In both these cases, the local community has invited Rato Bangala
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