Three educators driven to help their communities

Thank you for supporting Eureka SuperKidz and collaborating to provide six months of salary to a teacher. An AID India Education Initiative, Eureka SuperKidz operates in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where more than 50% of children in grades 3 to 5 are unable to read, write, and do basic math. Eureka offers after-school support classes that provide high quality education to children who have fallen behind and develop fun activities to keep the children involved. Your contributions help individuals like the three inspiring teachers described below.

Jayanthi is an ET1 tutor and is responsible for supporting students from classes one through three. It is clear she handles one of the most rambunctious and intelligent groups in the center. Jayanthi is pursuing her second year of teacher training and is only able to do so through donations like yours. She feels that being a tutor at the Eureka SuperKidz center helps her a lot in the course and gives her an edge above her classmates. She is grateful to be able to help the children of her village learn at a higher level.

Kasturi is the tutor for the smallest group in the center: the students in classes six through eight. She studies physics and is in her second year in pursuit of a Bachelor’s of Science. She is happy that her basic knowledge of her specialization has improved after she took up teaching here at the center. When asked what brought her to Eureka SuperKidz, she says that the children of her village should have more access to knowledge and better study practices than she did as a child.

Roja is the tutor for classes four and five; she is also a second-year college student pursuing her Bachelor’s of Science at the local arts and sciences college. She plans to become a chemistry teacher and provide quality teaching to more children. When asked why she wanted to become a tutor here at Eureka SuperKidz, Roja said it was her intention to spread knowledge. She added that when she was a student, she depended on her school to learn because her parents were uneducated. She looks at tutoring here as an opportunity to help children.

Thank you for providing an educator like these three with the opportunity to continue teaching and help the next generation in their community.