The Bidar-based Shaheen Group of Institutions and Rotary Clubs of Bidar have launched Academic Intensive Care Unit, an ambitious project to bring back dropouts to school and help slow learners pick up pace through focused coaching.
Students aged 10-18, who have dropped out of school or who have difficulty continuing their studies, will be provided individual attention. The classroom size is small and each teacher has the responsibility of mentoring only six children. Students of different ages are taken into different classes. They will be trained in the syllabi of Classes 8 and 9 and will be made ready to get admitted to high school in Class 10 and write the SSLC examination by the time they turn 16, as per government rules.
The system of continuous and comprehensive evaluation is followed in the training module. Emphasis is placed on diagnosing development challenges and not just on classroom teaching. The learning process is feedback oriented and not one way lecturing. The teacher follows a different method of teaching each student based on the needs of the students.
