Our Programs

Education Initiatives

In India, only 1/3rd of 5-year-olds can count objects and nearly half of rural grade 5 students can’t read Grade 2 texts.

In our joyful early learning model, trained local teachers strengthen foundational learning in children.

Our Process

How the model works

Krishna Niketan is a joyful early learning model for children aged 3–5 that builds strong foundations through play, curiosity, and learning by doing.

Children learn through age-appropriate, activity-based curricula, developed with partner JBNSS. Local teachers from the community are trained through a proven, six-month program, called the Nursery Teacher Training program (NTT) to lead pre-primary centers in each village.

Each Krishna Niketan acts as a feeder to Yash Vidya Mandir school, offering a subsidized pathway to project-based learning up to Grade 12, ensuring continuity into adolescence and adulthood.

What people say

Testimonials

The effort is to make children’s pre-school time interesting and fun, so that they enjoy coming to school.

"My daughter loiters around less as compared to earlier times. She is happier with books now."

SunitaParent of child in Krishna Niketan

"We ensure that we move in a planned, sequential pattern from the very simple to the relatively difficult. No steps are omitted. Indeed, we start by trying to make the sessions contextual and link them to day-to-day occurrences or surroundings of the children."

AnupamTeacher, Krishna Niketan

You can help by

Contributing ₹35,000 to sponsor teacher training for one candidate

Advocate for improved early learning for rural children by donating today. All donations go toward the Pakka Foundation and its programs. We keep you updated on the outcomes your support helps achieve.