A project under ATMA 1

THE
APPRENTICE
THE PROBLEM
PROJECT

Students from low-income schools lack the skills, exposure and

opportunities to be successful in the 21st century.

NO MOTIVATION LACK OF VISION LACK OF

TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR THE FUTURE EMPLOYABILITY

32% 52% 47%

32 out of 100 children drop out Enrolment in class 10 is 77% but 47% graduates in India are not
of school because they think that enrolment in class 11 is only 52% employable for any industry role
education is not necessary. even though only 22% employers
look for domain expertise

Source: National Employability Report and India skills report 2017

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 Solution

Student empowerment
and Leadership through
choice based learning
THE
APPRENTICE
THE METHOD(WHAT)
PROJECT

+ + =
CHOICE BASED REAL WORLD LIFE SKILLS TAP
LEARNING EXPOSURE

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THE
APPRENTICE
THE METHOD(HOW)
PROJECT

Sports
VISUAL
ARTS

TECHNICAL
ARTS PERFORMING
ARTS

EXPLORATION PHASE DEPTH PHASE SHOWCASE AND OPPORTUNITIES

Club selection period Life-skills based Curriculum Project Based learning
Skill/interest based assessment Class-expert facilitator mapping School showcases
Experiential learning Exposure and Opportunities Community Showcases

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THE
APPRENTICE
THE METHOD(HOW)
PROJECT

• 15% Volunteer Selectivity rate

• 1 year Time Period
• With in School Time table
• Life Skill based Curriculum
• Exposure and Opportunities

Passionate kids mapped to highly skilled Volunteer

THE
APPRENTICE
IMPACT
PROJECT

1600 16 110+ 91%

ATTD RATE OF
STUDENTS SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER
VOLUNTEERS

75% 88% 90%

APPLY IN THEIR SCHOOL INCREASE IN CORE CURRICULUM IN

AND COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE SCHOOL

Low income schools Pune and Mumbai

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THE
APPRENTICE
ACHIEVEMENTS
PROJECT

Incubated under One of the 10 organizations Mentored by the Ananta Organized Pune's first-ever
InnovatED, UnLtd supported by TFIx for Aspen Center for coding Hackathon for kids
program development leadership development from low-income schools

Social start-up of the CSR partners : NRB Bajaj : Project of the year Ashoka university :
year 2018 award. bearing and Tavisca award Knowledge and
Mentorship partner

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THE
APPRENTICE
FINANCIALS
PROJECT Total Budget= 83 lakhs

COST BREAKDOWN: INCOME BREAKDOWN:

2018-19 2018-19

8%
25%
34%

20%
11%
92% 11%

PROGRAM COST ADMIN COST EARNED INCOME CROWD FUNDING GRANTS

HNI CSR

Per child cost = 2750 INR/year

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THE 5 year Road Map
APPRENTICE
PROJECT
3000 students 
 15000 students 
 50000 students 

Per child Cost Rs 2750/- Per child Cost Rs 1800/- Per child Cost Rs 1000/-

Goal

• 50000 Children
• 63% Reduction
in per child
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 cost
• India’s Largest
Opportunity
Platform for
Low income
kids
8000 students
30000 students 

Per child Cost Rs 2200/-

Per child Cost Rs 1300/-

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THE
APPRENTICE
THE TEAM
PROJECT

PRASHANT KUMAR MONICA PESSWANI ANAND GOPAKUMAR

Director - Selection & Operations Director - Program & Impact Director - Development & Communication

• IIM-K • Young India Fellowship • Teach For India

• Teach For India • NRB Bearings, • Mobme Wireless Solutions
• Accenture Ltd. • First Engineering Technologies • Aloobomb.com
• Bajaj Pvt. Ltd. Pvt. Ltd • IIFK
• Future Brands
• Infosys Pvt. Ltd.

Cumulative experience: 28 years

Experience in the Education Sector: 8+ years
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THE
APPRENTICE
ASK
PROJECT

We are looking for a champion who

believe that all children in India should
realise who they are and achieve
what they want to be

Support
• Financial Support
• CSR and HNI contacts

Cost Per Child = Rs. 2750/year

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 Support from AIC

• One on one Mentorship

• Support from the cohort
• Network Support
• Bi-Weekly Calls
• Vertical specific support
“Didi we need to inform people that the world will end if Global Warming doesn’t stop. I will create a game so
that they enjoy while they learn.”

Student Name:
Narendra Chatta

Father’s occupation:
Gardener

Migrated from:
Telangana

Dream:
To become a
Computer Engineer.

Opportunity:
Internship Opportunity
with Tavisca Systems
is in the pipeline

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THE
APPRENTICE
A GLIMPSE
PROJECT
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PRIMARY RESEARCH IN 2015-16
PROJECT

Premise: Survey and Discussion with 50 Government teachers, 100 students from
5 communities and 11 School principals

Observations:
1. There exists major disconnect between what they learn in school and what
their communities are like
2. Verbal and physical violence exists in classrooms
3. Teachers do not have the bandwidth to focus on activities that are not related
to academics
4. Kids lack platforms for holistic development
5. Academic success does not help them with overall success
6. Kids lack role models in their school and community
7. Schools do not have the bandwidth to offer multiple interests clubs

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THE
APPRENTICE
VISION & MISSION
PROJECT

VISION MISSION

To empower all children in Empower children from

India to realize who they are low-income schools with
and achieve what they Opportunities and
want to be. Resources to help them
attain excellent education.

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THE
APPRENTICE
IMPACT
PROJECT

STUDENTS SCHOOLS FACILITATORS

“Yeh 2 ghante meri zindagi ke
iklaute ghante hai jab koi gali
nahi deta hai aur marta nahi
hai”
- Sachin
"As a school, we would want to focus on
holistic education. However, we do not have
the expertise to impart socio-emotional
learning. TAP does this beautifully through
co-curricular activities”
- Kirti, School Principal
"TAP has helped me redefine my
purpose of existence.  Saturday  is the
most  favorite day of the week for me
now because I get to meet my kids"
- Urbi, Dance Facilitator

FRIENDS &
CORE FAMILY
SAFE SPACE
CURRICULUM 96%
90% 90% INVOLVEMENT

APPLICATION SCHOOL
OUTSIDE
 ATTENDANCE RATE
80% DEVELOPMENT 91%
75% CLASSROOM

INCREASED HOLISTIC
POSITIVE IMPACT
CONFIDENCE DEVELOPMENT 95%
88% 95% IMPORTANT

Survey of 1100 students from 11 schools 18

THE
APPRENTICE
LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS
PROJECT

Organisations use different methodologies to impart life-skills in children:

1. Training school teachers to impart life-skills through academics.
2. Conducting activities to enhance life-skills.
3. Using co-curricular activities to enhance life skills.

Number of
Number of Opportunities In-School students Choice offered
 
Programs Provided progarm enrolled from to kids to pick
each school

Learning curve + +++ +++++ +++ +

Scale: Enabling
++++ +++++ ++ +++ ++
+(Low) Leadership
+++ (Medium) Dream a
+++++ (High) ++++ +++ ++ ++ ++
Dream
Oscar
+ ++++ + + +++
Foundation

The Apprentice
+++++ ++++ +++++ +++++ +++++
Project (TAP)

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THE
APPRENTICE
MARKETING STRATEGY
PROJECT

Offline:
• Door to Door (Meeting with HM's in person)
• Building Partnerships with school chains
• Showcasing the activities of the organization
to the new APS schools

Online:
• Blogs, Guest posts on Social media channels
• Spreading awareness regarding arts, sports
and technical education via online media

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THE
APPRENTICE
SELECTION RUBRIC
PROJECT

Goal orientation and

Parameter Expertise and Exposure Life skills
strategy

Type of training Goal Leadership

Problem solving/
Evidence Evidence
Perseverance

  Type of training Strategy Purpose

Evidence < 3 months Evidence

Frequency of current
Evidence  
engagement

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