- Educators
- Parents
- Children
A collection of inspiring stories from educators, students, and parents.
The Bumblebees
The book features 10 unsung heroes from ThinkZone who have reshaped their world. Download the book to discover their inspiring stories.
Impact Stories of Passionate Educators
Blending Art with Education
Sarifa, a talented artist hailing from a slum in Bhubaneswar, has an incredible story of self-discovery. Despite winning numerous awards and recognitions in various competitions and exams during her childhood, she never truly recognized her potential.
I Quit…
Manga is a dedicated teacher in Bhubaneswar, who grew up in a slum and attended a local public school. Living in a place where obtaining basic necessities like food and shelter was challenging, K. Manga understood how one’s surroundings could impact personal growth. During her upbringing, she had to prioritize obtaining these essential things.
FOR THE CHILDREN, BY THE CHILDREN
Since 2021, Ekta embarked on a journey with the Empower Educator program, and alongside, she started her own learning center after teaming up with ThinkZone. Now, we all know teachers are usually there for the kids, but this story is about how the kids ended up being the driving force in an educator’s growth.
Hear from parents
Lakshmipriya-Learning Becomes Easier for Children When Parents Play an Active Role
I started with the story-telling method that didi (educator) suggested. I heard so many stories from my grandparents. I started telling those stories to children. After each story, I ask my children questions related to the story and sometimes ask them to tell me a story.
Rajesh
I could not afford a smartphone last year and was worried that Sulagna would be unable to learn anything as her school was closed.
Priyardarshini
The text-messages and the audio calls helped me understand about foundational literacy and numeracy skills of children and why they are important.
Stories of Children
Raghab: Learning is Fun
Raghab is a student who is enrolled in our learning enhancement program and lives in a Bengali prevalent migrant community but in his school, everybody communicates and learns in Odia language. As a result, most children from his community struggle to adapt to the school language. Like other children, Raghab also struggles with speaking, reading and writing in Odia…..
Sasmita: Discipline Brings Success
Initially our morning assemblies felt boring. But Didi has made assembly more fun. She added various components to the assembly like quizzes, newspaper reading which is very amusing to do.
Saurav: My Teacher is My Best Friend
He used to be inattentive in the classroom. He would not pay attention to his studies and would disrupt the class with his silly antics. His teachers and parents were very worried about his behavior and his studies.
Voices of Inspiration
Pragyanmita Sahu
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Subhashree Sahoo
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
M. Purnima
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Pritisweta Kar
Cuttack, Odisha
Jyotrimayee Bhuyan
Kendrapada, Odisha
Padmaja Sahu
Cuttack
Rashmita Singh
Bhadrak, Odisha
Minakshi Sahoo
Bhadrak, Odisha
Bhaskar Parida
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Lopamudra
Kendrapada, Odisha
Linu Biswal
Pathrabnd Slum, Bhubaneswar
Ruina Begum
Jajpur, Odisha