Today is World Science Day and 2022-23 is the International Year of ‘Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development’. As part of these observances, UNESCO emphasizes the importance of giving children access to quality science education from an early age, to encourage them to ‘develop curiosity’, and ‘value the quest for truth’.³ 

We are delighted to mark World Science Day with the launch of the Pratham Books STEM Literacy Programme that helps early learners discover STEM concepts through the magic of storybooks.

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Our story-based learning approach

 

At Pratham Books' StoryWeaver, we are firm believers in the role that stories can play in making STEM  inspiring and thrilling for young learners.

Stories have the ability to feed our curiosity, our urge to know “what happens when…”,  which is precisely what makes them such a powerful learning tool. 

Highlights of our STEM Literacy Programme

The programme offers digital story-based learning resources for Grades 1 to 5, that teachers can use to spark discovery and engagement across a broad range of Maths, Science & EVS topics. 

STEM literacy builds core 21st century competencies like curiosity, perseverance, problem-solving and innovation - enabling a lifetime of learning.Teachers play a pivotal role in helping children build these foundational skills. We hope that we can support them with this programme, by bringing the magic of storybooks into the classroom.

Explore the STEM Literacy Programme

 

*Illustrations from:

Anna's Extraordinary Experiments with Weather, written by Nandita Jayaraj and illustrated by Priya Kuriyan

Why Do Sunflowers Love the Sun?, written by Siddharth Mehta and illustrated by Debangshu Moulik

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About us:

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) is a not-for-profit children’s book publisher that was set up in 2004 to publish good quality, affordable books in many Indian languages. Our mission is to see ‘a book in every child’s hand’ and we have spread the joy of reading to millions of children in India. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful storybooks and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

In 2015, Pratham Books increased its footprint by going digital. As an industry leader, we were one of the first publishers in the country to open license our content. All this content is now available on StoryWeaver, which is a digital platform that hosts books in languages from India and beyond, so that every child can have an endless stream of storybooks in her mother tongue to read and enjoy. The books can be read, translated, versioned or downloaded for free. 

 

Our Programmes:

StoryWeaver has created the following educator focused digital interventions:

Reading Programme - RP offers 144 beautifully illustrated multilingual age-appropriate storybooks that provide a rich reading experience to all children.

Foundation Literacy Programme - The FLP program consists of 90 storybooks in Hindi and Marathi across 6 reading levels for Grades 1 to 3. 

STEM -Literacy Programme - Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver has created a comprehensive STEM literacy program for Grades 1 to 5 in five languages.

 

We are looking for an Associate Partnerships Manager for Maharashtra to join our Partnerships Team. 

 

Scope of Work/ Duties:

As Associate Partnerships Manager, Maharashtra, your core responsibilities with Pratham Books StoryWeaver will include the following: 

 

 Partnerships & Project Management

• Partnerships building with State Education Departments, Ed Tech Companies, NGOs and CBOs in the state of Chhattisgarh, in addition to other states 

• Identifying and bringing on board new Marathi language partners for STEM, FLP and Reading Programme

• Identify partnerships for platform (content and features) adoption at scale 

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all operational questions about the project internally and externally 

• Create and maintain detailed timelines/work plans for all project deliverables and key milestones

• Deliver project status updates to internal team and stakeholders

• Support in preparing project launch, weekly check-ins, to identify and capture recommendations for future execution

• Prepare monthly project reports, an end project report on best practices, challenges, case stories etc. 

 

Capacity Building

• Facilitate the planning of capacity building / training of various stakeholders in the program

• Support organising and completion of capacity building for stakeholders 

• Support the team to prepare lesson plans and editable collaterals 

 

Impact Documentation and Monitoring & Evaluation

• Support in implementing the monitoring and evaluation of project operating within Reading Programme, FLP and STEM programmes, developing and maintaining the MIS of the project/s

• Support the research agency to complete the baseline and endline evaluations and providing them with necessary support from the district functionaries 

• Submit monthly reports on the programme implementation, reflecting achievements made, challenges and solutions for donor agency, and other key stakeholders 

• Documenting project successes and learnings in the form of case studies, video stories and short films 

 

Eligibility:

• Post Graduate degree in Social Work/Sociology/Education/Management or any other relevant discipline

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience of working with Government Education Departments

• Dynamic person with good communication skills and zeal to learn

• Should be fluent in writing and reading in English and Marathi

• Should be able to work on word, PowerPoint and excel sheets

• Should be able to write reports and minutes of meetings

• Should be willing to travel within Maharashtra as the job requires extensive travel within the State

 

Reporting: 

The Associate Partnerships Manager, Maharashtra will be directly reporting to the Senior Manager - Partnerships 

Duration of the engagement: 

1 year (starting from September 20th, 2022)

Location: 

Pune

Compensation: 

Compensation offered will be commensurate with the qualifications and experiences of the candidate

 

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can email their detailed CV by the 15th of October, 2022 to [email protected]. In the subject line, candidates must specify ‘Associate Partnerships Manager, Maharashtra’. 

 

*Please note that only shortlisted candidates shall be notified by us. 

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This Hindi Diwas, celebrate the Hindi language with some of our Hindi-first books. This means that these books were first written in Hindi, and then translated into other languages. Our Hindi Diwas celebration list includes books by Hindi literary stalwart the late Kamala Bhasin, features whimsical silly poetry and also some simple books for young ones about how to count in a fun and engaging way.

 

1. सतरंगी लड़कियाँ सतरंगी लड़के

 

 

क्या सभी लड़कियाँ एक जैसी होती हैं? ज़रा सोचिए…

क्या सभी लड़के एक जैसे होते हैं? ज़रा सोचिए…

 

2. रंग बिरंगी किताब

 

देख भँवरी की सतरंगी किताब, दोस्त सभी चकित हैं आज। भँवरी ने बताया यह पीपल के पेड़ और मूँगफली मामा का कमाल। चलिए जानते हैं, कैसे हुआ ये धमाल!

 

3. मुफ्त की कुल्फी

 

उत्तर भारत में बचपन, गर्मियों और मोहल्ले की गलियों का एक अनोखा रिश्ता है और वह है ठंडी-ठंडी कुल्फियों का मीठा सा स्वाद। आइये नन्ही भँवरी के साथ इसका मज़ा आप भी लीजिए।

 

4. गप्पू गोला

पिटारा खुलते और गप्पू गोले के बाहर आते ही क्या क्या नहीं होता! गड़बड़ घोटाले की एक लड़ी सी फूट पड़ती है। तो आइए पढ़ें यह अगड़म बगड़म कविता।

 

5. चकाचक चीकू

चीकू में कुछ भी ख़ास नहीं था। पर एक दिन इस साधारण सी लड़की ने सब को दिखा दिया कि हर कोई असाधारण बनने की क्षमता रखता है।

 

Read more Hindi-first books on StoryWeaver here.

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