by Harinee Suthakar | Jul 8, 2015 | Program, Technology, Blog, Event, Collaboration
Education is the most important asset to a country and its citizens but providing access to education is just the start. Rukmini Foundation has worked with one of its partner schools, Shikharapur Community School (Shikharapur), to create new ways of classroom...
by Guest Poster | Mar 25, 2015 | Collaboration, Blog, Event
World Read Aloud Day – Rukmini Foundation Participates in Educating Preschoolers in the U.S. About the Importance of Making New Friends and Learning About Diverse Backgrounds Two volunteers from Rukmini Foundation spent the morning of March 4th reading a story...
by Allyce Pinchback | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog, Event, Collaboration
On Wednesday, March 4, members of the Office of the Deputy Superintendent participated in a service learning project for World Read Aloud Day, an international holiday to motivate children, teens, and adults worldwide to celebrate the power of words. Approximately 30...
by Aryashree Aryal | Mar 11, 2015 | Blog, Event, Collaboration
Report on WORLD READ ALOUD DAY By: Aryashree Aryal & Harinee Suthakar “It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations – something that will help them make sense of...
by Prakriti Nepal | Feb 28, 2015 | Program, Blog, Event, Collaboration
Recently we hosted a very interesting program in collaboration with a great organization called Women Lead Nepal as well as our great friends at LitWorld, which included all of our LitClub Nepal clubs. The event was called a Story Summit and included 25 girls from...
by Katie Brown | Nov 5, 2014 | Blog, Collaboration, Program
Namaste! Celebrating Tihar (Nepali festival of lights) with Tika (blessings placed upon my forehead) My name is Katie Brown and I’m a student, social worker, Rukmini volunteer, native Pittsburgh-er, and current resident of Nepal. I graduated from Mt. Lebanon High...