"Building star teachers,
helping students shine"
About Us
Through productive pedagogy, skills exchange and material resourcing, Tara.Ed aims to increase the quality and value of education in rural communities, thus addressing a major obstacle to primary completion. Furthermore, collaboration with Indian teachers and practical experience in a foreign education system will increase the skills of Australian teachers and student teachers resulting in benefits for both countries.
The inspiration for Tara.Ed came in 2007, at the end of a three month volunteer teaching trip to India. Twenty year old Jennifer Purcell was walking over a bridge spanning an open sewerage channel, when she saw a child wading through the raw sewerage, picking up recyclables to sell for survival.
It was a picture synonymous with India.
Nevertheless, Jennifer had to take a second look because she realised that this child was called Arthie, she was eight years old and in her year 2 class. This picture demonstrates the power of education. As her teacher, Jennifer held Arthie’'s future in her hands.
In the Hindi language tara means star. The organisation of Tara.Ed was conceived to Build star teachers to help students shine. By focusing on teachers rather than students, Tara.Ed aims to promote sustainability in education. We ask the question: if one teacher can change 30 lives, what can 30 teachers do?
By 2020, we aim to impact 20 000 children, 2000 teachers across two continents.
Tara.Ed is a non-denominational organisation that has three main focuses; the creation of cross cultural links between Australian and Indian schools, hands on training programs for Indian and Australian teachers through a teacher tour and skills exchange
and the provision of resources for rural schools to enhance the education project. Unlike other initiatives, Tara.Ed targets teachers rather than students in order to provide quality education.
Projects
"The belly rules
the mind"
~Spanish Proverb
Current Tara.Ed projects have proven to be a success in both Australia and India, with a tangible impact in the quality of education within the schools that we have worked with. Tara.Ed has worked with 20 Indian and 18 Australian Teachers, impacting more than 1250 children across two continents. Click on the pictures below to find out more!
Teacher Tour
Sister Schools
Resourcing
Teacher Tours
Australian trainee teachers are given the opportunity to participate in a professional teaching exchange in a rural Indian partner school. This facilitates the sharing of knowledge with Indian teachers, whilst allowing the Australian trainee teachers to benefit from local teaching skills and sharing their own teaching pedagogies. This enables both the Australian and Indian teachers to gain essential skills with which to shape young lives.
As well as a professional skills exchange, the trainee teachers and Indian teachers participate in a cultural exchange. Lasting 3-6 weeks, the tours are tied to an academic program and contribute to the attainment of the trainee’s teaching degree.
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Sister School Relationship
The Tara.Ed Sister School Relationship Program links together an Australian and an Indian primary school to create cross-cultural links through written/cyber interaction between teachers and students within the context of curriculum. In a rapidly globalising world, education has a responsibility to expand international horizons and engage students in cultural studies. As well as providing a fundraising base for educational resources and professional support for teachers of both countries, such interaction promotes cultural understanding and racial tolerance in primary students.
In order to ensure sustainability and quality education, Tara.Ed provides partner schools with equipment and education resources. Such resources include blackboards, library books and computer technology. The resourcing program runs alongside the teacher tour to ensure sufficient training is provided in the relevant materials. This program is run on a school-by-school needs basis.
Chair: Oscar Trimboli
Oscar has two decades of experience in the information technology and telecommunications industry in Australia. Currently employed at Microsoft Australia, Oscar has a Master of Business Administration and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
The Board
Secretary: Mallika Sathi
Mallika grew up in Mumbai, and now lives in Sydney with her husband and two children. She currently holds the position of Executive Director Cross Sell, at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Finance Director: Pathy Pathmanaban
Pathy has over 25 years of leadership and general management experience as a senior executive in multinational organisations. Most notably, he has held Vice President Positions with Hewlett Packard, and Compaq Computers.
PR & Communication Director:
Karynne Courts
Karynne is one of Australias leading values specialists, actively coaching executives, and designing and facilitating values-based processes for large groups and individuals. She is a popular speaker at conferences and is frequently invited to address community groups, organisations and business forums.
Education Director: Ian Gibson
Ian holds the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Chair in Education at Macquarie University, Australia, leading the Teachers for the Future Initiative. His academic focus spans the areas of research, learning, leading, and teaching in technology-rich, diverse, global learning environments.
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Tara.Ed is always on the lookout for enthusiastic and passionate volunteers. To find out how you can make a difference, right here in Australia or overseas, email tara.edaustralia_gmail.com
Downloads:
2010 Teacher Tour Application forms will be available in April 2010.
Contact
If you're interested in volunteering, corporate sponsorship, or have any questions,
please contact us by filling in the form below.
Tara.Ed
PO Box 17
Locked Bag 3500
North Ryde 1670
NSW, Australia
phone +61 427 508 286
email: tara.edaustralia_gmail.com
