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What was once seen as radical or
                                                                                                                                                                                                      even heretical became foundational
                                                                                                                                                                                                      knowledge. These innovations
                                                                                                                                                                                                      revolutionized our world.


                                                                                                                                                                                                      History is rife with examples of how
                                                                                                                                                                                                      embracing change—often change that
          faSt-forward                                                                                                                                                                                seemed highly improbable at the time—

                                                                                                                                                                                                      has led to transformative shifts.


          nIPun bharat:





          devI SanSthan’S


          unConventIonal bold new                                                                                                Navigating Change                  and experts deny initially at the   it’s a call to action, compelling us to
                                                                                                                                                                    face value, citing it is impossible,
                                                                                                                                                                                                      question our long-standing assumptions
                                                                                                                                 Amidst Expert Resistance
                                                                                                                                                                    or suggesting it is only teaching
                                                                                                                                                                                                      about what is achievable in the
          eduCatIon for fln                                                                                                      Throughout the annals of time,     meaningless reading, or limited in   educational landscape. By pushing the
                                                                                                                                 history is peppered with instances
                                                                                                                                                                                                      boundaries of conventional wisdom,
                                                                                                                                                                    its implications. New cannot be
                                                                                                                                 where innovative ideas were met
                                                                                                                                 with skepticism, especially from   measured by the old standards. The   ALfA is echoing other transformative
                                                                                                                                                                                                      movements in history that also faced
                                                                                                                                                                    transformative outcomes generated
                                                                                                                                 those comfortable with the status   by ALfA tell a different story—one   initial resistance, from advances in
           ALfA isn’t merely an education program; it’s                                                                          quo, that upend established norms,   of empowerment, self-confidence,   science and technology to pivotal
                                                                                                                                 expectations, as they threaten to
           a call to action, compelling us to question                                                                           disrupt the known order of things.  and most critically, of breaking down   social movements. It’s not just about
                                                                                                                                                                    long-accepted barriers to educational
                                                                                                                                                                                                      teaching children to read and do
           our long-standing assumptions about what is                                                                                                              achievement.                      math more quickly; it’s about opening
           achievable in the educational landscape                                                                               Yet, the potential for transformative                                up a realm of possibilities for how we
                                                                                                                                 shifts should not be underestimated.
                                                                                                                                 Those willing to take the risks    ALfA isn’t merely an education program;   conceive of education itself.
          - By Milita Halder                                                                                                     associated with embracing new
                                                                                                                                 paradigms often find themselves at
                                                                                                                                 the forefront of progress, shaping the
                                                                                                                                 future in ways that could not have
                                                                                                                                 been anticipated.
                    hange is often met with   Breaking the Mould:              The automobile was initially
                    resistance, a natural   Paradigm Shifts That               deemed impractical and incapable                  Challenging the Status
                    reaction to stepping    Reshaped History                   of replacing horse-drawn carriages.               Quo: ALfA’s 45-Day
                    into the unknown. Yet,                                     Electricity faced doubt and was                   FLN as a Modern
         Chistory has shown that            Throughout history, there have     met with fears of danger. From the                Manifestation of
          embracing the seemingly impossible   been pivotal moments that       civil rights movement to the digital              Transformative Education           Students in Maldives and Kenya working in pairs using the ALfA transformative pedagogy
          can lead to transformative shifts. One   reshaped the world by challenging   revolution, bold changes have often                                          of education by Dr. Sunita Gandhi, Founder, DEVI Sansthan. Regardless of where it is being
          such example is ALfA (Accelerated   conventional thinking. Consider   led to advancements that were                    ALfA stands as a modern-day        implemented, the ALfA pedagogy is a powerful way to engage children, and to bring out the
          Learning for All). ALfA holds the power   the once-unthinkable idea of flying   previously unimaginable. In science,   embodiment of such transformative   best in each one of them. It is also many times faster to teach the foundational skills with
          to revolutionize education and address   – the Wright brothers dared to   shifts in paradigms met with initial         thinking, daring us to reimagine   ALfA than with the best of existing systems of education.
          India’s greatest need in education:   defy gravity, and their invention   skepticism but eventually expanded           education in ways we never
          Foundational Literacy and Numeracy   transformed the way we traverse the   our understanding of the universe.          thought possible, such as 45-day
          (FLN).                            skies.                                                                               FLN, which most policymakers


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