{"id":55925,"date":"2025-08-05T13:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/vision-empower-hosts-pragya-teachers-training-program-in-mumbai-to-foster-inclusive-stem-education\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T13:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:23:09","slug":"vision-empower-hosts-pragya-teachers-training-program-in-mumbai-to-foster-inclusive-stem-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/vision-empower-hosts-pragya-teachers-training-program-in-mumbai-to-foster-inclusive-stem-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision Empower Hosts PRAGYA Teachers\u2019 Training Program in Mumbai to Foster Inclusive STEM Education"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 5:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Vision Empower<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0a\u00a0not-for-profit trust with a vision to empower visually impaired children through inclusive education, successfully\u00a0conducted a one-day\u00a0PRAGYA Teachers\u2019 Training Program<\/strong>\u00a0in Mumbai, bringing together educators from four schools across the city. \u00a0In a vibrant exchange of knowledge, creativity, and inclusive pedagogical strategies, the workshop aimed to strengthen teaching practices in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and Computational Thinking (CT) for children with visual impairments.<\/p>\n

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The PRAGYA workshop was designed to be immersive, inclusive, and interactive, equipping teachers with tactile teaching tools, engaging activities based on the Ludic Design for Accessibility (LDA), and specially curated digital content. The training emphasized hands-on learning, demonstrating how complex STEM concepts can be made accessible and enjoyable for all learners, regardless of visual ability.<\/p>\n

Teachers enthusiastically participated in activities that brought alive topics such as Bernoulli\u2019s Principle, Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions, and data visualization through tactile graphs. All experiments were demonstrated using readily available, low-cost materials, reinforcing the belief that quality education does not require expensive resources\u2014just creative intent. A simple method for teaching arithmetic using a string of beads (ganitmala) also drew keen interest. LDA, which centers on the principle of \u201cplay and playfulness\u201d in learning, found strong resonance with participants. As outlined in India\u2019s National Education Policy 2020, \u201cEnjoyable and inspirational books, toys, puzzles, and games must be developed\u2026 to enhance all capacities of learners.\u201d This ethos was woven into every activity throughout the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cPRAGYA is more than a training program\u2014it\u2019s a step toward building a future where every teacher is empowered to recognize and nurture the potential of all students, especially in STEM, irrespective of their visual challenges,\u201d said Ms. Supriya Dey, Co-founder and Managing Trustee of\u00a0Vision Empower<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The initiative is part of Vision Empower\u2019s (VE) broader mission to promote inclusive education, by enabling teachers to unlock new pathways to learning for their students. The word \u2018Pragya\u2019, meaning wisdom and intelligence, symbolizes this very goal\u2014to channel both through empowered educators who act as catalysts for change. By\u00a0adopting a collaborative framework for the implementation of the programs, VE uses a participatory design approach with the target community, creating solutions along with the other stakeholders such as Partner NGOs, Government Departments, CSR Teams, R&D Labs, and Firms that provide technologies.<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact:
\nContact name:Meghna Chowdhury
\nContact number: 9036389798
\nEmail:\u00a0hr@visionempowertrust.org<\/u><\/a>
\nWebsite:https:\/\/visionempowertrust.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 5:\u00a0\u00a0Vision Empower,\u00a0a\u00a0not-for-profit trust with a vision to empower visually impaired children through inclusive education, successfully\u00a0conducted a one-day\u00a0PRAGYA Teachers\u2019 Training Program\u00a0in Mumbai, bringing together educators from four […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_rishi_post_view_count":68},"categories":[17],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-55925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-education","rishi-post"],"rishi__cb_customizer_meta":"","comments_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}