The program aims to bring about self directed learning and is fundamentally based on ideas of self-directed learning, peer learning, conceptual understanding, application based learning, optimal difficulty levels, distributed practice (little bit often) and interleaved practice (requiring children to change mental strategies as opposed to block practice). Many remedial programs have seen a drop in learning in delayed post testing due to the reliance on repeated practice; we hope to avoid this through conceptual understanding based booklets, practical application based worksheets, and immersive practice through games.

In the academic year 2019 – 2020 we ran the program across 12 government schools in Ahmedabad district. We have conducted qualitative and quantitative analyses of the program and found that the program was responsible for a marked improvement in students conceptual understanding, academic performance in the school tests and also in non-academic spheres like problem solving skills, self efficacy and confidence. For further details please refer to our SKP Pre-pilot Report or a scientific article that is under publication (the preprint can be found on https://osf.io/vfpqy/). In the academic year 2020 – 2021 our partner NGOs: Aasmaan foundation and YUVA Unstoppable distributed the materials to their children to continue students’ education despite the pandemic. In the academic year 2021 – 2022 the materials were distributed to approximately 110 government primary schools in the Sanand block.