CleverTap, a retention cloud, today announced that it has partnered with Barefoot Edu Foundation to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education across low-fee private schools in Mumbai.
With the help of this partnership, the startups intend is to develop fully operational STEM labs in 12 low-fee private schools. According to a statement, these labs will allow students to demonstrate increased retention of textual subject knowledge through formative and summative testing.
Six of the twelve STEM labs will be exclusively for female students. It helps in nurturing young minds and developing a future-ready workforce that will drive innovation across industries. “A well-rounded education system that deploys proven and competent teaching methods brings the best out of students. This is most evident in a resource-intensive, technical field like STEM – where application is everything," said Sidharth Malik, CEO at CleverTap.
Commenting on the association, Subhankar Paul, Director and Co-founder of Barefoot Edu Foundation stated, “At Barefoot, we are fully committed to providing a strong foundation for children to think, feel, dream, and thrive. Our association with CleverTap is made even more special given how strongly they align with our principles and values. Their contribution will go a long way in making STEM more accessible to students, especially young girls. Building the appropriate infrastructure to facilitate an environment of learning is the first step in changing the way society approaches education.”
