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A Holistic Program for Children Living in the Slums

StreetWise is a nonprofit social enterprise educating children who work on the streets, while helping their families to meet their financial needs. We offer our students an alternative to the hazards of daily street life.

Classes

Bangla
English
Math
Computers
Health & Hygiene
General Knowledge
Story-Telling
Art
Healthy Kitchen and Cooking
Games

StreetWise classes strive to impart a holistic education and instill a love of learning. We facilitate hands on, participative learning, through interactive and engaging exercises that enhance student comprehension.

Schedule > Coming Soon

Extracurricular Activities

Educational Field Trips (Museums, Planetarium, Zoo, Theaters and Concerts)
Workshops (Art, Drug Prevention)
Joint Projects (Concerts, Games)
Fun Outings (Amusement Parks, City Parks, Carnivals and Fairs, Theater and Concerts)

StreetWise extracurricular activities play a vital role in our curriculum, through inter-school exchanges and collaborations, field trips to museums, concerts etc. These activities promote interaction with different communities, increase student exposure and confidence, and foster social and leadership skills.

Calendar > Coming soon

Students

The children at our school each have their unique backgrounds and also a shared one. They live in the slums of Dhaka, and some of them have lived on the streets. They have faced poverty, hunger and abuse on many different levels. Everyday, our children are exposed to persons engaged in criminal activities, bribes, physical abuse, drugs and alcohol, pimps, sexual predators, violence and kidnapping.

Our children, aged from 4 to 14, have made great sacrifices to attend our school and have truly become students by sheer determination. Given the circumstances, their guardians depend on them for a large percentage of their income and attending school is a luxury. Once the girls reach puberty, parents are eager to marry them off or send them to work for garments factories. The responsibilities that our children bear for their families are tremendous. StreetWise tries to find ways in which to help them juggle with their desire for education and their fear of becoming burdens to their families. We honor their desire to contribute and provide for their families.

Since the beginning of our pilot project in January 2006, our children have grown with us, not just in height and years but on many other levels. When we first invited them to StreetWise, they all faced illiteracy. Some guardians, at one point or another, had enrolled them in local schools, only to have them rejected by the system or had pulled them out themselves. At StreetWise, our children are staying. They are learning how to read and write and much more.

Our children lacked proper shelter and mentoring. Now they have a place where they are looked after, cared for and educated. School starts at 8am and ends at 5pm. On a rotation basis, every night, three students are scheduled to spend the night at school. The time they spend in school valuable time that not only keeps them off the streets but teaches them how to stay out of trouble.

Our children faced poor health and nutrition. They now have access to medical care and treatment, daily vitamins and have 2 meals a day. On a rotation basis, the children that stay overnight have three meals a day.

There are many other ways in which our students benefit from the school. Our program helps them boost their self confidence and build leadership qualities. StreetWise has become a haven of fun and learning for them, and most importantly, a place where they can be children.

Instructors > Coming Soon



	our school A Holistic Program for Children Living in the Slums StreetWise is a nonprofit social enterprise educating children who work on the streets, while helping their families to meet their financial needs. We offer our students an alternative to the hazards of daily street life. Classes Bangla English Math Computers Health & Hygiene General Knowledge Story-Telling Art Healthy Kitchen and Cooking Games StreetWise classes strive to impart a holistic education and instill a love of learning. We facilitate hands on, participative learning, through interactive and engaging exercises that enhance student comprehension. Schedule > Coming Soon Extracurricular Activities Educational Field Trips (Museums, Planetarium, Zoo, Theaters and Concerts) Workshops (Art, Drug Prevention) Joint Projects (Concerts, Games) Fun Outings (Amusement Parks, City Parks, Carnivals and Fairs, Theater and Concerts) StreetWise extracurricular activities play a vital role in our curriculum, through inter-school exchanges and collaborations, field trips to museums, concerts etc. These activities promote interaction with different communities, increase student exposure and confidence, and foster social and leadership skills. Calendar > Coming soon Students The children at our school each have their unique backgrounds and also a shared one. They live in the slums of Dhaka, and some of them have lived on the streets. They have faced poverty, hunger and abuse on many different levels. Everyday, our children are exposed to persons engaged in criminal activities, bribes, physical abuse, drugs and alcohol, pimps, sexual predators, violence and kidnapping. Our children, aged from 4 to 14, have made great sacrifices to attend our school and have truly become students by sheer determination. Given the circumstances, their guardians depend on them for a large percentage of their income and attending school is a luxury. Once the girls reach puberty, parents are eager to marry them off or send them to work for garments factories. The responsibilities that our children bear for their families are tremendous. StreetWise tries to find ways in which to help them juggle with their desire for education and their fear of becoming burdens to their families. We honor their desire to contribute and provide for their families. Since the beginning of our pilot project in January 2006, our children have grown with us, not just in height and years but on many other levels. When we first invited them to StreetWise, they all faced illiteracy. Some guardians, at one point or another, had enrolled them in local schools, only to have them rejected by the system or had pulled them out themselves. At StreetWise, our children are staying. They are learning how to read and write and much more. Our children lacked proper shelter and mentoring. Now they have a place where they are looked after, cared for and educated. School starts at 8am and ends at 5pm. On a rotation basis, every night, three students are scheduled to spend the night at school. The time they spend in school valuable time that not only keeps them off the streets but teaches them how to stay out of trouble. Our children faced poor health and nutrition. They now have access to medical care and treatment, daily vitamins and have 2 meals a day. On a rotation basis, the children that stay overnight have three meals a day. There are many other ways in which our students benefit from the school. Our program helps them boost their self confidence and build leadership qualities. StreetWise has become a haven of fun and learning for them, and most importantly, a place where they can be children. Instructors > Coming Soon











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