Pi Jam Foundation is a Non-Profit Organization (Section-8 under Indian Companies Act 2013) established in September 2017.We aim to equip children and educators of India with access to affordable technology and enhanced quality of Computer Science education.
The Crisis
87%
Schools in India without computers according to the NUEPA Report,2012
99
India's Rank on the List of World's Most Creative Countries
92
India's rank in education according to the Legatum Prosperity Index
Our Solution
Provide access to affordable open source hardware/software that reduces entry barriers for experimentation and promotes global knowledge sharing.
Enhance the quality of computer education by developing a curriculum that fosters essential skills like programming, problem solving and design thinking through a hands-on STEM approach.
Problem Solving
Physical Computing
Design Thinking
Digital Making
Our Implementation
Workshops
The workshop serves as an experience into the tremendous possibilities of technology to learn and create. For a week/fortnight students are engaged in fun, challenging experiments that push their critical thinking, design and problem solving skills.
Pi Labs
These computing labs serve as spaces that allow students to explore, experiment, tinker and create. Along with the requisite hardware, we also provide a grade-specific curriculum, comprehensive teacher training and post-training mentorship to ensure optimum learning outcomes.
Weather Station
This 6 day workshop guides children to build an automated weather station for their school. The data from this weather station would be uploaded to a centralized server maintained by the Indian Meteorological Department and can be used by participating schools to study weather patterns, climate change and statistical geography.
Students Reached
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92% participating students want to pursue a career related to technology post Pi Jam Workshops
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60% of participants displayed ‘medium-high’ clarity in Algorithm forming
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66% girls that participated in Pi Jam workshops scored highest in programming and problem-solving
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75% participants displayed ‘medium-high’ ability in using programming constructs post workshop
Our Mentor
Ujwal Thakar
Ex-Pratham & GiveIndia CEO, Advisor to PwC, KPMG
Board of Directors
Jitendra Pathak
Senior Vice President, Service Delivery, Connectwise
Key Partners
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