The Barefoot Rise Fellowship is an immersive 24-month experience that helps in achieving educational equity in rural India by providing an opportunity to India’s brightest individuals to serve as full-time teachers in Shikshaniketan, an extended primary school run by Barefoot College.
Through this experience of teaching and living in rural Rajasthan Barefoot Rise fellows not only get exposed to the grassroots realities of India’s education system, but also develop the skills for becoming strong advocates for change inside and outside of the classroom.
To develop their skills in the classroom fellows will go through an extensive month-long orientation prior to entering the classroom along with continued support from experienced mentors throughout Phase 1 of the program.
In addition fellows will be given multiple opportunities for exposure visits through their time as Rise fellowship. The purpose of these visits are to expose fellows to different educational philosophies and ways of teaching. While at the school fellows will be encouraged to engage with the local community to better understand the backgrounds of the students and the context in rural Rajasthan. These experiences will offer the fellows many opportunities to broaden their perspectives and expand as teachers and as individuals.

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