Our Model
In order to ensure positive outcomes in rural schools, Muskaan Dreams has divided the program into three major parts.
Digital Shaala
Digital Shaala- State Model
IOT-Innovators of Tomorrow
Digital Shaala is Muskaan Dreams' flagship program designed to enhance learning outcomes, engagement, and overall classroom experience for students in government schools through blended teaching and learning. Targeting students in grades 6 to 8, the program integrates STEM-focused academic digital learning content and digital literacy, aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s vision for technology-driven learning.
By equipping classrooms with digital tools and teacher capacity-building initiatives, Digital Shaala fosters an engaging, interactive and technology-enabled learning environment. The program aims to bridge the digital divide by ensuring that teachers are empowered with digital competencies and are able to leverage digital technology for achieving enhanced learning and academic outcomes for students, particularly in science and mathematics, and deliver more engaging and effective instructions.
Program Objectives
Enable digital learning opportunities for students.
Build the digital capacity of teachers to integrate technology in teaching and learning practices inside the classroom.
Improve the students' learning outcomes and growth
Program Goals
The goal of the project is to improve students' learning and engagement inside the classrooms by increasing teachers and technology engagement.
Digital Shaala is Muskaan Dreams' flagship program designed to enhance learning outcomes, engagement, and overall classroom experience for students in government schools through blended teaching and learning. Targeting students in grades 6 to 8, the program integrates STEM-focused academic digital learning content and digital literacy, aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s vision for technology-driven learning.
The Digital Shaala- State model is a transformative initiative aimed at bridging the digital divide in education for government school students at scale. The program creates impact by enabling the stakeholders in the system to drive the objectives of the program. The program aims to ensure effective utilization of the existing ICT infrastructure in schools, as provided under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, by leveraging the existing capacity building and governance structures of the state.
Using a Training of Trainers (ToT) model, Digital Shaala- State enhances students' learning and outcomes in Science & Math subjects, in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP). By equipping classrooms with digital tools and teacher capacity-building initiatives, Digital Shaala fosters an engaging, interactive and technology-enabled learning environment. The program aims to bridge the digital divide by ensuring that teachers are empowered with digital competencies and are able to leverage digital technology for achieving enhanced learning and academic outcomes for students, particularly in science and mathematics, and deliver more engaging and effective instructions.
Program Objectives
Empower Teachers:
Improve teachers’ capacity to integrate digital technology and learning content in pedagogical methods so as to improve the understanding of STEM concepts among students in government schools.
Institutionalisation of tech-integrated learning in the state:
By leveraging the existing capacity building structures and governance structures, the program aims to ensure sustainable adoption of technology in classrooms. Foster a culture of ICT adoption among leadership in the education ecosystem to support and sustain digital learning initiatives.
Improved Capacity of Academic leaders/Teacher educators:
Build the capacity of government education officials to act as master trainers under the Training of Trainers (ToT) model, fostering systemic change in the public-school ecosystem.
4. Leverage Existing Digital Infrastructure:
Maximize the use of available digital/ ICT infrastructure in government schools to create sustainable, technology-driven learning environments.
Build a Collaborative Community:
Encourage a community of practice among teachers to share best practices, resources, and experiences in integrating technology into teaching.
Program Goals
The program's overarching goal is to help teachers incorporate digital learning content and technology into their teaching-learning process while also improving science and mathematics pedagogy. The program facilitates this by providing access to high-quality video content on the Muskaan Dreams platform as well as comprehensive professional development support that enables them to use simple digital tools in their teaching-learning process.
Innovators of Tomorrow (IoT) is Muskaan Dreams’ future-focused program aimed at equipping students in government schools with 21st-century skills such as computing, coding, and artificial intelligence (AI). Designed for students in grades 6 to 8, the program aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s emphasis on experiential and technology-integrated learning to prepare students for the evolving digital economy.
The IoT program introduces students to foundational computing concepts through block-based coding platforms like Scratch and beginner-level AI tools, fostering curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving. Through a hands-on, project-based approach, students not only learn how technology works but also how to apply it meaningfully to real-world scenarios.
In addition to direct student learning, IoT emphasizes teacher capacity-building, equipping educators with the skills and confidence to facilitate computing and AI education effectively in the classroom. This dual-focus approach ensures long-term sustainability, enabling schools to embed digital skill-building into their regular teaching practices.
By bridging the gap between traditional education and emerging technologies, Innovators of Tomorrow aims to create a future-ready generation of learners- particularly those in underserved communities- who can actively participate in and shape the digital future.
2.2 Project objectives & Implementation Strategy
Objectives-
Give exposure to students in the STEM and Computer science world.
Improve the career choices and exposure of students with rapidly evolving needs in the market.
Empower teachers with necessary skills and support to run programs in the future post our exit.
2.3 Project Goal
The goal of the project is to improve the career choices of students post 12th grade so that they can also become a part of the tech world with rapidly evolving digital technologies.
Impact Story
Impact Story
आप जानते हो हैकर कौन होता है? During a field visit at #digitalshaala when Abhishek Dubey asked students what they want to become in life, one boy caught everyone's attention with his reply...Meet Shivam, a 9th-standard student who lives in the village of Piparsewa and wants to become a #hacker when he grows up.When he said, "मैं हैकर बनना चाहता हूँ".
There was pin-drop silence in the class. To double-check what we just heard, we asked him again, "आप जानते हो हैकर कौन होता है? he nodded in a yes. Excited, we asked him if he would like to tell his classmates the meaning of a hacker and what a hacker does.With a smile on his face he replied, "हैकिंग एक तकनिकी क्षमता है जिससे आप किसी के भी कंप्यूटर या स्मार्टफोन का इस्तेमाल बिना उनकी जानकारी के कर सकते है" he further added, "देश विदेश में कंप्यूटर वार्स होते है एक सक्षम हैकर देश को साइबर अटैक्स से बचा सकता है और मैं हैकर बन कर देश की सेवा करना चाहता हूँ" The entire class burst into applause.
We were keen to know more about him and as we spoke to Shivam, we realized his liking towards technology. We briefly touched upon big words like artificial intelligence, 5G, robotics and much more. He shared with us that he learnt about hacking through an elder in his community. With digital shaala, he feels more inclined to learn. ""मुझे टेक्नोलॉजी पसंद है, इसलिए स्मार्ट टी वी से पढ़ना ज़्यादा अच्छा लगता है" The best part? He is motivated to follow his dream.
This is one story out of 100k students, studying at Digital Shaala and we are rooting for every dream.
What’s different with Muskaan Dream Creative Foundation?
We all are aware with the premium models of digital learning tools available in the market since long time. Most of the digital models are designed for the urban private schools in a very high recurring cost. Government schools in India are still lagging behind in digital education because lack of content is available in local language and lack of contextualization in content. Also, level of children in urban and private schools are very different in terms of understanding, learning and we can’t use existing tools in government schools without contextualization. Our partner designed enjoyable content for the government schools children and our associates are closely working with teachers on a weekly basis for 2-3 years to improve their user experience and teaching method.
How It Works
However, digital access and STEM exposure in schools remain limited.
Out of 143M Indian students studying in government schools, most don’t have access to digital world in schools.
of government schools
lack functional ICT labs.
of government schools
lack digital learning labs.
Limited ICT training and
teacher discomfort with technology
reduce use of available infrastructure.
Our Focus Areas
We partner with government at scale to improve students learning & STEM exposure by empowering teachers and technology
We work to empower teachers by connecting them with technology.
Improving the access and adoption of stem & 21st century skills solutions in government schools.
Bringing AI literacy to empower the next generation with cutting-edge technology,paving the way for better learning & career opportunities.
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