Learning Curve Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2016 with the aim of enabling children from under-resourced backgrounds to be emotionally balanced, socially responsible and make informed choices. Our acSELerate program provides Social-Emotional Learning to students (age 8-15 years) through all the key stakeholders including the teacher, school administration and parents. As part of this program, the following key activities are conducted during the course of the year:

• Workshops to train teachers on their social-emotional skills
• Providing teachers with teaching material, curriculum on SEL, lesson plans and engagement toolkit
• Monthly visits to schools to support teachers in the classrooms
• Training workshops for school administrators on building conducive learning environments
• Conducting parent awareness workshops on child behaviour and how to create nurturing environments at home
• Providing parents with progress reports on their child’s social-emotional skills
• Since 2016, our program has been implemented in 525 public schools in Telangana, impacting 1.3 lakh students, 2,700 teachers and 50,000 parents.

The impact of our work has been demonstrably proven through the following metrics:

• Over 45% of teachers showed a one-level improvement in their social-emotional skills
• Over 65% of students showed a one-level improvement in their social-emotional skills
• 74% of participating schools showed an improvement in their school environment
• Close to 70% of parents reported improvements in their children’s social-emotional skills
• The program showed a 28% improvement in classroom engagement over 1 year
• School administrators reported higher levels of engagement between teachers, students and parents.

• Expertised in program design, curriculum development, teacher training, implementation and assessment of social-emotional learning (SEL) and life skills in school environments.
• Our program ‘acSELerate’ is the only SEL based program in India that effectively integrates a systemic, multi-stakeholder approach to social-emotional learning
• In 2018, we acted as primary design partners of the AP Government in design and roll out of Ananda Vedika, an SEL program for students in Andhra Pradesh
• Learning Curve is an active member of the Global Collective on SEL (UNESCO-MGIEP) and a Solutions Partner for UNICEF-YuWaah on Life Skills
• Learning Curve was the proud recipient of Sakshi Media’s ‘Excellence in Education’ Awards in 2019 and 2020
• In 2021, our program ‘acSELerate’ was selected in the top 13 impactful and scalable SEL programs globally by hundrED and The Lego Foundation

We focus on girl children, in a country where many people across socio-economic strata think twice before investing in a girl child, we are proving that empowering a girl child can transform lives for the better. We are sharply focused on enabling better outcomes for girl children from Telangana through the approach of social-emotional learning. We are a domain of knowledge, our program, curriculum, and assessment tools have been reviewed and validated by both global and Indian experts. We have Local expertise, we bring an unparalleled understanding of the local context in which we work, and our solution is, therefore, highly contextual and thus designed to bring long-lasting community impact. We assure proven Impact, we believe in bringing evidence to the table, and through our rigorous evaluation methods, we have consistently shown impact - not just in terms of reach but also outcomes. Our core values are passion, progression,professionalism and personal integrity - each member of the team not only brings several years of expertise but also demonstrates these values on a daily basis. We meet the highest standards of compliance in the NGO sector.