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Code to Enhance Learning works with schools and organization working with children to bring coding to elementary grade children so that they learn a skill, much needed in current digital world, to express feelings, nurture creativity and problem solving.

31/08/2026

Long before she ever heard of CEL, Lakshmi Shree was an engineering student who took up part-time home tutoring — a small decision that quietly changed her direction.

"My interest in teaching began during my engineering studies when I worked as a part-time home tutor," she says. "That experience made me realize how much I enjoy teaching and engaging with students. Seeing them learn, grow, and become more confident gave me a great sense of satisfaction."

That satisfaction is what pulled her toward this field for good.

"I chose to work in this field because I have always been passionate about teaching and working with students," she explains. "I enjoy interacting with them, understanding their perspectives, exploring their ideas, and learning from them as much as they learn from me."

Then came the CEL interview — three rounds, including an assignment on Scratch and HTML that she had to complete and later explain in person.

"Overall, the interview process was a wonderful experience," she shares. "Irfan Sir, Pankaj Sir, and Pooja Ma'am were very supportive, friendly, and engaging throughout the process, which made me feel comfortable and confident. I am truly grateful for this opportunity and very excited to be a part of the CEL family."

Welcome to the CEL family, Lakshmi!

28/08/2026

A Grade 7 classroom. One task: build a game in Scratch. Sounds simple — but watch a CEL teacher run this lesson, and you'll see it's never just "make something fun."

First, abstraction. Before touching a block, students break the idea into six elements: a Player (a dog that sends a signal when the space key is pressed), an Objective (hit as many letters as possible), a Resource (time — the scarcest thing in the game), an Obstacle (letters that shuffle position every 5 seconds), Outcomes (measured by score), and Rules (score +1 per hit; win if score > 5 within 40 seconds).

Then, building. Students assemble the game sprite by sprite — a Dot, a Signal, and a set of Letters with alphabet costumes — translating their abstraction into actual code.

Then, debugging. Given a working (or not-so-working) Scratch project, students are pushed to think like engineers: How do I know there's a bug? Where does it break when I trace it step by step? What's the fix? No shortcuts, no answers handed over — just structured inquiry, three times over, across three exercises.

Then, assessment that checks understanding, not memory. Questions like "What does this block actually do — does it set the Score to 0, or just say '0'?" or "Would this scoring program even work?" force students to reason about logic, not recite syntax.

And finally, reflection. Every session closes with three simple prompts: What did we do today? What's one thing that could be better? What did I actually learn? Kids are even encouraged to draw their answers if that's how they process it best.

That's six layers of thinking — hook, abstraction, creation, debugging, evaluation, and reflection — inside what looks, on the surface, like "just building a game."

To every CEL teacher who makes all six layers happen in one classroom, every single time: thank you.

26/08/2026

A glance at how CEL measures student growth across 21st-century skills.

What does assessment really mean in education?

Assessment is not just about marks—it's about understanding every student's learning journey. It helps us measure growth, identify learning gaps, and make informed decisions that improve teaching and learning.

Why is assessment important?

Because every student learns differently. A well-designed assessment provides meaningful insights into students' strengths and areas for improvement, enabling educators to provide timely support. It also helps schools and stakeholders understand the real impact of a program beyond completion numbers.

What is our objective?

Our goal is to assess not only what students know but also how they think, create, collaborate, and persevere. We assess students across five key competencies:

Technology Awareness
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Perseverance

Technology Awareness is assessed through objective quizzes, while the remaining four 21st-century skills are evaluated using structured rubrics that capture students' overall skill development.

What outcomes does assessment deliver?

Assessment enables us to track student progress over time, identify areas that need additional support, improve curriculum and teaching strategies, and demonstrate measurable impact. More importantly, it ensures that students are developing the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to become confident, future-ready learners.

CEL doesn't just track program completion — we assess how students think, create, collaborate, and persevere, so we can show real, measurable impact on every child's learning journey.

When assessment is used to drive learning rather than simply measure performance, it becomes a powerful tool for creating meaningful educational impact.

20/08/2026

In Kannad, young people aged 10 to 25 often delay getting checked after a fall or a sports injury — not because they don't care, but because there's no easy way to know if a crack or fracture has actually happened. By the time it's caught, the injury is often worse than it needed to be.

Three students — Group 8, the "Arduino Team" — decided this was a problem worth solving. Using an Arduino Uno and flex sensors, they built a bone crack detector: a device that senses even a slight crack or bend in the bone and instantly triggers an alert, helping people get medical attention before a minor injury turns into a lasting one.

This wasn't a theoretical exercise. It was presented at the CS Hackathon Utsav, where the team secured Rank 2 — going head-to-head with other young innovators solving real problems with the tech skills they'd built.

Three kids didn't just learn to code. They looked at their own community, found a genuine gap in health awareness, and built a working solution for it.

This is what happens when Tech & AI education moves beyond the classroom and into the hands of children who are asked to solve problems that matter to them.

At Code to Enhance Learning, this is the outcome we work toward every day — not just technical literacy, but young people who think critically, act with purpose, and build for the people around them.

17/08/2026

Behind every impact story, there's a system that makes it possible. 📊

As CEL prepares to roll out the CS Model Labs program for Academic Year 2026-27, we paused to strengthen something just as important as the program itself — our internal systems for tracking and reporting data.

Last week, our team completed an internal Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) training session, designed to equip our Program Associates with the knowledge and tools they need to collect, track, and report program data the right way.

Why this matters:

As CEL grows and works across more schools, every single data point matters — a student's attendance, a project submitted, a milestone reached. This training helps make sure that information is captured accurately and consistently, right from the field. It's what connects the work happening on the ground to the impact we report to funders, schools, and government partners.

What we set out to do:

- Help the team understand CEL's M&E framework and why it exists
- Walk through every data collection tool and its format
- Give everyone hands-on practice with the actual Data Sheet used in the field
-Make sure every team member knows what data to collect, how to collect it, and how often

The session was hands-on from start to finish — breakout group discussions, a recall activity to test familiarity with our data collection tools, and live practice entering data into the real field Data Sheet. Any doubts were cleared on the spot.

By the end of it, our team was aligned, confident, and ready for the year ahead.

Because at CEL, we believe strong impact isn't just about doing meaningful work — it's about measuring it well, every step of the way. 🎯

15/08/2026

This Independence Day, we celebrate more than a date in history.
We celebrate the freedom to think.

75+ years ago, India's freedom fighters won us the right to build our own future. Today, that future is being shaped in classrooms — where students aren't just learning to code, they're learning to question, create, and solve problems on their own terms.

At CEL, we believe true independence for today's generation means:
🧠 The freedom to think critically
💡 The freedom to create without fear of failure
🤝 The freedom to collaborate and build together
🚀 The freedom to shape their own future with Tech & AI

Because a nation's real strength lies in minds that are free to imagine, question, and innovate.

This Independence Day, here's to raising a generation that doesn't just inherit freedom — but builds on it.
Happy Independence Day from Team CEL!

13/08/2026

CSR reporting is changing.

For years, education-focused CSR was measured by reach — how many children were enrolled, how many workshops were conducted, how many schools were covered. These numbers matter, but they don't tell funders what they really want to know: did anything change for the child?

That's the question global CSR and philanthropy circles are increasingly asking. And it's the question we ask ourselves at CEL, every single day.

Before a child begins their tech and AI learning journey with us, we assess where they stand — how they approach a problem, how they think through logic, how comfortable they are breaking a challenge into smaller steps. As they move through our programme — learning coding, computational thinking, and problem-solving through tech and AI — we track how that changes.

This isn't about a one-time number in an annual report. It's about visible, trackable growth in the way a child thinks and solves problems — skills that will matter far beyond the classroom.

We believe this is what real impact looks like in practice. Because in the end, the question isn't how many children we reached. It's how many of them are thinking differently because of it.

07/08/2026

Code to Enhance Learning: Newsletter Quarter 1 2026-27 - https://mailchi.mp/64a1885fda09/code-to-enhance-learning-newsletter-quarter-1-2026

03/08/2026

Welcoming Aishwarya to the CEL as our newest Programme Associate!
Curious what joining CEL is like?

She tells it best —
"The interview process was smooth, professional, and gave me a clear understanding of the role and expectations."

What brought her here? A drive to keep learning, solve real challenges, and do work that actually means something.

In her own words — "What motivates me most is the opportunity to continuously grow, collaborate with talented colleagues, and make an impact through my work."

That's exactly the kind of energy CEL runs on.

13/07/2026

Today, Code to Enhance Learning (CEL) turns 8!

Eight years ago, we started with a simple belief—that every student, regardless of their background, should have the opportunity to build the skills to use technology to solve real-world problems in their communities.

Since then, together with our partners, teachers, volunteers, and supporters, we have:
Empowered 80,000+ students
Trained 2,000+ teachers
Reached 2,200+ schools

But what makes us most proud are the lives behind these numbers, from students building solutions for real-world problems to young people discovering a future in the tech space.

Thank you to students, teachers, schools, our mentors, supporters, and collaborators who have been part of this journey. Your trust and support have made these eight years possible.

Scan the QR code or use the link below to take a sneak peek into our classrooms and celebrate this milestone with us.

If our journey resonates with you, please like, comment, and share it with your friends and network.
https://youtu.be/NgJeVB-nX8o?si=42osmnRG4YR_nbjC

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