Newspaper in Education

Aim To advance the use of the newspaper as an educational tool for schools.

Newspaper in Education...
	is listed under the category Education/Organisations
	was established in 1988, 1985
	focuses on educational media
	functions at the Local, National level
	works with children , 10-17 years
	has the resource of publications
	welcomes help in the form of volunteers

NIE is a special educational programme of the Times of India. It uses the newspaper as a real-life teaching tool to provide children with a holistic education. It works in 70 schools in Bangalore, and conducts workshops with experts from diverse fields covering a range of academic and extracurricular topics from the sciences to social studies, career counselling and personality development. It has a special weekly page, Offspring, in the newspaper, which provides a forum for expression and exchange among its members. It organises several events such as theatre, painting and quiz festivals, tree planting and nature camps. It works in four cities reaching more than 1,00,000 children.

Mr Edison Thomas, Deputy Manager, Head NIE
Available - Mon-Sat 9.30-6.00
9th Floor, Duparc Trinity, 17 MG Road, Bangalore - 560001.
Ph 25586979, 25581122, 25581144, 25581166 , Fax 25559368 , Email maileddy@yahoo.com