The document describes a program called "I CAN" that was created to engage slow learners and irregular students in Guduvancheri, India. The program identified the students' interests in activities like jewelry making and garland making. It taught these skills to the students and exhibited their works to parents, which boosted the students' confidence. As a result, the children started attending school regularly and their earnings from selling their crafts helped fund improvements like new computer speakers that further sparked their interest in learning. The program was successful in improving attendance and engagement among previously irregular students.

1. Welcome to P.U.M.S
Guduvancheri’s “I CAN”
PROJECT

2. FEEL
‘Late bloomers’ (slow learners)
were not regular to school as
they were not interested.
 Teachers found it very difficult
to coach them as they were
irregular.

3. IMAGINE
 Why don’t we teach them
things which is of their
interest.
 We observed their fields of
interest.
 We planned to teach them
and engage them in their field
of interest.

4. D0
We found that they were interested in
making jewellery designs.
Teach
Jewellery
making Garland
making

14. SHARE - We planned to
exhibit their works.
So we called for a parent meet to exhibit
their works.
Parents started appreciating the children and
also bought their products from the stalls
with great interest as they were cheaper .
This had given enough confidence in our
children and they started coming to school
regularly.

22. THE CHANGE
Children attended the school regularly with
great interest.
The money earned by them was used for
their education. It earned them new speakers
for
their computers which also kindled their
interest in learning.

23. THE UTMOST CHANGE
Teachers found it comfortable to
teach and bringin progress in
their level of learning as they
were regular to school.

26. IF WE CAN, THEN WHY
CAN’T YOU?