For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will engage primary school and hostel students of the Rolf Schoembs Vidyashram (RSV) run by Ghosal Danga Adibasi Seva Sangha, in Ghosal Danga, Birbhum district. This 18-month project titled Integrating Santal Aesthetics into Everyday Educational Practices, seeks to revitalise school education by embedding Santal artistic traditions, storytelling, mural-making, theatre, and indigenous food and customs, into the everyday rhythm of classroom learning. The school hopes to bridge formal education and the cultural life of the local Santal Adivasi community, nurturing creativity, cultural identity, and ecological sensitivity among learners. The outcome of the project will be a handmade anthology of illustrated stories, a mural, community exhibition and a seminar on Santal aesthetics. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA, along with the final report will be a digital copy of the illustrated anthology, photographs and video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for contract fee, materials, documentation, exhibition, workshop, travel and living and printing.
