Nepal Educational Development Trust

Established in 2023 with the initiation of non-resident Nepali nationals living overseas, this trust aims to contribute to the field of education in Nepal by acknowledging innovative ideas and contributions of school-level teachers in Nepal through the Annual NEDT award and supporting some Nepalese nationals who strive to get engaged in teaching and learning.

This is an apolitical and not-for-profit trust, dedicated to contributing to education. We strongly believe that a society cannot grow unless the people living there are educated well. Currently, we observe the educational outcomes of Nepali nationals in politics, and economy, inter alia. Our attempt, even though very minimal at this point, is to assist Nepal to deliver quality education and uplift Nepalese society.

What educational project do we award?

Any educational project that has made a significant contribution to teaching and learning at the school level in Nepal. The project that a teacher has implemented in the last two years can be submitted (for example, projects submitted should have been carried out between June 2021 to June 2023). we accept submissions in both Nepali and English, and we also consider the hand-written submission as well (the scanned docs) if a submitter says he/she does not have access to any typing services to produce the digital version).

Awards:

Upon the publication of the 10 best educational projects selected by the award committee on the NEDT website, the top two best educational projects will receive a Certificate from NEDT coupled with NPR 1,00,000 (first prize) and NPR 50,000 (runner-up).

Guidelines for awards:

1 Project description (300 words)

(What is your project and why is it significant?)

2. Name of your project:

2. Subject:

3. Grade level (1 to 5, 6 to 10 or 11 and 12):

4. Location:

5. What did you do categorically? (Maximum 6000 words)

(Also explain how it is linked to a lesson, chapter or content you taught)

6. What were the learners’ responses? (Maximum 1000 words)

7. Why do you think this is significant to your context? (Maximum 1000 words)

8. Some evidence :

(e.g., pictures, videos, websites, lesson plans, handwritten documents or any other artefacts that explain your initiatives)

Rubrics for project evaluation

CATEGORY	Very good	Satisfactory	Poor
Area	The area has been very clearly specified thereby indicating who can adopt or adapt this project in the future.	The area has been somewhat specified.	The area has not been very clearly specified
Novelty	The project explained in the report is new or modified and fitted to the local context. It has the potential to be replicated by other teachers in Nepal.	The project explained in the report is somewhat new or modified and fitted to the local context.	The project explained in the report is not new and there is no sign that it has the potential to be replicated by other teachers in Nepal.
Organization	The information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. The steps that a teacher has followed during the project are categorically explained with sufficient details.	Information is only satisfactorily organized.	The information appears to be disorganized. And many steps that explain how this project was carried out are missing.
Amount of Information	The ideas mentioned in the project have been clearly articulated so that other teachers can adopt or adapt to their local settings.	The ideas mentioned in the project have been clearly articulated so that other teachers can adopt or adapt to their local settings.	All topics are not addressed satisfactorily.
Sources	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented and they are clear.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented but clarity is missing.	Many sources are not accurately documented and they lack clarity.
Illustrations	Illustrations are neat, accurate and add to the reader\’s understanding of the topic.	Illustrations are accurate and add to the reader\’s understanding of the topic.	Illustrations are not accurate OR do not add to the reader\’s understanding of the topic.