Copies are made using color photocopying. A lot of background study needs to be done. Our team is composed of people with a variety of backgrounds and that helps. Also translation to Hindi and Marathi is an important work. Finally, the facilitator sums up the main points of the session.
Care is taken to see that no group or individual is unfavorably compared with another.
The teacher, even acting as a guide, is an equal participant in the discussions. During the current expansion phase, while facilitating Abacus sessions, BMC teachers have been relating to the issues discussed in the Abacus curriculum and noting the relevance of Abacus material in teaching their regular school curriculum. There have been changes in information, knowledge, values, attitudes and habits. A certain awareness of environmental degradation was definitely there. The need to 'modernize' both the curriculum and teaching methodology is widely accepted today.