Bacha Khan Trust Educational Foundation

The education system in Baacha Khan Schools aims to develop a pluralist democratic Society based on the concepts of Universal Love, Democracy and Pluralism, and responsive Institutions. Such a society will have the capacity of peaceful global co-existence and will contribute significantly to humanity.
The management is in the hands of world renowned educationists who are not only aware of the contemporary education systems in the industrialized world but also deeply familiar with the indigenous values.
A Child Friendly Education System, with monitoring and evaluation at multiple levels, was developed aiming for preselected Specific Learning Outcomes. These SLOs promote following
a. Critical Thinking
b. Multiple Skill
c. Indigenous Knowledge
d. Aesthetic Sense
The management believes that Critical Thinking leads to positive and balanced creativity while blocking minds to Critical Thinking in the emotional, Physical, intellectual and social dependency.
In the present world, even ordinary professions are highly complex and require multiple skills. The inculcation of such skills at school level would promote the development of accomplished youth.
Indigenous knowledge encompasses collective intellect accumulated over generations, and ignoring it for import-knowledge would not bring any fruit. Baacha Khan Schools try to inculcate among the young generation to master the modern on the basis of cultural and historical identity.
Appreciating visible and invisible beauty is the charm of life and somehow the development of all civilizations is actually the preservation of the beautiful. BK Schools are hard at work for the development of a strong Aesthetic Sense.

Number of Schools
Baacha Khan Trust Educational Foundation was established in March 2007, and soon it opened two schools in Peshawar and Charsadda. After the enormous success of these schools, with the support of the communities, 12 other schools were opened spreading throughout Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. Currently, 14 Baacha Khan Schools are at work in different parts of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and FATA in implementing Critical Model of Education, Culture Model of Education and Peace and Environmental Model of Education developed by Baacha Khan Trust Educational Foundation.

Community Support through CEC
Community is the key stakeholder in Baacha Khan Schools as eventually It has to take full charge of the school. Elected parents and other active community members have been given opportunity to involve in the schools activities through Community Education Committees (CEC). The CEC consists of both male and female members and its core function is to safeguard school property and serve as a check on dropout and absence besides giving input in admissions and resource generations.
Teaching Faculty
The teaching faculty of BK Schools go through a number of screening tests for the purpose of selection. Only highly qualified and competent individuals are selected through merit. At present, majority of the teachers are female who are professionally trained and possess a high spirit of service.
Students
The system inspires its students to develop democratic values, tolerance and inter faith harmony. The focus is on making children confident, self-reliant and productive citizens realized through imparting hard soft key skills.
Admission Procedure
Admissions are open throughout March and April. Students have to go through an entry test which is necessary for their proper placement. The doors are open for all but priority is given to the needy. In-session admissions are subject to availability of seats.
Culture Curriculum
Identity is the basic requirement of every human being. Today, though the ratio of education is very low. Yet a number of degree holders can be found without any direction for their lives. Baacha Khan Trust Educational Foundation, realizing the fact, developed the culture Curriculum and implemented it in all Baacha Khan Schools. In this way, communities were given the tool to develop a strong sense of identity and belongingness in the new generations.