Photo caption: Teachers, school leaders, and administrators with the NagaEd team during LEAP’s final phase in Kiphire
KIPHIRE, NAGALAND: On 9th April, NagaEd and the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Kiphire convened for the annual orientation training and certification ceremony, marking one of the final milestones of the Learning Enhancement and Accessibility Project (LEAP) before it concludes in June 2026.
Three years ago, LEAP set out to bring quality digital education to one of India’s most remote districts. What it leaves behind is something harder to measure than minutes on a platform or certificates on a wall. In a school on the eastern edge of Nagaland, a teacher has begun using an AI assistant on WhatsApp to help her students revise Science concepts after school hours. Nobody asked her to. She chose to.
That is what genuine change looks like in Kiphire.
“LEAP was never about placing technology in a school and calling it transformation. It was about sitting with the teachers and students of Kiphire, understanding their aspirations, and building something that genuinely served them. When a teacher in a remote village becomes a champion of digital learning — not because she was told to, but because she chose to — that is the kind of transformation we set out to achieve.” — Kevisato Sanyu, Founder, NagaEd
“As the LEAP Project enters its third year, it is encouraging to witness the steady progress being made in improving learning outcomes and classroom practices in Kiphire. The continued collaboration between implementing partners and the district administration has been key to sustaining this momentum.” – Shri. Temsuwati Longkumer, NCS, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Kiphire
Kiphire sits in the eastern reaches of Nagaland, bordering Myanmar — part of NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts, regions that have historically faced concentrated development challenges. Its schools know the difficulties well: unreliable connectivity, limited teaching resources, terrain that isolates communities, and a persistent gap between what the curriculum sets out to teach and what classrooms are equipped to deliver.
In June 2023, LEAP launched to take these challenges seriously. Backed by NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Programme and implemented in partnership with the Kiphire District Administration and NagaEd, the project brought curriculum-aligned digital learning in Mathematics and Science to 15 schools — government and private — across Classes 9 and 10.
The goal was not to place technology in a classroom and call it transformation. It was to make that technology genuinely serve the teachers and students who needed it most.
LEAP deployed an interactive learning management system carrying Maths and Science content developed specifically for the NBSE syllabus and aligned with NEP 2020. All 15 participating schools received 5G routers and internet access.
But the infrastructure was always in service of something deeper: teacher confidence and capacity.
More than 35 educators across Kiphire received structured training and sustained support — refresher sessions, blended learning demonstrations, one-on-one troubleshooting, and direct access to subject matter experts through a dedicated WhatsApp channel. When connectivity disrupted learning, offline graded-test booklets kept students on track. When engagement needed encouragement, a gamified leaderboard gave students a reason to show up.
LEAP also introduced a “Prerequisites” approach — short digital lessons designed to strengthen students’ foundational knowledge before they encountered new syllabus topics, freeing teachers to focus on deeper instruction rather than returning to the basics.
“The LEAP Project has demonstrated how effective coordination between schools, administrators, and implementation teams can lead to meaningful improvements in the education ecosystem. Year 3 reflects a maturing of these systems on the ground.” – Shri Takatemjen Pongen, NCS, EAC, Kiphire
The people closest to LEAP — the administrators, teachers, and school leaders who lived it — describe what the project meant in practice.
“The Learning Enhancement and Accessibility Project with NagaEd for my school for the past 3 years flew by so quickly. The learning pace of my students changed a lot with the help of the online content. Thank you NagaEd for making learning fun and interesting for the students. Kudos to the NagaEd Team.” – Miss Asela Rothrong, Proprietor and ITeS Teacher, Saramati View Modern School, Kiphire
“Over the past 3 years, the consistency and dedication of team NagaEd is truly impressive. Their mentorship, engagement, and depth of knowledge regarding edtech is excellent. Their ability to manage a complex multi-year curriculum while keeping everyone engaged and motivated is a rare skill. I wish team NagaEd all the very best for the upcoming future and keep doing noble work.” – Sir Gopal Koirala, Maths Teacher, GHS Salmomi, Kiphire
Over three years, LEAP has established reliable, continuous access to curriculum-aligned learning across 15 schools, reaching 1,200+ students and 35+ educators. Classrooms that once operated with limited resources are now equipped with connected learning systems, supported by offline materials that ensure learning continues even when connectivity fails.
But access alone is not the outcome. What matters is what followed.
Teachers have moved beyond introduction to active adoption, choosing to integrate digital tools into how they teach, assess, and support their students. This shift is reflected in platform engagement, which grew by 155% within a single academic session, from 7,370 minutes in April 2025 to 18,836 minutes by February 2026, driven primarily by teacher-led usage.
“Over the past 3 years, teaching through the NagaEd digital platform has been an enriching journey for me. The availability of curriculum-aligned digital content and assessment tools have greatly enhanced the learning outcome of students and have made my teaching more effective. I truly appreciate the dedication and effort of the LEAP team in empowering educators through digital learning.” – Miss Gracy Sangma, Science Teacher, Loyola Hr. Sec. School, Kiphire,
This change is beginning to reshape the learning process itself.
With structured digital content, integrated assessments, and real-time feedback, classrooms are becoming more responsive to student needs. The introduction of the “Prerequisites” approach is helping address foundational gaps before new topics are introduced, with early indicators showing improvements in quiz performance and student confidence. At the same time, teacher readiness has strengthened, with 72–75% of educators expressing willingness to adopt digital learning and 40% already reporting improved student understanding.
As LEAP concludes, schools are transitioning from supported implementation to independent use, equipped with digital infrastructure, trained educators, offline resources, and AI-assisted tools. The model has moved beyond deployment to sustained adoption, reducing the risk that the intervention ends when the project does.
In Kiphire, the result is clear: access has improved, teaching has evolved, and schools are now better equipped to continue on their own.
“The introduction of the digital platform over the past three years was a key step towards implementing digital classes for Classes 9 and 10… It has been resourceful for both teachers and students, with well-integrated lesson plans, additional components, and LIVI AI aligned with the syllabus… We plan to continue using these resources to align with NEP 2020… We extend our heartfelt acknowledgement to the NagaEd Kiphire team...” – Miss Wapangrenla Imchen, Graduate Teacher, GHSS Kiphire
LEAP is not ending so much as it is handing over.
As the project closes, NagaEd is ensuring Kiphire’s schools do not have to start from scratch without it. Offline learning materials, pen drives loaded with graded tests, additional online resources, and LIVI AI — a WhatsApp-based AI teaching assistant — are being handed over so that educators can continue independently, on their own terms, without relying on external support to keep learning alive in their classrooms.
It is a deliberate choice — and it reflects what LEAP was always about.
The Learning Enhancement and Accessibility Project (LEAP) is a three-year initiative running from June 2023 to June 2026. It is supported by NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Programme and implemented in partnership with the Kiphire District Administration, NagaEd, and Central Square Foundation. The project covers 15 schools in Kiphire, impacting over 1,200 students and more than 35 teachers across Classes 9 and 10 in Mathematics and Science.
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