By J.K. Sinha | Founder-Chairman
The mid-term examinations were held in September 2011 at Shoshit Samadhan Kendra, the fully free English medium residential school run by SSS for the children of the poorest of the poor, the musahar community of Bihar. The overall performance of the children was indeed very good. Over 65% of the children were graded ‘A’ (75% and above) in various subjects including Maths, Science, English, Social Studies and Hindi. Care was taken to ensure that the standard of questions set and evaluations were of the required level. The important problem faced at the school is improving the standard of spoken English among the students. The library has improved markedly and there are now over 5000 books. Library classes are held regularly and students are encouraged to read and write a brief review of what they have read. A large number of books with attractive illustrations have been purchased for the primary school students including the pre-school with the hope that these children will be attracted to browse through the books and acquire the reading habit.
ii) A leading English Television Channel CNN IBN carried a feature on Shoshit Seva Sangh which was telecast at prime-time under a segment entitled ‘India Positive’. It included a live interview of the Founder-Chairman and Prem Kumar, a class X student of the school. The link to the telecast is http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/199065/bihar-retd-ips-officer-educates-backward-tribe.html.
iii) Audio-visual facility has been established in the school. The software provides lessons in all the subjects in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) course from class I to class X. The audio is in English and the visuals shall surely help the students to grasp the subject. The teachers have been trained to handle the audio-visual facility.
iv) As a very special gesture Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, visited the school on November 15, 2011. He addressed the students and the faculty and held a long interactive session with the children of the school. He was also taken round the school and he showed special interest in the science laboratory, library and the audio-visual facility. Dr. Kalam’s visit to the school was covered widely in the print media as well as the electronic media. Some photographs and press clippings of the visit are attached.
J.K. Sinha
Founder-Chairaman
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