Inclusive Schooling for Children with Disabilities

Dear Donors and Well-Wishers,

Greetings!

We are delighted to share exciting news with you regarding the progress of the Inclusive Schooling for Children with Disabilities project. We are proud to announce that our school has been selected to be developed as the most inclusive school under the Perkins International India project. The Perkins International India team recently visited the school, interacting with teachers, children (both with and without disabilities), and parents. Based on these interactions, they have developed a roadmap for advancing inclusive education over the next three years.

As part of this initiative, a five-day teacher training program was organized, focusing on creating classroom environments that are more inclusive for students with disabilities. This training had a significant impact on modifying the classroom settings and has helped our teachers understand education from diverse perspectives.

We are also excited to share the inspiring story of Priya, a bright young girl with congenital blindness. Priya is curious, enthusiastic, and always eager to learn. Initially, her parents faced rejection when they approached their local school for her admission. This denial was a heartbreaking setback, and they almost lost hope for her education. However, when they discovered our inclusive school, they were warmly welcomed, which boosted their confidence immensely. Priya, who is now in the 4th grade, excels in her studies and participates actively in school events, alongside her peers, enjoying her school life.

We are deeply grateful to you for your continued support, which has helped 33 children with disabilities and 487 students from underprivileged backgrounds pursue their education. We kindly request your further support to help us enhance our school infrastructure, making it more accessible and inclusive for all students with disabilities.

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to this important project.

Dear Donors, Well Wishers,

Greetings!!

We are delighted to share with you that with your support, we have reached out to these children with disabilities and children from poor economic conditions. They have been admitted to the inclusive school and provided free transportation, uniforms, school stationery, and other facilities without any charges. 

We are so excited to share with you that there has been demand from the local community to start Junior K.G. and Senior K.G. This year, we have started Junior and Senior K.G. for children who are from poor financial conditions. 

Now, we have education services from Jr. K.G to Std 8th. This year, the total strength of the school has reached 539, wherein 289 are girls, and 33 students have disabilities. 

This year, the Sammalit School was selected for the model inclusive school of Ahmedabad district under the project of Perkins India, under the guidance of Perkins International, USA. The teachers of Sammalit Pathshala were given 7 days of intensive training on the very important subjects; Child Future Plan, Curriculum development, curriculum adaptation, and inclusive education, classroom environment. This training was really helpful to understand their role as a teacher in Inclusive Education. They have immediately taken corrective measures to make schools more inclusive. 

This year, a special welcome drive was organized for those students who were admitted in the current academic year. They enjoyed. 
This year, the school uniform was also stitched by women with disabilities. The orders were given to make them indentpent. 

We also did renovation work in the school building, and classrooms and other areas have been improved.

We request you kindly motivate your friends and family members to join this cause, and support. 

We also request you visit the school and BPA whenever you happen to be in India. We love to show our activities in detail. 

Thanking you