Transforming a Government Primary School in Delhi

Komal, Garvit, Rehan and Anjali are all 4-year olds, they recently learned about the different means of transportation used on sky, land and water. 

The teacher at the school used colored flour to help the students visualize and feel the layers of sky, land, and water. The students later pasted pictures of different means of transportation on each layer by recognizing the correct one. 

Such activities make learning fun for these students. The entire curriculum for students has been divided into different themes and each theme is taught using myriad activities. Students recently learned about different parts of their body by making a body map,  Math manipulatives are used to teach numbers and other concepts, audio visual aids are also regularly used in the classrooms

Key Developments

a)    Infrastructure: Furniture for the students as well as storage cupboards for classroom equipment have vastly improved looks and efficiency. Wall mounted fans have made the classrooms more comfortable and a water cooler provides cool drinking water to the students. Display boards have been added utilised with pictorial methods and procedure in the corridors.

b)   Classrooms: Classrooms are vibrant with TLMs, charts and mobiles that are changed and updated regularly. Class libraries have been introduced.

c)    Teachers: A full time Teacher has been added to the LLF roles to come regular in school. She takes classes for Nursery grade and incorporating phonics and maths literacy in an interactive way. One SDMC teacher has been assigned to nursery class. Both the teachers have started lesson planning and collaborating in class by assisting each other.

d)   Special Events

• Children’s Day ( Bal Diwas)-  on 11^th of November, the school celebrated children’s day, by organising a drawing competition, skit, musical chair, spoon race and photo booth . Parents also visited the school during the day.
• An awareness drive has been run by students post Diwali, against pollution. Students also performed a small skit on “Say no to Cracker”.

Looking Ahead

a)   Academics:

• The math lab will be implemented in all class.
• Teacher training sessions on Maths Literacy have been scheduled for the teachers from grade (I-V).
• Setting up an Interactive Library for all the students to gauge the reading levels and making reading a habit.
• Students of grades 2 to 5 will be helped in improving their handwriting.
• A remedial program has been drawn up and will be implemented for students of grade 1 who are lagging behind.
• Theatre and life skills classes for the senior students will continue
• A study would be undertaken to understand the learning levels of students of classes 2nd and 3rd who would become part of the intervention in the next academic year.
• A workshop on Health and hygiene is also planned  to create awareness and behavioural change in students actions.

b)   Parent Engagement:

• Plan to launch a Street play in the community to educate the parents on the importance of education and sending students to school regularly 
• Community meetings to get feedback from parents about how the program can be made better.

Teacher Development: Teacher development is a continuous process with the daily mentoring of the LLF teacher. Lesson plans and their execution are discussed along with challenges faced. The same process will continue with the SDMC teachers as they come in and skill building workshops will also be held

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