Transforming a Government Primary School in Delhi

School Transformation Project - Key highlights

a)     Enrolment:

Learning Links Foundation (LLF) started working at SDMC School, Krishi Vihar, in April 2016. When we started working, the total enrollment of students in the school was 70. In the last quarter of the academic year 2016-17, we had a total enrollment of 120 students. The enrollment in the LLFs intervention classes were - 34 students in Nursery and 23 students in Class One. 

Attendance: Regular attendance of students was ensured by subsidizing the cost of transport for the parents. Intensive community drives and parent education efforts were made, to ensure student regularity.

b)     Classrooms:

Learning Links intervention at the school started with a single classroom where we used to teach students from both Nursery and Grade 1. By the end of the first quarter, we had enough enrollment to divide the students into two classrooms. The classroom appearance has been changed completely. Both the classrooms are print-rich with a multitude of teaching learning resources. The classroom walls are divided into sections for displaying material for different subjects. Apart from different subject areas we have also given a significant place to rules zone, kid’s zone and reading corners in the classroom. Students are well aware of all of these sections in the classroom. The teaching material, charts and mobiles are being changed and updated regularly. In classrooms, the changes were done according to the current themes of the unit and chapters.

c)      Teachers:

When Learning Links started the intervention, we had only one teacher from SDMC and the Principal in the school. By the end of the year, SDMC appointed one teacher for Nursery and one teacher for Grade 4. Learning Links also placed two teachers to support the teaching process in Nursery and Grade 1. In Nursery, we followed a co-teaching model, where the SDMC teachers worked in collaboration with the teachers from Learning Links Foundation.

Teacher Development: Teacher development is a continuous process and therefore, daily mentoring of LLF teachers was being done by the LLF Academic Coordinator. The challenges faced during the implementation of Lesson plans were discussed regularly. The same process will be continued  for the SDMC teachers as they join the intervention. Alongside regular mentoring, skill building workshops were also be conducted for the SDMC teachers.

Infrastructure: Extensive efforts were undertaken to make changes in the look and feel of the school. The addition of the much needed water cooler, colourful display boards, teaching learning material in the classrooms, made the two intervention classes look vibrant and colourful.

a)     Special Events:

Parent Teacher Meeting (PTM)

We have organised 2- 3 Parent Teachers Meeting (PTMs) in each quarter of the academic year. PTMs helped us in getting a perspective on student’s behavior. During the PTMs parents also shared with the teachers, their feedback about the teaching process in the school. Workshops were also conducted for the parents on habit formation, parent-child interaction and behavior management. Teachers also gave specific feedback to each parent about their child’s development and academic growth.

School Events-

Various events were organised in the school at different times. On the occasion of International Volunteer’s day on 2nd June, 2016, around 40 volunteers from Nielsen visited the school and spent their time in the school. The Nielson volunteers helped in cleaning the school, organizing the library and creating Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs). 

Celebrations in the school included Independence Day, Diwali, Children’s day, Christmas Day and Holi All these celebrations brought great joy to the students as they performed various cultural activities like dance, group song, drama, yoga etc.                                                              

• Government_school_transformation__ANNUAL_REPORT_201617.pdf (PDF)