Para Teacher in Govt school for Child Education

Dear donors,

Regards from Gram Vikas Trust,

During this summer Gram Vikas Trust (GVT) with their field staff has planned to engage and mobilize community people to think on education, and give it priority so that the children can learn effectively. GVT has seen that the parents are not bothered about education, they do not give priorities to education, they do not think about their children’s learning environment. In our daily work (school working days) we used to support government school in teaching and learning practices, though our Para Teachers are belongs to the project schools we think to make them engage with the communities during the vacation time.

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”

- Victor Hugo

The vacation time activities will include meeting with parents of class-1 and class-8 children, fun activities with class-1 to 8 children, visit to all the parents of the village during the vacation. Such activities will be for more engagement of the parents in education. GVT have seen that the parents do not take interest that their child have taken admission in class-9 after completing his class-8, the parents do not taking care of the government/legal documents which are useful in enrolling the children in class-1 and few children do not get admission because of lack of documents, fun activities with children to engage them in studies, as most of them do not touch the books during the vacation and forgot all the learnings, visit all the parents and share them about the school reopening days and other important messages so that the parents can get ready for school.

Giving material help will make them reliable on GVT or some other person who is giving, but changing the mindset will help them to understand the importance of education, which will lead them to a better future of the family.

A Para Teacher appointed by Gram Vikas Trust (GVT) says that, “being a Para Teacher, has changed my personality. I was searching for job of a teacher in private school, but the schools are too far from my village and the salary will not be enough to run my family. But I had never thought of working as a Para Teacher in my village only. The community people now greets me with respect in my own village, such experience I had never feel before becoming a Para Teacher.”

The changes can be seen in the school and in the children also. Changes not only in teaching-learning environment, but GVT tries to give a broader picture to the Para Teachers to improve other areas of school not only teaching and learning. A safe and children friendly environment, develop extra reading materials, regular attendance of children in school, organize different activities, sports, games, cultural celebrations, improve school and community relation, and many more things GVT tries to emphasis by Para Teacher in school and in community.

GVT firstly thought to give one or two Para Teacher where needed, so that children do not miss learning in school. But later many challenges have seen, and therefore it is decided not to only focus on teaching but also there are other aspects where GVT can work to improve children’s overall learning and development. During the school time the Para Teachers use different teaching methods, so that children feel joyful environment.

Para Teachers are just a small help to the schools where there is lack of teachers, but overall they are playing a major role in children and school’s overall development. Till date there are many schools where there is lack of teachers and that is why children are not learning, and more Para Teachers are needed.