Pehal change makers got together on the 26th of June to brainstorm about the various activities undertaken in the school adoption program .There was a lot that was being planned at Pehal for our children and there was a lot to be brought into consideration.
The day started with an orientation session for all the new volunteers, who were briefed about AID, its history, its vision and philosophy. They were then introduced to Pehal, its objectives, programs and activities.
Volunteers present: Vikramjeet, Vipra, Srishti, Tushar, Gaurav, Mayank, Rohit, Paras, Prachi, Ashmeet.
Happy Volunteering
Mayank & Zulaikha
We all then went to Sahipur School for a meeting with the Prinicipal and teachers. We put forth a proposal to introduce a regular 'reading hour' for the children. We explained to them that our major focus would be on strengthening the basic reading skills of each and every child. The teachers were concerned about the way we would be teaching the children and the books we would be using. They were also bothered about the time we would take each day as they feared we would deviate the child’s attention from the regular curriculum. After a lot of discussion, it was decided that our reading program would take place for two hours (11 am to 1 pm) everyday. We also decided to test each child’s reading speed and work upon it. We would regularly montior their comprehension and enhance their reading and understanding capabilities. We have decided to introduce teaching aids and Eureka kits for the 5th standard children
The working model was proposed in such a way that out of ten sections of class 3rd, 4th and 5th, we would focus on five in the first hour of the reading program and the rest five in the second hour. Each class will have one teacher from the school and one teacher from Pehal, who will be monitored regularly by two of our volunteers.
In addition, the school prinicipal agreed to admit 40-50 more students who were a part of our summer program but do not attend school. He also agreed to recruit more teachers in order to improve the teacher student ratio
We left the school and then moved towards the community. A Community Connect session was conducted where we connected with the those, who used to attend our summer classes but do not go to school anymore. They, specially the girls, aged 15-16, showed keen interest in attending the evening adult literacy classes along with the woman in the community. We also plan to provide them with vocational training by admitting them into the vocational programs of nearby NGO's.
The Fund raising team then brainstormed ideas and put forth suggestions for raising funds by printing t-shirts and making craft items.
The meeting then concluded with the hope that we are all able to implement our plans successfully as a team
Volunteers present: Vikramjeet, Vipra, Srishti, Tushar, Gaurav, Mayank, Rohit, Paras, Prachi, Ashmeet.
Happy Volunteering
Mayank & Zulaikha
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