The Zeal to learn

In the class at Sugar factory, Sonali Bhatane and Suvarna Bhatane of grade 7 attend the classes. Suvarna is attending since the last 3 years while Sonali has joined this year. They are neighbors. They study in class as well as at home.

However, this year, due to Covid19, without much teaching material but with the help of board games, floor games, language activities, also with the use of leaves, flowers, sticks, students were given training on mulakshar (marathi alphabet), words, and maths concepts.

Suvarna and Sonali are taking the effort to teach their siblings and other kids.

In most households there are buffaloes and oxen, hence for most kids, daily work includes making cowdung cakes.

Suvarna and Sonali came up with the idea of teaching letters by writing on cowdung cakes. They trained other kids on the alphabet and words and also took their reading exercise using cow dung cakes. They also took the puzzle game of joining letters to create words.

This shows that if a child has an urge for education, even in unfavorable conditions, he/she continue learning.

Testimonial on PPCE book

We are grateful to Mr. Bhau Gawande , Retired Education Officer, Mumbai for his appreciation of our book - गोष्ट पालक सहभाग प्रकल्पाची (Goshta Palak Sahabhag Prakalpachi - Parent Participation In children's education - A story). In 2019, DSS published a book on participation of parents in their children's education. The book captures the experiences of the team who worked in planning, designing and execution of the project since its launch in 2013. Mr. Gawande has very rightly expressed that in the times of Corona, this book serves as an aid to increase the involvement of parents in their children's education. The book is available on below link: 

https://www.doorstepschool.org/pune/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/गोष्ट-पालक-सहभाग-प्रकल्पाची.pdf

Facilitation of our team

On 8th March, on account of Women's Day, in 13 Municipality Schools and 1 Aided School, under the 'School Closed, Learning Continues' program, 13 book fairies, 1 supervisor, 1 area coordinator and 1 coordinator were felicitated by the school. 

At that ceremony, the principals of all schools appreciated the work of DSS.

Thank you Seema ma'am

Volunteer Seema mangaonkar had come to meet the N&N team. She is the one who trained our teachers Google Meet application, took followups, and solved their difficulties. Due to her consistent effort, they gained confidence owing to which they could conduct online classes for kids from different NGOs under the Networking and Nurturing Program.We were honored to have Seemaji at our main office and a big thank you so much ma'am for volunteering with us.

Computer Lab in Karmaveer Bhavurao Patil School

 In Karmaveer Bhavurao Patil School in the Pimpri Chinchwad area, Y4D Foundation and Alfa Laval together have established a Computer Lab. As the next stage of this project, teachers will be given computer training. On the occasion of Women's Day, training for teachers has begun. For this program, Y4D Foundation invited Rajashri Jadhav, the coordinator of the Reading Culture Project. That time, Jyotsna Shinde, the administrative official of the Pimpri Chinchwad area, felicitated Rajashri Jadhav. Rajashri Jadhav appealed to everyone that maximum teachers should take the training. She shared how DSS reached students through WhatsApp groups and successfully conducted the reading culture project. This event stands as an example of how DSS team members are an inspiration for others in the field.

Fun Activity at Kumar Park Residency Class (DSS)

 The classes in Kumar Park Residency started on February 2, 2021. During the class, project animals were discussed with the students. They were also given information about animals and where they stay. Similarly, kids were asked to guess the names of animals from shapes shown using shadows of hands. Students Krishna, Akaash, Mukesh correctly recognized animals like deer, bird, dog, blackbuck. Krishna wittily named blackbuck as the 12 horned deer. The next day, in the light entering from the classroom window, students had started playing guess-the-animal from hand shadows. While one made an animal with his hands, the others guessed its name from the shadow. This showed how creative kids can get with just a little impetus and how curious they are to learn anything new.

Fun time for DSS kids in Khande Vasti slum area.

 In slum areas such as Khande Vasti, Ambedkar Nagar, parents of DSS students organized fun activities for children. They kept everything ready and invited DSS teachers to attend the program.

The activities included:

Lemon and spoon race for kids

Throwing the ball in a bucket

Rangoli

Dictation test

A Prabhat Pheri was organized in which the kids with slogans like Jay Javan, Jay Kisan and Go Corona.

Everyone enjoyed the activity. Kudos to everyone who helped with the arrangements.