towards the end there were many events and new, including the launch of Shakti, a vocational training project for women from around the ABS school.
problem was the onset of winter, mainly because the first cases of swine flu in the project region. Many children were sick, the poorest families were assisted with warm winter clothing. In early November ended the volunteers Eva Knuchel their project stay. Due to their excellent preparation of these teachers could continue independently with the coordinator of imported content.
On 24 December began the Christmas holidays, classes started again from 1 January.
program
The lessons were to mid-December as usual instead of 14-17 Clock. In the second half of December, tests were conducted for school children. As a result, the start time shifted to clock 14.30 and the courses were shifting into 3rd floor. particular focus was the issue of hygiene, the children were taught basic rules as regular hand washing.
Every second Saturday there was one special event such as the Children's Day and a world tour to the idea of another country. The teachers distributed regularly to support fruit to the children to their vitamin supply. Every Friday, teachers gave away small art works on all children who had appeared regularly for lessons. This should be a motivation for the children and a kind of ritual to be teaching.
In Hindi repeated the class to write their names and the vowels and the children learned to introduce themselves. The class B practiced writing the consonants and repeated the remaining letters. The children of class C learned to write the names of fruits and considered himself a small poem.
In English practiced the class A, the letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, the days of the week and the kids repeated the names of different colors. The class B exercised to write the first simple words like cat, mango and apple. The class C made various writing and reading exercises.
In mathematics the youngest, the forward and backward counting practiced from 1-10 and sorting of objects from 1-50. The class B learned to write numbers in the range 1-100 and the class C, the filing of numbers in the range 1-100.
creative field :
In November, the children learned a variety of traditional dances from Rajasthan, were rhythm lessons and played flute. In theater class, they were playing through a story read aloud and provided with various animal sounds. In December, they learned new poems and repeated learned English and traditional Rajasthani songs. In art class had circles in different colors, theme, and the design of various objects of clay and paper. Tinkered with the children before Christmas cards and decorated the school.
education :
The teacher pursued on the basis of the resulting text book their training. Emphasis in the two months were the subjects pollution, different religions and nutrition. With the children several rounds of talks were conducted on the subject. So they could tell of their experiences during the festival. As part of the world tour the children's neighboring country of Nepal was presented by the teacher.
homework help for school children :
The service is still taking place from 13-14 Clock every day. Next year we plan to set a second teacher for this it is open to all school children in it.
Children
On 14 November prepared presentations for the teachers before the children about their rights and placed in front of the world travel to their home country of India.
Christmas
held before the Christmas holidays, the teacher with the children dancing and distributed food. On 1 January will give it to the start of school is a party.
teacher training
A total of four teacher training instead, one in front, headed by Eva Knuchel and three prepared Shabina Bano. Eva gave the teachers information on children's rights, something about which the teachers had previously only little knowledge and therefore felt to be very helpful.
The children
The school bus system could be further improved, leading to participation has been facilitated for children from more remote residential areas, especially on the Ajmer Road. Here live some of the poorest children project, for which regular attendance is the most difficult. The number of children exceeded some 50 participants and the teacher team had reached its limits. Before the children are registered in the project, We can sign a statement the parents that the children are not already registered at another school. This is to prevent the drop-out rates rise in the school.
Problems encountered and solutions
The biggest challenge of the year was the outbreak of swine flu, though less than feared. By winter temperatures have been increasing numbers of children sick and we tried as best as possible to provide them with warm clothing. The organization of lessons by teachers continues to require regular consultation and support. against several Lessons about failures by specially arranged by the government holidays, elections, or the swine flu could the teachers do nothing.
speaks Apart from the increasing motivation of increasing numbers of children for participation in the project as a positive development. Special thanks in this connection, the dedicated volunteers during the summer months, Julia Huber and Eva Knuchel, the volunteer members of development + and all supporters of the project, thus contributing to improving the lives of these children.
