Dargah Hazrat Inayat Khan

Pre Primary
With the twin objectives of inculcating values of education among non-literate parents and
mainstreaming their children into formal education, the pre-primary school at the Hope
Project continued to make concerted efforts in developing hidden potential of the children
through a series of creative learning activities along with the introduction of innovative
aids and teaching techniques.
An enthusiastic group of 4 trained teachers and one community outreach worker left no
stone unturned to prepare the children and their parents for mainstreaming.
They enrolled 115 children in Nursery and kindergarten sections during the year 2010-
2011, out of which 56 children completed KG and enrolled in the government & private
schools. Thus, initiating another batch of 'First Generation Learners' into mainstream
education.
Showcasing the activities done with children, sharing their learning outcomes and
exhibiting new teaching techniques with the parents resulted in an increase in average
attendance of the children in pre-primary school.
Children participated in cultural activities to celebrate important national days and went to
the Children's Park at India Gate.
The teachers visited an NGO called Deepalaya and experienced the concept of 'Education
on Wheels' for the destitute, homeless and working children which was a completely new
experience for them.
Initially Ayaaz was a very shy and timid boy. He joined the Hope Project's support
school, but even after days of attending school he didn't show any interest. He usually
cried during the mornings and on most days even missed school. The teacher called
Ayaaz's mother for a one-on-one meeting and discussed his problems at great length.
The mother promised to help her son gain trust in the school. Special attention and
affection was provided to Ayaaz after which he got used to school and started attending
it regularly. Ayaaz even showed remarkable improvement in his final assessments. This
made his mother very happy.
Ayaaz sat for the Delhi Public School interview and passed with flying colors. He will
now join his sister Ulfat in his new big school.
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