A Normal Day at Navabharat School – Children Action Trust

A Normal Day at Navabharat School – Children Action Trust

Exactly at 7.30 a.m. the noise of the school van reaches our ears and we know many children from Pudupakkam and the surrounding villages will walk to the road to be picked up. Now we have one and half hours left until the school starts and one hour till we get our breakfast which will arrives with the first van children.  After devouring breakfast we go down to the still-playing students. It’s not a far way because we are living on the school estate. “High and Catch” and “7 stones” games all over the place.

 

Finally (mostly some minutes after 9 O’clock) the second van brings the last children. “Time over”, teachers starts to let the children gather for the assembly. After the National Anthem the students leave one by one to the classrooms. With the attendance register, a duster and a few chalk pieces all the teachers leave to facilitate their first lessons. All subjects are taught in English except Tamil – the local language.

 

Everyone is awaiting the snack-interval – the first possibility of the day to go to the bathroom, drink water and … eat snacks! Students not having snacks with them, generously receive some from their classmates.

 

We teach English for children of IV and V standard and computer as well. Additionally we play games, sing some songs or draw with all the children from I to V standard. Between our lessons we assist in the LKG & UKG and we accompany them during the lunch session.

 

Now every teacher gets welcomed with a “Good Afternoon Miss” till at 3.15 p.m. the evening prayer starts. The day ends with another National Anthem at which end every van. Children are eager to get the best seat in the bus. The others await theirs return to get back home. They use the time for homework and after that enjoy to play games with the youngsters and of course we the volunteers.

 

Miss Clara & Miss Tony

FSL-India Volunteers from Germany

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