The Hindu 08.04.2013
Day boarding at NDMC school now
The New Delhi Municipal Council has converted one of its schools into a ‘Day Boarding School’ in Connaught Place’s Hanuman Lane. The N. P. Primary School has a strength of over 250 children and facilities will be available for children studying in Class I to V from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. “The day boarding school is a progressive step of NDMC towards the implementation of RTE 2009 in letter and spirit,” said a statement from NDMC.
A detailed profile of each child is currently being prepared at the scheme. The health parameters, family background and special needs of the children are being recorded. Details in the profile also include whether the child has strains of autism or suffers from physical and mental disability. It also discusses their personal strengths and weaknesses.
The child mapping exercise, the statement said, will help in assessing the improvement in a child across all these parameters over a span of every three months.
Age appropriate guidance aimed at holistic development of the children, nutrition supplement, extra tutorials and child centric development programmes are also being attempted in this school. This day-boarding school will initiate the training for a strong body as well as in music and classical arts for the inner growth. A ‘Theatre in Education’ programme to encourage play acting and learning will be part of the weekly activities.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the day-boarding facilities at the primary school on Saturday. She also inaugurated the ‘Cement Concrete Road Project at Sarojini Nagar’ which will be completed by December 2013 at the cost of Rs.9.68 crore.
The work of laying cement concrete roads in residential colonies of the NDMC area is progressing in a phased manner for the last three years. The work in Bapa Nagar, Moti Bagh, Netaji Nagar, Laxmibai Nagar, Kidwai Nagar, Nauroji Nagar and DIZ area (Sector-I and III) has been completed. This project is in progress in Lodhi Colony, DIZ Area (Sector – II) and Bharti Nagar and will be completed this year.
