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.