International NGO to set example for city schools
26 Sept 2012 5:22 AM IST
In an initiative to provide enabling environment to students in its schools, the North civic body has decided to completely abolish corporal punishment.
The policy will be implemented with the help of a United Kingdom-based voluntary organisation in 30 schools selected on pilot project basis and would then be extended to other schools.
‘We are against corporal punishment to children. In these schools, three batches of 30 most weak students will be selected and a specially-trained teacher will be deputed to educate them through learning with play model of teaching,’ said Gritt, Project Director, Asia and Africa of of Plan-International, which is working in India through its Indian arm Plan-India.
She had meetings with education officers of the corporation and will visit some of the selected schools also. Plan India will support the project for next three to five years, for which the agreement is yet to be finalised.
‘Through a specially designed mode,l we will identify the weaknesses of the students and educate them through easy learning methods, mostly with innovative games,’ said Vijay Rai, State Manager of Plan-India. Plan International is working in over 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas.
‘We hope we will be able to provide all necessary infrastructure and facilities in these schools in the next session,’ said Rekha Gupta, Chairman of Standing Committee, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).
The policy will be implemented with the help of a United Kingdom-based voluntary organisation in 30 schools selected on pilot project basis and would then be extended to other schools.
‘We are against corporal punishment to children. In these schools, three batches of 30 most weak students will be selected and a specially-trained teacher will be deputed to educate them through learning with play model of teaching,’ said Gritt, Project Director, Asia and Africa of of Plan-International, which is working in India through its Indian arm Plan-India.
She had meetings with education officers of the corporation and will visit some of the selected schools also. Plan India will support the project for next three to five years, for which the agreement is yet to be finalised.
‘Through a specially designed mode,l we will identify the weaknesses of the students and educate them through easy learning methods, mostly with innovative games,’ said Vijay Rai, State Manager of Plan-India. Plan International is working in over 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas.
‘We hope we will be able to provide all necessary infrastructure and facilities in these schools in the next session,’ said Rekha Gupta, Chairman of Standing Committee, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).
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