Where Students Learn As They Play
By Harshit Mansukhani, Times of Bennett | Updated: Feb 20, 2020 12:26
Just over a year ago, an active busy road passed through the school that put the lives of students at risk. Now, with the help of SRF Foundation and support of the community, the school has successfully built a boundary wall to ensure the safety and security of the students.
Initially, the community was hesitant to help the school, but today this school has become an epicenter of community learning. Much has changed since the school was renovated and making it one of its kind school in the area which is also open to specially-abled students.
Better Toilets- A big boon
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“My parents were going to strike my name off the school list due to dearth of facilities, but now with so many new facilities I have even enrolled my sister’s name here,” said Pooja, a class 8th student.
“With clean drinking water, functioning toilets and hygienic conditions, the girls are now regular to school. Some of them even have 100% attendance,” said Ms. Shushma Rani, Principal, Primary School Dhoom Manikpur.
Workbooks- Learning by Doing
The SRF Foundation has provided the students with workbooks of all subjects. These workbooks not only help students practice what they learn in class but also help them in revising on their own. Filled with interactive exercises, these workbooks are the ultimate favourite of students of all ages.
“We are provided with new workbooks every month. This has not only helped us revise our lessons but also helps us get a better understanding of things,” said Kiran, Class 8.
“I used to hate Mathematics earlier as I never used to understand formulas, but now with workbooks, I can now practice and learn on my own which has made Mathematics my favorite subject,” said Jwala, Class 8.
Tracksuits and Sports Shoes- Helping students play better
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SRF Foundation has also provided students from Class 6th to 8th tracksuits and sports shoes to help them engage in different sports activities with ease. These new clothes have brought some genuine smiles which was written large across the face of students.
“We got these next track suits last week. We are really happy to get this as we can now play
“We recently got brand new sports shoes to help us play badminton. I make sure I clean the dust off them the moment I reach back home. These shoes are very dear to me as they are my first ever sports shoes," said Supriya, a 6th class student.
Playing it the right way- Badminton
Dhoom Manikpur School is also home to the district level badminton team and players. Their days start with basic exercises followed by practice matches.
“Our school never had any kind of sports
“We have been assigned a coach specially to train us in the field of badminton. We are no not only getting better in Badminton but are also realizing how much we like playing the sport. We are really happy to get such facilities in a small school like Dhoom Manikpur,” said Durga, a class 7th student.
Looking at Future
A leaky roof, broken furniture, unpainted walls, stinky washrooms- These descriptions are enough to make you imagine a school with almost nothing to help a student learn and grow.
The condition of Primary School Dhoom Manikpur has drastically changed in the past two years with better infrastructure, clean toilets, new books and much more. All the changes have been brought about by the SRF Foundation, who are carrying the CSR initiative of
While better school infrastructure has helped ignite the student’s interest of coming to school, the provision of separate toilets has played a big role in increasing the girl student’s attendance ratio.
Text by:Shivanshi Tomer & Harshit Mansukhani
Photos by: Anurag Kumar &Shivanshi Tomer
