NIRMAN- AS A FAMILY
‘NIRMAN’ as the
name indicates, it creates morality, understanding and also a sense of
affinity, not only in teachers, but in everyone who are in NIRMAN.
I had joined
Vidyashram-The Southpoint School, in Oct. 2015. I had worked in three schools
before, but working here is totally different.
Every day, I feel that I am learning. I didn't know choreography or any
dancing before, I didn't have any idea of writing or directing drama, but I
learnt all of that through teachers’ trainings conducted by Nita ma’am and my
seniors, and I feel content with all my work and my learning.
The best thing is, that we’re not bound with
one book or exercise of the chapters ONLY.
We go beyond the textbooks. We create questions and the students are
encouraged to frame their own questions. Students aren’t bound to learn some
fix paragraphs as answers. This
increases our work but gives more satisfaction too. This shows how well they
understand and also expands their imagination.
NIRMAN gives us chance to understand each and
every student, and sometimes, I can say confidently, that I know my students
more than their parents. We do a lot of work with the students, physical and
mental. We give them different topics to write on, by this they open up, they
get chance to express themselves. We
observe their each activity, behaviour, changes etc. We also hold meetings with
teachers, who all teach in my class. We discuss about students, his/her
development, needs, growth, skills, interests etc. Based on our observation and
discussion, we make a comprehensive plan to tackle any behavioural problems, if
they have any. After every term, we make academic reports of each student that
includes reading, writing, behaviour, regularity, any problem, and any interests,
this report can be used by any new teacher who will be teaching that class.
In this school,
teaching techniques are research based. We make teaching plans according to the
level of each student, which is why here I get the chance to learn everyday.
Always we think for new ideas to make our topics more interesting, informative
and enjoyable as well.
NIRMAN has
changed me in many ways. We are always encouraged to find the reasons of any
and every wrong behaviour of other adults around us, and not to blame anyone
for it. We are like a family here and this is not to do with adults only but
all children who study here. Here I Iearnt that each individual deserves to be
treated respectfully and they cannot be discriminated on any basis. We all are doing our duties /work, only the
levels are different. This sense, we try to develop in our students too. It is
very nice that every student grows with it and there is a sense of integration
in every student. This sense, I haven’t seen before, in any other
organisation. All credit goes to our Director
and mentor, Nita ma'am. She has developed a culture in this organisation and
that reflects in us.
I have been
teaching here Science and E.V.S., from Class III to Class IX , and the most
distinguishing aspect of this school is, that students still want to stay here
after their term is over . They like this place more than their home. They are
accepted here whole-heartedly and given a chance to grow fully and be their
best selves.
Connecting with NIRMAN, by any how, as a
teacher or a student, is an unforgettable experience for one’s lifetime, this I
can say, by my experience here, of so many years. Many of our ex students come
and share that they miss this school a lot. In their new school nobody is like
The Southpoint, nobody wants to know their views and their perspectives. They
miss this school as if they left their family. Though our school is upto Xth
only, every year pass out students of 10th request to run 10+2 also.
NIRMAN is not a school only, but a family for
everyone who is working here or studying here.
By,
Teacher.
Class V with her Class teacher, Pragya maam!
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