Concept & Status Report

 

Empowerment through spoken English

The Awake & Shine Pre School was started on 01 Feb 2007 and is functional.

General "Jimmy" Singh’s vision for setting up the school is to empower rural children through spoken English

The School Mission is to help the young body and mind to grow and learn in a joyous environment, enabling all round development of the child.

The School objective is to lay the foundation for English medium education, to enable admission in English medium schools after our 3 years foundation course. The focus throughout is on proficiency in spoken English and the balanced development of mind and body. The inculcation of self confidence, spirit of adventure, good manners, personal hygiene, environmental values, pride in manual labor, and development of skills through hobbies have been kept in mind whilst devising the syllabus.

 

 

 

The foundation course is of 03 years duration. The child progress through three stages –Nursery, Lower Kindergarten, and Upper Kindergarten. Age of entry is at 03- 04 years.

The School started with a single nursery class with 15 Children. Due to local demand, we expanded to two classes currently the school has two classes Nursery with 16 children and Lower Kindergarten with 14 children. The Upper Kindergarten class will be added in 2008.

School setting

The teaching staff of 3 teachers ( including one volunteer from abroad is backed by two assistants and a caretaker. The current Child to Adult ratio is 1: 6.

School in Feb 2007School West View in Nov 2007

The School charges a nominal fee and provides uniforms and work books free of charge. The two class rooms are well equipped with furniture, white boards, learning toys, a multimedia computer ( donated by The Unwin family), and a separate Monitor with VCD. A generator has been provided.

Pre School Class room Multi media learning Class room Class room

Learning for all round development has been evolved. In this respect Henry Unwin from the UK, the first volunteer played an important role. Our syllabus comprises subjects such as English language, numbers, nursery rhymes, stories, sensory development, manipulative skills, song and dance, creative arts and crafts, social awareness and good habits, gardening and Nepali language. Learning through play and experiences is practiced.

Pre School Dancing steps Playtime Collecting garbage

Two innovate subjects have been introduced. The first is a Nature walk – which introduces the child to, flora, agriculture, farm animals, birds, the family and community, respect for elders, homesteads, farm implements, pets, colours and numbers- All with a focus on English words, and disciplined conduct.

Pre School Nature Walk Making friends with Animals

The second is a Confidence course. This comprises various obstacles and a sand pit; to build self confidence, agility, balance, strength, and coordination; whilst removing fear of heights and darkness. The child learns to run, jump, climb, crawl, and balance- all the time there is opportunity to increase the English vocabulary, of the children. In addition the child learns numbers and colours, team work, leadership and follower-ship.

Pre School Confidence course Confidence course Confidence course

Standards to be achieved have been listed for all subjects and a detailed check list has been evolved to help the teacher to assess the progress in the all round development of the child.

Funds were provided by General Jimmy Singh for building Infrastructure. Lantern project from USA provided class room furniture. The family providing the land retains ownership of the land and buildings have been donated to them.

The progress made by the children in the first five months has been very encouraging. A spoken English course for older school going children and adults is being evolved.

The School welcomes offers for sponsorship of children. Click here for terms of Sponsorship >>>

For donation of educational toys, class room fittings and furniture, please contact us for our requirements and terms.

The School is in need of volunteers for teaching English. Click here for more details of Volunteers >>>



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