2. a) The School
Indrani Hasna Mayani High School is situated
at a backward rural area of Murshidabad
District. Eventually, it is badly affected by all
sorts of locational disadvantages. Almost all of
the local people belong to poor or lower middle
class and majority of them are of the minority
section of the society.
The school belongs to the group of other rural
schools, having general standard in respect of
academics
3. b) How the idea came …..
With the view of developing the academic
standard and other social awareness as well of
such a rural school , the school Management
felt the utmost necessity of increasing the
interest of the students in studies. And hence it
was decided to reach the “homes” of the
students to interact with their parents as an
awareness programme.
The outcomes of the awareness programme
revealed some facts as major obstacles in the
path of academic development of the students.
4. c) Facts we got….
Majority of 1st generation learners are deprived
to taste the effective results of the modern
teaching-learning programmes, as they don‟t
spend much time on it.
When the parents were asked about this, they
expressed their inability to monitor the same as
they are illiterate.
Hence, students show less interest in answering
the study-related quarries asked by the parents.
Consequently, parents feel shaky due to their
illiteracy.
This leads to a big communication gap between
students and their parents.
5. d) Way Out….
The School Management analysed the said
facts as:
There is no “parents-education-children (i.e
students)” co-ordination, which is necessary for
a child to be involved in studies with enough
inspiration and/or interest.
As „parents illiteracy‟ has become one of the
main causes behind the lack of such co-
ordination, the situation needs to be
developed for the interest of the students.
6. The minimum literacy and/or consciousness
regarding the modern education, of the
parents, can most effectively be achieved if
students can teach their parents at home.
This, in turn, will enable the students
themselves to be more serious and concerned
regarding studies.
Consequently, the „gap‟ between the „parents-
education-children‟ is likely to be minimised.
7. Needless to say, implementation of such teaching-
learning relationship in between parents & students will
certainly lead to the development of the students in
respect of academics and social awareness as well.
On the other hand, an effective solution to one of the
most burning issues of the society, i.e illiteracy, may
easily be achieved as a byproduct of the whole process.
Hence, quite logically, the project is named:
“GUARDIANS LITERACY PROGRAMME “
8. The Project
The students (Class VI to VIII) whose parents are
illiterate, will be given the assignments of „TEACH
YOUR PARENTS‟ (at home) as a part of Work
Education (Compulsory Additional).
The concerned students will teach their parents
throughout the year as per the „course‟ designed by the
school authority.
Parents will come to school to sit for the exam (i.e on
the scheduled date for work education exam.) to show
what they have learnt exactly.
The concerned students will be awarded „Marks‟ (for
Work Education) on the basis of the performances of
their parents.
9. Important to note
This is a three-year Project.
The students of class VI are likely to play the most vital
role in this regard, because they will have enough
opportunity to upgrade the standard of the literacy of
their parents during the consecutive two more years.
The „course‟ of the project (for all the three years) will be
duly designed by the school authority.*
The students whose parents are already literate, will be
given usual assignments (as per the schedule) for Work
Education.
11. Name – Indrani Hasna Mayani High School.
Established – 1956
Address – P.O. – Indrani. Dist. – Murshidabad. Pin. – 742159
Recognition No. – 4355 / G. Dt. 04.03.1963 ( Under WBBSE )
Level – Secondary Co-Educational
Student Strength – 1216
Boys Girls Ratio – 61% - 39%
Minority Community – 79%
Schedule Cast – 15%
Socio Economic Status of the Students – 80% from poor family
Drop outs – 45% before Class VIII
Success in Madhyamik Pariksa – 45% to 55%
12. The field work
• Before launching the ‘project’, the school authority
explained the ‘central idea & the outcomes’ of the same
to the students.
• The school authority, with active cooperation of the
local influential people, conducted meetings in the
villages for the concerned guardians, to increase the
awareness.
• The concerned students were provided the necessary
guidance for the project and the progress of them, in
the said field, were checked up several times.
13. „Village Meeting‟
( One of the village meetings organised by school at Rahigram )
The school authority is explaining
the central idea of the project.
Guardians of the students came
to listen to the meeting.
14. Distribution of Copy & pencil amongst
the guardians in the said meeting.
Joyous moment for a guardian after
getting personal copy & pencil
for the first time;
One of the admirable person of the village
is distributing copies on behalf
of the school authority.
15. IN SEARCH OF A NEW LIGHT
After day-long hard work
“ literacy from kid with
love and care”
16. COMING TO THE LIGHT
On 16th April newly
literate Parents of
Class – VI & VII
came to School to
show their
achievement.
17. SMILES OF SUCCESS
One of the
parents showing
her achievement
in literacy under
keen observation
of her kid.
19. The editorial about our Project
from
Within our limited capacity we
started with the goals of
involving the students in their
studies and hence creating a
suitable environment for the
same, and, in turn, observed the
realisation of „dream result‟ of
“Guardians‟ Literacy”!