{"id":3944,"date":"2021-04-08T10:54:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T05:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/?p=3944"},"modified":"2021-04-10T12:36:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T07:06:36","slug":"a-saga-of-reforms-delhi-government-schools-reimagined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/a-saga-of-reforms-delhi-government-schools-reimagined\/","title":{"rendered":"A Saga of Reforms: Delhi Government Schools Reimagined"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3944\" class=\"elementor elementor-3944\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dfe77bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dfe77bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-636b35c2\" data-id=\"636b35c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c69d6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c69d6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Vansh Kapoor,&nbsp;a visually impaired 12<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 8.5pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: super\" data-fontsize=\"11\">th<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;standard student at GBSS (Government Boys Senior Secondary) School, New Delhi left a dedicated school facility, few years ago, for visually impaired and joined GBSSS.&nbsp;Initially, he struggled in accommodating with the school and failed in term-end exams. He was low on morale, when Sumit Srivastava, a Special Education Teacher at school, started counselling him. Efforts paid off and Vansh aced the exams. Brim with confidence, Vansh, now aspires to become a teacher. Disabled Friendly policy interventions by Delhi Government, such as Project Smile, has enabled many like Vansh to dream big. Shrivastava says \u201cLearning knows no bounds. Vision to s<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">upport the ones with learning disability to join the main streamline with dignity has now been strengthened like never before.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Vansh\u2019s story is&nbsp;just a shadow of the titanic transformations in Delhi government schools that have taken a&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;background-position: left bottom;);border-bottom: 1px solid transparent\">centre<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;stage in the public discourse in contemporary times. \u2018The Voices\u2019 investigates the substance&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">behind<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;the shadows.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">SK Sharma, Principal of&nbsp;GSBV Krishna Nagar,&nbsp;New Delhi summarizes the vision of reforms, \u201cOur&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">schools have undergone a complete overhauling<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">, by improving quality and inclusiveness that includes curricular reforms to institutional reforms. A phased implementation of the same&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">is being done to<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">improve<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;education holistically&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">and help towards&nbsp;realization&nbsp;of SDG objectives.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Magnificent buildings coupled with SMART classes<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">, computer labs, vocational laboratories, clean toilet facilities suggest the massive renovation of infrastructure undertaken.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6537 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060234-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060234-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060234-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060234-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060234.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">The imagination and consciousness of students is being empowered by technological intervention in classrooms<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Concepts explained using multimedia supported classes are much more interesting and interactive.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;Students are being helped to learn the use of computers as a tool to enhance their existing knowledge base.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Teaching community of schools were exuberant while confirming about the technologically enabling devices such as \u2018tablets\u2019 being extended to them. \u201cIt has facilitated ease of reporting and hassle-free discharge of administrative business\u201d, said Chetan Bhasin, a Computer Science teacher from GSBV School. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Skill Refinement has emerged as another area of thrust in the investigation. While reputed universities such as NIE Singapore, University of Cambridge and University of Harvard were roped in for Pedagogy training of teachers, Indian institutes such as IIM&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;background-position: left bottom;);border-bottom: 1px solid transparent\">Ahemdabad<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;were partnered to strengthen leadership abilities of Principals.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">R.K.Badal, the Teacher Development Coordinator (TDC), was a participant in one such mentoring course at NIE Singapore. He tells \u201cSuch trainings can&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;background-position: left bottom;);border-bottom: 1px solid transparent\">revolutionise<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;the education system&nbsp;by facilitating the implementation of the best practices in schools.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6593 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1611740005294-e1617815807800-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1611740005294-e1617815807800-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1611740005294-e1617815807800.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/>In consonance with \u2018<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">The Skill India\u2019&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;background-position: left bottom;);border-bottom: 1px solid transparent\">Programme<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;students are provided with opportunities for&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Vocational Education and Training (VET)<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">. Pooja Dhaka and Vipin Tyagi, Teachers for Tourism and Retail at a Delhi Govt School opine, \u201cIn VET classes, we focus on skill development which would enable our students to enter the world of work or to go for higher education or technical training.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6538\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6538 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060232-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Inspiring Eureka moments: Upgraded Laboratory facilities\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060232-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060232-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060232-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060232.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inspiring Eureka moments: Upgraded Laboratory facilities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Modern research infrastructure<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;further compliments the skilling attempts. Dr. Shiv Raj Singh and Mr. Manu Deva, science teachers at GSBV School mention, \u201cOur schools have the best ambience and state of the art facilities. Students get a chance of&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">learning by conducting experiments<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">, that too, in well-equipped laboratories with latest machinery and tools.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Further investigation also reveals a series of newly launched schemes. These constitute the policy adventurism aimed to transform the landscape of school education.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">It\u2019s not Hindi medium school of years back but languages like English and Sanskrit are equally taken care of.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6584\" style=\"width: 528px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6584 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Learn-eng-through-vdo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Learning English through Multimedia content\" width=\"528\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Learn-eng-through-vdo-1.jpg 528w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Learn-eng-through-vdo-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learning English through Multimedia content<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">A scheme called&nbsp;\u2018<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Pragati<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u2019&nbsp;promotes book reading habit in students. Under the scheme, apart from providing regular textbooks, the school&nbsp;provides supplementary&nbsp;study material created by teachers in a simple, contextual, and child-friendly manner using a lot of illustrations.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u201cThe country can\u2019t be merely of&nbsp;\u2018first\u2019 boys\u201d&nbsp;said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. Educational system in the country needs to be an enabler for children falling&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">behind<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;in academic performance. In harmony with the spirit of the same, the \u2018<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;background-position: left bottom;);border-bottom: 1px solid transparent\">Chunauti<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u2019&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;background-position: left bottom;);border-bottom: 1px solid transparent\">programme<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;aims to check the dropout rate of students. The&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;background-position: left bottom;);border-bottom: 1px solid transparent\">programme<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;achieves it by transforming the weakest child in the class to excel in study. Teachers create a conducive environment within the classroom to bridge the learning gaps faced by students.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6568 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Happiness-cirriculum-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Happiness-cirriculum-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Happiness-cirriculum-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Happiness-cirriculum-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Happiness-cirriculum.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Martin Luther King Jr once mentioned &#8220;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Intelligence plus character&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">is the goal of true education&#8221;.&nbsp;\u2018Happiness Curriculum\u2019 classes,&nbsp;launched by Delhi government is one such initiative towards&nbsp;true education. These classes aim to reduce anxiety and stress levels in students. The scheme earned great fanfare when US First Lady Melania Trump, on her trip to India, visited a school and appreciated the yields of it.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6570\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6570 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fitness-activity-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fitness-activity-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fitness-activity-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fitness-activity-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fitness-activity.jpg 1052w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fitness Drills &#8211; Nurturing the Vision of Fitness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Mental wellbeing&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">of students is being ensured by&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Yoga, Meditation techniques and Fitness classes. Incorporation of such initiatives&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">provides a comprehensive development of student towards&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">holistic education<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">School and Community Relations&nbsp;have witnessed massive&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">transformation<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">. Every school is legally mandated to form a&nbsp;School Management Committee (SMC).&nbsp;The SMC comprises teachers, social workers, parents, and elected representatives. They bridge the gap between the government, the school, and the community. SMC ensures the accountability of authorities for their work. Even the alumni are engaged to guide and enlighten current students about various life skills through&nbsp;annual alumni meets.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6540\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6540 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060230-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060230-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060230-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060230-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/photo6300677123442060230.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alumni Meet &#8211; Engaging Past! Inspiring Future!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Diversified and creative deployment of financial assistance has evolved into a sort of incentive for weaker sections of society to choose<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6579 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/P1010033-1-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/P1010033-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/P1010033-1-1.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"> education at government schools.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">No fee of any kind is charged for classes 1-8.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Books and uniforms are given free of cost. The&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">scholarship&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">is also given to students for securing&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">more than 80% in annual exams.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">The Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS)\u202f<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">fulfills the nutritional <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">requirements of children.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Even in pandemic times,\u202f<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">the schools cared to supply&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">dry-ration kits\u202f<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">as the schools were&nbsp;not functioning.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Perusal&nbsp;reveals that the overhaul has started paying dividends. In&nbsp;its&nbsp;recently launched India&nbsp;Innovation Index 2020, Niti Aayog credited the&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;font-style: italic;line-height: 18.3458px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u2018landmark transformation\u2019<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;of Delhi government schools for securing the top position in National Achievement Survey (NAS) with a score of 44.73. A Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPRC) report too verified that&nbsp;\u2018Mission&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;background-position: left bottom;);border-bottom: 1px solid transparent\">Buniyaad<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u2019&nbsp;(a pet project) has improved reading, writing, listening, basic mathematical skills of students (classes 3rd to 9th).&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 18.3458px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Beaming smiles on the faces of tiny tots and the shimmer of hope in the accounts of outgoing students, speaks for the tides of substantial transformation in Delhi Government schools. A recent visit by the Karnataka education minister to learn about <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">the Delhi model<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;speaks for the buzz it has created through its enabling provisions. Sustenance of the buzz would be the subject of time.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;overflow: visible;cursor: text;clear: both;direction: ltr;, arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: transparent;color: windowtext\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Story Edited by&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 11pt;line-height: 28px;font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;background-position: left bottom;);border-bottom: 1px solid transparent\">Duraisaran<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d80a38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d80a38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7b6587\" data-id=\"d7b6587\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457c159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"457c159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/3g12nXpO77s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vansh Kapoor,&nbsp;a visually impaired 12th&nbsp;standard student at GBSS (Government Boys Senior Secondary) School, New Delhi left a dedicated school facility, few years ago, for visually impaired and joined GBSSS.&nbsp;Initially, he struggled in accommodating with the school and failed in term-end exams. 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