Community Action Society, in collaboration with Sarva Shiksha Mission Kolkata opened two Residential Unit to Support under privileged Boys and Girls who are deprived of basic elementary education and were dwelling in vulnerable conditions in the suburbs, slums and streets of Kolkata.
The uniqueness of this residential units being its location within the school premises and the children attend the same formal Government Schools.
CAS ensures that this children are provided not only with education but also a sound mind and body by providing them a healthy and lively environment to live in and also encouraging extra-curricular activities to bring out the best in every child. Thus, the two homes at Shibrampur and Parui (near Behala Chowrasta) facilitates the living of 100 children in each of the homes…
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The Girls’ Residential Unit Located in the premises of Shibrampur Madhyamik High School for Girl’s inaugurated on 14th December, 2015 is an initiative to provide young girls with the facilities to live in a home like environment, where the girls get to follow a systematic routine and are taken care of by the Wardens and House-mothers.
The Boys’ Residential Unit Located in the premises of Parui Radhakrishna Vidyapith, where Boys of the age group of 5-14 lives. Following the same schedule and are taken care of the Wardens and House Fathers. The boys have keen interest in activities like Sports, Gymnastics, Yoga, dancing, singing, etc and are seen practicing their interests every day after school.
The Children in the homes starts their day with a morning prayer followed by a brief study session. The children take their shower, get ready for school and have their breakfast by 9:30 AM. The children return from school by 4:30 PM and quickly change into casual clothes, clean themselves up and go out into the playground every day to play games like badminton, football, cricket, kho-kho, skipping, etc to name a few. After the children get back from playing, everyone washes their hands with hand-wash and take their evening snack. By the time they finish, Tutors who look after the children’s educational needs arrive. The tutors teach between 6:00-8:30 PM, shortly after which the children have their dinner and retire to the dormitory where they sometimes engage in group studies or collective cleaning of the room or simply spend some time talking with friends. By 10:00 PM, the children go to bed, with another promising day to look forward to.
During the weekend the children undergo various training cultivating their hobbies like sports, art and craft, painting, singing and dancing. Special counselling sessions and Parent-Staff meetings are arranged every fortnight to provide guidance and care.
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