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Rajni Rawal

Government Girls Senior Secondary School No-1
Tagore Garden, New Delhi
Email id: rajnirawal@gmail.com

Abstract

Students in this school are mostly first generations learners with both parents working at lower
level of jobs. Children are forced to support their parents to earn livelihood. Absenteeism was a
major problem as girls supported their parents in economic activities. Poor health and hygiene was
another cause of concern. Activities such as logical and thoughtful division of work were done
among teachers; ensuring of discipline in following various rules and practices which were
formulated after consultation with teachers; providing opportunities for professional development;
building a culture of collaboration by supporting other teachers and letting them mentor another
teacher who is struggling with a particular topic. The school head also conducted regular faculty
meetings–senior most teachers acted as team leader to facilitate planning sessions and discussions
about topics.

Socio-cultural Context of the School

Government Girls Senior Secondary School, No-1, Tagore Garden, New Delhi is in Zone 15 of the
administrative/educational division of Directorate of Education, Government of NCT Delhi. It is located
500 meters away from Tagore Garden Metro Station. The School is located near Raghubir Nagar which is
one of the biggest slum colonies of Delhi where mostly very low income group of people engaged in the
trade of used and old clothes reside in very small/tiny houses which do not even have washroom/toilet
facility. The colony is very densely populated. The residents are mostly from Vaghela community who has
migrated from Gujarat. They are economically very poor.

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