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ANIL SHANTILAL MULE
MAHRSHI NAGARJUN PRATHMIK, SCHOOL NUMBER 236 ,
NEAR MAMTA MEDICAL
SHIVAJINAGAR,
LIMBAYAT, SURAT
GUJARAT

The school caters to low income community where the parents are workers
in cotton mills. The children were not comfortable speaking and writing
in their mother tongue. The present case study is from the city of Surat
where the school principal initiated a unique approach to develop writing
skills among the girls students through diary writing. Through this process
children were able to develop critical thinking skills and develop creative
thinking process in themselves. The children also developed the confidence
to participate and receive honours in activities like debate competition and
essay writing.

A.ANBUVANAN
HEADMASTER
DHANLAKSHMI HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHENNAI,
TAMIL NADU

Established in 1913, the school caters to the student population coming
from low income groups. The school has arduously worked for 107 years to
provide quality education to the economically lower strata of the society.
The major challenges faced by the school head was behavioral problems
of the students stemming from the gangster culture in the surrounding
areas. The school head has initiated government programmes like
'sparrow protection programme', 'get to ink' to save earth programme and
'entrepreneur skill programme'. All these activities focused on the holistic
development of the students while inculcating in them the universal
human values. This also enabled the students to develop critical thinking
skills among children.

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