GOVERNMENT SCHOOL INTERVENTION
PROJECT RIPPLE
Since 2019, Deepalaya, in partnership with the Department of School Education, Punjab, has been leading the Government School Intervention Program. Initially, the program focused on The Government High School at Kumbra, and last year, four new schools located in Bargodam, Maranwala, and Sector-5 (Panchkula, Haryana), and Pune (Maharashtra) were added. Supported by CSR funding from Oceaneering International Services Ltd., the project aims to enhance both academic standards and infrastructure in government schools to ensure optimal learning outcomes.
Project Ripple endeavours to increase class engagement, sustain academic interest, and mitigate dropout rates, particularly among high-risk students. The initiative is committed to holistic child development, fostering capacities, strengthening parents’ engagement, infrastructural development and nurturing life skills among students besides offering a high-quality and congenial learning environment.
Over the past year, the project has supported over 2,872 high school students from Class VI and above through various educational and skill-building interventions.
Through innovative and participatory teaching methods, the project aims to narrow the gap in learning levels, aligning students with age-appropriate educational standards.The project’s impact got recognition and praise on numerous forums affirming its effectiveness in creating conducive learning environments and uplifting educational outcomes.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT SCHOOL IN MOHALI, PUNJAB:
- Renovation of the School Computer Lab and provision of Computers at the lab.
- Refurbishing of the Classrooms.
- Provision of Office Chairs and Chesters for classes.
TOTAL BENEFICIARIES (Under Remedial Classes): 2872
- Mohali, Punjab – 450 Students
- Bargodam, Panchkula, Haryana – 267 Students
- Maranwala, Panchkula, Haryana – 1250 Students
- Sector-5, Panchkula, Haryana – 267 Students
- Pune, Maharashtra – 655 Students
*The above data is for the year 2023-24
Project Parivartan
The gap in school education, especially in private facilities all over India, has been a major challenge in providing high-quality education to the less-privileged sections of society. Deepalaya, for many years, has been working in collaboration with the Governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab for their school intervention programmes. Enrollment, in general, may have gone up, but the ground reality was irregular attendance, dropping out of students (especially in the secondary grades) and poor learning achievements. This is where Deepalaya has marked its presence by having a formal agreement with the state governments. Project Parivartan in Mohali is one such active collaboration to provide quality education in Government Schools in Mohali, Punjab, under CSR support from AkzoNobel India Pvt. Ltd.
The Schools where the project was implemented are:
- Government High School, Balongi, SAS Nagar, Punjab
- Government High School, Phase 5, SAS Nagar, Punjab
- Government Middle School, Phase 7, SAS Nagar, Punjab
- Government Primary School, Phase 5, Punjab
- Government High School Kumbra, Sec 68, Mohali
Total students: 457
LIfe skill beneficiaries: 530
*The current data from the last financial year (2022-23)
The project has different components, under the broad umbrella of Remedial/Supplementary Education, Life Skill Education, and Infrastructural Upgradation. Organising PTMs/Parent Counseling sessions, Career Counseling, and extra-curricular activities like General Knowledge Sessions, Poetry Recitation, Quiz Competitions, etc in close coordination with the School Principals and the Department of Education, Punjab is the mainstay of the program. Life skill sessions (Health and Hygiene, Good and Bad Touch, Open House on Health Issues, Road Safety Awareness, Workshop on Period Talk, Career Counselling & Parent Counseling) was imparted to 557 students. 35 Lenovo Tablets, with content uploaded by BYJU’s, were distributed to 35 meritorious students of Class X of Government High School Phase-5 and Government High School Balongi on August 25, 20