Nagpur: following the ‘tradition of’ innovation in the process of sending education, the teacher in the Gadchiroli district affected by Maois successfully completed the first housing training camp on Wednesday for small tribal children.
Aged around 11, these children were trained for the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya entrance examination (JNV) on the remote Bhamragarh Taluka for 10 days.
The test was originally scheduled for April, but because the second wave of Covid-19 was destroyed, he shifted to August 11.
This caused a red flag for all department stakeholders considering the topography of Bhamragarh and the problem of flooding during the rainy season.
Dharmanad Meshram, Block Education Officer (Bhamragarh), “Our first concern is whether these children will be able to reach Bhamragarh (the examination) on that day because heavy heavy rains can cut access routes.
Second is how to give them coaching when Physical schools are closed.
“With the academic future of students at stake, officials take bold calls.
Meshram said, “We decided to hold a 10-day residential training camp that would allow us to reach two goals.” The first is that students will be taken to the exam place in Bhamragarh in advance, so it does not leave the opportunity to do the exam.
“The second is that we can give them training that focuses on how to solve the entrance examination,” said Meshram.
But he knew that the project had never been done, which involved underage children, was not an easy task.
What happened was a well-synchronized operation between the Ministry of Education, the Integrated Tribal Development Program (ITDP) and even Nagar Panchayat to ensure that children from several remote areas in Gadchiroli Regency got the best of zero costs.
“The ITDP project officer and assistant collector Shubham Gupta, Tehsildar Anmol Kambu, Development Officer Rahul Chavhan Block and Nagar Pancar Official Suraj Jadhav supported the plan and was fully committed to it,” said Meshram.
When the teachers left the village to the village for creating awareness, they got an extraordinary response.
A record 190 students registered for this camp, while in previous years (non-housing), maximum registration is around 80.
“We were also surprised but were very happy with this registration record and knew that we had to fulfill this now,” said Meshram.
All students are accommodated at the State-owned student hostel, which is currently lying empty.
ITDP officials fund the cost of lodging and dormitories while the Ministry of Education provides human resources.
Meshram said, “We have a pool around a dozen teachers with four of them present every day.
It is ensured that this group consists of two men’s teachers and two women.” From 8:30 a.m.
to 5 pm, students have a busy schedule interspersed with breakfast , Lunch and snack.
Early dinner and sleep time ensure the kids are bright and early the next day.
With the current exam, students return home with their parents.
Meshram said, “There is a great desire to learn among our tribal children and what they need is the opportunity and it is our duty to give them any platform.
We are now waiting for the results, which has not been announced.”