It is my first official day at Panchsheel Ashram School. On Saturday, the children have a half-day of school, so I walked around the primary school campus, took some photos and made some observations of the changes since last year. Here are a few.
A lot is happening on campus - new building, expansion and improvement to make life easier for the students and staff. Last year, building had begun on the covered area near the kitchen. This is the area that has been used for serving and feeding all 600 children, three times daily. The project is now complete! Paved and covered to allow the children to sit on a paved surface instead of the dirt, and protected from the elements. Progress!
Similarly, the area used for Morning gatherings has been paved with decorative bricks and this allows the children to be out of the dirt, which is a definite improvement!
There has been some building expansion, as well, especially in the girls’ hostel. The top floor is now all sleeping/ studying/living area and the bottom floor is storage for their lockers. I also noticed many new murals and art work around campus, the beginnings of a computer lab, and a few primary teachers using screens and projectors in their classrooms. I will do a formal tour on Monday during which I will get more information. As always the teachers and students were a delight!