Vinay loves working with clay

Eight year-old Vinay is in the equivalent of a kindergarten class at Aseema’s Bal Shaikshanik Kendra in Awalkheda, Igatpuri, a town in the Indian state of Maharashtra. A bright and mischievous young boy, Vinay consistently attends his classes. His love for learning is apparent in his enthusiasm to undertake new assignments.

An intelligent student, Vinay quickly grasps concepts and is able to correlate facts. Vinay can read and write simple sentences in Marathi. He loves reading stories and writing synopses. With the help of Mathematic Montessori materials, Vinay can perform addition, subtraction and multiplication of three-digit numbers. He can also perform division of two-digit numbers. He loves solving fractions. Vinay is also fond of discovering facts through sessions on Environmental Studies. To aid his holistic development, Vinay participates in co-curricular activities such as art, sports and music. He feels self-conscious during music sessions and needs motivation to sing.

Coming from an agricultural family background, Vinay loves working with his hands and eagerly looks forward to working with clay. His parents are farmers and live in a nearby tribal hamlet, Karachiwadi. However, they don’t grow enough crops to support the family. During the winter and summer seasons, Vinay’s father, Deoram works as a contract laborer and earns 250 Rupees per day. This is not enough to support Vinay, his two siblings and grandmother. Vinay’s mother takes keen interest in her children’s progress and encourages them to attend school regularly.

Thank you, Laura, for giving Vinay the chance to develop intellectually. This will give him the foundational knowledge to support his family in the future.