Thank you for sending little Savita to school for an entire year.

Three year old Savita Rere lives with her parents in Awalkheda. Her father is a contract labourer. Her mother, a housewife is very involved in Savita’s development. She regularly attends school meetings to discuss Savita’s progress.

This is Savita’s first year in school. She is studying in the Pre-Primary Section at Aseema’s Education Centre in Awalkheda. Over the first semester, Savita has settled down. To help her settle down, her teachers took her around the school and introduced her to Montessori materials. Savita is now confident performing Exercise of Practical Life (EPL) activities such as rolling and unrolling a mat, pouring water, etc. She now instructs the new children to put away their mats properly.

She loves working with matching cards and “I Spy” game, a requisite for pre-reading skills. She has been introduced to vowels and consonants. With the help of sensorial activities, Savita has learnt colours. She enjoys learning numbers through action songs. Savita prefers working with Montessori materials to sports. However, on Sports Day, she was excited to participate in the chocolate unwrapping race.

Savita is also fascinated by the various festivals celebrated in school. Her favourite was Christmas; she was intrigued by the Christmas tree and the crib. She was often found watching ‘Baby Jesus’ in the crib.

Thank you for sending Reshma to school for an entire year.

Three and a half year old Reshma Warghade lives in Awalkheda with her parents and baby brother. Her father works as a contract worker. Her mother, a house wife takes keen interest in her development and ensures that Reshma attends school regularly.

This is Reshma’s first year in school. She is studying in the Pre-Primary Section at Aseema’s Education Centre in Awalkheda.  Reshma has settled down and is now comfortable interacting with the other children. She has grown confident and speaks freely with her teachers. Working with the Montessori materials has been a fascinating experience. Reshma likes working independently and is always eager to learn new things. Reshma enjoys daily life activities such as pouring water, beading, sorting, etc from the Exercise of Practical Life (EPL).

Reshma is being introduced to language through rhymes, stories and picture talk. Her favourite game is the ‘I Spy’ word game. She looks forward to learning new words and vowels. In Mathematics, she has learnt numbers 1 – 5 through games and action songs. She can also identify colours.

On Sports Day, Reshma enjoyed participating in the ‘Chocolate Unwrapping’ race. Celebration of cultural events and national holidays make learning a fun experience for Reshma.

Eleven year old Ajay Kanojia thanks you for sending him to school for an entire year.

Ajay is a student of Standard IV at the Kherwadi Municipal School supported by Aseema. An enthusiastic learner, Ajay loves honesty. He is a great fan of Mahatma Gandhi and Anna Hazare. He aspires to become a barrister like Mahatma Gandhi.

An avid reader, Ajay loves reading the newspaper and the dictionary. He eagerly scours through the dictionary learning new words. He is comfortable speaking and writing in English.  In Mathematics, Ajay can perform all the mathematical operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, has learnt basic geometry and is currently learning the concept of conversion. He proudly presented an interactive model on the ‘History of Numbers’ at the Annual Exhibition.

Ajay enjoys sports and judo. He was happy to participate in a district-level Judo competition. Ajay has been on study trips to Nehru Science Centre, Patwardhan Park and INS Vikrant – a naval aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy.

Ajay’s parents are proud of his progress and encourage him to do better. Ajay’s father is a tailor and his mother is a housewife. Ajay lives with his parents and four siblings in a slum community in Khar.

Peerma Khatik thanks you for ensuring she gets to go to school for an entire year.

Nine year old Peerma studies in Standard III at the Kherwadi Municipal School supported by Aseema in Bandra East. Peerma’s father is a contract labourer and her mother is a housewife. Being the sole bread winner, Peerma’s father is unable to spend time with his children. However, both parents encourage their children to attend school regularly.

Learning through the ‘Activity Based Learning’ approach has taught Peerma to become independent and take ownership of her learning. Peerma enjoys contributing to group activities. Peerma is intelligent; however she gets easily bored and needs encouragement to study. She can read phonetic and non-phonetic books and loves reading newspapers and story books. Peerma enjoys penning down her thoughts. She is often found making notes of interesting events in her calendar.

In Mathematics, she can identify number up to billions, can perform mental math, addition and multiplication up to 2-digit numbers and knows multiplication tables up to 12. Learning Science through experiments has been a fascinating experience. At the Annual Exhibition, Peerma spoke about the timeline of life to visitors. Peerma and her friends have been on study trips to the Nehru Science Centre, Patwardhan Park and INS Vikrant – a naval aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy.

Seven year old Mohini Gupta thanks you for gifting a year of schooling to her.

Mohini lives in a rental room measuring 10 x 10 in Bandra East. Her father, a contract labourer struggles to support Mohini and her two sisters. Often, there isn’t enough money to buy basic necessities. Mohini’s parents take great interest in their children’s education.

Despite challenging circumstances, Mohini comes to school regularly with a big smile and a desire to learn. She is currently studying in Standard I at the Kherwadi Municipal School supported by Aseema. She is confident and intelligent. Mohini can identify all the consonants, frame simple sentences and knows basic grammar. Her desire to gain in-depth knowledge endears her to her teachers. With the help of ‘Activity Based Learning’ materials, Mohini can identify numbers up to millions and can perform addition and subtraction up to four digit numbers.

At the Annual Exhibition, Mohini presented an exhibit on communication through SMS (Short Message Service). She has been on excursions to the Nehru Science Centre, the Taraporewala Aquarium and Patwardhan Park. She was fascinated by the Pre-Historic Life models at the Science Centre.

Thank you for supporting Indu’s education for an entire year.

Eight year old Indu Sharma studies in Standard II at the Pali Chimbai Municipal School supported by Aseema. Some months ago, she lost her father to Tuberculosis. Her mother works as domestic help to support Indu and her three siblings. They live in extremely difficult circumstances in a slum community in Bandra West. Since her mother works long hours, Indu looks after her younger brothers.

Indu’s challenging home environment has made her remarkably independent and responsible. She is always cheerful and neatly dressed.  The ‘Activity Based Learning’ approach caters to Indu’s love for learning. She enthusiastically participates in all activities and enjoys sports, work experience and music.

Indu has developed good communication skills. She enjoys reading and is often found browsing through picture books in the library corner in class. She makes an effort to learn new words. In Mathematics, she knows all the basic operations and geometry as well as understands the concept of quantity.

On the Annual Day, Indu and her friends participated in a skit on Mumbai. She has been on excursions to the Museum, Patwardhan Park and the Mazgaon Hill. She enjoyed watching the Mumbai Port from the Mazgaon Hill.

Thank you for gifting a year of schooling to Sherif Gouri.

Eight year old Sherif studies in Standard II at the Kherwadi Municipal School supported by Aseema. Sherif lives with his parents and two siblings in a small room in Santacruz, a suburb in Mumbai. His father, a tailor is the sole bread winner. Although economically challenged, Sherif’s parents are very supportive of their children and encourage them to attend school regularly.

Sherif has a charming smile and confident personality. He is always punctual and neatly dressed. Through the ‘Activity Based Learning’ approach, Sherif enjoys making discoveries and sharing them with his classmates. While learning the World Map, Sherif associated the shape of each country with a bird or an animal. He was proud to share his learning with his friends.

Sherif is comfortable speaking in English. At the Annual Exhibition, he narrated a skit on “Evolution of the Earth”. The skit was so popular that Sherif and his friends were requested for an encore. A gifted artist, Sherif secured first place at the Inter-school Drawing Competition held by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM).

Sherif has been on study trips to Nehru Science Centre, Patwardhan Park and INS Vikrant – a naval aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. His favourite trip was to INS Vikrant as he got to see different aircrafts.

Thank you for gifting an entire year of schooling to Deepali.

Deepali Gawali lives in a joint family in Bandra East.  Her father works as a housekeeper at a local hotel. To supplement the family income her mother sells home-made food outside their home. Their home is situated in a three-storied chawl with steep steps. Deepali and her siblings have fallen down climbing these steps, and have often missed school. Despite hardships, the parents envision a bright future for their children through education.

Aged five years, Deepali studies in Prithvi, Aseema’s Pre-Primary class at the Kherwadi Municipal School. Her gentle and sensitive nature endears her to her classmates. She is always ready to lend a helping hand to her peers and often coaxes them to say ‘please’, ‘thank you’, etc.

Deepali comprehends instructions in English. A proactive reader, Deepali enjoys reading phonetic books. She is a quick learner and loves learning new activities. The teachers have observed Deepali day dreaming while writing. With encouragement, Deepali can write simple sentences. She can perform addition, subtraction and multiplication up to 4-digit numbers and can identify different shapes with the help of Montessori materials. She is now learning division.

Deepali has inherent colour coordination skills and is able to express herself through art. After a study trip to the Taraporewala Aquarium, she drew a beautiful picture of a fish. Deepali has also been on study trips to the Patwardhan Park and the Nehru Science Centre.

Thank you for sending Alfiya to school for an entire year.

An all-rounder, six year old Alfiya Ansari is soft spoken and helpful. Being disciplined and orderly, Alfiya enjoys setting up the classroom and emulating her teachers. Alfiya is currently studying in Jal, Aseema’s Pre-Primary Centre at the Kherwadi Municipal School in Bandra East.

Alfiya can communicate well in English. However, her shyness prevents her from responding promptly. She can read simple phonetic books and has made a small booklet on ‘lines and circles’. She has good handwriting. With the help of the Montessori apparatus, Alfiya can perform addition, subtraction and multiplication up to four digits and understands formation of numbers. She has also learnt shapes of objects as well as days of the week and month.

Alfiya can identify colours and looks forward to weekly art classes. Alfiya’s teachers are proud of her progress and are confident that she will be promoted to Standard I. Alfiya has great support from her parents, who live in a small room in a slum community in Bandra East.

Thank you for providing an entire year of education to Husaif Patel.

Five year old Husaif lives with his parents and three sisters in a slum community in Bandra East. His father works as a tailor and his mother, a housewife, takes care of all the children. Being the sole bread winner, Husaif’s father can barely make ends meet.

Prior to joining Aseema, Husaif attended a government-run pre-school, which provided a few health services but neglected education. His parents were keen on Husaif getting a good education and enrolled him at Aseema’s Pre-Primary Centre at the Kherwadi Municipal School in Bandra East.

This is Husaif’s first year in school. He loves coming to school and learning through the Montessori Approach. Within a year, Husaif has grown confident and sensitive. He comprehends instructions in English and makes an attempt to speak the language. He can identify consonants and vowels, as well as read simple phonetic books. In Mathematics, he can identify numbers from 0-100 and perform additions and subtractions up to 4-digits.

An energetic child, Husaif enjoys sports and judo. He has been on study trips to Patwardhan Park – a local garden, the Nehru Science Centre and the Taraporewala Aquarium. He loved watching dinosaur relics at the Science Centre.

Husaif looks forward to being promoted to Standard I next year.