Yes! Students of class 8 from Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya, Mylapore are helping the junior students of Karpagavalli Vidyalaya, Mangollai in Mylapore, by teaching them after school hours everyday.
Students from classes 1 to 5 of Karpagavalli Vidyalaya attend these classes everyday. The Kalalaya students immensely enjoy these sessions. They teach English, Tamil and Maths.
Manasa, one of the student volunteers from Sir Sivaswamy Kalalaya feels that the learners were very affectionate and lovable. She says that some are fast paced in learning while others are not even sure of the alphabets.
Deepshika another student volunteer feels that this is a very good idea and says that some schools in Mumbai too are helping neighboring school children with their studies.
She says, “Instead of wasting our free time in front of the television, we can at least help these children and bring in a change in their future. We are only spending 5 hours a week for this. And I have definitely improved my Tamil skills by teaching these students”. Sonaa says that she can definitely see improvement in the children’s English pronunciations soon.
The students are given light snacks while they teach. The teachers of Karpagavalli Vidyalaya too assist the volunteer on what to teach their students.
A few more people from the neighbourhood are also teaching the students in this school during working hours.
If you too want to help, contact Karpagavalli Vidyalaya, Mangollai, Mylapore. Phone : 2495 8726