Holy Child Sr. Sec School

Tagore Garden New Delhi-110027

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Ever since the inception of the school, management of Holy Child is committed towards the upliftment of the society by extending a helping hand towards orphanages, Hospitals, and Homes for the Aged, Schools, Colleges and other charitable institutions.. The staff and students wholeheartedly contribute for the same. Our aim is to make students aware and sensitive towards world issues and educate them towards their societal responsibility to their immediate community and encourage them to think beyond the narrow confines of “I” and reach out to connect compassionately with all. We firmly believe that social service is supposed to be done out of realization and reflection of others’ needs and not for one’s own privileges to seek reward or popularity.

 

On an average, our school spends around Rs. 87 lacs for Fee concessions and other outreach programs. We have a fee concession for around 172 students and 93 of our children are studying absolutely free.

 

We have won awards like School Excellence Award for Social Services by GESS in 2020, Humanitarian Award by Indian Institute for Human Rights and NSA Award for Most Socially Active School in 2018. Some of the major activities taken up during the course of the year:

 

UDAAN (40 -50 students)

Student volunteers teach children from the economic weaker sections of the neighborhood to read, write and cope up with the current class. They educate them about health and hygiene habits, good behavior, verbal and nonverbal and motivate them for cooperation and teamwork. There are different competitions conducted throughout the year to enhance their creativity. Stationary items like pens, pencils erasers etc. are distributed to keep them well equipped in their classrooms.

 

PANKH (Afternoon-Reinforcement -35 students)

Group comprising of students of nearby MCD Schools and the Economically Weaker Section. Remedial sessions are held for them to help them in their academic progress. They are provided with stationery, clothes, gifts etc. on special occasions. On festive occasions like Diwali and Christmas, special programs are conducted for them. They are sometimes taken out for movies. An annual sports meet is organized for them every year. Importance of health and hygiene is also stressed on from time to time.

 

SPARSH-GROUP (10 members)

Generally, from the EWS category in our neighborhood is formed to promote women literacy, educating them about women’s rights and teaching them vocational skills like:

  • How to open a bank/ post office account
  • Women welfare rights given by Indian Govt.
  • How to avail Govt. schemes. 
  • Health hygiene and good cooking habits
  • Training programme on block and screen printing
  • Making craft material with best out of waste.

 

ADARNIYA GROUP – Elderly People’s Group

Around 37 elderly people of the neighbourhood have been adopted by our staff members and they are provided with monthly ration. On the festive occasion of Christmas, they are felicitated with some gifts and refreshments and a brief programme.

 

SAKSHAM- Tailoring Group (20 young girls/women)

This programme is specially designed for girls/ women of the nearby community and focuses on measurements, basic hand and machine stitches, designing, layout and alteration.

  • Soft toy making,
  • Pickle and jam making

 

ISBT GROUP – Elderly People’s Group

Compassionate Missionaries, Antodya Niketan, Charitable Society, ISBT is run by Fr. Ravindrajain C.M with the support of some young boys. It is a shelter home that has over 65 male residents. The school and students generously donate clothes, ration, edibles, winter wear every year.

 

TAMANNA GROUP

Tamanna is a rehabilitating centre for destitute women. Most of these women are victims of abuse and abandoned by their family members. Class XII Community Service and Dharama Jyoti students organise short programmes, games and felicitate them with gifts like dal, rice, warm clothes, shoes, bags etc. A few girls are also being given Secretariat Counsel Practice.

 

DIPTI ASHRAM

Students dedicatedly work with Dipti ashram in Najafgarh. Inmates are gifted necessary items, clothes, ration and were washing machine recently.

 

DHARMA-BHARATHI AND DHARMA-JYOTI

Dharma Bharathi is a Socio–Spiritual Federation for New Indian Renaissance and Global Peace. In the Dharama Bharathi wing our staff takes initiative to help elderly women of the neighborhood, by inviting them on festive occasions and arranging a small programme for them by singing and dancing, providing them with refreshments and other gifts like sarees, shawls cardigans blankets etc. The student wing of this programme is called Dharma Jyoti.

 

eX-Rays

This alumni association is connecting alumni, school and community by donating things like fridge and washing machines to various NGOs.