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Dayawanti Punj Model SchoolSitamarhi


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Where the mind is without fear and the head held high;

Where knowledge is free;

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;

Where words come out from the depth of truth;Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;

Where the mind is led forward by Tee into ever-widening thought and action;

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

Rabindranath agore


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It has been an enriching experience for me to nurture a tiny bud of a nursery school into a blossoming ower, which is what

our secondary school has grown into. From a backward village, with little or no educational facilities, Sitamarhi has become

proud of its only English medium school in the Bhadohi district, which offers children an opportunity to dream and fulll

their dreams. The year 2008 was a milestone one for the school when the rst batch of students appeared for their CBSE

board examination in class 10 and 85% passed with rst division and 15% with second division. There was not a single thirddivision or failure! This in spite of the fact that most children return from school to homes reeling under power cuts. To

overcome this problem, the school offered the children boarding facilities with dedicated tutoring, so that they could prepare

for their board examinations. I am equally proud of the ripple effect of education among our students. Almost all our school

children impart what they have learnt to their siblings and even parents when they reach home from school. This has created

a longing among the younger siblings to join school, and appreciation by parents for what their children have been taught.

SNP Punj

Founder, Dayawanti Punj Model School


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It was during his many visits to the backward area of Bhadohi, in Uttar Pradesh that Founder, Satya Narain

Prakash Punj, came face to face with the harsh reality of illiteracy, prejudice against girl children and poverty. True

to form, Satti Punj decided to stem the rot at its source. He started an English medium school for girls at Sitamarhi

which gave freeships and scholarships as an incentive to parents to educate their daughters, to break the mindset

that boys are an investment for the future and girls should marry at an early age and leave their parental home.

Dr Rajkumari, Principal

Dayawanti Punj Model School


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Leveraging on Punj Lloyds core

capability in the infrastructure

space, this village school was

built with amenities worthy of the

best boarding schools in the country,

internet, swimming pool, gymnasium,

airconditioned auditorium and eld

trips to Delhi and other parts of

India. In response to the increasing

interest of the parents to get theirsons schooling as well, the school

evolved into a co-educational English

medium school. Dayawanti Punj Model

School can claim to have achieved

what many prestigious schools around

the rest of the country could not.

Sitamarhi, a pilgrimage

destination

Sitamarhi is located between Prayagraj

(Allahabad) and Kashi (Varanasi). It

is the birth place of Luv and Kush,

the twin sons of Lord Rama. On the

banks of river Ganga, stands Rishi

Valmikis Ashram where the great Rishi

wrote the famous epic, Ramayana.

60 km from Allahabad and 80 km

from Varanasi, Sitamarhi falls in

the Poorvanchal region, a part

of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

The area in and around

Sitamarhi is very remote andbackward. 70% of its population

lives a life below the poverty line.

Economic constraints coupled with

poor hygiene, illiteracy, deep rooted

superstitions, religious beliefs and

lack of social awareness are the most

signicant impediments to health care,

elementary education and socio-economic

growth. The literacy rate is extremely low.

Gender bias is deep rooted and girls do

not get the privilege of getting elementary

education. Poor and insufcient means of

livelihood add fuel to their misfortunes.


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The Objective of the SchoolTo establish a local school that would

provide quality education and improve

the lives of people of the community.

Model School was founded in memory

of S N P Punjs mother, Dayawanti

Punj. The school is today a centre of

learning, ghting the evils of illiteracy

and inculcating good values in

the children.The students, who largely belong

to families supported by farming

and petty trading, are equipped with

the intellectual and practical skills

necessary to build a career and meet

the challenges of professional life.

The enthusiasm amongst the students

across age groups is overwhelming.

Supported by their learning, the

students aim to become pilots, doctors

and engineers, leaving their under-

privileged past behind them.

About the SchoolDayawanti Punj Model School is

afliated to the All India Central Board

of Secondary Education (CBSE), which

is the largest educational board in the

country and is an autonomous body

under the Ministry of Human Resources

Development, Govt. of India.

It is a co-educational day-cum-

boarding school, 1100+ studentson its rolls, studying from Nursery

to Class X. It is expected to grow

to |the senior secondary level,

under the 10+2 scheme soon.

Within a period of ve years

the school has grown from 100

students to an astounding 1100.

Scholarships and sponsorships are

provided to encourage education

among children, specially the girl child.

Presently, 150 students, mostly girls,

benet from this facility. The school


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has a total strength of 52 teachers who

are qualied in different streams. The

National Council for Teachers Education

(NCTE) a statutory body of the Govt. of

India has granted recognition to a Nursery

Teachers Training Course and Bachelor

of Education Course at the school.

Education encompassing

theoretical to practical learning is

imparted to each student through Latest teaching aids

Computers and technology

with K-Yan equipment

Project work

Exhibitions

Practical labs

Activity rooms

Recreation facilities such as

TV room, swimming pool

Library

Cultural programmes

Sports & arts

Mid-day meal facilities

Dedicated bus service

Boarding facilities

In other words, the school offers a

comprehensive and holistic education.

Apart from all the amenities provided,

the school has one of Indias best multi-

purpose halls. The air conditioned

auditorium cum indoor sports court can

accommodate up to 4000 students and

is tted with theatre lights and sound


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system. The stage has a wooden spring

oor specially designed for dancers toprevent fatigue. Recently, acoustic curtains

of German design were installed, dividing

the hall into three so that a dance recital

can take place in one section, while a

sports event with loud cheering spectators

can be held in the other section of the hall.

A Holistic Approach

To encourage overall development, the

school equally focuses on sports and extra

curricular activities. The school organises

sports day and annual day in which all

the students are encouraged to participate

and present their talent. Yoga has been

introduced. Every year, thirty students,

50% of them girls, are chosen from classes

1 to 10 to travel to New Delhi by train. For

the rst time in their lives, children get a

rst hand experience of the Republic Day

Parade. Field trips are organised to the

Shankar Doll Museum, Rail and National

Museum, Zoological Gardens and evena visit to the International Airport, with

special permission for entrance into a

commercial aircraft. The kind of exposure

these students enjoy has a dramatic effect

on the others, as they share the experiences

of the exciting time they had in Delhi,

along with their classmates.

Students of Dayawanti

Punj Model School have

won accolades at various

national Drawing and

General Knowledge

competitions held in


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various cities every year. The school is

also looking at establishing a Sports

Academy to train the children.

Tutorials and Remedial Teaching

Poverty and literacy hinder the growth

and learning of children at home.

To overcome this impediment, the

school arranges tutorials and remedialteaching to students who are slow

learners. Individual attention is given to

make the child think independently.

Teaching Faculty

The teachers of Dayawanti Punj Model

School play a critical role in encouraging

learning among students. Well qualied

teachers from various parts of India,

reside at the campus along with their

families to brighten the future of these

kids. Well furnished accommodation


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is provided to them. Well settled in a

school with city like facilities, they do not

miss the buzz of metropolitan life. The

residential facilities for the staff and their

families are equipped with a mess, internet,

swimming pool and a gymnasium.

There are teachers who have been

instrumental in the growth of the school

since its inception. They undertake

regular door to door campaigns in andaround the Sitamarhi district to spread

awareness of the importance of education.

The school has a training centre

where the teachers regularly undergo

training, with the latest in teaching

methodology and child psychology, enabling

them to enhance their professional skills.

The teachers are encouraged to experiment

and employ innovative techniques and

systems. Workshops, seminars, refresher

programmes and discussions are held

to enhance their professional skills,

attitude and teaching competencies.


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Mid-day MealFor children with poor health owing to

malnutrition, the schools management

provides free mid-day meals, rich in

nutrients to students from nursery, K.G.,

classes 1,2 and 3. The school aims to

provide this facility to more students.

Systematic medical check-ups

are undertaken to gauge the physical

health of the students who are taught theimportance of maintaining good health.

Hostel

To meet the constant pressure for

lodging and boarding of the students,

two hostel blocks are being built. They

will be important assets to children

living away from home and learning

in an enabling environment.


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Pt. Kanahya Lal Punj Bal BhawanLike the National Bal Bhawan in

New Delhi, Government of India has

sanctioned a Bal Bhawan named

Pt. Kanahya Lal Punj Bal Bhawan

at Sitamarhi.

The Bhawan will provide children

between the age of 5-16 years a platform

to engage in activities like art, music,

dance, drama, painting, photography,electronic repairs, doll making and

designing. Children can choose their

activities, which, besides making them

self-reliant, present an opportunity

to express themselves.

More than 100 boys and 25 village

girls from the vicinity learn computers,

while 52 girls are being trained in

cutting, tailoring and beautician courses.

Another novel activity is at the Learn

Driving Centre, where a range of

vehicles from a cycle, moped, motorcycle

to a car are provided. Women are

encouraged to join the Centre.

Our students have won rst

position in creative art at a regional

competition conducted by National

Bal Bhawan, New Delhi and were

awarded a scholarship of Rs. 5000.

A Landmark InitiativeTo promote the social and economic

development of people in the area,

a Village Development Programme

was launched. The programme aims

at developing three villages within

a 5 km radius of Sitamarhi, by

adopting one village every year and

converting it into a model village.

The Village Development


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Programme centres on a ve point

agenda to successfully implement

and achieve the following goals:

Education for all

Anganwari (Child Care Centre)

Every child between 2 - 4 years is

enrolled with the Anganwari. Nutrition,

vaccination, pre-school education andproper hygiene are the key focus areas.

Schooling(Elementary Education)

Every child between the age of 4 - 14

will be enrolled in school and will

study upto the upper primary level.

There will be no drop outs.

Literacy Drive (Adult Education)

Every member of the village

community between the age of

14 - 60 years will be literate,

targeting 100% literacy.

Health, Hygiene, Sanitation Provision for a charitable hospital.

Mobile Dispensary to serve

people at their doorstep.

Yearly Health Check up of every

member of the village community.

Yearly Eye Camps - vision for all,

cataract operations with inter ocular

lens implants.

Family Welfare & Population. Provision of Toilets & Pure

Drinking Water

Providing Calipers and Prosthesis

to handicapped and polio affected

children, women and men.

Monthly distribution of dry ration,

seasonal distribution of

blankets and personal clothing.

Women Work Centre

Training in Cutting, Tailoring, Sewing

and Embroidery.


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Tree PlantationTrees will be planted to exceed the number

of adult members of the community.

Social Awareness & Awakening

To educate the community to ght against

social evils, early marriage, dowry and

gender bias, educational, health care

and social upliftment projects have beenintroduced. Presently efforts are targeted

at eradication of illiteracy and poverty.

School Culture

With the guidance provided by a dedicated

faculty, the students are encouraged to

exploit their potential to the fullest. When

the rst batch of students appearing for the

CBSE exams could not study at home due

to long hours of power failure, the school

made impromptu arrangements for their

boarding and lodging within the premises

during the crucial weeks preparatoryto their exams, making their stay

comfortable and homely, with warm milk

and nuts during the cold winter nights.

A Tribute to the Almighty

As a part of community building,

Punj Lloyd Group has also built

a beautiful temple. Satya NarainPrakash Punj conceptualised

and constructed the Sita Samahit

Temple at Sitamarhi (UP). It

is the only temple dedicated to

Goddess Sita, since it is here that

Lord Ramas wife descended into the

earth. The temple is visited by many

pilgrims throughout the year, with a

guest house offering serene comfort.


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Dayawanti Punj Model SchoolSitamarhi

Village & Post - Sitamarhi

District - Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) 221 309, Uttar Pradesh

Tel +91 5414 236 362, 236 662

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