Never too soon to start succession planning!

The teachers at Trilok Puri already have a successor — Chirag! Indeed, the seven year old boy has decided to become a teacher to help poor children. The teachers at the center have been able to give him the special care and attention he needs, and Chirag has become a very good student.

Chirag is a student in Pratham’s Early Literacy and Numeracy Program (Balwachan), which is designed specifically for first and second grade students that are falling behind. Balwachan helps children develop and improve upon their reading and writing skills, recognize numbers up to 50, and solve simple addition and subtraction problems.

Balwachan includes creative learning activities that are not often part of the government school curriculum. Pratham aims to build both literacy skills and self-confidence through activities such as Picture Reading, where a child builds a story through pictures, and Story Time, where the students tell their own tale. Students also learn the concept of time and how to tell time.

Chirag’s hobbies include solving puzzles, coloring and reading story books.

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