The General English High School
Adult Literacy Programme
About 50 students of Std X from “The General English High School, Dharavi, along with 5 of their teachers, went to the nearby locality, and contacted about 25 adult illiterate men and 6 women from the slums, and planned a programme to educate them.
According to their syllabus, they planned to teach them the alphabet in English and Marathi, reading and writing, numbers 1 to 100, addition and subtraction, and environmental studies related to health and hygiene, The method adopted to teach the above mentioned syllabus was through skits, T.V. Shows, Personal teaching and storytelling.
At first, they had only 40 adult men, but later on, impressed by the interesting manner of teaching the team attracted a total number of 250 people. The students find it extremely rewarding to see the number of adult literates on the rise.
Difficult Words & Meanings
- Literacy
- The ability to read and write.
- Illiterate
- A person who is unable to read or write.
- Locality
- A specific neighborhood, district, or area.
- Slums
- A crowded, poor area of a city with low-quality housing and poor living conditions.
- Syllabus
- A list of topics or subjects that will be covered in a course of study.
- Hygiene
- Practices that help maintain health and prevent disease, especially through cleanliness.
- Adopted
- To start using a particular method, idea, or plan.
- Skits
- Short, often funny, theatrical performances or plays.
- Rewarding
- Giving you a feeling of satisfaction or a sense of accomplishment.
- Literates
- People who are able to read and write.