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NAVODAYA
VIDYALAYA SAMITI
(An Autonomous Organization under Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy) Govt. of
A-28, Kailash Colony,
New Delhi-110 048
F.No.8-1/2011-12/NVS(Acad.)
To
The Principal
All
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Sir/Madam,
Migration of students is one of the
most important objectives of Navodaya Vidyalayas. Success of this objective will depend entirely
on the efforts made by the Principals and the staff in looking after the needs
of migrated students in the respective Navodaya Vidyalayas. It is, therefore, important that all necessary
steps to provide appropriate environment to the migrated children in the JNVs should be ensured. Detailed guidelines have been issued
by the Samiti in this regard from time to time.
Instances have, however, come to notice where this important
aspect has been ignored by Vidyalaya administration
resulting in adjustment problem, divide between local
and migrated students etc.
The following instructions in this
regard are reiterated for strict compliance:-
1.
The Principals of Vidyalayas from and to which the students are migrating
should inform each other about the location of their Vidyalayas,
the mode of transport available and other necessary information relating to the
journey. Information about the climate of the new places, the type of clothing
required and the culture of the area may also be intimated to the concerned Vidyalaya. Before proceeding on journey, the children and
the escorting teachers should be briefed about all the details of the journey
and precautions to be taken during the same.
2.
The teacher escorts
accompanying the students shall carry, the cumulative record card containing
records of academic and co-curricular activities from Class VI onwards, health
records and other relevant documents and hand over to the Principal of the Vidyalaya to which the students are migrating.
3.
The list of students
who are to come to a particular Vidyalaya be sent before hand, particularly giving their
special likes and dislikes, hobbies etc. An attempt should be made to locate
similar students in the same class or in the next lower class. When the
migrated students come, each one student should be given a host student ‘Sakha’ or ‘Sakhi’ who is supposed
to be his comrade during his stay. The parents of the host child should also be
involved.
4.
The Principals are
expected to receive the students along with few staff and students coming on
migration to their Vidyalayas at the railway
station/bus stand concerned. For this, the exact programme
of the journey and time of arrival should be communicated to the Principal
concerned to which the students are migrated.
5.
When the students
from one school come to the other school on migration, the host school should
organize a formal and generous welcome so that right from the start the
migrated students have a feeling of being wanted and welcomed.
6.
It is very essential
that some interaction should be arranged to give the students a feel of the
local culture, living style and get a certain amount of feeling of the oneness
of
7.
The Principal should
have at least one monthly meeting with the migrated students and be available
to meet them at personal level at any time during the crucial adjustment
period.
8.
The teachers should
try and go out of the way to look after these children and particularly enquire
if they need any help or have any difficulties so that instead of feeling a
sense of being discriminated against, they should have a feeling of being
treated with a certain amount of regard and affection.
9.
It is essential that
the food habits of the migrated students should be kept in mind, particularly,
in the initial stage till they have adjusted themselves to the new food habits.
10.
Adequate and timely
availability of facilities like books, uniform, bedding items, furniture,
stationary items etc. to the migrated students is most important to assimilate
them in the Vidyalaya environment.
11.
In case a portion of
the syllabus has already been covered in the class before the arrival of the
migrated children, special arrangement for coverage of syllabus for the benefit
of migrated children must be made. Teachers may be requested to go out of the
way to ensure that uncovered portion of the studies are
covered without any loss of time.
12.
Migrated students
should meet in the District Magistrate’s office or District Magistrate should
come to the Vidyalaya to meet those students. During
the visit of District Magistrate in the Vidyalaya,
Principal should organize half an hour cultural programme.
13.
It will be the
responsibility of the Principal and the teachers to look after not only the
physical needs but the psychological and emotional adjustment of the children
coming from far off places. They should also be allowed to talk to their
parents on telephone once in a month.
14.
The migrated
students should be taken out for sight-seeing tours of important places in the
host state in the short holidays and that they have in the Vidyalaya.
15.
A farewell ceremony
be held in which a certificate for successful completion of migration in
furtherance of national integration be issued by the host Vidyalaya
along with token momento to the migrated children
before they leave for their parent Vidyalaya after
completion of migration period.
The
student of both sides should go back home with happy memories and a feeling of
the host people being good, hospitable and generous. It is only then that the
real purpose of the scheme will be achieved.
You
are requested to impress upon all staff of
the Vidyalaya especially Housemasters,
the need for meticulous implementation of these instructions. It may be noted
that any negligence or indifference in dealing with the migrated students will
be viewed very seriously.
Yours faithfully,
(M.
S. Khanna)
Joint
Commissioner (Pers.)
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