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Sabista Sheikh, 7, goes to
the Worli Naka School and is in class
3. She is at level 3 in the Mahalaxmi
1 center and has been in Akanksha
for a year now.
Sabista comes from the Lotus community
in Worli. She lives with her mother,
father and sister. Her father works
at a garage.
Geeta Didi says Sabista has a strong
education foundation. She used to
be in another Akanksha center and
the teacher there thought she was
very smart. She is only 7 but is already
at level 3. She takes her time to
answer questions, as she is very soft-spoken
and shy. Her English is stronger than
her Math. She is extremely well behaved,
and never fights. Geeta Didi says
that she is mature for her age. She
enjoys herself thoroughly at the center.
Sabista remembers the day when Didi
took them to the zoo. She saw a baby
monkey stuck to her mother monkey
and found it very funny. Didi gave
them biscuits while they were there
and she enjoyed the outing very much.
She feels proud when Didi asks for
her help in class, like one time when
she had to collect everybody’s
books and hand them over to Didi.
She prefers Akanksha to her formal
school because “one day Vikas
Bhaiya had sent a bumper prize”
for the students. “There aren’t
so many exciting events and activities
happening at the other school and
the Didi at Akanksha teach well also”,
she says.
“I like my new center Mahalaxmi
1. The room is big. We get lot of
place to study. I liked the “special
seat” the most. I spoke on my
best friend Heena. She is very pretty.
Everybody clapped for me after I finished
it. My favorite time in my center
is when I play with Stern blocks in
math. I know them well.”
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