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Monica Gopal Kamage, 8, goes
to Ganpatrao, Kadam Marg School and
is in class 3. She has been with Akanksha
for 2 and half years now.
Monica comes from the Siddharth Nagar
community. She lives with her parents
and three sisters. Her younger sister
also goes to Akanksha. Her mother
goes to a household and cleans vessels
for them. Her father goes to office.
Yesha Didi says that she has been
teaching Monica for only about 3 months,
but she is a very bright student.
She is a very creative girl and is
excellent at drawing, painting and
colouring. One incident really surprised
Didi and made her realise how much
Monica loves coming to Akanksha. Monica
was pushed by on of her siblings near
her house and she had an injury on
her head. Her mother told Didi that
with all this pain, she was still
persistent to come to Akanksha. Didi
says that she always wants to be first
in everything and is a very confident
child. When praised, she gets motivated
and wants to do better. She is always
smiling.
Monica prefers going to Akanksha
than her formal school because ‘the
Didi at Akanksha teaches well”.
She likes learning from the Didi because
she is nice to all students and always
helps them. Her favourite day at Akanksha
was when Didi took them to the garden.
The best part of the outing was that
they all got to sit in a car. All
the students played and had a lot
of fun that day. There was a swing
and slide, which was a major attraction
for most kids, and for Monica it was
a sure delight. She wants to be a
“Didi” when she grows up.
She already feels responsible as she
feeds her younger sister who is three,
and then does her homework. Monica
feels very proud every time Didi praises
her and says “very good Monica.”
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