Children who have been moved from sub-standard schools to standard schools do not always find it easy to cope in the new environment where the standard of education is much higher from what they were previously used to. This is particularly true for older children, who are admitted in Class IV onwards in standard schools. Younger children adapt and learn much faster and soon come up to the challenges of the new system to which they are introduced.

With the objective of bridging this gap, Remedial Classes were held for children from all the four Mohallas during the summer vacations. A total of 11 Teachers and Assistants were recruited, and Saifiyah Boys High School was kind enough to allow these classes to be conducted on their campus. A teacher was also hired for conducting Physical Exercises and Games.

A total of 119 students attended this program, with the majority of them from Adam Mohalla which had seen the highest number of admission this year in older school-going children. Approximate overall attendance achieved was around 80%. Mohalla-wise breakdown of children was as follows;

Adam Mohalla	58 Students
Essa Mohalla	16 Students
Saleh Mohalla	21 Students
Ibrahim Mohalla	24 Students

Classes were held in Mathematics and English. 90 minutes of Mathematics was followed by half an hour refreshment break. Then a one hour class of English was conducted. Curriculum was set based on the schools these children are attending.

Mathematics and English Classes being conducted

To ensure that it was not all work and no play, the PE Teacher arranged some games and exercises for the children at the end of each day. A highlight of this program was the opportunity the children had to enjoy swimming at Al Jamea Tus Saifiyah�s swimming pool. Boys were taken every Wednesday and girls on every Saturday. For children coming from the not-so-affluent areas of Karachi this was a major attraction for them to enroll in this program.

Having fun at Al Jamea Tus Saifiyah Swimming Pool

The program lasted for 5 weeks. At the end of the �term�, children were assessed through examinations. Prizes were given for children securing 1st and 2nd positions in their classes. Prizes were also given to children who had perfect attendance records. Parents were asked to come and collect their child�s assessment a week later. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of this program was the low attendance by the parents on Report Day. But that does reflect on the economic and social outlook of these parents towards education as well as the challenges ahead for this program in getting these children to standard schools and ensuring that they are able to cope at this level.

Report Day

Copies of Assessments were given to the Parents as well as the respective Mohalla Committees in order to ensure that there is follow-up and monitoring of these children by them as well as by the Central Committee.