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Signal school is an innovative concept initialised by Samarth Bharat Vyaspith along with Thane Municipal Corporation, to provide education to underprivileged children living on signals in Thane, Maharashtra. The only aim of SBV is to make these children capable to adjust themselves in the mainstream world. Signal school provides children with various facilities with proper schooling.

Need of Signal School

Children of migrant families can be seen selling things like flowers, games, or sometimes begging. SBV wants to address migrant dropout students, provide safe environment, give them a vision to look at their life and future. With this thinking SBV started signal school.

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Beginning of the program

14th June, 2016 was first day of our signal school. We literally went to streets and collect the students. Right now 30 students are studying in the school. Out of them 14 girls and 16 boys are there. It started with non-formal education to formal education.

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Holistic Development of children

SBV’s concept is to provide children with all the following things, which they don’t get in their life. These things are needed to grow a good, independent and responsible personality. we strive to give these children a different life experiences to grow their personality as a good and responsible citizen.

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Today’s Signal school

2020-21 marks the 5th year of the "signal school"
To give a brief account of our journey till now, in 2017-18, 2 students of the school passed the 10th board exams with commendable results. Mohan, one of those students is now studying in the 2nd year of diploma engineering and doing very well. Dashrath, the other just passed the 12th board exams with the results just declared. Both these students have proved the ability to cope with mainstream education and studying in one of the best schools in thane. Currently one student of the school has appeared for 10th exam this year and passed with first class. We strive to bring all 46 of the deprived children of our school to mainstream education.
We are moving steadily towards achieving our goal of transforming the lives of children living on signals.
For overall development of our children, we have computer lab, robotics lab and science lab. Under the supervision of trained teachers, children are learning craft and physical activities like "Malkhamb" and other sports.

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Dashrath Pawar scored 55% in HSC. Dashrath had first started studying at Signal school of Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth. Post class X, he went to Satish Pradhan Dnyansadhna College. He belong to flower sellers family on street. His relatives never encouraged him to pursue studies as they do not believe in education. But he was determined. He wants to became a Policeman. So Dashrath started preparing for police recruitment exams after SSC.

Dashrath Pawar

Dashrath Yuvraj Pawar, the student of signal shala has decided to go with arts faculty after his spectacular success of 10th. Now, he is persuing higher secondary education in Dyanasadhna College,Thane. In future, he wants to join the police department. For this, our organisation is trying its best to achieve his goals.

Dashrath Yuvraj Pawar

After passing 10th board exam successfully, Mohan Prabhu Kale has preferred to take skilled based education. Accordingly, for Electronic Engineering, he has taken admission in Rustomjee Global Career Institute, one of the reputed college in Thane. Right now, he is in second year of Electronic Engineering. Our organization will do its best so that he will stand on his own feet & succeed with flying colours.

MohanPrabhu

One of the biggest achievement of Signal Shala is admission of both Kiran & Sameer in Saraswati Vidyamandir School, Naupada. Kiran Chandrakant Kale & Sameer Sanjay Pawar who are now currently studying in standard 8th have successfully cleared annual exam of standard 6th from one of the prestigious School in Thane, Saraswati Vidyamandir School, Nuapada. They got admission successfully by passing the exam with good marks. After first session in Saraswati Vidyamandir School, they are now continuing their next session at Signal Shala.

Kiran& Sameer

After school, some students would do skating regularly. Mahadu & Balu Pawar were one of them. After playing for some time, they used to go to Cadbury signal to meet their parents. Rahul Pandharikar & Rahul started training socially deprived children under this Cadbury signal. Mahadu became finalist of state level skating competition which was held in Navi Mumbai. This is recognised as one of the biggest achievement in the world of skating for such kids. Now, we are focusing more on Mahadu & Balu to develop their skating skills.

Mahadu & Balu

On 5th & 6th January 2019, a Science exhibition was held in S. V. Joshi Vidyasankul, Dombivali by General Education Institute, Dadar Marathi Vidnyan Parishad, Thane Division & Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation. During this exhibition, Atul Pawar, Kiran Kale & Sameer Pawar successfully presented experiment on conversion of salty sea water into fresh potable drinking water under the guidance of Dr. Balasaheb Khollam. Among 100 participants, Signal Shala stood 7th in the competition. This year, the winners are getting opportunity to visit Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). For this, Signal Shala students Atul Jalindar Pawar & Kiran Chandrakant Kale have got opportunity to visit ISRO on 13th to 17th April, 2020.

Kiran& Sameer

Mohan is an 18 years old dropout student. His family migrated to Thane in search of job. Along with his family he did lots of small business and earned livelihood for his family. We started signal school and he voluntarily came to us and said, “I want to complete my education, can I be a student of your school?” we observed his behaviour and interests after finding that he is genuine and came only for studies, we gave him admission in our school. Now he passed his 8th and studying for 10th exam. He is a bright student. He is honestly studying and helping other students also in their studies. He study in morning and work in evening. We are glad to have Mohan as our student. This boy setting example for others in our school. He also proves that people who live on signals or who are homeless they still have dreams and they walk towards completing it

Mohan

Neha and Nikita are siblings 7 and 9 years old and studying in 1st and 4th standard respectively. Earlier they were living on teen hath naka signal but due to some problems they shifted to Ghansoli signal. Before shifting they used come to school regularly for 6-7 months. They generated interest in studies because of Signal school. After shifting they were not able to come to school. But only with their will power they started coming to school. Alone they travel by train from Ghansoli to Thane, and come to school. We are proud of these girls who have a lot of potential in them and signal school will definitely give them a platform to explore their potential.

Neha and Nikita

Vishal, is 12 year old boy studying in 6th standard. He used to live on signal, he has a step mom and his father is in the jail. He’s alone in the family. Due to all this conditions he was facing in his mid childhood, he became very hyper and in school he used to do create so many troubles to other children. He was very hyper. Our teachers and staff took efforts we used to give him counselling an d behaved very softly with him. Now we can see improvement in vishal though it is very slow but this is happening naturally. Vishal was very hyper student before coming to school and after 4-5 months he changed and becoming responsible.

Vishal

Shankar is our student. He is also a street child like others. On 25th January, 2017, 8.00pm he was playing on the road. Shankar, a 13 year old boy met an accident, a truck went from his foot. His heel was crushed under truck’s wheel. We couldn’t find that truck driver, but we gave complete medical care to him. 1st he was admitted in Subodh Mehta Hospital and Dr. Medha bhave did his plastic surgery. Then he shifted to another hospital, Hospital Param and 2nd plastic surgery was also done by same doctor. Now Shankar can walk. We are thankful to doctors who helped him to save his leg. We are thankful to our donors who helped us in raising money for Shankar’s plastic surgery. We are thankful to Mohan who showed his presence of mind and took Shankar to the hospital immediately.

Shankar

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