Delhi School

Here is Tom, Professor of Law, who initiated this trip. He invited many of the team members to come along to dedicate their time to helping those who are impoverished in India.

Green Field Paramount School in Kusumpur Village in Delhi was the first school our team visited after our arrival in India. Rebecca Cohn, Ms. Bhatia the Principal, and I are pictured here. This school is located in a very poor section of Delhi, and it has roughly 70-100 primary school children. Ms. Bhatia was friendly and accepting of any potential help, but unfortunately was not able to offer details of how the school is run and who actually established it. She said there was a "board of directors" but she did not have enough time to get the information to us. I liked that she wanted to improve the dilapidated condition of the school. My only qualm was the lack of transparency about the workings of the school, but given some time, I will uncover the logistics. I think she was honest, and needed all the help she could get for the school. Our group provided her with funding to improve the condition that she felt needed most attention: the classrooms structure. Checking the condition of the school regularly will be on the radar.


Pictured is the entrance to Green Field Paramount School and a young girl learning her alphabet. October 18, 2006.

I liked her! Using her boldness, she got herself in front of the boys to get her photo taken. I observed that all the boys had shoes, even if worn out; although she walked around Delhi barefoot.