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collection of more than 20 books and            they draw inspiration from the people who

               ended up starting their Home Libraries.         are successful standing in front of them
               This indeed was helpful to the students         and talking to them boosts their confidence
               around them and educated even their             that make them feel that they can also

               parents to read the books. These books          achieve positions like that. The school
               helped in the improved reading skills of        observed an atmosphere of regular study

               the students for their proper learning          habits which is one of the challenges
               habits. They started carrying books to their    previously they faced.

               house and exchanged books among their
               friends. Now they talk in the classrooms

               is related to the stories and the books they
               read.












                                                                Major Learning



                                                                     The collective and co-operative
               Guest Lectures                                  processes to bring about a change in the

                                                               learning habits of the students actually
                     We have a tradition of inviting           worked a lot in this school. The feedback

               successful individuals to share their
                                                               from the parent teacher meeting about the
               experiences with our students to motivate       student helped the teachers to conduct

               them.                                           some special classes for the needed

                     We also frequently invite our             students who are academically poor.
               previous students who are placed in good        Giving some extra support has shown the

               positions at both State and Centre to talk      results.
               out the fear among the students and in fuel           Every competition or the guest

               the required courage and determination to       lecture that has happened ultimately
               succeed.                                        resulted to the learning habits of the

                     These guest lecturers motivated the       students and the study habits were

               students to have proper study habits as         regularized in the students.


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