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Education

Your support for our mission will ensure that children from the underprivileged sections of society continue their Education.

884students reached by Seth Vidyalaya

26students on scholarships

₹12,000a year for each scholar

Education · our first priority

Every child in school

We try to meet the educational needs of all age groups, through formal education, non-formal education and our School Support Program.

  • Ensuring access to education.
  • Age-appropriate levels of learning.
  • Completing the primary school cycle.

Our school, Seth Vidyalaya, caters to children from the underprivileged sections of society and reaches out to 884 students. Scholarships help the best of them carry on beyond primary school.

A teacher teaching Hindi punctuation marks with the help of a chart.
A teacher teaching Hindi punctuation marks with the help of a chart.

Project · supported by Deloitte through United Way of Delhi since April 2023

Seth Vidyalaya

884 underprivileged children of Madanpur Khadar, aged 4 to 12, are getting quality primary education.

Since 2009 Prayatn has run Seth Vidyalaya, a co-educational primary school in Madanpur Khadar. It gives low-cost, quality education to children from poor and economically weaker sections of society, and helps them carry on with their education by mainstreaming them into government schools after Class V.

In October 2025 the Department of Education, MCD, granted Seth Vidyalaya recognition. As a result, 250 children of Project Savera, who had been studying in the afternoon shift in the same building, have joined Seth Vidyalaya.

The school ensures age-appropriate levels of learning leading to completion of the primary school cycle. It follows the MCD curriculum for the primary classes, with co-scholastic subjects (GK, art and craft, moral education and yoga) and co-curricular activities (music, dance, drama, declamation contests, quizzes, and sports and games) to bring out each child’s potential and build leadership and social skills.

Picnics and excursions are organised once a year for all students, and sports, games and health check-ups are an integral part of school life. Parent-teacher meetings are held every month. Students get extra help to improve their schoolwork through an after-school support programme, and are evaluated regularly through periodic class tests, subject enrichment activities, notebook marks, a half-yearly assessment and the annual examination.

To reach the school, call 98183 00863 or write to sethvidyalaya@yahoo.com.

Children in school uniforms read books in the school library.
Children in school uniforms read books in the school library.

Seth Vidyalaya · in class

Learning by doing

27 Bal Sabhas this year: writing, drawing, poems, craft, paper-bag making, Show and Tell and GK quizzes.

Every day starts with an assembly where the older children read the news headlines, an amazing fact and the thought of the day. And every month, three students from each class are named Star of the Month for their studies, neatness and behaviour.

Three young children during the “Show & Tell” competition.
Three young children during the “Show & Tell” competition.

Seth Vidyalaya · the big days

Sports day and Annual Day

180 children ran on sports day, 9 February 2026, and 54 won medals.

Seth Vidyalaya’s 14th Annual Day, on 20 February 2026, took the theme “Healthy Well-being – Hopeful Future”, with songs, skits, dance, drama and yoga. The chief guests were Dr Ajay Dua, former Commerce Secretary, Government of India, and Mrs Anita Dua.

Children with their medals on sports day.
Children with their medals on sports day.

Seth Vidyalaya · trips

Out of school

91 students of Classes IV and V visited the Nehru Planetarium and Nehru Museum.

133 of the youngest went to Kalindi Kunj Park, and 106 from Classes II and III visited Waste to Wonder and Indraprastha Park. Volunteers from Deloitte also came 13 times in the year to run activities with the children.

Schoolchildren explore an interactive screen on a science museum visit.
Schoolchildren explore an interactive screen on a science museum visit.

Project · for meritorious students

Scholarship Scheme for Meritorious Students

26 students now receive Rs 12,000 a year to carry on studying.

It began in April 2017, when two girls topped their class V. They won places at Lady Irwin School for class VI, but their parents could not pay the transport to such a distant school. So the School Management Committee decided to give the toppers of class V Rs 1,000 a month for a year, towards fees, transport, uniform and books.

Every year since, four new students who come first or second are awarded the scholarship, and it is renewed each year for students who score more than 60% in their final results. Ten individual donors contribute to it every year.

To support a scholar, call 011-45688954 or write to prayatn_1994@yahoo.co.in.

Scholarship students hold up their scholarship cheques, with Prayatn staff beside them.
Scholarship students hold up their scholarship cheques, with Prayatn staff beside them.

Seth Vidyalaya · parents

Parents and the school

Parent-teacher meetings every month: 10 in the year, with 70% of parents taking part.

An eighteen-member School Management Committee of parents’ representatives, teachers, trustees and members from educational institutions met three times in the year to review the school’s progress and plan ahead. The Parent Teacher Association met on 11 November 2025 and chose a new parent representative for the committee.

A mother talks with a teacher across a small desk at a parent-teacher meeting; the blackboard behind reads “Welcome to P.T.M”.
A mother talks with a teacher across a small desk at a parent-teacher meeting; the blackboard behind reads “Welcome to P.T.M”.

Seth Vidyalaya · health

Looked after

Every student has a medical check-up twice a year.

Health records are kept for every child, and children who need specialised care are referred to AIIMS and other government hospitals. More on the School Health Program →

Three young schoolchildren with their health cards wait for their turn on the weighing scale.
Three young schoolchildren with their health cards wait for their turn on the weighing scale.

Seth Vidyalaya · the end of the year

Days to remember

On 23 March 2026, 57 students received certificates for coming first, second or third, and 126 more for their activities.

A week later, on 30 March, Class V graduated. Every student was given a special title, and one boy and one girl were chosen as the Stars of Seth Vidyalaya.

Class V students in sashes at their graduation ceremony.
Class V students in sashes at their graduation ceremony.

A year at Seth Vidyalaya

Lessons, craft, sports day, Republic Day and trips out.

Children in school uniforms read books in the school library.
01Children in school uniforms read books in the school library.
A teacher teaching Hindi punctuation marks with the help of a chart.
03A teacher teaching Hindi punctuation marks with the help of a chart.
Students during morning exercise.
05Students during morning exercise.
Students wearing sashes and holding gifts at an end-of-year farewell.
07Students wearing sashes and holding gifts at an end-of-year farewell.
Schoolchildren explore an interactive screen on a science museum visit.
09Schoolchildren explore an interactive screen on a science museum visit.
Children with their medals on sports day.
11Children with their medals on sports day.
A volunteer with a class of children holding up the paper houses they made.
13A volunteer with a class of children holding up the paper houses they made.
A boy receives a certificate from chief guest Dr (Mrs.) Neena Seth.
15A boy receives a certificate from chief guest Dr (Mrs.) Neena Seth.
A teachers’ training workshop in progress.
17A teachers’ training workshop in progress.
Three girls hold up their certificates with the Headmistress and their class teacher.
19Three girls hold up their certificates with the Headmistress and their class teacher.
Children in bright costumes at Seth Vidyalaya’s Dussehra celebration.
21Children in bright costumes at Seth Vidyalaya’s Dussehra celebration.
Students and teachers gather for a photo in front of a white stupa on a school trip.
23Students and teachers gather for a photo in front of a white stupa on a school trip.
Sports Carnival 2025.
25Sports Carnival 2025.
Class V students in sashes at their graduation ceremony.
27Class V students in sashes at their graduation ceremony.
Students work at computers in the computer lab.
02Students work at computers in the computer lab.
Four children hold up the colourful paper wheels they have made.
04Four children hold up the colourful paper wheels they have made.
Children make colourful Mother’s Day cards with paper, clay and pens at a classroom table.
06Children make colourful Mother’s Day cards with paper, clay and pens at a classroom table.
Students take part in the Sports Carnival 2025.
08Students take part in the Sports Carnival 2025.
A young boy holds up his paper bicycle at a pre-primary competition.
10A young boy holds up his paper bicycle at a pre-primary competition.
Four young children in costume, holding Indian flags, recite a poem during the Republic Day celebrations.
12Four young children in costume, holding Indian flags, recite a poem during the Republic Day celebrations.
The chief guest and teachers hand out certificates on certificate distribution day.
14The chief guest and teachers hand out certificates on certificate distribution day.
PTA meeting in school electing a parent representative for the School Management Committee.
16PTA meeting in school electing a parent representative for the School Management Committee.
Three young children during the “Show & Tell” competition.
18Three young children during the “Show & Tell” competition.
On certificate distribution day, a boy receives his certificate from teachers and guests at the front of the class.
20On certificate distribution day, a boy receives his certificate from teachers and guests at the front of the class.
Children and teachers gather for a group photo on sports day.
22Children and teachers gather for a group photo on sports day.
Students look at a display beneath a large model of the Moon on a visit to the planetarium.
24Students look at a display beneath a large model of the Moon on a visit to the planetarium.
Three boys wear their sports day medals.
26Three boys wear their sports day medals.
Scholarship students hold up their scholarship cheques, with Prayatn staff beside them.
28Scholarship students hold up their scholarship cheques, with Prayatn staff beside them.