Om Shri Ram Mandir Trust-managed Dheerajlal Narshidas Shah Balmandir Establishment

The Balmandir was established in June 1986. In the beginning, a Balmandir (nursery) and a primary school were started. Initially, there were two sections named Ankur (for children aged 3 to 4 years) and Ram Ankur (for children aged 4 to 5 years).

Later, from 30th August of that year, 5-year-old children started going to Grade 1. In the mornings, children were welcomed in the playground from 8:00 to 8:30 am. After that, they would engage in activities in the ground.

Then, teachers would play instruments and call the children into classrooms, followed by music activities in the hall.

Activities :

1. Breaking beans, peeling vegetables, walking properly, walking while holding a glass of water, folding clothes, bathing themselves, applying shampoo, using gardening tools, and filling soil.
2. Kitchen-related activities: peeling potatoes, shelling peas, making buttermilk, washing vegetables, making sherbet.
3. Environmental care: making garlands, making decorative items, preparing flower vases, throwing garbage in dustbins, arranging items properly.
4. Self-reliance: washing hair, cleaning hands and feet, opening and closing buttons, walking properly, managing clothes, helping others wear shoes and slippers.
5. Outings: outings play a very important role in the holistic development of children. Children enjoy going by vehicles, but they also enjoy walking.
6. Tools for practical life (Montessori materials): knobbed cylinders, Gijubhai’s ink, bangle box, colored tablets, sandpaper letters, various colored cloths, ball activities, pyramid, etc. Children are taught and encouraged to use these. In craft activities: fixing items in bamboo sticks, making gifts, decorating walls, arranging colored grains in different ways, arranging glass bangles, beadwork, making small toys. These activities help to develop creativity in children.
7. Sensory education: through this training, children’s fine sensory skills are enhanced. Special tools are made for this, which help develop subtle sensory perceptions.
8. Art and craft: art is the joy of life. If children are given an artistic environment, their creative abilities develop. Activities include clay modeling, clock making, pottery, drawing, threading, rangoli, stringing small and big beads, making torans (decorative hangings), and other craft activities.