Month: September 2018

Gail Godwin said that “Good teaching is ¼ preparation and ¾ theater” and we at Badri High School work towards making information come to life.

The class 7 students are currently studying the novel “The Railway Children by E.Nesbit”. Keeping that in mind we planned a trip to “The Karachi Cantonment Railway Station” to let the students learn about trains and the working that takes place at a train station.

The group of 45 students set off at around 11:00 am on Tuesday 4th September 2018 in a coaster. With the chanting and laughter we reached the Cantt Station at around 11:35 am were the Station Manager, Mr. Mohammad Rafiq Baloch, greeted us warmly and answered the children’s queries one by one.

The manager informed the students about the 8 platforms at the Cantt Station where about 2000 passages daily come to Karachi and 2000 travel to the north of Pakistan.

He explained that the Cantt Station is one of the busiest stations of the country. Then he invited the students to wait in the Waiting Room as a Teez Gam was about to arrive and we had to visit that train.

We were amazed to see an enormous room spot clean with all the necessary facilities required for passenegrs to sit and wait for his/ her train to arrive. Students asked the station manager why they didnt allow the passengers to use the room but he couldn’t reply.

Next, we crossed the bridge to platform Number 4 where we climbed on to the Business Class carriage of the train. The students were excited as a cool breeze blew when the door opened. The manager showed them that each compartment had 6 berths and one washroom. He allotted 6 students one compartment and let them experience how it felt. The students were enjoying themselves when we were asked to move to the area where the engine was.

In groups of 4 the students climbed to the engine room were the engine driver answered all their queries. He also showed the students how brakes are pulled and the students rang the loud horn. However, climbing down was a scary experience.

Then we experienced how the tracks get changed automatically. We saw how an engine is attached to a boogie and how it moves to the cleaning area to get cleaned before the next trip. Then the manager arranged for us to learn first-hand how the control tower gives signals and how they tell the driver and the passengers about the train which is about to leave. We stood on the bridge and saw the train leave and counted the boogies to see if they were 18 or more.

We learned a lot about trains and this experience will really help the students to understand the setting and plot of the novel as they will now be able to understand how the three children felt and experienced every day they visited the railway station.

This morning was a reflection of what Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS envisages a community school to be able to achieve. On one hand stood the eighth Hafiz of school; the fourth of this Academic Year 2018-19. On the other, stood the student who had secured the highest percentage in the SSC Part 2 examination.

Burhanuddin Zulfiqar of class 8 became the eighth Hafiz of the school and was bestowed with garlands of appreciation while Husain Murtaza (Class 10 batch of 2017-18) was lauded for his hard work and A1 grade in the Board Examination.

Burhanuddin himself is an example of how a child from a simple family, can achieve a dream coveted by thousands today—the dream to Hifz the Quran e Majeed. He is a playful and energetic child who has held onto his dream of becoming a Hafiz for a year and a half, forging ahead with dedication and a positive attitude. Burhanuddin is one who does not believing in ensconcing himself in a room to Hifz but has achieved a perfect balance in his social and academic life. He prays in the masjid three times and has a plethora of friends due to his jovial nature.

Last week, too, Ibrahim Yousuf of class 7 became a Hafiz after giving the complete Quran Ikhtibaar to Shahzada Husain Bhai sahib DM increasing the enthusiasm to perform Hifzul Quran in BHS to a feverish pitch.

Badri High School is dedicated to providing the best of secular and spiritual education to the students of the community since the last 50 years. It is driven by the ethos that guides all community schools of providing the best knowledge in the light of the Ilm of Ale Mohammed SA.

For this aim to be achieved the Deeniyat and Secular staff work in liaison and cooperation to ensure the Taleem as well as the Tarbiyat of the children of momineen who are the future of the community. The barakat of the Qudoom of the 53^rd Dai al Mutlaq Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin in 2016 has ushered in another revival in the institute. During this visit Aali Qadr Maula TUS inaugurated the Hifz Room and since then eight students have achieved the status of Hafiz ul Quran. With this is the best facilities and facilitators providing instruction in secular subjects, language development, extra-curricular activities and recently STEM education through Robotics, Mind Math and Arduino.

May Allah Subhanuhu help us to lovingly nurture each student at Badri High School in light of the lofty vision of Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS.