• Cope with the stress of exams. 

• Overcome their anxieties wrt getting admissions in further academic or extracurricular pursuits of their choosing.

• Deal with inability to study due to one/more family member(s) being sick

• Cope with readjusting with an online classroom format

• Connect with each other and form social bonds

• Build skills to cope with challenges

• Help regain a sense of empowerment, control or hope

All groups are led by trained facilitators. Groups provide a welcoming, safe, judgment-free space to share and support one another.

Here are a few general guidelines and ground rules that we need all participants to observe to ensure a fair and comfortable experience for all parties involved:

• Registration via intake forms is mandatory. To avoid issues in safely conducting the support groups, we will not be taking in walk-in/ad-hoc participants at request.

• The groups will meet once a week, for an hour, at a predetermined time slot.

• Since this group deals with children, a mandatory parental consent form has been included in the intake form

• No recording of any sessions will be allowed. Moderators also will not record the sessions to preserve the confidentiality of the participants.

• The support groups are a safe space that will maintain confidentiality; so nothing discussed during the session can be divulged to anyone outside of the circles. (Except in cases of emergencies, when the emergency contacts will be suitably notified)

• Time in the session needs to be managed such that everyone gets a chance to speak, and address their concerns. 

• Participants are requested to join the sessions on time. 

• Although the Support Group sessions themselves are free of charge; there’s a registration fee of 50 INR or above (pay as you wish) in order to cover operational costs for the organization.