Breaking Barriers

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Breaking Barriers---A Human Rights Campaign

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Step into a new world at Tagore International School  where inclusion knows no bounds.

Through our student-led initiative ‘Breaking Barriers’ launched in 2013, our young trailblazers become catalysts of inclusivity fostering a sense of empowerment that ripples throughout our school & beyond. At TIS advocacy is not a buzzword- it is a way of life.  Breaking Barriers campaign is a dazzling celebration of authenticity, where diversity is not simply accepted but cherished and embraced.

Our pioneer program ‘Breaking Barriers’ provides a network of compassionate trained allies who stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBTQAI+ community. Our inclusive club and support group serves as nurturing spaces fostering connections and championing resilience.Through workshops, educational sessions and open dialogues, we strive to build bridges of understanding and celebrate diverse identities.

As a cornerstone of our inclusive campaign, mental health and well being take center stage. We provide accessible resources and support ‘networks’ for LGBTQIA+ community & students ensuring their emotional and psychological needs are met. Our dedicated counseling team is well versed in LGBTQIA issues and stands ready to offer guidance, empathy and a listening ear.

The main objectives which propel the campaign are;

  1. To encourage students to respect diversity in all forms.
  2. Prevent bullying, on any grounds, at school.
  3. Sensitize senior students, to dispel myths and misconceptions around the community.
  4. Foster a school climate that is open to dialogue and accepting of differences
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Highlights of our journey/campaign so far

  • Sohini Chakrabarti and Safina Amin presented this campaign at The Global Education Leadership Foundation ( tGELF)  Youth Leader Competition and were declared winners.
  •  Training volunteer peer educators from classes IX-XI  for the LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex), to help spread awareness and, sensitize schools and institutions across the city about this community.
  • Partnering with CREA and the Naz Foundation, the ‘Breaking Barriers’ team has conducted nearly 25 hours of intensive training for our peer educators.
  • Conducting informative awareness workshops for students of Class IX-XII and all teachers within the school.

So far, the campaign members have  sensitized more than 3500 students across the city, reaching out to more than 30 schools.We take pride in being the only school in the country to actively participate in the Delhi Pride Parade every year from the year .2013 onwards.The school has a social media handle @breakingbarrierscampaign on Instagram, with all updates on the work undertaken by the campaign members.We have an informative notice board, an anonymous complaint box, scrapbook and a shelf dedicated to the LGBTQI community, in the library. We can very proudly say that we’ve truly come a long way, not just in terms of the impact on others, but also the appreciation we’ve received for taking up this initiative.Our social campaign was validated by being declared a winner under the ‘Best Practices’ category and the school was publically showcased in the 25th National Annual Sahodaya Conference in November 2019.

Teacher Incharge
  • Ms. Priyanka Randhawa
  • President – Sonakshi Sharma – X C
  • Vice president – Ridhima Upadhyay – IX C