Amid the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, teachers at a hamlet in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district have devised a method of distance learning to make the local school children study the syllabus and do the homework while following social distancing. The idea has found a place in the 30 most inspiring ideas of change 2020 organised by the Design for Change (DFC) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).<br />”<br />”AIR Correspondent reports, teachers of a Zilla Parishad-run primary school in Dattawadi, a settlement of 165 people located near the world- famous Ajanta caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, have begun an initiative called 'Neighbour Katta'. Under the initiative, the teachers send the list of curricular exercises on the mobile phones of the students' parents and the children have to complete the given tasks daily during the specified school hours by coming together in small groups while maintaining social distancing.&nbsp;<br />”<br />”<br />”Each group comprises children of different classes living in the vicinity, so that seniors can guide the juniors. The photos of the completed homework are then sent in a WhatsApp group to the teachers, who accordingly ask the students to make corrections. Out of the four hours of school held daily this way, two-and-half hours are dedicated to the study part. The rest of the school time is reserved for physical activities to make their study exciting.<br />”<br />”<span style="color: #222222;">There is 100 per cent attendance and till date the school has completed around 75 per cent of the syllabus of the first semester. This activity has been going on since April this year. School headmaster Bapu Bawiskar said that there are only 19 students in their primary school. After the school was shut due to the lockdown, hence to continue studies the school administration has come out with the 'Neighbour Katta' concept.</span><br />