In the first subject-related trip for Sociology, class 12 students visited Maitri Ghar in Vrindavan. Meeting the widow mothers and hearing tales of their hardship, fortitude and the solace they provide for one another was an education for the students beyond the text book study of this social reality and attitudes to it. Students returned with reports of being made aware of harsh truths of life, impressed by the way these were faced, and more sensitive than ever to needs and circumstances of a section of society.