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Where they are in end 2002

When this report is written April 2003

Future that seems to be a bright 2003

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Roofs with holes, hot, dark classrooms

Difficult to contact school

Smoke flowing out of the school’s kitchen

Through funding from Asha –

A compound wall in Jan2002, three airy classrooms on the first floor in June 2002.

Three more classrooms being built with aid from Thursday Charity Club, Chennai.

Phone connection for the school, through donation from local donor in March 2003- through Asha Chennai volunteer

Gas connection through Asha Singapore

Three more rooms might come up with the funds from Inner Wheel Club.

Asha Singapore to bear the cost of ongoing phone bill expenses, for some time for the phone and Gas connections

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An old and uncooperative computer in the HM’s room

2 teachers trained by Schoolnet

A new computer and a projection through 29” colour television in a new room – Schoolnet cds in use regularly, children learning through experience

3 more teachers trained into creating material for TAL by

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More educational content  and health education in Tamil – sharing by Olcott Memorial High School

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Children running out to eat tasty food their mothers brought from the “Bangala Veedus” – homes where their mothers worked as maids

Tasty and nutritious food with the children helping to draw out the menu. No food wastage. Children eating well.

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Food subsidy from Govt reduced by  over 30% from 150 to 100 students. this is part of the economy grive on the part TN Govt.

Breakfast of cereal- nutritious  Kanji

UPGRADE

Class 6 started. Almost all children from grade 5 continue in the school.

Asha sponsors one teacher for the new class, for three years.

Class7 added

Drop outs almost nil.

Asha sponsors one more teacher for std7, for three years.

School Beautifier through salary from Asha – school is kept less littered with the students and Beautifier working at it together

Support provided to HM. The students are less affected by the HM having to leave the school often for meetings with the Local Education  Authorities (LEA)

To be able to get school recognized as an Upper Primary (middle) School from being a primary school.

Provide a teacher for three years for Std 8. Beautifier’s role to be extended also as a watch person at the gate, to keep children from going out except in the evening.( Village request)

SUPPLEMENTS

Some books available for reading. Not really used much by  the students

Regular reading time in the school after school closes at 3.30pm

More reading cards added to the school

Classroom needs of colours, mathematical instruments. more child friendly reading material- no child’s learning will be affected due to the child not having the required  material.

TEACHERS

5 govt teachers +1 Asha Teacher

School becomes part of the SSA programme of cluster schools- part of the group- teachers exposed to alternate child friendly teaching methods. The school has received government fund for making teaching aids.

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Govt might reduce the number of teachers