MANGALURU: A Kannada medium faculty which was once at the verge of closure a couple of years in the past in a far off village of Bantwal Taluk is now so packed that it had to flip away 150 scholars this instructional 12 months.
Thanks to the collective efforts through villagers of Karenki, the Daddalakadu Government Higher Primary School is now up and running. The turnaround came thru after the Kannada medium faculty made up our minds to offer training in English, taotally freed from price, to almost 500 youngsters.
According to Prakash Anchan, a textile merchant and the person who spearheaded the turnaround at the side of other villagers, the varsity headmaster apprised village elders in 2015 that the varsity was once at the verge of closure because the enrolments have been right down to a trickle. "In a rare gesture, members of Sri Durga Friends Club in the village decided to save the school by pulling out their children from English medium schools. The students were then admitted to the Kannada medium school, taking the total number of students to 56 from 36. It increased to 230 the following year, and in 2017, there were 350 children studying in the village school. In 2018, the number rose to an unbelievable 500. The school had to cap the admissions at 500 because of infrastructural limitations," stated Anchan.
"I bet no other Kannada medium school would've ever sent back children stating shortage of seats. Villagers who believed that real change begins from one's own home are to be credited with the success of the school," he added.
According to Anchan, the perception that English medium faculties are supposed for the rich should be challenged. "We are changing that perception by providing everything free of cost to the children in this school," he stated. Daddalakadu Government Higher Primary School has categories from LKG to eight.The loose service includes books, uniform, training and concessional shipping.
In the past three years, the school added about 15 teachers, besides the government-appointed five. The village club can pay all of the 15 visitor teachers. Apart from lecturers, youngsters are being trained in making a song, dance, yoga, computer and other extra-curricular activities. There are three buses for transportation. "We pay them salaries from our earnings and donations. No government fund is taken so far," says Anchan.
In a nine-kilometre radius of the government faculty, there are about 9 personal English medium faculties. "There was stiff resistance from them initially. We were denied permission to start an English medium but still we are fighting for it," says Anchan who is confident that the state government would again them.
Infrastructure call for an improve
Daddalakadu Government Higher Primary School, started in 1979, is crying for restore and refurbishment. Work on Rs 2.5-cr infrastructure improve is progressing speedy. "We began construction work without worrying about the funds. However, with generous donors around, funds flowed in for the work. The new building will be completed soon, and it would help us to raise the enrolments to 1000 students and add two more classes till SSLC," stated Anchan.
Thanks to the collective efforts through villagers of Karenki, the Daddalakadu Government Higher Primary School is now up and running. The turnaround came thru after the Kannada medium faculty made up our minds to offer training in English, taotally freed from price, to almost 500 youngsters.
According to Prakash Anchan, a textile merchant and the person who spearheaded the turnaround at the side of other villagers, the varsity headmaster apprised village elders in 2015 that the varsity was once at the verge of closure because the enrolments have been right down to a trickle. "In a rare gesture, members of Sri Durga Friends Club in the village decided to save the school by pulling out their children from English medium schools. The students were then admitted to the Kannada medium school, taking the total number of students to 56 from 36. It increased to 230 the following year, and in 2017, there were 350 children studying in the village school. In 2018, the number rose to an unbelievable 500. The school had to cap the admissions at 500 because of infrastructural limitations," stated Anchan.
"I bet no other Kannada medium school would've ever sent back children stating shortage of seats. Villagers who believed that real change begins from one's own home are to be credited with the success of the school," he added.
According to Anchan, the perception that English medium faculties are supposed for the rich should be challenged. "We are changing that perception by providing everything free of cost to the children in this school," he stated. Daddalakadu Government Higher Primary School has categories from LKG to eight.The loose service includes books, uniform, training and concessional shipping.
In the past three years, the school added about 15 teachers, besides the government-appointed five. The village club can pay all of the 15 visitor teachers. Apart from lecturers, youngsters are being trained in making a song, dance, yoga, computer and other extra-curricular activities. There are three buses for transportation. "We pay them salaries from our earnings and donations. No government fund is taken so far," says Anchan.
In a nine-kilometre radius of the government faculty, there are about 9 personal English medium faculties. "There was stiff resistance from them initially. We were denied permission to start an English medium but still we are fighting for it," says Anchan who is confident that the state government would again them.
Infrastructure call for an improve
Daddalakadu Government Higher Primary School, started in 1979, is crying for restore and refurbishment. Work on Rs 2.5-cr infrastructure improve is progressing speedy. "We began construction work without worrying about the funds. However, with generous donors around, funds flowed in for the work. The new building will be completed soon, and it would help us to raise the enrolments to 1000 students and add two more classes till SSLC," stated Anchan.
Government Kannada School on verge of closure now has packed classes
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