In this govt school, people make things happen
HASSAN: Most people have a perception that government schools lack amenities, but in Mallapanahalli, Holenarsipur taluk, the villagers join hands with students and teachers of the government higher primary school every year during the harvest season in the month of January and February and donate paddy to help them buy the necessary equipments for the school and to organize union day (school day).
Speaking to TOI, K S Srinivas, a teacher with Mallapanahalli government higher primary school said, "Since the year 2002, the school has been organizing a unique programme every year where students and teachers go from house to house to collect paddy from the villagers. Later, we sell the donated paddy and generate around Rs 12,000 to 15,000 which also includes the money donated by the villagers for developmental works of the school."
He says though the school was started in 1970, the school authorities never organised a union day due to the absence of a stage. But the contribution of paddy and money has helped school authorities construct a stage and the money has also been utilised for the past eight years to organize union day in a grand manner.
The paddy donating system of the villagers has helped the school authorities immensely -- today, the school has a drum set, 200 steel plates, mikes, speakers, computer tables, three cupboards and a DVD player to televise documentary movies, says Manjunath, a villager. "We should not depend on the government for everything. Every government school should organize these kinds of unique programmes for the development of the school," he added.
"We are proud to say that after seeing our development, 10 students who were with private schools in Holenarsipura have joined our school in 2010-2011. Now the school has a strength of 182 students. This year, so far, after selling the donated paddy, we have earned Rs 13,800 and with the help of the gram panchayat we have started constructing a compound around the school," said teacher K S Srinivas.
Speaking to TOI, K S Srinivas, a teacher with Mallapanahalli government higher primary school said, "Since the year 2002, the school has been organizing a unique programme every year where students and teachers go from house to house to collect paddy from the villagers. Later, we sell the donated paddy and generate around Rs 12,000 to 15,000 which also includes the money donated by the villagers for developmental works of the school."
He says though the school was started in 1970, the school authorities never organised a union day due to the absence of a stage. But the contribution of paddy and money has helped school authorities construct a stage and the money has also been utilised for the past eight years to organize union day in a grand manner.
The paddy donating system of the villagers has helped the school authorities immensely -- today, the school has a drum set, 200 steel plates, mikes, speakers, computer tables, three cupboards and a DVD player to televise documentary movies, says Manjunath, a villager. "We should not depend on the government for everything. Every government school should organize these kinds of unique programmes for the development of the school," he added.
"We are proud to say that after seeing our development, 10 students who were with private schools in Holenarsipura have joined our school in 2010-2011. Now the school has a strength of 182 students. This year, so far, after selling the donated paddy, we have earned Rs 13,800 and with the help of the gram panchayat we have started constructing a compound around the school," said teacher K S Srinivas.
Read more: In this govt school, people make things happen - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/In-this-govt-school-people-make-things-happen/articleshow/7511135.cms#ixzz1Ed7U1Nco
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