Gram Vikas Residential School

Gram Vikas Residential Schools
Students in morning prayer at Gram Vikas Residential School, Kankia
Location
Odisha
India
Information
Type Private boarding school
Established 1982
Founder Joe Madiath
Faculty 50
Gender Co-educational
Age range 8–17
Enrollment 1500
Website www.gramvikas.org

Gram Vikas Residential School[1] was established in 1982[2] at Kankia village in Ganjam district. Mahendra Tanaya Ashram School was established in Koinpur village in Gajapati District of Odisha in 1992. Two more schools, Gram Vikas Shiksa Niketan and Gram Vikas Vidya Vihar were established in 1998 and 2002 in Kalahandi district and Ganjam district respectively.

Gram Vikas Residential School, Kankia

Students at Gram Vikas Residential School, Kankia, are encouraged to be self-reliant and participate in various daily activities of the school campus.[3]

The school collaborated with 'Pro sports Development'[4] organization to bring about holistic development of kids in physical education. In Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan[5]- 2014, students won 14 gold medals and 2 silver medals in various sports at district level.In weigh lifting competition 9 out of 15 participants won gold medal.

Mahendra Tanaya Ashram School, Koinpur

Night Class in Mahendra Tanaya Ashram School

Mahendra Tanaya Ashram School is located in Koinpur Village in Gajapati district of Odisha. Koinpur village is 50 km from the nearest town Parlekhemundi. The village and the adjacent villages mostly consisted of Saura tribe with 100% illiteracy rate. To overcome this, Mahendra Tanaya Ashram School was established in 1992. The school is located in Gram Vikas project office.The school operates from class 3 to class 7 in co-educational mode. It caters to the children from the Anandpur, Karadasingh and Koinpur project locations of Gram Vikas. Looking at the need and demand from the community to start education at early age for their kids, one more school, Gatida School, was started on 12 July 2007 with 4 primary classes, from class 1 to class 4 and covers 27 villages in the Gajapati district.

Gram Vikas Shiksha Niketan, Kumudabahal

Cultural Fest at Gram Vikas Shiksha Niketan
Tribal Dance at Gram Vikas Shiksha Niketan

Gram Vikas started a residential school, Gram Vikas Shikshya Niketan School, at Kumudabahal in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district. It is located 62 kilometers from the District headquarters, Bhawanipatna. Gram Vikas Sikshya Niketan School was established on 15th Aug 1998. Most of the children are from remote places and, often, extremely backward areas without any road connection and electricity.

Gram Vikas Vidya Vihar, Rudhapadar

Gram Vikas established Gram Vikas Vidya Vihar School on 15 August 2002 at Rudhadapadar Village adjacent to Gram Vikas project office in Jagannath Prasad Block of Ganjam district. This school provides education to children from Tribal and Dalit communities of the area.

The school has an Innovation Lab by the name of Navonmesh Prayogshala (which is the Sanskrit term for Innovation Lab)[6]under which students make science models like water rocket, kaleidoscope, periscope, cup anemometer etc. using local materials.[7]

Activities

  • "Interactive Learning through ICT", started in April 2015, was started with the objective of using computer aids for interactive learning. It was funded by Oracle for setting up computer lab. Accordingly, a computer lab has been set-up in all the four Gram Vikas Residential Schools.[8]
  • Khel Vikas: Implementation of compulsory sports.
  • Parikalp is one of the main activities undertaken in these schools. Through this activity, students are given problem statements related to the issues in the school and are asked to brainstorm the solution as well as implement it.[9]
  • The schools have created an ecology of student friendly environment. Teachers and volunteers use music, videos and even contextual storytelling to make the students relate to the subject.[10]
  • A Design & Creativity Studio named Kalpanadham has been set up in all the schools. The curriculum includes both visual arts and performing arts.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Gram Vikas". Asha for Education. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Gram Vikas Education". Gram Vikas. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "At Odisha's Gram Vikas Residential School, Students Clean Their Campus". Youthkiawaaz.com. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  4. ↑ "New physical education curriculum delivered in Gram Vikas Kankia School". Sports and Dev. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Khel Vikas athletes excel in Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. ↑ https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/sameer-kumar-misra-a-real-life-rancho-who-quit-his-job-to-develop-innovation-labs-in-schools-of-rural-odisha
  7. ↑ http://lekhakmanch.com/साइि‍कल-के-पंप-से-उड़ा-राक.html
  8. ↑ http://www.gramvikas.org/oracle-elearning-teaching-centre
  9. ↑ "C4N News |". C4n.in. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  10. ↑ Pareek, Shreya. "This Young Teacher Went To A Tribal Village In Odisha And Changed Lives Through Books, Songs & Stories". Thebetterindia.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  11. ↑ "Shalini Krishnan Left Her High Paying Job To Help Tribal Kids in Odisha". Thebetterindia.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
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