The Aralam Farm High School for children of tribes living in Aralam Farm. Place with barely a mobile network, forget Internet connectivity.
Three months back, the MP from #Kannur, PK Sreemathy Tr, approved Rs. 4.5 lakh from her MP fund for setting up a Smart Classroom here.
But to set up a good Smart Classroom here, one would need a well-furnished room, air-conditioning, 3 phase power & internet connectivity
For all of that, we would need a team to visit the school. Find out requirements, agree on the work to be done, create a combined estimate.
Estimate ready...Who pays for this? Education Dept or Scheduled Tribes Development Dept? We go with the ST Dept. Then the follow up begins..
Estimate is sent from here by post & email. When we check up with Trivandrum ten days later, we get the info that they haven't received it.
We try to find out why. Tracking the post is futile. We check on the email ID & find out it's been sent to an ID that's no longer in use.
One thing we repeatedly insist our staff must do. While sending letters/estimates to Govt. Ensure they're received. Get an acknowledgement!
"Your responsibility doesn't end with sending a letter...It ends with ensuring it is received. And knowing who it was received by!"
So you decide to call up an ever helpful senior (with whom the Aralam proposal had been discussed in passing).
The ST Dept Working Group sanctions the project. Once we receive the orders, a meeting of officers is convened. Much work to be undertaken!
Meeting: Tasks defined, responsibilities assigned & mutually agreed timelines set. Minutes prepared live on @googledocs & shared instantly
@googledocs A WhatsApp group of these officers is created for follow up, appraisal, discussion of unforeseen issues & most importantly, coordination
Civil works on track. Reports received via whatsapp.
The most heartening report though was this. The OF cables reaching the school. Conduits of enlightenment, these.
#ComingSoon
Civil/electrical works for Smart Classroom completed at Aralam Farm High School in #Kannur. Electronic infra is on the way!
The fully functional Smart Classroom at the Aralam Farm GHS officially inaugurated today. Culmination of months of effort!
#Kannur
In an area that struggles with basic mobile connectivity, being able to stream 1080p Full HD without a pause, is heartwarming 😊
Pic from the Smart Classroom at Aralam Farm School for tribes. Shared by a teacher today.
Pic 3 😊
Active, video-aided learning continues at the Aralam Farm High School. In this video, kids learn about different waveforms.
Watch till the end, to see how effective the AV medium is, in aiding & abetting a deeper understanding of topics.
#Kannur #TribalDevelopment
...and the Std X results are out today. All 34 kids who appeared have passed, some with very high marks! This is their best result to date. Fruit of some amazing work done by the teachers & that indomitable spirit of the kids at Aralam Farm High School #TribalDevelopment #Kannur
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