Attappadi school’s initiatives help tribal students go places
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Attappadi school’s initiatives help tribal students go places

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Amid its efforts to shed the negative image regarding public educational institutions in tribal areas, a school in Attappadi is also going the extra mile to widen its students’ horizons. The visit aims at unlocking new experiences for the students, said Joby Balakrishnan, a teacher and convenor of the School Resource Group. We shifted to the new building recently,” Joby said, adding that the school was recognised as the first in Kerala to have implemented the Innovative School Project with a success rate of 90%. The programme, which aimed at improving students’ reading and writing skills, was implemented in association with the forest, excise, police, BRC, tribal and health departments,” Joby said.

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