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Happy Hearts + HP School Computer Lab Alutgama Primary School Colombo, Sri Lanka

Happy Hearts + HP School Computer Lab Alutgama Primary School Colombo, Sri Lanka Jun 2008 School: Alutgama Primary School Primary: Up to grade 5 No. of classes: 5 No. of teachers: 7 (including Principal) No. of students: 150 Class size: between 20 – 30 per class

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Happy Hearts + HP School Computer Lab Alutgama Primary School Colombo, Sri Lanka

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  1. Happy Hearts + HP School Computer Lab Alutgama Primary School Colombo, Sri Lanka Jun 2008

  2. School: Alutgama Primary School Primary: Up to grade 5 No. of classes: 5 No. of teachers: 7 (including Principal) No. of students: 150 Class size: between 20 – 30 per class The school is located around 18Km from Colombo downtown and about 10 km from Savordaya Headquarters. Note: This school was once closed down for about 2 years, and re-opened based on villagers' request (last year).

  3. From the entrance, there are two main buildings • On the left side, 2 classrooms (in main hall) • On the right, 3 classrooms. • The proposed computer room is with the yellow wall below. Proposed computer room 3 classrooms with half concrete and half wired net (6m x 6m) Main hall with 2 classrooms.

  4. Inside the room… (Before)

  5. Proposal 3m 7m after partition 10m Student Tables dimensions 1.2m x 0.5m 4 units each facing wall. Display screens facing Teacher Teacher’s table 6 m Door Door 8 x light bulbs 4 x ceiling fans Childrens library.

  6. Milestones • The Happy Hearts+HP School Computer Lab: • Nov-Dec 07 - school qualifying process • Jan 08 - school site visit, assessment, and proposal • Feb - Mar 08 - finalize all setup plan • April - May 08 - construction/infrastructure works • May 08 - final setup and training • June 08 - official opening

  7. Implementation Student Table 1.2m x 0.5m 4 units each facing wall. Teacher’s table Door Door Post Renovation Room with Computers Installed

  8. Main setup day (23 May). A group of 26 students helped unbox and connect up the PCs.

  9. Student Helpers Teacher Helpers

  10. Student’s Computer desk with LCD monitor & speakers. . Teacher’s table. .

  11. Teachers’ training Introduction to PCs – major components, connections, start up & shutdown, basic windows, mouse skills Many teachers demonstrated strong interest by staying back after formal lessons for further self learning.

  12. Good Practices: • Improvement on pre-setup with engagement of all parties during site assessment – local charity, contractors and teachers. • Infrastructure - Lighting, Switches, Fans, Partitions, Door & Window security, Grounding, UPS. • Wall mount LAN connection (avoids messy cable runs that would be prone to rat attacks) • LCD Monitors – lower power load, eyesight protection • Attached Library • Students’ help for setup • Teachers’ training session • Pre-setup of HDD Image (OS settings, applications) at Sarvodaya HQ • Hard Disk Backup & Recovery process (Restore from HDD, Restore from bootable DVD) • Train local IT on maintenance, image recovery • Good communication between all parties.

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