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Puvidham

2014-15 Half Yearly Update. Puvidham. Focus. Experimental Learning Holistic Development of children Organic Farming Social & Environmental Awareness. Brief History. School Started in 2000 in Nagarkoodal village of Dharmapuri Dist. Supported by Asha since 2002 100 children, 5 teachers

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Puvidham

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  1. 2014-15 Half Yearly Update Puvidham

  2. Focus • Experimental Learning • Holistic Development of children • Organic Farming • Social & Environmental Awareness

  3. Brief History • School Started in 2000 in Nagarkoodal village of Dharmapuri Dist. • Supported by Asha since 2002 • 100 children, 5 teachers • Past disbursal • 2014-15 -> Rs. 5,54,000 (First Installment)

  4. Updates for 2014-15 1st half • Land for New Hostel Contruction • Construction with minimal funds • Low Carbon Footprint • 100 % locally sourced materials • Test bricks for tensile strength, 7th and 8th standard help with Math! • Lower Classes learn to use what kind of soil needed

  5. Updates Continued • 1000 Trees in 5 hours (Weekend Farmers from Chennai and Pondicherry) • 3 Day visit by 40 Children and 5 teachers from Timbaktu Collective (Asha Project) • Students had cultural activities, dance, picnic • Teachers shared teaching methodologies, stories

  6. Updates Continued • 3rd and 4th Standard • 3 day visit to nearby Farm (Krishnagiri) • Sponsored by the owner Mr. Babu • Visited Tipu Sultan Fort • Students did Nature drawings, wrote poems • 5th and 6th Standard • Prepare Vegetable Beds and Sow Seeds (all students) • Data Collection

  7. Updates Continued • 7th and 8th Standard (25 days) • IMILI Mahua School (Chhattisgarh) • Experience Tribal Village without Electricity • Performed a skit during annual day on ill effects of electricity • Learnt Hindi, Went on bike rides, learnt swimming • Living Vikasa Vidya Vanam School(Vijayawada) • Held discussions and shared ideas • Visited nearby Fort Kondaraju Konda

  8. Updates Continued • Visit from ATREE (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment) • Research Staff from ATREE visited • Working on proposal for food forest with ATREE • Funds Usage for first half: • http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/578/fundsusage_Apr-Dec2014.pdf

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