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Supporting Olcott Memorial High School in Chennai

Proposal for continued support for Olcott Memorial High School to provide education, nutrition, and vocational training to socially and economically less privileged children in Chennai. Seeking funding for educational expenses and future plans to open higher secondary classes and provide vocational training.

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Supporting Olcott Memorial High School in Chennai

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  1. Olcott Memorial High SchoolBesant Nagar, Chennai 90 Proposal for continued support for the school From Asha St. Louis May 2013

  2. Established 1894 Location: Theosophical Society Campus, Besant Nagar, Chennai Olcott Memorial High School (OMHS) • Free school for socially and economically less privileged children • School seeks to remedy built-in disabilities of environment and nutrition • Co-education • Classes I through X • Tamil medium • Boys:Girls = 260:199 • Student strength = 459

  3. OMHS Context • Children from nearby slums: fisherfolk, coolies, housemaids etc • Homes of children • Below poverty line • Rampant domestic violence, alcoholism, women & child abuse OMHS seeks to provide a vibrant, happy environment for holistic learning

  4. Curriculum • Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu State Board • Tamil - first language • English -second language • Maths, Science, Social Sciences subjects • Students appear for SSLC (Class X) certificate examinations after 10 years of schooling • Students of Class VIII – X learn vocational skills • Tailoring, Embroidery, Drawing and painting, Food preservation and baking, Book binding, Screen Printing, Fabric design, Jewellery making

  5. Initiatives • Nutrition program • Mid-day meal enriched with sambhar, rice, vegetables & banana • Breakfast at 9:30 am of Kanji (ragi, cereals, pulses) • Classroom provisions • All students provided with good quality notebooks • TN Govt covers 100% of textbook needs • Uniforms: 2 good quality uniforms/year/student

  6. Initiatives • Technology Aided Learning (TAL) • Projection equipment and digital lessons to enrich learning of maths, science, social studies • Special Program for English and Language Learning (SPELL) • To help students with comprehension, oral and written expression in English • Primary Resource Centre • To improve social and thinking skills through educational games and associated activities • Library – Reasonable collection • Science lab- Refurbished recently • Games and Sports –Large playground

  7. Teachers: The School’s Lifeline • Teachers come from community in and around Adyar • Teachers interested in education of under-privileged children Committed teachers are responsible for the unique set of initiatives in the school

  8. School Std 10 – SSLC Results SSLC March 2013 Results expected on 31 May 2013 See graph below for progress in the last 8 years (after syllabus change)- from 2004 to 2012- a steady uptrend From 54% passes in March 2004 to 97% in March 2012 - 38/39 students passed in the March 2012 SSLC Board Exams. Just one child could not clear Maths in March but passed it in June 2012 and joined class 11 with his classmates. An all pass situation

  9. Asha St. Louis Funding 2012-2013 • USD 6000 =INR 333,290 received by school in July 2012 For • Notebooks and Stationery material • Maintenance of library and labs, including computers • Maintenance of crafts and introduction of vocational training • Annual educational excursions / field trips

  10. Asha St. Louis Funding 2012-2013 contd….

  11. Funding Requested 2013-2014 For the following…

  12. Proposal Summary • Seeking support for educational support expenses • 2012-2013 Asha St. Louis support INR 333,290= USD 6,000 • Request from Asha St. Louis INR 525,000= USD 10,000

  13. School Plan for later years • The school committee has approved the opening of higher secondary classes - Plus 1, Plus 2. This will materialize in June 2014. • Focus on exposure to computers, internet, email & improvement of English language • Improve employability at 18 years of age • Provide vocational training during & after Plus 2 • The school plans to seek Asha St. Louis help for the Plus 1 & plus 2 student requirements from the academic year 2014-2015

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