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GLPS HALEKANKAPURA. Or what a school could be.

Posted by Gautam

On Monday, we visited GLPS HALEKANKAPURA, a Government Kannada medium Lower
Primary school that is located a short drive away from Koppala in Koppala
district of North Karnataka. We were surprised to find an airstrip close to
the school!

The school itself is the only school in the little hamlet and is located
near Ginigera. Close to the school is a very large cement plant that
provides both employment and material for the school.

Sadly, the schools were all on holiday till the 27th but the headmaster, Mr.
Rajasaheb, came to show us around the school and this is the real reason we
came to visit. The Akshara team from Dharwad had told us about this school
and the fantastic work the Headmaster was doing in making it self
sufficient.

The HM has installed a rain water harvesting system and has a collection
tank that can hold enough water to water their vegetable patch for 2 weeks.
Vegetable patch, you say? Why yes!

The school has its own little vegetable garden where they grow tomatoes,
chilly, pumpkin, spinach and more.

Everyone helps out and more importantly, this allows them to provide some
variety in the food that is served during the mid-day meal.

And this is the spotlessly clean kitchen where the meals are cooked - by all
accounts, the food is wonderful too.

An active headmaster makes such a big difference in a school's management
and this is but one example of that. With our KLP initiative, we hope to
find and highlight more such schools doing great work and bring them to
notice. More power to Mr. Rajasaheb!

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corporations, academic institutions, and citizens to get involved in
improving government schools in Karnataka.