Vidyarambam Trust
Vidyarambam Trust
Project Brief: Vidyarambam has started pre-primary and remedial centers and a full functioning school in the Nagapattinam district in the afttermath of the 2004 Tsunami that hit the southern stated of India
Project Type: Pre-Primary (description)
Primary Focus: remedial education (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Cornell
Project Type: Pre-Primary (description)
Primary Focus: remedial education (description)
Secondary Focus: girls
Area: RuralSupporting Chapter Contact:
Cornell
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Sanika Kulkarni
Project Partner(s): Ranganathan V
Other Contacts: Badri Narayanan
Project Address: , Old No.10/2, New No.25, First Main Road, Kasturibhai Nagar,Adyar,Chennai,
TAMIL NADU 600020
Tel: 91-44-2446 5590
Stewarding Chapter: Cornell
Project Steward: Sanika Kulkarni
Project Partner(s): Ranganathan V
Other Contacts: Badri Narayanan
Project Address: , Old No.10/2, New No.25, First Main Road, Kasturibhai Nagar,Adyar,Chennai,
TAMIL NADU 600020
Tel: 91-44-2446 5590
Stewarding Chapter: Cornell
Asha Cornell is supporting the Rotary Central Vidyarambam Nursery and Primary School at Nagapattinam since 2014. It is a full-time English medium school started after the 2004 Tsunami for children who were orphaned or whose families were affected by the Tsunami. The children are mostly from the fisher folk community and there is widespread illiteracy in the community due to poverty. The school is completely free for orphans, but a nominal fee of around Rs. 100 is charged for uniform and school bus for the other children. The teachers are Vidyarambam volunteers who have worked in other Vidyarambam learning centers and have been trained in playway teaching methodology. A special curriculum developed to teach languages, arithmetic, environmental science, life skills, Yoga, basics of computers, art and culture is followed. The school has classes from KG to V standard.
Vidyarambam is dedicated to providing enjoyable quality education to all the less-privileged and under-achieving children at pre-primary, primary and secondary levels, encouraging them to successfully continue their education.
In the coming years, Vidyarambam plans to i) increase its presence from 8 to 14 districts in Tamilnadu; ii) expand to provide Easy Learning English (ELE) to government secondary schools in the city; and iii) replicate the success of its model school in one other district.
In the coming years, Vidyarambam plans to i) increase its presence from 8 to 14 districts in Tamilnadu; ii) expand to provide Easy Learning English (ELE) to government secondary schools in the city; and iii) replicate the success of its model school in one other district.
The word "Vidyarambam" is derived from the Sanskrit language and it means "the beginning of literacy". This "beginning" does not happen for many children in the world. Specifically, in remote villages of India, there are hundreds of thousands of children who do not have the opportunity or the environment to begin their education. Vidyarambam was formed in 2002 and has been registered as a secular and a not-for-profit organisation in India.
Vidyarambam's initial aim was to provide pre-primary education to children of 3 to 5 age group. But now, the Trust also provides support classes through the L2R and R2L programmes for school children of 8 to 10 age group who are found weak in skill of fast reading and working simple arithmetic. Vidyarambam has also growingly recognised the need for education in basic healthcare in rural areas. It has started giving orientation to its volunteers about Ayurveda.
V. Ranganathan is the founder of Vidyarambam. He has worked for several companies in India and the Middle East in a managerial capacity. He is retired and he devotes his time entirely to the Trust.
Vidyarambam's initial aim was to provide pre-primary education to children of 3 to 5 age group. But now, the Trust also provides support classes through the L2R and R2L programmes for school children of 8 to 10 age group who are found weak in skill of fast reading and working simple arithmetic. Vidyarambam has also growingly recognised the need for education in basic healthcare in rural areas. It has started giving orientation to its volunteers about Ayurveda.
V. Ranganathan is the founder of Vidyarambam. He has worked for several companies in India and the Middle East in a managerial capacity. He is retired and he devotes his time entirely to the Trust.
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May 2008 Funding details 2008
Apr 2008 Site visit report
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Feb 2008 Comments
Dec 2007 Budget proposal
Feb 2006 Progress-Feb-2006
Jul 2005 Photos-2005
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Sep 2017 Vidyarambam September 2017 site visit
May 2016 Project Proposal 2016-17
Jul 2015 Proposal_2015
Jul 2014 Proposal
Jun 2014 Site visit report
May 2008 Funding details 2008
Apr 2008 Site visit report
Apr 2008 Site visit photos
Feb 2008 Comments
Dec 2007 Budget proposal
Feb 2006 Progress-Feb-2006
Jul 2005 Photos-2005
Mar 2005 Proposal-2005