" LABORATORY PROJECT OF RURAL SCHOOLS IN INDIA ".

Name of the project

“A project to fulfill the essential laboratory needs of 5 high schools and 5 higher secondary schools in remote rural & tribal villages to make teaching and learning easy both for the teachers, as well as for the students”.

Project location

The 10 project schools are situated in remote rural villages in Chengam Block of Thiruvannamalai district, Tamilnadu State, India.

Outcomes of the project

• Increased ability of the teachers in giving students first-hand experiences.
• Improved motivation of the teachers to involve students making use of laboratory equipments and make of their teaching interesting for the students;
• Children’s learning becomes based on concrete, direct, first-hand experience and not based on abstract thinking.
• Involvement of the Parents & Teachers Association in project activities & create a Maintenance Fund to make replacements to laboratory materials.

Sustainability  of the project:

• Due to this project the target students will pass through 12^th grade public examinations and get qualified for job or to get financial assistance to become self employed.
• They will not drop out of the schools and child marriage will be reduced.
• As the students are educated the children born to them will get good education.
• There is increased employment of videos, models, educational television programs and internet will create and sustain the interest and motivation of the students and these in turn will facilitate easy learning.
• Active involvement of the poor Parents & Teachers Association in project activities.

Name of the project

“A project to fulfill the essential laboratory needs of 5 high schools and 5 higher secondary schools in remote rural & tribal villages to make teaching and learning easy both for the teachers, as well as for the students”.

Problem Statement :

Science is different from any other subject that a student takes up in school. This discipline unlike other courses affects the lives of each and every person in several ways. From the local weather to the food we eat, and from the simple electronic devices that we use in our day to day lives to the complex machines and systems, science is everywhere. Science involves seeing, handling, understanding and manipulating of real objects and materials.

High Schools & Higher Secondary Schools must to provide opportunities to their students to learn the various methods and processes through setting up laboratories. The knowledge that one attains in classrooms and through books is ineffectual without understanding and learning the methods and processes behind the same. Students are made to use the various tools and experiment with different techniques to improve their overall science literacy. Laboratories offer students the hands-on experience on the subjects that are taken up for discussion. Conducting experiments, reviewing them closely, developing logical reasoning, and responding to analytical comments, are some of the valuable skills that help in preparing the next generation of scientists, engineers, and medical professionals.

Sustainability  of the project:

• Due to this project the target students will pass through 12^th grade public examinations and get qualified for job or to get financial assistance to become self employed.
• They will not drop out of the schools and child marriage will be reduced.
• As the students are educated the children born to them will get good education.
• There is increased employment of videos, models, educational television programs and internet will create and sustain the interest and motivation of the students and these in turn will facilitate easy learning.
• Active involvement of the poor Parents & Teachers Association in project activities.