Are there any UNESCO associated schools in Odisha?
February 16th, 2011
I came across an article by three students from a UNESCO associated school in Chennai. Following is an excerpt:
Lila approached the village council several times with little luck until one day, Mr. Mohan, a civil servant from Tamil Nadu state, was deputed to Lila’s district. Previously, Mr. Mohan had undertaken several successful poverty reduction projects, including the creation of women’s self-help groups, provisions for micro credit, and implementation of the free midday meal scheme for students in government primary schools. Mr. Mohan transferred these experiences to Charampa. Additionally, he enlisted various non-governmental organizations to train the villagers in watershed management to ensure a sufficient water supply during the dry season and, under his supervision, the fair-price shops improved the villagers’ access to grain storage and food distribution services. Today, Lila does not suffer from a lack of rain; the stored water is sufficient for dry spells. Her family does not go to bed hungry, and all of her children go to school.
From the article it seems students in UNESCO associated schools are getting a good well-rounded education that includes social concern.
I tried to find if there are such schools in Odisha. I could locate a 2004 list. There are no schools from Odisha in it. It does list RIE Bhubaneswar and Radhanath Training College, Cutack. I hope some of the schools in Odisha will try to get into this list. The web page of the UNESCO associated school project network, referred to as ASPNet, is http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/networks/global-networks/aspnet/.
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1. Pratik Mishra | February 16th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
That’s a great analysis. Even without UNESCO Schools,the Govt should move to promote more Social Concern based Education in (at the very least) top Private Schools. I was educated in one in Bhubaneswar and I know for a fact that as a Student I(and others in the School) are insulated from the realities prevalent in the State. Efforts should begin from more Responsible Publication in NCERT,SCERT & Other Private Publisher Books to Promoting Rural Exposure and bringing in Seminars on Orissa’s Issues in the various schools.