Once considered the worst in the district, with teachers fearing to go there for classes due to presence of venomous snakes and a haven for anti-socials, a government school in Coimbatore has now become one of the best with 100 per cent result in the 10th standard exams last year.
This was made possible due to the efforts of Robert Bosche Engineering and Business Solutions (RBEI), which adopted and gave much needed infrastructure, including toilets for boys, girls and teachers, besides creating an environment to learn in peace, headmistress Bhanumathi said.
She said the school at Gandhimaanagar has 150 students, most of whom are orphans. Teachers were afraid to come there as the place was infested with poisonous nakes, was a dumping yard for murdered bodies and empty liquor bottles and anti-socials frequented it in the evenings. “Coming to know of the plight of the school, RBEI adopted it as part of its CSR activity and constructed toilets,cleaned he premises and transformed the atmosphere from that of fear to liking for study after its adoption last year,” she said. The result, which was 52 per cent some five years back, is now 100 per cent and there has been no drop out since then, Bhanumati said.
On activities under CSR, RBEI Coimbatore centre head, T V Sriram said the company adopted 10 schools in 2016 and would take up another four this year. Funds raised for the Bosch Coimbatore Run has seen development of Gandhimaanagar Park at a cost of nearly Rs 25 lakh, he said. The company is targeting government schools in and around RBEI office, for proximity, since Bosch volunteers and workers have to make frequent visits and teach them, particularly in behaviour and spoken English, Sriram said.
On another front, Bosch continues to support three schools for differently abled children to create a city that is welcoming of all abilities, he said.
In line with Bosch vision for a Clean and Green Coimbatore the company supported seven environment drives and planted 690 saplings to increase green cover across the city, he said.
This article was taken from here.