Schools

"To offer a quality education to the largest number of underprivileged children"

Even though our schools belong to a private organisation, they are bound by the Tamil Nadu governmental standards and are subject to an annual recognition and inspection. Each grade follows the programme established by the Tamil Nadu state.

The method to select pupils differs from the public school's method. The Durai Charitable Trust (the social service that relays the Switcher Foundation in India) receives a request from the parents. Once the teaching staff has examined it, the Trust decides whether to accept the child in the school. The relevant criteria are mainly the family's social status and its living conditions. Our policy is to favour children from underprivileged families.

Weekly and monthly tests are conducted to assess the grade reached by the pupil and exams take place every term.

In each school, the teachers meet regularly to discuss the following items:

• Regular assessment of the teachers
• Relations between the pupils, teachers and parents
• Help for the pupils experiencing difficulties
• Organisation and help for children during public meetings
• Treating urgent problems and finding solutions

Thanks to the computers donated by the International BeauSoleil Alpine College in Villars, the pupils are also taught computing skills. Three meetings with students from the Swiss college took place during the year and computing lessons were given both to our pupils and to the members of the teaching staff. We wish to underline the extraordinary commitment of the International BeauSoleil Alpine College.

In addition to the official programme, the pupils can take part in extra-curricular activities such as writing, or elocution, recitation, disguises and dancing contests, as well as other artistic challenges. These activities enable them to develop their competitive and team spirit, and their leadership and self-determination aptitudes.

Detail of the 2006-2007 student count

Schools	Boys	Girls	Total
Rajaji Nagar	81	103	184
Ganga Nagar	106	82	188
Veerapandi	67	52	119
Samundipuram	88	97	185
Athimarathu Pudur	109	99	208
Tekma Nagar	61	83	144
Kallipalayam	159	157	316
TOTAL	671	673	1344