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Shivamogga students get helicopter ride on Independence Day
Twelve students from Government Higher Primary School at Kade Nandihalli in Shivamogga district took a helicopter ride over their village on Independence Day, The Hindu reports. The ride was arranged by the…
The Story in Brief
Twelve students from Government Higher Primary School at Kade Nandihalli in Shivamogga district took a helicopter ride over their village on Independence Day, The Hindu reports. The ride was arranged by the Vishwagra Foundation, a private foundation that sponsors guest teachers and study material at the school. Each ride lasted six to seven minutes, with two batches of six students each. The school, run by an alumni committee, has hired five guest teachers alongside four government teachers and introduced pre-primary classes. The School Development and Management Committee said enrolment rose from 72 to 112 in a year. Villagers built a helipad for the event.
The Indian Opinion
Some may dismiss this as a publicity stunt, but the real story is the quiet transformation of a government school by its own alumni. The helicopter ride is a symbol, not the substance. The substance is the jump in enrolment from 72 to 112 in a year, funded by five guest teachers and pre-primary classes. The test to watch is whether this momentum holds when the novelty fades and the donors look elsewhere.
Source: thehindu.com
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