Little Rock Indian School offers freeship to help financially distressed parents
Image is used for representational purpose only. MANGALURU: An education institution in Brahmavar, Udupi district, is helping financially distressed parents unable to pay school fee school with a unique offer- freeship.
Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar has invited parents to apply for freeships starting from 50% of the fees, and in some cases 75% or in rare cases even 100%. The campus with a student population over 3,500 realized that parents are unable to pay fee due to the pandemic crisis. “To help them and most importantly not a single child is deprived of education, the school has invited parents to apply for freeship,” says Mathew C Ninan, director, Little Rock Indian School.
Several parents whose children study here have lost their jobs, including those employed abroad, and many have lost their businesses thus the very source of their livelihood, Ninan noted. The school has children coming to campus from a distance of 25 kms. The school fee is slightly higher compared to other educational institutions in the district and Mathew says it is because of quality education plus Central government pay scale being given to teachers.
Regarding the freeship initiative, Ninan says it was not difficult for the management to take such a decision as earlier it had taken a similar initiative - but on a small scale. Mathew explains that parents have been supporting the institution for quality education for many years and school management thought it is best time to stand by them. “Without a second thought after a discussion with staff and management, we rolled out the scheme. We expect that 10 per cent out of the total student population will benefit from the offer.”
The school apart from providing concessions to children has also another initiative. Mathew says that if any sole breadwinner, whose child studies in the school dies in any unfortunate circumstance, the school offers free education to them for all years.
FMCF
Meanwhile, the school also has invited well-to-do parents and its alumni to contribute a certain amount along with their children’s fees towards the newly created For My Child’s Friend (FMCF).
As of now, the contributions from these sections are trickling in and so far Rs 10 lakh has been collected so far. Mathew adds one student who received freeship few years ago and now working, has contributed Rs 1 lakh.
Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar has invited parents to apply for freeships starting from 50% of the fees, and in some cases 75% or in rare cases even 100%. The campus with a student population over 3,500 realized that parents are unable to pay fee due to the pandemic crisis. “To help them and most importantly not a single child is deprived of education, the school has invited parents to apply for freeship,” says Mathew C Ninan, director, Little Rock Indian School.
Several parents whose children study here have lost their jobs, including those employed abroad, and many have lost their businesses thus the very source of their livelihood, Ninan noted. The school has children coming to campus from a distance of 25 kms. The school fee is slightly higher compared to other educational institutions in the district and Mathew says it is because of quality education plus Central government pay scale being given to teachers.
Regarding the freeship initiative, Ninan says it was not difficult for the management to take such a decision as earlier it had taken a similar initiative - but on a small scale. Mathew explains that parents have been supporting the institution for quality education for many years and school management thought it is best time to stand by them. “Without a second thought after a discussion with staff and management, we rolled out the scheme. We expect that 10 per cent out of the total student population will benefit from the offer.”
The school apart from providing concessions to children has also another initiative. Mathew says that if any sole breadwinner, whose child studies in the school dies in any unfortunate circumstance, the school offers free education to them for all years.
FMCF
Meanwhile, the school also has invited well-to-do parents and its alumni to contribute a certain amount along with their children’s fees towards the newly created For My Child’s Friend (FMCF).
As of now, the contributions from these sections are trickling in and so far Rs 10 lakh has been collected so far. Mathew adds one student who received freeship few years ago and now working, has contributed Rs 1 lakh.
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