This LP school records over 230 new admissions

Thiruvananthapuram: After getting a record number of admissions for the academic year 2021-22, the teachers of Vellanad Government LPS are on cloud nine. Of the 233 new admissions, 153 were for Class I to Class IV and 80 for the pre-primary section. With this, the school now has a total strength of 528 students. The teachers said that 90% of the new admissions to Classes II, III and IV were from unaided schools.
Success is not something new to this school. In the last academic year the school had bagged the award for the best PTA –– first position in the district and fifth in the state.
The school’s headmaster V Nageshkumar, a former student himself, is indeed proud of this achievement. “Our school had often tried to balance academics and co-curricular activities. The support we get from the PTA is immense. The teachers and PTA worked together during the pandemic period. We also provided smartphones to deserving children with the support of local residents and the PTA. The teachers took extra efforts to explain the lessons and also gave revision materials to the students via WhatsApp,” he said.
“We ensured that all normal school activities were conducted via online without fail. This academic year too, we plan to focus on academics by developing and nurturing the varied skills of the students. We would also like to give importance to their health,” said Nageshkumar.
S Krishnakumar, panchayat ward member, said the school had incorporated various online recreational activities along with academics last year. The fact that many of the teachers and parents had been former students of the school also helped.
“As the pandemic prevailed, our concern was not confined to students alone. We extended our care and support to their families too. During the first lockdown, even before the government started distributing food kits, we managed to distribute nearly 100 food kits to the students’ families. We are also proud that earlier, we were able to construct a house for one of our students. Last academic year we conducted an online arts festival for students and parents. We believe that the present demand for admissions is a result of all these efforts,” said PTA president Aneesh V N, a former student.
“Being a parent I am happy that my son’s school is achieving great heights. I have enrolled my younger daughter too here. As former students, we parents are also emotionally attached to the school,” said Neethumol, a parent.