Visiting Erampatti School - Karen's Visit

On this trip I visited our village school 3 times, which was lots of fun.  My visits have to be carefully planned, because the children get so excited and want to run out of the classes to see me.  The teachers are very dedicated and do a fantastic job with very limited resources.  There are no working toilets for the students and two of the classes share a dark storage building while they wait for the Government to build 2 new classrooms. Many of the children come from very poor, illiterate families. I saw at least 4 children with disabilities and one of the teaching staff in the High School is blind.  It was very inspiring watching her get around the school and helping the children with their work.  To see a short video about the school, click here

A lady from the village helps cook the Government sponsored school lunches

Grades 4 and 5 share a dark room used for storing items like broken swings

Grade 4 students with their teacher

The High School teachers - the teacher's aide, 2nd from left , is blind

Grade 10 students in their classroom which has no desks

The High School English teacher with the Grade 9's

Grades 2 and 3 share a classroom

These young girls sneaked out of class to watch us

The grade 1's working quietly at their desks