A school with a difference

Manchalli Government Primary School is situated near Srimangala in South Kodagu. The school imparts education to 140 students. There are five teachers who are playing a vital role in moulding the personality of these kids.

The kids have been divided into four groups in the school. Meena team is incharge of getting those kids who remain absent to the school back to the portal of the school. There are 3,000 books in the school library. The students make use of the library during free time.

Martyr Squadron Leader Ajjamada Devaiah was the student of this school. The school monitoring committee President is Macchamada Kariappa.

BEO Bhagyalakshmi said that the annual day of this school is like a village fair. Sports competitions are organised for the villagers. The donors come forward to provide meals for thousands of villagers. The land for the school was donated by Macchamada Kuttappa in 1917.

It was started with a thatched roof. Now the school has own concrete building. The donor had donated three acre for the school. Coffee is grown in one acre land. Along with learning inside the classrooms, the students are given basic knowledge on coffee, said supervising committee president Macchamada M Kariappa. Head teacher I T Ithappa said that the school has seven computers to provide training in computer.