Public Village School outside of Udaipur

We visited a school for children from Primary through Grade 10 in a village outside of Udaipur.  We weren't sure we would get to go to a school -- as it was Saturday, but the children were in a morning assembly or meeting when we arrived.

Older Girls were leading the assembly in Hindi.  The teacher who took us around said that children learn in Hindi, English and one other language.

Some older girls spoke excellent English and enjoyed practicing with me.  They said their favorite thing to study was Social Studies and Science.

We visited a primary classroom.  The walls were painted with all types of learning posters in English and Hindi.  What do you see that is similar to our classrooms.  What is different?  How many children are in this class?

Children at the assembly all sit on the floor just as we do, however, they have rugs to sit on.  Children in the primary classrooms sit on the floor for classes.  

For some subjects students stand to recite.

At the older grade levels boys and girls sit on separate sides of the room.

Boys at work!

The school has a computer classroom where some students take lessons from a satellite teacher.

Here is Dr. Antón's son-in-law learning in the computer classroom in the boys section.

This is the kind teacher who showed us around with Dr. Antón.  We are in front of the shrine for education in the school.

What do you notice is the same about this school and Bowman School?  What is different?

Not all schools have the same access to resources.  This school receives grants and funds to help them with resources beyond what the government supplies from the visitors that come to the area.  Visitors supply resources that help the school by pencils and notebooks.  I did not see a library.  

How does this school compare to our sister school in Sagam, Kenya?  How are their resources the same or different?

You can find our Sister School at www.bowmansagam.blogspot.come