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Education Prem ni Parab celebrates 9 years at the Annual Bal Kilol Festival 2013
The annual Bal Kilol Festival is where all 128 schools in Sayla district come together in a celebration of talent and achievement. Bal Kilol in Gujarati means the natural expression of joy by children.
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which came alive with the chatter of excitement.
Over 30,000 students took part in a variety of activities from handwriting, essay writing, drawing, painting, rangoli, elocution, drama, traditional and modern dance.
Interschool group stage competitions took place in the run-up months culminating in the competition finals taking place over the 2-day festival. 1200 students, 850 teachers and guests were hosted in the ashram,
Awards were given for the Best Teacher (male and female), Best School and Best Student (male and female). A panel of 15 judges, experts of various fields, interview the students and teachers and also visit the various schools shortlisted, to make the final selection.
education of 182 children.
Rural School Celebrated as Best School 2013 Chitralank School awarded Best School of the year in 2013.
off and remote that to this day it has not had a bus service to connect it to the wider region. On its stony hill is located a beautiful primary school. The teachers and students have cultivated a garden around the school which houses trees, shrubs and a separate medicinal herb section.
Out of the 118 primary schools in Sayla District, 5 outstanding schools are shortlisted every year. They are assessed in all aspects of their delivery, from academia to extracurricular activities, to the school environment and atmosphere and teacher-student-parent relationships.
Despite its rural setting, not one of the children in this remote village is illiterate. Not only do all the village children attend school but the school also has a 0% drop out rate. The teachers have developed uch a good reputation that when village women marry and move away, they send their children back to this particular school for their education. The school was started in 1984 with just 19 students, and today it is responsible for the
The school is decorated with the work of the students. On the walls are encouraging and thought provoking messages. The students manage the gardens and are taught to respect the environment. The teachers have a close and respectful relationship with the students. The Principal, Ghanshyambhai, has devoted the last 24 years to the school along with his wife who also teaches there. His staff travel long distances, choosing this school in particular to teach at due to its warm and loving atmosphere.
This year Chitralank School was chosen in first place. The school is located in the most rural and distant part of Sayla district, a village so cut
The school has become a temple of learning, an outstanding example to others and a deserving winner of the Best School of the Year 2013 in Sayla.
On her wedding day her second year of her BA course at
LMV College of Commerce & Arts. A young bride takes her examinations
She and her new family decided it was straight after her marriage.
more important for her to complete the
exam than to accompany the groom On the 26th April 2012 a historic event back home for the post-wedding occurred in Sayla. A young bride having
ceremonies. completed her wedding ceremony, headed straight to her school
The villagers of Sayla had never seen examination hall to sit her end of year
such importance being given to a girl's exams while still in her full bridal dress
education. She featured in the local (panetar)
newspaper as an inspiration to others
for her unprecendented act of Bhanuben Dharmsi Sonagara was in
courage and determination.
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