Labasa Sangam Primary School has welcomed the assurance by the Ministry of Education that the school will be considered in the next phase of the One Laptop Per Child program.
The Ministry’s permanent secretary Dr Brij Lal expressed his appreciation to the school management, and the staff for their initiative and enthusiasm in laying down the proper groundwork to facilitate the OLPC program.
“Professional training to upskill teachers for the OLPC program in the Northern Division is scheduled for August and this is to ensure that there is uniform and quality teaching in all our schools,” said Dr Lal.
The school was established by the Then India Sanmaryan Ikya Sangam in 1944 and now boasted a total roll of 520 students and 19 teachers.
The school’s manager Mr Kamlesh Reddy said the vision to have a computer lab was conceived in 2009.
“After a lot of hard work and preparation, we have now been able to have a computer lab with 10 laptops and 5 desktops donated by a former student Mr Reggy Mudhaliar who now resides in Sydney,” said Mr Reddy.
“Today the definition of literacy means that a person should not only be able to read and write but also be able to effectively use the computer. It is imperative that a child gets to use computers right from year 1. I commend the staff and management for the foresight and effort in getting our children here to be at par with the modern progress,” Dr Lal said.
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