Tribal Residential & Day Scholar School

The VGKK Tribal Residential School had its humble beginnings in 1980 with six boys in a hut. Today, we have a residential and day scholar co-education school run with the support of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India. The teachers live on campus along with children. The school follows the Karnataka state syllabus, and the medium of instruction is Kannada.

The residential unit provides free accommodation facilities for 150 boys and girls. The children who utilize these services are predominantly from the tribal communities of Soliga and Jenu Kuruba people. Along with the education, the students learn various other skills, as they engage in maintenance of the kitchen and kitchen garden, gobar gas plant, and serving food etc.

Nutritious food is provided to the children as per the norms of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi. The school has well-ventilated classrooms, a full-fledged library, science park and a fully equipped science lab, meditation hall, smart technology classroom, gymnastics room, and a five-acre playground with facilities for sports like cricket, basketball, volleyball, kho-kho, kabaddi.

Vivekananda Girijana Higher Primary School (VGHPS) and Vivekananda Girijana High School (VGHS) started in August 2021 (delayed due to COVID 19). This year the school has around 343 tribal children studying from I to X standard.

Due to Covid-19 education department closed physical classes and Introduced “Vidyagama” Programme. In this programme, teachers visited hamlets and children’s homes and taught the subject in compliance with COVID-19 rules. All children received textbooks, notebook and stationeries

• Classes for 6th and 7th standard were reopened only from August 2021 as per COVID-19 rules. In “Akshara Dasoha ” scheme, rice, toor dal, oil and wheat were distributed to 1 to 7th std childrenAs per department guidance all students were promoted, and information uploaded in SATS. Even though school was closed, teachers were in touch with children and their parents every day.

VGHS opened in August 2021 in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines

• Children were advised to watch the “Samveda” programme on DD Chandana TV channel. These students were preparing to board examinations on 19th and 20th July 21 through the Vidyagama programme in which teachers reached students and gave guidance. The Rotary Club of Bangalore donated 40 Tabs to 9th Std students.