OLPC India/DBF/Bangalore.Parikrma

Your Insight to OLPC Pilot Site at Bangalore

About the Pilot Site

Parikrma Humanity Foundation is a nonprofit company aiming to help the poorest of the poor break their cycle of poverty and to enable them to live meaningfully.

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  Students awaiting XO at Parikrma school

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  Launching of XO at Bangalore

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  Handing over First XO to the school head KALPANA SINGH

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  A Look at XO

Demographics of the Site and School

Adobe Parikrma Foundation,Bangalore

School Name : Parikrma Center for Learning

Establishment Year : 2003

Education Board : ICSE

Type(Municipal/Government/Private): Parikrma Humanity Foundation (Private)

Location: 7 kms from Bangalore Station (South Bangalore)

Nearest Railway Station: Bangalore

Address: Jayanagar, Bangalore

School In-charge: Kalpana Singh

Affiliation: Parikrma Humanity Foundation, Bangalore

Timings

8.15 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.( Monday-Friday) 08.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.( Saturday)

Holiday Calendar: As per Karnataka State Education Department

Number of Teachers/Administration staff: 14

Start of the Project

The foundation has planned to deploy 120 laptops for all its four centres. The laptops would be given to kids of second grade.

Key Educational Links

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Educational_activity_guidelines

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sample_learning_activities

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