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2009 Annual Report


Our 2009 annual report is available!

See it on line, click on this link: http://www.box.net/shared/96el98hr2v or email leighanne@gmail.com
You can see pictures from the report on the slideshow overhead, we have such LOVELY students, wonderful faculty, and so many energetic, go-to, rugged partners!

Highlights for 2009

2007, 2008, 2009: Top Government Primary School in Hy-Tech Area
300 Students
10 Teachers, one with a university degree, four more enrolled in university classes
1 Headmistress, university degree, 10 years experience
3 Staff members, we have the cleanest government school buildings you will ever see
2 Buildings, 6 classrooms in the main building (which also has electricity), 2 in the other building.
“B” average for nearly all the standards on Central Government Tests in 2009, “A” for fifth standard.
A strong preschool program for 2 to 5 year olds.
70%+ funded by the Government of India!

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Goals for The Rainbow School

Create a child-centered school for 500 slum children in the community of Masthan Nagar.
Build capacity to meet the needs of all students: special needs, gifted students, migrant families.
Attract partners and leverage the partnerships to create a school that meets these needs.
Serve as a community center for the slum.
Become a top-performing government school in the state by 2014.

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Operating Modes

This school aims to serve the poorest of the poor, with no fees and no costs, for the next fifty to one-hundred years.
We aim to attract families who would otherwise send their children to work.

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