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History of the Education Department

Education Department, Corporation of Chennai which was started with 40 primary schools in the year 1912, today manages 27 Higher Secondary Schools, 36 High Schools, 1 Urdu High School, 1 Telugu High School, 124 Middle Schools (Tamil, Telugu & Urdu), 141 Primary schools and 30 Kinder Garden schools with an overall enrollment of 1,42,387 Students and 4062 Teachers.

Chennai Corporation schools cater to the Educational needs of the poorest of the poor especially in slums free of cost.

Objectives

• 100 % Literacy
• 0 % Drop out
• Quality Education for all
• Skill Achievement
• Encouraging Girls Education
• Laboratories for all higher secondary, High and Middle schools
• Library facility for all schools
• Computer Education for all children
• Activity Based teaching and learning in Primary level
• Vocational courses in middle school
• School total health programme
• Development of Sports - Talents
• Extra curricular activities in all schools

Curriculum

All Corporation schools follow The Tamil Nadu State Board syllabus. Co - curricular activities such as Sports, Scouts & Guides, N.C.C., N.S.S., J.R.C., have been introduced with a view to produce all round personality development among students. School total health programme, an innovative, initiative aimed at life coping skills, way to live healthy life, interact with community and self confident development has been improved as part of curriculum in all Corporation Schools.

Tamil and English are the medium of instruction up to higher secondary level in all schools, some schools also have Telugu and Urdu as medium of instruction to cater to the needs of linguistic minorities.

Fees Structure

Examinations

Annual Common examinations are conducted in the district level for VI to IX and XI Standard. The annual exam results for 6th to 9th Std. are being approved by the respective D.E.O's while 11 Std. results are being approved by the C.E.O. 10th and 12th Std. Public examinations are being conducted by the Directorate of Govt. Examinations, Government of Tamilnadu, Chennai - 600 006.

Rank Holders In Corporation Level

XII & X Standard Public Examination - March'2006 First Three Rank Holders among Corporation Schools

Teaching through Computers

Computer education and education through computers is being imparted among all the high and higher secondary schools and in many middle schools. All teachers in Chennai Corporation have been provided at least 10 days of Computer Training with the help of Intel Asia. A permanent Computer Training Centre has been established at Corporation High School, Arunachalam St., Chennai - 600 005.

ECRAT - Community Colleges - Students Vocational Training

Under the guidelines of the Education Department, Educational Council Research and Training Centre ( ECRAT ) was established. Under its guidelines and supervision 4 community colleges were established at Sundaram Pillai St., at Bimmanna Garden, at N.P. Koil St., and at V.R.Pillai St. these 4 centres have been established to help those who could not afford for higher education in the fields of Nursing, Mechanism, Computers, Bakery Industries, Office Management etc., without any donations or without any tuition fee or Special fee. In Keeping with the changing employment trends in industry the Corporation of Chennai had introduced three new short time training courses for a period of 3 months - BPO, Hospitality Services and Custormer Relations and Sales in the community college function at Triplicane. The main objective behind the introduction of these courses is to give Vocational Training in areas which have wide demand in the present day competitive Job Market. The Training program started for the first batch of 105 students admitted in the first week of August 2007. 90 of them who have completed the 3 months training have now been placed in the reputed concerns such as MCDONALDS, IMPETUS (Reliance), ARVIND BRANDS (Retail), SMOKING JOES, SPENER'S DAILY, VODAFONE, DISH TV, COFFEE DAY and STAR CITY HOTEL etc, with an average pay of above Rs.4000.

Chennai Corporation Industrial Training Institute (ITI)

Chennai Corporation started Industrial Training Institute with NCVT affiliation DGET-6/22/2006-TC Computer Operator cum Programming Assistant (COPA) trade commenced from this Academic Year 2007-2008, 40 students were admitted (2 Units / 20 per batch)

Welfare Schemes

• Free Text books for all the students of I to XII Standard.
• Free Uniforms and Note books are given to the pupils under the mid-day meals scheme in all Corporation Schools.
• Special Fee exemption are being rendered to the students who belong to SC, ST, MBC and BC in 9th and 10th Std.
• Scholarships are being given to SC, ST, MBC and BC Students studying in 11th and 12th Std.
• Scholarships for the wards of The Conservancy Workers.
• Bi-Cycles are given to the Girls students belong to SC, ST, MBC and BC in 11th and 12th Standard.
• Free Bus Passes are given to students every year from their residents to the School.
• Corporatin of Chennai Awarded financial assistance to the XII Std Students of Corporation Schools. Those who have passed in the Public Examination held in March-2007, for their higher studies as given below
• i) Rs.25000/- per year for Professional Courses like MBBS.,/BE
• ii)Rs.5000/= for the courses of Teacher Training and Nursing
• iii)Rs.3000/= for the other degree courses
• The above financial assistance will be given for the entire course of higher studies of the student.

Chennai Corporation Awards to Teachers

Corporation of Chennai awards special prizes to all the teachers who produce 100% pass result in 10th and 12th Std. Public Examination.

Chennai Corporation Awards to Students

• The Students who secured centum in each subject in 10th Std. and 12th Std. Public Examinations are given Cash award of Rs. 500 .
• State rank holders and First three rank holders among the Corporation Schools in 10th Std. and 12th Std. examinations are given Cash award of Rs.1500/-, Rs.1000/- and Rs.750/- respectively.
• The Student who secured first rank in schools in X and XII Std Public Examination are given cash award of Rs.500/-.

Puratchi Thalaivar

Noon - meal Scheme
Nutritious Noon Meal Programme was implemented in the 1982 on Anna's Birth day on 15.09.1982 in Tamil Nadu, to enhance the Nutritional status of the school going children upto middle class level i.e. 5 to 9 age group and 10 to 14 age group. then this scheme was further extended to the students of High School from 15.09.1984.

Further in the year 1990 the Government and Government aided schools and A.D. welfare schools are brought under the control of Corporation.

Thus Corporation of Chennai is maintaining 286 Corporation Schools, 336 Government and Government aided management schools and 10 A.D. Welfare Schools.
Corporation Schools

Ration :

The children in the age group of 5-9 are fed with free rice i.e. fine variety of rice. All the other are fed with boiled rice of common variety. Free rice for the age group 5-9 is supplied by F.C.I. other commodities are supplied by Civil Supplies Corporation.

Monday - Potato at the cost of 0.16 paise per student
Wednesday - One boiled egg per student
Friday - Green gram 20 gm or Bengal gram 20 gm per student

Feeding Charges

Feeding charges towards vegetables, condiments and for fuel a sum of Rs. 0.35 (Thirty five paise) per student per day granted from 01.01.03 as per the breakup:

Vegetables - 15 paise
Condiments - 9 paise
Fuel - 11 paise

Sweet pongal

Sweet Pongal is distributed to all beneficiaries on the birth days of dignitaries.

• Perunthalaiver Kamarajar Birth day 15th July.
• Arignar Anna Birth day 15th September.
• Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Birth day 17th January.

On the above mentioned dates a sum of Rs. 0.33 for Jaggery and Dalda is granted per child.

Parent - Teacher Association

To improve the standard of Education, Corporation of Chennai is trying its level best. Now the Corporation of Chennai with an objective of Providing Primary education to one and all as well as improving the class room process through the Activity Based Learning Methodology. Children are the country's greatest assets and investment in children is an investment in the country's future. UNICEF has provided the financial assistance in this endeavor to train the teachers and make this methodology a success in Corporation schools.

To achieve all the above, 'Activity Based Learning and Teaching' methodology is adopted in all Primary and Middle Schools of Corporation of Chennai.

"Activity Based" teaching method, involves learning through listening, thinking, understanding, planning, communicating, interacting, cooperating, playing, all in joyful manner. It develops effective relationship between the teacher and student. It is a comprehensive action oriented Programme. It aims at bringing out the hidden skills and to improve knowledge and all round development of children.

Activity Based Learning & Teaching For Standard I&II

Learning through ladder is a new approach in the teaching language and other subjects. From time immemorial several attempts have been made to simplify the process of teaching. An earnest attempt has been made to teach all subject to the pupils of the schools of Chennai Corporation through well-designed and developed cards and through a ladder by the Department of Education of the Corporation of Chennai with the assistance of UNICEF . Further the ladders prepared are strictly in accordance with the syllabi published by the Government of TamilNadu recently for standard I & II.

Montessori method of Teaching will be implemented in these Kinder garden Schools and Rs.30 lakhs is alloted towards Montessori training to the teachers and to purchase Montessori materials. There are 30 Kinder garden Schools (3 Schools per Zone) functioning in corporation of Chennai.

First Step :
Activity Based cards prepared by the group consisting of State Resource person, Corporation Supervisor, Teachers, Diet and DTERT Faculties, for Tamil, Maths, English & E.V.S. in Std I & II.
Second Step : One School selected from each Zone as a Model School in Corporation 10 Zones and already trained teachers in 3 schools also included as Model School in 2003 and the teachers working in 13 Model Schools have been trained in the Activity Based Methodology with the prepared Cards. 10 teachers from each Zone trained as a Resource Person and then all the 100 Resource Person trained the all other Primary level teachers those who are handling I to V Stds.

2003 - 2004 school Year this Methodology used in all Corporation schools with Xerox copy materials for I & II Stds. Support from the community and by the parents made this programme successful. The programme reach the community through the teachers and children and getting full support.

Nearly 1 lakhs children are in Primary and Middle schools. In that 30 thousand students are in I & II Stds. Now all the Activity Based Teaching Methodology Cards are Printed Colourfull and ready for distribution with the support of UNICEF & Corporation of Chennai.
Now preparation of Cards for Activity Based Teaching Methodology for III And IV Stds. is also in process.

Expecting all your valuable suggestions and cooperation for the success of this programme. Card details are available in all Corporation Primary & Middle schools.

Teaching through Computers

Chennai Corporation it self has provided more than 500 computers to various schools. Few of the schools posses L.C.D. Projector. Intel Asia has initiated a project called "SMART SCHOOLS" in 15 corporation schools aimed at Computer aided teaching and learning.

Teach India a Chartable Trust provided 500 second hand Computers to Chennai Corporation Schools and is currently engaged in providing Computer Education for 6th Std. To 8th Std. Students in 40 schools.

Health and Hygiene

As part of innovative schools total health programme free medical inspection is being conducted periodically by the Health Department, Corporation of Chennai, for Corporation School Students and medicines are also being distributed in all the schools.

State Level Award for the year 2004

12th Standard

Scholarship

Scholarship amount of Rs. 3,000 and Rs. 2,000 are being given by the Corporation of Chennai to the first rank holders in 12th public examination (among Corporation Schools) for pursuing professional courses and degree courses respectively.

Honours
State Level Award for the year 2005

Government and Government Aided Schools

Adi Dravida Welfare School
Adi Dravida Welfare school Noon Meal centers - 10
No. of beneficiary - 2430

Parent - Teacher

Association PTA is functioning effectively in all the Schools. PTA meeting have been helpful in promoting quality education in Corporation Schools. PTA have been directly supporting many extra curricular activities in Corporation Schools.
Chennai Corporation contributes a matching Grant to the PTA account of each Corporation school equivalent to the amount collected by the school every year. 150 teachers appointed through PTA during this academic year.

Activity Based Learning and Teaching

The objective of the Chennai corporation is to improve the enrollment rate, reduce the drop out rate by increased retention of the children in the schools, thereby leading to higher achievement levels and to fulfill the objective, the education department of the Chennai corporation has determined to bring about a qualitative change in the learning and teaching methodology of alphabets, words, numbers and fundamentals in various subjects.
Educating children with great qualities and good knowledge is a challenge especially in the context of "Education for All". Children are country's greatest asset. Universal education is the primary aim of the Government. Education department of Chennai Corporation is not lagging behind in implementing the policy of the Government.

This system of learning not only simplifies the process of teaching &learning but also makes it more logical and natural. Exposure to an environment is an imperative aspect on the part of the learners to acquire the right type of pronunciation of vocabulary. Adequate provision is made on the ladder to create an atmosphere in the classroom. Learning involves listening, speaking ,reading, and writing. This is something like supporting a huge structure on four pillars. Absence of a single pillar will cause much damage to the structure itself. Likewise negligence of any one of the four processes of learning will result in irreparable damage to the learning process. So utmost care is taken to strengthen the process of learning.
Separate logos are assigned for each learning activity. Names of ANIMALS for Tamil, names of BIRDS for Maths, names of VEHICLES for English, names of INSECTS for E.V.S. Same logos are given for the same kind of activities. These logos are distributed in the milestones. Each milestone has various steps. The initial milestone in each standard is termed as zero milestone. These zero milestones are for making the children ready to receive the learning. A minimum of 10 days can be spent to complete each milestone in each standard. The zero milestone in the Std II is to revise what they have learned in their I standard.

The following activities are included in the learning process.

• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing

To attain perfection in the above said process of learning, a lot of activities are suggested. These activities are very carefully designed to suit to the age and grasping power of the children. They are arranged in the ladder in a natural sequence. As the activities are given in cards both the teachers and the pupils can use them quite easily and effectively. Quite a large number of self learning activities are given for the children to learn themselves. Children will have self satisfaction and a sense of achievement, feeling of happiness after completing each card. There is provision for the fast learners to go fast at their own speed. The slow learners without any hindrance can proceed at their own pace. As the learning process goes through the ladder the children know well what they have learned and what they have to learn later. No teacher can skip any step as he/ she is forced to go by the steps, stated in the ladder. There is provision for those children who for some reason or other could not attend school for some days .They can proceed with their learning from where they left on the day they last attended school.
Evaluation is a continuous process. To test the level of achievement of the children test cards are provided. Pictures are drawn in the test cards to invigorate the children and to make them feel and believe that evaluation is not a burden but a lively and interesting activity. Further it is done then and there. There are examinations three times a year.
These logos are classified as general and specific. General logos are common for all subjects such as Tamil, Maths, English and EVS. Specific logos are meant only for that subject.

In-Service refreshing course - Training

Education Department Corporation of Chennai had implemented a rigorous in-service refreshing course to its High and Higher Secondary school teachers on the enhanced syllabus by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The programme went on two phases. (i.e) from 17.05.2004 to 21.05.2004 core subjects training, including Tamil Language for 535 B.T. Assts. and from 24.05.2004 to 28.05.2004 Effective English Language teaching for 352 B.T. Assts., simultaneously (from 24.05.2004 to 28.05.2004) to 202 P.G. Assts., in all subjects. The training had been given in new methodologies by a effective team of learned and well qualified (moderates) experts from various colleges and the state institute of English language teaching, Tamil Nadu. Apart from the above training, a special action oriented refreshing course session is in progress every 3rd and 4th Saturdays of every month.

The Details are given below
B.T. Assts., (17.05.2004 to 21.05.2004)

B.T. Assts., - English Language Effective Communicative skills Training for 352 Teachers (from 24.05.2004 to 28.05.2004)
P.G. Assts., (21.05.2004 to 28.05.2004)

The above in-service refreshing course was conducted in three different places, namely Corporation Girls' Hr. Sec. School, Nungambakkam, Corporation Boys Hr. Sec. School, Nungambakkam and Vaishnava College, Arumbakkam in the Chennai city. The training had been given to fulfill the growing needs of the young student minds. On the scheme, the Education Department, Corporation of Chennai had spent Rs. 5.5 lakhs

First Place In Oratorical Competition

Selvan R.Manikandan Student of Corporation Boys Higher Secondary School Saidapet, Chennai-15. Studying XI standard, participated in Tamil Oratorical competition conducted by M/s. ABK-AOTS DOSAKAI- Chennai and Association of M/s. HYOSHI Corporation, Japan, out of sixty students participated, Selvan. R.Manikandan won the First Place among Corporation Schools. Congratulating the prize winner, HYOSHI Corporation on their own expense arranged a tour to Japan for fifteen days from 24th August 2004 to 9th September 2004 to visit the historical places in Japan. Chennai Corporation awarded to R. Manikandan a sum of Rupees 10,000/- (Ten thousand only) to meet journey expenses during tour programme.