Educating Children in Rural Odisha

From Class 1 to Class 12 — with continuity, care, and dignity

A long-term rural school initiative addressing early dropout, child migration, and loss of educational continuity

📍 Rural farming cluster, Odisha

🎓 Boys Residential School | Girls Day-Scholar School

🤝 CSR / Philanthropic Partnership

"Clear geography, clear model, clear ask — no drama."

When education breaks, it breaks early

Limited access to nearby middle and secondary schools
Long and unsafe travel reduces attendance, especially for girls
Dropout is driven by distance and safety — not lack of interest
Boys migrate early into unskilled wage work
Schooling exists, but continuity and outcomes do not

This is not an ability gap. It is a continuity gap.

What guides every decision we make

Every child deserves to complete school with dignity
No child should be forced into work or migration early
Education must prepare children for life, not only examinations
Quality matters more than speed or scale

We choose to grow slowly and correctly — not quickly and unsustainably.

Our long-term vision

"To build a complete Class 1–12 rural school where children grow into confident young adults — capable of choosing higher education, local livelihoods, or dignified migration."

What we are accountable for

Zero dropout before Class 10
Class 12 completion as the norm, not the exception
Strong foundations in literacy, numeracy, and communication
Preparation for higher education, skills, or employment
Reduction of child and distress migration

Two access models. One goal: retention with dignity.

Boys Residential School

Prevents early wage migration
Structured routine, nutrition, care, and discipline

Girls Day-Scholar School

Safety-first campus design
Transport support
Strong mentoring and parental trust

Learning progression that works

Classes 1–5: Odia-medium with spoken English exposure
Classes 6–8: Odia plus gradual transition to English academics
Classes 9–12: English-medium academics

Strong thinking in the mother tongue builds confident bilingual learners.

Academic continuity beyond school

CBSE-aligned curriculum and standards
Enables national-level academic mobility
Opens doors for diverse post-school options

We ensure our students meet the same benchmarks as urban peers, without losing their rural roots.

Affordability with dignity

Education is not free — but never unaffordable
Modest, predictable fees where possible
Residential education heavily subsidized
No child denied education due to inability to pay

CSR enables scholarships for Girls, First-generation learners, and Vulnerable families.

Phase 0: Starting early & learning honestly

School operational with basic functional classrooms
Infrastructure built under initial time & funding pressure

Lessons Learned:

Schools must be built for durability, not urgency
Rural infrastructure requires different design assumptions
Quality planning must precede expansion

Resetting for responsibility

Structural and architectural review
Shift to durable materials and fittings
Phase-wise rebuilding instead of patchwork fixes
Independent quality checks

We began in urgency. We now rebuild with responsibility.

Focus: Safety and Quality (Year 1)

Structural repairs and safety hardening
Classroom redesign (boards, lighting, desks)
Teacher stabilisation and training
Attendance and learning tracking systems

No expansion in Year 1 — only fixing what exists.

Focus: Class 1–10 Excellence

Proper permanent school and hostel infrastructure
Reliable water, sanitation, and ventilation (WASH)
Board exam readiness systems
Career exposure and basic skill bridges

Class 10 becomes a guarantee for every student.

From a school to an institution (Year 10)

Carefully adding Classes 11–12
Scholarships and endowment support
Teacher training hub for nearby villages
Alumni tracking and post-school support

Migration becomes a choice, not a compulsion

❌ No claim of zero migration

✅ Aim to end child and distress migration

Migration delayed from early teens to adulthood
Higher wages and safer outcomes due to education
Some local employment creation over time

CSR enables quality, not charity

Teacher Quality

Continuous professional training

Durable Infrastructure

Hostels and secure classrooms

Nutrition & Health

Predictable care systems

Materials

Scholarships and learning tools

This is not charity. It is long-term human capital investment.

Partnership, not one-time funding

We seek long-term CSR partnership to build this school carefully and in phases — prioritizing quality before scale.

This is not a short project.
It is a commitment to children we will not abandon.

Join us in building educational continuity.

Quiet change

"Education does not change lives overnight. But it quietly changes everything."

Thank You

Samvit Sagar Trust