RISE School provides both traditional and Montessori based education to over 300 children from KG to 8th grade in the rural areas in and around Samiyandipudhur village near Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. The school is recognized by the Tamil Nadu State government and is affiliated to the Matriculation Board.
RISE School has 5 classroom wings and an administrative office. There are 14 classrooms, a computer lab with Smart Class projection equipment, science lab, Montessori activity room, a multipurpose activity room and a well-stocked library with books (graded according to reading levels) and select magazines and newspapers. The school’s large playground is suitably equipped to train students in football, kho-kho, volleyball and athletics.18 full time teachers, 4 co-curricular activity teachers and 8 non-teaching staff are instrumental in implementing the vision of providing quality education.
Teachers are encouraged in the use of technology for teaching. Students have access to laptops and tablets where hands-on training is provided. The school campus is Wi-Fi enabled. In academic year 2016-17, we partnered with English Learning Foundation (ELF), Firki (Teach for India) and Qrius Learning Initiatives to improve the quality of education.
RISE School was set up in a remote village where the requirement for a quality school was very high. A detailed survey was carried out in early 2000 and Samiyandipudhur village in Pollachi taluk, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu was identified as an ideal location to start a school for rural children as there was a need for a school which provide equal educational opportunities as their urban peers at affordable cost.