Kalleda opened in 1996 as Telugu medium school but is now shifting to English to maximize students’ future opportunities in an increasingly globalized world. Kalleda and Matendla are part of RDF’s broader efforts to make the schools English medium, like its Narsimpalli campus. During the transition, lessons will be taught in both languages until students [...]
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16 May
Conserving each drop
RDF starts teaching its children the values of water conservation at an early age. Redlawada Nursery teacher R. Anitha has been teaching the children how to save water, even when cleaning their own utensils. The lesson is especially important now due the state’s water crisis after years of light rain. Students have been taught not [...]
7 May
New college scholarships draw big interest
Three hundred students came to VAPV Junior College this spring in hopes of winning college scholarships. With the help of the Kalleda Gudi Trust, VAPV will start offering Rs 25,000 scholarships to 25 girls and 25 boys each year. To apply for the scholarships, people came from throughout Warangal district to participate in a “talent [...]
2 May
A top alumnus
Matendla congratulates its alumnus Srikanth who just learned he is the top student at his college! Srikanth, 17 years-old, attained 1st rank out of 100 students at Trinity Junior College in Karimnagar, where he is studying BiPC (botany, zoology, physics and chemistry). He scored 421 out of 440 marks on his inter 1st year annual [...]
30 Apr
Green initiative at Wadlakonda
RDF Wadlakonda School recently moved to a new school site in the village of Rollakallu. In order to make space for the upcoming school building, a small part of the land had to be cleared. Being conscientious about the environment, Mr. Cherallu, the school Headmaster, initiated a plantation drive. Fifteen coconut saplings and 5 mango [...]
30 Apr
It’s never too old to learn
Obanna is the school watchman at RDF Narsimpalli School. When he joined the school in 2009, he was illiterate. However, watching the children learn sparked a desire in him to learn to read and write as well. He took it upon himself to teach himself to read and write in Telugu. Impressed by his determination [...]
30 Apr
Being an Inspiration
Over the last few years, RDF Kalleda School has had the honour of receiving visits from urban schools, due to local press coverage about RDF’s work with underprivileged children. In the last academic year, RDF was visited by eight teachers of Rama Bhaskara Bharatiya School. Other schools that have visited Kalleda have been Golden Threshold [...]
13 Apr
Time flies when learning is fun
R. Rajesh is an average student at Redlawada but he grew excited when his 3rd class teacher explained the concept of time during math class. Rajesh — known as Raju — decided to make his own clock using recycled materials like straw, a paper plate and cardboard. Sensing the boy’s interest, teacher Surender allowed him [...]
12 Apr
Celebrating another year
More than 1000 people came to Kalleda on March 20 to celebrate the school’s 16th Annual Day. Students organized the event, which included singing and dancing. They also invited educator Sri Param Jyothi, who started Oasis Public School in Warangal, as their keynote speaker. Oasis is considered one of the best schools in the Warangal [...]
5 Apr
Dedicated to learning
As part of its Annual Day, Matendla decided to recognize students who have never missed a school day this year. It was the first time Matendla researched perfect attendance records, but school officials felt it was important to honor students who have shown such commitment to their education. At the February 19 event, the school [...]
