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•     Grow into analytical & critical      English medium in the school, after

                        thinkers.                            realizing the fact that English Medium is

                  •     Become compassionate & Sen-          the only reason for them to shift their wards
                        sitive leaders.                      to private schools of English medium. The
                                                             school walls were also painted colorfully

             Story                                           with attractive images of textbooks
                                                             playful learning.
                  Angadi Kistapur is inhabited with
            families of farmers feeding the state.  The

            moderately settled families wish to offer
            their children the best education and they
            dream for their bright future learned

            scholars. Angadi Kistapur primary school
            in Markook Mandal of Siddipet District

            was established in 1967. The school
            witnessed tremendous response and the
            enrollment escalated to 200 at once and

            continued to increase in the later years.
            But the successfully running school faced
            a tough time with the entry of corporate

            schools in nearby towns Gajwal and
            Pregnapur.

                  With the buzz created in village that

            the corporate schools are the best
            education providers, the parents started
            sending their children to corporate schools           In contrast to the regular practice of

            even though the fee charged is beyond            any school, showing attention only on the
            their learnings. Thereby the students'           class toppers, MPPS Angadi Kistapur gives
            strength drastically came down to 20 in          special care attention to students who have

            the academic year 2014-15. Reacting to the       learning disabilities. The student's
            major shift of students to corporate             performance is intimated to their parents
            schools, the teachers of MPPS Angadi             and inputs are taken from parents as part

            Kistapur, headmaster Omkar T. Radha              of parent - teachers meeting which is
            Krishna and MEO discussed with                   being conducted regularly.

            villagers and youth about the start of


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