This school belongs to the second cluster adopted under Sikshana at Kanakapura; it is now emerging as a role model for the rest. HGHalli is a village in KP Taluk, 10 kms south of the KP Town.  The school is well laid with three buildings and a High School attached to it. It has a student strength of 220 kids supported by a team of 8 teachers.

Sikshana has been in operation for about three years; it has been selected by a team of HM’s as the best Sikshana school of the year 07-08 and was awarded the Huile Gowda Rolling Shield. The citation from them reads as follows:

·        In Sikshana Assessment tests, this school got 92.46%

·        K S Q A O Exam, the School stood best in the cluster with 80.26%

·        3rd Std Students read Kannada newspaper fluently

·        Every Saturday Students take Library books to their homes

·        The writing skills of the students has very much improved with the help of paper sheets and it is also maintained in the school

·        The Trust Financial Account is maintained with receipts properly

·        All the teachers come to school in time (9:50) and prayer starts at (9:55)

·        Students in the prayer read English and Kannada newspaper regularly

·        Teachers have introduced computer skills from 3rd Std

·        Remedial teaching after school hours is very good; the Education     Department has recognized this effort with a cash prize of rupees 5000.

·        Apart from curricular teaching, teachers have been teaching the students life skills such as making Greeting cards ,Flower bouquet etc.

·        S D M C and parents co-operation is excellent compared to other schools

·        All the decisions are taken in the school not only by the H M but by all the teachers sitting together and going for a collective decision.

·        Spot prizes are well distributed to all the students.

·        In dairies. students write regularly the names of the books which they have read; the list is impressive

It was found that the introduction of note book PC’s into the school has had a major impact on the mindset of the community, which is overwhelmed at this gesture from the Foundation and is now keen to reciprocate to it from its own resources. The track record of the school in this context is impressive;  it was able to mobilize more than Rs  20,000 from the community towards its various activities.