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St. James High School and LARES Suranam
Arnould Anbalayam
Suranam P.O.
Salaigamam (Via)
Tamal Nadu
South India
Phone: (4564) 67 205
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It was God's plan that the Brothers should venture to start a new school for the poor children in a remote area called Suranam. In the Silver Jubilee Year of 1986, this undertaking was taken to commemorate the Brothers' arrival in India. Our statistics show that the rate of illiteracy around Suranam is 80%. The backwardness of the people motivated the Brothers to extend the formal school and to form LARES, i.e. Lasallian Rural Educational Scheme. |
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LARES was started in March 1991, as an outreaching Programme to the community in addition to the school ministry. The purpose of this scheme is to educate the children as well as the adults spiritually, intellectually, physically and socially in order to promote a more just society. The scheme is open to all people, irrespective of their caste and religion. The main programmes of LARKS are:
1) Adult Literacy.
2) Study Assistance programmes.
3) Youth Animation programmes. |
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At the moment LARES covers eight villages. It helps about 200 children, 50 adults, and 50 youths by providing study centres, light facilities, basic classroom materials, reading and writing materials, Youth Centre, and games articles, etc. LARKS also involves itself in social conscientisation programmes and organizing rallies.
All these activities are achieved only with the collaboration of the lay educated animators and through the help of several donors. |
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The Summer Group from the LA SALLIAN DEVELOPING WORLD PROJECTS, U.K. under Bro. Gregory, was sent to build a night-study Centre at St. James High School for the boys and girls of the rural villages. The Brothers' Community worked with the Summer Group. They stayed about a month at Suranam for this construction work. |
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