HAPPY SCHOOL

What is the HAPPY SCHOOL program? The objective of the Happy School Program is to provide/upgrade the infrastructural facilities in State funded schools. The purpose is to make them secure, attractive and happy learning places for students and teachers.

WHAT ARE THE NINE RILM SUGGESTED COMPONENTS OF HAPPY SCHOOL? 1. Painted, well maintained and secure school building 2. Adequate and functional separate toilets for boys and girls. 3. Hand washing stations. 4. Clean and adequate drinking water for both students and teachers.

WHAT ARE THE NINE RILM SUGGESTED COMPONENTS OF HAPPY SCHOOL? 5. Library. 6. Play material, games and sports equipment. 7. Benches, desks for students. 8. Well maintained space for teaching staff. To declare a school as Happy School, all above 9 components should be there in the school. 9. Shoes and school bags for students. .

HOW can a club IMPLEMENT HAPPY SCHOOL WITHOUT GRANT? Decide the location and the number of schools. Conduct School survey in 5 schools (using form R1.1). Finalise the facilities to be provided in the School. Arrange for funding and undertake execution of the project Upload project details on website as in format of HS 2.1 along with good quality pictures. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the school lacks 6 items, the Club is expected to provide for all 6. If the Club is not able / willing to take up all 6 items and wants to take up just 5, then it has to ensure that the school itself has either planned to or will soon provide for the remaining item in its School Development Plan. Thus Clubs are advised to coordinate with School Management Committee throughout the process.

How can A CLUB do a grant-linked project? Once a Project Offer (announced through TEACH App and website), confirm your commitment online. Collect information as required in grant application for the specific Project Offer. Select schools using the Comprehensive School Survey Form (Form No R1.1) Fill the relevant details as per terms of the Project Offer Grant Application Form to receive in principal approval from RILM Office. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the school lacks 6 items, the Club is expected to provide for all 6. If the Club is not able / willing to take up all 6 items and wants to take up just 5, then it has to ensure that the school itself has either planned to or will soon provide for the remaining item in its School Development Plan. Thus Clubs are advised to coordinate with School Management Committee throughout the process.

How can A CLUB do a grant-linked project? District and /or Club signs MoU with RILM Donate the contribution to RILM, if any after the grant is approved. Upon receiving in-principal approval, undertake execution according to the timelines pertaining to the Project Offer. Upload project details on website IMPORTANT NOTE: If the school lacks 6 items, the Club is expected to provide for all 6. If the Club is not able / willing to take up all 6 items and wants to take up just 5, then it has to ensure that the school itself has either planned to or will soon provide for the remaining item in its School Development Plan. Thus Clubs are advised to coordinate with School Management Committee throughout the process.

HOW CAN A CLUB SET UP A LIBRARY IN A SCHOOL? Maintain 2 registers- one for stock of books, one for issuing of the books. Collect books from book donors or Clubs from publishers. Divide books into fiction and non-fiction. Select type of books and number of books to be given.

HOW CAN A CLUB SET UP A LIBRARY IN A SCHOOL? Put books in Book Rack. Arrange books by subject. Develop a monitoring/maintenance method for Students. Library in charge should supervise the process. Upload project details on website as in format of HS 4.1  along with good quality pictures.

HOW CAN A CLUB SET UP A CLASSROOM LIBRARY? Classroom Library enables the students to have the facilities of a library in their classroom. Sort books as per age and class using the GROWBY format (http://www.rotaryteach.org/library.shtml) Put the segregated books in book-jackets for each class.

How can you monitor the HAPPY SCHOOL PROGRAM? Ensure quarterly monitoring visits (Form No: HS 3.1.) Student Feedback about the facility they are using in schools. Parents’ & teachers feedback. For libraries, ensure quarterly monitoring visits (Form No: HS 5.1). It is suggested to provide an introductory brief to the students, teachers and parents in the local language about the necessity of giving feedback in the Feedback Section of “Monitoring Visit Form for Happy School”, that is, to share the experience of the students in the “Happy School”.

RECOGNITION CRITERIA- ROTARY CLUB & DISTRICT For RILM certificate recognition, for a Club/District, intervention for minimum 5 components is must. In case less than 5 components are done, the record of the individual component/s will be maintained separately, but not be counted/recognised under Happy School. Club District Level Criteria Star Club 1 schools Star District 25 schools Super Star Club 3 schools Super Star District 50 schools Mega Star Club 5 schools Mega Star District 100 schools Supreme Star Club 10 schools Supreme Star District 200 schools

RECOGNITION CRITERIA- INNER WHEEL CLUB & DISTRICT For RILM certificate recognition, for a Club/District, intervention for minimum 5 components is must. In case less than 5 components are done, the record of the individual component/s will be maintained separately, but not be counted/recognised under Happy School. Club District Level Criteria Star Club 1 schools Star District 15 schools Super Star Club 3 schools Super Star District 30 schools Mega Star Club 5 schools Mega Star District 60 schools Supreme Star Club 10 schools Supreme Star District 125 schools

PDG Ravi Vadlamani, 2nd March, 2017: IGNITE