Pallikoodam

Infobox School
name = Pallikoodam|faize
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established = 1967
type = Private
head_name = Principal
head = Mary Roy
city = Kottayam
state = Kerala
country = India
campus = Kalathilpady, Kottayam
students =
website = http://www.pallikoodam.org

:"Pallikoodam means school in Tamil and Malayalam. For Tamil film, see Pallikoodam (film)"

Pallikoodam is an 'experimental' school in the Kalathilpady area of Kottayam in Kerala. Formerly called Corpus Christi High School, it was established in 1967 by educator and women's rights activist, Mary Roy. [ [http://www.pallikoodam.org/about.htm About us] ]

The campus

The campus of the school was designed by noted architect Laurie Baker and includes facilities such as a swimming pool, basketball and volleyball courts, a football field, an 800-seat auditorium, and various platforms for theatre and other performing arts. The school has a full-time faculty for sports, drama, music, dance and other arts. Visitors who have contributed to Pallikoodam included Sanjana Kapoor and the Prithvi Players, Jaan Freeman, Atul Kumar, Phyllis Bose and Anila Malkani.

Activities

The school has partnered with various activist organizations including Greenpeace, EXNORA, and several NGOs in Kerala for various projects. Victim relief efforts have been organized by the school in the wake of disasters such as the Orissa cyclones and the 2005 Tsunami. The school was a subject of a documentary by the Indian broadcaster Doordarshan entitled "Mary Roy and Corpus Christi". In addition to this, projects of the school have been featured on BBC World and Star News. [ [http://www.nwaswimaths.com/resources.shtml Russell Parsons regarding his experience at Pallikoodam] ] In 2006, the school won the 'TCS IT Wiz trophy'. [ [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/12/20/stories/2006122002332100.htm TCS IT Wiz trophy] Businessline, The Hindu, Dec. 19, 2006.]

Noted Alumni

* Arundhati Roy (Booker prize winner - 1997) [ [http://www.pallikoodam.org/alumni.htm Alumni] ]

External links

* [http://www.pallikoodam.org Pallikoodam's official website]
* [http://www.nwaswimaths.com/resources.shtml Russell Parsons regarding his experience at Pallikoodam]

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