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Ashar Alo is a private mostly girls' school in Piali Town, Baruipur block, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. The school provides free education to students from poor families. In addition to the standard formal education, students are taught singing, dancing and drawing.[1]
| Ashar Alo | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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West Bengal India | |
| 22°23′40″N 88°30′53″E / 22.394508°N 88.514799°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2008 |
| Founder | Mojca Pijk and Anup Gayen |
| Enrollment | 300 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe school was started by Mojca Pijk and Anup Gayen. Pijk had come to India from Podreča, a region near Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, driven by her strong feeling for poor children and an inner urge to help them. After working at a home for the underprivileged in Berhampore, Gayen was engaged in social social service. Pijk and Gayen met in South 24 Parganas and the closeness of their thinking brought them together and they got married.[2]
Building and academics
editThe school, which had its own building in 2014, has students divided into 12 classes (Nursery, Kindergarten, Classes 1–10). After Class 10, we continue to support students enrolling in national public schools. It is girls school but boys are also admitted in junior classes. Both Bengali and English are used for teaching all the subjects. The school provides breakfast and lunch free of cost. Students receive uniforms, stationery, and a monthly package of hygiene aid from the school.[1]
All students are sponsored by an individual or an institution, and most of the sponsors are based abroad.[3]
Most of the students are children of masons, agricultural labourers or van-rickshaw pullers. During the Covid pandemic the school faced a tough time but with support from many organisations they overcame the problems. [4]
Piali Ashar Alo also runs the Little Flower School which offers full English-medium instruction.[1]
External links
edit| External videos | |
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 Music workshop at Piali Ashar Alo. Commentary in Slovene (with English subtitles). | |
| Piali Ashar Alo |
References
edit- 1 2 3 "About the School". Piyali Ashar Alo. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "'Ashar Alo' spreads from Sloveia to South 24-Parganas". The Times of India, 28 February 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sponsors". Piali Ashar Alo. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Calcutta students extend help to Piyali girls". The Telegraph Online, 14 December 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2026.