Pallikoodam (school)

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{{Infobox School
| name = Pallikoodam|faize
image =
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| established = 1967
| type = Private
| head_name = Principal
| head = Mariamma Paul
| city = [[Kottayam]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Kalathilpady]], [[Kottayam]]
| students =
| website = [http://www.pallikoodam.org www.pallikoodam.org]
|authority=ICSE|athletics=}}

'''Pallikoodam''' is a high school in the [[Kalathilpady]] area of [[Kottayam]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It was established as Corpus Christi High School in 1967 by educator and women's rights activist, [[Mary Roy]]. The term "Pallikoodam" means school in the [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages.

==The campus==

The campus of the school was designed by architect [[Laurie Baker]] and includes a swimming pool, [[basketball court|basketball]] and [[volleyball court]]s, a [[Association football pitch|football field]], an 800-seat [[auditorium]], and platforms for theatre and other [[performing arts]]. The school has a full-time faculty for sports, drama, music, dance and other arts.

==Activities==
The school has partnered with activist organisations including [[Greenpeace]], EXNORA, and several [[Non Governmental Organizations|NGOs]] in Kerala for projects. Victim relief efforts have been organised by the school in the wake of [[disaster]]s such as the Orissa [[cyclone]]s and the 2005 [[tsunami]]. The school was a subject of a documentary by the [[India]]n broadcaster [[Doordarshan]]: ''Mary Roy and Corpus Christi''. Projects of the school have been featured on [[BBC World News|BBC World]] and Star News.

==Environmental and social role==
Pallikoodam School has championed several socio-environmental causes in Kottayam. It protested against the official apathy regarding the Vadavathoor Dump problem and formed the Citizen's Action Forum (CAF) which discusses such issues.

There was a lack of water at the Institute of Child Health in Kottayam; it was found that there was adequate water supply to the I.C.H., but the Class IV employees had diverted it into their own quarters where it was being used to irrigate crops. Due to the sustained agitation by the CAF, the water supply was restored.

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has formulated the Municipal Wastes Management and Handling Rules, 2000. Bala Bhu Bhadratha, an environmental organisation started in Pallikoodam, has filed a Writ of Mandamus in the High Court of Kerala, praying that these rules be implemented in Kottayam.Pallikoodam has also fought against the pollution in the Meenchil River and the use of [[endosulfan]] in India. The school has distributed hundreds of waste compost units, teaching people to segregate waste, and the students of Pallikoodam have often cleaned up the nearby Kalathipady road, Karipal Hospital area.

==Noted alumni==
* [[Arundhati Roy]] ([[Booker prize]] winner, 1997)
* [[Bechu Kurian Thomas|Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas]]
* [[Gokul Suresh]] (Indian actor)
* [[Bobby–Sanjay|Bobby-Sanjay]] (Noted Script Writers)
* [[Farhaan Faasil]] (Indian actor)

==Emphasizes on mother tongue==
The school teaches English after 3rd standard. It helps students to think and speak in their mother tongue Malayalam at an early age which helps them love their own language.

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://pallikoodam.org Official website]

== Controversies ==
Pallikoodam, which prides itself on its pro feminist stance, landed in hot water when a rule requiring boys and girls to be one meter apart made its rounds online.

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[[Category:Schools in Kottayam district]]
[[Category:Private schools in Kerala]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Kerala]]

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