The Samsung India has inaugurated a new campus with six new classrooms at the Kembodi Government Primary School in Karnataka’s Kolar district. This will help the school scale up to accommodate up to 300 students, up from 156 students earlier. So far, students from three different classes were forced to sit in the same classroom for want of space.
An MoU was signed between Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore (SRI-B) and the Department of Education, Government of Karnataka for the construction of the new campus at the school in February 2018. The new campus has six classrooms and an administrative block with the necessary school furniture.
This building also has a power backup, rain water harvesting facility and a RO+UV water filter for students. The school, which was established in 1931, will now offer curriculum in both Kannada and English medium from Classes I to VIII.
The new campus was inaugurated by N Mahesh, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Government of Karnataka; Manjunath, district collector, Kolar District; Dipesh Shah, MD, SRI-B and Harry Heejoon Kang, CFO, SRI-B along with other dignitaries. “At Samsung, education is a cause that is close to our heart and we strive to give back to the society. We are committed to helping students across the state learn and fulfill their dreams. Be it our Make for India initiative or community centric voluntary activities, our core mission is to contribute and propel the growth and development of this region. This school is a step in the right direction,” Shah said.