Christel House India

2009-2010 School Profile

  • Opened July 2001
  • Grades K - 10th (adding one grade level per year through grade 12)
  • 829 students enrolled
  • 99.70% student retention rate
  • 96.55% student attendance
  • 253 program days per year
  • 56 total staff
  • Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 4:30; Saturday 9:00 to 1:00

Accomplishments

  • 2001-Classes for 320 students begin in a rented facility.
  • 2002-Cheri Blair, wife of former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, visits the learning center
  • 2002-First academic year ends with less than 2% attrition
  • 2003-Royal Resorts hosts 140 Christel House children in Goa, where they see the ocean for the first time
  • 2004-Construction of 40,000 sq. ft. learning center completed in less than 4 months; many Christel House parents hired by our construction company, receiving vocational certificates and additional work opportunities
  • 2005-Two Christel House 7th graders make the National Under-13 cricket team
  • 2005-Disney on Parade performs at Christel House
  • 2006-Installation of showers and a laundry help children maintain better hygiene
  • 2006-GiveIndia assesses Christel House India for transparency and credibility, selecting it as one of only 100 Indian NGOs for which it raises funds on-line
  • 2007-Two student-produced films win top prize in national competition; one is shown at the Kids for Kids Film Festival in Naples, Italy

Christel House India Board of Directors

Raju Shahani - Executive Advisor, Christel House India, Chair
Dr. Shekhar Seshadri - Head, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Sunada Das, Managing Director, Cable and Wireless, India
Jaison C. Mathew - Director, Finance and Administration, Christel House India
Nikhil Kapur - General Manager, Ista Hotel, Bangalore
P.N. Mohan, Managing Director, Sterling Holiday Resorts

 

Contact

Christel House India
Bellahalli Road (Off Hennur Road)
Kannur Post via Bagalur
Bangalore East
Bangalore-562149
Karnataka
INDIA
Phone: (91) (80) 2846-5999
Fax: (91) (80) 2846-5003
E-mail: christelhouse@vsnl.com
Website: www.in.christelhouse.org

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