RSV SCHOOL

The Rolf Schoembs Vidyashram (RSV)

The Rolf Schoembs Vidyashram is a non-formal Santal School situated half a kilometre from Ghosaldanga and Bishnubati. The school was founded by Boro Baski and Gokul Hansda in 1996. Here, the students begin to take education through their mother tongue Santali and gradually switch on to the state languages Bangla, English, and so on. The mainstream subjects, such as language, science, mathematics, and computers, are taught in the school. In addition, Santal’s history, folklore, art, culture, and music are included in the curriculum. Agriculture, which has a great role in the socio-cultural, religious, and harmonious life of the community and is totally ignored in mainstream education too, has been included as an extracurricular activity.

The school organises several regular programmes throughout the year. They include the celebration of Teachers’ Day (on 5 September), of Rabindranath Tagore’s Birthday (in the beginning of May), and of Independence Day which is also the Foundation Day of RSV (on 15 August). Other programmes are organised whenever an occasion arises. From 2019 the Museum of Santal Culture at Bishnubati has been included in the curriculum to be studied by the students. Every class visits the museum as per their routine and Bimol Baski, the keeper of the museum, explains to the students the items.

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