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Happy Hearts HP School Computer Lab
Alutgama Primary School
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jun 2008
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School Alutgama Primary School
Primary Up to grade 5 No. of classes 5 N
o. of teachers 7 (including Principal)
No. of students 150 Class size between 20
30 per class The school is located around 18Km
from Colombo downtown and about 10 km from Sa
vordaya Headquarters. Note This school wa
s once closed down for about 2 years, and
re-opened based on villagers' request (last
year).
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• From the entrance, there are two main buildings
• On the left side, 2 classrooms (in main hall)
• On the right, 3 classrooms.
• The proposed computer room is with the yellow
  wall below.
  

Proposed computer room
3 classrooms with half concrete and half wired
net (6m x 6m)
Main hall with 2 classrooms.
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Inside the room (Before)
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7m after partition
3m
10m
Student Tables dimensions 1.2m x 0.5m 4
units each facing wall. Display screens facing T
eacher
Teachers table
6 m
Door
Door
8 x light bulbs 4 x ceiling fans
Childrens library.
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• The Happy HeartsHP School Computer Lab
• Nov-Dec 07 - school qualifying process
• Jan 08 - school site visit,
  assessment, and proposal
  
• Feb - Mar 08 - finalize all setup plan
• April - May 08 - construction/infrastructure
  works
  
• May 08 - final setup and training
  
  
• June 08 - official opening

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Post Renovation
Room with Computers Installed
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Main setup day (23 May). A group of 26 students
helped unbox and connect up the PCs.
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Student Helpers
Teacher Helpers
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Students Computer desk with LCD monitor speak
ers.
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Teachers table. .
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Teachers training Introduction to PCs major
components, connections, start up shutdown,
basic windows, mouse skills Many teachers demon
strated strong interest by staying back after
formal lessons for further self learning.
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• Good Practices
• Improvement on pre-setup with engagement of all
  parties during site assessment local charity,
  contractors and teachers.
  
• Infrastructure - Lighting, Switches, Fans,
  Partitions, Door Window security, Grounding,
  UPS.
  
• Wall mount LAN connection (avoids messy cable
  runs that would be prone to rat attacks)
  
• LCD Monitors lower power load, eyesight
  protection
  
• Attached Library
• Students help for setup
• Teachers training session
• Pre-setup of HDD Image (OS settings,
  applications) at Sarvodaya HQ
  
• Hard Disk Backup Recovery process (Restore
  from HDD, Restore from bootable DVD)
  
• Train local IT on maintenance, image recovery
• Good communication between all parties.

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