The team of ten students from government schools in Andhra Pradesh will be attending a United Nations (UN) conference on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the United States. Education Minister Botcha Satyanarayana, on Wednesday, met the students.
The Minister said this was the first time students from government schools were being sent on a State-sponsored exposure trip while congratulating the kids on their selection for the exclusive week-long visit starting on September 14. This demonstrates the government's dedication to uplifting children from underprivileged and marginalised communities, he said. On September 16, the students will go to the UN meeting.
Students will speak on various programmes and efforts undertaken by the State government as part of the reforms in the Andhra Pradesh education sector.
The student team includes eight girls and two boys. They are M. Sivalingamma from AP Social Welfare Residential School, Kurnool, M. Chandralekha, a pass out of Navodaya School, G. Ganesh Anjana Sai from IIIT, Nuzvid, D. Jyotsna from Dr B. R. Ambedkar Gurukul School, C. Rajeswari from IIIT Idupulapaya campus, P. Gayathri from IIIT Nuzvid, V. Yogeswari from IIIT Nuzvid, Shaik Ammajan from IIIT Idupulapaya campus and P. Manaswini from KGBV, G.L. Puram.
A team of officials and teachers will accompany the students. The Samagra Shiksha Director has been appointed as the representative of the team, the secretary of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) and two teachers have been appointed as mentors.
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