Tenkasi govt school headmaster fulfills Class 5 students' dream, takes them on flight to Chennai
To fulfil the dreams of Class 5 students numbering 25, who wished to travel by flight, the school headmaster came forward to help realise their dreams.
Kondaloor School HM with students on board flight to Chennai from Madurai
MADURAI: Much to the delight and excitement of the children, the students of a Government School in Tenkasi district were taken to Chennai on a flight on Saturday.
With the initiative of M Michael Raj, headmaster of Panchayat Union Primary School, Kondaloor, and combined efforts of teachers, his friend in Dubai and relatives and villagers, the air travel was arranged from Madurai airport.
To fulfil the dreams of Class 5 students numbering 25, who wished to travel by flight, the school headmaster came forward to help realise their dreams. Rejoicing while boarding the flight, the students, clad in uniform, were on cloud nine.
The students were seen spending leisure time in Chennai on Sunday. On their maiden visit to the capital city, they were taken to the planetarium, Marina Beach and the late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s memorial. The students also got access to Madras High Court, Valluvar Kottam, Semmozhi Poonga and Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur, Michael Raj said.
“The families of the students, who are mostly from poor family backgrounds, eke out a living by rolling beedi leaves and taking other menial jobs,” he said.
It was a long process and it took a lot of time to get parental consent before taking the students on a flight.
When a parent-teacher meeting was convened, parents of three students were reluctant to allow their children to travel by air.
Only after the parents were convinced of air travel safety and passing a resolution at the meeting, the students were taken on board, Michael Raj, who won the best teacher award in 2022, said.
The students were accompanied by five teachers, for whom it was also a maiden visit to Chennai.
