Pallikoodam
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| Pallikoodam | |
| Established | 1967 |
|---|---|
| School type | Private |
| Principal | Mary Roy |
| Location | Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Website | http://www.pallikoodam.org |
Pallikoodam (n: translation - school in Malayalam) is an 'experimental' school in the small town of Kottayam in Kerala, South India.
[edit] Overview
The campus was designed by noted architect Laurie Baker and includes facilities such as a swimming pool, basketball and volleyball courts, a football field, an 800-seat auditorium, and various platforms for theatre and other performing arts. The school has a full-time faculty for sports, drama, music, dance and other arts. Visitors who have contributed to Pallikoodam included Sanjana Kapoor and the Prithvi Players, Jaan Freeman, Atul Kumar, Phyllis Bose and Anila Malkani.
The school has partnered with various activist organizations including Greenpeace, EXNORA, and several NGOs in Kerala for various projects. Victim relief efforts have been organized by the school in the wake of disasters such as the Orissa cyclones and the 2005 Tsunami. The school was a subject of a documentary by the Indian broadcaster Doordarshan entitled "Mary Roy and Corpus Christi". In addition to this, projects of the school have been featured on BBC World and Star News.
