Saint George TEI

St. George’s TTI is situated 400 meters away from Vazhakulam Town. It is in the 5th ward of Avoly Panchayathu in Muvattupuzha Taluk. As per historical documents this school, then named as St.George Primary School, was started in 1897 in the compound of St.George’s Forane Church. At that time this institution was the only source of education for thousands of people living in and around Vazhakulam. In the year 1917 this school became an Aided Primary School and the manager was Rev.Fr. Geevarghese Nambiaparambil. In 1923 it was upgraded as ’Malayalam Middle School’ and the course was known VSLC(Vernacular School Leaving Certificate). The first VSLC Examination was conducted in 1927. In due course of time the infrastructure of this school had undergone several changes. In 1936 a new building was constructed for the school which was upgraded as Teacher Training school. Then the U P School became the model (Lab) school of the training school. During that period St. George’s Training School was one among the few training Schools in Kerala. In 1983 the school was again upgraded as ‘Malayalam Higher (M.H.). In 1943 the Travancore Govt. abolished the VSLC and M. H. course. Due to the subsequent Govts’ educational reforms the school became a ‘Boy’s Middle School’ and then a ‘Mixed U,P. School’. When the curriculum was again revised in 1958 this school got the name St. George’s Basic Training School. The T.T.C. curriculum was again revised in 1989 and the school was renamed as St.George’s Teacher Training Institute.

St.George’s TTI has been the stepping stone of the educational and cultural developments of the people of Vazhakulam for 115 years. It is the only Teacher Training Institute under the Dioces of Kothamangalam which gave birth to innumerable teachers and other important personalities. The school has rendered valuable educational and moral support to the public. It aims at the all round development of the learners; and as a part of it the school gives special attention to curricular and co-curricular activities. The present Staff includes 12 teachers and 3 non teachers. The School provides additional coaching for spoken English and Computer literacy. It often conducts seminars, debates, discussion, field trips, practices in science experiments, quiz competitions ,counseling programmes etc .. The school has a large collection of library books about 4871 in number. Its laboratory is not spacious enough to keep the innumerable science equipments. The school gives extra training for arts and sports. As a result it wins many prizes in sports and arts festivals. The School gets strong support from the P.T.A, M.P.T.A, local governing bodies, BRC, Corporate Educational Agency and the staff and students. Its curricular activities are child friendly and cater to the needs of the learners. The corporate Educational Agency of Kothamangalam is a forerunner in the field of scientific education for religious community of Roman Catholic Syrian Christians in the central Kerala region from the beginning of the 20th century. Though constituted for Christian students it has done much to improve the educational standard of other communities that it coexists with.