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ZPHS Jangapally : First Government School in

Telangana to Secure TED-Ed License

Edusure Team, SCERT Telangana

In a remarkable stride towards
empowering rural students, Zilla Parishad
High School (ZPHS), Jangapally, Karimnagar,
has etched its name in history as the first
Government school in Telangana to receive
a prestigious TED-Ed license. This
achievement has opened the doors for its
students to share their ideas and stories on an
international stage.

The initiative was spearheaded by Smt. · Motivational Movie Screenings &
Vasundhara Bellamkonda, English teacher at Reviews: Enhancing critical thinking
the school, with the constant support of the and writing skills.
Headmistress, Smt. K. Sharada, and the
dedicated teaching team. The journey began · Spell Bee, Reading Competitions, and
One-Minute Speaking Drills: Building
when two students from the school excelled in
a district-level TED Talk competition initiated vocabulary and fluency.
by District Collector Smt. Pamela Sathpathy, Transformative Impact
IAS. Inspired by their success, the school
applied for an official TED-Ed license and was The TED-Ed journey has already begun to yield
selected after rigorous evaluation. extraordinary results:

Grooming Rural Voices for a Global Stage · Students who were once hesitant now
speak confidently in English.
What began with just five enthusiastic
students has now grown into a TED-Ed Club · Global exposure has broadened their
of 50 members, where expressing thoughts and ambitions.
standing on the TED stage has become
every student’s dream. To nurture
communication skills, the school launched
several unique programmes:

· Super 50 Mentors: Identifying 10
students per class to mentor peers
in spoken English.

· Young Minds – Endless Tales:
Encouraging creative writing and
storytelling, later compiled into a
published book.

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