The school has no name but it is known by the name of its teacher. As students walk to schools elsewhere, the teacher here has to reach the school covering long distances in the forest. In some cases, teachers stay at the school sharing their life with tribespeople.
Sunitha N.V. of the Alampatty multi-grade learning centre (MGLC) in Marayur cover three km daily on foot to reach the school. She started her career at Edamalakkudy inside the Munnar forest division in 2003 and was transferred to Alampatty in 2011.
However, Mariyakutty of Vellakalkudy is not so lucky. The school is 23 km in the Marayur forests. She says she had to stay at the school. There were six students from Classes 1 to IV. This year two more plan to join the school.
