page_title: Palayathu Vayal Govt. UP School
section_title: Post office
hierarchical_section_title: Palayathu Vayal Govt. UP School / Notability / Post office
caption_attribution_description: മലയാളം: പാലയത്തുവയൽ ഗവണ്മെന്റ് യു.പി സ്കൂളിലെ കുട്ടികൾ അവരുടെ തപാൽ മാർഗം അദ്ധ്യാപകർക്ക് അയച്ച കത്തുകൾ
context_page_description: Palayathuvayal Government Upper Primary School, Kolayad is an educational institution situated within the deep tropical forests of Kolayad Panchayat, Kannur district of North Kerala, India.
  Of the 172 students enrolled there, most belong to the families of an ancient local tribe Kurichya. The school is situated in a region with no effective communication or transport facilities. Despite this, it has a post office, a TV news studio, a mathematics lab and a museum all formed and operated by the students.
context_section_description: The school has devised a postal network run by its students. The children prepare envelopes, write letters to their teachers, friends and classmates and post them in post boxes. 'Postmen' pick them up to the post office where a Postmaster sorts them out and delivers to the addressee. Each letter carries a stamp like the conventional standard.
  Students use the facility to submit comments to the teachers. Teachers reply as well as taking necessary redressal actions. The system helps them to improve their writing and creative skills.
caption: A letter written by the students to their headmaster - The envelope is posted and delivered through the 'Post office' to the addressee. The whole process is administered by students.
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