COIMBATORE: Nine schools from Coimbatore district have been selected for the state-level final round of the School Innovation Development Project (SIDP), a programme aimed at nurturing innovation mindset and entrepreneurship skills among school students.
S Suhashini, BT (bachelor teacher) assistant, Government High School, Ramanamudalipudur, Anamalai block, Coimbatore district, said the final state-level boot camp would feature 160 teams, involving around 800 students. From Coimbatore, 32 teams with about 120 students have been selected for the final round from nine schools. She said more than 1,000 students from over 80 schools in the district participated in it, with each school required to include at least 25 students.
Each team comprised three to five students, with participation open to classes VI to XII. Training support was provided by the Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII). The nine shortlisted schools from Coimbatore district are: Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Ondipudur; Government High School, Sultanpet; Government Higher Secondary School, Othakkalmandapam; St Thomas Aided Higher Secondary School; St Francis Anglo Indian Girls High School; Government High School, Ramanamudhalipudur; VRT Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Anamalai; Pollachi Municipal Girls High School; and Government Higher Secondary School, Mannur Ramanathapuram.