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Dr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired

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Dr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired
Location
Ramavaram MGR Gardens

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600089

Information
TypeSchool and Home for the speech and hearing impaired
MottoHard Work Earns Eminence
Established17 January 1990; 34 years ago (1990-01-17)
Chair of TrusteesRajendran M
PrincipalDr.Latha Rajendran
Staff70
Faculty30
GradesK-12
Number of students880
Color(s)  Green
Websitewww.mgrhome.in

Dr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired is a school established on 17 January 1990[1] in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

About

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The home is recognised by the Commissioner of Rehabilitation of the Differently abled[2] of the Government of Tamil Nadu and is listed by the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute For The Hearing Handicapped as a vocational training centre for the hearing impaired.[3]

The school has trained staff to handle classes up to the higher secondary level. Students take examinations to distance education programmes of universities. Students are encouraged to integrate into mainstream schools.

The school and home was established and is maintained by the MGR Memorial Charitable Trust.

Traditional dance like a horse known as Poi Kal Kudirai by the school students
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References

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  1. ^ Dr.MGR Home & School website
  2. ^ "Home". scd.tn.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Ali Yavar Jung National Institute For The Hearing Handicapped". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.