1) A group of students at Angrau Krishi High School wanted to reduce the heavy loads students carried in their school bags which were affecting them physically and mentally. 2) They devised a plan to divide textbooks into three parts based on school terms so students only had to carry one part at a time, cutting bag weights in half on average. 3) Research showed the reduced bag weights improved students' health ratios and made them happier to go to school without heavy bags. The school plans to continue the system to benefit more students.

1. WITH THE INSPIRATION FROM THE JOY OF GIVING NOW………. WITH THE DESIGN FOR CHANGE- STUDY WELL WITHOUT THE LOAD OF HELL ANGRAU KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

2. WE AS A TEAM WITH OUR MENTORS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING LIVES……. TEAM LEADER :V.Balan, X Std TEAM MEMBERS : A. Gopi Priyanka, X Std L.S.N. Deepthi , X Std M. Sirisha, IX Std V. Akhil, X Std K. Manisha, X Std C. B. Prerana, X Std MENTORS: K.Rukmini Sri. Bala kishan OUR PLACE OF WORSHIP : KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30 ANGRAU

3. We the students carrying the heavy load of bags to school which we cannot escape but silently suffer, thinking that carrying the school bag is nothing but hell. Today’s competitive world has made education overloaded to the children mentally (with lots to study) as well as physically (with lots of books to be carried).How good it would be if there was some way out. Not all schools have enough place to accommodate the books of all the students then what can be the possible rescue especially for the tiny children . ANGRAU FEEL KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

4. Oh..Carrying this bag is such a hell. Hope some fairy would come some day to my rescue and lessen this load . We felt- Can we cut down the load of Books to be carried? Can we get back the smile on her face? Yes…….definitely but it needs a thought and importantly thought needs implementation. ANGRAU FEEL KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

5. . Thus, we thought that if we can bring a small change by reducing the load of books many children will be benefitted. Hence we have chosen the topic for our project for the DESIGN FOR CHANGE CONTEST, 2010 as ‘ STUDY WELL WITHOUT THE LOAD OF HELL’ We have chosen Class I to V children of our own school i.e. Krishi High School, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad for implementing the project ANGRAU FEEL KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

6. IMAGINE We shared our thought with our head master Sri. Prakash Rao who was very happy and gave us lots of his valuable suggestions & blessings. The Kind co-operation extended from the class teachers of I to V standard for implementing the project in their classes filled us with more energy and encouragement to proceed . ANGRAU KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

7. IMAGINE OUR TALKS WITH EXPERTS : The valuable information from experts nurtured our thought from just a simple thought to a THOUGHT OF SUBSTANCE EXPERT OPINION :We met experts like Dr. Murthy , Professor, (NAARM); Dr.Suhasini , Professor,ANGRAU; Dr.R. Ratnakar , Professor and Head, EEI and Special Officer, Krishi Educational Society, ANGRAU; Dr. M. Uma Devi , Principal Scientist,,ANGRAU who gave us valuable suggestions like- GATHERING IDEAS ANGRAU KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

8. *Adjust the time table in such a way that each subject is taught two times in a day with , less number of subjects covered each Students interacting with Dr.Umadevi,Professor day which ANGRAU and gathering valuable ideas automatically reduces the weight. IMAGINE ANGRAU

10. IMAGINE We were alarmed to know from the doctor that carrying heavy bags on the back may effect abdominal cavity in turn effecting the nutrition. It may also hamper the Physical growth. Students might become restless and irritated which may effect their studies & performance in activities. Students knowing the effects of carrying heavy loads from Dr. Satyapal venga Reddy,R.M.O,ANGRAU ANGRAU KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

13. Our team involved in separating the books in to three parts based on three terms and stitching them to make three separate books. From class I to V ,a total of 158 students were covered ANGRAU DO KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

14. Whole book Book divided in to three parts ANGRAU DO KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

15. Bag containing whole books, Tiffin and water bottle weighed nearly 10 Kgs BEFORE AFTER Same bag weighed nearly 5 Kgs after Replacing whole books with the stitched books of that term Wow!!!! ANGRAU DO KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

16. Recording the weights of the school children from class I to V along with their bags ANGRAU Idea into Action Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V DO

18. Our Research ANGRAU Class Mean Previous Weight (kg) Mean Reduced Weight (kg) I 5.18 2.38 II 6.12 3.04 III 7.48 3.71 IV 9.28 4.41 V 10.62 5.28 DO KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

19. ANGRAU Class Previous load Reduced load I 38.64 17.21 II 28.27 14.08 III 33.93 16.83 IV 43.01 20.44 V 37.64 18.71 DO KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

20. ANGRAU Class Previous ratio Ratio after reducing I 2.65 6.02 II 3.32 6.59 III 3.00 6.07 IV 2.37 4.90 V 2.62 5.43 DO KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

23. Thank God! I am relieved from the Donkey Load . ANGRAU KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

25. Hurrah! Thanks to our seniors and thanks to design for change contest for bringing back our smile. We feel like going to school now…. ANGRAU KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30

26. Thanks to the DESIGN FOR CHANGE contest to invoke in us the spirit & confidence to not just Change but improve…..to shape out into a good Personality. THANK YOU ANGRAU KRISHI HIGH SCHOOL, ANGRAU CAMPUS, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD – 30