Hi, If anybody is in Bangalore, plz study the Parikrma schools. One is very near to ashoka Pillar in Jayanagar, Sector - 1. If you want NGOs - meet Maya in Jayanagar, and APSA in Vimanpura area. For children's home, look at Donbosco.
Regards, KSRao. On 6/19/08, ulprasanthi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.auroville.org/education/village_schools/saiier_schools_vill > ages.htm > > Arulvazi School > Arulvazhi means "Way of Grace" in Tamil. This educational centre, > situated in the Promesse community of Auroville, has been catering > since 1985 to the educational and cultural needs of children aged 4 > to 16 years from the nearby village of Morattandichavadi in the light > of the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. The aim, while > working in close collaboration with the existing government > educational structure, is to provide value-oriented education in an > atmosphere of simplicity, beauty, joy and harmony wherein the > children can develop naturally. Arulvazhi has five areas of activity: > (1) a kindergarten group for 25 children aged 4 to 6 years, (2) a > body awareness and cultural expression group for about 80 children in > the evenings, aged 6 to 16 years, (3) a training programme for drop- > out girls aged 16 to 18 years, (4) a Pudu Ulagam group of 25 children > attending middle and high schools in the neighbourhood, aged 11 to 18 > years, and (5) an unending education programme with the participation > of Promesse community children and elders. Excursions to places of > great cultural, educational and spiritual interest are arranged. The > children are encouraged to practice and develop indigenous forms of > art, folk song, stage plays, etc. A self-improvement programme for > girls trains them in various activities like child care, sports, and > crafts like tailoring, typewriting, etc. > > Ilaignarkal School > Ilaignarkal School has been in operation for 24 years now in the > field of educational and vocational training. From its inception, the > school has been helping village workers and their children to learn > and enhance their basic skills and knowledge base. The school has > been reaching out to the most difficult cases in society, such as > school drop-outs, slow learners and illiterate village workers forced > to go out and earn early in life due to economic pressures during > childhood. The school has already touched the lives of thousands of > students since its inception, by giving an appropriate space to > improve basic skills in language, maths and the arts, plus simple > skills like typewriting etc, leading to a qualitative improvement in > their lives. The school's free-progress customized style of education > has been designed to fit the special requirements of its students. > The school has only two full time staff, and most of the teachers and > office workers are voluntary workers from neighbouring schools, ex- > students, and other specialists in their field and profession. > > Isaiambalam School > Isaiambalam School is located on the northern periphery of Auroville. > Most of its students come from five nearby villages. Initially the > school was catering to the learning needs of young adults in the age > group 8 to 15 years, who were considered drop-outs from other > learning establishments and came from the villages in the Auroville > area. In the course of time the school has evolved, and now comprises > pre-school, primary and young adult sections. Altogether there are > now 115 students and 12 teachers in the school, which is making > provisions for the students to receive education up to 10th standard > level. English is learned by all the students and teachers. The > school is gradually becoming a resource base with reference to the > removal of the difficulties in learning encountered by the first > generation school-going children, in particular the removal of the > difficulties that stand in the way of acquiring language and maths > skills and pursuing higher studies. The school is also slowly > developing the capacity to train people from outside in the methods > used by the school; in removing the difficulties in learning > experienced by the children; and in organising teaching/learning > activities in a manner suited to the learning needs of the children. > Isaiambalam's students learn in the afternoon art-related skills in > drawing, music and classical dance together with vocational skills > like tailoring and typewriting. Towards the end of the school day > physical exercises and sports activities take place. Thus learning > occurs in the school in an integral manner involving not only the > mental, but also the vital, physical and psychic parts of the being. > > New Creation Bilingual School > The school forms part of the New Creation community, located close to > the village of Kuilapalayam, where the majority of the pupils live. > The school today caters for 240 children, both boys and girls, > between the ages of 3 and 15 years, and also includes a > kindergarten/creche. Children are able to study up to eighth > standard, thus giving them an opportunity to study for a School > Leaving Certificate at another Auroville educational establishment > called After School. New Creation School teaches all the normal > subjects, but in addition places strong emphasis on art and > vocational training. In the latter context, a number of options are > offered i.e. clay work, wood work, traditional Indian dance, art, > singing, tailoring and computer studies. For a village school, there > is a very good teacher/pupil ratio. The 240 children have 27 regular > teachers, all Indian, including some part timers. Occasionally > European student teachers also work at the school. As regards future > plans, it has always been the purpose of the school to expand out > from a purely academic curriculum into the field of industrial > training i.e. carpentry, mechanics, electronics, metalwork, etc. This > is a very long term project, but there is a great need for trained > people in these fields, because Auroville, as it develops, is going > to need more and more skilled workers. > > Udavi School > Located adjacent to the village of Edayanchavadi, Udavi School is a > recent addition to SAIIER's list of units. > The school itself was started in the early 1970 by Auroshikha, (a > Commercial Unit of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram), and was run by it until > 1999. Thereafter it was agreed that while Auroshika would continue to > finance the day to day running of the school, the management would be > taken over by SAIIER. > > Udavi is trying to follow the guidelines on education laid down by > The Mother and Sri Aurobindo, while taking the children up from 1st > to 10th standard in preparation for their Government-held > Matriculation examination around the age of 17-18 years. The school > today, which is divided into 11 classes is limited to a maximum of 18 > children per class, is attended by a total of 270 children, of whom > 70-75 are in the Kindergarten, with a combined > faculty of 30 teachers. The school starts each day with a short > period of prayer and meditation. This helps calm the children > physically and mentally before the day's teaching programme starts, > while also providing an opportunityfor them to become aware of their > inner self and develop powers of concentration. > > To develop children's full potential, in addition to intellectual > education they must also have a strong and supple body. With this > object in view, the school has introduced physical culture into the > curriculum. Children do athletics and yoga, and play games like > volley ball, hand ball, foot ball, cricket, badminton, table tennis > and kabbadi. The school curriculum includes vocational activities > like carpentry, tailoring, clay works, electronics and computers and > creative activities like dance, music, Art and theater. > > Evening School > Tamil Ulagam > Tamil Ulagam Evening Schools (after work schools) are joint ventures > involving Secours Populaire of France (SPF), SAIIER and the villages > committed to educational activities. Ten village night schools, which > have been functioning since 1980, have been included under the > outreach educational programmes of SAIIER since 1992. These night > schools were mainly started to help disadvantaged working children > who did not get any opportunity to attend regular school in the > daytime. Originally they were meant for the drop-outs, stay-outs, > pulled-outs and pushed-outs, but there was also a great need to give > tutorial guidance for school-going children who hailed from multi- > purpose educational centres, in response to local needs and requests > from parents. The teachers at each school are volunteers from the > native village. They maintain the building, and take care of the > children in the evenings. Between 6.00 and 8.30 p.m. every day, they > conduct special classes during examinations, and organize cultural > programmes, study tours and visits, work camps and other such co- > curricular activities. Artistic talent (in music, dance, painting, > theatre, writing, kolam drawing and hobbies) is encouraged, and > sports activities are also conducted. Special get-togethers with > other night schools through work camps, summer camps and student > exchange programmes are arranged wherever possible, to bring unity > and understanding and to enhance appreciation among the rural > children. Teachers of Tamil Ulagam night schools are all long time > associates of Auroville, most of them working in units of Auroville. > They are not teachers by profession, but get regular training to > impart knowledge to their wards. > > > > -- With warm regards, KSRao Satyam Foundation 9866158015.
