Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar, Indore

Sri Sathya Sai Vidhya Vihar is one of the oldest schools in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is run by the Sri Sathya Sai trust and is a proud follower of the Sri Sathya Sai Baba tradition for human values and social work.

The school began functioning in a hired building with 60 students in classes Jr. Montessori, Sr. Montessori and class I from 21 July 1980.It moved to its own building in 1986. The institute has today grown to a top institute in Central India, providing quality education to about 2500 children and with a faculty of about 75.

It has perhaps been the most sought after school in Indore, providing both quality education, and a deep sense of social feeling in the minds of its students.

The first Principal was Mrs. Maitreyi Padmanabhan, affectionately known as 'Big Madam' or 'Badi Teacher'. She is a well known educationist in Central India, with more than 40 years of teaching experience behind her.

Another Principal was Mr. M.G. Paranjape, who is now the director of the School along with a number of Sathya Sai Institutes in the country.

The current Principal is Mr. S.N. Patwardhan, a notable figure and expert in mathematics.

The school has consistent records of 100% first class in Central board examinations for the past few years, and strives to do the same every year.

It tries to teach basic human values to every student of the school. A daily EHV (Education in Human Values) session is held to attempt to do the same. The EHV session is not held on Mondays and Thursdays which are reserved for meditation and bhajans respectively. The institute tries to ensure that what is preached in these sessions is also practiced, and becomes a part of life for the students.

The school recently kicked off its 25th anniversary celebrations and has earmarked a whole year of programmes for marking the important milestone.

The school recently changed to an All Girls School and this step has come under great criticism !

External links

* [http://www.sathyasaiindore.com/ Official website]

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