Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir Trust (SSRVM)
SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR VIDYA MANDIR TRUST was founded in the year 1999 by his Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar as the educational wing of the Art of Living, to promote holistic education in a stress free and child friendly environment.
Within a span of 10 years, SSRVM Trust has established more than 100 educational institutions starting from Pre-Primary to P.G. Studies in diverse fields – viz: Management, Journalism, Ayurveda medicine etc.
This list consists of
- 18,000 students spread across 54 Bal Mandirs
- 46 Vidya Mandirs
- 8 colleges
- 2 Free schools in Dharavi, Mumbai and Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
| “Education is a vehicle for transformation or metamorphosis of the self and an aid to the growth of economy.” - His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar. |
ACHIEVEMENTS
Schools
- 90 + urban schools in operation
- Standard syllabus (NCERT)
- Uniform methodology
- Regular organizer and teacher training programs
- Over 18000 students, 500 teachers
Higher Education
- Sri Sri Ravishankar Pre University College
- Sri Sri Institute of Ayurvedic Science and Research
- Sri Sri Centre for Media Studies
- Sri Sri Institute of Management Studies, Goa
- Sri Sri Centre for Fine Arts and Performing Arts
- Sri Sri University, ORISSA
Partnerships
- NOVIB for a school building in Naubri village, Agra district
- MHRD for a series of seminars on inculcating values in children
- UNESCO and MHRD for an International Conference on Integrated Value Education held at Bangalore on June26-28 2006
- Over 1000 participants from 30 countries
- 45 vice-chancellors from universities across India
Publications
- Books for Pre Primary and Standard 1 published for use in our schools
- Macmillan will be publishing a series of books on Value Education authored by Educational Experts in the trust
Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir-Dharavi
The current school was inaugurated in August 2007. 228 children attend the Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir (SSRVM) School in Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum. Teachers say they are amazing learners, volunteers say they are great fun to be with. The syllabus is modelled upon the SSC course. Currently the school runs from nursery until the 4th grade.
The school website – www.dharavischool.org
