Vikasa vidya vanam
Vikasa vidya vanam is a school located in Poranki, a suburb of Vijayawada, affiliated to ICSE Board, New Delhi. It was established in 1983 in Vijayawada with the principle of child-centered education by a group of academic intellectuals forming Vikasa educational trust. It later moved to the current location in Poranki, and attained ICSE board affiliation in 2000. The school has student strength around 375, predominantly coming from the region of Vijayawada and its suburbs.
Philosophy
After the deterioration of public school system from inadequate funding, the school system in Andhra Pradesh at present is dominated by the private schools. The common characters of these schools are, English being the medium of instruction, emphasis only on academic excellence, and often allowing corporal punishment to discipline the children.
The philosophy of Vikasa vidya vanam is inspired from people like Jiddu Krishnamurti and Gijubhai Badheka and says that a school is the place for wholesome development of the child and it is best achieved in a pressure-free environment. Medium of education at the primary level (Up to grade V) is the children's mother tongue (Telugu). The children are introduced early to English as a language, transitioning later in to the medium of instruction. Punishment in any form is non-existent here.
Grades VI to XII are conducted in a fully residential campus under the name Living Vikasa Vidya Vanam in Akkineni Sudarshana Puram, Agiripalli, about 22 km from the city of Vijayawada.
See also
- Education in India
- Montessori method
- List of schools in India
- Rishi valley school, located in Chittoor and based on the same philosophy.
- Walden's Path, Hyderabad