SAI SHANKAR VIDYASHALA

A HIGH SCHOOL WITH RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES IN A 15 ACRE CAMPUS NEAR BANGALORE. VALUE BASED ENGLISH/KANNADA COMPOSITE

People’s Trust was established in the year 1982 in Bangalore, by His Holiness Sri Sadguru Sai Shankar as a service institution with Justice Nittoor Sreenivasa Rau the former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Sri. Dharmadarshi N.C. Naniah the former Corporate Executive an ardent disciple of Sri Sadgaru Sai Shankar, as Settlors.

 

People’s Trust renders dedicated service to people at large, in the areas of Nutrition, Healthcare, Education, Child – Youth – Women and Community Development while simultaneously running and supporting schools and hospitals.

 

People‘s Trust established Sai Shankar Vidyashala, a value Based Educational Institution in the year 1990 in a campus that spanned 10 Acres, with 55 class rooms and separately, a playground of 5 acres. The school has students from Nursery to High School.

 

This school was inaugurated by Sri. Veerendra Hedge Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala and the school complex foundation was laid by Former Chief Justice of India, Justice E.S. Venkataramaiah. The 10 acre campus was inaugurated by His Excellency, the Governor of Karnataka, Sri Khurshid Alam Khan.

 

In the year 2002, Her Excellency, the Governor of Karnataka, Smt. V.S. Rama Devi laid the foundation for a 200-bed hostel for Sai Shankar Vidyashala named ‘Maithreyi’ and this hostel was ready for use from the academic year 2003-2004. A new accommodation facility, named “Vijaya Hostel” is being built for the girls and will be able to accommodate over 100 students.

 

There is a hospital on the campus which was inaugurated along with the school in 1991 by the National Director of CCF, Mr C.S. Gojer, in the presence of the Hon’ble Health Minister of Karnataka.

 

This entire establishment is run by eminent persons like Justice Nittoor Sreenivasa Rau as the Chairman of the Advisory Board, Justice D.M. Chandrashekar, the former Chief Justice of Karnataka, as the Chairman of the Finance Committee and Sri Dharmadarshi N.C. Nanaiah, as the Managing Trustee.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE SCHOOL

 

  • The impressive school building is situated in a 10 acre campus having 55 classrooms. There is a separate playground that spans 5 acres, adjacent to the school. In addition to this, the Government of Karnataka has sanctioned to start the Sai Shankar D.Ed College from the year 2006-2007.
  • The school has a Science Resource Centre called “Sri M Visveswarya Science Centre”.
  • The school has a Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Adventure and Nature Club which co-ordinates its activities with General Thimmaiah National Adventure Academy, Bangalore, for the benefit of its students.
  • At the National Level Rock Climbing competitions, the girls of the school have performed exceptionally and won gold medals.
  • At the National Level Competitions, some of the girls from the school have represented the State in Kabaddi and one of them had even captained the team. The school has its own band set.
  • One of the boys of the school has won a gold medal in the International Level Painting Competition.
  • Along with the normal ‘curriculum’, subjects like Environment, Music, Art, Yoga and Hindi are also taught. The school is also having a Centre for Higher and Advanced Examinations in Art (Drawing).
  • The School Library has over 20,000 books on 108 subjects, and apart from this, there is a separate library containing over 3000 books on Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality and Allied topics. 17 libraries are also established in the adopted villages.
  • There is a Sport and Culture Department which holds events like Cricket, Hockey, Badminton, Volleyball, Throwball, Kabaddi Tournaments and even some Field Events, Nature Camps and Personality Development Courses to encourage holistic development of students.
  • Well-equipped Physics, Biology and Chemistry Laboratories serve to help the students increase their scientific knowledge.

Coverage area of People’s trust activities – 25 rural villages with a population of 22,000 people.

  • Community health check -ups and alternative treatment camps for covered 7000 people
  • Dental treatment and oral check-up for 16000 children
  • Women wellness with advocacy and early detection of cancer prevention for 1500 girls and women.
  • Assistance to needy students to pursue higher education given to 225 students.

Economic and social empowerment of women:

  • Tailoring unit: more than 1000 girls and ladies trained ,  on tailoring ,embroidery are working in Doddaballapur  Apparel estate.
  • More than 500 women entrepreneurs created in tailoring.
  • Skill training -Mushroom cultivation, masonry, driving, beautician, sales management, was given to 2000 youth. Almost all of them are either placed or started their own business.
  • 325 couples were married in our community mass marriage programme conducted annually in the last 14 years .
  • 150 self help group with 2500 members have been created, under thrift and savings concept for inter lending .