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'''Vidya Vanam''' is a school located at Anaikatti, [[Tamil Nadu]].

==History==
The school was started in 2007 by the Bhuvana Foundation with just 40 students, today it teaches more than 300 local tribal children.<ref>https://www.scienceeducationtrust.org/blog/vidya-vanam-a-school-in-the-forest</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2018/jun/17/a-class-act-beyond-books-1828276.html|title=A class act beyond books|website=The New Indian Express|accessdate=7 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206102624/http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2018/jun/17/a-class-act-beyond-books-1828276.html|archive-date=2018-12-06|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/the-school-in-the-forest/article6044227.ece|title=The school in the forest|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|date=24 May 2014|accessdate=30 November 2018|via=www.thehindu.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320015730/http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/the-school-in-the-forest/article6044227.ece|archive-date=2017-03-20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vidyavanam.org/|title=Vidya Vanam|last=www.vidyavanam.org|website=www.vidyavanam.org|accessdate=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174703/http://www.vidyavanam.org/|archive-date=2018-08-23|url-status=live}}</ref> Vidya Vanam means knowledge in the wilderness.<ref name="indiaspora.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaspora.org/visiting-vidya-vanam/|title=Visiting Vidya Vanam - Indiaspora|date=9 February 2017|website=indiaspora.org|accessdate=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321052309/http://www.indiaspora.org/visiting-vidya-vanam/|archive-date=2017-03-21|url-status=live}}</ref> Vidya Vanam serves the needs of the [[Irula people]].<ref name="indiaspora.org"/> Prema Rangachary is the Director of the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edexlive.com/beinspired/2018/may/21/how-vidya-vanam-is-redefining-the-way-education-is-being-provided-in-schools-2923.html|title=In this school, there are no fixed classrooms and the teachers learn along with their students|website=edexlive.com|accessdate=30 November 2018}}</ref> Most of the students are first generation learners.<ref name="auto"/> In this school, there are no fixed classrooms and the teachers learn along with their students.<ref name="edexlive.com"/>

==Teaching Philosophy==
Vidya Vanam does not have examinations until 7th grade to reduce pressure on the children.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://vidyavanam.org/how-we-teach|title=Vidya Vanam|first=|last=www.vidyavanam.org|website=www.vidyavanam.org|accessdate=7 December 2018}}</ref> They do not have prescribed text books until 7th grade.<ref name="edexlive.com"/><ref name="auto3"/> Vidya Vanam follows the [[Montessori method]] blended with theme based learning which is molded and customized by the teachers, in accordance with the living environment of the tribal community.<ref name="auto3"/> This helps the children to relate what they learn with why they learn and thus find meaning in the value of education. From 8th standard onwards, children are trained to appear for the public examination. Even though Vidya Vanam does not have state government's affiliation, they manage to appear for the [[SSLC]] through the [[National Institute of Open Schooling|National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)]]. They also have concurrence with the international syllabus [[Edexcel]] [[IGCSE]].

==Educational Conferences==
Vidya Vanam has been conducting International Educational Conferences since 2014.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/education/vidya-vanams-conference-on-education-is-themed-on-peace-in-education/article23892785.ece|title=Develop a culture of peace at schools and colleges|first=R.|last=Krithika|date=15 May 2018|publisher=|accessdate=7 December 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Their first conference in 2014 was based on the theme ‘Education for a Caring Society’.<ref name="auto4"/> The second conference, which was in 2016, was based on the theme 'Democracy in Education'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cie.strikingly.com/|title=Vidya Vanam: Conference on Education|website=Vidya Vanam: Conference on Education|accessdate=7 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321052033/http://cie.strikingly.com/|archive-date=2018-03-21|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto4"/> The third conference, which was in 2018, was based on the theme 'Peace in Education'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/education/multiple-aspects-of-peace-in-education-were-explored-at-vidya-vanams-national-conference-on-education/article24022656.ece|title=Exclusion of any kind is an act of violence|first=Sudarshana|last=Srinivasan|date=29 May 2018|publisher=|accessdate=7 December 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref name="auto4"/>

Delegates and speakers who attended the conference include Prof. [[Lobsang Tenzin|Samdhong Rimpoche]], Dr. [[Shashi Tharoor]], Vidwan [[TM Krishna]] and [[Perumal Murugan]].

==References==
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