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| name           = Sarada Vidyalayam School
| name               = Sarada Vidyalayam School
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| established   = {{Start date|df=yes|1992|07|14}}
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| location           = [[Kakinada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| location       = [[Kakinada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country             = India
| country       = India
| website            = {{URL|1=http://www.sankurathri.org/index.php?page_id=7|2=sankurathri.org}}  
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The '''Sarada Vidyalayam''' school was founded on 14 July 1992 by Dr. [[Chandra Sekhar Sankurathri]] with the objective of providing free education to children in rural [[Kakinada]], [[India]], where illiteracy and poverty are commonplace. The school is funded by charitable donations raised by Dr. Chandra and the [[Sankurathri Foundation]] and receives no financial assistance from the Indian government or the parents of its students.
'''Sarada Vidyalayam''' is a multi-grade school founded on 14 July 1992 by [[Padma Shri]] Dr. [[Chandra Sekhar Sankurathri]]. It was founded with the objective of providing [[free education]] to children in the rural areas of [[Kakinada]], [[India]] to combat the oft-common illiteracy in the region's impoverished families. The school is funded by charitable donations raised by Dr. Sankurathri and the [[Sankurathri Foundation]] and receives no financial assistance from the Indian government or the parents of its students.


==Teaching==
==Teaching==
While the school follows the State syllabus, the teaching methodology used is different from the methods employed in conventional schools. With a student-teacher ratio of less than 1:10, teachers can monitor the progress of each child.  Besides providing an education, the school provides free bus transportation for kids who don't live within walking distance.
While the school follows the state syllabus, the teaching methodology used is different from the methods employed in conventional schools. With a student-teacher ratio of less than 10:1, teachers can monitor the progress of each child.  Besides providing an education, the school provides free bus transportation for kids who don't live within walking distance.


The school provides a lunch, which for many of the children is their only meal of the day.  The school provides medical and dental checkups (including medicines) and Hepatitis-B vaccinations.  Everything from books and schoolbags to uniforms and shoes is provided to students at no charge. The school gives two sets of uniforms to each child.
The school provides a lunch, which for a number of the children is their only meal of the day.  The school provides medical and dental checkups (including medicines) and Hepatitis-B vaccinations.  Everything from books and schoolbags to uniforms and shoes is provided to students at no charge. The school gives two sets of uniforms to each child.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:25, 22 February 2026

Sarada Vidyalayam School
Location

India
Information
Established14 July 1992 (1992-07-14)
Staff4
Faculty16
Grades1-10
Enrollment150
Websitesankurathri.org

Sarada Vidyalayam is a multi-grade school founded on 14 July 1992 by Padma Shri Dr. Chandra Sekhar Sankurathri. It was founded with the objective of providing free education to children in the rural areas of Kakinada, India to combat the oft-common illiteracy in the region's impoverished families. The school is funded by charitable donations raised by Dr. Sankurathri and the Sankurathri Foundation and receives no financial assistance from the Indian government or the parents of its students.

Teaching[edit | edit source]

While the school follows the state syllabus, the teaching methodology used is different from the methods employed in conventional schools. With a student-teacher ratio of less than 10:1, teachers can monitor the progress of each child. Besides providing an education, the school provides free bus transportation for kids who don't live within walking distance.

The school provides a lunch, which for a number of the children is their only meal of the day. The school provides medical and dental checkups (including medicines) and Hepatitis-B vaccinations. Everything from books and schoolbags to uniforms and shoes is provided to students at no charge. The school gives two sets of uniforms to each child.

References[edit | edit source]