Why Our School
Our School Saraswati Vidya Academy, a division of Damani Education Foundation is a co-educational CBSE residential school for Grades 6-12 at Lonavala (Maharashtra). The school will provide integrated free education and hostel facilities to deserving students from disadvantaged families and empower them to be global citizens. Saraswati Vidya Academy is backed by Shri Radhakishan Damani who is the founder of the national retail chain of stores called DMart.
Aim
Saraswati Vidya Academy’s education philosophy aims to provide children with a broad-based, career-oriented education, which is student-centric and intensive, so that they grow to be thinking persons, equipped with the moral values and skills to excel in any situation, anywhere in the world. Great emphasis is placed on building character and life skills, in addition to academic, aesthetic and sporting excellence.
Vision
To provide holistic education in a safe and secure environment and to empower children from India’s lower socio-economic strata to break the cycle of generational poverty through education, leadership, and compassion.
Philosophy & Pedagogy
The school offers a rigorous academic curriculum with equal focus on sports and extra-curricular activities to take care of the intellectual development of its students, with emphasis on preparation for further academic study in India and abroad. The humane climate in the school will promote student self-esteem, support individual creativity and encourage constructive group interaction.The school is secular in nature, with no emphasis on any one religion, but an exposure to and respect for all religions. It strives to develop an understanding and a respect for the rights and responsibilities of being a member of society, as well as ecological awareness, as citizens of the world.
