Considering the modern era and the need to bring back quality education Satguru Foundation has started the residential school “International Sadguru Gurukulam” based on the most effective Gurukul education system. It is no secret that good education has the power to change a life.
International Sadguru Gurukulam
International Sadguru Gurukulam is a residential school with the means of spreading knowledge and wisdom comprising of rich Vedic cultural knowledge. It resides on the concept of ancient Master-Disciple lineage.
Goals & Objectives
- To establish a one of its kind Public School based on Indian cultural and Gurukul ethos.
- To impart academic education with the moral conscience and ethical values to the children in the rural areas.
- To promote Vedic education as a core component of overall learning and individual growth
- To equip students with the knowledge and skills in various
Academics Curriculum
Primary school
Childhood begins with curiosity and lots of energy. A primary school is a center that chanelizes this energy in the right direction and is an answer to all these curious minds. The objectives of primary education are different from those in the middle stage of education. International Sadguru Gurukulam creates a safe and healthy atmosphere for all the children and is an assurance to the parents of their child being in safe hands.
Middle School
The middle school phase of the child is where they wish to imbibe more knowledge in order to facilitate better learning. International Sadguru Gurukulam ensures that students choose the correct way of learning with reasoning.
Secondary School
The Middle Years are a challenging time of transition for lemurs as they move from childhood to adolescence. This is a crucial period of personal, social, physical, and intellectual growth, of uncertainty and questioning. Through the Middle Years Programme, designed for students aged 11 to 16, teachers extend the academic teaching by helping students develop critical thinking, solve real-life problems, develop knowledge of local and global issues, communicate ideas, engage in public debate, and express creativity through action.
Beyond Academics Curriculum
Field Trips: Field trips are organized to places like villages to study traditional lifestyles, various Goan heritage sites.
Innovative Ways of Learning Science: Trips to Goa Science Center, National Science labs like ICAR, NIO, NCPOR are held to provide better understanding.
Sports: Sports activities are conducted to keep their body and mind in an active state.
Yoga: The students are trained in performing asanas to provide them an opportunity at various National and International Yoga Championships.
Art & Craft: Special art sessions are conducted where students get to express their ideas and thoughts in art form.
Social Awareness: Debates, Brainstorming sessions, and group discussions are conducted focusing on the current social issues touching the educational, economical, political aspects of the society.
- Environmental Awareness: Environmental activities like tree plantation drive around the school campus and reduce-reuse-recycle concept at International Sadguru Gurukulam imbibes the thought of Nature conservation in students.
Benefits of the Project
We, a Non-Profit Organisation will be starting the residential schools in 100 zones across Goa including the remote rural areas.
- These International Sadguru Gurukulam residential schools will set a trend of value-added education for the upcoming generation.
- This will be the “Swadeshi” model of education which will provide basic schooling followed by specialization in higher studies.
- The teacher to student ratio will be 1:30
- Along with the academics, the school will focus on identifying the talents within the students and shape their future accordingly through various activities conducted beyond academics
Beneficiaries of the proposed Project
The project chiefly targets unprivileged sectors children across Goa who are deprived of the right to have basic education. This project is intended to reach out to the children who are sedentary and are in the necessity,
precisely girl child. The proposed project intends to provide educational opportunities to more than 1000 girl children from families with deprived financial upbringing. Nearly 10,000 children belonging to the retrograde classes or low-income families will be the direct beneficiaries of the Project.
Sanskrit College
There are over 50 Sanskrit Pathshalas running successfully in different parts of Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka with enthusiasm and grace, imparting the knowledge of Sanskrit to over 30,000 students. We conduct diploma & degree courses (Graduation, Post-graduation) in Sanskrit and in Jyotish and Shree BrahmanandYogAnusandhanSamiti conducts diploma & degree courses in Yog shastra in affiliation with KaviKulguru Kalidas Sanskrit Vishwa Vidyalaya, Nagpur. Sadguru YogGurukul Samiti has produced hundreds of YogSadhaks Today over two thousand students including doctors, Engineers, Architectures, Teachers are pursuing these courses at Tapobhoomi and Specially organized classes at Perem, Keri in Sattari Taluka and Margao in Salcete Taluka. Besides this, in association with and Shree Brahmanand Kirtan Brahmanand Sangeet Vidhyalaya conducts Kirtan, Traditional bhajan, and Classical music classes. Sanskrit is being taught from 1st Std. to 12th Sid. as one of the optional languages in various states at various levels for various numbers of marks.
There are about 5000 traditional Sanskrit Pathashalas at the school level and about 1000 Veda Pathashala in the country.
Eight States have Sanskrit Secondary Education Board or Directorate of Sanskrit Education and the rest of the states don’t have any. There is no Board for Veda Pathashala. About 120 general Universities offer Sanskrit at UG and PG levels. There are 15 Sanskrit Universities. Though there are about 1000 traditional Sanskrit colleges affiliated to some of the above-mentioned Sanskrit Universities, many of the Sanskrit Universities are not empowered to affiliate colleges and many of the states have no defined Authority to affiliate traditional Sanskrit colleges. There are 10 Sanskrit Academies, 16 Oriental Research Institutes, about 60 periodicals and magazines in Sanskrit, and about a hundred NGOs working for the popularization of Sanskrit.
Courses Offered by the Trust
- Diploma in Sanskrit language & philosophy, Purva Mahama, Uttar Mahama, BA, MA & other degree courses.
- Diploma in Yog Shastra, BA, MA & other degree courses.
- Diploma in Sangeet Shastra, BA, MA & other degree courses.
- Diploma in Kirtan Shastra, BA, MA & other degree courses.
- Diploma in Jyotish Shastra, BA, MA & other degree courses.
Cost Estimates
The total estimated cost for Educational Project is 273.50 crores(INR).