About Rishi Valley School:
The Krishnamurti Foundation India runs the Rishi Valley Education Center. The Rishi Valley School is a part of this educational center. The Rishi Valley School offers a distinguishable educational environment by enabling all-round development of its students. The school aims in following the challenging “vision of education” of philosopher J. Krishnamurthy. This is one of the Residential Schools in India providing wide range of learning and innovative teaching. The school is divided into the Junior and Middle School, and the Senior School.
The mission of the school is:
To develop a modern mind-set
A reverence for the grandeur of nature and the innate wisdom found in it
A sense of respect for all types of life
To create a sense of harmony in the student
Technological skills
Students come from all over India for studying in this school
To create individual who can respond to the beauty of nature through artistic expressions
Latest innovations are incorporated in teaching techniques
Wide variety of scientifically designed learning experiences are provided to the student
Guest house for parents, Institute for Bird Studies and Natural History
Library
Yes
Canteen
No information available
Activities at Rishi Valley School
Co-curricular activities: The students of this school participate in various co-curricular activities, which are as follows:
Western Folk-dancing
Art exhibition
Painting
Sculpting
Embroidery
Dyeing
Weaving
Pottery-making
Printing
Drama
Singing associated with musical instruments such as “veena”, “tabla”, “mridangam” and violin
Training in Bharatnatyam.
“Batik” work.
Sports Activities: The students are provided training in various outdoor games like:
Basketball
Tennis
Badminton
Football
Cricket
Throwball
Athletics
Academic activities:
The school has designed a General Studies Programme for standard XI in order to extend the intellectual limit of the students.
The students also visit the nearby villages, teaches villagers in the Rural Education Center, and work in the Outpatient Clinic.
Biology students of the XI and XII standards conduct various projects.
Other Activities:
Bird Watching
‘Astachal’ – students sit together and observe the changing colors of the evening sky.
Regular Physical Exercise
Annual athletics meet
Achievements of the school: No information available
Features of Rishi Valley School
Total strength
Senior School : 640 students in total (from class XI - XII)
Junior and middle school : 950 students in total (from Classes IV - VIII)
Medium of instruction
English
Streams offered
Science, Commerce, and Arts
Whether co-ed
Yes
Level
10 +2
Board
ICSE : Class X
ISC : Class XII
Hostel facilities:
Infrastructure for living
There are about 20 small hostels.
About 360 students staying in the school’s hostels.
12-22 students stay at each hostel
The hostels are distributed class-wise and age-wise
Houses( Hostels) looked after by house parent, drawn from the staff
Dining hall functions on the basis of certain timings.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are held at certain scheduled timings.
Social Advancement
Boarders automatically pick up values like sharing, tolerance and helping others, at a young age.
Boarders relate to each other as a family
Emotion and spiritual support provided to children
House parents and teachers look after the boarders
Management:
The school is managed by the Krishnamurti Foundation India
Anasuya Chandy – Instructor of the Junior School
Kartik Kalyanram – Head of Rural Health
No House or Prefect System
Admission process:
Applications for admission to the school must be made before the 15th of December
The age of the child must at least 7 years.
The admission procedure includes admission tests as well as an Interview. This process is held between the months of February and March.
The written tests are taken in English and Mathematics.
For the class XII course, there are generally very few seats left to accommodate candidates from other schools.
Dates for Registration:
The notice for admission is made in early April.
The few students considered for admission, are called for an interview in the third week of March.
New School term commences from the 15th of June.
The school admits in children upto Class VII.
Children are mainly admitted into classes IV, VI and Class VII. Admission to other classes is considered only in case of a vacancy.
Scholarship programs: 6 students are granted scholarship every year for their academic excellence.
Fee structure:
Admission Fee: Rs 3,700
School fees can be paid in two installments (June and November)
Deposit: Rs 8,000
Refundable Interest Fee Caution Deposit: equal to a year's fee will need to be made at the time of admission.
Fee for class XI and XII and those taking computer as an elective subject in class XI will need to pay an extra fee.
Contact information:
Postal Address: Rishi Valley School
Rishi Valley Education Center
Chittoor District,
Andhra Pradesh - 517352
India
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