Anandam kids Schools is a unit of ICMRTrust, national non-profit making charitable trust. The school aim is to develop
every child towards his or her highest potential by caring for and educating all aspects of their being: physical,
emotional, intellectual, creative, intuitional and spiritual.
Our educational philosophy is known as Neo-Humanism, and was developed by the Universalist spiritual teacher and activist
P.R. Sarkar. In 1955, Sarkar founded “Ananda Marga” (Sanskrit for “The Path of Bliss”) as a socio-spiritual organisation
in West Bengal, India. Since then, through the efforts of its many voluntary workers, Ananda Marga has become a global
organisation, offering instruction of yoga and meditation techniques and running social projects such as Anandam Kids Schools.
Neo-Humanism goes beyond traditional humanisms by taking into account the welfare of the animate and inanimate worlds, as well as
that of our fellow human beings. It is based upon the universal values of individual growth – through education, creativity and
spirituality – and loving service to humanity and the created world.
Thus according to our aims and our philosophy, Anandam Kids Schools approach education on many levels. To develop children’s
physical well-being, suppleness and mental balance we teach them specially adapted yoga and breathing exercises in addition
to traditional sports and games. In order to encourage exploration and refinement of their senses, our classrooms are
stimulating environments full of different shapes, colours, textures and smells. We follow the Montessori Method of
teaching, which uses special materials and practical life exercises to develop the children’s sensory-motor skills,
laying the foundations for later intellectual development
To foster an ecological consciousness we study nature and care for plants and animals, encouraging awareness that
human beings are part of a world and a universe that deserves care.
Our unique curriculum consist of a series of themes from the “cycle of creation”, and ranges through the elements of space,
air, water, fire and earth, to plants, insects, fish, reptiles, birds and animals, and from there to oneself, our family,
other people, universal family and God or Supreme Consciousness. This provides a unifying frame work for the whole range
of our activities throughout the term, whether creative visualisation and fantasy, lively educational stories, drama,
dance, yoga postures or arts and crafts. These themes thus stimulate the child’s intellect but are taught in a holistic
way, ensuring that knowledge is not fragmented and compartmentalised but related to, and interlinked with, the elements,
experiences and activities of children’s everyday lives.
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