Off the streets and attending school for over 50% of the street kids in our program!

Sri Sai Saraswathi Vidyakendra is the private school that we have selected for our kids. The school has classes from tiny tots (three yeas of age, which means our little ones are also in school) and currently up to 10th grade. Ideally located, our kids walk to and from school daily. The school provides a comprehensive curriculum, and each child was tested for proper placement during the admission interview.

Most of our kids, having lacked sufficient tutoring and education until last year, have been put back a year or two. We supported this decision, as it will allow them to learn at their proper levels.

The school system for poor kids in India is a challenge; often, children are promoted to the next level without having learned enough to merit such promotion. After-school tutoring is the norm in India because many teachers only teach the material in these private sessions, as they earn significant income by charging for such sessions. Teaching the material during school hours would deprive them of this income. Unfortunately, poor kids can't afford such tutoring fees, and often are not raised in an environment that encourages learning and studying after school.

Many poor children arrive at 10th grade, only to fail the statewide examination at that point. Once they fail, they have no other options for continuing, or catching up on, their education. We are endeavoring to prevent this from happening to our kids.

After school and on weekends, tutors come to help the kids with various subjects, inclding English. If you are interested in tutoring, send us an email.

Please visit our site often and our Blog for continuous updates on how the kids are doing in school.