Sri Aurobindo International School

Our school is guided by Sri Aurobindo’s three principles of Teaching: The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught. The second principle is that the mind has to be consulted in its own growth. The third principle of education is to work from the near to the far, from that which is to that which shall be.In the light of these three principles we need: To show the true purpose of teaching which is to bring forth the hidden knowledge within the child and help it to rise to the surface. To help every child to develop his own intellectual, aesthetic, emotional, moral, spiritual being and his/her communal life and impulses out of his own temperament and capacities. To develop the child’s mental faculties and build the powers of his mind. To enable the teachers to develop their zeal for perpetual progress. Guiding Principles Human development critically depends on the ambience, the opportunities generated and the material support provided in a free and joyous environment. Learner learns when motivated. Learning lasts long when it is experiential. Every learner has potential to learn on one’s own. Learning betters as one becomes progressively independent of the teacher in the classroom. Pace of learning varies from student to student..Sri Aurobindo’s Vision of Integral Education best exemplifies this fulfillment: Physical Education : It concerns itself with health education and physical training. Education of the Vital : This consists of the refinement of emotions, desires and energies of action thorough training of the five senses, aesthetic sensibilities and character development. Mental Education : This will consist of the development of the powers of the mind and its various faculties such as observation, reasoning, judgment, imagination and analysis. Psychic and Spiritual Education : The child will be engaged in self reflection of his true nature. It relates to the nurturing of the highest values of Truth, Goodness and Beauty and spiritual aspirations for self progress. Aims :To provide soul based education by bringing forth innate wisdom and divine potential to blossom. To bring balance in the personality of the being, through harmonious and integral development of the child. To be centered within our soul and thereby extend one’s experience of connectedness to the nation and the world. To find in ourselves the power to self transform. To raise and expand our Consciousness.