Anandalaya is an ‘education supportive service’ of Vivekananda Kendra Odisha Seva Prakalp for the tribal and the socially disadvantaged children in the age group of 3-9 years. The objectives are

• Create education supportive atmosphere in interior villages
• Impart education through play-way learning and increase interest for studies among primary school students
• Pro-active focus in bringing girls to primary education
• Give value-based education (man-making)
• Reduce drop-outs rate and improve the education status
• Enhance patriotic feeling among villagers
• Create health awareness and establish practices for healthy living among children and villagers
• Work for the all-round development of the village leading to sustainable living (nation-building)

The key principles of these objectives are Shiksha (Education), Samskara (Rites of passage), Swasthya (Health), and Swabhiman (Self-esteem) that aim at bringing about perceptible changes in the holistic development of the children’s body, mind, and spirit, as envisaged by Swami Vivekananda. All learning methodologies and pedagogy employed in Anandalaya revolve around these four important aspects of man-making process and lay solid foundation for children’s future.

Our Focus:

• Synergize Anandalaya Lesson plan with NEP/NCF Foundation Stage Curriculum Goals and Activities
• Develop digital learning content to support the day-to-day activities of Anandalaya
• Adopt digital technology to conduct and scale Anandalaya Acharya Training (Induction and Refresher)

Digital Content for Learning, Training, and Positioning:

• A Day at Anandalaya (Narrative in Odia): 22 Minutes
• Anandalaya in Nutshell (Narrative in English): 09 Minutes
• A Learning Session at Anandalaya (in Odia): 100 Minutes
• Theme Learning (Shiksha, Samskara, Swasthya, and Swabhiman)
• Anandalaya Acharya Training (in Odia) Learning Objects
• 100+ Anandalaya Digital Learning Objects (Each Learning Object Demonstrated through one or more Pedagogies)
• “Anandalaya Marg Darshika” – A Physical/Digital Book covering most of the learning covered in Anandalaya sessions