Anandalaya Project
Anandalaya is an ‘education supportive service’ of Vivekananda Kendra – Odisha Seva Prakalp to improve the educational status of the tribal and the socially disadvantaged children in the age group of 3-10 years. Anandalaya attempts a holistic preparation of body, mind, and spirit, as envisaged by Swami Vivekananda. The four key principles are Shiksha (Education), Samskara (Rites of passage), Swasthya (Health), and Swabhiman (Self-esteem) that aim at bringing about perceptible changes in the integral development of the children. The learning pedagogy in Anandalayas revolves around these four important aspects of the man-making process in order to provide a solid foundation for children’s future. In a simpler term:
- Shiksha develops the ‘aptitude’ to perform an activity or action
- Samskara develops the ‘attitude and approach’ to perform an activity or action
- Swasthya prepares the readiness of ‘body and mind’ to perform an activity or action
- Swabhiman teaches to perform an activity or action with ‘belief and respect’
