Based in Chennai, Sri Ramacharan Charitable Trust was formed with the purpose of providing quality education to under privileged children.
All of us know the importance of good quality primary education. That is why we send our own children to the best institutions possible.
But not all children are lucky; a visit to a Balwadi or a corporation school will show you the disparity in the educational system between the affordable and the underprivileged children.
As you may be aware, Corporation Schools and Balwadis cater to children from neighboring slums, of mostly illiterate labor class parents. Many suffer from broken homes too. It thus becomes all the more imperative that these children are given quality education that goes beyond just transmission of knowledge.
Sri Ramacharan aims at helping the children acquire / retain their spirit of self esteem, enquiry and creativity.
Special importance is given to instilling etiquette, moral and social values, personal health and hygiene.
We do this through a combination of Montessori Method of education and dedicated teachers.
We are proud to say that this is the first time anyone, anywhere in the world has taken the Montessori Method to under privileged children.
We have broken the popular misconception that the Montessori Method is for the elite and it will not reach the children from the slums.
With 25 qualified and trained teachers, our organization has revolutionized education for the under privileged children in its 20 environments.
The perceptible change in these children has to be seen to be believed.
From unwilling school goers often playing truant, they now WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL!
Mr. M.P. Vijayakumar, former Commissioner, Chennai Corporation remarked during one of his visits to our environment, ”when I ask a fifth standard boy a question, he first stands up, folds his hands, looks down and finally may or may not answer the question. But, when I talk to a child here, he looks me in the eye and replies”!
That’s the difference the Montessori Method has brought over these children. From self doubting and shy pupils, they are now individuals with self esteem and self confidence.