Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye
A small school quietly doing something rare.
High in the Garhwal Himalayan hills of Uttarakhand, near the village of Anjanisain, Ashram Paryavaran Vidyalaya (APV School) gives mountain children from nursery to 8th grade a holistic, mindful education. Most of these families live below the poverty line, and without APV their children would have no access to education of this quality.
Each day begins with a morning assembly where students and teachers meditate, sing, and perform dramas together. The surrounding forests become classrooms. We believe education is not the accumulation of information. It is an inner evolution, a deepening of awareness, and a flowering of compassion and community.
APV was founded in 2003 by Anand Dwivedi, who taught at Shantiniketan and Rishi Valley before bringing his vision to the Himalayas. Today APV is also a model school and training centre for teachers, and the site of our international retreats.
