Kaliyuva Mane School, Mysore

Kaliyuva Mane is an informal school for underprivileged children located at Mysore in Karnataka, India.

History

Kaliyuva Mane was established in 2005 by a nonprofit foundation called Divya Deepa Charitable Trust based in Mysore. The present Managing Trustee of the organization is Mr. M.R. Ananth Kumar, a social activist and lifetime volunteer.
The first school was set up in 1999 in Kenchalagudu village. It morphed into a full residential school in 2020.

Location

Kaliyuva Mane is located at Kenchalagudu village, east of Mysore railway station. The school is located on the Mysore–Mananthavady highway.

Facilities

The school is set in of farmland adjacent to the Mananthavady Road in Mysore. There are five innovative learning areas, an auditorium, a science laboratory, a small library and a kitchen. There are separate dormitories for boys and girls.

Farm-like environment

The school has a farm-like environment so that children can learn from nature. The water source is a tube well. The campus has a rainwater harvesting facility. Half an acre of the campus is earmarked as a playground. There is a small dairy farm that provides milk for the campus. An eco-farm called Vanasuma imparts environmental education.

Methodology

The school follows an informal way of teaching.