Srividyashram is an AASAI supported village school so the poor and underprivileged children in villages can receive modern education comparable to the children in city schools.

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Shrividyashram is primary school located in Aduthurai a small village approximately 10 miles from Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India. Srividyashram is the only English medium school amongst all the villages within a normal range from the big town of Tanjore. Approximately 300 children, including boys and girls are enrolled in pre-primary through 5th grades. Middle and high schools are being planned as the children progress through the primary grades. Each child pays a subsidized fee to the school and the fee structure is customized according to each student’s economic background and financial capability. The children receive books, uniforms and a mid-day meal at the school.

Each child is exposed to computers at this very early stage by having a computer in each classroom. Younger children watch educational videos followed by activities that test children’s comprehension capabilities.

It is easy to see the direct impact the education has had on these children. But a close observer can see the more important indirect economic impact these projects have had on previously neglected communities. The general economic prosperity as a result of job opportunities for young women to become teachers, seasonal farm laborers to receive year-round work, and associated service industries to prosper, has developed a chain reaction that allows these communities to enrich themselves, thereby fulfilling AASAI’s mission.