The Centre

The Sadhana Centre is a place for learners. At the centre, learners are provided space and resources to better understand the world around them without creating artificial walls to knowledge. Children of any age can choose any activity or explore any subject that they feel curious about, as long as it is safe for them to do the activity.
The center will have the following:

  1. No teachers
  2. No classrooms
  3. No curriculum
  4. No mandatory attendance for any activity
  5. No board

Facilitators

Instead of "teachers", the Center will have "facilitators", whose job would be to observe the learners and help them if they ask for guidance and care for their safety.


Fixtures

Fixtures will be resources / spaces available for learners at all times. Learners can choose to spend time in these spaces when as per their requirements.

Center Administration

All learners will be part of the center’s administration this includes:
  • Budgeting: How to divide available money between multiple resources / activities
  • Purchasing: Finding out ways to purchase (online or in shops) and also doing the actual purchasing process
  • Housekeeping: Learners will divide housekeeping activities and ensure they are completed
  • Bookkeeping: Learners can take turns in becoming bookkeepers. Here they can gain financial literacy and understand the importance of arithmetic, make all the entries, manage petty cash.


Outdoor Trips

Since we live in the city, we must take advantage of the unique experiences that will be available to our learners, by exploring the diversity and heritage. Learners can decide on a budget from the center budget to allocate for field trips They can choose the purpose and destination of the trip.

Goal Setting

All learners will participate in a goal setting activity which will be just for themselves to measure what their learning goals are and how far they have progressed in those. Goals can be set for every month with the help of facilitators who will also review progress from previous month’s goals.

Entrepreneurship

Learners can also decide to come together to make some products that might be of use to them or someone else and manage books of accounts. They will learn about investment, understanding markets, quality, selling, marketing, positioning etc.