Sahyadri School
| Sahyadri School (KFI) | |
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| Address | |
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Tiwai Hill, Rajgurunagar Pune, Maharashtra, 410513 India | |
| Coordinates | 18°59′03″N 73°46′40″E / 18.984302°N 73.777871°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Private Boarding School |
| Established | 1995 |
| School board | ICSE |
| Principal | Mr. Shailesh Shirali |
| Faculty | 35 (approx) |
| Grades | 4-10 |
| Enrollment | 225 (approx) |
| Campus | Rural |
| Website | www.sahyadrischool.org |
Sahyadri School (Devanāgarī: सह्याद्री स्कूल) is a residential, co-educational school in India. It is run by the Krishnamurti Foundation, India (KFI) based on the views on education of philosophical speaker and writer J. Krishnamurti. The school has about 225 students and 35 teachers, and is affiliated to the ICSE. In 2014, it was rated among the top schools in Pune.[1]
History
In 1986 the Foundation began work on setting up of the school. Through the efforts of Sri. Achyut Patwardhan, and help from many well-wishers, the school was inaugurated on the 10th of September, 1995 (Krishnamurti Birth Centenary Year). It is the second youngest of the KFI schools, with the first batch of students graduated in 1999.
Location
Sahyadri school is located off the Pune-Nashik highway, approximately 25 kilometers from Rajgurunagar (Khed). The closest cities are Pune (75 km) and Mumbai (a little less than 200 km). It is located on Tiwai Hill, at an altitude of 770m above sea level, in the midst of the Sahyadri Range of Maharashtra.