Here is this wonderful school in Kamgarnagar, Nashik, silently doing great work ! Many years ago a set of publically spirited and socially active people were looking for a good school for their children – but could find none. So they decided to start one! The school is based on following principles : teaching is done in local language i.e. Marathi, to be most convenient and meaningful for the children. 2, the fee is minimal.. even now, 1000 Rs per month.. the idea is that anyone interested in good education should not be denied the same because they do not have money… school be a microcosm of society where children of the rich and poor and all socio-economic statuses can study together without any ghettoism. The teachers are called “tai” (sister) – and there is a beautiful relationship between the students and the children : unlike the “discipline”, “order” and “fear” in “normal” schools, here the children are seen bubbling with energy, happy and creative. there is no focus on “rote” or “cramming”- focus is on understanding the subjects and promoting children to learn for themselves… questions are not discouraged..but encouraged. evaluation is not one end of the term high pressure event but yearly spread out … teachers are mainly volunteers, many parents of students studying there.. a teacher of science whose daughter is in 8th said – she will be passing out in another 2 years… but work has to be done for many many children, since scientific thought and rational just seems to be weeding out… with focus only on books and cramming.. each subject has a different classroom and sudents keep moving..classes are more like labs and discussion fora… focus on arts and activities too and visits to many places for contextualising subjects… “we give children paints, papers…and don t tell them how to colour, what to colour”….they call themselves an “experimental school”.. a school with freedom for all to flourish!