Pravara Kanya Vidya Mandir

Pravara Kanya Vidya Mandir is a school at Loni in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India.

It has achieved the distinction of being one of the largest residential high schools for girls in rural Maharashtra. More than 2000 girls from all over the state are studying here.The school is ISO 9001:2008 certified'' and Recipient of theBest School Award of the District under Mahatma Phule Educational Quality Development Programme''.

History

Strengthening the hand that rocks the cradle

One of the greatest contributions of Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil is in the field of education of rural girls. He often used to say education of woman means education for the whole family. When The INDIAN society was influenced by gender inequality and giving secondary status to women, Padmashri was very firm in imparting education of women. Thus Pravara Kanya Vidya Mandir was established in 1969. It has achieved the distraction of being one of the largest residential high schools for girls in rural Maharashtra. More than 2000 girls from all over the state are studying here. The school imparts education from pre-primary to higher secondary levels to girls making them self -reliant and self- sufficient. It is pertinent to add enrolment of girl students in PRES (Pravara Rural Education Society) High Schools is 42% which is well above the national average.

Academics

• Primary Section
  • Class 1 to 4
• Secondary Section
  • Class 5 to 10
• Higher Secondary Section
  • Science Class 11 and 12
  • Home Science Class 11 and 12
• Vocational Education
  • Electronics Technology Class 11 and 12
  • Medical Lab Technician Class 11 and 12

Social Initiatives

Late Gangubai Vikhe Patil Trust offers economic assistance to the poor and needy girl students. For the drop-out students the school offers the vocational courses like Beauty Therapy and Garment Making which are affiliated to City & Guilds, London to help them in self -employment.

Activities

   The  innovative  activities  and  projects  : 

1. Yoga education
2. Health education
3. Computer literacy and application
4. Quality improvement programme
5. Vocaltional guidance
6. Cultural activities
7. Alumni meets
8. Preparation for various competitive examination

Notable Alumni

• Mrs. Shalinitai Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Ex-President, Ahmednagar Zilla Parishad

External links

• Official Website 1
• Subroto Football Cup 2012 2
• Article in Times of India 3