Sathya Sai Primary School, Philosophy and Pedagogy of Educare

Characteristic and Distinctive Features of Sathya Sai Schools

A Sathya Sai School is a full-time, independent, private school that integrates secular education with spiritual education, fostering character development and the practice of human values in daily life, based on the spiritual teachings of Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

Sathya Sai Schools are anchored onto the traditions and cultures of their respective countries or localities and subject themselves to government oversight following the official curriculum of local and national educational authorities and preparing children for national examinations at different educational levels.

The characteristic features of Sathya Sai Schools which distinguish them from other private schools are:

An environment and culture of love, conducive to the emergence of universal human values through curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities;
Non-denominational character, actively promoting the unity of all faiths;
Striving to offer tuition-free education to all;
Recognized by Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation (SSSWF) as a Sathya Sai School

The Philosopy of Sathya Sai Education

The philosophical cornerstone of Sathya Sai Education is the concept of Sathya Sai Educare. Sri Sathya Sai Baba says,

"Educare has two aspects, the worldly and the spiritual. Worldly education brings out the latent knowledge pertaining to the physical world. Spiritual education brings out the inherent divinity in man. So, both worldly and spiritual education are essential, without which the human life has no value".

The guiding principles of the term Sathya Sai Educare in the context of education are:

(a) Divinity is love and it is manifested as the universal human values;
(b) Sathya Sai Educare enables men and women to navigate the world and to realize their spiritual heritage;
(c) The purpose of education is for living a fully human and spiritual life;
(d) The end of education is character and character manifests itself as the unity of thought, word and deed.

The Pedagogy of Sathya Sai Education

Sathya Sai Schools follow the pedagogy of Integral Education whose main features are:

a. Combining spiritual and secular education in curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities through the integration of human values in the school curriculum;
b. Creating an environment and culture of selfless Love conducive to the emergence of universal human values;
c. Use of the five teaching techniques (storytelling; prayer or quotations; silent sitting; group singing and group activities) in combination with other strategies that are experiential and transformational;
d. Emphasis on the teacher as exemplar of the universal human values;
e. Fostering self-discipline, self-sacrifice and self-less service to the community;
f. Fostering self-confidence through cognizance that the conscience is the ultimate criterion to distinguish right from wrong, good from bad in human life;
g. Providing a rationale, intellectual and intuitive basis for spirituality in daily life, emphasizing the simultaneous development of "head, heart, and hand" (3HV).

School Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8.30 am-4:15 pm
Address: 9 Nullum St Murwillumbah NSW 2484
Postal Address: P.O. Box 705 Murwillumbah NSW 2484
Phone: 02 6672 8972 Fax: 02 6672 8922