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Under the motto “Education for All,” the Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust provides integrated, holistic educational services to students with diverse abilities. Amar Jyoti educates able-bodied and disabled students alongside one another, paving the way for an inclusive society. Dedicated to holistic engagement with each student, the school offers services that range from physical, occupational and family therapy to vocational training in computers, carpentry and fashion design.

Amar Jyoti’s main campus in East Delhi teaches elementary through high school curriculum. The vocational training and health services offered on campus are available to both students and community members (for example, low-cost surgical interventions are available on-site). A secondary campus has been set up in the city of Gwalior, and includes both a school and rehabilitation center. In addition, Amar Jyoti runs community-based rehabilitation projects for disabled youth in 30 urban slums in Delhi.

Amar Jyoti’s focus is education. In addition to their primary and secondary curriculum, they also offer university-level classes on the weekends. Teachers are experts in their field as well as in special education, to meet the needs of students with a variety of physical and mental handicaps. Education is not relegated exclusively to the classroom, as sports and cultural activities are a core to the Amar Jyoti experience.

The “non-academic” activities offered at Amar Jyoti are vital to the formation of close friendships between disabled and able-bodied students. These friendships are the backbone of integrated education; as children become friends they are able to look beyond differences and disabilities and treat each other with respect. The values of inclusive education learned at Amar Jyoti will remain with students throughout their lives.

In addition, Amar Jyoti offers services designed to meet the needs of each student. Learning disabled students can take advantage of jewelry making classes, physically handicapped students can have physiotherapy at school and the families of children with behavioral disorders can access family counseling. Homeopathic medicine and low-cost prosthetics are as available as science and music classes. Amar Jyoti is a pioneer in its use of both integrated and holistic educational methods.

When you sponsor a student’s monthly or annual school fees, you are providing them with a great deal more than academic learning. The medical services, vocational training, extracurricular activities and interpersonal relationships found at Amar Jyoti are life changing. Make your gift today!