Vidya Prasara Vidya Mandira

Our Mission and Approach

Our mission at the Hejamady-Kodi Vidyaprasara Foundation (HKVP) founded school serves to bring
affordable and holistic education to the coastline of Hejamady and surrounding villages in rural Karnataka,
through effective schooling that cultivates independent thought, promotes the building of character, enabling students to
contribute to their communities in meaningful and positive ways.

PROBLEMS WE ADDRESS

Lack of affordable schooling in the
coastal village belt

Need for embracing a globally
relevant English Medium
Curriculum

School Drop out rates & Child
Labour

Shortage of Skilled & Qualified
Teachers

Educating the Girl Child

OUR PROJECT GOALS & OBJECTIVES

SET UP ENGLISH MEDIUM PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL

Globally Relevant Curriculum with Credible Academic Partnerships 21st Century Learning Tools with good classroom infrastructure
Teachers Professional Development

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

Value based holistic learning & development Sports & other extra curricular activities (Karate, Dance, Drawing..) Personal development Nation building activities (National Service Schemes & Scouts)

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Leveraging School Campus for Night Schooling & ITI programs for imparting job relevant trainings for youth & school drop-outs Providing free / subsidized English medium schooling for poorest of village children Conducting Community Health Camps & Medical Check-ups

OUTCOMES

School is known for its
excellent academic and non academic outcomes
in the coastline of rural
Karnataka

Target student enrollment to reach
500 from current 415

Provide access to education for
children from Hejamady & nearby
6 - 7 villages

Reduce student drop-out rate
to 0%

Increase or equate the % of Girl
Students from current 47%
to 50%

Need for School in Hejamady-Kodi Village

A remote village at southern End of Udupi district of Karnataka

Villagers are primarily farmers & fishermen with average uncertain income of Rs.5,000 per month & who cant afford expensive private schooling in the city

Challenges

The only government run Kannada medium school which is on the verge of closure for lack of students who cant compete with English medium schools & hence they drop out & work with their parents in fishing & farming activities

Have to travel for 2 hours to reach the nearest school in the city

Drop out rate is high due to high cost of private English medium education and non availability of a good English medium school nearby

Project Plan in Brief

Established a new school building comprising approximately 20 classrooms, a library, a computer lab, and other essential facilities.
The school infrastructure is designed as a ground plus two-floor premises to support future growth.
The school provides English Medium education from "Nursery to 10th Standard" with an expected student capacity of 500.
The first phase of construction, consisting of the ground floor with 7 classrooms, was completed in May 2014.
The second phase of construction, covering the 1st and 2nd floors of the building, commenced in June 2015 and was completed in June 2017.
An acre of land was acquired as a playground to promote physical education, and efforts are currently underway to develop comprehensive sports facilities.

The student strength :

Year	No.of students
2025-26	415

Progress So Far...

Established a new Foundation as a Registered Society and obtained government approval to set up the school in 2012.

Received recognition from the Commissioner of Income Tax under Section 80G, enabling donors to avail tax exemption benefits on their contributions.

Commenced Lower Kindergarten (LKG) and Upper Kindergarten (UKG) classes in April 2011.

By the academic year 2019–20, the school expanded up to 7th Standard with a total strength of 352 students supported by 12 teachers, maintaining a healthy student–teacher ratio of 29:1. This surpasses the RTE Act requirement, which mandates a minimum ratio of 30:1.

Entered into an academic partnership with Pearson to implement the MyPedia learning curriculum, focusing on the development of cognitive skills and higher-order thinking abilities among students.

Successfully completed the construction of the ground plus two-floor school building in June 2017.

Acquired an additional acre of land adjacent to the school to promote and strengthen physical education facilities.

Mobilized approximately ₹375 lakhs in public donations to fund the construction of the school infrastructure.