Vidyodaya 2.0
A model Adivasi Education Campus
Vidyodaya 2.0 is more than a new campus. It is a model for Adivasi education that brings together a residential school, teacher education, and support for quality education in government schools. The new campus is one part of a larger whole.
More than a new school
Not just a building, but a model
A programme of Viswa Bharati Vidyodaya Trust with the Gudalur Adivasi Munnetra Sangam.
A residential school
A KG to Class 12 Adivasi school where children learn from their first years to the threshold of college, without leaving their language or culture behind.
Teacher education
Growing teachers from within the community, and strengthening how Adivasi children everywhere are taught.
Quality in government schools
Supporting Adivasi children in government schools so that more of them stay, learn and thrive.
Why a campus, why now
The next step the community has been waiting for
Distance ends too many journeys
Beyond the primary years, school is often far away. Without a safe place to stay, learning quietly stops — and a child’s path narrows.
One small school can’t hold everyone
The community’s demand for a rooted education has outgrown the current school. Thousands of children are still waiting.
A proven model, ready to grow
Thirty years of community-led learning have shown what works. A campus lets it reach far more children, and go deeper.
The plan
What we’re building
- A residential school spanning KG to Class 12, on land the community has secured
- Learning grounded in Adivasi language, culture and the knowledge of the forest
- Safe residential care, good food and mentorship alongside academics
- A living hub for teacher training, research and village learning centres
9,000+ learners over the next twenty years
Designed with the community
A school the community drew
The campus was designed with the community, not just for it. Workshops were held with the children and adults to imagine their dream school, and zoning workshops with the staff mapped how people really move and learn. The design grew from what they said.
Connection
Spaces that connect — visually and physically.
Green & outdoors
Lots of outdoor space, and green everywhere.
A tree in every classroom
Learning in the lap of nature.
Shared & multi-use
Spaces that are usable, multifunctional and communal.
Inside the design
- Classrooms grouped into clusters, each built around a tree
- A large open playground that welcomes children right at the entrance
- Solar panels on every roof — a campus that aims to be self-sufficient
- Built from local, natural materials such as lantana wood and more
- The building itself used as a learning material
- Every class with direct access to an outdoor learning space
- A series of interconnected green pockets throughout the site
Where we are
- Land secured2023
- Building permissions receivedMarch 2026
- Construction & first blocks2026
- Doors open to childrenJune 2028
Help build it
Every gift lays a brick
Land is secured and permissions are in hand. Now we build. Your gift towards the campus is eligible for tax benefits in India, the UK and the US.
The detail, in full