Sahyadri School
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{{Infobox school |name = Sahyadri School (KFI) |established = 1995 |schooltype = Private Boarding School |schoolboard = ICSE |grades = 4-10 |enrollment = 225 (approx) |faculty = 35 (approx) |campus = Rural |principal = Mr. Amresh Kumar |address = Tiwai Hill, Rajgurunagar |city = Pune |state = Maharashtra |postalcode = 410513 |country = India |coordinates = 18°59′03″N 73°46′40″E / 18.984302°N 73.777871°E
Sahyadri School (Devanāgarī: सह्याद्री स्कूल) is a residential, co-educational school in India. It is run by the Krishnamurti Foundation, India (KFI), based on the views on education of philosophical speaker and writer J. Krishnamurti. The school has about 225 students and 35 teachers, and is affiliated to the ICSE.
The school is located off the Pune-Nashik highway, at a distance of approximately 25 kilometers from Rajgurunagar (Khed). The closest cities are Pune (75 km) and Mumbai (a little less than 200 km).
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[edit] History
In 1986 the Foundation began work on setting up of the school. Through the efforts of Sri. Achyut Patwardhan, and help from many well-wishers, the school was inaugurated on the 10th of September, 1995 (Krishnamurti Birth Centenary Year). This day is considered as the school's birthday and is celebrated by the school.
It is the second youngest of the KFI schools, with the first batch of students graduated in 1999.
[edit] Location
Sahyadri School is located on Tiwai Hill, at an altitude of 770m above sea level, in the midst of the Sahyadri Range of Maharashtra.
