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 Sathya Sai Schools, Zambia

Introduction
Sathya Sal Primary Boys
Sathya Sal Secondary Gentlemen
Sathya Sal Primary Ladies
Sathya Sal Chantete (Co-ed)
Sathya Sal 'A' Level College

Introduction
The Sathya Sai Schools in Zambia have been receiving many awards and much acclaim. It has taken dropouts from other schools and made them into good citizens. Its students achieve 100% passes at Grades 7, 9, 12 and at teacher training colleges . The schools have gained the reputation of being "miracle schools" based on these 100% passes.

The school has adopted six government schools and six villages for Sathya Sai Education in Human Values service activities. The school farm produces bags of maize and provides free weekly medical services and medical camps each term.

The future plan of the Zambian schools is to establish a teacher training college, affiliated to the University of Zambia and to introduce computer science by 2002, as well as to construct the Ladies School science laboratory.

Some of the service opportunities that the students have been involved with consist of assisting the blind, community development activities like maintaining roadside drainage, painting zebra crossings and caring for the environment. To ensure that the students receive the same message at home and at school, regular workshops are held for parents as well as training seminars for teachers.

The following is the testimony of one student who has been studying at the Sathya Sai School.

" The human values of Sathya Sai have greatly enlightened me. They have taught me not to steal, and to have a good attitude towards work. Discipline, character, and behaviour are the most important things at school." ~Shuko Nyirenda

The Sathya Sai Schools in Zambia have become very famous and are often mentioned in the press:

" To say Sathya Sai Baba private school is the best school would be an understatement. The school which is situated in Ndola, Pamodzi Township has overshadowed all schools in Zambia again. The school has been hailed by many as a success story." - Times of Zambia 12-02-96

"Sathya Sai has it all it takes to be called a miracle school. Former truants, dunces and those considered untouchable are shaped into disciplined and hardworking students. " - Times of Zambia 26-04-97

Principal: Mr Emmanuel Nkunika
Address: PO BOX 72573, Ndola . Zambia
Telephone: +260-2-645241 (School reception)
Fax: +260-2-612058
Email: saikanu@zamnet.zm


Sathya Sal Primary Boys
This school opened on January 17, 1992. It now has two hundred and fourteen students attending Grades 1-7 and ten teachers who instruct in the medium of English. There are fourteen large classrooms, staff rooms, a prayer building and a library stocked with 18,000 books. The Head is a qualified Zambian Teacher holding a TAISSE Diploma with Distinction.

Sathya Sal Secondary Gentlemen
The school opened on January 17, 1992. Currently there are one hundred and forty students in Grades 8-12 and eighteen teachers. English is the medium of instruction. The secondary school has fourteen large classrooms, three extra large science rooms, laboratories and adjacent technical stock rooms, a staff room, prayer building and a library with 40,000 books. The principal, a qualified Zambian graduate with diploma status, is the head. He also holds a TAISSE Diploma with Distinction.

Sathya Sai Primary Ladies
The Primary Ladies School opened on January 13, 1997. There are one hundred and sixty-five students in trades 1-6 with fourteen teachers where English is the medium of instruction. There are twelve classrooms, a library with 12,000 books, a staff room, a principal's room, a computer room and an assembly hall.

Sathya Sal Chantete (Co-ed)

The Head of the school is a qualified Zambian teacher holding a TAISSE Diploma with Distinction.
The 4th of September 1999 marked the opening date of Sathya Sai Chantete School in the heart of the rural area. It is entirely free. Medical, food and agricultural inputs are free, There are two teachers with seventy-two students in two classes of Grade 2. The boys and girls learn separately, in the same school.
It was opened by the Vice President of Zambia, accompanied by ten cabinet ministers.

Sathya Sal 'A' Level College

The Sathya Sai 'A' Level College opened its doors on January 17, 2000, to eighteen students and five teachers. Cambridge has granted the Institute, Cambridge Centre status. Presently there are four classrooms.

The students will sit for their first finals in November 2001. Their education and other facilities are free. The staff comprises graduates with diploma status. There are now thirty students.

The main school complex consists of an administration, reception and media resource centre. A school auditorium building with a seating capacity for two thousand pupils has been constructed. There are fourteen teachers' houses, a computer laboratory and special rooms for training, conferences and seminars. English is the medium of instruction.


Schools Information provided by the Sathya Sai Institute

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