Krishna Avanti Primary School
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The Krishna Avanti school, is Britain
's first state-funded Hindu
school.
A second Hindu primary school is due to open in Leicester in September 2011.
as a possible site by Harrow Council, opening in September 2009. In January 2010, the school held an event for the press to see the new school.
The School opened with a single form, a Reception class, and will add one form each year until 2016 when it will have the nursery and 210 primary school pupils. The school is already four times oversubscribed and the Guardian reported that "I-Foundation
is considering two locations for a secondary – one in London and the other in Leicester – and anticipates a similar level of demand for places."
. The architectural design was done by the firm Cottrell & Vermeulen. The grounds include a temple built from hand-carved Makrana marble from Rajasthan, a meditation garden and an outdoor amphitheatre.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's first state-funded Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
school.
A second Hindu primary school is due to open in Leicester in September 2011.
History
Krishna Avanti Primary School opened in borrowed space in nearby Little Stanmore School in September 2008. A permanent location was built at the William Ellis Playing Fields in Edgware, suggested to I-FoundationI-Foundation
The I-Foundation is a Hindu and ISKCON charity in England and Wales that has founded the first Hindu school in London to be funded by the government...
as a possible site by Harrow Council, opening in September 2009. In January 2010, the school held an event for the press to see the new school.
The School opened with a single form, a Reception class, and will add one form each year until 2016 when it will have the nursery and 210 primary school pupils. The school is already four times oversubscribed and the Guardian reported that "I-Foundation
I-Foundation
The I-Foundation is a Hindu and ISKCON charity in England and Wales that has founded the first Hindu school in London to be funded by the government...
is considering two locations for a secondary – one in London and the other in Leicester – and anticipates a similar level of demand for places."
Campus
Krishna Avanti Primary School's campus layout and design was informed by Vastu ShastraVastu Shastra
Vastu Shastra is an ancient doctrine which consists of precepts born out of a traditional and archaic view on how the laws of nature affect human dwellings. The designs are based on directional alignments...
. The architectural design was done by the firm Cottrell & Vermeulen. The grounds include a temple built from hand-carved Makrana marble from Rajasthan, a meditation garden and an outdoor amphitheatre.