History

The Bal Shikshan Samiti Trust, Harinagar, Gotri Road, Vadodara is a pioneer in the field of education and has been running Anand Balwadi, a preschool, since 1961.

Anand Vidya Vihar is a unique venture, which was started in the year 2000. It is a progressive school, where learning is facilitated through co-curricular activities and field trips by a team of qualified and dedicated teachers.

AVV is a venture that is an extension of a dedicated intellectual and visionary, Smt Savitaben Amin, also the founder member of Anand Balwadi. She is an educationist who has worked closely with children and has a rich background in the field of education. Savitaben has been trained under Madame Montessori and did her post graduation in Child Development and Early Childhood Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, USA. She was a lecturer in the Department of Child Development, M.S. University of Baroda and started Chetan Balwadi, a nursery school that provides practical experience to students of child development and has also spent time at Shanti Niketan,. She is also a founder trustee of Bal Bhavan Society, Baroda. She is a dreamer and a pragmatic person at the same time, who even in her eighties continues to enlighten, guide and encourage the team at every step.

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Anand Vidya Vihar is backed by a team of very qualified Trustees, with a very rich educational experience and a versatility that is beyond compare. This has helped and continues to shape all the processes on a day to day basis.

Savitaben Amin (Chairperson)	Vinodini Mayor (Trustee)
Veena Mistry (Trustee)	Nandita Amin (Vice Chairperson)
Amarben Patel (Trustee)	Giniben Gaekwar (Trustee)