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VISION OF THE FOUNDER –

CHAIRMAN

DR. BIJAYA KUMAR SAHOO

(01.06.1963- 03.06.2021)

Happiness is the foundation on which great lives are built and a happy learning environment creates a lifelong impact on students.
Dr Bijaya Kumar Sahoo’s endeavour has always been to ensure that all the stakeholders of SAI International are happy. When he conceived the idea to
start SAI International School, his sole focus was on creating a globally-benchmarked School where each and every child is happy and where learning
takes place in a joyful environment. Education is the foundation on which the progress of a nation depends. It is a human right that creates profound
implications on social, economic and personal development. He understood that knowledge acquisition is very important, but it is also equally vital
to build character and personality. This is what SAI International follows – Holistic Parenting. The word parenting signifies that the teachers, staff and
the students are a part of one big family. He believed that strong relationships are the key to a happy life.

Dr Sahoo’s approach towards teaching-learning at SAI International was completely student-centric which is radically different from the teacher-
centric approach. He made sure that we teach the importance of mindfulness to students, by helping them to inculcate the habit of paying close
attention to the present moment or putting the complete focus on whatever they are doing, through closely-monitored hands-on activities.
Connect the children to the age-old values, which is the pride of our nation equipping them with the 21st-century skills to help them align their
competencies and thought processes with the fast-changing global scenario. Children at SAI will learn to strengthen competencies, be creative and
intuitive, become aspirational, develop commitments and values, and most importantly, imbibe positive thinking.
He focused that it is crucial for children to feel happy about themselves for
positive development and spread the aura of positivity all around. Happiness
encourages a growth mindset. Children can only be happy if they are aware of
their strengths. SAI International celebrates the inherent talent of each individual
child by providing opportunities through diversified events and celebrations,
introducing them to a broad range of subjects. All achievements, however big or
small, fill them with self-esteem and develop a respect for the self. A happy child
hones the capability to cope with failures and not let success rule the head.

To strengthen the education sector of the State, the Government of Odisha had
appointed Dr Sahoo as the Advisor cum Working President of Odisha Adarsha
Vidyalaya Sangathan, with an opportunity to serve the 314 blocks across Odisha
and set up quality English Medium CBSE Schools in the year 2019. This mammoth
responsibility required a lot of effort and sacrifice. His aim was to work towards
the betterment of education in the State and bring the Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas
(OAVs) at par with private schools.
His vision of “building a better India through education” is engraved in each
brick of the school and his voice still resounds in each stakeholders ear to spread
‘happiness’ and ‘positivity’ to create a profound impact on the well-being of the
students.

Revolutionising the educational scenario of Odisha,

with innovative approaches to nurture children
through value-based and internationally bench

marked education, Dr. Sahoo created a model for
many schools to adopt.