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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 and thought processes with the fast-changing global scenario. Children at SAI will
environment creates a lifelong impact on students. learn to strengthen competencies, be creative and intuitive, become aspirational,
develop commitments and values, and most importantly, imbibe positive thinking.
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 He focused that it is crucial for children to feel happy about themselves for positive
SAI International School, his sole focus was on creating a globally-benchmarked development and spread the aura of positivity all around. Happiness encourages
School where each and every child is happy and where learning takes place in a growth mindset. Children can only be happy if they are aware of their strengths.
a joyful environment. Education is the foundation on which the progress of a SAI International celebrates the inherent talent of each individual child by providing
nation depends. It is a human right that creates profound implications on social, opportunities through diversifi ed events and celebrations, introducing them to a
economic and personal development. He understood that knowledge acquisition broad range of subjects. All achievements, however big or small, fi ll them with self-
is very important, but it is also equally vital to build character and personality. This esteem and develop a respect for the self. A happy child hones the capability to cope
is what SAI International follows – Holistic Parenting. The word parenting signifi es with failures and not let success rule the head.
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. 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
Dr Sahoo’s approach towards teaching-learning at SAI International was completely Vidyalaya Sangathan, with an opportunity to serve the 314 blocks across Odisha
student-centric which is radically diff erent from the teacher-centric approach. He and set up quality English Medium CBSE Schools in the year 2019. This mammoth
made sure that we teach the importance of mindfulness to students, by helping responsibility required a lot of eff ort and sacrifi ce. His aim was to work towards
them to inculcate the habit of paying close attention to the present moment or the betterment of education in the State and bring the Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas
putting the complete focus on whatever they are doing, through closely-monitored (OAVs) at par with private schools.
hands-on activities.
His vision of “building a better India through education” is engraved in each brick of
Connect the children to the age-old values, which is the pride of our nation the school and his voice still resounds in each stakeholders ear to spread ‘happiness’
equipping them with the 21st-century skills to help them align their competencies and ‘positivity’ to create a profound impact on the well-being of the students.