The Krishna Avanti Primary School, Harrow, is
Britain's first state-funded
Hindu
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school. Krishna Avanti Primary School is also the name of
a second primary school in
Leicester
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The city l ...
, which opened 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
Avanti Schools Trust
Avanti Schools Trust is the sponsor of state-funded Hindu faith schools in the United Kingdom. The I-Foundation is a Hindu and ISKCON charity in England and Wales that is the religious authority governing schools run by the Avanti Schools Trust.
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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 Queen visited the school for her Diamond Jubilee in Harrow.
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
Avanti Schools Trust is the sponsor of state-funded Hindu faith schools in the United Kingdom. The I-Foundation is a Hindu and ISKCON charity in England and Wales that is the religious authority governing schools run by the Avanti Schools Trust.
...
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 school became an
academy on 1 September 2012.
Campus
Krishna Avanti Primary School's campus layout and design was informed by
Vastu Shastra. The architectural design was done by the firm Cottrell & Vermeulen. The grounds include a temple built from hand-carved Makrana marble from
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
, a meditation garden and an outdoor amphitheatre.
See also
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International Society for Krishna Consciousness
References
External links
Krishna Avanti Primary School, Harrow
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Educational institutions established in 2008
Hindu schools in the United Kingdom
Schools affiliated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Primary schools in the London Borough of Harrow
Academies in the London Borough of Harrow
2008 establishments in England