Bhaktivedanta Model School (BMS) blends Vedic culture with modern academics.

1. BHAKTIVEDANTA MODEL SCHOOL
“Welcome to our home away
from home…”

2. Overview

3. Our motto:
character
competence
devotion

4. our vision
“to sow the seeds of greatness”

5. our mission:
“we blend character with competence,
spirituality with science,
eastern wisdom with western technology”

6. our philosophy:
“Education without character
and scholarship without surrender
to the Supreme Lord
is like beating the empty husks
which have no grains”
+
=?

7. our curriculum:
beej (seed)
Pre-Primary
paudha (plant)
Primary
ped (fully blossomed tree)
Secondary
Curriculum Aligned to:
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

8. what we do?
Stimulate students in a “Home away from home”
environment.
Take time to know each student
individually in a comfortable &
secure environment.
Develop students to their
full potential, so that they possess
the knowledge to face the future.

9. what we do?
Encourage students to have
a sense of belonging & purpose,
& a positive self image
that values God-given uniqueness.
Develop trust through building
& nurturing loving relationships.

10. our green vision:
why?
• Eco-friendly, Vedic, as per current trend.
what?
• Using eco-friendly building structures, stationery
items, etc.
• Using energy saving lighting & fuels…
how?
• 3 R’s of eco-friendliness: Reduce, Reuse &
Recycle
• Environmental education and training
e.g. Ayurveda, Yoga, Farming, Vedic Maths to
name a few

11. our holistic learning experience:

12. our final product (through holistic development):
energetic and go-getter!
academic achiever
yoga & ayurveda
inculcated values
like truthfulness,
cleanliness,
responsibility,
respectful
knows scriptural verses
with meaning
& understanding
vedic math & history
hands on experience
with construction, farming…
good command over
4 languages

13. come visit us…we are eager to meet you:
Bhaktivedanta Model School
Kondhwa-Katraj Bypass Road,
Pune – 411048, Maharashtra, India
www.bmspune.org
bmschool.pune@gmail.com

14. Activities

15. Performing
“Vidya-Arambh”
samskara to seek
blessings of Lord
before beginning
education.

16. Learning
Arts &
Crafts…

17. Performing
dances &
dramas…

18. Learning
important
lessons
through
“StoryTelling”

19. Learning
fundamentals
of Maths
through an
interactive
"Math Fair"

20. Celebrating
“Sports Day”
at BMS!

21. Learning to
grow plants &
understanding
“How nature
works”!

22. Picnics &
Outdoor trips
to teach about
animals &
plants

23. Story-telling
by children…

24. Learning to
make Ganesha
with clay!

25. Learning
different
aspects of a
market
through
“Market Day”
at BMS!

26. Learning the
art of selling
through “Mini
Govinda’s
Stall”

27. Learning
through
special
speakers &
guests
(like a
policeman)

28. Developing
compassion by
treating cows
& other
animals with
love & respect!

29. Celebrating
festivals by
singing &
dancing for the
Lord!

30. Distributing
Vedic
Literatures at
public places!

31. Taking lunch
together to
strengthen
friendships!

32. Going back
home in school
van after a fun
filled day at
BMS!

33. come visit us…we are eager to meet you!
www.bmspune.org
bmschool.pune@gmail.com

34. Future Plans

35. our final product (through holistic development):
Our strength has
tripled in just 3 years.
Imagine what it would
be in 10 years!

36. Its time we have
our own place!

37. Our biggest need:
land / infrastructure

38. our final product (through holistic development):
Proposed design for the school building!

39. our final product (through holistic development):
Total Budget:
Land Cost =
3 Crore (for approx 4 acres)
Construction = 20,000 sq. ft * 1,000 = 2 Crore
Facilities:
Laboratories = 25 Lakhs
Library = 5 Lakhs
Lab Equipments = 10 Lakhs
Sports Equipments = 5 Lakhs
Total Budget: 5.5 Crore to 6 Crore ($9,60,000)

40. Timelines:
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•
MoU
Sale agreement
Legal checks
Sales deed
Land
3 Months (Till March ‘14)
• NA Conversion
• Town planning permission
• Construction
3 Months (Till June ‘14)
- 1 Year (Till June ‘15)
• CBSE Permission - 1 year (Till June ‘16)

41. The biggest variable is land since
prices are changing every week

42. our final product (through holistic Humble Appeal:
A development):
 Let us create the competent leaders for India and the world
 Let us together give this holistic education blending Vedic
culture with modern academics
 Let us nourish the next generation, protected by strength of
character and hearts full of spiritual love.
Come be part of this project...

43. our final product (through holistic development):
How can you help?
Become a “BMS Patron”:
 Diamond Patron:
5 Lakhs and above
 Gold Patron:
2 Lakhs to 5 Lakhs
 Silver Patron:
1 Lakh to 2 Lakhs
 Bronze Patron:
50,000 to 1 Lakh
As a token of reciprocation, every BMS Patron gets the following benefits:
• Your name inscribed on ”BMS Wall of fame” in the school.
• Special invitation for "Child and Parents welfare seminars" organized by BMS
• Guest of honour for BMS events
• Tax exemption u/s 80G of IT Act
• Special gift
• News on email regularly

44. our final product (throughOther avenues to help…
holistic development):
Sponsor a needy child for just
75,000
(includes all needs for one year like uniform, books, lunch, tuition fees)
Sponsor one year’s tuition fees for a needy
child for just 35,000
Sponsor books for library for just
40,000

45. our final product (throughOther avenues to help…
holistic development):
Sponsor school lunch for just
35,000 a month
Sponsor food grains for just
10,000 a month

46. our final product (throughOther avenues to help…
holistic development):
Sponsor desks / infrastructure in school
for just 1,250 a desk
(You can sponsor 1,5,10 or any number as per the capacity)
Sponsor white boards / display boards for
just 3,000 a board
Sponsor educational games & toys for
just 25,000

47. our final product (throughOther avenues to help…
holistic development):
Cheques / drafts may be issued
in favour of ‘Shri Chaitanya Shikshan Sanstha'
For online transfers:
Bank: State Bank of India
A/c No.: 30381269237
IFSC Code: SBIN0003861

48. our final product (through holistic Friends of BMS
development):
Join our Googlegroup to know what is happening at BMS
Step 1: Just send an email to
friendsofbms+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Step 2: Confirm by replying to the email Google will send you
You will receive news & photos of events in BMS, educative
articles related to parent - child welfare and much more.

49. Help make this dream a reality.
bmschool.pune@gmail.com