Student Leadership at Sarala Birla Academy

Sarala Birla Academy (SBA) was set up with Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla's overarching vision of "igniting minds and creating in the students a love of learning and continuous development, by making the learning process an enjoyable experience and by doing so, help develop a higher sense of self-esteem in the student and endeavour to equip the student with life skills that will place him first among his equals, when he steps out into the real world."

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The part of the vision that talks of 'first among equals' refers to 'Leadership' and it's serious business here at SBA. Spread over 64 acres, we have more than 90 families staying on campus apart from the 400 children. Then we have our complete 'water-supply system', right from pumping it out from within the crust of the Earth till it's supplied to all the residents. We partially generate (with solar panels) electricity, too. We have a 19-bed hospital with a resident doctor and nurses. We have a Kitchen and Dining Hall and a cafeteria that caters to all the residents. We also have our own nursery, an award winning garden programme and have a water harvesting system among other such facilities. In short, we are a mini township. We have come to realise that probably the best way to train our students in leadership is to have them participate, more and more, in the functioning of this township. Over the years this has come to a stage where the students are empowered to act and take decisions that significantly impact the performance and the future of SBA