Surya Vinayak School
Surya Vinayak English Secondary School – SUVI School
Surya Vinayak School is located near Bhaktapur. It currently has around 280 students and is the main partner school of Sama Nepal, our project focused on inclusion.
After years of operating from several rented houses, where rooms had been converted into classrooms, the school moved in late 2024 to new, more spacious buildings that are accessible and better suited to modern, inclusive education.
Why this school
- Many students benefit from reduced tuition fees or full financial support;
- the school is inclusive and welcomes children with additional needs, in close collaboration with Sama Nepal;
- it achieves excellent academic results while continuously striving to continuously improving the quality of its teaching;
- it considers human values to be just as important as academic achievement.
Beyond academic excellence, Surya Vinayak School places great importance on the overall development of every child. The school promotes respect for others, compassion, cooperation, acceptance of differences, responsibility and respect for nature.
Students grow up in an environment where everyone learns together and everyone belongs. From an early age, they discover that differences are a natural part of life and a source of enrichment. This openness towards others is an integral part of the school’s philosophy.
At the same time, the school continuously improves the quality of its education through ongoing teacher training and the gradual integration of new technologies, computer science and even artificial intelligence.
Since the end of 2024, students have been learning in a beautiful green environment surrounded by trees, with a large vegetable garden, a spacious playground and several outdoor learning areas where they can study, play and enjoy nature.
The entire campus has been designed to be accessible to everyone. Adapted pathways, ramps and handrails along the walkways and school buildings enable children with physical disabilities to move around more independently. The school welcomes children with cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, developmental delays, learning disabilities (including dyslexia and related disorders), hearing impairments and other special educational needs. All students take part fully in school life, learn together and naturally support one another.
Surya Vinayak School is not simply a school that welcomes diversity; it is a school where all children grow up together with diversity as part of everyday life.
Objectives and how we achieve them
Improving the quality of education by
- supporting children’s education;
- providing continuous professional development for teachers;
- supplying additional educational resources and teaching materials.
Providing additional support for children with special educational needs through
- individual assistance;
- therapeutic and medical interventions;
- specialised equipment and assistive devices.
Meditation, computer science, sports, music, the arts and gardening are all regular parts of school life. Helping one another—and especially caring for those who need a little extra support—comes naturally to the students.
