“Thank you to your sample respondents for the trust they have reposed in us. RVS is a close knit community of students and teachers where children learn in a non-competitive and stress-free environment, guided by the philosophy of J. Krishnamurti. Though all your survey parameters are important, it’s good to know that we have done well on the parameter of students’ mental and emotional well-being as this is the prerequisite of learning. Also our children are deeply connected with the environment and local community — class V students engage in farming activities in nearby fields while our class IX students visit rural schools to mutually learn and share experiences. We strongly believe that our role is to prepare children beyond academics for the world outside. Therefore teaching them care for the environment, resource management and inter-personal relationship skills are important to us” — Dr. Anantha Jyoti, principal of Rishi Valley School, Chittoor (estb.1926) which has 364 boarders mentored by 60 teachers.