pune about 23 tribal students studying in a school run by the art of living aol educational organizations in jharkhand are on a study tour to the sri sri ravishankar vidya mandir school ssrvm in bhugaon about 20 km from here the students will be taken to several tourist places in pune and mumbai during their weeklong stay here the students are from one of the 20 schools in a tribal area of jharkhand which has been affected by maoist disturbance during their visit here the students will be studying at the ssrvm sheetal godbole principal ssrvm said the initiative helps in studenttostudent engagement and sharing of knowledge and ideas from two diverse regions urban students will get to learn from tribal students and vice versa the school has donated 4000 books to the tribal students besides other educational stationery in jharkhand as many as 2734 students are studying in the 20 schools run by the aol they are provided free education along with uniforms and study material n l tewari project coordinator said all students studying in these schools are first generation learners nobody in their families have attended schools apart from regular schooling the students are also given industrial and other vocational training in all aol schools sanskrit is part of everyday curriculum yatin joshi project coordinator for pune said the schools chose to visit pune because it is rich in resources and there are several nongovernmental organisations which are actively working for children soniya h one of the students from jharkhand said we have made new friends in pune it is a great learning experience for us as we have never stepped out of our tribal region we are still exploring things and it is nice to learn about diverse cultures on sunday the tribal students presented a cultural programme for students from ssrvm