“Programme
Research through experience of the Supreme Truth.
A life divine
but no religions.”
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SAIIER Initiatives
A little about the current structure of SAIIER
Steps on the way
The Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research possesses unique potentiality for research and experimentation in education.
The very special characteristic of all the research teams is that they are composed of dedicated aspirants from different countries and cultural backgrounds.
In the year 2025, SAIIER has 46 sub-units including 16 schools within and on the outskirts of Auroville, and 31 units in areas including physical education, music, visual arts, and research in special themes such as Sanskrit and Sri Aurobindo’s works.
SAIIER units are quite autonomous in their functioning, and usually approach internal organization quite organically, and decisions are most often made as a team. The Auroville schools (in the field of educational research) are represented by the Auroville School Board that meets monthly to attend to issues that concern all of them; similarly the Outreach schools coordinate via the Outreach School Board. An all-SAIIER meeting is held at least once a year. Decisions in SAIIER are taken by a Board. The administrative work of SAIIER is coordinated from a central office located near the Auroville Foundation building in the Administrative Area.
Volunteer with us
Dear Volunteer
Welcome to Auroville and to the Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research (SAIIER). You are entering a new place, possibly a different way of being, one that will ask of you sincerity, joy and goodwill.
In Auroville, education is not separated from life. You’ll engage in daily hands-on work, reflect on challenging texts, explore Indian knowledge systems, and meet people who are dedicating their lives to the attempt to transform themselves and the world as we know it.
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Internships & Apprenticeships
To interns, young volunteers and professionals in Auroville, and curious youth of Auroville,
The SAIIER Internship & Apprenticeship Programme offers young people an opportunity to engage with Auroville as a living laboratory for learning, work, research, and self-development.
Open to students, graduates, apprentices, young professionals, and seekers, the programme combines practical placements across Auroville’s schools, farms, research initiatives, enterprises, ecological projects, and community organisations with a shared educational foundation: the SAIIER Common Programme.
Through regular explorations of Auroville’s raison d’être, the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, reflection and dialogue sessions, mentorship, and physical education, participants are invited to place their practical work within a wider context of personal growth and collective purpose.
More than an internship, the programme is an introduction to Auroville’s ongoing experiment in human unity and conscious evolution. Its aim is that participants leave not only with professional experience, but also with a deeper understanding of themselves, their work, and the larger questions of meaning, responsibility, and human development that inspired the creation of Auroville.
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Support SAIIER Initiatives
SAIIER nurtures a diverse ecosystem of educational, cultural, research, and community initiatives across Auroville.
From early childhood education and teacher development to physical education, arts, youth programmes, research, and lifelong learning, these initiatives explore new possibilities for human growth and conscious evolution.
Your support helps sustain educational spaces, develop innovative programmes, strengthen research, and create opportunities for learners of all ages. By contributing to SAIIER, you participate in Auroville’s ongoing experiment in Integral Education and its aspiration to serve as a living laboratory for the future of humanity.
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Propose a Collaboration
SAIIER welcomes collaborations with educational institutions, universities, researchers, organisations, artists, and practitioners who share an interest in exploring new possibilities for education and human development.
Through research partnerships, internships, exchanges, conferences, teacher education, cultural programmes, and collaborative projects, SAIIER seeks to build meaningful bridges between Auroville’s ongoing experiments and wider educational initiatives in India and around the world.
We invite individuals and institutions to join us in co-creating innovative pathways for learning, research, and conscious collective progress.
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