This cross-cultural exchange of ideas has enriched the quality of education for the children. Skills and employment programmes As a community of Auroville, New Creation seeks the ideal of Human Unity by sharing with the present generation of village children the opportunities that have developed as a result of Auroville's growth. Some of today's 65 residents of New Creation are former students whose current livelihood is the result of educational skills and employment programmes offered to them in New Creation. Tests for higher schooling While New Creation hopes over time to expand its capacity for a boarding situation, the current emphasis is on the day-school, which includes a cr che and a kindergarten. A complex of detached and semi-detached classrooms serves the needs of students from grade one to seven.
Class sizes range from eight to twenty students.
All pupils attaining level seven have the opportunity each March to take a test for entry, during the following school year, into the Gentilesse School, where they are able to study for standard 10, or into After School, where they can study for standards 10 and 12, giving them the possibility of entry into university. The core subjects offered are English, Tamil, Science and Mathematics . In addition, classes include training in software applications, tailoring, handicrafts in wood and clay modeling, dance, drama and swimming. Professional training programmes New Creation's immediate goals for the future include the introduction of professional training programmes for electricians, carpenters, tailors and metal workers, because not all children who complete their education at New Creation School desire higher education. It is to accommodate the needs of this sizeable group that New Creation wishes to develop an independent training programme, developed with the cooperation and participation of neighbouring schools, which will enable Tamil village children to secure a decent progressive and material future.