The Gujarati School that had first opened in 1977 teaches the fundamental stages of Gujarati to the more advanced levels. In 1994 the Shree Swaminarayan Temple Willesden Gujarati School officially became a centre, where students could take their final Gujarati GCSE exams at the Temple. Previously, the textbooks were imported from Gujarat, but their contents and format were not relevant to the environment and proved to be unsuitable for the younger generation of teachers and the modern students. Therefore, in late 1995 our Gujarati school took yet another step forward by starting the process of producing our own textbooks. 1n 1998, these books were produced and are now used by all students in the school. With approximately 500 students spread over both days, and 60 volunteers as teachers, the pass rate has increased from 90% to 100%.

In order to allow the children at the Gujarati school to concentrate on their studies, purpose-made classrooms were required. In March 2000 work began on building another floor to accommodate the students from Gujarati School. Once again the labour was completely voluntary based and most of the materials were donations from satsangis. As the Gujarati School had moved to the new floor, the existing classrooms were demolished and the whole wedding hall has been renovated and decorated.
Our volunteers have put in great effort with the building work and the organisation of the 25th Silver Jubilee Celebrations. Willesden Temple is proud and very appreciative of all our volunteers who have helped to make Shree Swaminarayan Temple Willesden the success it is today. We hope that you will continue to provide us with your services and effort.

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