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SBOA
MATRICULATION SCHOOL
History
All
Schools run by SBIOA Educational Trust are co-educational English medium
Schools. The aim of this school is to turn out young men and women, with a keen
sense of discipline, responsibility, initiative, self-reliance, integrity and
loyalty. The individual child is the core of the whole program.
The
S.B.O.A Matriculation School was started in June 1983 with classes VI to IX in
response to the needs of many pupils who wanted to pursue their studies
according to the Matriculation School Syllabus of the Tamil Nadu Government.
After getting the recognition from the Government, Std X was started and the
Hr. Sec Section added on later. In 1994 the school was shifted to a separate
building.
The
first batch of students appeared for Std X Matriculation Examination in 1985
and scored 100% result. The results continue to be excellent in both Std X
& XII ever since.
Realizing
the great demand for education at the lower level, the Primary section was
opened in the school campus in June 1986. The Primary section consists of
classed LKG to V. With the addition of the Primary section, the S.B.O.A
Matriculation & Higher Secondary School became a full-fledged school in all
respects.
The school has the following special features:
- Well equipped labs for Physics, Chemistry, Botany,
Zoology & Computer Science
- Multimedia Centre
- Internet Centre
- Basketball Court
- Table Tennis Room
- Indoor Shuttle Court
- Yoga Centre
- Multi Gym
- Open Air Theatre
- Tuck Shop
- Staff Canteen
- Book Shop
- Kinder garden activity room
- Air Conditioned Library
- Smart Classes
Contact:
S.B.O.A.
Matriculation Hr. Sec. School,
No.R-9,
17th Street, Anna Nagar West Extn.,
Chennai,
Tamilnadu, India. Pin:600101
Phone:
+91 44 26151135.
E-mail:contact@sboamatricchennai.com
PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SCHOOL
History:
The PSBB School in Nungambakkam was established in 1958 by a group of
housewives of the Nungambakkam Ladies Recreation Club.
There were 13 students in a thatched shed on the terrace of the residence of
the Dean and Director of the school, Dr. (Mrs.) Y.G. Parthasarathy.
Today the school has six branches (including
PSBB Millennium) with over 8000 students and 500 staff members.
In 1959, one
year after its inception, the school shifted to a campus of its own at the
present premises in Nungambakkam. It followed the Madras Matriculation System unit of Madras University. As the school grew in
strength, the need to extend its branches arose and thus emerged the T.P.Road
Junior School in 1971, as an annex to the school in Nungambakkam. In 1978, the
school was affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
In 1976
another branch of the PSBB School, affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary
Education, was started in a residential area of K.K.Nagar with 5-acre
(20,000 m2) surroundings. The K.K.Nagar branch has seen 30
batches pass out. PSBB adopted the shift system in the 1970s and 1980s,to
satisfy the growing demands of the residents of the city. PSBB has been visited
by (former) President of India A.P.J.Abdul Kalam. The K.K.Nagar branch is one
of the biggest schools in the city.
In 2010, Mrs
Y.G. Parthasarathy, Dean of the PSBB Schools, received the prestigious Padma Shri from the Government of India in
Education and Literature.
In 2011, the
PSBB group of schools, headquartered at Nungambakkam was ranked first in the
South zone and came third in India under the Day Schools Category as per the
EducationWorld - C Fore Survey 2011.
Branches:
§ Chennai
§ PSBB K.K.Nagar
§ PSBB Nungambakkam, PSBB Lake Area, the oldest branch of the PSBB group of schools
§ PSBB T.P.Road (T. Nagar), an annexe of Nungambakkam.
§ PSBB Siruseri, at the L&T Eden Park, the newest branch of the PSBB group of schools
§ Bangalore
§ PSBB Learning Leadership Academy (Near Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru)
§ Coimbatore
§ PSBB Millennium School
§ Hyderabad
Sister Concerns
§ PSBB Millennium School Grand Southern Trunk Road (Nursery), Porur, DLF Garden City, Thazhambur, OMR (for classes Pre-KG to Std. VIII (as on the academic year 2011 – 12))
Annual events:
The PSBB
annual day is held at the Kamaraj
Arangam over 3–4 days every year
in July or August to celebrate the schools' founding. It is marked by colorful
performances and press coverage.
The inter-school
cultural festival of the PSBB Group of Schools, called
"Reverberations", is held subsequently and is usually conducted over
a span of three days. Participants compete in various events that range from
Open Debate, JAM, Quiz, Ship-Wreck, Ad-Zap, Light
Music, Dance et al.
The school that receives maximum points is given the overall trophy.
Reverberations participants come from 40-50 schools spread across the city of Chennai.
The event is organized by high-school students of the 12th standard from the
PSBB schools at Nungambakkam and K.K.Nagar.Some
of the famous personalities who have attended the Reverberations include A.R.Rahman, Kamal Hassan, Surya
Sivakumar, Vikram
Kennedy, Shruthi Hassan, Venkat Prabhu, Vivek, Jai (actor), S.Dharani, Arya
(actor), Naresh Iyer, Benny Dayal, Siddarth,K
(Indian musician),Aalap Raju, Jiiva. The school also
celebrates its sports day every year, where students of each house compete for the overall trophy.
Sporting facilities
The Sporting facilities are admirable in all branches, but the K.K.
Nagar branch encloses a vast playground sizing around an acre along with a
cricket pitch and football nets. Other facilities include a Swimming pool,
Tennis court, Table Tennis arena and a full size Basketball court. Regular
classes are available throughout the year for other indoor and outdoor games.
These include Chess, Carom, Badminton, Taekwondo and Karate. These classes and practice sessions are held after school
hours on Weekdays and weekends, as needed.
Coaching in basic swimming abilities is made mandatory for students (except
for those with medical exceptions)of primary and middle school children
ensuring safety standards.
Kindergarten
and primary school students are trained in sports by EduSports, a venture providing
holistic education through sports started by IIT and IIM Alumni. Many children
welcome these sessions over standard system of playground sporting as it
involves their brain to work along with physical events making it a great
experience for them on the whole.
Cricket coaching in PSBB is provided extensively, with coaching classes
starting at 5AM in the morning up to the late hours of 7PM in the evening. The
school has and arranges for excellent coaches to coach the children in these
sessions and boasts of a strong school cricket team which has won many
accolades over the years. Also, it is notable that prominent Indian Cricket Team and Chennai
Super Kings cricketers Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinath and Murali
Vijay have had their cricketing
roots in the soil of PSBB K.K.Nagar and are alumni of the school.
Contact:
29 Alagirisami Salai,
K.K.Nagar, Chennai - 600 078 (Ph: +91 44 23663165);
15 Lake First Main Road,
Nungambakkam,
Chennai - 600 034 (Ph:
+91 44 28172459)
http://www.psbbschools.ac.in/
THE SCHOOL - KRISHNAMURTI
FOUNDATION INDIA
History:
The School was started in the year
1973. Today it is a full-fledged day boarding, co-educational school with
students in Junior , Middle and Senior school, with various distinctive
programmes at all levels
The school is located in a spacious
campus in Adyar made available by The Theosophical Society. This privileged
location permits rare opportunities to be with nature - ancient trees and vast
spaces, communicating a sense of beauty and silence.
The school has an ambience that has
been created for meaningful, interactions between adults and students to
happen. The school has about 350 students and 35 teachers.
Founder:
Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11
May 1895 in a pious family of Madanappale town in Andhra pradesh. He was
adopted in his youth by Dr Annie Besant, the President of the Theosophical
Society, which had its international headquarters at Madras. Dr Besant and
others proclaimed that Krishnamurti was to be the vehicle of the World Teacher,
whose coming the Theosophists had predicted. The World Teacher, according to
various scriptures, takes a human form time to time to bring salvation to
mankind. To prepare the world for the event, an organisation called the Order
of the Star in the East was formed in 1911 with the young Krishnamurti as its head.
In the same year, he was taken to England to be privately educated and trained
for his future mission.
In 1922, Krishnamurti underwent
certain mystical experiences that altered his vision of life. A few years
later, he renounced the role that he was expected to play, dissolved the Order
with its huge following, and gave up all money and property collected for this
work. In a historic speech in 1929, he explained why religious organisations
cannot lead man to Truth. He declared that his intentional was not to found new
religions but to set man unconditionally free.
Then, for more than fifty years,
until his passing away on 17 February 1986, he travelled all over the world
giving public talks and private interviews, speaking, writing, and holding
dialogues, not as a guru but as a lover of truth. These have been compiled into
several books, translated into all the major languages of the world, and
recorded on audio and videotapes.
Long recognized as one of the
world's foremost religious teachers, Krishnamurti dedicated his life to
awakening man to his own sorrow and the possibility of freedom. Staying nowhere
for more than a few months at a time, he considered himself as not belonging to
any country or religion. Over the years, his annual gatherings at Ojai in
California, Saanen in Switzerland, Brockwood Park in England, and several
cities in India attracted thousands of people of different nationalities,
occupations and outlooks. He impressed upon his listeners the importance of
self-knowledge, as that alone would set them free from the bondage of theor
conditioning - from their prejudices, hurts, fears, loneliness, and sorrow. He
urged them to examine the workings of their own minds, and asked enduring
questions about the source of all problems, the nature of the human mind, and
the significance of creation itself.
Events:
ANNUAL
EVENTS
Parents
Day for Junior School
All
the students of Junior School (up to Class V) present for the parents,
programmes that are evolved around issues that are in direct relation to the
child and his/her experience.
Sports
Day for Junior School Children
Students
from Junior school participate in the sports activity on this day. The emphasis
is on discovering one's skill and potential and putting to use the
various kin aesthetic skills learnt during the games, rather than on
participating competitively. There is no prize giving ceremony.
Sports
Day for Middle and Senior School Children
Students from classes five to twelve
participate on the mass drill and events on this day. The emphasis is on
encouraging students to explore their sense of body movement and rhythm and to
find ways of excelling in sport without the competitive edge. There is no prize
giving, or victory stand involved on this day.
Field
Trips
Different classes go on field trips to
chosen locations. Valuable skills are learned, and relationships built, through
these experiences. Students are expected to participate in these as in any
other class activity; these are not considered "extra", but rather
than essential part of the curriculum. Parents are requested to supervise
packing, which is best done by the children, but instead to carefully supervise
so that necessary items are remembered and unnecessary items are not included.
When students label and pack their own supplies and equipment, they have more
of a sense of what they are taking and how to keep track of their things.
Students must not bring expensive articles, food items of any description and
music systems (other things like games, chewing gum, cameras etc.) on such
trips. The school must be informed of any special medication that the student
is under. This needs to be packed along with clear instructions.
Special
Weekly Assemblies
Every Wednesday, students of middle and
senior school present before the student and teacher body, plays, project
presentations, quizzes, and other creative activities. Once a month, the
teachers and students participate in an Open House, where school-related issues
are discussed. Artists of repute also are invited to present a lecture
demonstration.
Special
Assembly on February 17th
This
assembly is organised in remembrance of the death anniversary of
J.Krishnamurti. It is both a solemn and reflective occasion in which parents,
students, teachers and special invitees participate.
Festival
of Drama and Dialogue
This is a four day event involving the
senior most students of the school and students from other schools within the
city and outside. The Dialogue is an important component of this festival and
follows the three days of plays presented by various schools.
Symposium
The symposium grew out of a deeply felt
need for non-competitive, yet meaningful interaction between the school and
other schools in the city. This annual event was envisioned as a forum for
students of different schools to engage on issues of social and contemporary
relevance. It provides a platform for students to enquire, discuss, raise
questions and voice their opinions. Students also interact and share insights
with special invitees, who are people involved in specific fields.
Contact
us:
the
school - KFI
Damodar
Gardens,
Besant
avenue,
Adyar,
Chennai
600020
Ph
: +91 - 44 - 24915845, 24465144
CHETTINAD
VIDYASHRAM
History:
Chettinad
Vidyashram is a long cherished dream of Dr.Mrs.Meena Muthiah whose vision was
to start an educational institution combining the virtues of art and culture,
which will endeavor to raise the integrated child who is not dwarfed by
consideration of caste, creed or community. In 1986, Kumara Rani Meena Muthiah,
founded the school with a motivation "to start an educational centre,
combining the virtues of a Temple of Art and Culture - a dedicated school that
blends discipline with freedom, endeavoring to raise the integrated child
The motto
of the school is: the golden mean - Strive Save and Serve The school also
endeavors to strengthen the emotional, psychological and spiritual growth of
its wards by weaning them away from the ills that are clouding our society and
threatening to weaken our nation. They will be helped to learn and build self
confidence and they will be imbibed with the value of service before self.
The
School follows the CBSE curriculum with the three language formula. English
being the first language is compulsory for all classes. Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit,
French and Telugu are the range of languages that could be chosen as the 2nd
and 3rd languages.
Chettinad
Vidyashram, R A Puram, Chennai, has programmed a diverse and specialized
curriculum, which helps the child to develop critical thinking, and
problem-solving. With the guidelines as prescribed by the Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE) all the curriculum is patternised right form the
Kindergarten to Higher Secondary School with scholastic module of education.
All the academics are in the form of formative and summative assessment of
child. Innovative ideas are encouraged in each subject for all levels of
students which help an strong bond between faculty and them. Spirited
participation in seminars, symposiums, discussions, publications, dramatics,
public speaking and other activities that enhance concentration and classroom
learning, enable students to acquire learning skills required for an overall
intellectual, psychological and social growth.
Sports
activities:
Basket Ball
Volley Ball
Cricket
Tennis
Table Tennis
Foot Ball
Swimming
Yoga
Chess
The school’s Basket
Ball team is one of the city's best team. The girl's team has been winning the
CBSE cluster tournament for 10 years in a row.
Facilities
The school has
excellent infrastructure including Laboratories, Prayatna, Physics, Chemistry,
Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, English, Maths, Fashion Technology, e
Arts, Auditorium, Library, Dining Hall, Health Clinic and School Area Statement.
The school has a NCC and Girl
Guides wing. The annual sports days
are conducted in September, an inter-school cultural meet (Maithri) or Science fair
(Trishna) is held in October/November/December, and an Annual Day in February.
Students of Classes IX and XI host a Farewell Party for the outgoing students
in February every year. There is a reunion party for the alumni, on the last
Sunday of June every year. The Tamil and Hindi literary
clubs organize competitions. Occasionally, events of public importance like
blood donation camps are held. The
school has an annual magazine called "Vision"
The school has five science laboratories, one
biotechnology laboratory, two mathematics laboratories, two language
laboratories and two audio-visual theatres with multi-media projection systems.
Chettinad Vidyashram has Biotechnology as a specialization for class
XI & XII students. The
students also perform Sanskrit and Tamil plays
Contact
Chettinad Vidhyashram
Rajah Annamalaipuram
Chennai - 600 028.
Tamil Nadu
Phone: 044 -24938040,24933722
FAX: 044-24622727
DON BOSCO
History:
This School was founded in 1959 as a Matriculation School affiliated to
the University of Madras and it obtained its recognition vide letter p.A983
dated 19.03.1959. From 13th November 1978 it came under the jurisdiction
and recognition of a separate Board of Matriculation Schools. On 1st July
1978 it was upgraded as a Higher Secondary School and recognition was granted
to the Higher Secondary Section by the Director of School Education in his
proceedings.
Saint John Bosco, commonly known as Don Bosco, was an Italian Catholic
priest who dedicated his life to the education of young boys. He was born at
Becchi, near Turin, in Northern Italy, on 16th August 1815.
Don Bosco was kept away from regular schooling because of many
difficulties. His father died when he was two and so his poor family needed his
services at the farm. Bosco’s elder stepbrother opposed all his plans of
getting even an elementary education. Yet through sheer dint of will power and
the help of many a generous heart, he got himself educated to support himself.
At this time he worked at odd jobs – all of which he later taught his orphans.
After he became a priest in 1841, he expanded his work for poor and
abandoned boys. Born and bred in poverty and having grown up among boys who,
for want of a decent home, lived in the streets, he understood well their
yearning for food and love which were never adequately satisfied in their homes.
To cater to the needs of such boys, he started an ‘Oratory or Boys Club’
open to all the boys who wished to spend their time usefully. In order to
prepare boys for skilled labour, in 1853, Don Bosco turned his mother
Margaret’s Kitchen into a make – shift cobbler and carpenter shop. This was the
first Catholic trade school in Italy.
With the dedicated group of followers who gathered around him, he was
able to help the street urchins to become honest citizens and God-fearing men.
To win the hearts of the youngsters he used “The Preventive System”. Don
Bosco explained it as a happy blend of reason, religion and loving kindness. In
fact when asked about the secret of his immense success with youngsters, he
simply answered
“Love”.
“Love”.
To continue the work that he had started he founded in 1859, a religious
society of priests and brothers, known as Salesians (SDB). They are a group of
persons set apart within the Catholic Church for the education of youth,
especially the poor and the abandoned. To spread his work to needy girls, with
the help of Saint Mary Mazzarello, he founded a society of nuns called “The
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians” (FMA), in 1872 commonly known as Salesian
Sisters. Besides these two, in 1876, he founded a third spiritual family called
“The Union of Salesian Co-operators” a group of men and women, married or
unmarried who, without becoming priests or nuns would work for youth in the
spirit of Don Bosco.
When he died on 31st January 1888, his parting message was typical of
him, “Tell my boys, I am waiting for them in heaven”.
Vision Statement
Don Bosco School stands for the
integral development of the student – to help develop the student's spirit,
mind and body.
Mission
Spirit - To bring out the best in the student by
fostering a loving relationship with God, self and neighbor.
Mind - To foster creativity and responsible use of
one's gifts and co-responsibility for a better world
Body
- Physical fitness through sports, games and healthy living
Scout Troop
The Scout Troop of Don Bosco Egmore,
have achieved many awards and brought several glories to the School. The
highest award for excellence in scouting is the Rashtrapathi award and
achieving it is the goal of every scout. The Rajyapurashkar award or the
Governor award is a stepping stone to the Rashtrapathi award. There are two
terminal camps lasting five days each Troop and Patrol meetings are conducted
on weekly basis. All these activities really help the students to prove their
talents.
NSS
Our School NSS unit is formed for
our Higher Secondary Students to assist in day to day activities like checking
personal cleanliness of our boys in School NSS volunteers are involved in
taking care of cleanliness of School Campus and class rooms lend a helping hand
during School programmes like hall arrangement and maintenance of discipline
besides to have hands on experience of the suffering poor, visits of homes for
orphans old age homes, etc. will be arranged for the NSS students during
Christmas and Pongal festivals. Our volunteers who wish to reach out to others
will have a fruitful experience.
Bosco Education movement
Bosco Education movement is a
movement engaged in Welfare activities of the poor and the under privileged
school children of Chennai. The Management of our school through the help of
the Members of this movement organizes various competitions that bring out the
latent talents of the less fortunate children. In doing so we believe the
leadership qualities of our own students are given expression too.
Through this Bosco Education
Scheme, the Management Sponsors over 522 under privileged students in the state
by Contributing Rs. 2000 per student for their education purpose. Further this
movement also lends a helping hand to the children of the nearby corporation
school by distributing uniforms, notebooks and other furniture to them. We are
proud to be a part of this noble work which is carried out by this movement and
we hope to function more efficiently this year too.
Road Safety Patrol
The Road Safety Patrol (RSP) is an
important educational campaign launched towards educating school children about
the importance of Road Safety, traffic rules and regulations by way of direct
participation and voluntary acting involvement. The usage of the foot over
bridge was made compulsory by implementing new rules and regulations. Training
sessions for March Past were held on Saturdays. The RSP is an organization
comprising of selected boys from various schools and educational institutions
who play an important role in preventing road accidents by regulating traffic
in and around the vicinity of their respective schools. As RSP cadets these
boys help in maintaining order and discipline among the school children during
the peak traffic hours of morning and evening, when the school sessions begin
and end. The cadets undergo training covering all the basic aspects regarding
traffic safety. Today, we have about 5000 school children from various schools
spread over Chennai city enrolled in RSP. Under the guidance of our C.O.P
(Commissioner of Police), Joint Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner
of Traffic Police, the Road Safety Patrol are now making inroads into
corporation schools also.
Junior Red Cross
The Junior Red Cross is the
Student’s Wing of the Red Cross. It is a group movement organized within
schools. Pupils who take part in Junior Red Cross activities are known as
‘Juniors’. The teacher, who guides the pupils in JRC activities, is
called “COUNSELLOR”. Junior Red Cross groups were first organized in 1926 in
Punjab followed by other states. The Principles of JRC are Health,
Service, Friendship. Junior Red Cross is based on the three-fold programme
namely Protection of health and life, Service to others and International
Friendship. These activities help young people to develop their mental and
moral capabilities to the fullest, the result being that they become good
citizens. The youth unit aims to have young people recognized by societies
leadership as equal partners who address the vulnerable.
Contact
Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School
13,
Casa Major Road,
Egmore,
Chennai - 600 008,
Tamilnadu,
India
School Phone Nos.
+91-044-28191274
+91-044-28194105
Fax Number
+91-044-28194664
Emails
burser.dbegmore@gmail.com (Vice Principal)
principal.dbegmore@gmail.com (Principal)
rector.dbegmore@gmail.com (Rector)
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