Overview
Vidya Niketan School is a coeducational, secular, wholly Indian school run by the Kasturba Education Trust and affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE), New Delhi. It is a school with global reach, yet with its roots embedded in Indian culture and ethos. The school has “Character Building and Man-Making” as its mission and its motto is “Discipline and Excellence”.
According to a school spokesperson, “Vidya Niketan School is a preparation for life……an avenue to give each child a strong foundation to build on. The school believes in ‘Co-operation over Competition’ a quality we try to build in every student who enters the portals of the institution.”
The school has a teacher – pupil ratio of 1:12. All teachers are trained graduates or post graduates and well versed with the use of technology in the classroom. They are also trained in the use of effective and contemporary teaching methodologies.
Campus
VNS has a lush green environmental friendly campus of 6 and half acres, easily accessible from the city. There are separate buildings for the junior and senior sections with independent facilities for each. Some of the facilities within the campus are classrooms with promethean white boards, libraries, computer labs, science and cookery labs, math lab, audio visual room, remedial room, yoga hall, playground, cricket pitch, football field, basketball courts, school bus facility, etc.
Academics
The school is affiliated with the Council of Indian School Certificate Examination and students have to appear for ICSE examinations at Std. X and ISC examinations at Std. XII. The electives offered for ICSE are economic application, cookery, art, P.E., computer application while for ISC; the electives offered are commerce and science.
Cultural activities in the form of music (Western and Indian), art and craft, dance and theatre are actively encouraged by the school besides activities that enhance socio emotional growth (yoga, meditation, life skills programme and value education, etc). Students are also encouraged to engage themselves in various voluntary activities supported by the school.
Alongside the above, the school offers plenty of opportunities for literary activities like debate, elocution, public speaking, creative writing and facilities for sports activities like athletics, football, basketball, cricket, etc.
Admission
Admissions open in October. The child’s name is registered without payment. Forms are not sold, last date for submitting application end November.
Children are called as per the waiting list. Interviews are conducted for STD 1 students. Students of std 2 to 7 appear for an entrance test in Eng / Math / L2.
Achievements
The school has a teacher – pupil ratio of 1:12. All teachers are trained graduates or post graduates and well versed with the use of technology in the classroom. They are also trained in the use of effective and contemporary teaching methodologies.