Adarsh Public School Explained

Adarsh Public School
Motto:"Simple Living and High Thinking"
Established:1955
Type:Private
Chairman:P.K. Sahgal
Principal:Pooja Malhotra
Head Name:Second Master
Head Name2:Assistant Headmaster
Founder:Dr. Bhagat Ram Sahgal
Grades:Kindergarten–12
City:New Delhi
Country:India
Nickname:APS
Free Label:Emblem
Website:aps.ac.in

Adarsh Public School (APS) is a senior secondary public school located in Vikaspuri in West Delhi, India. The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education.

History and traditions

APS was founded by Dr. Bhagat Ram Sahgal, an educationist and social reformer, who laid the foundation of the school in 1936 in Lahore, Pakistan. After partition of India, the school was shifted to Amritsar in 1955. The school was then shifted to Vikaspuri in 1986.[1]

Annual holidays include, Republic Day, and Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti

Celebrations of Teacher's Day are organised by students of class 12th and the Student Council.

Infrastructure

The schools has buildings for kindergarten and other classes. Classes up to third have air-conditioners and third class has a separate building.

The school has a library, a music room, and a garden in front of the school. The school has a vast ground which contains a basketball court cum skating ring, and a volleyball court. The school has an auditorium, laboratories and Atal Tinkering Lab, too.

Sports

The school hosts the annual, two-day B.R. Memorial Roller Skating and Hockey Championship for speed skating and roller hockey.[2]

The school has a basketball team.

Clubs

Clubs include Student Council, Eco Club, Interact Club, ACC, QCC and MUN.

References

28.6354°N 77.0695°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About School.
  2. Web site: B.R. Memorial Roller Skating Skating Championship 2010 . 22 January 2011 . Adarsh Public School . 12 September 2018.