Vasant Valley School Explained

Vasant Valley School
Chairperson:Rekha Purie
Principal:Rekha Krishnan
Head Name:Head of Senior School
Head:Sharmila Bakshi
Head Name2:Head of Junior School
Head2:Mona Datta
Motto:Excellence in Deed
Students:approximately 1300
Free Label1:Founder's Day
Website:www.vasantvalley.org
Free Text1:18 November
Free Label2:School Colours
Free Text2:Maroon and Beige

Vasant Valley School is a co-educational private high school in Vasant Kunj, Delhi, India.

After its inception, the school accepted students in July 1990, up to class 4. The school added a new grade each year as the classes graduated to the next level.

The first graduating class of Vasant Valley completed 12 grades under the CBSE syllabus in May 1999. The school began with Arun Kapur as its director, a former housemaster at The Doon School and an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

The school offers CBSE and IGCSE curriculum. The IGSCE curriculum was introduced in 2022 for classes 9 and 10, and AS and A levels for 11 and 12.

History

The school was founded by Aroon Purie and Rekha Purie.[1]

Principals and Headmasters[2]

Below are the names of some of the principals of the school:

Infrastructure [3]

The school is spread across eight acres of land in Vasant Kunj. It has two main buildings - senior school and junior school. Senior School consists of classrooms for classes 6 to 12. Junior School consists of classrooms for Foundation to 5. Some of the major facilities in the school include-

Apart from these the school includes two sick rooms, five staff rooms, five labs, and a playroom. The school infrastructure has been supported by various alumni and parents. In 2023, the squash courts were renovated and air-conditioning was installed in all classrooms with contributions from alumni and parents.

Student governance

The student body in the school is organized in the following ways-

  1. Houses - The students and teachers are divided in four houses : Blue, Green, Red and Yellow. These houses compete in various inter-house competitions, such as Mathematics, Dance, and Football, throughout the year.
  2. Councils - The school has councils for environment, library, outreach, areas of development, arts, and sports. The councils organize various events and competitions in their respective areas. The members of each council are selected by the head of the council.
  3. Prefect Council - This includes prefects of each house, council heads, and school captains of classes 5 and 12. All prefects, and school captains are chosen by teachers.

From classes 3 onwards each class has a class representative. Class representatives make the student council.

Notable alumni

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alumni of school founded by Aroon Purie write to him about ‘hatred’ spread by some of his group's TV channels. National Herald. Ashlin. Mathew. 18 September 2023. 19 September 2023.
  2. Web site: About Us . 2023-10-24 . Vasant Valley School . en-US.
  3. Web site: Infrastructure . 2023-10-24 . Vasant Valley School . en-US.
  4. News: Chandni Chowk to White Hart Lane The Story of Tanvie Hans. 2015-03-11. Goalden Times. 2017-07-07. en-US.
  5. News: Successfully Juggling Roles, Roshni Nadar Malhotra Is A True Woman. Sil. Sreerupa. BW Businessworld. 2017-07-07. en.

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