Introduction
The school was started in 1985 in rented premises with 18 children with classes Nursery to III. This was made possible by the support of Mr. B. Ratnakar, the then chairman of Canara Bank who made sure that the loan was sanctioned for starting the school. In 1986 the No Objection Certificate was obtained from the Government of Karnataka and the strength of the school grew to 30. In 1987, the school was granted Provisional Affiliation by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. Then began the search for a piece of land. After a lot of wrangling and struggle the present civic amenity site was allotted to the school.
A junior lab catering to children from Preparatory to Class 4 has a system:student ratio of 1:2, and a senior lab catering to children from classes 5 - 12 has a system:student ratio of 1:1.
The school has a pre-school section with an activity room with Montessori equipment and an aviary. There is a rain water harvesting system in place. The children are participants in the programmes conducted by the Kids for Tigers, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Clean Bangalore. There is also a recycling machine.
Shloka classes are an integral part of the curriculum. To sensitize children about social diversities, the school has adopted a slum school close by. The children interact with the underprivileged children by presenting skits and sharing sweets during festivals. The school provides the slum children with two sets of uniform per child, stationery and books. The school has also arranged for the midday feeding by the ISKCON centre under the Akshaya Patra programme.
Children with learning difficulties work with a special educator, gifted children are put on fast track so that their mental abilities are catered .
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