National Public School, Indiranagar

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National Public School, Indiranagar

Motto	Reach Out, Reach High, Reach Beyond!
Established	1982
Chairman	Dr. KP Gopalakrishna
Principal	Ms. Shantha Chandran
Location	Bangalore, India
Enrollment	1600

National Public School, Indiranagar, Bangalore (NPS) was established as an independent educational entity in 1980. It had earlier been an extension to its sister concern, National Public School, Rajajinagar. The National Public Schools are now in their fourth decade of their existence and are run by the National Education Trust, spearheaded by the visionary Dr. K. P. Gopalakrishna. The Trust today runs National Public Schools in Indiranagar, Rajajinagar and Koramangala, Bangalore in addition to the National Academy For Learning (NAFL), National Hill View Public School, Bangalore and The International School, Bangalore (TISB).

1 About the School
2 Academic Feat
3 Going International
4 School Prayer and Song
5 The Houses
6 Facilities
7 Faculty
8 Student Government
9 School Events
10 See also
11 External links

[edit] About the School

Spread over an area of one acre, the school is located in HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar. It is an English medium co-educational school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Government of India and follows the 10+2 educational pattern. The School runs two early learning programmes, the Montessori and Kindergarten systems. At the senior secondary level, students are offered the option of studying either Science or Commerce. Each grade level has three sections, each comprising no more than 45 students. In the annual Outlook Magazine ratings, the school was placed second in the city and fifth in the nation. [1].

[edit] Academic Feat

Every year, the school produces 100% distinction results in the AISSE and AISSCE examinations, with the highest aggregates often crossing 98%. A large number of students enter the highly selective Indian Institutes of Technology and National Institutes of Technology (RECs) along with the top law schools like NLSIU, Bangalore each year . In addition, some students secure admissions to top colleges such as the Shri Ram College of Commerce and St. Stephen's College. A few "NPSites" have won international awards in environmental sciences[2][3], neurological sciences [4], and international olympiads [5]. At the national and city level, students consistently excel in quizzing [6] [7], debating [8] and creative writing events [9].

[edit] Going International

NPS has made a name for itself among the Admission officers in respectable foreign institutes for sending smart, talented and well-rounded students. NPS alumni have attended prestigious international institutions of the likes of Brown University, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, The Universities of California, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University, among many others, in the USA; Cambridge University, LSE, Oxford University, Warwick University in England, and NTU, NUS and SMU in Singapore, apart from a large number of reputed universities in Canada and Australia. Every year, almost 10-15 students, from the graduating batch, pursue education abroad.

[edit] School Prayer and Song

The School Prayer is adapted from the poem "Give me the strength" in Rabindranath Tagore's "Gitanjali".

This is my prayer to thee, my lord

Strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart.

Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.

Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.

Give me the strength never to disown the poor

Or bend my knees before insolent might.

Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles.

And give me the strength to surrender my strength to thy will with love.

The School Song is a rendition of an adapted version of "Shine, Let it Shine!".

Lord, help us to reach out to others

In the midst of our darkness shining

Let the light of our alma mater shine on us

Set us free from the shackles of ignorance

Shine on us

(Chorus)

Shine, let it shine

Fill our school with honour and glory

Blaze, spirit blaze

Set our hearts on fire

Flow, river flow

Flood our nation with peace and harmony

Help us reach out, reach high, reach beyond!

Lord, help us to reach high above us

Keep our feet ever firm on the ground

Lord, we come to your mighty presence

From the shadow into your radiance

Shine on us

(Chorus)

Lord, help us to reach beyond horizons

Show us a vision that's filled with your wisdom

Mirrored here may we shine an endeavour

Glorify the name of NPS forever

Shine on us

(Chorus)

[edit] The Houses

Students are admitted to one of four houses: Challengers, Explorers, Pioneers or Voyagers. Each house has its distinct identity and house heritage. The Challengers, in their scarlet, aim "To strive, to seek, to find but not to yield" (a line written by Lord Alfred Tennyson). The Explorers, dressed in purple, "Endeavour to Reach Beyond". The Pioneers, in amber, are "The light that always shows, the spark that always glows". The Voyagers, in sky blue, proclaim "Vigour, Valour, Victory". The winner of the House Cup each year is determined on the basis of results of a number of activities, including quizzing, debating, writing, singing, dancing, and games and athletics. In the past five years, each of the four houses has laid their hands on the trophy once.

[edit] Facilities

The school is divided into three academic blocks. The school has a Science lab for the seniors and juniors, housing separate sections for the Physics, Chemistry and Biology Departments. The Computer Science lab consists of over 150 computers. In addition, the school has a well stocked Library. The school's sports programme includes volleyball, throwball, basketball in addition to track and field events.

[edit] Faculty

The total faculty strength of the school stands at about 200.

Chairman, National Education Trust: Dr. K. P. Gopalakrishna

Associate Principal: Mrs. Shantha Chandran

[edit] Student Government

Each year, the faculty members nominate a student body to govern individual clubs and associations. Students of Grades XI and XII are eligible for the coveted posts of School Prefect / Vice Prefect, Sports Captain / Vice Captain and House Captains / Vice Captains. The School follows a Prefectorial system wherein one student is handed charge of the student body. A few students of Grades IX to XII are elected to preside over clubs. Clubs include Science, Mathematics, Computers, Literary, Commerce, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Music, Quizzing and the News Desk. The overall student government body comprises close to 60 members and is reigned in at an official Investiture Ceremony.

[edit] School Events

The school each year organises one inter-school festival as well as an intra-school event. Among inter-school festivals, the school conducts "Innowaves", a competition aimed at recognising non-commercial talent, "Engenius", a language skills fest aimed at secondary school students and "Mathtrix", a test of numbers and mindgames. The school also conducts a number of intra-school events, such as the Sports Day, with its drills and marchpast, the Annual Cultural Day, which stages dramas and enactments by all students of the school, and Milestones, an event where students construct scientific models or computer programs and exhibit the same to parents. The school is planning a week-long celebration for its silver jubilee, which will take place in January 2007. In addition, each year the School organises a Graduation Day programme to bid adieu to the matriculating students.