Hiranandani Foundation School Powai
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The Hiranandani Foundation School, Powai was started to serve the residents of Hiranandani Gardens and has today gone on to become one of the top schools in Mumbai, India. The school follows the ICSE curriculum. The school offers schooling for students from nursery to tenth grade. A second branch, the Hiranandani Foundation School Thane has also opened in Hiranandani Estate (Complex) in Thane.
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[edit] Campus
The Hiranandani Foundation School, Powai consists of a 5-storeyed building, which consists of two wings, and a playing field. A second building is planned to expand the school.
[edit] Facilities
- Physics Laboratory
- Chemistry Laboratory
- Biology Laboratory
- Football Field
- Basketball Court
- Volleyball Court
- Gymnasium
- Auditorium
- 1 Computer Lab
- Play Area
- School Bus Service
[edit] Principals
- Dr. Krishnan (former)
- Mrs. Padma Vaswani
[edit] School characteristics
[edit] School colours
The School Colours are red, white and blue.
[edit] Motto
The school's motto is "Sound Mind in Sound Body."
[edit] Houses
The student body has been divided into a number of houses or teams that compete against each other. They are:
- Alpha
- Beta
- Delta
- Sigma
[edit] Events celebrated
- Founders day to celebrate the birthday of founder Dr LH Hiranandani
- Independence Day
- Republic Day
- Childrens Day
- Hindi Day
- U4ya - school festival
- Teachers Day
[edit] School uniform
The Hiranandani Foundation School has prescribed a uniform for its students. There are two different sets of uniforms which have to be purchased.
Boys must wear a formal uniform with a white half sleeved shirt and white trousers along with a school tie. Girls wear a blue pinafore with a checked blouse worn inside the pinafore.
A sports uniform must be worn on days when any sports are going to be played. The sports uniform consists of a white t-shirt and white shorts bearing the school logo and house colours for boys, and a white t-shirt and divided white skirt for girls which also bears the school logo.
The students are also expected to wear black formal shoes with the formal uniform and white canvas shoes with the sports uniform.
An ID card is compulsory for all students and is to be worn around the neck on both uniforms on all days. The uniform is same for the sister school at Thane.
[edit] Criticism
The Hiranandani Foundation School is often criticized for placing too much emphasis on academics and not giving much importance to all-round development. The increasing number of students in each class also make it tough for teachers to control classes. Lately it has also been said that students are given admission if their parents buy a flat in Hiranandani Gardens and not purely on their merit. It is also said that students are not performing up to mark are unceremoniously asked to leave and their future is bleak.[citation needed]
