Apeejay School (Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi)
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| Motto | 'Soaring High is my Nature' |
|---|---|
| Established | 1975 |
| Type | Private |
| Affiliation | Central Board of Secondrary Education |
| Chairman | Dr. Stya Paul |
| Principal | Mrs.Sarita Manuja |
| Students | 3,300 |
| Grades | Nursery–12 |
| Location | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Mascot | Soaring Eagle |
| Website | http://www.apeejay.edu/sheikhsarai/home.htm |
Apeejay School (Sometimes abbreviated as APJ school) in Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi is one of a number of private K-12 (primary and secondary) Apeejay Schools, which are all located in India and run by the Apeejay Education Society.
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[edit] INTRODUCTION
Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi, was established in 1974 to cater to the educational needs of the children in the southern part of the Metropolis, Delhi. The foundation stone of the school was laid on 14th December 1975 by Mrs. Sushma Berlia daughter of Sh. Stya Paul. It has now a well designed building with lovely green lawns on an 8 acre campus[citation needed]. The Sheikh Sarai location was established in 1975 . The school is located in the heart of South Delhi, near the posh Panchsheel Park area. The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Its motto is 'Soaring High is My Nature', and depicts a bird taking flight. In keeping pace with the technological progress and the advent into the 21st century, the school has introduced Computer Aided Learning to make the teaching and learning process more effective. The school is equipped with six computer labs housing 160 computers with multimedia facility including LCD lab[citation needed].
At Apeejay, qualities like leadership and sportsmanship are closely interwoven in the school's curriculum, the main aim being to develop not only physical but also the mental health of the students. Cricket, football, basketball, throw ball[citation needed], volleyball are some of the games played. Special coaching in these games is also provided.
The students are also given training in skating, short-tennis and yoga. Table tennis and chess are some of the indoor games played by the students. The school also has swimming facilities. Treks, nature ramblings, cross country races cycling and mountaineering expeditions are organized on a regular basis.
The Interact club is actively involved in sensitizing the students to the needs of the under-privileged by undertaking several social projects. The Interactors of the school have represented the country as ambassadors of goodwill in Rotary exchange programme to various countries[citation needed].
Apeejay Shiekh Sarai enjoys the unique distinction of being the first school in India to feature in The Limca Book Of World Records for having organized a car rally on 19th December 1999[citation needed] with maximum participation to mark the Silver Jubilee of the institution. The yearlong Silver Jubilee Celebrations concluded with the grand finale on November 25, 2000. The highlights of the function were a slide show, "TRYST WITH TIME", showing the progress of the School through 25 years and a Ballet, "REFLECTIONS IN TIME", based on the vision and thoughts of Dr. Stya Paul. General V.P. Malik (Retd. VSM) was the Chief Guest and he appreciated the excellent work done by the institution in promoting the cause of education. A special "FIRST DAY COVER" was released by Chief Post Master General, Mr. S.K.Sharma, on the occasion[citation needed].
[edit] Location
Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai is situated at Sheikh Sarai - I, near Panchsheel Park on one end and Malviya Nagar at the other end.
[edit] Affiliation
The School is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for its All India Secondary and Senior Secondary Examinations and is also a member of National Progressive Schools Conference. There are classes from Nursery to XII.
As part of the schools Computer Aided Learning program, Apeejay is equipped with five computer labs which house 160 computers for student use. Each classroom is equipped with a Television Set and a Desktop Computer which act as learning aids. Special emphasis is given to co-curricular activities also, the school has an active Interact club. The Computer Club of Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai FORCE(short for Forum Of Radical Computer Experts) takes part actively in a large number of city level competitions.
[edit] Faculty
The following is the faculty of Apeejay School Sheikh Sarai:
| Designation | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairman | Dr. Stya Paul | |
| 2 | Vice-Chairman | Mrs. Sushma Berlia | |
| 3 | Principal | Mrs. Sarita Manuja | |
| 6 | Incharge(Primary) | Mrs.Debjani Neogy | |
| 7 | Incharge(Pre-Primary) | Mrs. Renu Thareja | |
| 8 | Maths Staff | Mr. Chandra Shekhar |
Mrs. Sarita Verma Mrs. Maushmi Dutta Mrs. Sarika Sharma
Mr. B.R. Rao
Mrs. Sangeeta Batra
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| 9 | Physics Staff | Mr. Ved Prakash |
Mrs.Aparna Krishnan Mr. Vinay Dubey Mrs. A Badoni |
| 10 | Chemistry Staff | Mrs Asha Kapoor |
Mrs. Anuradha Sen Mrs. Kusum Gaur Mrs. Markanda |
| 11 | Biology Staf | Mrs. Veenam Verma |
Mrs. Rajni Garg Mrs. Sadhana Suri |
| 12 | Computer Staff | Mrs. Mukta Amba(HoD) |
Mrs. Swati Sengupta Mrs.Seema Aggarwal Mrs.Sona Jhingan Mr.Sanjay Kumar (Network Administrator) Ms.Nidhi Khanejo Mr.Gopal |
| 12 | English Staff | Mrs. Padma Subramanium |
Mrs. Rita Kale Mrs. Amita J. Singh Mrs. Neeta Mathur Mrs. Suman Anand Mrs. Anju Sinha |
| 13 | Hindi Staff | Mrs.Vijay Shree |
Mrs.Neelam Arora
Mr.S K Tiwari Mrs.Sumit K Goomer |
| 14 | Home Sc. | Mrs. Achala Anand | |
| 15 | Band | Mr. Mohan Lal | |
| 16 | Instrumental | Mr. Bhaskar Bose | |
| 17 | Drama | Mr. Navratna Gautam | |
| 18 | Physical Education | Mr. Virendra Pal, Mr. Ajit Singh | |
| 19 | NCC (Boys) | Mr. Chandra Shekhar | |
| 20 | NCC (Girls) | Mrs. Ruchi Sharma | |
| 21 | Dance | Mrs. Madhu Wadhwa | |
| 22 | French | Mrs.Abida Ahmed, Mrs.Sonia | |
| 23 | Sanskrit | Mrs.Savita Shukla |
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