Meridian School

For the school in Hertfordshire, see Meridian School (Hertfordshire).

Meridian School is a high school, founded in 1995 in Hyderabad, India.[1] The school follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus.[1] Meridian School has a branch in Madhapur (established in 2006), as well as in Kukatpally (established in 2008).

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Facilities

The school has big classrooms equipped with high quality furniture and a science lab, two computer labs and a library. There is also a playground with basketball and throwball courts and cricket nets. The four-floored building has two lifts.

Admissions and curriculum

Admission to pre-primary school entails an interview with the student and parents. From Class I, there is an entrance exam. Student intake is limited to 30 per class. Languages offered include Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, and French.[2]

Extracurricular activities

The school has five houses: Suryas, Mithras, Amon-re, Helios, and Sol. There is also an after-school club for students, the motto is which is "Connecting the Mind and Heart".

Students of the lower classes choose two activities that are done twice a week. Activities include arts and crafts, karate, aerobics, gymnastics, Indian dance, yoga, and music. The school has activity rooms for dance, music, and arts and crafts. There is a separate indoor games cell with a health club to train kids in karate, aerobics and gymnastics.

The school arranges for breakfast and lunch and students must eat at the mess.

Uniform

The boys' uniform is a plane pista green shirt and dark navy blue trousers. The girls have the same shirt with a dark navy blue divided skirt. The uniform on Thursdays is a white shirt with a house colored collar and a house colored divided skirt for the girls, and for the boys a white shirt with a house colored collar and a white colored pair of pants.

Leadership

The Correspondents of the School are Mr. B.S. Neelakanta and Mrs. Renuka B. The Principal of Meridian School for Boys and Girls, Hyderabad is Usha L Reddy.

The school has a parent association, the Meridian Schools Parents Association.[3]

Recognition

In 2007, the principal of the school, Usha Reddy, was the cover story in the October issue of the magazine, Mentor.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Meridian School". India - Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad. India9. 7 June 2005. http://www.india9.com/i9show/Meridian-School-39147.htm. Retrieved 18 October 2010. 
  2. ^ "Medidian School academics". http://www.meridianschool.in/academic.html. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "Fee hike by Meridian School irks parents". Andhra Pradesh. The Hindu. 20 March 2009. http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/20/stories/2009032058910200.htm. Retrieved 18 October 2010. 
  4. ^ "Cover story: How to keep a school calm during city chaos". Mentor. Edumedia India. October 2007. http://www.mentormagazine.net/oct2007_cover.html. Retrieved 18 October 2010. 

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