Narbheram Hansraj High School
Narbheram Hansraj High School (NHES) is an private secondary school located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. NHES has 4 divisions containing a total of 7 academic departments with a strong emphasis on encompassing education and culture for the community.
Founded in 1986 in response to the increasing industrialization of Jamshepdur, the institute affiliated to Council For Indian School Certificate and emphasized on practical instruction and all-round development of students form its early days.Curricular reforms under Mrs. Deepa Sengupta and Mrs. Meeta Jakhanwaal in the 1990s re-emphasized excellence in teaching and sports. Students were involved in wide spectra of participating events across the nation and internationally.
The current 8.4-acre (3.4 ha) campus extends over the eastern bank of Kharkai River. In the past 20 years, NHES's educational disciplines have expanded beyond a unidirectional fixed course to biology, foreign language, political science and computer science.
NHES had 2686 students enrolled under various departments for 2010-2011. It employs around 100 faculty members and 250 non-teaching staff.A strong entrepreneurial culture exists in NHES with large number of alumni going on the found companies of their own around the globe
History
In 1924, Narbheram Hansraj Gujrati Middle School was established to provide education to the children of Gujrati community by Dr. D.N Kamani.Though students form gujrati community were eased with the admission process, the school was open for interested students form all casts and communities.
Admissions
Students are admitted only at the beginning of the school year, which commences in mid March. In order to preserve academic standards, the following guidelines for admission are adhered to:
- For admission to any class they must pass an Entrance Test. The right age for the class will be strictly adhered to. No admission is complete beyond the kindergarten until the Transfer Certificate from the previous school is produced.
- The Principal reserves the right to refuse any application without reason.
- A month's notice or a month's fee is required prior to the withdrawal of a student.
- If a student is withdrawn for any length of time and parents wish to be re-admitted, an entrance test will be held and the registration fee will be charged again.
- A written application must be made by the Parent or Guardian for the Transfer Certificate of a student.
- A student failing twice in the same class will have to discontinue her studies at school.
Academics
Computer science is taught as a compulsory subject until grade nine, where students can choose to continue with it or to choose a different stream of subjects. The school is equipped with a modern lab for computer literacy and programming courses. The computer and basic science courses offered at the school include: GW-BASIC; Java (using the BlueJ IDE); and Logo. C++ is used as an optional course for the Plus Two students wishing to study computer science in college. The standard Chemistry, Physics and Biology courses are also offered as part of the science curriculum.
The arts and sciences offering at the school are: Mathematics (covering geometry, algebra and the calculus); English; Hindi, Sanskrit; Geography; Environmental Science; Home Economics; Political Science; Commerce; Economics; and History.
As students move from 9th grade to 12th grade, they are allowed more freedom in choosing their own classes; they typically opt for a science or commerce related curriculum to facilitate their entrance into college and their success there.
Many students struggle with the I.C.S.E. exams, so the National Institute of Open Schooling (N.I.O.S.) was introduced. This is a special program that allows weaker students to prepare for their examination and thus increases their chances of success. Boys and girls of Jamshedpur and other districts have registered for the Examination through this school.
Student life
Athletics
Track sports include 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 4X100 m Relay and 100 m hurdles and the field events are discus throw, javelin throw, and shot put. Most of the students take part in track and field and it is one of the most popular sports at the school.
The basketball teams have represented the city and the state at the District and National Level Tournaments. Football is practised for an hour each morning with the coach supervising all their moves. Handball is practised at the Handball Court of JRD Tata Sports Complex adjacent to its premises for those who wish to participate. The Kho Kho team of the school is one of the pioneer teams in the town. Volleyball is one of the key athletic programs at the school. Regular practices are held in the morning, for one hour, in anticipation of the Annual Volleyball Tournament.
Karate in the Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu style is offered as one of the popular athletic programs by qualified senseis to promote skills in self-defence as well as to increase the self-esteem and physical fitness of the girls at the school.
Clubs and Music
- Jyoti Club – JYOTI stands for Jamshedpur Youth Organization for Tomorrow's India. Membership in this club is open to students from the 9th to the 12th of every school in the city. The purpose of the Jyoti Unit, in keeping with Carmelite philosophy, is social service.
- Interact Club – Interact means "International Action" and was devised to promote Social Service. Efforts are made by its members in creating socio-ecological awareness of their surroundings, which include: annual paper drives, planting trees, organising with the School of Hope (an organisation that caters to mentally and physically challenged children), and participating in a two day camp.
- Eco-Commerce Club – The Eco-Commerce club's objectives are: To teach students how to plan, organise and manage events and finances, to provide students with first hand knowledge from experts in various fields related to Economics and Commerce, to make the students aware of the various career options available within the country and abroad as related to Commerce and to make the students aware of the corporate world.
- Safe Club – The Safe Club was created in order to inculcate safety rules in the students. The members of the Safe Club of the school organise regular helmet and license checking for the Plus Two students who use two wheelers. The club also organises chart and collage competitions for the students of the Primary and Safety Awareness talks for the students of the high school. The members of the Safe Club have taken active part in various inter-school competitions and have also attended various interactive sessions with the D.C., S.P, Government and other administrative authorities from Tata.
- Environment Club – The Environment Club tries to instill in the students a feeling for environmental awareness and conservation. The club's motto is: "Say No To Plastic." The members of this club are provided opportunities to study the environment and understand the need to conserve nature.The school also holds an annual interschool environment fest – Equilibrium.
- Math and Science Club – The Science Club comprises members from the 9th to the 12th. The science club members have an active participation in the annual science fest Impulse which includes more than 40 events. All the students are given an opportunity to prove their talents through the various events. The Math and Science club along with the SAFE club organise an inter school event PULSE.
- Dukes – The Duke of Edinburgh's Award for young people India or more popularly known as a Dukes Club aims at the overall personality development of students throughout door activities and sports. The benchmark of the club is the various camps that the students attend under the guidance of trained instructor of the award scheme.
- Guides – Guiding is open to students after being a recruit for 3–4 months and only after passing her tests. Upon becoming a guide she has to go through 5 stages in order to complete her Rashtrapati Guide Award and achieves the certificate from the President of India. In this activity they learn about knots of various uses, first aid, woodworking signs with the help of which they can partake in hiking, cooking, and map reading. They also attend camps, meet girls from other schools, go hiking and trekking, participate in rallies, inter school competitions, rafting, parasailing, Jamborees etc. They also take part in the Republic Day and Independence Day march past, they help during the schools Annual Prize Night, Parents Day and Annual Sports Day.
- Student Quality Circle – A Quality Circle is a group of students who voluntarily meet for one hour per week to identify and resolve student-related problems to improve the quality, productivity and total performance of the school and to enrich the quality of student life. The objectives of Quality Circle are to improve one's own quality of work, to give students an opportunity to identify and solve problems, to create problem solving capabilities, to develop a greater safety awareness, and to share each others views.
- The School Band – The school band was formed in the late 1960s when Sister Veronique was the Principal of the school. In 1989, the band got its first exposure to play for functions other than those held in the school which brought recognition to the band in the town.
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