M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth

M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth
Address
243 G.T. Road, Liluah, Howrah-711204
India
Information
Type private
Motto Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktye
(Sanskrit for: Knowledge leads to liberation and eternal bliss)
Founded 15th June 1997
Sister school Madhusthali Vidyapeeth, Deoghar, Jharkhand(a co-ed residential school in Madhupur, Jharkhand)
Area trustee Mr. K.K. Kejriwal
Principal Mr. Nilkantha Gupta
Headmistress Malika Mukherjee
Grades Montessorie to 12
Gender All boys
Number of students 3100
Houses     Red House(Alpha)
    Blue House(Beta)
    Yellow House(Delta)
    Green House(Theta)
Song "Home Of Our Childhood Our Boyhood Our Youth"
Nickname McKvian or MCKVian
Publication MCKV Buzz(monthly newsletter)
Yearbook The Voyage
Affiliation CISCE, New Delhi
Website mckv.edu.in

Mirzamal Chagganlal Kejriwal Vidyapeeth (or MCKV) is a school in Liluah, Howrah, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Sri Shyam Sunder Kejriwal on 15 June 1997, in memory of his grandfather, the late Sri Mirzamal Kejriwal, and father, the late Sri Chaggan Lal Kejriwal.

Sri Shyam Sunder Kejriwal, an industrialist known for his philanthropy, wished to provide quality secondary education to the children of Howrah and neighbouring areas and so set up MCKV. Starting with three hundred students, today it has more than three thousand children and a teaching faculty of one hundred and sixty. The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, for the ICSE and ISC examinations. It has been accredited by the British Council for the International School Award. It has also received the ISO 9001:2008 accreditation. It was recently accepted for membership of the International Boys' School Coalition, a New York based grouping of 250 boys' schools from all over the world.

M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth was declared the "School of the Year 2013" by the Telegraph Education Foundation at The Telegraph Awards for Excellence in Schools ceremony held on 31 August 2013 in the Science City Auditorium, Kolkata. The school has also been ranked number 4 Day Boys School in Kolkata and West Bengal in the Education World India School Rankings 2013.

The school carries out its social responsibility in a number of ways, notable amongst which are Disha, a free night school for the underprivileged children of the neighbourhood, and the Bal Vikas Kendra, a school for differently-abled and special needs children, run in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Belur.

School motto

Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye - "Knowledge leads to liberation and eternal bliss".

Academics

MCKV designs its own skill and activity based curriculum in the pre-primary, primary, middle and senior sections.

Curriculum

Pre-primary (Montessori, Nursery and Kinder Garten)

In the first year of the pre-school stage, the Montessori method is followed which is characterized by an emphasis on respect for a child’s natural psychological development.

In the subsequent Pre-Primary stages, the programmes are activity-based and largely thematic, and impart linguistic, creative, numeric, social, motor and knowledge skills.

Secondary (Classes 5 to 10)

The children are encouraged to develop and strengthen formal scholastic skills and effective work and study habits. Classes 9 and 10 come within the ICSE syllabus. Therefore, the children are gradually introduced to an exam-oriented approach in addition to the pedagogies practiced at MCKV. They are encouraged to learn by cognition and understanding, rather than by rote.

Subjects taught

Class 5: English, Bengali, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Computers, General Knowledge and Moral Science.

Classes 6 to 8: English, Bengali, Hindi, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History and Civics, Geography, Computers, General Knowledge and Moral Science, Environmental Studies (except Class 8).

Classes 9 and 10 - subjects are in three groups:

Senior Secondary (Classes 11 and 12)

Students prepare for the Indian School Certificate Examination. The curriculum prepares them for tertiary education at college/university.

Subjects taught

(In addition to compulsory English and Bengali/Hindi, students study four elective subjects in the stream they opt for.)

Humanities has also been introduced

Non-scholastic activities

Non-scholastic activities are offered within the weekly time-table framework: Art and Craft, Clay Modeling, Drum, Guitar, Keyboard, Tabla, Violin, Vocal Music. Children also join special interest clubs: Computer, Dance, Drama (English/Hindi/Bengali), French, Journalism, Maths, Science (Physics/Chemistry/Biology), Nature, Quiz.

Sports and games

Sports and games offered are archery, badminton, basketball, chess, carom, cricket, football, karate, skating, and volleyball.

NCC and Boy Scouts

The school offers NCC and Boy Scouts programmes, completion of which helps school leavers in their college admissions, and has also enabled them to win scholarships. Students with NCC training, wishing to join the Defence Services, stand at an advantage.

Interact Club

The Interact Club is involved in social service projects, and is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Belur.

Excursions

The school organizes excursions to places of historical, cultural and educational interest in the country. Educational trips to museums, factories, science parks, and public utilities are arranged. Trips are accompanied by teachers teaching the relevant subjects.

School diary

The diary is used for recording lessons and tasks given each day. It is also used as a channel of communication between school and parents. Parents examine and sign the diaries each day and ensure that their children complete their homework or any other task given to them.

Uniform

In winter -

Hours

School hours are from 8.40 am. to 3.00 pm. The schedules for classes are:

Visiting hours (on all school working days)

Accreditations and Memberships

References

    All the information contained in this article is based on the school information booklet and prospectus. These publications are called:

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