Bhavan's Adarsha Vidyalaya

Bhavan's Adarsha Vidyalaya is one of the six schools of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kochi Kendra is a senior secondary school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. The school is situated at Kakkanad, Kochi, India.

History

The school was founded by R. Vasudevan Pillai and Santhi Balagopalan, and was inaugurated on 2 July 1989 by His Highness Marthanda Varma Illaya Raja of Travancore. Upon inception, the school only had classes up to 3rd Grade, but now has classes from Kindergarten to Grade XII with a student strength of over 2000. The school is now one of the best schools in Kerala excelling in various cultural events, quizzes, sports events and many more.^[1]

Present

The school is part of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan which has six other schools in Kochi, which include: Bhavan's Vidya Mandir (Girinagar), Bhavans Vidya Mandir (Elamakkara), Bhavan's Vidya Mandir (Eroor), Bhavan's Varuna Vidyalaya, Bhavan's Munshi Vidyashram and Bhavan's Newsprint Vidyalaya.

The school has over 2000 students from classes 1 to 12 who are being educated by a staff of over 100.

House activity

There are eight houses into which the students from all classes are divided. These houses are named after moral values from ancient Indian Texts.^[2]

• Ahimsa (Non-Violence)
• Dharma (Justice)
• Jnanam (Knowledge)
• Satyam (Truth)
• Sevanam (Service)
• Shanthi (Peace)
• Thyagam (Sacrifice)
• Vinayam (Humility).

Each house is assigned a captain from class X, a vice-captain from class IX and a teacher-in-charge. Each House compete to win the best House Award every year. Inter-house competitions are also held throughout the year starting with The Ramayana Week celebrations. Inter-House Notice Board Competitions are held every month. An Inter-House Sports Tournament is also held, with events ranging from Football to Athletics.

Clubs & Other activities

The school is well known in and around the city for the various activities it conducts. The school also has eight clubs, which hold various intra-school activities throughout the year. The clubs are as follows ^[3]

• Science Club
• Integrity Club - Established with the help of Bharat Petroleum.
• Social Service Club
• Quiz Club
• Maths Club
• Reading Club
• Interact Club
• Health and Wellness Club

School committee

There is a school student committee headed by a Head boy, a Head Girl and a Sports Captain from class XII. The committee also has a Jr. Head boy, Jr. Head girl and a Jr. Sports Captain selected from Class X. The House Captains and House Vice Captains are also members of the committee.

Activities and contributions to students

The school hosts an annual Inter-house Football Tournament called 'Adarsha Cup' during the months of August and September. Schools in and around Kochi take part in this tournament. bhavans also organises bhavans fest(cultural event) around November which gives a platform to many talented children . This school also has many uniquely talented people other than dancers and singer, this school also has given platform to Vishnu Vijay,who is well known mimicry artist, actor and theatre artist,and also showcase the talent of one of the best very young talented photographer of south India Sanand Karunakaran.

School magazine

The School publishes an annual magazine entitled 'Darpan'. This Magazine is given to every student and contains the achievements of the school in the year, and also acts as a medium for young writers and poets to publish their stories and poems in Malayalam, Sanskrit, English and Hindi.

See also

• List of schools in Ernakulam
• Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
• Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar
• Bhavans Varuna Vidhyalaya

References