Anandalaya Education Society,Anand
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Anandalaya aims at total development of a student's personality laying emphasis on a rational outlook and an overall excellence. The school believes in a learner- centered approach,which endeavours to achieve integrated academic and co- curricular excellence and the development of an insatiable thirst for knowledge. It also aims at promoting in the students, the basic human values, through an integrated teaching and learning process, thereby concentrating on the hidden curriculum also.
Anandalaya : derived from 'Anand' - 'alaya', a home of happiness, founded by Dr Verghese Kurien
in 1988, is a school set in the heart of the city of Anand, 40 km away from Vadodara
and 80 km from Ahmedabad
. The school is an un-aided, child-centred, co-educational school with classes from junior KG to class XII (Science & Commerce), affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. The school is sponsored by National Dairy Development board (N.D.D.B). The school is housed on the NDDB campus with the built up area of over eighty thousand sq. ft. and it is very well appreciated for its unconventional school architecture and design and its lush green environs. The school has well-ventilated class rooms in addition to laboratories, libraries and areas for audio- visual programmes, activities, indoor and outdoor games.
The school is managed by Anandalaya Education Society, registered as a society and as a public trust. Dr. Amrita Patel is the chairman of the Anandalaya Education Society.
Education in Anandalaya is a blend of culture and heritage with the modern playway and the various aspects of learning. Anandalaya aims at integrating the three R's and transforming them into the use of the three H's ( Head, Heart and Hands ), with a view to open out the new horizons for a child.
At the pre- primary level (junior and senior KG named Kush and Pallav) students are exposed to a variety of activities. Through the initial activities like clay- moulding, cutting, pasting, crayoning, painting and so on, we focus on developing the steadiness of the hand and the flexibility of the finger muscles. All these follow the left to right movement, essential for reading and writing. Outdoor games, action songs and eurhythmic activities take care of the larger muscles and the aesthetic values. Activities related to grouping, sorting, categorizing, finding the odd one out, sequencing, differentiating between the similar and different pictures, objects and people, develop the ability to reason and apply the items learnt, in meaningful situations. Free hand drawing enhances self- esteem, expression and creativity. In classes I to V all these items are done through integrated activities in subjects, like, English, Hindi, Maths, Science and Social Science. In classes VI to VIII children are initiated into the formal teaching - learning situations, maintaining a balance between the lecture method and activity- oriented methods. In classes IX to XII, children are provided learning experiences as per the guidelines of the CBSE. In order to take learning beyond the four walls of the class room, each class undertakes field trips/ picnics/ excursions, as per the requirements of the curriculum.
About The School
Verghese Kurien
Verghese Kurien is the founder of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation , an apex cooperative organization that manages the Amul food brand. He is recognised as the man behind the success of the Amul brand.He is credited with being the architect of Operation Flood – the largest dairy...
in 1988, is a school set in the heart of the city of Anand, 40 km away from Vadodara
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
and 80 km from Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
. The school is an un-aided, child-centred, co-educational school with classes from junior KG to class XII (Science & Commerce), affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. The school is sponsored by National Dairy Development board (N.D.D.B). The school is housed on the NDDB campus with the built up area of over eighty thousand sq. ft. and it is very well appreciated for its unconventional school architecture and design and its lush green environs. The school has well-ventilated class rooms in addition to laboratories, libraries and areas for audio- visual programmes, activities, indoor and outdoor games.
The school is managed by Anandalaya Education Society, registered as a society and as a public trust. Dr. Amrita Patel is the chairman of the Anandalaya Education Society.
Teaching Methodology
The school follows a system of continuous evaluation at the pre- school and the primary stages,wherein no examinations are conducted. The students are assessed on the basis of their regular performance in both scholastic and non- scholastic activities. From class VI onwards the students have terminal and final examinations apart from the Weekly Test and the Surprise Tests.At the pre- primary level (junior and senior KG named Kush and Pallav) students are exposed to a variety of activities. Through the initial activities like clay- moulding, cutting, pasting, crayoning, painting and so on, we focus on developing the steadiness of the hand and the flexibility of the finger muscles. All these follow the left to right movement, essential for reading and writing. Outdoor games, action songs and eurhythmic activities take care of the larger muscles and the aesthetic values. Activities related to grouping, sorting, categorizing, finding the odd one out, sequencing, differentiating between the similar and different pictures, objects and people, develop the ability to reason and apply the items learnt, in meaningful situations. Free hand drawing enhances self- esteem, expression and creativity. In classes I to V all these items are done through integrated activities in subjects, like, English, Hindi, Maths, Science and Social Science. In classes VI to VIII children are initiated into the formal teaching - learning situations, maintaining a balance between the lecture method and activity- oriented methods. In classes IX to XII, children are provided learning experiences as per the guidelines of the CBSE. In order to take learning beyond the four walls of the class room, each class undertakes field trips/ picnics/ excursions, as per the requirements of the curriculum.