Arya Vidya Mandir
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Arya Vidya Mandir is a group of schools located in Mumbai
, India, which offers English medium education and focuses on holistic growth of the child.
or ICSE
board. There are four Arya Vidya Mandir schools in Mumbai. There is one school each in Bandra West, Santacruz West, Juhu, and Bandra East. All AVM schools are co-educational. The Arya Vidya Mandir group of schools are affiliated with the Hindu
faith.
There are about forty children in each class. The timings for this school are 8:30am–11:30am for the pre-primary sections, 8:30am–2:30pm for the primary sections & 8:30am–3:30pm for the secondary sections.
For the children studying in the Bandra West school, they go to the Santacruz West branch till the second standard (second grade) and then go to the Bandra West branch from the third standard (third grade) onwards.
The primary objective of this group of schools is to help the children develop spiritually, metally, emotionally and physically. The students receive education under the guidance of trained and competent teachers. The schools are cosmopolitan in nature and are non-profit making organisations.
The languages taught are English, Hindi and Sanskrit. Sanskrit is a compulsory language taught from Standard 5 to 8.
Co-curricular activities are a special feature in the school programme. These include Art, Physical Education and Swimming, among others.
Although the medium of instruction is English, Indian culture and values are emphasized.Hindi, Sanskrit and Marathi Diwas (Days) are celebrated with great enthusiasm. The children put up a variety of performances on the basis of a prescribed syllabus.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India, which offers English medium education and focuses on holistic growth of the child.
Description
All of its schools use English as the medium of instruction and follow the national Indian Certificate of Secondary EducationIndian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
or ICSE
ICSE
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board. There are four Arya Vidya Mandir schools in Mumbai. There is one school each in Bandra West, Santacruz West, Juhu, and Bandra East. All AVM schools are co-educational. The Arya Vidya Mandir group of schools are affiliated with the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
faith.
There are about forty children in each class. The timings for this school are 8:30am–11:30am for the pre-primary sections, 8:30am–2:30pm for the primary sections & 8:30am–3:30pm for the secondary sections.
For the children studying in the Bandra West school, they go to the Santacruz West branch till the second standard (second grade) and then go to the Bandra West branch from the third standard (third grade) onwards.
The primary objective of this group of schools is to help the children develop spiritually, metally, emotionally and physically. The students receive education under the guidance of trained and competent teachers. The schools are cosmopolitan in nature and are non-profit making organisations.
The languages taught are English, Hindi and Sanskrit. Sanskrit is a compulsory language taught from Standard 5 to 8.
Co-curricular activities are a special feature in the school programme. These include Art, Physical Education and Swimming, among others.
Although the medium of instruction is English, Indian culture and values are emphasized.Hindi, Sanskrit and Marathi Diwas (Days) are celebrated with great enthusiasm. The children put up a variety of performances on the basis of a prescribed syllabus.
Notable alumni
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- Srinath Swaminathan