G D Goenka Public School
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This school is an International level concept and trend setter school in India. This school is often cited as being one of the topmost schools in India and also regarding the issue of Model United Nations conferences. They have represented most of the P5 Nations at national level MUNs. The school team also participated in the SLMUN, biggest MUN in Asia and was awarded the Best Delegation Trophy. They also plan to hold their first Inter-School MUN in India, in 2012.
The school has seven play fields where students can play games like cricket, soccer, tennis and hockey. The school also has seventeen acre 5 hole golf course and two basketball courts. there is a 400 meter athletic track and a 10000sq. ft indoor hall for multipurpose activities. There are also 2 glass squash courts for those who are interested in the sport.
Swimming
The school has a separate pool for juniors and a half - Olympic sized indoor swimming pool for the senior swimmers.
Fitness Center
The Gd Goenka World School has a hi - tech gymnasium with the lates equipments from Precaur including treadmill, cross trainer, cycles etc. the school also has billiards and a steam and sauna room along with a hair and skin salon. the hair and skin salon is for the boarders as they are not allowed to step out of campus.
GD Goenka Group, located in India
, established in 1982, has had varied interests in the fields of Real estate
, Educational institutions, Travel
& Tourism
, Polyester
button
s, Garments & other exports.
Way back in 1994 the group set up its first school - G.D.Goenka Public School Vasant Kunj with barely 23 students in its 1st year.
Gradually there has been a remarkable rise in the students’ strength and the school currently has more than 2700 students. The school has been recognized by the Directorate of Education Delhi
and affiliated to the C.B.S.E.
The faculty on board has the Heads of academic management from the prestigious Doon School, Dehradun
.
In 2003, the group went ahead and opened its second branch - A boarding school
at Sohna
in Gurgaon Dist.
to cater primarily to the children of NRIS and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs). GD Goenka World School is co-educational and has international affiliation (I.B. Geneva and IGCSE, Cambridge
).
Over the years, the schools have established a name for itself as one of the finest and most prestigious in the whole of India as a trend-setter in providing quality education
through the latest in educational aids & equipment and amenities. The school is one of its kind and proudly boasts of many firsts like the 1st yellow bus
, 1st centrally air-conditioned
school, 1st to introduce Mineral Water
Dispensers and the most hi-tech gym
with Life Fitness equipment from U.S which was set up in 2000. It has also introduce Low-Floor Hi-Tech buses (Mercedes-Benz and Satluj) , This school is the first one to do so. These facilities increase efficiency, protect children of tender age from air
& noise pollution
and the highest standards in hygiene
, safety & security.Buses are fully loaded with GPS and mobile devices for smooth functioning. Finger print scanning to access areas and use of Interactive boards instead of conventional smart boards.This school currently bear the tag of the most elite and top school of the country.
With 14 years of excellence in the field of education the school already has 4 branches functional in:
Rohini-Delhi,
Ludhiana- Punjab,
Jammu & Faridabad- Haryana
Ghaziabad -U.P
5 more branches which will soon be opened in:
Siliguri – West Bengal,
Kolkata – West Bengal,
Dwarka – Delhi,
Agra & Greater Noida – UP.
--G.D Goenka Public School Vasant Kunj—A very nice school. 4 floors( Including the Ground Floor) , Playground and Basketball court, Hi-tech gym, 25m Swimming pool. From Nursery to class 12. Mostly female academic staff, with male and female sports and activity teachers. Principal - DM Sharma. School timings - 7:30 to 2:10 in summers and 7:45 to 2:10 in winters. Canteen with healthy food. For more info, plese go to http://gdgps.gdgoenka.com/ , For admissions go to http://www.onlineschooladmissions.com/school/gd_goenka_public_school_-_vasant_kunj/new_delhi/delhi/india//7600.
The school has seven play fields where students can play games like cricket, soccer, tennis and hockey. The school also has seventeen acre 5 hole golf course and two basketball courts. there is a 400 meter athletic track and a 10000sq. ft indoor hall for multipurpose activities. There are also 2 glass squash courts for those who are interested in the sport.
Swimming
The school has a separate pool for juniors and a half - Olympic sized indoor swimming pool for the senior swimmers.
Fitness Center
The Gd Goenka World School has a hi - tech gymnasium with the lates equipments from Precaur including treadmill, cross trainer, cycles etc. the school also has billiards and a steam and sauna room along with a hair and skin salon. the hair and skin salon is for the boarders as they are not allowed to step out of campus.
GD Goenka Group, located in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, established in 1982, has had varied interests in the fields of Real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
, Educational institutions, Travel
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
& Tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
, Polyester
Polyester
Polyester is a category of polymers which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. Although there are many polyesters, the term "polyester" as a specific material most commonly refers to polyethylene terephthalate...
button
Button
In modern clothing and fashion design, a button is a small fastener, most commonly made of plastic, but also frequently of seashell, which secures two pieces of fabric together. In archaeology, a button can be a significant artifact. In the applied arts and in craft, a button can be an example of...
s, Garments & other exports.
Way back in 1994 the group set up its first school - G.D.Goenka Public School Vasant Kunj with barely 23 students in its 1st year.
Gradually there has been a remarkable rise in the students’ strength and the school currently has more than 2700 students. The school has been recognized by the Directorate of Education Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
and affiliated to the C.B.S.E.
Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education is a Board of Education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.-History:...
The faculty on board has the Heads of academic management from the prestigious Doon School, Dehradun
Dehradun
- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...
.
In 2003, the group went ahead and opened its second branch - A boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
at Sohna
Sohna
Sohna is a town and a municipal committee in Gurgaon district in the Indian state of Haryana.The small town of Sohna is a tourist place, located 24 km from the city on the highway from Gurgaon to Alwar, near a vertical rock. The town derived its name from the gold dust which was found from...
in Gurgaon Dist.
Gurgaon District
Gurgaon district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Gurgaon city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,660,289 . .It is the southern-most district of Haryana...
to cater primarily to the children of NRIS and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs). GD Goenka World School is co-educational and has international affiliation (I.B. Geneva and IGCSE, Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
).
Over the years, the schools have established a name for itself as one of the finest and most prestigious in the whole of India as a trend-setter in providing quality education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
through the latest in educational aids & equipment and amenities. The school is one of its kind and proudly boasts of many firsts like the 1st yellow bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
, 1st centrally air-conditioned
Air conditioning
An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...
school, 1st to introduce Mineral Water
Mineral water
Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value, generally obtained from a naturally occurring mineral spring or source. Dissolved substances in the water may include various salts and sulfur compounds...
Dispensers and the most hi-tech gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
with Life Fitness equipment from U.S which was set up in 2000. It has also introduce Low-Floor Hi-Tech buses (Mercedes-Benz and Satluj) , This school is the first one to do so. These facilities increase efficiency, protect children of tender age from air
Air pollution
Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or cause damage to the natural environment or built environment, into the atmosphere....
& noise pollution
Noise pollution
Noise pollution is excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine-created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life...
and the highest standards in hygiene
Hygiene
Hygiene refers to the set of practices perceived by a community to be associated with the preservation of health and healthy living. While in modern medical sciences there is a set of standards of hygiene recommended for different situations, what is considered hygienic or not can vary between...
, safety & security.Buses are fully loaded with GPS and mobile devices for smooth functioning. Finger print scanning to access areas and use of Interactive boards instead of conventional smart boards.This school currently bear the tag of the most elite and top school of the country.
With 14 years of excellence in the field of education the school already has 4 branches functional in:
Rohini-Delhi,
Ludhiana- Punjab,
Jammu & Faridabad- Haryana
Ghaziabad -U.P
5 more branches which will soon be opened in:
Siliguri – West Bengal,
Kolkata – West Bengal,
Dwarka – Delhi,
Agra & Greater Noida – UP.
--G.D Goenka Public School Vasant Kunj—A very nice school. 4 floors( Including the Ground Floor) , Playground and Basketball court, Hi-tech gym, 25m Swimming pool. From Nursery to class 12. Mostly female academic staff, with male and female sports and activity teachers. Principal - DM Sharma. School timings - 7:30 to 2:10 in summers and 7:45 to 2:10 in winters. Canteen with healthy food. For more info, plese go to http://gdgps.gdgoenka.com/ , For admissions go to http://www.onlineschooladmissions.com/school/gd_goenka_public_school_-_vasant_kunj/new_delhi/delhi/india//7600.