Presidency School
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Presidency School is managed by Abdul Hameed Memorial Educational Trust, Bangalore
, which was founded by late Mr. Abdul Hameed who belonged to a well known family of Indian revolutionaries and educationists. The present chairman of the trust is Mr. Nissar Ahmed who is assisted by Dr.Thangadurai ,the Director , Presidency Group of Schools and the members of the trust in the efficient day-to-day functioning of the schools under its banner. The management is guided by the philosophy as laid down by its founders.
All schools are named under Presidency , except St.Pauls English School, JP Nagar which was one of the very first schools of the trust.
, Violin, Guitar, Keyboard, Tabla
, Mridangam, Veena
and Harmonium
are taught.
The school is also renowned for various activities ,some of which they have monopolized. The school cricket
team has been amongst the best and has bagged the Cottonian Shield. The school Football team has also shown great improvement. The Times NIE Playfest has been another area they have mastered. Mr Thanga Durai (Director) a renowned educationist put the school in lime-light by various measures like organising interaction of children with Ex President Mr Abdul Kalam, Creation of Science Park, innovative teaching techniques and strict descipline through heads like Charu Agarwal.
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, which was founded by late Mr. Abdul Hameed who belonged to a well known family of Indian revolutionaries and educationists. The present chairman of the trust is Mr. Nissar Ahmed who is assisted by Dr.Thangadurai ,the Director , Presidency Group of Schools and the members of the trust in the efficient day-to-day functioning of the schools under its banner. The management is guided by the philosophy as laid down by its founders.
Location
Away from the distractions of Bangalore city, the schools are located in the calm and healthy environs of R. T. Nagar(ICSE), Nandini Layout(ICSE) Off Bannerghatta Road, J.P Nagar(ICSE), Kasturi Nagar(CBSE). However, all schools are well connected.The school has another branch at Mangalore(ICSE). The Kasturi Nagar branch is a recent addition to the Group of Schools.All schools are named under Presidency , except St.Pauls English School, JP Nagar which was one of the very first schools of the trust.
Extracurricular activities
Activities available to student include literary club, dramatics club, Rotary Interact and various music and dance clubs. Instruments like SitarSitar
The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
, Violin, Guitar, Keyboard, Tabla
Tabla
The tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres...
, Mridangam, Veena
Veena
Veena may refer to one of several Indian plucked instruments:With frets*Rudra veena, plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music*Saraswati veena, plucked string instrument used in Carnatic musicFretless...
and Harmonium
Harmonium
A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
are taught.
The school is also renowned for various activities ,some of which they have monopolized. The school cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team has been amongst the best and has bagged the Cottonian Shield. The school Football team has also shown great improvement. The Times NIE Playfest has been another area they have mastered. Mr Thanga Durai (Director) a renowned educationist put the school in lime-light by various measures like organising interaction of children with Ex President Mr Abdul Kalam, Creation of Science Park, innovative teaching techniques and strict descipline through heads like Charu Agarwal.