The Aryan School

The Aryan School
Location
Malsi Greens Dehradun , Uttarakhand , 248001 India
Information
Type	International School, Independent School, Boarding School
Motto	Be a guiding star
Founded	2001
Founder	Sri SL Dugar
School board	CISCE and ISC
Principal	Mrs. B. Dasgupta
Grades	1-12
Gender	Coeducational, International Day cum Day Boarding and Residential School
Student to teacher ratio	15:1
Language	English
Campus type	Green and pollution free
Houses	Rig, Sama, Atharva, Yajur
Sports	Basketball, cricket,[1] badminton, table tennis, football
Yearbook	Sanskar [2]
Website	http://www.thearyanschool.com/

The Aryan School is a co-educational independent boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.^[3] Founded in 2001 by Sunny Gupta director of Wheezal Labs, "the biggest homoeopathic combinations unit in northern India".^[4] The school offers modern education based on the Vedic principal.

Campus

The school campus is in the heart of the Dehradun Valley located at Malsi Green area on Mussoorie Road near to Mussoorie diversion, ten minutes from the Clock Tower. 'Smart' classrooms are in place. The school has an auditorium for functions and for movies. Dehradun is known for its weather^[5] and the school is located near a wooded hillock and the valley of Dehradun.^{[citation needed]}

Curriculum

The school is affiliated by the ICSE Board, New Delhi, which conducts the ICSE (Std. 10) and ISC (Std. 12) examinations. As required by the CISCE, the subjects for ICSE and ISC examinations are taught in English.

Co-curricular

Academic building in 2011

Co-curricular activities consist of hobbies, publications, special interest clubs, community service, art and craft, clay modeling, pottery, sculpture, Indian dance and Indian and Western music.

Sports

A multi-purpose indoor stadium with a seating capacity for 200 spectators has facilities for indoor games. Cricket,^[6] Football, hockey, basketball, swimming, lawn tennis, table tennis, badminton, skating, rifle-shooting, yoga and physical training are played.

Admission

The school houses 500 students aged 6 to 18. Admission to the school is based on a competitive entrance examination and an interview.^[7] The Aryan School pupils take the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education in tenth grade and are thereafter for the final two years: Indian School Certificate (ISC).

Houses

There are four houses (Rig, Sama, Atharva and Yajur named after Vedas). Each house is run by a housemaster, who is also a member of the teaching staff. The housemaster is assisted by a senior boy and girl known as the house captains. One senior boy and girl serve as school captains and is assisted by prefects from each house. Students are assigned to houses at the time of admission and develop great loyalty to them.

References

1. "Aryan School are super 8s champions". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
2. "Founder's Day Function, Anupam Kher released Sanskar". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
3. "Best Schools in Dehradun". Appine Education. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
4. "Wheezal Director Message". Wheezal Lab. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
5. "Climate of Dehradun". Maps of India. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
6. "Aryan School scores win in GPL". Garhwal Post. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
7. "Admission Process". The Aryan School. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

External links

• Official website

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