Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School, Airoli
| Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School, Airoli | |
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| Address | |
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Plot No. 11, Sector 10, Airoli , , 400708 India | |
| Coordinates | 19°08′51″N 72°59′14″E / 19.147500°N 72.987222°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public School Private School |
| Motto | असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय । |
| Established | 1997 |
| Principal | Suruchi Kataria |
| Grades | KG to XII |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Average class size | 45-60 students |
| Education system | D A V College Managing Committee |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 6 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | For std. I-IV: Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Venus,Uranus For std. V-XII: Chanakya, Aryabhatta, Dayanand, Kalidasa, Vivekananda, Sushruta |
| Colour(s) | Mars, Chanakya: Red; Jupiter, Aryabhatta: Yellow; Mercury, Dayananda: Green; Saturn, Kalidasa: Blue; Venus, Vivekananda: Orange; Uranus, Sushruta: Purple |
| Nickname | D.A.V Airoli |
| Accreditation | CBSE |
| Publication | DAV Publications Divisions |
| Website | Official Site |
Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School, Airoli is a private school in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Located in Sector 10 Airoli.
History
After the demise of Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1883, a group of socially oriented people decided to form the Dayanand Anglo - Vedic (D.A.V) College trust and Education society as a befitting tribute to his great ideas, which got registered in 1885. The society established its first institution D.A.V School, at Lahore on 1 June 1886, with Lala Hansraj (later Mahatma Hansraj) as its honorary headmaster.
DAV Public School, Airoli was Founded in year 1998 and has the strength of more than 4600 students on to rolls.
Curriculum
English is the primary language of instruction, with students also receiving compulsory education in Hindi and either Sanskrit or a regional language. The other subjects taught to the students include Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Geography, History, Political Science, Economics, Mass Media Studies and many more. The school is affiliated to the CBSE, New Delhi and follows the curriculum developed by the DAVCMC, Delhi till Class 8. The school students appear mainly for five main public examinations every year, namely:
- All India Secondary School Examination [for Class 10 students]
- All India Senior School Certificate Examination [for Class 12 students]
- All India Pre-Medical/ Dental Test [for Medical/Dental aspirants]
- Joint Entrance Examination (Main) [for Engineering aspirants]
- Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) [for IIT aspirants].
Location
The school is affiliated with CBSE in Airoli, Navi Mumbai managed by D A V College Managing Committee[1]
Extracurricular activities
A team of DAV Airoli School students were awarded first place in the 10-12 Large Group category in the 2008 NASA Space Settlement Contest.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ DAV School Bus Stop Unnamed Road, Bridge View Cooperative Housing Society, Omkar Society, Sector 10, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400708 "DAV Airoli location".
- ^ "Space Settlement Design Contest 2008 Results". Archived from the original on 25 April 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Jeddy, G Mohiuddin (15 June 2008). "Out of this world!". The Times of Navi Mumbai.
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