Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur
Location
Kannur, Kerala, India India
Information
Type	Private
Established	1977
School board	CBSE
School district	Kannur
Authority	Chinmaya Mission Trust
Principal	Smt rasika
Grades	K to 12
Education system	Indian
Affiliation	CBSE - Delhi (No. 930028)
Website	http://www.chinmayakannur.ac.in/

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur is a senior secondary school in Kannur, Kerala, India. The school has two campuses in Kannur.

Origin

The foundation stone for Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Cannanore was laid by H.H. Swami Chinmayananda on 3 February 1977. In 1989 it grew to a full-fledged secondary high school affiliated with the CBSE, New Delhi. In August 1989 Vidyalaya was upgraded into the Senior Secondary level. Students were admitted to the science stream on a merit basis. A commerce stream was introduced in 1995.

Chinmaya Balabhavan

The Chinmaya Balabhavan is a part of Chinmaya Vidyalaya situated at the heart of the city where students from class I-V are taught.

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Govindagiri

The classes from 1st to 12th are at the main campus in Govindagiri. At 12 acres (49,000 m²), this is one of the largest school campuses in Kerala. The school also sponsors 10 children from Kargil and Ladakh who are unable to pursue their education there due to border conflicts.This school imbibes culture in its students and is a School With A Difference (SWAD)

Alumni

Film actress Manju Warrier studied at Chinmaya Kannur.

References

• https://archive.is/20121128175220/http://164.100.50.30/SchoolDir/appview_dir.asp?affno=930028
• http://www.chinmayakannur.ac.in/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110727231329/http://www.sahodayank.org/chinmayakannur.htm
• http://www.zonkerala.com/Chinmaya-Vidyalaya-Kannur-1611.html