Lilavatibai Podar High School

Smt. Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School, (LPSSS), is a co-educational, English medium institution for grades 1 through 12. It is a private, ICSE, unaided, independent, day-boarding school, registered with the state of Maharashtra. LPSSS is located in Santacruz(W), Mumbai, India, and is part of the Podar Education Complex.

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The principal is Mrs. Norina Fernandes (as of 15.06.2015) and Mrs. Sheila Alexander (Senior Vice Principal) and the Senior Head mistress is Mrs Sunita Chopra. There are approximately 5000 students in the school (as of 15.05.2012).

About

The school was founded in 1927 by Shri Ganesh Narayan Podar. It has classes from pre-primary up to Std. XII ISC, registered with the state of Maharashtra and affiliated to the [Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations], New Delhi.

Given that the twenty-first century will see the emergence of a global society, I firmly believe that co-existence between mankind and nature, as well as between diverse cultures, will be indispensable for peaceful and sustainable development anywhere. This is why we are promoting positive attitudes to provide equal opportunities, regardless of gender, race, disability or social background.

Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School will be an institution nurturing the young talents, creating new academic discipline, understanding each other's cultures and ways of life, in pursuit of goals that are common to all mankind.

Format

LPSSS offers the standard ICSE curriculum. It has two sessions per day, one in the morning (0700-1200 hrs) and one in the afternoon (1230-1730 hrs). The campus includes a five floored main building, the Ramniranjan Podar Hall and a field equipped with modern sporting equipment and basketball courts, cricket nets, long jump pits, table tennis halls and football arrangements.

Houses

To promote positive competitiveness among students and to teach good sportsmanship the school follows a house system where students are grouped into 4 houses. These are:

Raman (red)
After the scientist Dr. CV Raman
Swami Vivekanand (yellow)
In patronage of the religious and social leader Swami Vivekananda
Tagore (green)
A tribute to the acknowledged author, poet, painter, social reformer, teacher and freedom fighter, Rabindranath Tagore.
Gandhi (blue)
A tribute to the Father of India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

Interhouse competitions are held regularly. Students are encouraged to showcase their talents. House trophies and individual championship awards are distributed at the annual prize distribution ceremony annually. Interschool competitions, events and social drives are also held.

Facilities

Air-conditioned classrooms
ICT in every classroom connected to the cloud and central network
Science laboratories
Mathematics laboratory
Library
Audio-visual Room
Staff rooms
Counselor room
Canteen
Stationery shop
Basketball Court

Sports

A bit further from the school is an independent sports academy and 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m²). athletic grounds. Sports taught include:

Athletics
Cricket
Football
Basketball
Throwball
Physical Education

Curriculum

Pre - primary:- Maths and English.
From Ist:- Maths, Hindi, EVS, English.
From IIIrd:- Maths, English, Hindi, Marathi, EVS.
From IVth:- Maths, English, Hindi, Marathi, Science, History and Geography.
From VIth:- Maths, English, Hindi, Biology, Marathi / French, Physics, Chemistry, History and Geography.
From IXth:-

1. The compulsory subjects include:

2. The syllabus allows the student to choose 2nd optional-subject groups from optional subjects. These include:

Math and General Science, or

Math and Economics, or
Economics and French (second language)

3. The third optional group includes:

External links

School website
Official website: http://www.lilavatibaipodarschool.com/
8 Podar Education Network website http://www.podar.org/