Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar

Bhavan's Vidya Mandir Girinagar
Location
Girinagar
Kochi, Kerala
India
Coordinates 9°57′29″N 76°18′01″E / 9.957919°N 76.300140°E / 9.957919; 76.300140
Information
School type Private recognized, Higher and Senior Secondary School (from Kindergarten)
Motto Aano Bhadrah Kratavo Yantu Vishwatah
(Let Noble thoughts come to us from every side)
Opened 1977
Founder Dr. Kulapati M. Munshi
Sister school Bhavan's Vidya Mandir (Elamakkara); Bhavans Varuna Vidhyalaya (Thrikkakara); Bhavan's Adarsha Vidyalaya (Kakkanad); Bhavan's Vidya Mandir (Eroor); Bhavan's Munshi Vidyashram (Thiruvankulam)
School board CBSE
Director Sri. E Ramankutty
Principal Mrs.Sunitha
Staff 113
Teaching staff 81
Language English
Campus size 1.7 acres
Houses Ahimsa (Non-Violence)
Dharmam (Virtue)
Jnanam (Knowledge)
Sathyam (Truth)
Sevanam (Service)
Shanthi (Peace)
Thyagam (Sacrifice)
Vinayam (Kind-Heartedness)
Song Bhavan's Anthem (Jai Jai Vidya)
Affiliations CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), India
Website Official Website

Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar [B.V.M. (G)] is a Senior Secondary School (Std. I–XII) affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. It is a part of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, a group of educational institutions and is situated in Girinagar, Ernakulam (Cochin), Kerala, India.

History

Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar was founded in 1977 on 1.7 acres (6,900 m2) of land donated by the Cochin Shipyard in the heart of Kochi City.

The school functions under the purview of the Kochi Kendra of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, which runs 7 schools in Kochi. Apart from the main subjects taught, the school also has judo, archery, basketball, karate and National Cadet Corps (NCC) coaching after school timings, which generally runs on Mondays–Tuesdays 3:00–5:00 PM. The school got the Best School Award 2011 in India. The school has 1,600 students and 85 teachers.

Timings

The school has three terms for Classes 1–5—first term is June–August, second term September–December, third term January–March.

For classes 6–10 it has two terms—first term June–Early October (starting 2012–13, May–September), second term Mid-October–March (starting 2012–13, October–March). The school opens at the beginning of June for Class I to VIII, XI and May for Classes IX–X and XII), and closes in March.

The summer vacation lasts from April beginning to May end for Class 1–8 and Class 11. For Class 9, 10, and 12, April alone is the month of vacation and May marks the beginning of their classes.

The school timing is from 7:45 am to 1:30 pm for Primary section and from 7:45 am to 2:50 pm for the Secondary and Senior-Secondary Sections Mondays to Fridays. The school functions on third Saturdays, for the students of Class 6–12 only.

Academics

The school is open from Grade 1 to Grade 12 [1st standard to 12th standard] and the age group is from 6 years to 17 years. The school is divided into Primary [1–5], Secondary [6–10] and Senior Secondary [11–12] classes. Apart from the main subjects taught at school, the school also has judo, archery, basketball and NCC coachings after school timings.

Facilities

An Add-On Facility: The "Plasma TV"

Classrooms are the best and favorite places of all children, from Class I to XII. The school does not just have a teacher standing in the corner of a classroom and dictating stuff which makes children sleep and the act of education boring. All classrooms of the school are equipped with a Superior Digital Technology now common to only a countable number of schools in Kerala. It is the Plasma TV. Bhavan's Girinagar was the first school to introduce it in the Kochi City of Kerala. The classes of the school now have the "TeachNext Education"—An All-India Company's Teaching Software installed in its Plasma TV, for all classes from Std. I to XII.

You can go to the official website of TeachNext: TeachNext: Next Education's Official Website

Launching of the School Website

The school website was formally launched in June 2012. The website URL is: www.bhavansgirinagar.ac.in

The PEACE Programme

The school has a yearly programme called the PEACE (Programme for Educational and Cultural Exchange) along with the students of The Judd School and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Kent, England. This is an exchange programme in which nearly 30 students and five teachers are hosted by students and teachers of one of the member schools for approximately 20 days for one academic year; the next year, the students and teachers who hosted during the previous year travel to be hosted by those who visited them the previous year. This program was started in the year 1995.

Subjects and Periods

The school has seven periods a day for Primaries (Class I–V) and nine periods a day for Secondary (Class VI–XII), each consisting for around 40–45 minutes.

Academics

CLASS I to X

All subjects and languages are to be studied compulsorily unless said below.

CLASS XI and XII

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

Students can choose any one from these 4 sets.

Co-Curricular Studies

Co-curricular studies have been given utmost importance in the school. The school promotes al types of extra-curricular activities through periods given especially for them. All students must study all these fields compulsorily, unless otherwise indicated. Most of these fields apply only to Students of Class I-VIII, but some of these apply to everyone (i.e. Class I to XII). They are indicated below.

Work Education Initiative

Work Education course was embarked as a Co-Curricular, yet an assessed kind of activity in the school from the academic year 2011-2012 onward. Unlike the first year when it was introduced on a temporary basis, from the academic year 2012-2013 onward, specially trained staff for the job have been employed on a part-time basis in the school. This is a compulsory period for the students of Classes VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, the classes being for 2 hours (approx.) on the First, Third and Fifth Saturdays of a month. The course teaches the following subjects for students of these classes, out of which ANY ONE section mus be opted for the entire academic year, by the student.

Cultural Fests

Awards and recognitions

Heads of the school

Principals

Vice Principals

Heads of the management

Hon. Secretary and Hon. Chairman of the School have resigned with effect April 2013.

Office Bearers for 2013–2014

Besides, all Houses are headed by Captains (Class 10), Vice Captains (Class 9) and Prefects (Class 8).

Office Bearers for the academic year 2015-2016

See also

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