Vidya Mandir, Mylapore, Chennai
February 20, 2008 – 5:25 pmSyllabus: CBSE
Gender: Co-Educational
Address: 124, Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004
Phone number(s): 044 24981078 / 24980834
Email : vmmyl@vsnl.com
Directions: Vidya Mandir Mylapore is located just off the busy Luz corner junction. It is easily accessible from all over Chennai as Mylapore is well connected by road and urban rail.
About the School:
The School originally began as a Ladies’ Club - hence the name Mylapore Ladies Club (MLC) School Society, and first started as a kindergarten for the boys of the area. This was in February 1956. Mylapore School Society was then very different from what it is today. The first president of the society was Sister Subbalakshmi, aided in every possible by Shri Subbaraya Aiyar, a leading lawyer of his time, and Mrs. Padmini Chari, Educationist. Thus the school was born on the 3rd February 1956, through the efforts of the three, and Vidya Mandir Matriculation School was formally opened in 1960. Although started for boys, it is today a coeducational school with over 2000 students , 100 teachers, and 35 support staff.
Vidya Mandir is a CBSE school with classes from kindergarten to Higher Secondary level. The School is affiliated to the CBSE
The focus is on all- round development and teaching is child-oriented. Play way method is followed for the KG.
To make learning more interesting and less stressful examinations are not conducted at the primary level.
The students appear for the regular AISSE (Class 10) and the AISSCE (Class 12). Equal importance is given to academics and extra-curricular activities. CBSE syllabus and NCERT books are followed strictly for classes 9 to 12.
The school offers Maths, Physics, Chemistry with Biology / Computer Science / Biotechnology in the Science stream.
Accounts, Economics, Business studies and Maths are offered in the Commerce stream.
Vidya Mandir has well-equipped labs and an audio-visual room to keep the children abreast with the changing times and computer science is part of the Work Experience Syllabus.
Every term has at least one major celebration - Sports Day and School Day in the 1st Term, Alumni Day and Project Day in the 2nd Term and Founders’ Day, Primary School Day and KG School Day in the 3rd Term.
Library
There is a common library both for the primary and high school which has books cover the entire range of subjects taught at the school and house. Approximately 10000 books are available. The library is kept open from 8.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Quest and Prayoga
Prayoga and Quest are “learn by doing” science laborataries in the primary and middle school respectively. The students are provided with instruction cards, based on which, they carry out experiments independently.
Audio-Visual Room
A user friendly Audio-Visual Room with a multimedia computer and an LCD projector, TV and VCR is something the school is proud of
Value Education
Teaching of Values has always been happening at VM. It’s happening with a difference this year - a bright set of text books with interesting stories, anecdotes and activities have been garnered into action to help with value education.
Classes 3 to 8 have value education classes focusing on a set of values specifically in a graded manner. A fun way not only to learn, but practice essential attributes!
‘Hey math!’
NRICH Online Maths club and Millineum Mathematics Project (MMP) of the university of Cambridge have introduced ” Hey Math! ” - an online learning system in mathematics help students
Dispel fear of Mathematics
Develop problem solving and critical thinking skills
Make learning interactive
Develop inter disciplinary thinking
Encourage independent learning
Hey math online resources have now been fully customized for the Indian C.B.S.E curriculum.
Some of the past students include
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