Tier II - Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School

HISTORY

The Oriental Cultural Education Society, a subsidiary unit of the Vyasa Bharata Kaladi Sadas Samajam, founded Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School in 1970 This is a registered body founded by His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. At the instance and the blessings of His Holiness, some of the enlightened citizens of Chennai registered the Indian Educational Society in 1971.The primary aim of this institution was to start a good educational institution to impart education to children on national lines and in consonance with the time spirit, synthesising the feature of the ancient systems with the progressive trends of modern times.Recognising the impressive objectives of the Indian Educational Society and its fruitful functioning, His Holiness arranged the transfer of Sri Sankara School to the management of the Indian Educational Society. Sri Sankara School has grown into a Senior Secondary School and it owns a spacious campus in Adyar.It is a co-educational institution and has been affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.

The school has been producing cent percent result in the board examinations consecutively for the past nineteen years.The unique feature of Sri Sankara School is that it symbolises the ideals of education expressed in and through moral and spiritual values, discipline and character, appreciation of their cultural heritage and cultivation of genuine devotion to God, respect to Guru, Parents and Elders.

Sanskrit, the repository of School's culture is given a special status in this school. As a pioneering institution it helps in the propagation of Sanskrit and conducts special sloka classes for the children.



Admission

Admission is made on the basis of merit. An entrance test is conducted and qualifying students will be admitted into the classes for which they are found fit. They are required to produce the birth certificates or any proof of age of the student at the time of admission.The admission forms would be available by the end of January.
For admissions to LKG, a child should have completed 3 years as on June 2001.Interviews would be conducted in the month of March and there would be an entrance test for classes I to XII.
The registration form can be obtained form the school on payment of Rs 150/-



Curriculum



Scheme of StudiesMedium of Instruction - English
LKG - English, number work and gamesUKG - English, number work, art, games andenvironmental science
I and II Stds.1. English2.Hindi or Tamil
II, IV and V Stds. 1.English2.Sanskrit3.Hindi or Tamil
VI, VII, VIII Stds. 1.English2.Hindi (Lower Hindi or Higher Hindi)3.Sanskrit or Tamil
IX and X Stds.1.English2.Hindi or Sanskrit or Tamil
Other subjects offered are as follows:Mathematics, science, social studies, work experience, health and physical education and value education, according to the scheme of Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi

Arts: drawing, painting, music, dance and drama co-curricular activities: public activities, literary activities, cubs and bulbuls, scout and guide.Work experience: electrical gadgets, their servicing and maintenance, sewing and needlework.Club activities: Club activities form a part of the curriculum from VI std onwards.Computer awareness: To promote computer education and training, their school offers computer awareness courses as part of their education from class IV onwards.