Apeejay Noida

Infobox Secondary school
name = Apeejay School, Noida

motto= 'Soaring High is my Nature'
type = Private
grades = Nursery–12
established= 1981
city = NOIDA
state = UP
country = India
enrollment = 2,500
mascot = a flying bird
colors =
principal = Mr. N. N. Nayyar
chairman = Dr. Stya Paul
television station =
yearbook =
Newsletter = Pulse
website = http://www.apeejay.edu/noida/home.htm

Apeejay School Noida is a higher secondary school located in NOIDA.

History and traditions

Apeejay Noida started functioning in 1981 in Chilla Gaaon in East Delhi. Later, it shifted to its current campus in Sector 16-A, NOIDA. It celebrated its Silver Jubilee in the year 2006, marking 25 years since its inception. It has a reputation as one of the most reputed schools of Noida and NCR. It has grown from strength to strength under several principals: Mr. Arora, Mr. V. K. Mathu, Mr. Prashar and Dr. Hassija.

House system

The School follows a house system; where the students are divided into four different houses. The Houses are as follows:

*Nehru House
*Tagore House
*Gandhi House
*Radhakrishnan House

Co-curricular activities

Apeejay has a long tradition of organising weekly activity classes in various fields. It has gained recognitionFact|date=June 2007 for its efforts in nurturing the talents of its students ever since its inception as a fledgling institution in 1981. The following is the list of activity classes held in Apeejay Noida:
*Code (computer club)
*Robotics
*Swimming
*Music
*Quizzing
*Dance
*Instrumental Music
*Vocal Music
*Theatre
*Extempore
*Speeches
*Home Science
*English Debating
*Hindi Debating
*Football

Key positions

The school has a Prefectorial Board and a School Council. These two boards consist of students who are capable of efficiently leading the school. These boards exist at the Primary, Middle and Secondary School levels.
*Primary SchoolPrimary School consists of classes from 2nd to 5th. For classes 4th and 5th, Class Representatives from the School Council are elected for each class by the students. Prefects are elected in Class V. A Head Girl and a Head Boy are elected in Class V, as the seniormost positions of the Prefectorial Board in the Primary School.

*Middle SchoolMiddle School consists of classes from 6th to 8th. Class Representatives are elected from each section by the students. In Class VIII, the seniormost class in the middle school; apart from Class Representatives, School and House Prefects, Deputy Head Girl and Boy, and the Head Girl and Head Boy are also elected. For the appointment of Prefects and the Head students, an interview also takes place.

*Senior SchoolSenior School consists of classes from 9th to 12th. Head Boy, Head Girl, V-head Boy and V-head Girl are selected after a series of tough interviews. The Sr. House prefects are chosen by the House Wardens through interviews. The Head Boy and Head Girl are chosen from class 12 and the Vice Head Boy and Vice Head Girl are selected from class 11.

Important events

Apeejay holds annual events to commemorate the important dates in its two decades of existence and to foster the competitive spirit among its students. The following is the list of the events:
*Code
*Appreciation Day
*Sports Day
*Founder's Day
*Inter-house competitions
*Annual Day

Foreign exchange programme

Part of a UKIERI Scheme (UK & India Education Research Initiative).In july 2007 12 students from this apeejay school and other schools entered into a student exchange programne sponsored by the British Council, the students visited Altrincham Grammar School For Boys, a school in the UK. In July 2008 6 UK students from Altrincham Grammar School For Boys visited the school accompanied by 2 teachers representing schools in Trafford. During their stay a projected was conducted comparing the differences in the water supply and flooding between India & UK.

Faculty

The following is the list of important members of faculty of Apeejay Noida:

External links

* [http://www.apeejay.edu/noida/home.htm Official Website of Apeejay Noida]