- New Educational College
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New Educational College (NEC) has been founded in 1961 and is a private secondary school in Bel Air, Riviere Seche, Mauritius.
Its objectives are to provide education to the children of Bel Air, Rivière Sèche and the surrounding villages who usually come from socio-economic background characterized by low income, a rural society and high illiteracy. The school has contributed much to the education of the inhabitants in this part of the country.
More than eight thousand pupils have been educated at the NEC since its debut and they certainly bear the imprint of the education dispensed to them. Operating within the broader legal and educational framework of the country, the school has created its own image as a dispenser of an education with comprehensive academic, utilitarian, social and moral goals. Apart from teaching Science, Mathematics, Commercial and Technical subjects, the school gives special attention to the artistic, social and moral development of the students. The pupil is given ample space for artistic creativity and expression. In addition to providing an Art room, the NEC has created a music department with fully equipped rooms for Indian Classical Music (Sitar), Indian Classical Dance (Kathak) and Western Music (Saxophone, Guitar and Flute). This is in line with the NEC's policy of creating a convivial school environment and providing the base for cultural development. Music and dance are also given great importance at the NEC.
Within the moral education curriculum, the NEC has emphasized personality development, which includes self-esteem, self-confidence, social etiquettes and communication, as a major item.
The school is known for its discipline and it is geared to provide quality education. The NEC strives to keep pace with high educational standards and to respond to the ever changing demands of socio-economic norms. The NEC operate within a fast changing social and political environment. Handiness and innovative spirit are qualities have been ever present at New Educational College and has guaranteed its growth and success.
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- Schools in Mauritius
- Educational institutions established in 1961
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