Scindia School: Nurturing generations
Abhay Anand | November 2, 2019 | 12:16 PM IST
Here’s a school in which an ideal environment of cordial relationships and emotional bondings are encouraged for students to appreciate the value system of life…
It is not common to hear from a student that he joined a particular school because his father, his sibling and
The 122-year-long journey
A view from the top
Located inside the historic Gwalior Fort that towers 300 feet above Gwalior city, the all-boys school is spread across 160 acres. There are 12 Houses; four for juniors and eight for the seniors. Away from the din of the city, it provides an ideal teaching and learning environment. It’s almost a mystical experience as the students live in close proximity with ancient artefacts and monuments. The rich flora and fauna of the fort supplements their learning experience.
Process-driven education
The Scindia administration firmly believes that the process is more significant than the outcome. Therefore, the school instils in each child the core values of dedication, devotion to one’s calling, perseverance, integrity, honesty and to rise above mediocrity. This is achieved through the dynamic curriculum of the school, which emphasizes academia as well as life-skills governed by a strong sense of service. Smita Chaturvedi, Vice Principal, says, “We follow CBSE curriculum, yet our system is geared towards project-based learning, research-based education which is an integral part of IB system of education, so we have an amalgamation of the best practices in the world.”
The quest for excellence brings the best out of young boys and transforms them into fine gentlemen. It is this desire for excellence, with the right balance of values that has created a bandwagon of “Scindians” who have made a noteworthy contribution in steering India in its path of progress for more than a century now. Though the school is firmly rooted in its century-old culture, it has also evolved with the changing times to suit the educational needs of the 21st century. “The best thing about it is the relationship between teachers and students. After my class 12, I want to avail full scholarship to go and study in the UK,” says Ujjwal Mehrotra, another student.
Connecting students to realities
Under the social service project, the school has adopted two villages around Gwalior, ‘Nathon Ka Pura’ and ‘Sonsa’. Every year, Scindia students go and work for the improvement of infrastructure, sanitation, and other important tasks like building toilets for women, developing the village school, and providing drinking water. They also work with the residents of the two villages to make them adopt better healthcare practices and provide basic education to women and senior citizens. “Our boys go to work in villages as we believe that classroom education cannot teach you to deal with a real-life situation and this is an important factor that differentiates Scindia from other schools,” says the Vice Principal.
Time for introspection
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Tuned to holistic development of students
Dr. Madhav Deo Saraswat, Principal, The Scindia School
We have a legacy of creating not just successful professionals, but also wonderful human beings. That is the hallmark of The Scindia School.While the broad-strokes of our pedagogy are guided by the CBSE, we do have a highly nuanced curriculum which includes all sorts of ideas and strategies, e.g. project-based learning and assessments; interdisciplinary teaching and learning; experiential education etc.
We ensure a multi-pronged approach to education which is student-centric. Our holistic curriculum ensures that learning is based on natural talent and aptitude rather than the rat-race ideology. This ensures the holistic development of our students.
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