APEEJAY SCHOOL, PITAMPURA

ADMISSION TO PRE-SCHOOL ( NURSERY CLASS ) 2018 – 2019

1. Total number of seats available for Admission to : 200

Pre-School classes 2. Total number of seats to be reserved for EWS/ : 50

Disadvantaged Group 3. Minimum Age as on 31st March, 2018 : 3 years (i.e. a child born on

or before 31/03/2015) 4. Commencement of admission process : 27th December, 2017 5. Availability of Online Registration Numbers : 27th December, 2017 to

From the School Office on all working days 17th January, 2018 ( 9:00 a.m. to 12 :00 noon )

6. Last date of submission of Online Forms : 17th January, 2018 ( upto 2:00 p.m. )

7. The date for displaying the first list of Selected : 15th February, 2018 Candidates including Waiting List

8. The date for displaying the second list of : 28th February, 2018 Candidates (if any) (including Waiting List)

9. List of supporting documents to be produced by the parents at the time of admission : a. Original Date of Birth Certificate of Child b. Photocopy of the Vaccination Card of Child c. Photographs of Father, Mother and the Child (1 each) d. A copy of the Aadhar Card of Father, Mother and the Child.

10. Admission Criteria: S.No. Criteria for Open Seats Points allotted 1 Physically Challenged Child 5 2 Child with sibling studying in the same school 15 3 Child whose parent is alumni of the same school 10 4

Child in a lower class at any other Apeejay School 15

5 Child with sibling studying in another Apeejay School 10 6 Child whose parent is Alumni of any other AES School / College /

Institute or of Apeejay Stya University ( ASU ) 10

7 Children whose parents or grandparents are the Members or the Office Bearers of the School Managing Committee

15

8 Child whose parent is a Confirmed Teacher of same school 15 9 First Born Child / Girl Child 5 Total 100

In case of a tie in points, preferential ranking will be given in seriatim given above for the highest category achieved by rank ( as enumerated above )

If a tie still exists, there will be draw of lots.

11. School will be providing transport facility on selected routes.

B. Admission Committee

1. Mr. D.K. Bedi, Principal 2. Mrs. Veena Goel, Vice-Principal 3. Mr. Sanjeev Sehgal, Parent 4. Mrs. Reena Singh, Parent 5. Mrs. Sarita Sehgal, Incharge – Pre-Primary The above listed members of Admission Committee will be monitoring Pre-School admissions.

C. Grievance Committee

1. Mrs. Malini Sridhar 2. Mrs. Sarita Sehgal 3. Mrs. Vishakha Sahni

For information about Online Registration Process, please contact the school office between 9:00 a.m. and 12.00 noon on all working days till 17th January, 2018.

OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT APEEJAY SCHOOL PITAMPURA Apeejay School, Pitampura, aims at quality education and pursuit of excellence in all fields of life. The school ensures physical, mental and moral growth of the students and creates in them a zest for learning. An effort is made to organize an environment affording inspiration for the development of body, mind and spirit along with the values of truth, honesty, integrity and arduousness. It serves the needs, purposes and interests of the whole child and every child. Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Apeejay School Pitampura The Year 2015 marked the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of Apeejay School, Pitampura. A number of festivities kept the spirit of celebration alive. The students and parents were invited to design the Silver Jubilee Logo to commemorate the landmark milestone; celebrating 25 glorious years of the school journey. Sidharth Bhaskar of Class IX (2015) designed the Silver Jubilee Logo and won cash award of Rs. 1000/-.

As a part of Silver Jubilee Celebrations the school organized a number of events such as Apeejay Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Apeejay Silver Jubilee Dr. Stya Paul Memorial Chess Tournament, Apeejay Silver Jubilee Youth Festival, Apeejay Silver Jubilee Sports Day, Apeejay Silver Jubilee Youth Leadership Camp, Apeejay Silver Jubilee Walk, Silver Jubilee Winter Carnival and Apeejay Silver Jubilee Grand Finale. The memorable features of this Silver Jubilee Celebrations were the launch of Apeejay Videos on YouTube and release of first ever music album- IBAADAT comprising of melodious tracks written, composed and sung by the students and teachers of Apeejay School, Pitampura. Another feather was added with the release of a special edition Coffee Table Book titled SAMARPAN, tracing the momentous journey of the School over a period of 25 years.

Golden Jubilee Year of Apeejay Education Society Celebrated at Apeejay School Pitampura

Apeejay School Pitampura organized Havan ceremony on 4th December, 2017 to mark the celebrations of Golden Jubilee Year of Apeejay Education Society. It was on 4th December 1967 that Apeejay Education Society was established by the Founder Chairman Dr. Stya Paul. It was the dedication and indomitable spirit of our late Chairman Sir, Dr. Paul which made Apeejay Education Society scale great heights.

To develop the creative and multifaceted personality of the children, dance, music, poetry, drama has been made an integral part of the curriculum besides academics. Special Activities and Special Assemblies are also held regularly in the school with an aim to encourage the students to show their caliber. It is widely known that Apeejay School, Pitampura, has laid many milestones in the field of academic and cultural activities. It has been a constant endeavor of our students and staff to achieve excellence in each and every field and widen their horizons.

Academics :

The school caters to students in the age group of 3 + to 18 years and offers a variety of subjects with foreign languages. The perpetuality of excellence is maintained as our students have always achieved brilliant 100% pass scores in both Class X and XII C.B.S.E. examination. The school has always maintained the pass record of 100% result. With each passing year they have raised the bar higher and set new targets. The average aggregate was 78.72 in 1998-99 and now it has reached 86.14% with 4.2 distinction per student. On the basis of the rising high benchmark of academic excellence, Education Today in its latest survey, ranked Apeejay School, Pitampura 6th among CBSE Schools in Delhi and on the 17th position among India‟s top 20 CBSE affiliated schools.

AVERAGE AGGREGATE IN CBSE CLASS – XII EXAMINATION ( 1997 – 2017 )

Every year our students are awarded Certificate of Merit by CBSE for being among the top 0.1% of the successful candidates for their outstanding performance in CBSE Exams.

The school is well equipped with computer labs, with latest hardwares and softwares for providing hand on experience to students. There are well equipped science laboratories. The school has a well-maintained Library with the variety of books, magazines, journals, newspapers and periodicals. In some of the classrooms the school has replaced the traditional white boards or flip charts by the Interactive White Boards. These boards allow teachers to record their instructions and post the material for review by students at a later time.

AIR Rank – 11 in JEE Advanced

Kushagra Juneja, a student of class XII (2016-17), appeared for JEE Advanced 2017. He scored All India Rank – 11 in this competitive Exam and made us all proud.

Students Selection in various Prestigious Institutes

The students of our school by their dedication and hardwork made their presence felt in the various prestigious institutes and colleges both in India and Abroad. To name a few:

IIT, Delhi Indian Military Academy Delhi College of Engineering AIIMS Maulana Azad Medical College Shri Ram College of Commerce, D.U. Lady Harding College Bhartiyavidyapeeth, Pune BDS Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon I.P. University Engineering College, Kurukshetra University. School of Planning and Architect Aviation Technology, California

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

Garima Mittal, our alumni of the year 2001 bagged the eighth rank in the Civil Services Examination (IAS).

Nidhi Srivastava is a Flight Lieutenant in Indian Air Force

Anjul Patney is the head of a software company in U.S. Manish Kaushik is a leading advocate in the Delhi High Court. Sameedh Deshpandey is a qualified Commercial Pilot trained in Canada. The school alumnus Achin Narula (batch 2003-2004) and Sarthak Narula (batch

2009-2010), won the highest prize of Rs. 7 Crore in the reality show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” 2014.

Our alumnus Kushagra Tayal made a World Record and entered the Guinness Book of Records for building the largest plastic cup pyramid consisting of 56,980 cups.

SCHOOL RANKING

EDUCATION TODAY RANKING

Apeejay School, Pitampura ranked No. 17 in India and No. 6 in New Delhi in a survey conducted by Education Today

EDUCATION WORLD RANKING

The „Education World‟ Magazine (September, 2017) has ranked Apeejay School, Pitampura at No. 9 amongst Co-Ed. Day Schools of Delhi.

It is also a matter of pride that the school has been ranked at 22nd in India by the „Education World‟.

DIGITAL LEARNING SCHOOL RANKING

Apeejay School, Pitampura ranked 1st under the „City Ranking‟ and 6th under „Online Presence‟ categories in the North Delhi area in the Digital Learning Magazine‟s October 2017 issue.

CAREERS 360 RATINGS

Apeejay School, Pitampura Was Rated AAAA+ among Delhi Day Schools in the October 2017 issue of the Careers 360 Magazine.

AWARDS WON BY SCHOOL

Life Empowerment Awards – Citation of Honour

Apeejay School, Pitampura was awarded with the “Citation of Honour” award for distinguished endeavours at Life Empowerment Awards for promotion and recognition of holistic development in schools by Expressions India, a National Life Skills, Values, Education and School Wellness Programme.

Life Empowerment Awards – Citation of Honour for Leadership Excellence

Mr. D. K. Bedi was awarded with the “Citation of Honour for Leadership Excellence” award in the award category – Principal Leadership for Outstanding Endeavors, by Life Empowerment Awards for promotion and recognition of holistic development in schools by Expressions India, a National Life Skills, Values, Education and School Wellness Programme.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS NATIONAL UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL

Apeejay School, Pitampura spreads compassion and acceptance in a way that can unite the world. From time to time various activities of inclusion are organized in the school to sensitize and spread awareness related to intellectual disability. To fulfill this motive we have walked hand in hand with Special Olympics Bharat since 2012.

It was a moment of pride when Dr Timothy Shriver Chairman, Special Olympics International from USA visited Apeejay Pitampura on 17th Oct 2017. Several other dignitaries who accompanied him- Shawn Ferguson special Advisor to Chairman Timothy Shriver at Special Olympics International, Simon Koh Senior Director of Operations, Special Olympics Asia Pacific and President of Special Olympics Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur. Ms Catherine Ho Director –

Development, at Special Olympics Asia Pacific Office. Victor Vaz National Sports Director of Special Olympics Bharat. Mukta Narain Thind is National Director – Organization Development, were also warmly welcomed by the students and the staff. To showcase the inclusion and the unified activities, two student leaders gave an overview of the journey of Apeejay School Pitampura in collaboration with Special Olympics. A unified Aerobics performance and a unified game of Bocce‟ was the perfect icebreaker between the students and the guests. Apeejay

School, Pitampura was decorated with another feather in its hat, when Dr Timothy Shriver presented a certificate of –Special Olympics National Unified Champion School to the Principal Mr. D.K. Bedi. His words of appreciation and motivation uplifted the confidence of the students in their journey of learning the joy of sharing and acceptance.

SAFE AND SECURE SCHOOL

Closed Circuit TV Surveillance : The school is covered under CCTV surveillance which helps us to maintain safety and security of the children, staff and all personnel employed in the school. The school has 220 cameras, covering all areas of the building and ground.

Identity Cards for Students and Staff : The school has issued Identity Cards to all students and staff members.

Visitor’s Entry Pass and Registration : Any outsider who intends to visit

the school is screened at the entry gates and his written record is maintained. He is also issued a visitor‟s pass. The entry is done in the Visitor‟s Register kept at the entry gate, manned by round-the-clock security guards.

Lady Attendants exclusively for the students : A lady attendant is on duty outside the toilets on all the floors. All the teachers in the Primary school have been advised to send the students in pairs whenever they use the toilets. Lady attendants have been assigned the duty of accompanying the students from the class till the school buses.

Supervised Entry and dispersal of Students : Teachers have been put

on duty from 7:30 a.m. at both the school gates to monitor, assist the students in the morning and at the dispersal time in the afternoon. Children of Pre-Primary Department are escorted by their teachers to their classrooms.

Terrace and Under Ground Water Tanks : All underground water tanks

and gates leading to the terrace are locked. These areas are out of bound for students at all times.

Fire Safety Training : All school personnel (staff and ancillary staff ) have

been trained to use fire safety equipment.

Disaster Management Measures : Regular meetings and mock drills are carried out in the school to face any kind of disaster. The school has an internal disaster management team, comprising of senior teachers to regularly train the students and staff to deal with any kind of disaster effectively.

Separate Rest Rooms for the Support Staff : No member of the ancillary

staff can enter the washrooms meant for the students. The support staff has been provided with PORTA Cabins in a separate area of the school for their needs.

Ban on entry of labour in the school : Keeping in mind the security of the

students and the staff, the school has strictly banned the entry of labourers/workmen/maintenance staff during school hours. Any kind of maintenance/repair work is done after school hours.

Entry and Exit of students : The school gates open at 7:30 a.m. for the

students. No child is allowed in the school before 7:30 a.m. and after 2:45 p.m. For stay back permission notes are duly signed by parents assuring us of arranging transport for their wards.

Security Audit Team : The school has constituted a high power internal audit

Team to monitor the safety and security of the students in the school premises. The committee members regularly audit all areas crucial to health, safety and environment of the students. The Members of the Audit Team are :

1. Mrs. Veena Goel 2. Mrs. Praveen Kumari 3. Mrs. Malini Sridhar 4. Mrs. Sarita Sehgal 5. Mr. Arvind Kaushal 6. Mrs. Bhupesh Grewal 7. Mr. Ravi Kumar

Police Verification : Police Verification of all personnel working in the school,

right from staff members to the support staff, has been done.

Safe and Secure School Buses : All the buses plying on the school routes are equipped with CCTV camera, GRPS system, first aid box. A lady attendant is on duty in the school buses to take care of the students and is provided with mobile phone to contact the school or parents in case of any emergency.

EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS TRIP TO NASA-USA Apeejay School ,Pitampura organized an educational trip to NASA-Kennedy Space , USA . Two teachers accompanied a group of 21 students from classes VI-XII. Students visited New York, Washington DC and Orlando. The students had a chance to VISIT Natural History Museum‟, Empire state building, Statue of Liberty‟, Smithsonian Air and Space‟, Spy museum‟ , Disneyland , Universal studios. Students met an astronaut J.O. Clighton at NASA. They learnt about his experiences like how sleeping, eating and maintaining health is possible in space craft for a

month. Students gained information about outer space, Mars- the future mission and finally about our planet earth, they witnessed the rockets of different satellites which had actually gone into space and students also experienced while sitting in the stimulator that how astronauts feel at the time of take off. The students visibly thrilled to come face to face with „Atlantis‟- the first space shuttle which has completed 33 missions. Overall it was a spectacular experience for all the students to know about USA and will always cherish their experience at NASA.

SPORTS ZONAL ATHLETIC MEET

Our school team participated in the Zonal Athletic Meet organized by Directorate of Education from 25th to 28th October, 2017. Our athletes participated in Senior, Junior, Sub-junior and Primary [Boys and Girls] category. You will be pleased to know that in total our school team bagged 4 Gold, 9 Silver and 1 Bronze medal in the meet.

ZONAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

In the Zonal Badminton Tournament our badminton players brought accolades for the school with their incredible performance. Our students participated in all the 8 categories and won 7 medals. ( 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze )

DISTRICT BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

Our students participated in the District Badminton Tournament organized by Rotary Club of Delhi Divine held on 24 & 25 November 2017 at AIIMS GYMKHANA CLUB .You will be pleased to know that our students won 3 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals.

OTHER MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SCHOOL

Summer Camp

The school organized a summer camp for its students and their parents during the summer vacation. The objectives of the camp

were to instill leadership qualities and improve teamwork among the participants who attended this camp.

It included activities like dance, robotics, experimental science, aerobics, theatre, public speaking, calligraphy, gardening, taekwondo, etc.

to name a few. The students and parents showed active interest by participating in huge numbers.

Sanchetna 2017

Sanchetna, the Apeejay Leadership Programme in its 6th year was organized from 17th July 2017 to 21st July, 2017. It brought together a bunch of students from class X and XI, to conduct workshops for the students of class V in the field of their

respective expertise. The programme thus offered class V students a choice of 10 workshops to choose from – Calligraphy, Robotics, Photography, Animation, Canvas Painting, Dance, Commercial Arts, Origami, Theatre, Electroshop.

The Annual Exhibition

The school conducted its Annual Exhibition in the premises on 29th July, 2017 which was a huge success. The theme of the Exhibition was: “TRIBES: Unexplored World”. Mr. Eddison Mensah Agbenyegah, High Commissioner, Ghana Commission and Mrs. Akweley Plahar-

Aryee, First Secretary, Ghana high Commission were the esteemed Chief Guests.

Dr. Stya Paul Invitational Chess Tournament 2017

Dr. Stya Paul Invitational Chess Tournament 2017 was organized in our school from 2 August to 4 August 2017. Students from 25 prominent schools of Delhi-NCR took part in the tournament. The result is as follows: 1st Position- Apeejay School Pitampura 2nd Position - K R Mangalam World School, G.K. II 3rd Position - Maharaja Agarsain School, Ashok Vihar

Street Walk

Apeejay School, Pitampura organized the walk for a cause “Save the Mother Earth” on 8thAugust 2017. The greatest aspirations of human kind have always been to save the world and also save ourselves. As fallible human beings, it‟s too easy getting into a mindset in which we think making a difference is impossible – but it‟s not. It‟s too easy to get discouraged about things going on in the world and to complain that things are going downhill. The truth is, people are going green and saving Mother Earth through many daily preservation practices. However there are

still many people who think it is costly and time consuming or more of a “tree-hugger” activity. The problem is that we have a tendency to try and take on either too much or too little. The students of class VII of our school walked for more than 5km to sensitize people towards our mother earth and make them aware of the alarming rate at which we are playing a role in destroying this beautiful planet and need of the hour is to realize that earth is a gift which is to be cherished and taken care of not to be tempered with. Along with the walk the students also played a street play on the theme and tried to get the attention of the people going by towards the aim with which they were walking around. The students participated with full zeal and enthusiasm to make their walk a great success.

RENDEZVOUS WITH INDIAN CULTURE: SPIC MACAY 2017

Mohiniyattam dance by Smt Bharati Shivaji Apeejay School,Pitampura has always welcomed renowned artists who have inculcated awareness about India‟s rich cultural heritage in our students .True to this spirit, the school had the proud privilege of organizing Mohiniyattam Dance performance on 4th Dec. 2017 in association with SPIC MACAY by renowned Mohiniyattam dancer, Smt Bharati Shivaji. The event started with the lighting of the lamp followed by the mesmerizing dance performance. Smt Bharati Shivaji through her dance moves showed how beautiful and enchanting the Mohiniyattam dance moves are and shared the intricacies of the enthralling dance. The coordination between her expressions her hand movements were very beautiful.

Enthralling Performance by Maestro Pandit Prateek Chaudhuriji On 5th Dec there was another enthralling performance by Sitar Maestro Pandit Prateek Chaudhuriji, a brilliant performer, who is acclaimed as one of the most outstanding Sitar players of the country .He was accompanied by renowned Rashid Zafar Khan from the famous Dilli Gharana on the Tabla, on the Taanpura were Ms. Akriti Jaiswal and Ms. Sakshi Srivastava. Prateek ji very beautifully explained how Hindustani classical music is a combination of mind, body and nature. He explained the different raags and told the students how interesting the Hindustani classical music can be .The jugal bandi of the tabla and the sitar was enticing and left everyone spellbound. The event culminated with the artists encouraging the students to take up classical music and preserve our own culture and heritage. Overall, it was a great learning experience for students and teachers alike.