The Shri Ram School (TSRS) | |
Motto: | Vidya Dadati Vinayam |
Motto Translation: | May Education Foster Humility |
Country: | India |
Established: | 18 July 1988 |
Chairperson: | Arun Bharat Ram |
Director: | Manika Sharma, |
Principal1: | Sudha Sahay (Senior School Aravali) |
Principal2: | Ripple Sethi, (Senior School, Moulsari) |
Principal3: | Pooja Manan Thakur (Junior School, Vasant Vihar) |
Viceprincipal1: | Ranjana Roy |
Campuses: | Vasant Vihar, New Delhi; Moulsari Avenue, DLF III, Gurgaon; Aravali - Hamilton Court Complex, DLF IV, Gurgaon; The Shri Ram Police Public School, |
The Shri Ram School is a co-educational private school in India. It is one of the most sought-after schools in the country.[1] Founded 18 July 1988, by Manju Bharat Ram, the Shri Ram School has three campuses across New Delhi: 1) Vasant Vihar(PV to 5th), 2) Moulsari (6th to 12th), and Gurgaon3) Aravali (PV-12th).
The Shri Ram School - Aravali was established in 2000 at the request of DLF Limited. It is a common campus for Pravesh Vatika (Nursery), Upvan (Kindergarten) through to Class XII. It is situated at the Hamilton Court Complex, DLF Phase IV, Gurgaon.(NOTE: TSMS is not affiliated with the main school) [2] The Noida School is located in Sector-135.
Founded by Manju Bharat Ram in July 1988 under the aegis of SRF Ltd. and now the SRF Foundation, TSRS began with the pre-primary section, and a Form was added every year.
Students are selected based on their academic and intellectual capabilities. It is known for a high rate of rejection and low rate of acceptance of about 4%.[3]
The school ascribes to the ISC and ICSE Boards. In addition, the IB Diploma Programme (since January 2005), administered by the International Baccalaureate (IB) [4] and the National Indian Open Schooling Certificate are offered at the Senior School in the Moulsari campus. The Aravali campus also offers NIOS schooling
In 2010, a child was allegedly molested by a contract employee at school.[5] Upon being asked about the incident, Manju Bharat Ram, the school chairperson, stated: "We have taken appropriate steps to ensure that such an incident is not repeated [...] Besides, we are taking steps like not leaving a child alone at any point in time and no male attendants would be allowed in toilets."[6]
In 2010, after the 2010 Leh floods, its students formed "Mission Julley", (Julley means 'hello' in the local language), an initiative that included an online community page and events, collected Rs 8 lakh for three schools and a Relief Camp in Leh.[7]
Sujata Sahu worked here teaching IT and maths for two years before leaving to create a charity to support schools in the Ladakh region.[8]