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Green-Field School ((((Learner centric, Integrated School Empowering Lives through Value Education)Learner centric, Integrated School Empowering Lives through Value Education)Learner centric, Integrated School Empowering Lives through Value Education)Learner centric, Integrated School Empowering Lives through Value Education)
BRIEF PROFILE
Green Field School (GFS), a learner-centric, integrated and inclusive School based in
“Dehradun”, popularly known as “Doon Valley”, famous
for its world class educational institutes. GFS was
established in the Summer of 1984 with a very clear
aims and objectives to offer learner-centric education
to future generation and equip them with innovative,
modern, technological, spiritual, cultural, physical and
value based education, which forms an important and
integral part of “students/learner’s’ day at GFS.
Thus, ensuring a healthy, creative, interactive, joyful, “I
WANT TO KNOW MORE” learning attitude and
experience for the child with minimum burden of school bags, homework and exams pressure
etc.
WHAT WE DO….
GFS offers excellent quality education which ventures by the
following guidelines and goals.
a. Focus on modern pedagogy to reduce dependence on
the traditional examination/evaluation system,
discouraging the rote-learning thus accelerating
overall development of the Child’s personality.
b. A sense of discipline, comradeship and services to
others with human face.
c. To inspire qualities of responsibility and leadership.
d. A love for the country, nature, culture and its heritage.
OUR VISION: Education for All: Education for Life: Excellence in Education
At GFS, emphasis is laid on cultivation of all three dimensions of
the “mind, body & spirit” and not on mere cramming for
examination purposes. Development of oral and written
expression requires individual attention, which is emphasized
upon. Children are enabled to develop self learning skills during
class room teaching rather than compelled to depend on private
tuitions.
KINDERGARTEN & PRIMARY SECTION:
A new approach has been successfully initiated at pre-
primary and primary section, including:
Pre-Primary: Alphabets and numbers are taught using
phonetics, songs in a compatible environment using
interactive multimedia techniques. Children are taken
on outings, which help them with a better
understanding and expression for life, think
independently and innovate fearlessly.
AFFILIATION / EDUCATION PATTERN
GFS has been following and adopting CBSE pattern using NCERT books and affiliated with
Uttarakhand Education Board as well as by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), an
autonomous body under Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India as their AI (Accredited Institute) for
open and distance learning programs at secondary level.
FESTIVITY & CELEBRATION @ GFS
At GFS students enjoy the true colors of Indian
Panorama
and
festivity by
celebrating
all major
Indian
festivals
under one
roof as one
family, be it
“Dipawali, Id-u-zuha, Holi, Christmas or Guru Purb,
Republic , Independence, Children’s, Teacher’s Day
etc.
The learning is essentially important through such
participatory activities , which also teach values
and ethics of our great saints and leaders.
SOCIAL EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS:
Being socially responsible and environmentally conscious education institute, GFS is partnering
with other like minded educational and civil
society organizations to sensitize students
about the growing civic problems related
with clean environment, unplanned
urbanization, global warning etc.
ICT 4E (ICT fro Education)
Understanding the power and reach of ICT
(Information & Communication Technology),
GFS is promoting Computer Based Learning
(CBL) for all educational and learning purposes and has “State of Art” ICT Center for the
development and delivery of the Educational e-Content.
Recently GFS under its NGO Partner “SFID (Society For Inclusive Development) launched e-
Classroom model with Chattisgarh based School.
Students from both schools will work jointly to design
and develop some education projects in the domain of
respective history, geography and culture etc. and
experience new ways of interactivity with their peers.
For continuous monitoring, the school has installed CCTV
in every class to improve the performance of its teaching
staff and to maintain punctuality & discipline in the
classrooms. GFS has also started SMS services to keep its parents updated about various
activities of their ward and events taking place in school through SMS alerts.
HAM SAATH SAATH- Education for Differently –Able Students
Gifted children are identified at GFS and all facilities given for the full flowering of their
potential. Special educators are deputed to give special attention to
children and mild or borderline disabilities. Infrastructure like
resource room with CDs, toys and literature for special need
children are provided within the school.
Appropriate measures are taken for children with disabilities like dyslexia (deficit in reading
skills), Dys-graphia (deficit in writing skills), dyscalculia (deficit in
mathematical skills), borderline MR (Mental Retardation), Autism,
Speech Problems etc. Teaching , support staff and Non-disabled
children become sensitive towards these students and do all possible
efforts to make them a part of our mainstream society.
Parents group of these “Students with Disability” is also formed for
close interaction and monitoring of our innovative teaching
methodology for these students.
HEALTH EDUCATION, PHYSICAL FITNESS & AWAREMESS
GFS believes that children have right to be happy and must lead a healthy life and thus
promotes awareness on basic health and hygiene related
issues by organizing regular health camps for young students
as well as for their parents.
Apart from our regular
academic activities, teaching,
sports and extra curricular activities, GFS always tries to
involve students in other activities like:-
GANDHI RESOURCE CENTRE (GFC)
At GFS, we understand the urgency of linking students with lifelong learning skills and to
inculcate strong value system, therefore we continuously working
hard towards the upliftment of mental, spiritual, emotional and
intellectual level of our learners.
In order to promote Philosophy and message
of Mahatma Gandhi among young generation,
GFS has established “Gandhi Resource Centre
(GRC)”, with support from “Chandu Memorial
Trust”, Mumbai.
VISITORS: GFS keeps on inviting resource persons from various sector to interact with
young students and enlighten them with their knowledge.
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITES @GFS
• Yoga & Meditation
• Educational Tours & Exhibition
• Inter House activities like Debate, Art, Essay, Recitation, Rangoli making etc.
• Indian Classical & Western Music and Dance & Dramatics
• Sports – Basketball, Badminton and Kabbadi etc.
• Celebrating National Days like Teachers, Children, Earth and Environment Days etc.
SCHOLAR-SHIP
Most of the students studying at GFS are migrants from remote hills and some of them belongs
to economic weaker section of the society and need financial support to carry forward their
studies.
Understanding the financial constraint of many parents, GFS initiated scholarships for bright
students in loving memory of its Founder Late Shri S.C. Gautam and supporting 20 scholars
every year with Scholarship. GFS also provides extra support to them in the form of books,
school uniform, counseling etc.
SWAMI VIVEKANAND BAL SANSKAR KENDRA:
Celebrating Swami Vivekanand’s 150th
Birth Anniversary, GFS with national NGO “SFID (Society
for Inclusive Development)” has initiated free evening classes for poor and under privileged
students as backend support, where stress is laid upon moral and value education, spoken
languages, social skill, mathematics, yoga and improving their
concentration through mediation classes.
For Further Information, Contact:
The Administrator
Green Field School 34 Mohini Road Dalanwala, Dehradun 248001 (India)
Tel.: +91-135-2672190 email: [email protected]
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