Bhavan's Varuna Vidyalaya is a
senior secondary school
The senior secondary years are the years of later adolescence corresponding to the later part of secondary education. Although definitions vary, the senior secondary years are sometimes defined as being from approximately age 15 to age 18. The ...
situated at Thrikkakara, in the city of
Kochi
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,
India
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. The school is a joint venture of the
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is an Indian educational trust. It was founded on 7 November 1938 by Dr K.M Munshi, with the support of Mahatma Gandhi. The trust programmes through its 119 centres in India, 7 centres abroad and 367 constituent instit ...
and
Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory
The Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory or NPOL is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), under the Ministry of Defence, India. It is situated in Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala. NPOL is responsible for the ...
(NPOL). It is affiliated with the
Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board ...
.
History
The school was started in 1992 to cater to children of NPOL employees. The school started with 114 students and 10 staff.
Today
The school has six other schools in Kochi, which include:
Bhavan's Girinagar, Bhavan's Vidya Mandir - Elamakkara, Bhavan's Vidya Mandir - Eroor,
Bhavan's Adarsha Vidyalaya
Bhavan's Adarsha Vidyalaya, one of the six schools of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kochi Kendra is a senior secondary school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. The school is situated at Kakkanad, Kochi, India.
History
The ...
, Bhavan's Munshi Vidyashram and Bhavan's Newsprint Vidyalaya.
The school has over 1000 students from classes 1 to 12 who are taught by a teaching staff of over 70. Extracurricular activities are offered in arts, sports and music.
The motto is the same as that of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan: "Let noble thoughts come to us from every side".
Activities
The school hosted an annual cultural event called "Insignia" conducted by all the 11th graders of the year. Insignia events include Vinquizzitive (Quiz) and Versetality (Poetry Recitation). This was discontinued beginning in the academic year 2017–18
The school hosts an annual interschool Science meet "Vigyanotsav". The competitions include science exhibitions, quizzes, and model-making. Varuna also conducts the Varuna Cup volleyball tournament and the Varuna Cup chess tournament. In 2011, Varuna became the host school for "South Zone Bhavan's Youth Festival" and "14th all Kerala CBSE (Cluster VI) Volleyball tournament".
[ ] Other activities include the SEED programme under "Mathrubhumi" which aims at environmental conservation.
See also
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List of schools in Ernakulam
Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India has schools affiliated to the International Baccalaureate (IB), Pearson Education Limited (formerly, Edexcel), the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), the Central Boa ...
References
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External links
School's website
Schools affiliated with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Private schools in Kochi
1992 establishments in Kerala