Sri Adwayananda Public School, administered by Alliance Educational Foundation, is a private, English-medium school in Malakkara, Kerala, India, that conducts classes from kindergarten to twelfth standard and also offers nursery.
About the school
Sri Adwayananda Public School
Founded in 1987, the school is non-sectarian and accommodates children from varied socio-economic and religious backgrounds across two campuses for its kindergarten through twelfth standard. It is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations and also to Cambridge (IGCSE/AS/A). The school is located in Malakkara village near Chengannur, Kerala, India.
Since its inception in 1987, the school has been dedicated to nurturing young minds in a rich learning environment. Visitors to the school remark on the joyous atmosphere and enthusiasm evident among the children and teachers. Situated in a beautiful natural setting, the lower campus (LKG to 4 standards) provides a vibrant learning environment. Bright and airy classrooms create an engaging atmosphere complemented by outdoor playing areas for holistic development. By the Upper Primary Section, the children are motivated towards group projects including an annual Expo which showcases a wide variety of topics. Examinations are introduced in a fun way through an "Exam Fest". By the High School (ages 12–14) and Plus-Two (ages 15–17) sections, the children prepare for the external board examinations in tenth (ICSE), Cambridge (IGCSE) International General Certificate of Secondary Education and twelfth (ISC)/ Cambridge AS/A levels. Exclusive to our upper campus, Big History, an interdisciplinary curriculum underwritten by Bill Gates, broadens our students' perspectives.
In collaboration with tGELF, New Delhi, students also benefit from the Skilling and Know Initiative for Lifelong Leadership Development. This program, developed by Harvard, Columbia, and Penn State Universities, enriches their educational experience.
The school’s resilient graduates have gone on to higher learning at distinguished institutions in India and abroad and on into the professional world.
Milestones
Inauguration of School by Sri Adwayananda (Sri K. Padmanabha Menon) (1987)
Described by Sir Bernard Ledwidge, Chairman of Britain Committee for UNICEF, as "the best school I have seen in all my career" (1991)
Invited to present teaching approach to Mikhail Gorbachev’s State of the World Forum (USA), 1997, 1999, 2000
Received the KANFED 2000 Award for Best High School for Innovation
First graduating class (2001)
Rated by The Week magazine as “one of the top ten innovative schools in India” (2003)
Rated one of the top three schools in South India by Vishukani magazine (published by Malayala Manorama) (2007)
Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the School (2012)
Annual International Colloquium on the Teacher-Student Relationship in Education series launched in August 2013
Partnership with Decathlon India where senior students from the school have the opportunity to attend professional workshops and internships.
Training Programme
Sri Adwayananda Public School provides a three-year training program in its educational approach for its own teachers where teachers gain experience on each of the respective campuses: Lower Primary, Upper Primary, High School
^Nisha Nair K. "They Learn Through Play and Play While They Learn," Malayala Manorama Vishukani (April 2007), pp. 72-76. See also "I-School, My School"The Week (9 February 2003), pp. 16-19.
