Vivekananda Educational Society
VES | |
| Established | 1972 |
|---|---|
President | Shri N. Gopalaswami |
| Vice-president | Shri S.Gurumurthy Shri Dulichand Jain |
| Location | , , |
| Affiliations | Vidya Bharati |
| Website | http://www.vesonline.org/ |
Vivekananda Educational Society (VES) is a registered non profit, service organization which owns and operates several schools located in the vicinity of Chennai. It has 20 schools in and around
Beginnings
Both the Society and the Trust have their roots form the
Education System
Most of the schools in the society follow the
The Vivekananda Educational Trust was set up in 1991 to establish State board schools in comparatively underdeveloped regions. They follow the matriculation curriculum for ease of teaching and because it would be easier to follow for students hailing from middle- and lower-middle-class families. The trust has 5 schools in Thiruninravur, Minjur, Periasekkadu (Manali), Mudichur and Vallur.[5]
Cultural Activities
Sports
Sports played in the schools belonging to the society include cricket, football, badminton, chess, carrom kho kho, kabadi, volleyball, throwball etc. Inter school sports meets across the major schools in the society are held every year. Many regional sports meet especially kho kho and kabadi are held in these schools. The society's schools has produced teams who have participated in the national level in kho kho.[7]
Three Day Camp
It is general practice to send pupils from various schools of the society, especially those at a middle school level for a three-day training camp in any one of the various schools present. This camp is voluntary but is generally attended by a majority of students. These camps follow the training methodology similar to RSS's Varg camps but is of a much shorter duration. Stories of saints, national heroes are told to students along with an overview of Upanishads and Vedas. It generally has two major sessions of one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Learning opportunities include getting to know about
List of schools
Its major schools include[9]
- Sri Ram Dayal Khemka Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College
- Smt. Ramkuwar Devi Fomra Vivekananda Vidyalaya
- Smt. Kasturba Nimchand Shah P. Muthyalu Chetty Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College
- Smt. Narbada Devi J Agarwal Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College
- Dr.Nalli Kuppuswami Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College
- G.K. Shetty Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College
- G.R.Thangamaligai Mahalakshmi Vivekananda Vidyalaya
- Sreevatsa Viswanathan Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College
- Vivekananda Vidya Kala Ashram Rotary Central Vivekananda Vidyalaya
- Round Table 30 Vivekananda Vidyalaya
- ongc public school, Neravy, Karaikal
External links
References
- ^ "Cent per cent in Vivekananda Vidyalaya - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "School education". Vivekananda Educational Society. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Sri Ramdayal Khemka Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Thiruvottiyur Chennai - Tamil Nadu No:1 Directory TN Chennai Phone Contact Office Location Address Customer Website Reviews". tamilnadu.etrivandrum.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Musings of Dheeraj Sanghi: Time to Choose the Board for your Ward". dsanghi.blogspot.in. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Vivekananda Educational Trust - Profile - Vivekananda Educational Trust". vetrust.org. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Cultural programme at Vivekananda Vidyalaya - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Sport : Kho-kho tournament". The Hindu. 22 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Ouch, Something seems wrong!!". rashtrasevika.org. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Units - Vivekananda Educational Society". vesonline.org. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
