Shiv Nadar Foundation to run 25 schools across India
Wednesday September 14, 2011 07:47:15 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Shiv Nadar, one of India's better known information technology
entrepreneurs and noted philanthropist, Wednesday announced that
his foundation will run 25 schools in India by 2020, starting with
two on the outskirts of the national capital.
"I have always believed that good education is a gift that has the
power to transform and drive change that lasts beyond the lifetime
of an individual," Nadar told a press conference here announcing
his foundation's new initiative.
"The Shiv Nadar Foundation has been impacting lives in the field
of education for over 15 years through its various initiatives. At
the Shiv Nadar School, our vision is to create lifelong learners
who would grow into contributing citizens of tomorrow."
The founder and chairman of the HCL group said the schools, the
first of which will be launched in Delhi's suburban Gurgaon in
Haryana and Noida in Uttar Pradesh, will have a strong focus on
music, arts, crafts as well, and theatre will complement the focus
on academic excellence.
Nadar has pledged to give away 10 percent of his wealth towards
philanthropic causes.
Selection, training, certification and professional and personal
growth of teachers will receive continued attention at the Shiv
Nadar School, said those associated with the foundation.
The school chain is being built on 5 to 6 acre campus each and
will have a football and cricket ground, basketball and squash
courts, indoor multipurpose hall for sports and drama, dining
cafeteria for lunch, technology equipped classrooms and campus.
A strong back-end organisation with systems and processes would
support continuous faculty development and every faculty at the
school will undergo mandatory 80-100 hours of training.
Admissions for the 2012-13 academic sessions will commence in
September 2011.
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