Army Public School, Shankar Vihar is a school in Delhi Cantonment, Shankar Vihar, Delhi. It is a branch of the AWES-controlled Indian Army Public Schools.[1] The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education through Directorate of Education.[2]
Army Public School, Shankar Vihar is committed to the multi-faceted growth and upliftment of students by offering them not merely the inputs that are necessary for excellent performance in national level examinations, but also a more general education. Towards this end, co-curricular and sports activities play a large part.[5]
The students in the school are divided into four houses:[6]
The council of the school selected carefully; each wing having about forty students in them. Each house is headed by one boy and one girl known as House Captain. A member of staff assisted by several other teachers act as house mistress.[8][9]
Inception
The foundation stone of the school was laid on 17 August 2005 by Adjutant General Lt Gen Mohinder Singh.[10] After almost two years and six months, the school, with full staffing and student enrollment (55, current ~3000), was functional from 9 April 2007. Malini Narayanan, the founding principal, joined the school on 22 April 2007.
Foyer of APS Shankar Vihar
The school holds an Annual Competitive Event "Expressions". Through Expressions, many schools in Delhi come together to compete in categories including Graffiti Painting, Self-recorded Skits, Web Crawling, Folk Singing, Best Out of Waste and Band Competitions.[11]
Infrastructure and academics
Solar panels, Installed in APS Shankar Vihar
The school is divided into three wings: Primary Wing (Grade 2 to 5), Secondary Wing (Grade 6 to 8), and Senior Secondary Wing (Grade 9 to 12)[12]
The school has an air-conditioned auditorium, a library for primary and seniors, chemistry/physics/biology labs and music, dance and art rooms.[13] The official school band is Ultraviolet (formerly Kaleidocycle).[14][15] The school offers a variety of sports facilities, including four basketball courts, two tennis courts, two handball/volleyball courts, and a football field. Additionally, students can participate in Taekwondo, NCC (Class 8-10), and Bharat Scouts and Guides (Class 4, 5, 6, 7).
The school offers the following streams after 10th Grade:
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