Green-Field School (Learner centric, Integrated School Empowering Lives through Value Education)
BRIEF PROFILE Green Field School (GFS), a learner-centric, integrated and inclusive School based in Dehradun, popularly known as Doon Valley, famous for its world class educational institutes. GFS was established in the Summer of 1984 with a very clear aims and objectives to offer learner-centric education to future generation and equip them with innovative, modern, technological, spiritual, cultural, physical and value based education, which forms an important and integral part of students/learner s day at GFS. Thus, ensuring a healthy, creative, interactive, joyful, I WANT TO KNOW MORE learning attitude and experience for the child with minimum burden of school bags, homework and exams pressure etc. WHAT WE DO. GFS offers excellent quality education which ventures by the following guidelines and goals. a. Focus on modern pedagogy to reduce dependence on the traditional examination/evaluation system, discouraging the rote-learning thus accelerating overall development of the Child s personality. b. A sense of discipline, comradeship and services to others with human face. c. To inspire qualities of responsibility and leadership. d. A love for the country, nature, culture and its heritage. OUR VISION: Education for All: Education for Life: Excellence in Education At GFS, emphasis is laid on cultivation of all three dimensions of the mind, body & spirit and not on mere cramming for examination purposes. Development of oral and written expression requires individual attention, which is emphasized upon. Children are enabled to develop self learning skills during class room teaching rather than compelled to depend on private tuitions.
KINDERGARTEN & PRIMARY SECTION: A new approach has been successfully initiated at preprimary and primary section, including: Pre-Primary: Alphabets and numbers are taught using phonetics, songs in a compatible environment using interactive multimedia techniques. Children are taken on outings, which help them with a better understanding and expression for life, think independently and innovate fearlessly. AFFILIATION / EDUCATION PATTERN GFS has been following and adopting CBSE pattern using NCERT books and affiliated with Uttarakhand Education Board as well as by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), an autonomous body under Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India as their AI (Accredited Institute) for open and distance learning programs at secondary level. FESTIVITY & CELEBRATION @ GFS At GFS students enjoy the true colors of Indian Panorama and festivity by celebrating all major Indian festivals under one roof as one family, be it Dipawali, Id-u-zuha, Holi, Christmas or Guru Purb, Republic, Independence, Children s, Teacher s Day etc. The learning is essentially important through such participatory activities, which also teach values and ethics of our great saints and leaders.
SOCIAL EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS: Being socially responsible and environmentally conscious education institute, GFS is partnering with other like minded educational and civil society organizations to sensitize students about the growing civic problems related with clean environment, unplanned urbanization, global warning etc. ICT 4E (ICT fro Education) Understanding the power and reach of ICT (Information & Communication Technology), GFS is promoting Computer Based Learning (CBL) for all educational and learning purposes and has State of Art ICT Center for the development and delivery of the Educational e-content. Recently GFS under its NGO Partner SFID (Society For Inclusive Development) launched e- Classroom model with Chattisgarh based School. Students from both schools will work jointly to design and develop some education projects in the domain of respective history, geography and culture etc. and experience new ways of interactivity with their peers. For continuous monitoring, the school has installed CCTV in every class to improve the performance of its teaching staff and to maintain punctuality & discipline in the classrooms. GFS has also started SMS services to keep its parents updated about various activities of their ward and events taking place in school through SMS alerts. HAM SAATH SAATH- Education for Differently Able Students Gifted children are identified at GFS and all facilities given for the full flowering of their potential. Special educators are deputed to give special attention to children and mild or borderline disabilities. Infrastructure like resource room with CDs, toys and literature for special need children are provided within the school.
Appropriate measures are taken for children with disabilities like dyslexia (deficit in reading skills), Dys-graphia (deficit in writing skills), dyscalculia (deficit in mathematical skills), borderline MR (Mental Retardation), Autism, Speech Problems etc. Teaching, support staff and Non-disabled children become sensitive towards these students and do all possible efforts to make them a part of our mainstream society. Parents group of these Students with Disability is also formed for close interaction and monitoring of our innovative teaching methodology for these students. HEALTH EDUCATION, PHYSICAL FITNESS & AWAREMESS GFS believes that children have right to be happy and must lead a healthy life and thus promotes awareness on basic health and hygiene related issues by organizing regular health camps for young students as well as for their parents. Apart from our regular academic activities, teaching, sports and extra curricular activities, GFS always tries to involve students in other activities like:- GANDHI RESOURCE CENTRE (GFC) At GFS, we understand the urgency of linking students with lifelong learning skills and to inculcate strong value system, therefore we continuously working hard towards the upliftment of mental, spiritual, emotional and intellectual level of our learners. In order to promote Philosophy and message of Mahatma Gandhi among young generation, GFS has established Gandhi Resource Centre (GRC), with support from Chandu Memorial Trust, Mumbai.
VISITORS: GFS keeps on inviting resource persons from various sector to interact with young students and enlighten them with their knowledge. CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITES @GFS Yoga & Meditation Educational Tours & Exhibition Inter House activities like Debate, Art, Essay, Recitation, Rangoli making etc. Indian Classical & Western Music and Dance & Dramatics Sports Basketball, Badminton and Kabbadi etc. Celebrating National Days like Teachers, Children, Earth and Environment Days etc. SCHOLAR-SHIP Most of the students studying at GFS are migrants from remote hills and some of them belongs to economic weaker section of the society and need financial support to carry forward their studies. Understanding the financial constraint of many parents, GFS initiated scholarships for bright students in loving memory of its Founder Late Shri S.C. Gautam and supporting 20 scholars every year with Scholarship. GFS also provides extra support to them in the form of books, school uniform, counseling etc.
SWAMI VIVEKANAND BAL SANSKAR KENDRA: Celebrating Swami Vivekanand s 150 th Birth Anniversary, GFS with national NGO SFID (Society for Inclusive Development) has initiated free evening classes for poor and under privileged students as backend support, where stress is laid upon moral and value education, spoken languages, social skill, mathematics, yoga and improving their concentration through mediation classes. For Further Information, Contact: The Administrator Green Field School 34 Mohini Road Dalanwala, Dehradun 248001 (India) Tel.: +91-135-2672190 email: Greenfield.doon@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/greenfieldschool.dalanwala