Phone 022 2774 5501 | Founded 2000 | |
Address 37, Apeejay School Rd, Sector 21, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 410210 | ||
Apeejay School, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, India, located in the foothills of the Pandavkada hills, was established in 2000. The school started with a Pre-Primary section and has now attained Senior Secondary status. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi (CBSE). It has a capacity of 2000 children, with 100 faculty members.It has been ranked 8 in the Hindustan Times survey of schools in Navi Mumbai. It is one of the 28 schools countrywide of the Apeejay Stya Education Society. Its students have achieved many sports laurels, especially in handball and football. In academics too, they have achieved excellent performances.
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Infrastructure
The school is situated on land measuring 13,000 square metres, acquired from CIDCO in 1998, out of which 6000 square metres are for the building and 7000 square metres for the playground and other activities. Most of the classroom's ceilings start to leak in the monsoon, making it unbearable for the students. The school is a huge breeding ground for malarial and dengue mosquitoes, but the school authorities refuse to take any action. Lavatory sanitation is pathetic. There is a lack of water facilities in the school and "Drinking Water" is not available most of the times. The toilets are also in very bad conditions.
Library
The school has an automated library. The school subscribes to more than 25 periodicals and journals, but still there are inadequate amount of books available for reading and academic purposes. No book is in condition to read.Every book has a torn or plucked page.
Activity Room
Only the Pre-Primary kids have play equipment, toys, traffic signals, water pools and sandpits.Activity rooms were there in this school for 6 to 7 years, after which they were converted into classroom.
Computer Room
The school has three Computer labs equipped with hardware and software with emphasis on CAL (Computer Aided Learning). The school has around 80 computers around the school, which are very primitive, with the operating systems being age old and always crashing.
Laboratories
The school has laboratories for experimentation in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. These laboratories are equipped with instruments, chemicals and models to cater to the needs of the senior secondary school too. The school has a General Science Laboratory that caters to the needs of the middle school. The school has a Mathematics Laboratory and a Resource Room for Social Science.
Science Park
A Science Park has been set up in the school premises. Concepts such as centrifugal force, reflection of sound, structure of DNA, and angular velocity, are displayed through life size models. The sun dial and Archimedes screw are other models. These life size gadgets give students an opportunity to 'Learn by Doing' thus aiding understanding of the underlying principles.
Audio-Visual Room
The Audio-Visual(AV) room is equipped with a computer and an overhead projector.
Performing Arts
The school has rooms for Art and Craft, and Music and Dance, and a music room (which is also turned in a classroom in 2016) for music lessons (vocal and instrumental). Instruments (percussion, wind and string) are made available to students. Each class has a music period.
M. I. Room
The school has an M.I.Room with a full-time nurse to help children who may require first aid during school hours.
Games and sports
The playground caters for games like football, handball and basketball. Indoor games like table tennis, chess and carrom are taught. Playground equipment is available for children of the Pre-Primary section. The equipments such as cricket bats, stumps, handballs are not in good condition. The school does not support any sport other than having full-time attention on football and handball.