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Founder Mr. K.
I. Thomas |
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HOW
IT ALL BEGAN The story of Sishya is the
story of how one man's vision was transformed through
his dedication & perseverance in the face of odds,
through the support of parents and students as well
the community at large, into a premier institution providing
quality education in Chennai.
Retiring from the Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty Mr.
K. I .Thomas, the founder of Sishya, began a nursery-cum-preparatory
school in January 1972. With just 28 pupils on its rolls
then, Sishya today has over 1166 students. Drawn from
all parts of the country, the students of Sishya have
found, a common ground of trust and friendship, irrespective
of caste, creed or religion. |
FIRST
BATCH
In
1974, the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination,
granted the school affiliation, thereby enabling it
to present its first batch of students for the ICSE
examination the following year.
In 1986, the second part of ICSE, i.e.,Indian School
Certificate, was added. This pattern of syllabus continues.
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WELCOME CHANGE
Two years after the school was initiated, the admirers
of Mr. K.I. Thomas founded the KIT Thomas Educational
Society, an irrevocable trust, as a tribute to his contribution
in bettering the society. The Trust now owns and controls
the management of the school. The very next year 1975,
the school was shifted to a five acre premises in Ramalayam
Annexe, purchased for Rs.14 lakhs raised through loans.
This proved to be a farsighted venture, for the property
is today beyond ordinary resources.
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GROWING
YEARS
1984 heralded a new chapter in the history of Sishya.
A new block costing 14 lakhs was constructed, which
houses the Senior School and the Laboratories. This
amount was raised primarily through donations received
from parents and well wishers of the school.
In 1989, the Junior School- cum- Auditorium block, costing
Rs. 21 lakhs was constructed. This was possible through
the efforts of the Sishya PTA which was established
in 1985. Since then, the PTA has been actively helping
the school in all activities, 'EXPOSISH' 1988, a novel
fund raising effort initiated by the PTA, was a massive
project in which the parents, teachers and also the
students played a major role, and was a resounding success.
The Junior-School cum Auditorium was designed to be
multi-purpose in function, and since construction, has
been put to extensive use.
In 1991, the Preschool Complex for Classes LKG, UKG
and I was inaugurated. These cottages built in a novel
architectural style are set in sylvan surrounding with
its own kiddies play ground. The major contribution
towards its construction came from ITC which has had
a close relation with the school for many years.It has
been named the Grace Cherian Memorial ITC Pre-school
block.
In 1994 the playground was completely re-laid and re-surfaced
and converted to facilitate athletics and games even
in the rainy season This was originally the lake of
the Ramalayam annexe which was reclaimed.
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CONSOLIDATION
In 1997, on the school’s Silver Jubilee, the new
Library Block was inaugurated and named The Thangam
Thomas Library Block after one of the school’s
co – founders. This
building houses the Library including an extensive multi
media computer section, the Art Dept. and the classrooms
for the Plus 1 and Plus 2 Sections. The moving of the
Plus 2 classes created more space in the Senior Block
and a new Biology Lab. was opened.
In the following years, the Management
found that owing to lack of space, we were turning away
many children who would have done the school proud.
After much debate, it was decided to add a third section
to each class. Each section would have only 30 children
so that the school would have the benefit of more admissions
while keeping the strength of each section to an optimum
number of students.
In order not to compromise the
open area and the playground, the old school auditorium
was replaced with a new building housing the new auditorium,
Computer Labs, Maths Lab, and the Junior School classes.
This building was completed and inaugurated in 2006. |
LOCATION |
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WHERE
TO FIND US: New No. 2, PADMANABHA NAGAR, ADYAR, CHENNAI - 600 020.
PHONE: +91 44 24912652 FAX:
+91 44 24919544
E-Mail: sishya@eth.net
Website:
www.sishya.com |
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