Bhaktavatsalam Vidyashram

Bhaktavatsalam Vidyashram is a school in Korattur, Chennai, India. It was founded in 1989 and mainly follows the CBSE standard of education, though there is a separate Tamil Nadu State board for high school. It is named after the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Bhaktavatsalam. It exchanges information regarding standards and operations with the Padma Seshadri chain of schools in Chennai. The school has more than 3000 students.

Profile

Front View of the School (Outside the Campus Wall)

Bhaktavatsalam Vidhyashram based on CBSE was started on 18 June 1990 with 770 students in memory of Shri. M. Bhaktavatsalam the ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. It has grown into a full-fledged senior secondary school affiliated to CBSE, Delhi. It is run by the Bhaktavatsalam Memorial Trust chaired by the chairman and Managing Trustee Dr.KV,.Kuppusamy, an educationist. Sarojini Varadappan is the correspondent.

Clubs include Interact Club, International Award for young People, Philately Club, NCC, Scouts and guides, Karuna Club, Astronomy Club, and Nature Club.

Situated in the heart of the fast developing area of Korattur the school is surrounded by trees.

Co-curricular activities include art, craft, physical education, and music. Students beginning from class 6 onward's borrow the books of their choices from the library . Other features include the computer lab, mathematics lab, and labs for physics,chemistry and biology. The school can be reached by private vans, government buses and local trains.

Uniform

Boys

Std I - V

• Checked shirt with brown shorts
• Black lace shoes with brown socks with BV initials

Std VI to XII

• Checked shirt with brown pant
• Black lace shoes with brown socks with BV initials

Girls

Std I to V

• Checked pinafore with a matching pink shirts
• Black lace shoes with brown socks with BV initials

Std VI and XII

• Pink salwar with checked khameez and pink waist coat
• Black lace shoes with brown socks with BV initials

About Matriculation syllabus

Bhaktavatsalam Vidyashram Higher Secondary school is a school under state board pattern ,it was started on April 2003 with classs XI.The next year XII had been added. it was Bhaktavatsalam memorial trust chaired by Dr.V.Kuppuswamy.Dr.Mrs.Usha Ashok,principal heads the institution with a band of qualified experienced and dedicated teachers.

For girls

Dark cream salwar and red checked khammex with dark cream waist coat

For boys

Red checked shirt with monogram and dark cream full pants and school belt

School emblem

• The school emblem, represents a teacher sitting under the tree with fruits, teaching students.
• The tree represents the experience of teacher.
• Fruits of the tree represents the knowledge given by the teacher to students.
• The school motto is "Thamasoma Jyothir Gamaya", which translates from Sanskrit to "Lead me from darkness to light"

Address

• No.16, 31st St. Periyar nagar
• Korattur
• Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600080 India

External links

• School website