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|name = Jamnabai Narsee School | |name = Jamnabai Narsee School | ||
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|sister_school = Jamnabai Narsee International School | |sister_school = Jamnabai Narsee International School | ||
|trustee = Narsee Monjee Educational Trust | |trustee = Narsee Monjee Educational Trust | ||
|head = Zeenat Bhojaboy (JNS) <br> Jasmine Madhani (JNIS) | |head = Zeenat Bhojaboy (JNS) <br/> Jasmine Madhani (JNIS) | ||
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|grades = Nursery school – [[Twelfth grade#India|12th Standard]] | |grades = Nursery school – [[Twelfth grade#India|12th Standard]] | ||
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'''Jamnabai Narsee School''' is a private school in Juhu, | '''Jamnabai Narsee School''' is a private school in [[Juhu, Mumbai]], Maharashtra, India. It was founded on 17 January 1971 and is managed by the Narsee Monjee Education Trust.<ref>{{cite news |title=HT Top Schools (West): 4. JAMNABAI NARSEE SCHOOL |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/ht-top-schools-west-4-jamnabai-narsee-school/story-9kaTnnrOpqdz6hkL0K1AEM.html |access-date=4 July 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703084437/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/ht-top-schools-west-4-jamnabai-narsee-school/story-9kaTnnrOpqdz6hkL0K1AEM.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The school building is unusual and unique in architecture with three clusters of [[hexagonal]] classrooms, each with a central foyer. The school is attended by children from mostly Juhu, and its alumni include several famous dignitaries and celebrities. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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| publisher =IBO | | publisher =IBO | ||
| url =http://www.ibo.org/school/002149/ | | url =http://www.ibo.org/school/002149/ | ||
| access-date = 22 November 2007 }}</ref> [[Geneva]] preparing students for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination at the end of the 10th grade and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) at the end of the 12th. | | access-date =22 November 2007 | ||
| archive-date =10 October 2007 | |||
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071010143746/http://www.ibo.org/school/002149/ | |||
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}}</ref> [[Geneva]] preparing students for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination at the end of the 10th grade and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) at the end of the 12th. | |||
==Motto== | ==Motto== | ||
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* 2000 Inauguration of the Life Enrichment Centre; inauguration of Activity Centre for pre-school; inauguration of Science Activity Centre | * 2000 Inauguration of the Life Enrichment Centre; inauguration of Activity Centre for pre-school; inauguration of Science Activity Centre | ||
* 2005 Inauguration of IB Diploma Programme for Grade 11 and 12. | * 2005 Inauguration of IB Diploma Programme for Grade 11 and 12. | ||
* 2006 Celebration of Coral Jubilee - 35 years; addition of 5th and 6th floors; starting the Resource Centre | * 2006 Celebration of Coral Jubilee - 35 years; addition of 5th and 6th floors; starting the Resource Centre for handicapped students. | ||
* 2007 Inauguration of the Activity Room; inception of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education Programme -CHECKPOINT - Std 8; Inception of Std. 11 - ISC - Arts and Commerce Stream; established the rainwater harvesting system. | * 2007 Inauguration of the Activity Room; the inception of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education Programme -CHECKPOINT - Std 8; Inception of Std. 11 - ISC - Arts, and Commerce Stream; established the rainwater harvesting system. | ||
* 2010 First Inter IB School Football (Soccer) Championship. | * 2010 First Inter IB School Football (Soccer) Championship. The winning Team was Kodaikanal, coached by Sither. | ||
*2013 Introduction of a new school uniform for the ICSE students. First ICSE Art Exhibition. | *2013 Introduction of a new school uniform for the ICSE students. First ICSE Art Exhibition. | ||
*2014 Jasmine Madhani inaugurates new academic sweatshop | *2014 Jasmine Madhani inaugurates a new academic sweatshop program. | ||
*2015 Abhisekh Bachchan inaugurates the NBC Standard basketball court on 4 January. | *2015 Abhisekh Bachchan inaugurates the NBC Standard basketball court on 4 January. | ||
*2016 Jamnabai Narsee School organized the 15th Special Sports Meet | *2016 Jamnabai Narsee School organized the 15th Special Sports Meet | ||
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==Facilities== | ==Facilities== | ||
The school compound has courts for basketball, volleyball, throwball and handball, to cater to the physical education | The school compound has courts for basketball, volleyball, throwball, and handball, to cater to the physical education program of the school. The school has leased an adjacent public maidan and converted it into a playground for the students. | ||
The building has a total built-up area of 300,200 sq. feet and a carpet area of more than 200,000 sq. feet. | The building has a total built-up area of 300,200 sq. feet and a carpet area of more than 200,000 sq. feet. | ||
The building houses over 124 classrooms each measuring {{convert|585|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} in area, for the students from nursery to Std.XII. In addition to these, there are rooms for academic activities such as the Technical Drawing Room, the Art Room, the Maths Laboratory, the Environmental Science room and rooms for Bharat Natyam, Kathak and folk dance, a library, | The building houses over 124 classrooms each measuring {{convert|585|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} in area, for the students from nursery to Std.XII. In addition to these, there are rooms for academic activities such as the Technical Drawing Room, the Art Room, the Maths Laboratory, the Environmental Science room, and rooms for Bharat Natyam, Kathak and folk dance, a library, stationery, copy room, science labs, fashion designing room, the sitar room, rooms for Indian and Western Music and 4 modern Computer Centers. | ||
The entire central area | The entire central area on the first floor is the arena for cultural activities. The Physics/Biology/Chemistry laboratories and the Science Activity Center are on the second floor. An audio-visual room of around {{convert|1200|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. area is situated on the third floor. The school hall with a mezzanine floor caters to the needs of an audience of 1100. | ||
The school employs 175 teachers and support staff, and another 100 peons. Enrollment is 7500 students. Every year approximately 360 candidates are prepared and sent up for the ICSE examinations, the highest of any Mumbai school. The principal is Zeenat Bhojaboy (ex-vice principal), who took over the position in 2015. | The school employs 175 teachers and support staff, and another 100 peons. Enrollment is 7500 students. Every year approximately 360 candidates are prepared and sent up for the ICSE examinations, the highest of any Mumbai school. The principal is Zeenat Bhojaboy (ex-vice principal), who took over the position in 2015. | ||
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The school recently made headlines in newspapers when Jamnabai Narsee student Juhi Kajaria scored AIR 1 in the ICSE examinations held in March 2019. She scored an astounding 99.6%. Other students Forum Sanjanwala and Jugal Patel got AIR 2 and AIR 3 respectively. | The school recently made headlines in newspapers when Jamnabai Narsee student Juhi Kajaria scored AIR 1 in the ICSE examinations held in March 2019. She scored an astounding 99.6%. Other students Forum Sanjanwala and Jugal Patel got AIR 2 and AIR 3 respectively. | ||
In 2013, a conductor, on a bus service that worked with the school, was convicted for sexually molesting a three-year-old preschool student while she was being dropped home by the school bus.<ref>{{cite web|title=School bus perv gets 7-yr jail for molesting Jamnabai student|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/crime/School-bus-perv-gets-7-yr-jail-for-molesting-Jamnabai-student/articleshow/21472838.cms|access-date=30 July 2013}}</ref> | In 2013, a conductor, on a bus service that worked with the school, was convicted for sexually molesting a three-year-old preschool student while she was being dropped home by the school bus.<ref>{{cite web|title=School bus perv gets 7-yr jail for molesting Jamnabai student|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/crime/School-bus-perv-gets-7-yr-jail-for-molesting-Jamnabai-student/articleshow/21472838.cms|access-date=30 July 2013|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814171636/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/crime/School-bus-perv-gets-7-yr-jail-for-molesting-Jamnabai-student/articleshow/21472838.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Notable alumni== | ==Notable alumni== | ||
* [[Abhishek Bachchan]], Bollywood actor | |||
* [[Abhishek Bachchan]] | * [[Alia Bhatt]], Bollywood actress<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/alia-bhatt-goes-back-to-her-school-jamnabai-narsee-for-a-sports-meet/15678|title=Alia Bhatt goes back to her school, Jamnabai Narsee for a sports meet|work=Mid Day|access-date=22 February 2019|archive-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223075651/https://www.mid-day.com/photos/alia-bhatt-goes-back-to-her-school-jamnabai-narsee-for-a-sports-meet/15678|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
* [[Abhay Deol]], Bollywood actor<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/personal-agenda-abhay-deol-actor/story-WelHrFR6kg5u96ABBaYHxM.html|title = Personal Agenda: Abhay Deol, Actor|date = 7 September 2012|access-date = 27 May 2020|archive-date = 16 April 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220416211641/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/personal-agenda-abhay-deol-actor/story-WelHrFR6kg5u96ABBaYHxM.html|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
* [[Alia Bhatt]] | * [[Esha Deol]], Bollywood actress | ||
* [[Alaya Furniturewala]], Bollywood actress | |||
* [[Emraan Hashmi]], Bollywood actor | |||
* [[Tulip Joshi]], Bollywood actress | |||
* [[Rahul Kamerkar]], lawyer and author | |||
* [[Kareena Kapoor]], Bollywood actress | |||
* [[Shraddha Kapoor]], Bollywood actress<ref>{{cite news |title=Happy Birthday, Shraddha Kapoor. Lights, Camera, Action@32 |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/happy-birthday-shraddha-kapoor-lights-camera-action-32-97193#photo-393837 |agency=NDTV |publisher=NDTV Movies |access-date=4 July 2019 |archive-date=5 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305202722/http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/happy-birthday-shraddha-kapoor-lights-camera-action-32-97193#photo-393837 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* [[Ishaan Khattar]], Bollywood actor | |||
* [[Armaan Malik]], singer-songwriter | |||
* [[Amaal Mallik]], Bollywood music director and composer | |||
* [[ | * [[Ayan Mukerji]], Bollywood film director | ||
* [[Bhushan Patel]], Bollywood director | |||
* [[Utkarsh Sharma]], Bollywood actor | |||
* [[Raveena Tandon]], Bollywood actress | |||
* [[Minoti Vaishnav]], Hollywood screenwriter and singer | |||
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* [[Rahul Kamerkar]] | |||
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* [[Shraddha Kapoor]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:30, 23 April 2022
| Jamnabai Narsee School | |
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| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private School |
| Motto | Sanskrit: विद्या परमं बलम् (Knowledge is Strength Supreme) |
| Established | 1971 |
| Sister school | Jamnabai Narsee International School |
| Area trustee | Narsee Monjee Educational Trust |
| Principal | Zeenat Bhojaboy (JNS) Jasmine Madhani (JNIS) |
| Grades | Nursery school – 12th Standard |
| Number of students | 5000+ |
| Affiliation | |
| Website | jns |
Jamnabai Narsee School is a private school in Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded on 17 January 1971 and is managed by the Narsee Monjee Education Trust.[1] The school building is unusual and unique in architecture with three clusters of hexagonal classrooms, each with a central foyer. The school is attended by children from mostly Juhu, and its alumni include several famous dignitaries and celebrities.
History[edit]
Jamnabai Narsee School was founded on 17 January 1971. It was established and managed by the Narsee Monjee Educational Trust. It is a co-educational, English medium school.
This school is an 'Unaided Linguistic-Minority Institution', affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations-New Delhi, and to International Baccalaureate Organisation,[2] Geneva preparing students for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination at the end of the 10th grade and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) at the end of the 12th.
Motto[edit]
The motto of the school is "Vidya Param Balama" which means "Knowledge is Strength Supreme". The guiding principle of the school is "Let learning be a joy and teaching be a pleasure" where opportunities are provided leading to the process of self-improvement.
Timeline[edit]
 | This section does not cite any sources. (November 2020) |
- 1971 Inauguration of the School - I.C.S.E and S.S.C. streams; introduction of the house system; start of Health Care Unit.
- 1972 Inauguration of the Math Laboratory
- 1974 Election of student council
- 1979 Inception of the Parent - Teacher Association
- 1984 Inception of the Jamnabai Narsee Alumni Association; first issue of the directory of the graduating class titled SMRUTI
- 1987 Celebration of the Centenary Year of Shri Narsee Monjee; starting of the Narsee Monjee Inter- School Hindi Elocution
- 1988 Inauguration of the Computer Section
- 1991 Inauguration of the Social Studies Room
- 1992 Hosting of the All India Conference of the Principals of ICSE Schools.
- 1993 Inauguration of the Audio - Visual Room; starting the 'CASCADE' festival by J.N.A.A.
- 1996 Celebration of the Silver Jubilee Year
- 1997 Establishment of the Reading Rooms in the Dixit Road Municipal School, Vile Parle (East) by the P.T.A
- 1999 Starting of the Dyslexia Awareness Programme
- 2000 Inauguration of the Life Enrichment Centre; inauguration of Activity Centre for pre-school; inauguration of Science Activity Centre
- 2005 Inauguration of IB Diploma Programme for Grade 11 and 12.
- 2006 Celebration of Coral Jubilee - 35 years; addition of 5th and 6th floors; starting the Resource Centre for handicapped students.
- 2007 Inauguration of the Activity Room; the inception of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education Programme -CHECKPOINT - Std 8; Inception of Std. 11 - ISC - Arts, and Commerce Stream; established the rainwater harvesting system.
- 2010 First Inter IB School Football (Soccer) Championship. The winning Team was Kodaikanal, coached by Sither.
- 2013 Introduction of a new school uniform for the ICSE students. First ICSE Art Exhibition.
- 2014 Jasmine Madhani inaugurates a new academic sweatshop program.
- 2015 Abhisekh Bachchan inaugurates the NBC Standard basketball court on 4 January.
- 2016 Jamnabai Narsee School organized the 15th Special Sports Meet
- 2020 Jamnabai Narsee School celebrates its 50th year.
Facilities[edit]
The school compound has courts for basketball, volleyball, throwball, and handball, to cater to the physical education program of the school. The school has leased an adjacent public maidan and converted it into a playground for the students.
The building has a total built-up area of 300,200 sq. feet and a carpet area of more than 200,000 sq. feet.
The building houses over 124 classrooms each measuring 585 sq ft (54.3 m2) in area, for the students from nursery to Std.XII. In addition to these, there are rooms for academic activities such as the Technical Drawing Room, the Art Room, the Maths Laboratory, the Environmental Science room, and rooms for Bharat Natyam, Kathak and folk dance, a library, stationery, copy room, science labs, fashion designing room, the sitar room, rooms for Indian and Western Music and 4 modern Computer Centers.
The entire central area on the first floor is the arena for cultural activities. The Physics/Biology/Chemistry laboratories and the Science Activity Center are on the second floor. An audio-visual room of around 1,200 sq ft (110 m2). area is situated on the third floor. The school hall with a mezzanine floor caters to the needs of an audience of 1100.
The school employs 175 teachers and support staff, and another 100 peons. Enrollment is 7500 students. Every year approximately 360 candidates are prepared and sent up for the ICSE examinations, the highest of any Mumbai school. The principal is Zeenat Bhojaboy (ex-vice principal), who took over the position in 2015.
In the news[edit]
The school recently made headlines in newspapers when Jamnabai Narsee student Juhi Kajaria scored AIR 1 in the ICSE examinations held in March 2019. She scored an astounding 99.6%. Other students Forum Sanjanwala and Jugal Patel got AIR 2 and AIR 3 respectively.
In 2013, a conductor, on a bus service that worked with the school, was convicted for sexually molesting a three-year-old preschool student while she was being dropped home by the school bus.[3]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Abhishek Bachchan, Bollywood actor
- Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actress[4]
- Abhay Deol, Bollywood actor[5]
- Esha Deol, Bollywood actress
- Alaya Furniturewala, Bollywood actress
- Emraan Hashmi, Bollywood actor
- Tulip Joshi, Bollywood actress
- Rahul Kamerkar, lawyer and author
- Kareena Kapoor, Bollywood actress
- Shraddha Kapoor, Bollywood actress[6]
- Ishaan Khattar, Bollywood actor
- Armaan Malik, singer-songwriter
- Amaal Mallik, Bollywood music director and composer
- Ayan Mukerji, Bollywood film director
- Bhushan Patel, Bollywood director
- Utkarsh Sharma, Bollywood actor
- Raveena Tandon, Bollywood actress
- Minoti Vaishnav, Hollywood screenwriter and singer
References[edit]
- ↑ "HT Top Schools (West): 4. JAMNABAI NARSEE SCHOOL". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ↑ "Jamnabai Narsee School". IB World Schools. IBO. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ↑ "School bus perv gets 7-yr jail for molesting Jamnabai student". Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Alia Bhatt goes back to her school, Jamnabai Narsee for a sports meet". Mid Day. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Personal Agenda: Abhay Deol, Actor". 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday, Shraddha Kapoor. Lights, Camera, Action@32". NDTV Movies. NDTV. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
