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The first principal of the school was Mrs. [[Gowri Ishwaran]], who headed the institution until 2008. She was followed by Mrs. Abha Sehgal,<ref name="times">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/6-of-Indias-top-10-schools-in-Delhi-Survey/articleshow/9974398.cms|title=6 of India's top 10 schools in Delhi: Survey|author=Neha Pushkarna|date=14 September 2011|accessdate=2015-11-25|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> who was incumbent from the session of 2008-09 onwards. Her last day at the school was on 11 April 2017. The new principal is Mrs. Richa Agnihotri. | The first principal of the school was Mrs. [[Gowri Ishwaran]], who headed the institution until 2008. She was followed by Mrs. Abha Sehgal,<ref name="times">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/6-of-Indias-top-10-schools-in-Delhi-Survey/articleshow/9974398.cms|title=6 of India's top 10 schools in Delhi: Survey|author=Neha Pushkarna|date=14 September 2011|accessdate=2015-11-25|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> who was incumbent from the session of 2008-09 onwards. Her last day at the school was on 11 April 2017. The new principal is Mrs. Richa Agnihotri. | ||
The foundation stone for Sanskriti School was laid by Mrs Hemi Surendra Singh, | The foundation stone for Sanskriti School was laid by Mrs Hemi Surendra Singh, chairperson, Civil Services Society on 30 May 1996. Mrs. Singh was instrumental in getting the land and building allocated while her husband was Cabinet Secretary of India [[Surendra Singh (cabinet secretary)|Surendra Singh]]. She thus continued in the tradition of her philanthropic father Thakur Dan Singh Bist, [[Dan Singh Bist]] founder of DSB college, Nainital. Sanskriti School was established on 12 August 1998 by the Civil Services Society, formed by the wives of the civil servants belonging to the various branches of [[Government of India]]. Mrs. [[Gowri Ishwaran]] took over as the founder principal in 1999. The aim of the Society is to fulfill a need in the city of Delhi for educating the children of officers of the All India and Allied Services and defence personnel moving to Delhi on transfer.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} Students whose parents are in other services or professions may also apply. The school has also admitted students from marginalised backgrounds since 2004. At present, the School admits 25% students from economically weaker sections of society. | ||
School is a public-service–oriented, [[non-profit organization]], with Jaya Chandrasekhar, the spouse of [[K. M. Chandrasekhar]], the previous [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]], as its chairperson. The school was founded by Mrs. Hemi Surendra Singh, the wife of [[Surendra Singh (cabinet secretary)|Surendra Singh]], a former Cabinet Secretary, Mrs. Livleen Bhagat, wife of a former Director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] and Mrs. Ramachandran{{who|date=March 2013}} among others. | School is a public-service–oriented, [[non-profit organization]], with Jaya Chandrasekhar, the spouse of [[K. M. Chandrasekhar]], the previous [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]], as its chairperson. The school was founded by Mrs. Hemi Surendra Singh, the wife of [[Surendra Singh (cabinet secretary)|Surendra Singh]], a former Cabinet Secretary, Mrs. Livleen Bhagat, wife of a former Director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] and Mrs. Ramachandran{{who|date=March 2013}} among others. | ||
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==Infrastructure== | ==Infrastructure== | ||
===Amphitheater=== | ===Amphitheater=== | ||
The Amphitheater is the nerve center of Sanskriti. Built strategically in the very center of the school, all assemblies, special ceremonies, such as prize distributions, investiture ceremony, citation for the graduating batch of Class XII and other such events are held here. As it is built in a semi-circular style, it can seat around 600 people and its circular stage can easily accommodate 50 to 60 children during a performance. | The Amphitheater is the nerve center of Sanskriti. Built strategically in the very center of the school, all assemblies, special ceremonies, such as prize distributions, investiture ceremony, citation for the graduating batch of Class XII and other such events are held here. As it is built in a semi-circular style, it can seat around 600 people and its circular stage can easily accommodate 50 to 60 children during a performance. | ||
===Library=== | ===Library=== | ||