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Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan is ranked as one of the
best in the country with about 7,000 students.
Three-and-a-half decades since the school was founded, PSBB
school has been recognised as a centre of academic
excellence. It has two branches.The school at Nungambakkam is
known as the Main School, with an annexe at Thirumalai Road,
which has more than 2,500 students.
The branch school at K K Nagar is housed in a sprawling
5-acre campus and boasts of 4,500 students on its rolls.
PSBB is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE), New Delhi. Nearly 40% of the students gain
entry into the IITs (Indian Institutes of Technologies) and
another 20% into other premier institutes besides many who
are pursuing higher education or occupying influential
positions abroad.
The focus is more on the learning process than on information
or inert content. Continuous assessment, through year long
cycle tests, is yet another unique feature of the Junior
Curriculum.
History
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School (PSBB) was
founded in 1958 by a group of enterprising house wives.
The school was started in a thatched shed, with 13 students
and a staff of three. The school was christened Padma
Seshadri Bala Bhavan in honor of the deceased wife of a
lawyer who helped in the cause.
In 1959, within a year of its beginning, it moved to its
present location in Lake Area, Nungambakkam. The residents of
Nungambakkam realised the potential of the school and the
student enrolment shot up. The first batch of students to
take the Class X Board exams were in 1967-68.
Labs
There are well equipped labs for Mathematics, Science and
Language.
Computer Labs
The new generation computer labs provide E-mail and Internet
facilities to over 2500 senior students. Internet access is
easily available. The PSBB Times is also available on the net
and is an in-house publication by the PSBB students.
Teacher Training Centre
It provides year round in-service teacher development
programmes ranging from TQM to TA, Time management to teacher
effectiveness
Activities and Clubs
Duke of Edinburgh Award
PSBB has initiated this scheme to encourage and stimulate the
enthusiasm and energy of the youth in four areas of skill,
physical recreation, service and adventure. PSBB is proud
that a number of students have qualified for and received
gold and silver awards under the scheme.
Quest
Programme adapted from the American concept of student
counselling provides an opportunity to inculcate morals in
the student community.
Futurology
Helps the students develop futuristic and problem solving
thinking skills.
Sports
Tennis and Cricket Coaching are an integral part of school
life. Swimming is considered as a survival skill and comes
under the Junior's Curriculum.
Value Education
Emphasis is laid on Indian heritage, ethos and culture, to
inculcate in each student, pride and patriotism for the
country.
Bharat Kalachar
The cultural wing of the school has year round performances
by artists to help the students appreciate, understand and
excel in dance and music.
Yoga, meditation, lateral thinking, and special programs for
enrichment classes are also held.
At primary level children are exposed to English language by
story telling, creative drama and language lab activities.
Curriculum
Secondary Department - Upto class X
1. English
2. Language - Hindi / Tamil /Sanskrit
3. Mathematics
4. a. Physics b. Chemistry c. Life Science
5. a. History and Civics / Economics b. Geography
6. Health and Physical Education
7. Art Education
8. Work Experience
Junior College Department (+2 Course)
1. Core course : English
2. Group A : Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology /
Computer Science / ...................Sanskrit Core.
Group B : Mathematics / Sanskrit Core, Physics, Chemistry,
Biology.
Group C : Mathematics / Sanskrit Core, Economics, Business
Studies, ...................Accountancy.
3. General Studies and Value Education
4. Work Experience
5. Physical and Health Education
For more information about the
school you can contact them at:
Principal
11 and 12, Thirumalai Road,
T Nagar Chennai - 600 017
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