Silver Oaks – The School of Hyderabad

Silver Oaks School, Hyderabad
Where the mind is without fear and head is held high...
Address
Bachupally, Miyapur
Hyderabad, Telangana
India
Coordinates 17°32′32.78″N 78°21′50.33″E / 17.5424389°N 78.3639806°E / 17.5424389; 78.3639806Coordinates: 17°32′32.78″N 78°21′50.33″E / 17.5424389°N 78.3639806°E / 17.5424389; 78.3639806
Information
Type International school
Established April, 2002
Director Mr. Dhanunjaya Vallabhaneni[1]
Principal Mrs. Seetha Murty[2]
Staff 200
Faculty 160
Gender Co-educational
Number of students 2500
Average class size 25
Classes offered Grade PP1 to 12
Medium of language English
Classrooms 78
Campus Urban
Campus size 4 acres
Affiliations Central Board of Secondary Education, International Baccalaureate
Website www.silveroaksschool.com

Silver Oaks School, Hyderabad, with the principal Ms. Seetha Murthy and the director Mr.Dhanunjaya, was established in April 2002[1] as an English medium co-educational school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India. It has been recognized as an IB World School for the past few years and offers IB PYP program. The campus covers four acres. On completion of 10 years the school launched the annual opera on 17 December 2011.[3] The school has started its own Research Center in 2012 to research and explore ways that can optimize learning in a school environment. In doing so became one of the few schools that develops its own pedagogy.

The school motto is Where the mind is without fear and head is held high...

International Baccalaureate World School[4] IB Primary Years Programme[4] from PPI to Grade VI

CBSE Curriculum from Grade VI to XII

Vision

The School's vision is to "Groom young people who will "Live for a purpose;Learn to apply; Lead with determination and leave a timeless legacy"

Mission

The school's mission states: "To integrate in teaching and learning, the goals for conservation and social justice; To develop civic virtues and emotional skills that can empower our acorns to be icons of personal and social change who will play leading roles in the transition to a sustainable future."

Campus

The school's main campus is stated in Miyapur, Hyderabad and has recently launched another branch in Bangalore in 2013[5] The Junior School has students from Pre Primary to Grade 6, which is categorized as Pre Primary wing for PP1 & PP2, Primary wing for Grades 1 to 3 and Junior wing for Grades 4 to 6. All the three wings are located in the PYP block of the campus. The Senior school is for students from Grades 7th to 12th and is located in the Leadership block of the campus.

Facilities & Programs

Classroom

Each room is considered a homely environment and is hence called a "Home room". Each class is equipped with a widescreen computer and an audio system connected with internet. There are two blocks: the PYP Block where students from PP1 to Grade 6 are in the IB program, and The Leadership Block where students from Grade 7 to Grade 12 are under the Leadership program, imbibing The 7 habits of Stephen R. Covey in them. The classrooms are named according to the students and their syllabus rather than the usual method.

Silver Oaks Academy For Sports And Intensive Learning 

The students who show outstanding performance in academics and activities/sports are selected for a special program called Silver Oaks Academy For Sports And Intensive Learning . These programs are held after school hours. The Silver Oaks Academy For Intensive Learning helps students learn further about a particular subject or topic, while the Silver Oaks Academy For Sports aims at identifying talent in sports and grooming them into professional players.

Library

The school has library facility in the PYP block and all the students have access to it during the school hours.It is known to have more than 1000 books.The books are issued using a computer software which sends a message to the parents to inform that their child is issuing a book.Each class has a class library in which books are brought by the students.

Computer center

There are five computer labs and all computers are interconnected with LAN and WLAN with internet. Computer education is provided from Class 1 onwards. All Students of Grades I to XII can access the facility.

Laboratories and club

The school laboratories include Physics lab, Chemistry lab, Biology lab, Math lab, Multi purpose hall, Conference hall. Whistle blowers Club is held for discussing about current issues and blowing a whistle against bad practices in the society. Students are encouraged to form clubs of various subjects and other interesting topics and discuss about them and broaden their knowledge.

Student council

The school has a democratic system of elections held at the beginning of each year. Each class has an class representative and each grade's Year Level Secretary are elected by the students. The President is elected by the students. The opposition party does its function. The Year Level Secretaries are under the Chief Secretary. The editorial team is also nominated.Leadership sessions are regularly held for the elected representatives.

Games and sports

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Transport

The school owns 54 buses. All buses run on specified routes and broadly cover from Kukatpally - Chandanagar. Each bus is given the name of a state and has a CM and a DCM.[7]

Clinic

There is a sick room in the PYP block of the school. A medical staff attends to sick children and provides first aid in case of an emergency. An annual medical checkup of the students is done in the clinic.

ASSET

Every year students write a competitive and self-analysing examination.It is written from grade IV to X.Students who get above 80% in ASSET are selected for intensive program.Students are given OUTSTANDING or DISTINGUISHED or participation performance certificate according to how well they performed.Many are selected for the famous Asset Talent Search examination.

NIAS

Silver oaks and IISC together embarked to find gifted students with high IQ level in silver oaks school.After finding 35 gifted students, they were taken to Bangalore branch of silver oaks.Many renowned scientists lectured these young students.Students learnt in depth about either SOUND or SOLAR ENERGY.This program was conducted in academic year 13-14

Achievements

∗ Revanth Ukkalam, Alumnus of this school wrote the book 'Historia'

References

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