Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom
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Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram (KV Pattom) is a co-educational day school established in 1964[1] by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), an autonomous organization under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education (India), located at Pattom (Thiruvananthapuram) in Kerala, India.[2]
| Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram പട്ടം കേന്ദ്രീയ വിദ്യാലയം | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 8.5207° N, 76.9411° E |
| Information | |
| Type | Govt., Co-educational, Day School |
| Motto | Tattvaṁ pūṣaṇa apāvr̥ṇu |
| Established | 1964 |
| School district | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Authority | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
| Classes offered | 1-12 |
| Houses | Ganga, Narmada, Cauvery, Krishna |
| Affiliation | CBSE |
| Website | https://trivandrumpattom.kvs.ac.in |
History[edit]
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom (KV Pattom) was established in1964.[3] The first batch of Higher Secondary Grade (Class XI)[4] students graduated from the school in 1969 and 10+2 System began in the year 1977. The school was selected by KVS for the 'Model School Scheme' in 1997 and 'Smart School Scheme' in 2005.[5] The school started functioning in two shifts from 2004. Smt. Gomathy Krishnanand, Shri P. K. Uma Sankar IAS and Gayathri Radhakrishnan were the first Principal, Chairman and student of the school.[6]
Present[edit]
The school currently has two shhifts and houses more than 4000 students and 100 staff members. KV Pattom follows the Curriculum prescribed by CBSE.[7]
Milestones[edit]
1964: Year of establishment[8]
1969: First Class XI Batch
1977: 10+2 System began
1997: Selected as a Model School by KVS
1982: New Science Block inaugurated
1998: Primary Block inaugurated
2004: Second Shift started functioning
2005: Selected as a 'Smart School' by KVS
2007: Library Blog launched
2008: Library automation
2014: Golden Jubilee Year celebration
2018: ATAL Tinkering Lab inaugurated[9]
Achievements[edit]
The school was ranked as the best Government day school in the country in the Education World India School Rankings for the years 2021[10], 2017[11], 2016[12] and 2015[13]. It won the Reading4Pleasure School Award - 2020, instituted by Food4Thought Foundation, Hyderabad[14] and KVS-Intel Best Integration of Technology in Education Award for Schools in 2009[15] The project Library Junction was selected for NCERT National Award for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions in 2011[16]
Facilities[edit]
The school has Smart Classrooms, Science Laboratories, Computer Laboratories, Library, Resource rooms, One Activity Room, One ATAL Tinkering Laboratory and 4 Common Staff rooms.[17]
Library[edit]
The library hosts 25000 books, 55 periodicals, 8 newspapers, 400 multimedia DVDs, 10 Kindle e-readers, study materials, previous years' question papers, rare books, internet search facility and an online catalogue.[18] The library launched a blog in 2007 followed by an E-Magazine and a portal for Online Home works and Assignments. Resources include a Virtual Library, a Digital Library, an Audio Library and a Smartphone interface[19] to the Library. A social responsibility initiative 'Gift a Book & Get a Friend' was started by the library in 2013.[20] Face a Book Challenge is a popular summer reading challenge programme run by the library since 2014.[21] The library has created a virtual library environment using a number of web based tools during the Emergency Remote Teaching period emerged during the pandemic in 2021-2022.[22] The library projects (Library Junction & Face a Book Challenge) won NCERT and KVS Innovation and Experimentation Awards in 2011 and 2016. Library was nominated for the LibTech Award Program for the effective integration of Technology in libraries in 2019. It also won the 'Reading4Pleasure School Award in 2020.[23]
Sports & Games[edit]
Facilities include a Football field, Volleyball court, Fully fancy coloured Basketball and Badminton courts, Roller Skating Rink and Primary Children's Parks.[24]
Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL)[edit]
An Atal Tinkering Lab was established at KV Pattom in 2018 by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Ayog, Govt of India, to foster curiosity, creativity, and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc.[25]
School Life[edit]
All students are hosted in four Houses and 22 Clubs function with an objective of the overall development of the students. The school organizes 1 Kerala Girls Battalion NCC, and Scouts & Guides.[26]
Notable Alumni[edit]
- M. Rajeshwar Rao (Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India)
- Prof. (Dr.) G. Mohan Gopal (Jurist & former Director, National Judicial Academy)
- Santha Sheela Nair IAS (Rtd)
- Dr. A. Jayathilak IAS
- T. P. Sitaraman IFS
- Sashi Warrier (Author)
- Dr Sigy Thomas Vaidhyan, IAS
- Nila Mohanan IAS
- Dr N. Gulzar IAS
- Dr Arindam Bhattacharya IFS
- Dr. Uma Sivaraman (Deputy Commissioner, KVS)
- Thushara G S Pillai (Astrophysicist and astronomer)
- Keerthy Suresh (Actor)
- Neerada Suresh (Poet, Educationist, former Principal)
- Dr. Manish Valiathan (Case Western Reserve University, US)
- Ganesh Mani (Carnegie Mellon University, US)
- Dr. Naveen Jain (Neonatologist)
- Dr Aswathy Srinivas IAS
- Ambalika Bhatacharyya (Author)
- Sivaram Mony (Film Director)
- Jeeva Maria Joy IAS
- Dr Anchu Wilson IAS
- Parthan Mohan (Film Director)
References[edit]
- ↑ "KV Pattom tops in school rankings". The Hindu. 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "KVS Directory | KVS- Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan | Government of India". kvsangathan.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "KV Pattom tops in school rankings". The Hindu. 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "The Kerala Education Rules, 1969" (PDF).
- ↑ "Annual Report 2011-12, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi" (PDF).
- ↑ "A Journey Through the Past for KV Pattom". The New Indian Express. 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram". EducationWorld. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram". EducationWorld. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "About KV Pattom". Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Schools in Kerala shine in EducationWorld India School Rankings 2020-21". The Times of India. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "KV Pattom top govt day school". The Hindu. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom selected as top-ranked govt school". The Deccan Chronicle. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "KV Pattom best government school in the country". The Times of India. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "'Reading for Pleasure School' Award 2020 to KV Pattom". Library KV Pattom. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Intel award for KV Pattom". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom wins award". The New Indian Express. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Facilities, KV Pattom". KV Pattom. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Library@Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom". Library@Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "വിരൽതുമ്പിൽ ഇതാ ഒരു സ്കൂൾ ലൈബ്രറി; പുതുവഴി കാട്ടി പട്ടം കേന്ദ്രീയ വിദ്യാലയ." Manorama Online. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ↑ "Library-Social Connect". Library-Social Connect. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "Face a Book Challenge". Face a Book Challenge. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "Librarykvpattom Profile and Collections". Wakelet. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "The Library in the News". Library Blog. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ↑ "Home | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TRIVENDRAM PATTOM". trivandrumpattom.kvs.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "Overview". ATAL Innovation Mission. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ↑ "Home | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TRIVENDRAM PATTOM". trivandrumpattom.kvs.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
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