The Mann School, Delhi is a day-cum-boarding co-educational school founded in 1989. It is affiliated with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi and offers education from Nursery through senior secondary. The school is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified, and a member of Indian Public Schools’ Conference (IPSC). The Mann School is also a certified sub-centre of the University of Cambridge for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Examinations.
The school is sited on a sprawling 20 acre campus amidst picturesque surroundings in Holambi Khurd, near Alipur on G.T. Karnal Road, New Delhi. It aims at offering “holistic yet cost-effective education” and employs the latest teaching techniques to ensure that students not only earn certificates, but also build upon knowledge and wisdom that stays with them long after they have left the school portal.
The Mann School boasts an average student strength of 1250, which incorporates students from countries such as Korea, Thailand, Norway, Nepal, and UAE as well and faculty strength of 75. It maintains a faculty-student ratio of 1:20.
The Mann School is located about 25 km from the New Delhi Railway Station, away from the din and bustle of the city. The sprawling 20 acre campus hosts 32 well-ventilated and spacious classrooms equipped with ICT learning tools, state-of-the-art swimming pool with a baby pool for primary students, an amphitheatre, a centre for learning performing arts, separate labs for Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, English and Psychology, a Memory lab, doctor on call facility and a 14-bedded infirmary for the sick.
The wi-fi enabled school library features over 18,000 books and subscriptions to 24 magazines. The school has one of the finest horse-riding clubs in the country and it is a member of The Equestrian Federation of India.
Well laid out playgrounds for outdoor sports such as cricket, football and hockey, a floodlit skating rink, a 400m athletic track, a basketball court and Decco turf of international standard for tennis comprise the sports facilities at The Mann School. The school also has its own orchestra, where students learn musical instruments.
The Mann School is affiliated with CBSE, New Delhi and is a member of IPSC. It offers Science, Commerce and Humanities streams to its students and also provides professional coaching for IIT, NEET, and NDA.
Multiple intelligence teaching is imparted at the school through subject based trips. Educational tours, visits to NASA and IIT led INSPIRE camps make learning a joyful process.
The school offers wi-fi enabled e-classrooms equipped with whiteboards, e-library and internet. The students are allowed to use laptops and computers are an intrinsic part of the school curriculum and learning process. The Mann School also employs counselors and career guidance experts to assist students as and when required. Each year, 7 to 10 days of the school calendar are ear-marked for teacher training programmes.
Extracurricular
Besides academics, the school encourages students to participate in extracurricular activities such as music, adventure sports, basketball, tennis, football, cricket, horse riding, swimming, skating, gymnastics and martial arts.
The students are also encouraged to participate in the National Cadets Corp (NCC) – both Armoured and Air Wings, to instill in them values of character, comradeship and discipline. The school was recently conferred with the ‘Overall Best School Trophy’ by NCC.
Srinivasan Sriram (principal)
The admission process incorporates an entrance test each year. The minimum age for admission as on March 31 of the year of admission is as follows:
Preschool (Nursery): 3 years
Pre-primary (KG): 4 years
First Grade: 5 years
Admissions for boarders are open from grade I to IX and XI.
Admission for day scholars are open from grade I to IX and XI
Fees: The half yearly tuition fee for academic session 2020-21 is as follows for boarders-
Preschool and pre-primary- INR 33480/-
Class I to V- INR 40020/-
Class VI to X- INR 45840/-
Class XI to XII (Science)- INR 57720/-
For more details please refer https://www.themannschool.com/pdf/Fee%20Structure%20-%20Boarders.pdf
The Mann School Equestrian team comprising of 19 riders participated in the 34th Delhi Horse show held from 29th March to 7th April 2019 at Army Equestrian Centre, Delhi Cantt. and galloped home with a tally of 16 medals; 2 Gold, 5 Silver and 9 Bronze in their kitty in their respective categories.
The Mann School has been a front-runner in participatory as well as organizational sporting activities of zonal, state and national levels under the aegis of Delhi Government, CBSE and IPSC.
The school provides 6 separate air-conditioned hostel blocks for boys and girls, each of these housing cosy dorms, self-study room and a common-room for entertainment. The hostel blocks can accommodate a total of 311 students. RO drinking water and 24×7 power supply is available on the campus. The school dining hall has a seating capacity of 500 and offers hygienically prepared vegetarian, non-vegetarian, oriental and continental cuisine.