Jiva Public School

Is it possible to offer extremely high-quality education to children of modest backgrounds? The founders of Jiva believe so. In 1994, we set out to demonstrate how through holding high educational standards and employing effective management strategies, a school could provide facilities and instruction to such Indian learners that were on par with the best schools in India, and even throughout the world.

The Jiva Public School (a K-12 institution) was established in 1994 in a small residential building with only 8 students and 3 teachers on the first day. But today it operates from a large building on 1.5 acres with over 800 students and 45 teachers. It is located in a quiet alcove of Faridabad District, 15km from New Delhi, and just 2km from the lush environs of the Aravalli hills.

Over the years, Jiva Public School has evolved around the constructivist concept of education—that learning is an active process of building knowledge through personal experience. Everything about the school and the process of learning is based on this principle. And all stakeholders involved in the learning community are encouraged to be creative problem-solvers—the students, parents teachers, administration, and support staff.

It was the first school in India to have an Internet connection and to use the computer as a tool to teach other subjects. And companies such as Apple, Intel, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, and Schlumberger, have actively supported the school because of its innovative use of technology.

Every aspect of Jiva Public School has been designed to enhance learning from the use of innovative activities, to the study materials—even the furniture. The result is that a culture of creativity has been fostered. It is a fact that Indian society places an inordinate amount of pressure on students to excel in examinations often at the expense of aspects of learners' development. However, Jiva has managed to strike a balance that has proven that it is possible for learners to score well on board examinations, while also developing a diverse set of skills.
 
At Jiva, your child is at the center of all learning activity and has access to resources through which skills are easy to learn, communication is set up, and opinions and ideas are shared. The focus is on learning, not on teaching. It is the teacher’s duty to ensure that learning takes place in an atmosphere that is conducive to learning -- one which is friendly, non- threatening, full of activities and provides opportunities for interaction and self-expression.