(Thath thvam Pushan Apavrinu)
‘ Let education help us see truth and virtue’
is inscribed on the emblem of the AEES to become the guiding principle of our institution
The watchword of the AEES is excellence – a quality that has become all pervasive and central to each of its activities and strategies,
both academic and managerial.
Vast changes were brought about in the system of education not only to make it more responsive to the needs of the children
of today but also realize the institution’s dream of providing holistic schooling.
The AEES has the unique distinction of having developed its own textbooks that are sympathetic to the mixed abilities of its heterogeneous
student community. A team of teachers has successfully launched mathematics textbooks for Classes I to V, English textbooks for Classes I- IV, textbooks to teach environmental science to Classes I and II and a Hindi Pravesika for the Prep. Class. The English Reader for Class V, the Hindi textbook for Class I and textbooks on environmental science for Classes III and IV and textbooks for computer science for classes IV to X are currently under preparation.
To make the efforts of the AEES more enduring, it was decided to educate the bright children from socially, educationally and economically
poor backgrounds, residing in the rural or tribal belts around the vicinity of the AEC schools throughout the country. The Talent Nurture Programme (TNP),
which started in 1999, presently benefits 427 children, of whom 203 are girls. Apart from free education up to Class XII, the children selected for the TNP
receive a monthly scholarship, uniforms and books as well as medical benefits. The TNP is currently active in ten AEES centres and is to be extended to a
few more centres this year.
Through a common comprehensive system of testing and evaluation, the AEES seeks to encourage application of learning as well as foster reasoning
and analytical thinking in the children. Enrichment programmes for Class XI and Jr. Maths and Science Olympiad training programmes for Class IX (held in
collaboration with the HBCSE), motivational lectures on science and other topics, diagnostic testing, and summer coaching camps are organized to assist both
the gifted and the less able students. Physical education, computer education, art and science exhibitions, visits to the AEES botanical garden and a classroom
library system are other important features of a broad-based curriculum. Apart from this, early childhood education has received an extraordinary fillip with
the introduction of pre-preparatory and preparatory classes in eight centres of the AEES.
Professional growth of teachers is promoted through induction or orientation programmes for new recruits as well as refresher courses and workshops
for teachers teaching English, mathematics and science. Tests are also conducted for teachers to help them update and improve their teaching skills.
At the administrative level, the AEES has a network of principals, vice-principals and headmasters/headmistresses who are responsible for the
smooth functioning of all the schools. To coordinate their activities, integrate their ideas and plan ahead, conferences of the principals and HMs are organized
every year.
The complementary skills of every employee and multi-faceted talents of every student of the AEES will go a long way in realizing its dreams
of excellence. As the saying goes, excellence is a moving target; and the AEES is constantly raising the bar. At the same time, it pledges to build its success
on a strong foundation of values.
