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infrastructure and facilities. The ADMISSION & FEES end, VS students participate in experi-
main four-storey building houses 94 ential projects such as Pragati to sup-
spacious natural-lit LED-fitted class- Vivekanand School is a K-12 CBSE- port children with disabilities, Sahas
rooms, well-equipped science, maths affiliated co-ed day school. Admis- to teach self-defence to girl children
and language labs, an Atal Tinkering sion into pre-primary and class I in the neighbourhood, and a monthly
Lab, music and dance rooms and a li- section opens in December, and for community kitchen,” says Ahuja add-
brary housing 18,374 volumes. A cam- class XI in May-June. ing that the school is among a hand-
pus landmark is the 650-seat audito- Tuition fees: Rs.57,000-73,000 per ful in the country to incorporate the
rium which hosts the school’s popular year Japanese Shin Holistic Learning Pro-
TEDx and other events. Sports facili- For further information, call +91 11 gram to improve children’s logic and
ties include a gym, dedicated grounds 46516983, e-mail: info@vivekanand- reasoning skills.
for football and cricket, basketball, school.in or visit www.vivekanand- Ahuja is bullish about the future of
volleyball, tennis and badminton school.in this school which is currently celebrat-
courts, plus a multipurpose hall for ing “45 years of excellence in educa-
indoor sports and yoga. Other distinc- tion”. “While we remain true to Swami
tive campus facilities include an ide- cultural activities including Found- Vivekananda’s philosophy of groom-
ation room, Energy Centre for Yoga, er’s Day, Sankalpana (Swami Vive- ing compassionate, sincere, patriotic
Montessori Lab, Vigyantra Centre for kananda’s birth anniversary), VivMun citizens grounded in the Indian ethos
Science, Sculpture Hub and a curated (Vivekanand Model United Nations), and spiritualism, we are also com-
garden. Maths Olympiad, Kalam Week featur- mitted to introducing best teaching-
According to Ahuja, the school’s ing science-related events, among oth- learning innovations from around the
differentiating feature is the high pri- ers. “One of our prime objectives is to world to ensure our students remain a
ority accorded to co-curricular and educate the heart and instill compas- step ahead and are equipped with the
life skills education. Students are en- sion, patriotism and community ser- skills to succeed in a constantly dis-
couraged to participate in a host of vice within our students. Towards this ruptive world,” says Ahuja.

McGill University, Canada

Sited on a green 80-acre campus in Montreal,
the largest city of the Francophone province of
Quebec, McGill is consistently ranked among
the world's Top 50 universities by THE and QS

OUNDED IN 1821, MCGILL UNIVERSITY IS one
of Canada’s — and the world’s — most reputed
institutions of higher learning. This 202-year-old
Fpublicly-funded university is consistently ranked
among the world’s Top 50 higher education institutions. In
the latest QS World University Rankings 2023, McGill is
ranked #31 worldwide and in the Times Higher Education
World University Rankings 2023, #46.
Sited on a green 80-acre campus in Montreal (pop.1.7 McGill University Downtown campus: interesting history
million), the largest city of the Francophone province of
Quebec, McGill offers a rich menu of academic programmes. environment, chemistry, finance, music and psychology.
The university’s 25 faculties and professional schools offer McGill has an interesting history. In 1813, James Mc-
undergraduate and postgrad degrees in over 300 academic Gill, a Scottish immigrant who prospered in Montreal, be-
disciplines to 39,513 students mentored by 1,778 faculty. queathed £10,000 and a 46-acre estate to found the Royal
The extensive range of academic subjects offered includes Institution for the Advancement of Learning — later named
computer science, agricultural economics, management, after him — to provide quality education for Quebec’s mi-

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