GD Goenka World School(GDGWS), Gurgaon: Photos

he Education City, of which the G.D. Goenka World School is an integral part, covers 60 acres and accommodates 9 buildings with a built-up area of about 1 million sq. ft. The entire campus is fully air-conditioned with 24/7 power backup. The campus has several playing fields interspersed with grassy knolls, beautiful gardens and tree-lined avenues. Thoughtfully designed all facilities in the school are within close walking distance.

Every classroom is equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities which include a projection system, backed up by audio paraphernalia to assist presentations & interactive sessions. A combination of leading IP-based control processors, AV matrix switchers & a touch panel provides narrowcasting, paging, lighting control & BGM facilities in an exceptionally versatile manner where every classroom works as an independent unit.

Each of the junior and senior laboratories for Information Technology, Physics, Chemistry and Biology are spacious and well-equipped, allowing children an engaging environment to devise and evaluate their own experiments. The Language Lab, equipped with over 20 computers, run software that helps develop oral proficiency in the modern languages.

There are 4 Specialist Studios dedicated to the performing arts: Western Music, Indian Music and Dance; each with CADCAM equipment. With 3 Art Studios for the visual arts (primary, middle and senior), the students are offered a variety of artistic activities, including drawing & painting, pottery & sculpture, mural art, clay modelling, print-making, tie & dye, doll-making and paper cutting & pasting.

GDGWS is a national leader in Sports infrastructure with 7 playing-fields for football and hockey, a cricket pitch and a 400-metre athletics track, multiple basketball, tennis and volleyball courts and a Fitness Centre that is truly the jewel in the crown of GDGWS’ infrastructure.

Each room accommodates 8 children and is aesthetically designed with parquet flooring, large windows, cheerful upholstery and individual cupboards. An attached washroom, with shower and toilet facilities, is shared exclusively by children of that particular room.A common room is shared between two rooms, equipped with dedicated study tables, a Plasma TV for entertainment and a refrigerator. All rooms have network ports and high-speed internet access.A prayer-room in both the boys’ and girls’ sections of the boarding complex allows children the peace and tranquillity of quiet worship.

GDGWS has a fleet of Yellow Buses that are responsible for picking up and dropping off day-boarders. These luxury buses are fully-air conditioned and come equipped with water-dispensers and a first-aid kit. Our transportation team that ensures the buses arrive on time have experienced drivers, a designated caretaker or Nanny and security guard.

The school has 3 libraries for the Primary Years Program (Nursery to Grade 5), Middle School (Grades 6 to 8) and Senior School segment (Grades 9 to 12). The well-stocked libraries, with intranet based Wi-Fi facilities, are inviting quiet zones for resource work, reflection and reading.

The Refectorio (dining-hall) is a centrally air-conditioned double-storeyed building, spread over 13,000 sq. ft. with a seating capacity for approximately 1000 students. The Refectorio serves breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. The bright décor adds to its cheerful and welcoming ambience. The Refectorio serves Indian, Chinese, Korean, Continental and a variety of other cuisines. The menu is drawn up by expert dieticians and cooked on campus under stringent quality controls. Mechanical dishwashers and waste disposal systems guaranteeing the highest standard of hygiene. Eggs, juices and organically cultivated fruits and vegetables are also part of the menu. Keeping in mind various cultural and religious sentiments, there are separate cooking and serving areas for vegetarian & non-vegetarian. The dining-hall boasts of state-of-the-art installations with separate hot and cold counters. The food at GDGWS is a unifying force. The dining-hall is a welcoming place where students sit in groups of all sizes and everyone eats together. Children get the chance to catch up on the news, watch some sport on the various Plasma TVs around the dining-hall or simply catch up with friends. The true multicultural diversity of GDGWS can be experienced on any given day as students, full-time, weekly and day boarders from around the world congregate here, sharing meal-time with teachers from different departments.

INFIRMARIES: The School Infirmary is complemented by 2 smaller Infirmaries located in each of the wings of the boarding houses. The School Infirmary has 6 beds, a patient examination and Dental Chair, B.P. Apparatus, Snellen eye chart, first-aid kits with life-saving drugs for use in an emergency and Oxygen cylinders and Nebulizers in the Infirmary and boarding houses. MEDICAL STAFF: The school Medical Staff consists of 2 Doctors (Full time). A Doctor and Nursing staff are on call 24 hours a day on the campus. The school has adequate medical facilities and a supply of non-prescription medicines. AMBULANCE: The school has a well-equipped ambulance and ambulance services are available 24 x7 on campus. HOSPITAL TIE-UP: The school has a tie-up with Artemis Hospital in Gurgaon for all emergencies. HEALTH CHECK-UPS: Primary Health check-ups are done by the Doctors at regular intervals.