Somerville School(SVS), Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi: Photos

A School Library plays an integral role in teaching and learning process. It promotes reading, and motivates readers and learners for life. The school has two spacious libraries, each located on the first and the second floor of the school building. The Junior Library caters to the primary school students and has a wide range of books and authors that are of interest to younger children. While the Senior Library has a collection of subject- oriented books along with other titles widely read by the Senior School students. The well-experienced librarians assist students to choose books, reference books and other relevant material. They ensure that the library is updated with books of popular authors and different titles.

The school has a well-equipped, spacious Chemistry Lab located on the second floor of the school building. The lab is well lit up and fitted with exhaust fan. LED television with internet, smart board modules, models and charts make learning fun. The laboratory has all the necessary equipment for preparation of samples and standards for analysis of liquid and solid samples. It has all the necessary chemicals, glassware, apparatus, centrifuge machine, chemical and electronic balances. Hazardous chemicals are kept under lock and their use is closely monitored.

The school has a Physics Lab located on the second floor. It is fitted with latest equipment and six tables are arranged to facilitate smooth conduct of experiments. LED televisions with internet, Smart Board modules models and charts, make learning complex concepts easy. The students use various apparatus to learn to perform procedures, collect and analyse data, draw inference and answer questions while performing the experiments.

The Biology Lab of the school caters to the students of Classes IX-XII. It is well lit up and spacious and can comfortably accommodate around 24 students. Equipped with advanced facilities where students are exposed to the mysteries of the living world, it aims to encourage students to learn by doing. LED televisions with internet, Smart Board modules, precision instruments, a terrarium, charts and 3-D models make learning fun and effective. The students explore organisms, cells and tissues of plants and animals through simple, binocular and compound microscopes; learn about the bones and body structure through human skeleton; study body organs using biological models and charts and also explore various species of flora and fauna through preserved

The school has more than seventy classrooms for Classes Pre-school to XII all of which are equipped with LED televisions with internet, Smart Boards, Tata Class Edge - an innovative and comprehensive educational solution. These interactive tools help teachers boost student engagement, while the digital content accommodates different learning styles leading to improved comprehension, keeping students engaged and a more inclusive classroom environment. The students are more focused and intuitive.

Somerville School has sprawling grounds stretching out to the end of the building.The students have access to all the facilities available. Adequate infrastructure is provided for indoor and outdoor games. The green cover is used by the students for playing football. There is a separate court for playing badminton, volleyball, handball, throw ball etc. On theextreme end of the field is theBasketball court. The students receive coaching in different games from our expert and experienced instructors. All the track and field events are played on the extensive ground. There is an Activity area adjacent to the main playground where students play indoor games like table tennis, chess, carrometc.The school also provides coaching in martial arts. A large number of students are being trained for Taekwondo by our expert trainer. They represent the school at various competitions and winnumerous accolades. Our sports curriculum includes hands-on learning opportunities that teach students the fundamentals of the individual sport as well as the skills they need to compete successfully in team games.

The school has a fleet of thirty one buses to facilitate travel for students in Delhi and NCR. The buses are very well maintained and sent for regular services for their upkeep. They are equipped with speed governors to control the speed ensuring safety of the students. The buses are manned by a highly-skilled staff. There are cameras installed along with a screen to monitor student safety in the bus. The GPS facility has also been extended to the parents so as to track the arrival time of the bus at their respective bus stops. The teachers present in the bus ensure that all safety measures are observed, along with taking attendance twice a day, maintaining discipline and proper seating of students.

The Mathematics Laboratory at Somerville School is located on the second floor in the senior block. The school has a well-equipped and spacious lab. It is an air-conditioned laboratory equipped with Smart Board, lab tools and computers. NIIT NGuru software and manipulatives are used by students and teachers to add to classroom learning. The students experiment, learn and explore mathematical concepts and verify mathematical facts and theorems.