Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute
| Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute, Subroto Park | |
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Subroto Park, New Delhi, Delhi India |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | विद्या विन्दते अमृतम Sanskrit: Vidya Vindate Amritam "Knowledge is Everlasting" |
| Established | 1985 |
| Principal | Mrs Poonam S Rampal |
| Faculty | 173 |
| Grades | Class 1 - 12 |
| Campus size | 15 acres |
| Affiliation | CBSE |
| Website | www.afgji.org |
Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute (AFGJI), located at Subroto Park, Delhi Cantonment, India, is a public school run by the Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society.
On completion of Golden Jubilee Year of Indian Air Force, this Institute established in 1985, it started as a school for children with special needs. Subsequently, it was felt that an integrated institution was more beneficial and hence the school was extended and made a public school. This served the purpose of imparting education to the intellectually deprived in an integrated school along with the mainstream of other children.
The school was established primarily for the benefit of children of Indian Air Force personnel. It is open to children of Army and Navy personnel as well as to civilians. The Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute is a co-educational public school.
The institution follows the Central Board of Secondary Education curriculum and is affiliated to the same with the medium of instruction as English. At the time of admission, in consultation with the trained physician/psychologist, counselor, special educators and social workers, children are placed in mildly, moderately and severely retarded categories. This helps to assess their chronological and mental ages and levels of abilities from age groups of 6 to 18 years.
Progress is monitored through IEP's (Individualized Education Plan) in which long-term and short-term goals are defined and methods are adopted to achieve these goals. The academic program consists of reading/writing simple arithmetic of Primary level, environmental awareness and home management program. The Integrated Program consists of drawing, music, dance, creative art and craft, physical training, morning assemblies, special-assemblies on special days like Christmas, Diwali, school annual day, annual sports day and visits of eminent persons.
Vocational training is provided to the special students in fields of home management, paper products, printing, Xeroxing, weaving, candle-making and computers. Teacher and student volunteers work with these students and help them in their endeavor.
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