Navy Children School

The Naval Public School of Delhi, India, was established in 1965 and is the flagship of the Naval Public Schools system set up by the Navy Education Society.The school was named Naval Primary School, and situated on navy grounds in Chanakyapuri with students aged from nursery to Class III. Mrs A.K. Chatterjee, the wife of the then Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Chatterjee, was the first principal of the school, leading a small group of lady teachers; Mrs Narasimhan was vice-principal. Other pioneer teachers included Mrs Krishnaswamy and Mrs Rana. The teachers were drawn from the ranks of NOWA (the Naval Officer's Wives Association) and from the ranks of the surrounding communities.Classes were small, with the seniormost class in 1966, Class IV, with seven students enrolled at the beginning of 1966. The student body was drawn from the Governmental housing colonies of Satya Marg, Vinay Marg, Sarojini Nagar and Nauroji Nagar. The curriculum followed the standard curriculum for the Senior Cambridge/Indian Schools Certificate schools, essentially the same as the 'O' level track primary school curriculum in the UK. Subjects included English, Hindi, Arithmetic, Geography, History, Nature Studies and Moral Science, with senior classes adding Civics, Geometry and Algebra to the curriculum in Class V.The school occupied the main building of the Naval Grounds in Chanakyapuri, which was adjacent to junior officers' flats. In the winter months preceding Republic Day (26 January), the grounds also accommodated a large tented encampment of Navy ratings, who used the school football grounds to rehearse for the Republic Day parade.Notable former pupils include business tycoon Vivek Prabhakar (creator Chumbak), actress former Miss India Neha Dhupia, Bollywood actor Siddharth Malhotra, Cinematographer Neha Parti, famous Indian Businessman Aryan, Music director Raghav Sachar and Casting director Anmol Ahuja. There are Navy Children School in Port Blair, Goa.