Infrastructure
is a pre-requisite for
any organization, which
provides the underlying
foundation for facilitating
essential services,
for overall development
of a student.
Technologies
are fundamental in preparing
our students for the
world and serve as vehicles
for learning. Infrastructure
certainly permits us
to use the fast emerging
technologies so that
our students can achieve
a ‘comfort level’
using the same in their
daily lives.
The
school provides rich
infrastructure with state-of-the-art facilities,
which serves as building
blocks to achieve its
vision. Students, teachers
and administrators have
access to the vast array
of resources available
with the existing set
up of infrastructure.
a.
Fine Arts
A Fine Arts department with
complete paraphernalia is
dedicated to harness student’s
creativity whether it is Dance
(Classical & Folk), Music
(Vocal & Instrumental),
Painting/Craft, Sculpture
or preparing Electronic &
Electrical Gadgets, Photography,
Tailoring and Embroidery,
Interior Decoration and Dramatics.
Arts contribute to the development
and enhancement of multiple
neurobiological systems, which
can be driving forces behind
all other learning. It enhances
student’s creativity,
perceptual and cognitive skills;
promotes self-esteem, motivation
and cultural exposure; improves
emotional expression and appreciation
of diversity.
b.
Library
RDPS
Library is an information
center with state-of-the-art
facilities. It is well
equipped, measuring
8000 square feet with
a seating capacity of
200 students and is
endowed with open access
system. A special corner
is allocated to the
teachers for study and
preparation. It is an
invaluable resource
of 30,000 books in English
and Hindi, of Foreign
and Indian Authors and
also 60 standard Magazines,
Periodicals and Dailies
at present. Video conferencing
facility for better
connectivity is going
to be added shortly. It has six networked computers each having access to Internet , so that the student may have more information by using them in the library.
c.
Science Park
It consists of eye catching open air Science gadgets erected in the beautiful landscape of the school. These gadgets enable children and teenagers to visualise and understand the complex, nerve wrecking principles of Science in a fun filled and playful manner, thereby inculcating Scientific temper amongst them.
d.
Laboratories
Separate fully
equipped and spacious
Practical Science
Labs
for Physics, Chemistry
and Biology are provided
to the students and
staff to develop their
manipulative skills,
as we believe in the
cardinal principle
of `Learning by doing'.
S.St
lab
is created to make learning
social sciences a pleasurable
experience.
Mathematics
lab
is an added feature of the
school, which makes learning
of the subject a sheer joy
for the students.
Language
labhas
been set up to develop in
students an enthusiasm to
learn correct diction, pronunciation
and correct dialogue delivery
to enable them to be confident
communicators. The lab comprises
of the state-of-the-art
facilities accommodating
40 students. It is widely
used to organize various
language related activities.
Robotics
Lab :A
spacious room having computers,
T.V, Infra Red tower for
data communication, Robot
building kits (consisting
of IC’s, micro-controller,
optical sensors, touch sensors,
micro-processor, motor,
conveyer belt etc) to facilitate
building & programming
of Robots. This infrastructure
allows a child to illustrate
& practice inter disciplinary
approach for solving problems,
thus acquiring skills required
for solving real life problems.
e.
Auditorium
Ultra
modern, sound proof
air-conditioned Auditorium
with balcony having
a capacity of 850 persons,
fully furnished with
the state-of-the-art
facilities.
f.
Sports
Keeping in view the
following dictum in
mind ‘A sound
mind lives in a sound
body’ and believing
in the fact that training
in games and sports
tends to give perception,
judgment, courage and
skill to students, makes
them composed and decisive
and inculcates amongst
the students the qualities
of a true sportsmanship,
school provides first
grade facilities for
games and sports like:
Play ground with 200
metres athletics track,
two basketball courts with
fiberglass boards.
A handball and Kho-Kho
field and a Volley Ball
Court.
A Spacious well designed
and a well equipped gymnasium
and an indoor games hall
providing facilities of
Badminton Court and Table
Tennis Tables.
A Swimming Pool with automatic water treatment plant of size 25 mt * 12 mt , 1 mt shallow and 2 mts. at deep end.
The
school organizes various out-door
unstructured activities and
structured physical activities
for the students and accordingly
Inter Class Competitions are
held. Every student of the
school is required to participate
in any of the five games and
accordingly, the winners are
awarded badges. Students who
show potential in sports and
have talent for playing any
game are identified through
these Inter Class Competitions
and are groomed by the specialized
coaches. This facilitates
their participation in different
competitions at inter school,
zonal, district and national
level organized by Directorate
of Education, CBSE and other
organizations. Students’
sincerity and interests have
yielded highly encouraging
results and brought laurels
to their school in various
Inter-School , Zonal, District, State and National Level Competitions.
g.
Information Technology in Education
The
school has been able to keep
itself abreast of the latest
technologies. Exclusive infrastructure
pertaining to IT is available
to the students and staff
as given below -
CAT/CAL
technologies are
merged with the teaching,
thereby making teaching-learning
an interesting process.
CD’s, video-cassettes,
JIL Capsules, Bhartiya Vidya
Software prepared by JIL
and the customized multimedia
presentations made by teachers
helps in positive transference
of Knowledge.
Audio Visual Labs
- The school has three
air-conditioned Audio
Visual Labs, one on each
floor with the seating
capacity of 100 in each.
The Labs are well equipped
with the state-of-the-art
facilities along with
multimedia projector and
a networked computer,
each having access to
internet.
Guest – Lecture Hall
– An air-conditioned
Guest Lecture Hall with
state-of-the-art facilities,
accommodating 200 students
is not only used by teachers
for imparting education,
but is also used for organizing
seminars / workshops wherein
distinguished personalities
from various streams of
education are invited to
guide the students and make
them aware of the real world.
Technology Based Teaching
Labs/Rooms
– Apart from the
A.V Labs, 8 rooms, which
are equipped with a networked
computer connected to
29” TV are provided
to teachers for viewing
JIL capsules, a unique
teaching tool. This helps
the students to visualize
the concepts and relate
them to the real life
environment.
Computer literacy labs
– To make the students computer savvy, the
school has two computer labs – ‘senior
literacy lab and junior literacy lab’ having
22 networked computers in each. In these labs, the
students learn how to exploit the capabilities of
computers in their day-to-day life. They are trained
for usage of application software, planning and
providing instructions to the computer, basic know-how
of system software like Operating Software. Multimedia
learning kits are an instant hit amongst young learners.
IT Lab –
To encourage value based
learning and to inculcate
the habit of self-learning,
the school has an IT Lab
having 28 networked computers,
where the students are
allocated projects on
various topics (English,
Mathematics, Social Science,
Science & Technology).
They are guided how to
collect information by
means of Internet, CD-ROM’s
and then reproduce it
in presentable form. This
is done in order to enhance
the presentation and communication
skills of the students.
To make learning truly
global, IT lab makes every
inch of effort to take
learning beyond classroom
level. Presently more
than 150 students are
involved in various collaborative
projects with schools
from countries - France,
Germany, US, UK, Canada
etc. around the world.
The students exchange
information on current
issues, their interests
and the culture of their
countries. This lab is
also equipped with the
CD writer and a scanner,
which are used by the
teachers to prepare their
lesson plan.
The school marked its
imprint on global digital
network-INTERNET in year
1999 with the name of
the website www.rdpschool.com.
A voluminous collection
of over 150 CD’s
on various topics and
subjects, over 30 different
titles of computer books
and various widely read
magazines are available
for staff and students.
Also the school has 175
software licenses (other
than the operation system
software).
Server Room
– According to the
new infrastructure in
the school, a server room
has been developed consisting
of 5 true servers acting
as Internet Server, File
Server and CD Server etc.
All computers in the school
are connected to these
servers.
Smart Study @ home
– To enhance the
students learning, the
school has broken the
barriers of conventional
learning process by introducing
‘Smart Study’
section on its website.
The students can access
the study material related
to various subjects 24hrs
a day, at their convenience
from home, from school
or from any other place
by logging to the website.
h.
Health & Welfare
The
School has a medical room with
all facilities under the care
of a full time nurse and a qualified
medical officer.
i.
Counseling
A
full time well-qualified Child
Counselor is available to look
into the psychological problems.
j. Transport
The
School has a proper network
of this facility. Problems of
any kind can be sorted out with
the help of Transport In charge.