Anandalaya Education Society

Anandalaya Education Society (AES) is the governing body behind Anandalaya, an unaided, child-centred, co-educational school located in Anand, Gujarat, India. The school's name is explained on its own website as a combination of "Anand" (happiness) and "alaya" (home), meaning "a home of happiness." Anandalaya is housed on the landscaped campus of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and occupies roughly 10 acres of land with more than eight thousand square metres of built-up area. It teaches students from Junior Kindergarten through Class XII, offering both Science and Commerce streams, and is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, under affiliation number 430015. The society is registered as a Society and a Public Trust, and the Chairman of the NDDB also serves as the Chairman of the Anandalaya Education Society. This governance link reflects the school's origins on NDDB land and its close institutional relationship with the dairy development body headquartered in Anand. The school describes itself as un-aided, meaning it does not rely on direct government funding for its operations, and it charges fees as set out in its published almanac. Anandalaya's stated mission is to ensure that each child develops a set of skills, interests, positive attitudes and high motivation. The school says it helps students explore their inner selves continually, reinforcing strengths and overcoming weaknesses, and aims to build a sound knowledge base. Beyond classroom academics, the school offers co-curricular activities, sports and games, educational excursions and tours, a continuous learning plan, and counselling services. Its student counselling service is designed to provide comprehensive guidance, support academic success, build career awareness, develop readiness for the future, encourage self-awareness, and foster interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. The school publishes a range of information for parents and the public, including its vision and mission, staff and board of governors, almanac, fee and withdrawal rules, uniform policy, academic calendar, textbook lists, and mandatory public disclosures. It also maintains an alumni association with registration and objectives. As an institution, AES is a private, not-for-profit education provider rather than a commercial company, and it operates a single school campus in Gujarat.

Anandalaya Education Society is the registered society and public trust that runs Anandalaya, a school situated on the campus of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in Anand, Gujarat, India. The school's own account explains its name as a compound of "Anand" (happiness) and "alaya" (home), giving the meaning "a home of happiness." The institution is un-aided and child-centred, and it is co-educational, serving students from Junior Kindergarten through Class XII in both the Science and Commerce streams. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, with affiliation number 430015. The school is housed on the landscaped, verdant NDDB campus and spreads over about 10 acres of land, with a built-up area of more than eight thousand square metres. Its governance is closely tied to the NDDB: the Chairman of the NDDB is also the Chairman of the Anandalaya Education Society. The society itself is registered as a Society and a Public Trust, a common legal form for Indian educational institutions. Over time the school has developed a broad academic and support infrastructure. Its published information covers the school's vision and mission, staff, board of governors, almanac, fees, withdrawal rules, uniform, academic calendar, and textbook lists. Physical facilities described on the website include the school campus, library, computer lab, science labs, a maths activity room, a junior science activity room, a multi-purpose hall, and an audio-visual room. The academic structure is complemented by co-curricular activities, a continuous learning plan, sports and games, counselling services, and a special adult literacy drive. Educational excursions and tours are also part of the school's programme. The school's mission statement says it seeks to ensure that each child develops a set of skills, interests, positive attitudes and high motivation. It aims to help students explore the inner self continually, reinforcing strengths and overcoming weaknesses, and to acquire a sound knowledge base. Its student counselling service is described as supporting students in acquiring lifelong learning and self-management skills, understanding themselves and their strengths and weaknesses, and developing career awareness and readiness for the future. The school also maintains an alumni association with stated mission, objectives, registration and an alumni register. Because Anandalaya Education Society is a society and trust rather than a commercial enterprise, its history is primarily institutional and educational rather than commercial. The available evidence does not give a founding year, founder names, or a detailed chronology of leadership changes, so those specifics are not asserted here. What is clear from the school's own materials is its enduring relationship with the NDDB campus, its CBSE affiliation, and its self-description as an unaided, child-centred, co-educational institution serving the Anand community.

An unaided, child-centred, co-educational CBSE school managed by a registered society and public trust on the NDDB campus in Anand, Gujarat.

• Anandalaya school

  Unaided, child-centred, co-educational school from Jr. KG to XII (Science & Commerce streams), affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi (Affiliation No. 430015).

• Student Counselling Services

  Comprehensive counselling and guidance programme to assist students in acquiring lifelong learning and self-management skills, career awareness and readiness for the future.

• Special Adult Literacy Drive

  A community-oriented literacy initiative listed among the school's activities.

1. 1Anandalaya - Anand. Affiliated to CBSE, New Delhianandalaya.ac.in
2. 2Anandalaya - Counselling Servicesanandalaya.ac.in
3. 3Anandalaya Education Society - Wikidatawikidata.org