The pre primary school follows the International Montessori Programme.
The school weaves the best practices and methodologies of various curricula from across the world to create a curriculum which allows for analytical and critical thinking.
Philosophy and vision
The Ardee School, New Friends Colony established in 2017, is a secular, child centric co-educational day-boarding school. It offers the International Cambridge Curriculum and the National Curriculum of England and Wales at Key Stage 2 and 3 and offers the IGCSE at Year 10. The students do the A Level programme at Year 11 and 12.
The pre primary school follows the International Montessori Programme.
The school weaves the best practices and methodologies of various curricula from across the world to create a curriculum which allows for analytical and critical thinking.
The Ardee School, New Friends Colony established in 2017, is a secular, child centric co-educational day-boarding school. It offers the International Cambridge Curriculum and the National Curriculum of England and Wales at Key Stage 2 and 3 and offers the IGCSE at Year 10. The students do the A Level programme at Year 11 and 12.
The pre primary school follows the International Montessori Programme.
The school weaves the best practices and methodologies of various curricula from across the world to create a curriculum which allows for analytical and critical thinking.
President and chair person
Chanda Raisinghani
President & Trustee | The Ardee Schools
Chanda Raisinghani is the President and Trustee of the Cambridge affiliated “The Ardee Schools” in North and west India. She is an educationist who has acquired a name for herself in the field of Teacher Training and together with the Chairperson Shefali Varma has opened five schools in the past decade and a half. Schools which are committed to provide students to exceed their dreams and fulfil their true potential, academically, physically and socially.
Schools which have a “no holds barred policy for innovation to inspire and motivate for innovation students to self-learn to make informed choices. She has also held several key positions in various bodies of higher education and was appointed managing member of the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), Government of India . She has been working relentlessly in education at all levels for the past forty years with the aim of select meaningful contribution in the education sector
Shefali Varma, the Chairperson of The Ardee Group is one of the few Indian business women who has made a mark in the highly competitive world of real estate and education.
Ms. Varma’s initiation into business started when she was just 18. She started work on real estate projects under her late father, Mr. Ashok Varma’s tutelage while completing her masters in English literature from Delhi University and architecture from Parsons school of design in New York. She assisted her father in his first major real estate project- the landmark building – Gopal Das Bhavan on Barakhamba road, New Delhi. She soon took over the design and management team of various other Ardee real estate projects.
In the year 1990 Shefali expanded her horizons and established herself as an independent entrepreneur in education. Once again taking guidance and inspiration from her father, who was, at the time President of FORE school of management, she launched ‘The Ardee School’ in Golf links.
After her father’s demise in 2008, Shefali Varma, in her capacity as Chairperson of Ardee Group, has been involved in all aspects of real estate business which include, Ardee City, a 200 acre residential township in the heart of Gurugram, Ardee Industrial City, a 50 acre township in Faridabad, Gopal Das building and Vijaya building both commercial towers in Connaught place and the 5 acre Ardee mall in Gurugram which will open in 2018. The Ardee Schools in Golf Links & New Friends Colony - New Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Goa have been in operation since 1990. These schools are run by the Ardee Foundation. The Foundation is now planning to open more schools in Northern India.
These international schools have challenged the monotony and run-of-the-mill teaching method of the Indian education system by introducing design education, world studies and the first ever college bridge program into a an already robust international IGCSE curriculum. Her faith and choice in the Montessori and IGCSE methodology has given Ardee students an opportunity to grow into logical problem solving creative thinkers.
Shefali is also a life member of FORE School of Management which is one of top 10 business schools of India. She is also the executive member on the board of IIM, Lucknow and a member of FICCI, CII and CREDAI.
Ms. Varma’s unparalleled creative zest, multi-tasking skills and passion for creativity is evident through her magnificent art collection which includes many paintings by Hussain, Souza, Manjit Bawa, Swaminathan, Krishen Khanna, Gaitonde and sculptures by Ravinder Reddy and many others.
The art collection is lovingly housed in the 3500 square yard Ardee House which is home to her and her three children - Armaan, Imaan & Aavya and is located in Lutyens Delhi. Designed by Shefali from scratch, it is a masterpiece of space designing and is an outstanding example of ‘less is more’ with the harmony of art, nature, colour and light.
As a part of her social responsibilities, she started a crèche for children of labourer’s working at Ardee’s various construction sites. She is also involved with various NGO’s like Khushi and Naya Prayas which work for women and children.
Shefali Varma is also one of the founder member of #myrighttobreathe campaign which is the brainchild of an environmentally conscious group of proactive citizens working selflessly toward improving the environment.
‘Nirmal Hem Bal Shiksha’ is yet another outreach programme run by the Ardee school and the Ardee Teacher Training Centre to provide education to the under privileged children in the age group of 10-15 years.
Always conscious of quality in whatever she ventures out to do, She ha s plans for larger, meaningful
Branches
The Ardee School is one of the leading co-educational institutes of India.
Here at Ardee we offer an inspiring, enriching and inclusive academic environment to our students. From its foundation in 2003, we are proud to offer two exclusively Montessori schools and three K-12 schools in New Friends Colony, New Delhi, Gurugram and Goa. As a school with a global perspective, we nurture in our students a deeper understanding of the self and of the world around them. We hone their natural intellect, individual excellence and their capacity for interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange, and guide them to become confident and conscientious citizen-leaders.
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