LOCATION
The school is situated at the Madhavimandiram Campus of nearly 6.5 acres with a décor that reminds one of a Gurukula. Lying 19 Kms East of the Capital city, Thiruvananthapuram, Dr GR Public School is easily accessible by rail and road. The climate of the place is pleasant all through the year and the panorama of nature surrounding the school is pleasing to the eye and inspiring to the soul.
EDUCATION POLICY
The Education Policy of the school is a combination of the ideas and ideals of Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda and Desikottama Dr G Ramachandran. All were educationists who had conducted their own experiments in the field of education. The school offers facilities for moral and spiritual instructions and YOGODA Meditation for staff and students. The school not only lays stress on development of personality, but also character and self-discipline fostering Indian tradition & culture.
Dr G RAMACHANDRAN & HIS VISION
The founder of the school is the late veteran Gandhian Desikottama Dr G Ramachandran who was the Minister of Education Kerala, Founder Vice-Chancellor of Gandhigram Rural University, a Member of the Parliament and the former Chairman of All India Khadi & Village Industries Commission. ‘Viswabharati’, Rabindranath Tagore’s University, in Santhiniketan honoured him with the highest Title; “DESIKOTTAMA” “The Best Teacher” Being an educationist all his life, he wanted to impart his knowledge and experience to the future generation. His dream was to bring up children as “International Citizens”.
His firm belief was that a child trained properly with all sorts of physical, mental and spiritual skills, will certainly blossom out into a world citizen. On leaving the school after finishing grade XII, a student should be a master in academics, athletics & extra-curricular activities irrespective of his socio-political-economic criteria. Thus, was born Dr GR PUBLIC SCHOOL in 1990, with specific aims & ideals and Sister Mythili as the First Principal.