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'{{Infobox school |name = Ida Scudder School |image = [[Image:Scudder school.PNG]] |motto = Lighted to Lighten |location = |streetaddress = No.1, Kalinjur Main Road |region = [[Kalinjur]] |city = [[Vellore]] |state = [[Tamil Nadu]] |country = [[India]] |coordinates = {{Coord|12.945237|79.13469|type:edu|display=inline,title}} |type = Private, Non-redidential, Co-educational |established = <!-- {{Start date|1969|06|13|df=y}} --> |schoolboard = [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE)]] / [[Indian School Certificate|Indian School Certificate (ISC)]] |chairman = Dr Sunil Thomas Chandy, Director, [[Christian Medical College & Hospital|CMCH]] |principal = Mrs Renita Muthuswami |free_label = Correspondent |free_text = Dr Ravish Sanghi |affiliations = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)]] |website= http://www.scudderschool.ac.in/ }} '''Ida Scudder School''' is a private, non-residential, co-educational school located at [[Kalinjur]] in [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]],<ref name=con>{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.scudderschool.ac.in/contact.html|publisher=Ida Scudder School}}</ref> [[India]]. The school is affiliated with [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)]], and has classes from Lower [[Kindergarten]] to [[Higher Secondary]].<ref name=shis>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.scudderschool.ac.in/history.html|publisher=Ida Scudder School}}</ref> == History == The school is named after the American medical missionary, Dr. [[Ida S. Scudder]], who founded the [[Christian Medical College & Hospital|Christian Medical College]], Vellore. The school was started in 1969<ref name=shis/> by a group of faculty of the Christian Medical College, when there were only a few schools in Vellore. The initial capital for this venture was raised by the faculty by providing a month's salary of theirs. The salary for the employees in the initial months were paid by some parents. == Affiliations == The school is affiliated to [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)]], [[New Delhi]]. Students are prepared for the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE)]] examinations at the [[Tenth grade]] level, and for the [[Indian School Certificate|Indian School Certificate (ISC)]] examinations at the [[Twelfth grade]] level.<ref name=shis/> == Annual events == Some of the events organised around the year include the annual [[sports day]], [[Parade|march past]], the variety entertainment show, [[Tenth grade|10th grade]] and [[Twelfth grade|12th grade]] talent shows, farewells, IHA's and the [[Christmas]] program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Highlights Of the Academic Year 2005 - 2006|url=http://www.scudderschool.ac.in/kaeildoscope/highlights.pdf|publisher=Ida Scudder School}}</ref> == Academic and extra-curricular performance == The school has performed and won prizes at state and national levels. The school won the first rank in [[Vellore district]] in the State-level Science Talent Search Examination conducted for [[Sixth grade|Sixth Standard]] students by the Unified Council in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vellore student tops in talent exam|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/vellore-student-tops-in-talent-exam/article1273744.ece|accessdate=22 July 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=June 9, 2008}}</ref> The school also won the overall championship trophy in the mathematical competition for school students conducted by the [[VIT University]] in 2011. About 810 students from 25 schools took part in the contest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mathematical contest organised for school students|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/mathematical-contest-organised-for-school-students/article1123309.ece|accessdate=22 July 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=January 25, 2011}}</ref> In 2007-2008, the school won the state ISC/ICSE championships in basketball, athletics, and were the semi-finalists in basketball at the all India inter-ICSE school competitions. Recently the school basketball team won the ASISC National Basketball Competition. == References == {{reflist}} {{Education in Tamil Nadu}} [[Category:Primary schools in Tamil Nadu]] [[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu]] [[Category:Schools in Vellore district]] [[Category:Education in Vellore]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1969]] [[Category:1969 establishments in India]]'