HISTORY
The experiment of running the infant Udyogamandal school
was started under the guidance of Mrs.Rajalakshmy Nair with five teachers, Mrs.
Sarada G. Nayar, Mrs. Vera Morris, Mrs. Lily Anne Abraham , Mrs. Alice mathew
and Ms. Priscilla Francis ( now Mrs. Priscilla Thomas) . Mrs. R. nayar came
from Blue Mountain school.
The Prinicipals
(In chronological order of events)
The main events in the evolution of the school is listed here
under the name of its principals till now.The wordings are as they appeared
in the school magazines.Errors and omissions are unintentional.
Mr. K.N.P. Nair
Mr. Nair, came from Blue Mountain School, Ootacamund in January 1969 to lay the
foundation for a permanent and popular edifice of Kerala in the field of education
, the Udyogamandal School.
The new building was completed and High school section was shifted there , which
had all the requisite foe a standard school.
He completed the herculean task of getting the recognition from the ISC Board
and affilition to ISC Examination in September 1971.
After inspection by A.E.T Barrow, Secretary of ISC council and MP the school was
granted the facility of an examination center.
Mrs. S.C Fernandez from Don Hill School , Darjeeling was brought to reorganize
the Junior School.
Housewise sports activities were organised. Various Societies like Debating Society
were organised.
Mr A.S.N. Sinha
Joined School as Vice Principal in 1971 when the senior teacher Mr. Baljit
Singh Mallik left. Became Principal on 20-1-1973.
Responsible for the partial completion of the first floor to accomodate junior
school in th new builiding.
The first batch of ISC (11yr) appeared for the Exam under his Vice Principalship.
Student system and Prefect system were introduced to develope leadership qualities
in students.
Merit awards were introduced to teachers.
He was responsible for introducing the Guiding Movement.
Mr. Gilbert Bose
Mr. Bose Believed in 'quality and not quantity'.
He found appropriate oppurtunities for students to learn from live experiences.
Sports and games swimming, Electronics, and Philately were encouraged under
his personal attention.
He added various equipments to the school to improve the facilities of the school.
Mr. C.J. Joseph
Joined school in 1983.
Taken PhD. in 'Minor Black novelists' under the guidance of Dr. B.N Prasad.
Responsible for introducing the +2 system with science stream.
Instrumental in remodelling the school with lawns, park, basket ball courts etc.
The Assembly hall and Computer Room were valuable assets.
Glass boards were put in most of the classes. Teaching aids like T.V, V.C.R., etc
were added.
School now boasts of a full-fledged orchestra and separate band troupes for boys
and girls.
Debating club, Public Speaking Club, Quiz club, Interact club and Maths club
were started in his time.
A new feature- Teacher's orientation day marks the beginning of the school year.
Erewon Thinking programme to enrich the teaching of Elglish was introduced in
the middle section.
Most Representative Student award and Kalathilakam award based on certain accepted
norms were instituted in his time.
+2 students as a part oftheir SUPW organised very successfully an inter-school
meet 'Indradhanush' which has now become an annual event.
He is now the Principal of Kalabhvan International school,Kochi.
Mr. Clarence Pandey
Mr.Clarence Pandey the present Principal hails from UttarPradesh and was formerly the principal of the most prestigious DeNobili school in Chandrapura,Bihar.
From the year 1976,he worked in different capacities as teacher,Vice Principal and Principal in the same institution.
At the time of his leaving the institution to join our school , he was holding the post of Principal for two schools in the same campus - both the state board and ISC schools sponsored by Damodar Valley Corporation.
Mr. Gopinathan Nair
Mr. Gopinathan Nair was formerly the headmaster of the FACT High School. He was noted for his teaching capabilities and led FACT High School to great heights during his tenure. After his retirement from service, he was offered the post of Principal in Udyogamandal School when the Muslim Educational Society (MES) took over the management of the school. Recognising the decline in curricular performances of the students, he pioneered a set of reforms in an effort to regain the glorious academic stature that Udyogamandal School had been enjoying in the 1990s.
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