Jamnabai Narsee School
Jamnabai Narsee School is a private school in Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded on 17 January 1971 and is managed by the Narsee Monjee Education Trust. The school building is unusual and unique in architecture with three clusters of hexagonal classrooms, each with a central foyer. The school is attended by children mostly from the posh Juhu neighbourhood, and its alumni include several famous dignitaries, celebrities and their children. History
Jamnabai Narsee School was founded on 17 January 1971. It was established and managed by the Narsee Monjee Educational Trust. It is a co-educational, English medium school. This school is an 'Unaided Linguistic-Minority Institution', affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, Cambridge Assessment International Education, and the International Baccalaureate, preparing students for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) or the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations at the end of the 10th grade and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) at the end of the 12th grade. Motto
The motto of the school is “Vidya Param Balama” which means “Knowledge is Strength Supreme”. The guiding principle of the school is “Let learning be a joy and teaching be a pleasure”. Timeline

1971 Inauguration of the School – I.C.S.E and S.S.C. streams; introduction of the house system; start of Health Care Unit
 1972 Inauguration of the Math Laboratory
 1974 Election of student council
 1979 Inception of the Parent – Teacher Association
 1984 Inception of the Jamnabai Narsee Alumni Association; first issue of the directory of the graduating class titled SMRUTI
 1987 Celebration of the Centenary Year of Shri Narsee Monjee; starting of the Narsee Monjee Inter-School Hindi Elocution
 1988 Inauguration of the Computer Section
 1991 Inauguration of the Social Studies Room
 1992 Hosting of the All India Conference of the Principals of ICSE Schools. 1993 Inauguration of the Audio – Visual Room; starting the 'CASCADE' festival by J.N.A.A. 1996 Celebration of the Silver Jubilee Year
 1997 Establishment of the Reading Rooms in the Dixit Road Municipal School, Vile Parle (East) by the P.T.A
 1999 Starting of the Dyslexia Awareness Programme
 2000 Inauguration of the Life Enrichment Centre; inauguration of Activity Centre for pre-school; inauguration of Science Activity Centre
 2005 Inauguration of IB Diploma Programme for Grade 11 and 12
 2006 Celebration of Coral Jubilee - 35 years; addition of 5th and 6th floors; starting the Resource Centre for handicapped students
 2007 Inauguration of the Activity Room; the inception of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education Programme -CHECKPOINT - Std 8; Inception of Std. 11 – ISC - Arts, and Commerce Stream; established the rainwater harvesting system
 2010 First Inter IB School Football (Soccer) Championship. The winning Team was Kodaikanal, coached by Sither. 2013 Introduction of a new school uniform for the ICSE students. First ICSE Art Exhibition
2014 Jasmine Madhani inaugurates a new academic sweatshop program
2015 Abhishekh Bachchan inaugurates the NBA-standard basketball court on 4 January
2016 Jamnabai Narsee School organized the 15th Special Sports Meet
2020 Jamnabai Narsee School celebrates its 50th year

Notable alumni
 Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actress
 Abhay Deol, Bollywood actor
 Shraddha Kapoor, Bollywood actress

References

External links
 Official website

Private schools in Mumbai
Educational institutions established in 1971
International Baccalaureate schools in India
1971 establishments in Maharashtra