The Nasr Story
August 2010
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'Nasr' in Arabic means' help'. This is the basic ethos of the school. Since its establishment, Nasr has gone all out to help society at large, in cash or kind, in the giving of her time and energies. This year, the 45th year since her foundation, Nasr has adopted the theme, 'Touching Lives Forever'.
Nasr School, an all girls school in Hyderabad affiliated to the CISCE was established in 1965. It was founded by Begum Anees Khan who says "Nasr was not a product of deliberate planning, but rather of destiny". She was hunting for a school for her daughter and none in Hyderabad matched her expectations and it was then that she thought of starting a school. She, together with her family, especially her mother-in-law, Begum Najmuddin Khan, her sister, Mrs. Raees Hasan, her mentor,Mr. Prakash Rao and her friend,Mrs. Donna Hussain laid the foundation for a school that today is considered one of the best in Hyderabad.
Nasr began with twelve students and three teachers. It now has almost 3000 students on its rolls and 160 teachers in four different sections- the Preprimary, the Primary, the Junior and the High School. Nasr started in two rooms, but the campus has now grown to accommodate a basketball court, a throw ball court, a badminton court, 3 assembly halls, 2 libraries, laboratories for all the sciences( including Computers and Home-science) and well-lit and ventilated classrooms and staff-rooms.
Life in Nasr : Begum Anees Khan believed that 'learning goes beyond the text-book' which is why extracurricular activities and competitions are a way of life in Nasr. Girls grow up confident about themselves and capable of handling any challenge thrown at them. She believed that freedom of speech, expression and choice are of paramount importance and she chose teachers who would work in tandem with the ethos of the school. The prefectorial system was established to help in the proper functioning of the school. The school-captain and school vice-captain lead a large group of house-captains and prefects.
Finally, a school can be judged by the alumni...Nasr can boast of several illustrious alumni who have made a mark in their chosen professions- Kalpana Sinha, CEO of Microsoft in Singapore, Tejdeep Kaur Menon, Additional Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Elahe Heptullah, a known name in film production, Sania Mirza in sports- the list is endless.
Anne Isaac (Teacher)
