Grace Academy, Dehradun

Grace Academy was established in the year 1990 by the sponsorship of Grace Educational Society. It is affiliated to C.B.S.E. It is a Christian Minority School. It first began in the house of Mr. James Swynenberg and Col. U. Sherring with the strength of only 29 students from class Nursery to 3rd on July 10, 1990. In the year 1997, the school got its first main building. The school gave its first board exam for class X in the year 1990 and for class XII in the year 2002. At that time, the Principal of the school was Mr. David G. Fiol. On 1st April 2000, he transferred his responsibility to Mr. Benjamin Newton. They say that the school has grown by the sacrifice of many members. The school believes to educate the students through joy, peace, and friendship.

CORE VALUES OF THE SCHOOL Commitment and devotion to Lord Jesus Christ the Master Teacher. Gracefulness as modeled by the Lord Jesus Christ and described in the Holy Bible. Respect and acceptance of every person as created in God’s image. Education as preparation for service to mankind. Being a community showing appreciation and support. Acceptance of critical analysis of self and others without prejudice. Development of cordial and favorable atmosphere for teaching and learning. Integrity and transparency in dealings. Love for the country and appreciation for all that is good and noble in culture. All round excellence. Motto Of The School The Motto of the School is “Acquire Knowledge: Walk Worthy” which is taken from the Holy Bible. VISION It is the vision of Grace Academy to become a premier and preferred school that would be a model for all-round Christian education in India. Mission Grace Academy seeks to equip Christian children primarily, and all other children irrespective of caste, class, or creed, to serve God and humankind wholeheartedly by providing quality education based on Christian Values. The school believes that they are different from the rest of the school as they focus on- Building disciplined and well-mannered personality of the student. A professional and trained staff Maintains an equality between academics, sports and co-curricular activities. Providing education to prepare them to learn for service to mankind. Being a community showing appreciation and support. Acceptance of critical analysis of self and others without prejudice. Development of cordial and favorable atmosphere for teaching and learning. Integrity and transparency in dealings. Love for the country and appreciation for all that is good and noble in culture. All round excellence. Facilities School provides the following facilities to students- Classroom The strength of the student in each class is not more than 40. The classroom is well-ventilated and contains the soft-boards for the students. Science Labs They have separate labs for the chemistry, biology and physics subjects. Computer Labs The School has separate computer labs for junior and senior classes with well-equipped latest hardware and software systems. Activity Room It’s a spacious hall which can accommodate 75 to 100 people. It has Computer, T.V. Set Top Box, Mixer & Sound System and OHP. Various activities are held here like choir, workshops etc. Sports The school provides the facility of sports like football, basketball, handball, badminton, table- tennis, cricket etc. Library The school library has a collection of 7500 volumes, 996 reference books, 34 periodicals, 34 magazines, 295 VHS, CDs and DVD.