The Asian School was established in 2000 by Asian Educational Charitable Society. It is an English Medium School and is located near Vasant Vihar (Indra Nagar) Dehradun. The school provides quality education to children from Nursery to class XII. The Asian School is affiliated to the Council for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi and is a co-educational school which nourishes the future of both boys and girls.
The school is placed in a setting where the students become environment conscious. The view of the Himalayas from the school, the abundance of trees and the chirps of a variety of birds makes the students relish the homely and refreshing environment of the school.
A spectrum of cultural programs are organised in the school in many categories. Be it singing, dancing, dramatics, debated, quiz contests, playing instruments, oratory or histrionics are held in the school. This helps the child to develop every aspect of his/her personality. Encourages the students to be a performer and get hold of stage fright. It also creates the spirit of team work and thus a feeling of oneness and unity is also generated in the hearts of every students.
The Co-Curricular activities in the school include karate, skating, yoga, music, kathak, dramatics, drawing, batik, debates, quizzing, painting, tie & dye, clay modelling and pottery, sculpture, Indian dance and Indian & Western Music, hobbies, publication, special interest clubs and societies, and also community services. There are some special courses as well that the school offers in a various departments such as rock climbing, rifle shooting and horse riding are organised from time to time.
The school has a mid-term break in every term. This break is utilized by the school for some compulsory but age-appropriate expeditions i.e mountaineering, trekking, kayaking, white water rafting, camping, bonfire etc. The purpose of such activities is to teach the children the required survival skills and also instil in each one of them the respect for mother nature.
The school has many sports and fitness programs and every Asianite is supposed to take part in these sports programs. The physical education and sports program is something that the school really stresses on and therefore has provided facilities like two large playing fields, basketball, tennis and badminton courts, a 25m swimming pool and a gymnasium. Sports include Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Baseball, Boxing, Cricket, Cross Country, Gymnastics/Hockey, Horse Riding, Karate, Soccer, Swimming, Table Tennis, Skating and Shooting.
The school has large airy room with the facility of housing 300 students. There are separate buildings for girls, Junior boys and Senior boys with well co-coordinated facilities. The residenmtial cum-day-school is built in six acres of land and has three residential blocks for students, a swimming pool and a gymnasium complex, tennis basketball courts and two playgrounds for outdoor games.
There is a newspaper announcement which tells about the availability of seats at the discretion of the Principal is released three to four months before the year is scheduled to commence. The parents seeking admission of their child can visit the school on any working day and may register their child for admission into a particular class following registration; all candidates are notified regarding the dates for Entrance Test and Interview.