Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute (AFGJI) celebrates its students’ excellence in performance

The Air Force Auditorium resounded with applause from the audience as the students of Junior and Senior Wing as well as Special Wing of Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute went on stage to receive the prizes.

With a Motto – ‘Vidya Vindate Amritam’ meaning ‘Knowledge is Everlasting’, the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute, one of the three Delhi based Air Force Schools, situated at Subroto Park, New Delhi is a unique school which integrates specially abled children with their peers in as many activities as possible.

This school which was set up in the 1985 with just 30 students today has extended upto class XII and has more than 2000 students on its roll. With a continued commitment to excellence, the school celebrated its students’ performance in academics and sports at the 24th Annual Prize Distribution function at Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park today. The function was presided over by Air Marshal JN Burma Air Officer-in-Charge Administration, who was also accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Padma Burma.

This unique school with a special wing not just aims at academic learning but also acknowledges the different needs of special children. The special wing is committed to meet the aspirations of special children towards making them as independent as possible. Vocational rehabilitation is the ultimate goal of this special wing wherein awareness programmes, in-service training programmes and workshops are conducted for parents to keep them abreast with the emerging trends in special education. Vocational training is conducted in fields of home management, paper products, printing and xeroxing, candle making, weaving and computers. AFGJI is the first integrated school in Asia set up under the aegis of IAF educational and cultural society with a unique aim of realizing the potential of children with special needs.

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