AWES

15 Jan 1980 is a red letter day in the history of the Indian Army, when the then COAS announced the involvement of the Army to promote education for the wards of our personnel. By this time, 28 Regimental Schools and four High Schools had already come up. Army Welfare Education Organisation (AWEO) was created, thereby making a modest beginning to bring these Schools under this organisation within overall control of AG’s Branch. AWEO was registered as AWES under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 on 29 Apr 1983. A purely non profit welfare organisation.

The process of expanding the wings commenced with a mandate that we would add at least 5 Army Public Schools every year (one per Command). From a population of 20,000 children in 1987, our schools have now grown to 134 Army Public Schools and 246 Army Pre Primary Schools spread across the country with a population of more than two lac children. Nearly 5000 children are added each year to our schools.

The Vision of AWES - ‘Quality Education at Affordable Cost’. To ensure a holistic development of the child AWES has launched a series of initiatives. These are :-

•  Computer Aided Learning
•   English Bridge course for the first generation learners.
•  Managing the challenges of Adolescence.
•   Herbal Gardens in every school for awareness of medicinal plants.
•   Science Parks.
•   Faculty Enrichment Programmes to include English Language Teaching.
•   Games, sports, hobby Centers and activity clubs.
•   Life saving skills.
•   Adventure Camps with wide ranging challenging activities.
•   Psychomotor tasks.