The Springdales Education Society

Springdales is owned and run by the Springdales Education Society, a Charitable and Educational Trust registered in May 1956. It is the legal entity for the school and is responsible for its financial stability and the building of its assets as well as its ethos and philosophy.
Its present Chairperson is the founder Principal of the school, Mrs Rajni Kumar, who is ably assisted by the Honorary Secretary Mrs P Loomba, and the members of the Governing body.

Board of Governors

A twenty-one member Board of Governors in each school oversees the administration of both full-fledged units at Pusa Road and Dhaula Kuan, and the Junior School at Kirti Nagar. 

The present Chairperson at Pusa Road is Maj Gen Narinder Singh (retd) former Director General, Sports Authority of India. The Manager is Mrs Kitty Menon, retired Reader in Economics, Delhi University.

The Chairperson at Dhaula Kuan is Prof Yashpal,  one of India's outstanding scientists, educationists and thinkers. The Manager is Mrs P Loomba, retired educationist and activist of the Women's Movement.

The Board members include well-known academicians and public figures, distinguished in their own fields, as well as representatives of parents, teachers and old students.

Details on Springdales Education Society

Mr Gowardhandas, father of Shri Y Kumar and a well-known patriot and freedom fighter of Punjab in the days of Martial Law became the first Chairperson of the Patel Education Society, now renamed as Springdales Education Society and Shri Yudister Kumar its Secretary. After the death of Shri Gowardhandas in 1966 Mrs Rajni Kumar took over as Chairperson.  Mr Kumar's contribution to the life of the school was phenomenal, and his untimely death on February 9th 1976 was a great blow to the institution. Mrs Parvati Krishan took over as manager till 1988.

Some of the prominent Chairpersons were:

Mrs Rajni Kumar, the Founder of the School, became the school's first Principal on Sept 1st 1955 and kept that post until she retired in 1988. With her passion for education and love for children coupled with her fore-sightedness, vision and progressive thinking she laid the foundations on which the school could grow and blossom.After retirement to date she has been working in a voluntary capacity as Coordinator/Hon. Adviser to the Delhi Schools Literacy Project and as Chairperson of the School Socity. She was honoured by the President of South Africa in 2004 and by the women's League of ANC in 2006 for her pionering solidarity work for the abolition of apartheid In 2005 an Honorary Doctorate was conferred on her by the Middlesex University London, for her life long service to education. She was also nominated as one of the 1000 peace woman for a collective Nobel peace prize.

Principals

Springdales Dhaula Kuan took birth in 1983 under the dynamic leadership of Mrs Jyoti Bose (nee Kiron Jyoti Kumar). A founder student of Springdales, she went on to do her Graduation and Post graduation in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics and an M.Phil in the Sociology of Education from Delhi University. In 1978 she headed the Junior School at Pusa Road. When the second campus opened at Dhaula Kuan she was the obvious choice for the post and has worked there as Headmistress of the Middle School and Secondary School and took over in 1988 as Principal. Over the years the school has flowered and bloomed under her dynamic leadership and her flair for art and culture and eye for perfection. As a social scientist and enlightened educationist she seeks to create in her pupils a social consciousness and the need to build a world society based on peaceful coexistence. Widely traveled she has actively participated in global conferences on Education and the Rights of the Child. Dynamic, creative and forward looking, and a perfectionist by nature she motivates her pupils to strive for excellence in whatever they do. She has been honoured with both the Delhi State and National Teachers Awards for her rich contribution to Education. Currently she is the President of the National Progressive Schools Conference.She is a former Chairperson of the National Progressive Schools Conference and currently Managing trustee of the Sarvodaya international Trust Delhi chapter. In 2005 an Honorary Ph D was conferred upon her by the London Metropolitan university UK for her work in Education and international understanding. she was also nominated as a fellow of the society for the Arts UK.

Mrs. Ameeta Mulla Wattal has worked in the sphere of Education, Creative Arts and Peace Studies for over two decades. She has held several posts in India and abroad, at both school and university level. A multi-talented educator, who has worked in the area of special needs education, communicative English, creative arts, street theatre and women's education. Her work at International Study Group, Beijing, with children in the field of mild autism, Attention Deficiency Disorder and Dyslexia, helped in bringing inclusive education in many schools. Her papers on education and women's developmental issues have been published in several journals. A recipient of many awards, her work in the filed of interfaith and peace education has placed her on the steering committee for the First Workshop of the Project 'Towards the creation of a Spiritual Forum for World Peace at the United Nations.' She has been a member of the panel of experts at the Oslo Coalition in collaboration with the UNESCO for peace education. She is on the Managing Boards of several schools through out the country. She is creative and dynamic and has contributed excellently to Springdales, Pusa Road as a leader, who is multifaceted and enthusiastic in all that she does.In 2006 she was honoured with the CBSE National Teachers Award.