Campus Life

Where the school
slows down together.

Quiet mornings under the banyan. Library afternoons. Hackathons that bring twenty-five schools to campus. This is what a day at Modern feels like.

Modern School students gathered under the 45-year-old banyan tree

The Heart of Campus

Forty-five years of shade.

Planted before the first classroom was built, the banyan has watched every Modern School student grow up. Cultural performances, quiet reading, mindfulness practice — the banyan is where the school slows down together.

It is the most photographed corner of campus, and the one most spoken about by alumni.

Happy Classrooms

Twenty-five students. Not thirty-five.

Smaller classes mean every child gets seen. Every voice gets heard. Every name gets known. That changes everything else.

Maximum 25 students per class

Teachers know every child individually. No child becomes invisible.

Flexible group seating

Tables move to fit the lesson. Group work, peer learning, and quiet focus all get their turn.

Class agreements, drawn together

Each room writes its own rules at the start of the year. Students help set them, so they own them.

Voice and choice in learning

Children pick how they show what they have learned — speaking, writing, building, presenting.

Where learning happens

Built for curiosity.

Six spaces, each designed for a different way of learning. Children move between them through the day.

A student working at the chemistry laboratory bench at Modern School

Science laboratories

Chemistry, physics, biology. Hands on, every week, from Grade 6.

Takshila library

Fifteen thousand books. Reading time is on the timetable.

Auditorium

Where assemblies, performances, and student presentations live.

Computer lab

A computer for every child. Coding from Grade 3, hackathons from Grade 6.

Learning lawn

An open-air classroom. Mornings start here for many classes.

Students performing on stage at Modern School

Music & dance studios

Trained teachers, regular performances, every child takes part.

When the whole school comes alive

Three days a year, Modern hosts the city.

Our three flagship events are organised by students, for students from schools across Lucknow. They are the days the campus is at its loudest.

38th Edition

Cognito

Every child at the school presents an inquiry project to parents, teachers, and visiting schools. The corridors turn into a museum for two days.

All students participate · School-wide

Inter-school

Orators for Life

A public-speaking competition student-organised and student-judged. Twelve schools, ninety speakers, one stage.

12+ schools · Student-led

Inter-school

Code Hackathon

Two days, twenty-five schools, one prompt. Teams build solutions to real city problems and pitch to an industry jury.

25+ schools · 48 hours

Sports & Play

Pool, court, mat, board.

Every child plays a sport. We field teams in swimming, basketball, cricket, football, table tennis, and chess. Sport is on the timetable, not on the side.