Chettinad Vidyashram is a long cherished dream of Dr.Mrs.Meena Muthiah, whose vision was to start an educational institution combining the virtues of art and culture, which will endeavour to raise the integrated child who is not dwarfed by consideration of caste, creed or community. The education imparted at CV is an immaculate blend of India’s priceless culture and modern scientific knowledge. The School follows the CBSE curriculum with the three language formula. English being the first language is compulsory for all classes. Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit, French, German and Telugu are the range of languages that can be chosen as the 2nd and 3rd languages.The school is set amidst natural surroundings. The school is intent upon developing a new technique in education, a method for drawing out the talents latent in the child . This would be achieved through promotion of creative activities encouraged by the teachers fostered with love and kindness. In addition to the instruction of the three ‘R’s the school is concerned with the three ‘C’s of real education – culture, creativity and comradeship. Children are trained in the following co-curricular activities: Swimming, Dance & Music, Pony ride, Story telling, Games and Cycling. Besides these following facilities are also made available: Language and Math Lab, Audio Visual room.Chettinad Vidyashram has established itself as one of the top schools in the city of Chennai and as one of the noteworthy schools of the country. The confidence with which parents seek to have their children admitted in this institution speaks volumes of its contribution to the society. Chettinad Vidyashram believes in grooming children from a young age and keeping this in mind we accept admission to our school right from Kindergarten.
The School aims at the all round development of every child who enters its portals. Hence many co-curricular activities are offered to students from class IV to class VIII. There is a wide range for them to choose from. They are Dance, Vocal Music, Instruments like Veena, Flute, Mridangam and Violin: Arts, Crafts, Tanjore art: games like Cricket, Tennis, Football, Volleyball and Basketball. Two working periods a week per class are devoted for these activities.