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The New Activity School The New Activity School Est. 1953 · near Kemps Corner
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The NAS Beginning

It began with five children in 1953.

In September 1953, educator Mrs. Dolat Hoshang Doongaji opened New Activity School with five children. Her idea was both simple and ahead of its time: young children learn through activity, imagination and the whole experience of school.

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3 September 1953Five childrenMrs. Dolat Hoshang DoongajiSouth Mumbai
A New Activity School class photographed together in their classroom
Founder & 1953 History: practical information for families.

01

A fifteen-day beginning

School archive material records that Mrs. Doongaji was offered space at the Bhulabhai Desai Institute on the condition that classes begin within fifteen days. She prepared the learning plan, gathered the first children and opened NAS in September 1953.

  • Founder: Mrs. Dolat Hoshang Doongaji.
  • Opening group: five children.
  • Original educational focus: nursery education and whole-child development.
  • Founding city: Bombay, now Mumbai.

02

From a terrace to Tejpal

After the original premises became unavailable, educationist and philanthropist Mr. Laxmichand Tejpal helped make space for the school near Laxmi Narayan Mandir. We continue at the Tejpal address near Kemps Corner today. NAS was one of the first Montessori-based schools in South Bombay.

  • The current address is 13 Tejpal Gokuldas Auditorium.
  • The school remains a single-campus South Mumbai institution.
  • Historic archive claims are kept separate from current operational facts.

03

A wider education lineage

Activity High School’s own history identifies New Activity School as the beginning of the journey and says the secondary section formed in 1967 before becoming the separate Activity High School. The institutions operate independently today.

  • This is a factual historical connection, not a claim of present affiliation.
  • We do not use the other institution’s logo or admission reputation.
  • The source is linked so you can read the independent account.

Independent Historical Source

The lineage is documented outside NAS.

Activity High School’s official history names Mrs. Dolat Hoshang Doongaji and describes New Activity School as the starting point of its journey.

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Parent FAQ

Straight answers.

For anything that changes by year, such as fees or availability, the office gives you the current answer.

Mrs. Dolat Hoshang Doongaji founded New Activity School in Mumbai.

NAS opened in September 1953 with five children.

No current affiliation is claimed. Activity High School’s own history records that its secondary section grew from the New Activity School journey and later became a separate institution.

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