About Evergrace
A small promise, kept daily since 2009
We began with twelve children, two teachers and one rule — know every child, teach every child. That rule still runs the school.
Our story
Named for the people who started it
In June 2009, educationists Rajan and Dr. Grace Menon opened a small primary school under a rain tree in Anna Nagar. Neighbours called it “Grace’s school”; the couple paired her name with the evergreen campus around it — Evergrace.
Twelve children became two hundred. A primary wing grew into a full CBSE senior secondary school, one block at a time — always built after the need was felt, never before.
2009
Founded under a rain tree with 12 students and 2 teachers.
2013
Science block and the first laboratories open their doors.
2016
First Grade XII batch graduates with a 100% pass record.
2023
The 640-seat auditorium opens — Annual Day finally fits everyone.
Vision & mission
A generation that thinks for itself and cares for others
Our vision is simple to say and hard to do: every Evergrace graduate should leave us able to reason clearly, act kindly and stand steadily on their own two feet.
- Curiosity first — questions are welcomed before answers are graded.
- Character alongside marks — both are reported, both matter.
- A safe, joyful campus where no child eats lunch alone.
- Parents as partners — visible, informed and always welcome.
What we stand on
Three pillars, practised plainly
Not slogans on a wall — three words our children can explain in their own sentences by Grade 5.
Pillar one
Wisdom
Wisdom is knowledge that has been thought about. We slow lessons down enough for children to wonder why, not just remember what — from Socratic circles in Grade 4 to research projects in Grade 11.
Pillar two
Culture
Music, dance, festivals and folklore are timetabled, not squeezed in. Children who know their own stories greet other people’s stories with confidence — and courtesy.
Pillar three
Discipline
Discipline at Evergrace is mostly self-made: uniform checks led by students, house points for punctuality, and teams that practise because they want to win — not because they must attend.
From the principal’s desk
“Children rise to the level of the adults who believe in them.”
Dear parents, in twenty-four years of teaching I have learned that children don’t remember worksheets. They remember the afternoon their teacher stayed back to watch their badminton match, or the librarian who saved the last copy of a book. Those are the moments schools are made of.
My promise to you is a school where your child is seen, stretched and celebrated — where standards are high, and the hands that uphold them are kind. Come and see for yourself; my door and the campus are open to you.
Mrs. Lavanya Krishnan
M.Ed., B.Sc. — Principal, Evergrace School