The Besant Arundale Senior Secondary School was founded by Rukmini Devi in 1973. With a strength of about 500, the school has a Montessori environment for ages 2 ½ to 5 ½ years and CBSE system for classes I-XII. It is based on the philosophy of education without fear and aims at providing education by striking a fine balance between traditional and modern methods of teaching and learning. Apart from the regular courses in science and humanities it is one of the few schools that offer dance, music and visual arts at the Senior Secondary level as main subjects, enjoying the advantage of a highly qualified staff base as part of the Kalakshetra family.