Education isn’t just about knowledge transfer - it is about evoking a sense of curiosity and equipping learners with tools to find those answers - no matter how old they are or where they go.
At NEST, we are dedicated to nurturing a generation of ‘self-actualized students’ who are grounded in values, driven by creativity and problem-solving, and led by a collaborative mindset. A new archetype of children who are prepared for every future uncertainty and will redefine the paradigms of society and the world.
Conceived by the Meenakshi Group of Colleges to evolve a new generation of young learners, NEST is born from almost a 50-year legacy of creating graduates who have created indisputable impact across fields like Science, Technology, Fine Arts, the Civil Service, Sports and even Mountaineering.
Located in the heart of Chennai, our Kodambakkam campus within the Meenakshi Group of Colleges is a harmonious blend of nature, and best-in-class & sustainable infrastructure to inspire environmentally conscious, young learners.
Children-centric classes led by collaborative, hands-on learning and real-world problem solving
In the heart of the city, the campus is a blend of sustainable infrastructure & nature to nurture self-aware young learners
Practising no-subject hierarchy and demonstrating sustainable practices to cultivate young environmentalists
Practising application-based, practical learning with equal exposure to extracurriculars and sports to uplift innate talents
Pre-KG, LKG, UKG
Admissions start April 2022
Offering a wholesome learning experience, NEST seeks to acquaint students to the world around them through play-based, inquiry-driven and creatively-stimulating learning. An experience peppered with group interactions, reflection and exposure to various art forms will develop a holistic foundation every young learner needs.
Grade 1 - 3
Admissions start April 2022
As a gateway for budding learners, NEST’s Primary Program equips them with tools to interact with and assimilate a world of information around them. While helping them navigate their world and community, our facilitators hone their innate need to self-reflect and create art.
Grade 6
Admissions start April 2022
At this phase, students are equipped with tools to not just understand but question, reflect and deduce patterns, adversities and challenges in their community. By facilitating level-headed thinking, NEST lays the groundwork for a generation of shrewd and insightful learners.
Imbibing sustainability at its heart, our campus was designed for open spaces, a harmonious fusion with natural elements and as a place for your child to explore and pursue their passions - to nurture a generation of holistic young learners
Learning Spaces
Extra and Co Curriculars
Sports Infrastructure
Sustainability in Practice
Meet our accomplished Management & Academic Leadership
Sreekanth Narasimhan
Founder, The NEST School
With over two decades of experience across manufacturing and higher education, Sreekanth comes from a legacy of educators. While believing that education is the vehicle into a future that can’t be predicted, he aspires to nurture open-minded, tolerant, independently-thinking problem solvers through NEST.
The NEST Difference: Collaboration over competition - both amongst facilitators and students. This is the key real-world skill that students need today
Deepa Umamaheswaran
Founder, The NEST School
With an MS/Mphil in Computer Science, Deepa’s tryst with education began 18 years ago in collaboration with the Meenakshi Group of Colleges. While analysing what makes education enjoyable for learners and teachers, she believes that a school should be a home away from home - a haven where emotionally-strong individuals are nurtured to have an unquenchable curiosity for the world.
The NEST Difference: NEST aspires to be a school that cherishes curiosity, allows children to make mistakes without fear, and create globally-responsible citizens.
Shefali Tewary
Head of School, The NEST School
With an academic background in Psychology and experience in Journalism, Shefali’s quest for inquiry began much earlier in life. As an educator with 13 years of experience across some of India’s best schools, she harbours a deep passion for instilling creativity, knowledge about international curricula, and exposure & experience across IB & Cambridge programs.
The NEST Difference: Application-based intelligence is the need of the hour. I believe all learning should be rooted and contextual to local ethos.
Dr. Vidya Ramakrishnan
Middle School Coordinator, The NEST School
As an experienced educator with a PhD from Columbia University, Dr. Vidya has been dedicated to improving Cambridge and IB curricula with an integrative and trans-disciplinary approach. She believes learning is an adaptive lifelong process that promotes the wellbeing of the individual as a whole.
The NEST Difference: Holistic teaching is the key to unlocking every student’s cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Suhaina Sultan
Primary & Nursery School Coordinator, The NEST School
Armed with half a decade of expertise in Psychology and as a primary school educator, Suhaina leverages innovative teaching practices to bring out the innate potential of every learner. By creating highly-collaborative learning environment, she instills values like inclusiveness, tolerance, empathy, eco-consciousness among her students.
The NEST Difference: I believe freedom - for both the educator and the student, is the key to creating an authentic learning experience. Students must fall, reflect, learn, unlearn, and relearn constantly.
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