The Sainik School, Balachadi, in Jamnagar, Gujarat, is one of the leading Sainik Schools in the chain of Sainik Schools. It is one of the outstanding boarding schools for public education in Gujarat. It was established in July 1961 by the then Honorable Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri. It is an elite English medium, fully residential boarding school for boys and girls, providing premium public education, with a military bias, up to 10+2 stage, as per the Central Board of Secondary Education. Sainik Schools were a dream conceived by V K Krishna Menon, the then Defense Minister of India. The schools are run by the Government of India and managed by the Sainik School Society under the Government of India. The chain of Sainik Schools in India was established with the prime focus of strengthening the Armed Forces, the All India Civil Services IAS and the IPS, besides other fields of public service. Location The school is from Jamnagar, alongside a coastal area in the Balachadi Estate. The approximately campus is flanked by the Gulf of Kutch, encompassed by a Bungalow of the then ruler of Nawanagar, Maharaja Jam Shaheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, the Sachana Ship Breaking Yard and a natural coastal beach. A campsite for the children of Polish refugees of World War II was built by K. S. Digvijaysinhji, Jam Saheb Maharaja of Nawanagar in 1942, near his summer resort. He gave refuge to hundreds of Polish children rescued from Polish and Soviet camps. The campsite is now a part of the Sainik School, Balachadi. Activities Outdoor games: football basketball hockey volleyball cricket badminton tennis squash Athletic competitions (track and field) Inter house competitions in all these events are organized. Clubs: art club craft club story–telling club physics club chemistry club bio club bird watching club computer club trekking club. Inter-school competitions participated in: debates declamation quiz competitions essay writing poetry short story writing drawing painting all sports and games. The school sends a large number of cadets to attend camps (NCC and others) organized around the country. The Literary Club English and Hindi organizes inter-house competitions in: declamation debate essay writing poetry recitation spelling Other activities: science quiz general quiz weekly news analysis group discussions Tours: Defense tours: National Defence Academy Indian Military Academy Defense establishments in: Mumbai Cochin Bangalore Madras and Hyderabad Educational tours to historical places: Dwarika Somnath Mumbai Cycling expeditions Trekking expeditions