IRIS World School started in June 2011 with an intent to provide high quality international education. School Serv provided supplies and materials for the initial setup. School Serv identified the key areas for improvement, developed and implemented a transformation plan in 2014. Some areas of improvement are master plan and architecture, interior design, landscaping, playground, education infrastructure, technology adoption, cafeteria, academics, administration and safety systems, organization structure and brand image.
... Read MoreThe Government Plans to Expand the International Board of CBSE
The Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE has always been inclined to international standards and the same has given rise to CBSE-international or CBSE-i.... Read More
IB to Resort to the Non-Exam Route to Promote Students in India, Cancels Board Exams This Year
Keeping in view the resurgence of Covid-19 in India in a second wave, the International Baccalaureate has decided to decided not to conduct the board exams and promote students sans exam this year using other means of assessment like coursework evaluation and grade prediction.... Read More
Impetus on Digital learning: Education Budget 2022-23
The Centre has announced an enhanced financial allocation for education sector, with emphasis on several initiatives like, setting up of a digital university on a ‘hub-and-spoke’ model, and expansion of programme ‘one class – one channel’ through 200 channels. As announced by the finance ministe... Read More
Strategies to Consider for CSR in School Education
If you are thinking to commit CSR funds for improvement of a school and want to go beyond upgrading the infrastructure and add value to the educational ecosystem it is very essential to understand in detail how those who have secured such educational systems in the world actually did it.... Read More
PISA, A Programme Exclusively to Measure Cognitive Thinking in 15 year olds
Education has not only gained elevated standards in contemporary times but also has nuanced dimensions. Evidently, students as well as teachers are occupied in the process to make a shift from the traditional mode of learning.... Read More
Open an International School in India
International education programs are gaining ground in Indian education scenario, inevitably the number of promoters opting to start an International School in India is on the rise. Besides distinct planning, the following four aspects must be prioritized while deliberating to open an international ... Read More
How to Start School and get IGCSE affiliation?
To become an IGCSE school in India, a school has to first establish itself conventionally. It has to be run by a Trust /Society / Section 8 company. Such Trust/Society/Company has to be a non-proprietary organization. There must be a School Managing Committee set up by the Trust/Society. For details... Read More
Top 10 Criteria for Selecting a School for your Child
We have, in one of our earlier articles, shared the insight on the parents’ viewpoints while selecting a school for their children. In this article, I am conversing with the parents, sharing information that will help them in considerably narrowing their search for a perfect school.... Read More
Overturning stereotype of cultural alienation associated with International Schools, this institution is born of the determination to offer the best international curriculum and teaching practices in an environment rooted in time honoured traditional values.
With fees that upper income society can afford, this school will cater to a ever burgeoning need. A Truly International K-12 school, that facilitates development of skills required by children for life in 21st century.
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The school has been established by the renowned Baba Farid Group of Punjab. The school is an international school located in the city of Bathinda and is one among the few international schools in the city.
The school is spread over an area of 7.86 acres and has all the facilities for international schooling. Special emphasis has been placed by the architects and interior designers on the creation of learning spaces. The classrooms are smart classrooms with complete technology enablement and laboratories have been designed with an eye for detail.
The teachers for the school have been recruited from across the country and they are a highly qualified lot with experience of teaching and leading an international school.
The curriculum followed at the school is the CBSE curriculum and it has been supplemented by an advanced curriculum solution. The pedagogy is based on the Theory of Multiple Intelligences and early childhood education is provided with the use of customized curriculum.
... Read MoreComparing CBSE and State Boards
The education sector in India is expanding and so is the choice of the students and their parents. The choice which is much deliberated upon is the one between the education boards. There are many options to choose from which are mainly, national boards (CBSE and CISCE), state boards that include al... Read More
CBSE, ICSE vs IB, IGCSE; Which is Better for Indian Students?
School Education in India is witnessing a dynamic shift with the introduction of International programmes like IB and IGCSE curricula in Indian schools. It can be argued that the international education is years from catching up to the levels achieved by countries in Western Europe and Americas but ... Read More
Policy Changes Warranted to Ease Opening Private Schools
Private Schools in India are non-proprietary enterprises. Procedures to open a school in India must be eased to the highest possible degree to excel in the global developmental race, given that school promoters are committing their resources to educate children of India and contributing to the most ... Read More
HC Provides Relief to Class X Students of Karnataka’s Unaccredited Schools
Class 10 students of eight unaccredited schools of Karnataka were provided relief by the state’s High Court (HC) via its interim order directing education department officials to issue hall tickets to them.... Read More
Need Help in Choosing Undergraduate Course / Streams Most Suited for You?
School education is evolving in tandem with the diversifying higher education and spawning industries and broadening career options, some conventional and some not very much so. There have been steady and studied developments in the curriculums and pedagogy but then there are also abrupt modificatio... Read More
Atlantis - The World School - A testimonial to the tradition of educational excellence
The K-12 education made its presence in India with the assessment of need of a continuum of education in early to adolescent years. This type of academic model had become customary in other countries and currently India is keenly advancing towards adopting K-12 educational framework in schools.... Read More
We have been closely watching the developments related to the promulgation and practice of the new National Education Policy and have written on its implications before. In this article we are trying to get more specific and reflect on the changes that a good private unaided school will consider in ... Read More