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Mar 30, 2010

Daycares, creche, nurseries, pre-schools, montessories or play schools (Other Blog reviews)

April and May is the holiday season and its also the time when some of you might be planning to admit in daycares, creche, nurseries, pre-schools, montessories or play schools.( A lot of synonyms, truly ) I wanted to share my own experience but firstly, decided to link up to those bloggers who have experience with a wide choice of schools.

So here is the list I found:
1) Diary of a mom is the first blog I came across and it has an excel sheet pretaining to many play schools and nurseries.
Personal experiences of the following:

Kara 4 kids - (HSR Layout)
Vidyarambh Preschool and Daycare centre- (Sarjapur road,Opposite Purva Sunshine)
EuroKids - (Kasavanahalli,Off Sarjapur road)
Podar Happy kids - (Sarjapur road,next to TOTAL mall)

2) Diary of a mom linked to this other blog of Anupama Kalyan. This blog had a lot more school reviews of the following:

Asha Daycare - (Opp Food World in BTM)
Baby Jesus Playhome n pre school - ( near maruthinagar @ BTM 20th main)
LYL genesis - (near Staar/Spatica Hospital HSR layout)
Sparrows - (opp HSR BDA Complex)
Podar jumbo home - (Sarjapur road -near Total mall)
Vidyarambh - (Sarjapur road near bellandur junction)
Vivaa international - (jakkasandra junction)
Kara Daycare/preschool - (near HSR BDA complex)
India International daycare - (outer ring road near Sarjapur road junction )
Shemrock Tinkerbells - (inside Suncity apartments, outer ring road)
Your Kids are our Kids - (near jayadeva flyover, bannerghatta road)

3) Lil General Rules blog has a review for the pre-nursery of Vibgyor High. This blog also has parenting tips, tips for new-mothers and father to be.

4) Another blog which has lots of useful and personal inputs is Divs of Baby Love. She has reveiwed nurseries ( and all the synonyms I mentioned earlier) around Koramangla. Here's the list:

Little Elly
Child-Care Montessori
KinderKare
Vilma's Daycare
Planet Kids
Little Paradise
Little Feat Montessori House of Children
Head Start Montessori House of Children
Eurokids
Vivaa International
Roots to Wings
Planet Bloomingdale

5) Chitra-aiyer's old blog has a review of Eurokids in detail.

6) Mohan has written about a couple of day-cares in his blog about Bangalore. They are around Marthahalli and Outer Ring Road.

Tom and Jerry - (Varthur road)
Kidzee - outer ring road (between Marthahalli and KR puram)
AppleKids
Kara International - (Sarjapur Road)
Nand Gokul - (Rajashree Layout - Marthahalli)
Podar Happy Kids - Sarjapur road (right next to Total Mall)
Vidyarambh - (Sarjapur Road)

7) Hindustan forums has a discussion on Baby's Day out in Basvanagar.

Mar 20, 2010

Admissions for 2010 in Presidency School

Presidency School in Bilekahalli (Bangalore South)(CBSE) has started issuing forms for 2010.

Admissions are on for Pre-KG,LKG,UKG , Classes 1 to 11th.

Class 11 has 2 Science streams:(those in Class 10 ICSE/CBSE can apply)
Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology
Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Computer Science

Eligibility: for Pre-KG: 2 years 6 months as on May 31st of the academic year
LKG: 3 years 6 months and so on for other classes

Criteria: Interaction for Pre-KG to UKG. Class 1 to 5 has tests in English, Second Language, Maths
Class 5 and above: Tests in English, Second Language, Maths, Science

You can contact the office for forms or download it from their site. You can fill up an online enquiry form also.

Office address:
Presidency School ( Bangalore South )
S.No 80/1 , Bilekahalli ( Near Anugraha Layout)
Off Bannerghatta Road
Bangalore - 76
Phone: 080-2648 5648/49, 080-32982086
email:presidency_bilekahalli@yahoo.co.in

Mar 19, 2010

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Mar 17, 2010

PUC in Primus

Primus School has started PUC (State Syllabus , Class 11 and 12th). Admissions are commencing for the year 2010-2011.
Science and Commerce Streams offered.

Mar 15, 2010

Admissions for 2010 in CMR National Public School

CMR (Chikka Muniappa Reddy) National Public School (CBSE) has started admissions for 2010-2011.
For Classes: Montessori, LKG-UKG, Class 1 to Class 11.

For Class 11, both ICSE and CBSE candidates can apply.
Streams: Science: PCBM, PCCM
Commerce: Economics, Business Studies, Accounts, Maths/History.

Contact office:(8:30 am to 12 noon on working days)
CMR National Public School,
#2079, 3rd Block, HRBR Layout
Bangalore- 560043
Email: info@cmr.ac.in
Website: http://cmrnps.cmredu.com/

Mar 13, 2010

New Horizon Gurukul: A personal experience

I had started this blog primarily with the aim of searching for a new school for my kid. In the middle of the year, I thought it better to wait for one more year before I changed schools. I was in a dilemma and most schools had finished giving out applications by then. It was then I thought it would be a good idea to introduce my child to entrance exams, so decided to take out an application form.

Gurukul being new was issuing forms and I filled in. They then intimated me through phone, about the exam in Feb last week.
On the entrance date, we had gone a bit earlier to New Horizon Public School. It was then that I saw that students had come for entrance to both New Horizon Public School as well.

All the parents were told to wait in the reception area, but space was a constraint. Exam time was given as 9 a.m. But only 10 minutes back, did one of the staff put up a table and chair and starting ticking off names on a paper and writing names on a sticker.She then handed out tokens ( at least these were already made). Tokens were issued on first-come basis.

Then parents and wards were told to go up to the building on the other side and told to wait in the classrooms adjoining the Principal's office. It was then that we came to know first there would be interaction with the Principal and then students were taken to write tests.

 Each child had interaction with the Pricincipal and someone else( I don't know who it was) present in the room. Then the child was sent for exams.As many as 150 or less children must have come with parents. Some of them had to wait for 2 or 3 hours or more, till their turn came.
The children became restless as time went by. Attenders were constantly moving back and froth announcing the token numbers. Then they made attenders stand at the doors and one of them called out from the office room,whereby others called out in respective rooms.

I asked my child and came to know only 5 people had written the exam in the same room.There was Hindi oral and written also. Maths was about multiplication, division.
 I did not expect good results anyway, the interview was general but even that my child being soft spoken never spoke anything there.
I received a call on Thursday (exam was on Saturday) saying my child was selected.
We then went to visit the admissions officer just to see what they would tell. They just told the fees and to get back. We had decided not to opt for Gurukul beforehand, but just wanted to see it till the end.
 
We noticed that all the students had "Selected" written in the first sheet the officer was having. Being a new school, why do they need to conduct entrance exams in the first place, I can't fathom. They can just admit students.
Also when I went to meet the admissions incharge, I saw many applications for Gurukul and Public School being taken in at the reception. So maybe there are more tests like these.Also New Horizon Public School has no more space for expansion. If they are taking in so many applications still, it just means students are going out for some reason leaving vacancies behind. Maybe this is just my personal thought.
 
The fees quoted was as follows:
10K (development fees)+10K (Admissions fees) and 30,880 (first term installment).
Later we have to pay second and third term fees which comes to 10K + 10K.
Books and uniform and transport extra.
 
Even after all these years, the school should have made a proper arrangement. Parents could be given different timings so that they need not wait.It is pathetic that some better administration is needed.

Mar 2, 2010

Edify School

I am thinking of shifting to Bannerghatta seeing the large number of school coming up in this area just this year alone. Should think seriously though. Another new school which made me thinking is Edify School. I had seen career options for all sections of the school recently and next comes the ad for admissions.
So here goes about the school, though you can gouge all the details from the website.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location: Edify School Bengaluru
226/227, Near 25th mile,
Kanakapura Main Road, Somanahalli,
Bangalore-560 082
Phone: 9980209858,080-41624649, 8904469609
Email: admissions@edifyschoolbengaluru.com
info@edifyschoolbengaluru.com

Vasavi Vidyaniketan Trust (VVN Trust)
#3 Vani Vilas Road, V.V. Puram,
Bangalore -04
Ph: 22415571/26613534
Bangalore Office:
# 3, 5th C Main, Tata Silk Farm,Opposite Tata Concorde Motors
Bangalore -70

Website: http://www.edifyschoolbengaluru.com/

Fees: The fees are for their concern in Nagpur
Security Deposit: Rs 10,000 (non-refundable)
Admission fees: Rs 10,000 (refundable)
Annual fees: Rs. 10,000(non-refundable) I don't see what is the need for this, though.
Tution fees: Rs 36,000(for KG) and Rs. 42,000( for Grade 1 to 4)
Bus fees: Rs. 12,000

Admissions: Have started for 2010-2011 KG1, KG2, KG3, Grade 1 till Grade 4.
(For their other schools in Nagpur, testing procedures followed for admission)
Age: As on June 1st of the year,for KG1: 2 years 6 months and so on.

Activities: Swimming,Skating, Mini Golf, Yoga, Karate

Remark: The school is part of DRS business Group which commands DRS Kids. It is a joint venture between them and Vasavi Vidyaniketan Trust ( The education wing of the Arya Vysya Trust, which is running many schools and colleges under the name, VVN).The DRS Group runs DRS International School in hyderabad, also they have schools in Nagpur and Chennai

Still to know the exact address of the school, which implies: has construction work finished or going on or yet to start? Anyone has more details do send in your outlook to the comments section.

Update(March 15, 2009): I have updated the school address,phone and email.Their website has also been updated so I changed a few things in my previous post.

Another interesting thing to note is "Teachers meet parents at the child's residence", Customized curriculum, online student tracking, Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided.

The fee structure of the Bangalore school is as follows:  ( I have kept the Nagpur fee structure for reference)
Prospectus and Registration Rs. 500/-


One-time Fee (Non-Refundable) Admission Fee: Rs. 15,000/-
One-time Deposit (Refundable) Security Deposit: Rs. 5,000/-
Annual Fee (Non-Refundable) (Once in every year): Rs. 6,000/-
Tuition Fee to be paid in three terms (Non-Refundable)
KG I – KG III: Rs. 12,000/- (per term)
Grade 1 to 4: Rs. 14,000/- (per term)

Transportation fee to be paid in three terms - optional (Non-Refundable)
KG I - Grade 4: Rs. 4,000/- (per term)

Amount to be paid towards Food in three terms (Non-Refundable)
KG I - KG III: Rs. 2,000/- (per term)