Greengrove International School

The Gomathy Educational Society is the management of Greengrove International School - GIS.

Syllabus: CBSE and IGCSE (Cambridge Primary, Middle and A and AS levels)
Address: Greengrove International School
No. 39 /5, Sampigehalli, Jakkur Post
Arkavathy Layout, 3rd Block
Bengaluru - 560064
Phone: 92437 18999, 92435 53999

Boarding: Available for boys
Website: greengroveschool.com

Activities: Art, Music , Pottery, Swimming, basketball, tennis, badminton, horse riding

Remark: School proposes to bring in IB syllabus shortly and become a center for BASE.

Wonder what happened to Gomathy Global School which was advertised by the same group last year? I think the name has been changed.
For more details on Gomathy Education Society and the earlier Gomathy Global School

Gear opens new school for admission

Gear Foundation in collaboration with Confident Infrastructure group is opening its new campus in Sarjapur Road, Somapura Gate.
Admissions are open till class 5.

Confident - Gear Creative Leadership School - CGCLS
Somapura Gate, Sarjapur Road,
cgcls.hub@gear.ac.in
Phone: 080-25741991/2/3/4/5, 9741777799

More details about Gear:

Gear Montessori Plus - GEM+
This is the Montessori section of the school and children are taken in batches according to age. Limit is 20 seats per group. Child needs to start before 2 and half years of age and "admission is finalised when kid is 2 years of age"
Follows the Montessori method.

Gear Innovative International School - GIIS
Kids who match the GEM+ standard are inducted into GIIS, for class 1, after a Prospective-parent meeting with the principal and tests in English and Maths. Also kids starting class 2 and above should have a good academic record. The applications are downloadable.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location: Gear Innovative International School ( GIIS )
Doddakannelli, (near Adarsh Palm Retreat)
Off Sarjapur Road & Outer Ring Road,
Bangalore 560 035
Phone: 080 - 28440919/17
Email: info@gear.ac.in

Remark: The school truly follows Montessori and only parents having its know-how are better off applying.
They follow the weightless bags policy and uses filing system. Chess, basketball, yoga, shlokas are integrated into the day-to-day activities.

Reviews from a parent (primary class):

The infrastructure is not that good but I have heard they keep asking for money now and then most of the time. So be prepared to shell out more.

The best thing about the school is their teaching methodology. The teachers understand student's psychology very well and interaction between staff and students is very good.
If the kid is doing well in Maths for example, he/she is motivated to dwelve deeper into the subject. Homework if not done also, is taken care of and motivated by the teacher.

Admissions in Podar and iPads !?!

Podar International School is inviting applications for admissions for 2012-2013. Open for classes LKG till Class 7. As well as for Jumbo kids section.

Syllabus: ICSE

Location: Podar International School
3/2, Hommadevanahalli,
Basavanapura,
Off. Bannerghetta Road,
Bengaluru.
Phone: 080 - 32470252, 9916909038

(courtesy: Paper Ad. dated Dec 14,2011)

The registration kit is available at the office. No donations or deposits are collected by the school. For more admission details you can mail admissions @ podar.org

Age: For LKG: Jan 2008 to March 2009

For UKG: Jan 2007 to March 2008 and so forth.

For more information on Podar International : click here

Podar School in Mumbai is introducing iPads for its students and made it compulsory to bring them in. Some parents have welcomed the move. But schools need to think in terms of the human interaction that students get that facilitates them to learn better and have better moral values. Don't know how far stretched teaching is becoming, maybe we can get robots to teach, why teachers ? No hikes, no transfers, no holidays,...

Asia Pacific World School (a) Krupanidhi Cambridge International School

Krupanidhi Cambridge International School, which started functioning last year, has undergone a name change. It is now known as the ASIA Pacific World School.
It is operated under the Krupanidhi Education Trust which has colleges in Koramangla and Sarjapur Road.

Syllabus: Kindergarten, Cambridge Primary and Middle Years, IGCSE(A and AS Levels)
Location: #9, Sarjapura main road,
Jakkasandra, Koramangala,
Bangalore – 560034

Phone: 080 – 2552 2994,2552 2995
Email: admissionofficer@apwschool.com
Website: kcischool.com

Remark: The school can be easily located on the main road. It has no ground facilities, just a storeyed building.

The new school map

There's a new "school map" page for you to try on the top of the blog below the title.
This makes locating schools easier near your area and getting links here.
More schools to be added though.

Chrysalis High in Varthur

Anyone planning to visit Chrysalis High in Varthur Road? I had been travelling through the road and seeing all the posters of Chrysalis High, thought of having a look at it. The team at Chrysalis High have been part of the Vibgyor High setups.

The school is in the Varthur main Road itself and construction is going on. No compound yet and only the front building is coming up now. The structure is quite compact considering they are taking in students from nursery to Class 7. The picture shown in the website is sure to become reality only after two years.

The address is:
Chrysalis High
Sy. No. 219/3 & 219/5, Varthur Main Road,

Bangalore – 560087

Mobile: 88610 63812
Land Line: 0091-80-4169 0434
Website: www.chrysalishigh.com

Considering that things are not in place, the fees looks high.
For grades 1 to 7 approx. Tuition fees is 48K and Annual fees is around 24K. Bus fees will be greater than 15K and uniform, shoes is not included. As also cafe meals.