Greenwood High International School

Greenwood High is an educational institution in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is located in Koramangala, Bannerghatta Road, Sarjapura road, and Whitefield.

Greenwood High International School, Bangalore
GWH
Location
No.8-14, Chikkawadayarapura, near Heggondahalli, Gunjur Post, Varthur Sarjapur, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Varthur

Bangalore
,
India
,
Karnataka
,
560087

India
Information
School typeInternational Residential school Co-educational
MottoRooted in Knowledge
(ज्ञान में जड़ें; Arraigado en el conocimiento; الجذور في المعرفة; Enraciné dans la connaissance; ಜ್ಞಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇರೂರಿದೆ)
Established2004
StatusOpen
Sister schoolGreenwood High School, Bannerghatta
Area trusteeGreenwood Educational Trust
ChairmanMr Bijay Agarwal
DirectorMrs Niru Agarwal and Mr Manas Mehrotra
PrincipalMr Aloysius D'Mello
GradesNursery to 12
Years offered2004- Present
Age range2.5 - 18
International studentsYes
ClassesNursery— Grade 12
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio30:1
LanguageEnglish, Hindi, German, French, Spanish, Kannada
Hours in school day7
Campuses2
Campus size40 acres (160,000 m2)
HousesSapphire(Blue), Emerald(Green), Topaz(Yellow), Ruby(Red)
Colour(s)Blue, Green, Yellow, Red
SloganRooted In Knowledge
SongTo Greenwood High We All Belong
SportsBasketball, football, swimming, skating, lawn tennis, chess, cricket, badminton etc.
MascotThe Banyan Tree
National ranking4th
YearbookFruition
School feesRupees 3 Lakh
AffiliationsIB, IGCSE, ICSE, ISC
Websitewww.greenwoodhigh.edu.in

The pre-school campus follows a mix of Montessori, Froebel’s (Kindergarten), Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory, and Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Theories.

Curriculum

GWH follows IB DP (International Baccalaureate Diploma Program), IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) and ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) curricula. It has completed the IB authorization[1] process in 2011 and became an IB world school. Presently it is offering IB diploma program from ages 14 up to 19 years for secondary school. Greenwood High is now affiliated to ISC also which commences from 2015-16. .

For Primary and Middle classes i.e. 1 to 10th, it offers both ICSE & IGCSE curriculum. GWH offers Spanish, German and French as a second language option for IGCSE. IGCSE exams are conducted by CIE, (Cambridge International Examination).

Facilities

This school is situated on 22 acres of land. It has an admin block and blocks for ICSE, IGCSE and IB curriculum. The campus has separate dormitories for boys and girls. The library has 22,000 titles, including books, journals, magazines and e-resources. The campus has a half-Olympic-sized swimming pool, two basketball courts, one volleyball court, two lawn tennis courts, hockey ground, skating rink, and a cricket field. It also has international standard biology, chemistry and physics labs for students to perform experiments.

Sports and extracurricular activity

Chess is a part of curriculum.[2][3]

Over 700 students[4] had participated in a play; pied piper of Hamelin which was directed by Arundhati Raja who is a founder of Jagriti Theater.[5] Theater is a subject in the IGCSE and IB course.

'Roon Raman,[6] an author whose research and innovation company works in the area of materials science and has won acclaim for developing scientific talent at the grassroots, has visited and interacted with IB and IGCSE students.[7] The theme was "The Story Within Us All".

Students have won state and national level tournaments and awards. Below are a few mentions:

  • An IB DP student has been awarded the National Innovation Foundation award instituted by the Union Department of Science and Technology (government of India) for an idea to make life easier for street vendors who use handcarts.[8] The award was presented by former President A P J Abdul Kalam on 19 Jan 2014.[9]
  • A KG student has won a silver medal[10] at[11] Asian School Chess championship held in Sri Lanka between 30 August and 6 September, where 385 children of varying ages, from 15 countries, participated.[12][13][14][15]
  • An 11th IB student has got three acceptances in the Golden Digital Circuit.[16]
  • A student of Grade 8 has represented Karnataka State Junior Basketball Team in the 40thSub-Junior National Basketball Championship[17] held at Patliputra Sports Complex (Patna, Bihar) from August 18–25, 2013.
  • A student has secured 10th[18] Rank in the MaRRS International Spelling Bee held on 29 June 2013.
  • GWH was the winner[19] of the Mahindra Football National Inter-school Championship in 2012.
  • Greenwood High has won the inter-school chess tournament in Bangalore five times[20] in a row.
  • A student of KG II got second place and won Silver Medal in the Under-5 Girls Category of the National School Chess Championship[21] at Chennai from 9 to 11 June 2013.
  • A grade 7 student has finished No.1 in the under 12 (C Category Girls) in the Indian Golf union national merit list and 4th in the All India Juniors in Dec 2011.[22]

Management

Bijay Kumar Agarwal[23] who is Chairman of the Board of Trustees and also the chairman of Salarpuria Sattva Group,[24] a reputed property developer and aerospace business[25][26] company in Bangalore India. The Managing Trustee are Niru Agarwal, Manas Mehrotra, Jagannath Subbarao, Adrija Agarwal and Pradyumna Kumar Mishra. A 15% share of the school was recently bought by an international rapper, from Sattva, the rapper comes from a family of business tycoons, who also own ,Prestige_Group and Versova Estates.

References
  1. "Greenwood High is now an IB World School for the Diploma Programme". Business Standard. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. "Schools make kids don thinking caps". Epaper.timesofindia.com. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. "Run in the Sun, a marathon to support GoSports Foundation". India Education Dairy. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. Young artists set stage on fire with The Pied Piper of Hamelin
  5. Watch the Pied Piper of Hamelin
  6. Aroon Raman
  7. "An author talk in Greenwood High International School during in the 3rd week of December 2013". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. Bangalore City student bags national award - City student bags national award
  9. School student carts away accolades for her ideas
  10. "Bangalore's chess champ makes the right moves". The Hindu. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  11. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Tournament-Database". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  12. "Not a pawn, She's the queen". Deccan Chronicle. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  13. S S Shreekumar. "Meet Shraddha, the 5-year-old chess prodigy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  14. ess prodigy
  15. "Bangalore girl does India proud - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  16. "Sweet 16 shutterbug!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  17. "Results: 40th National Basketball Championship". Indiabasketball.org. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  18. "MaRRS International Spelling Bee - Greenwood High International School | Bangalore | IB school | IGCSE Schools Bengaluru | International Schools Bangalore | Best International School". Greenwoodhigh.edu.in. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  19. http://mobilepaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=31&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIBG&mydateHid=10-11-2012&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Bangalore&edname=&articleid=Ar03102&publabel=TOI
  20. "GREENWOOD HIGH WON INTER SCHOOL CHESS TITLE - Greenwood High International School | Bangalore | IB school | IGCSE Schools Bengaluru | International Schools Bangalore | Best International School". Greenwoodhigh.edu.in. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  21. "NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Greenwood High International School | Bangalore | IB school | IGCSE Schools Bengaluru | International Schools Bangalore | Best International School". Greenwoodhigh.edu.in. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  22. TWB (15 February 2012). "A stroke of brilliance – Suchitra Ramesh of Greenwood High excels at Golf". This Week Bangalore. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  23. "Bijay Agarwal, CMD : A Man Who Dared to Dream Big". LookBangalore.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  24. ": Sattva Group :". Sattvagroup.in. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  25. Anjana Chandramouly (31 January 2011). "Salarpuria Sattva buys 2 cos in aerospace sector | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  26. Our Bureau (8 March 2012). "Salarpuria Sattva acquiring one more aerospace company | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.