MCI (P) 113/01/2015 Issue 03, June 2015 P.12 AMBITION THAT GIIS student wins DRIVES APTITUDE ‘NRI of the Year Award’ P.16 Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna at GIIS Singapore SPECIAL FEATURE! P.44 BBC Article: The Lonely Planet GIIS Cover v2-2.indd 1 6/7/15 5:25 pm IFC.indd 10 6/7/15 5:21 pm Presidium of Patrons Dr Justice CS Dharmadhikari, Prof MGK Menon, Dr Karan Singh, Mr N R Narayana Murthy, Dr Hari N Harilela, Mr Basdeo Panday Founding President Late Dr L M Singhvi President and Co-Founder Mr Chandrakant Borde Vice-President Mr Inderjit Singh Chairman and Co-Founder Mr Atul Temurnikar COO and Regional Director, Mr Kamal Gupta Middle East & Africa Deputy CEO Mr Kaustubh Bodhankar Governing Board Mr Subodh Gore, Mr Maneesh Tripathi, Mr Sudan Wargantiwar Advisory Board – International Sir J K Chande, Dr F C Kohli, Mr Arjun Malhotra, Ms Shabana Azmi, Mr Ashok Soota, Ms Nandini Prasad Advisory Board – Japan Mr Aftab Seth Mr Masahiko Kaji Advisory Board – Singapore Mr Boon Yoon Chiang, Mr Karan Singh Thakral, Ms Kirtida Mekani Advisory Board – India Mr R Sundar, Lt Gen (Retd) Sudhir Sharma Advisory Board – Thailand H E Mr Prapat Panyachartrak Advisory Board – Vietnam Mr N Kumar Advisory Board – Malaysia Tan Sri Dato’ Mohd Hussin Bin Abd Hamid (Chairman), Dato’ Sri Abdul Hamidy Abdul Hafiz, Datuk Lean Meng Seong, Dato’ Derrick Fernandez Pca, Mr Ralph Marshal, Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria Advisory Board – Academics Mr Laurie Ince, Prof Marmar Mukhopadhyay, Prof Mukul Asher, Dr M P Chaya Publishing Consultant Regent Media Pte Ltd Publisher Cecilia Woo Senior Group Editor Esther Faith Lew Writer Raewyn Koh, Ng Peiling and Lindsay Yap Art Director Junlong Loh Graphic Designer Jeremy Ding Photographer Victor Toh Production Manager Marina Chong For enquiries on advertising, please email: [email protected] Copyright Global Schools Foundation 2015 All rights reserved. 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Global Indian International School CPE Reg No: 200912349N | Validity: 25 Feb 2014 to 24 Feb 2019 GloryBox_v3 RK.indd 1 6/7/15 5:13 pm CONTENTS INSIDER ABOUT GIIS 06 Our Vision, Mission, Core Values and more MESSAGES 08 Words of inspiration from GIIS leaders 10 JOURNAL TRIBUTE TO LATE 10 MR LEE KUAN YEW We pay our respects to the Founding Father of Singapore GIIS STUDENT NAGAMANI TEJA WINS 12 NRI OF THE YEAR AWARD 2014 - ASIA 12 14 PACIFIC Nagamani wins recognition in the ‘Academics category’ for Solar Bag Prototype SANIA MIRZA AND ROHAN BOPANNA 16 Hightlight the importance of determination “YOUNGSTERS ARE THE FUTURE 14 OF THE NATION” SUNIL GAVASKAR INSPIRES GIIS STUDENTS Mr Arnab Goswami to GIIS students 18 Former captain of the Indian cricket team imparts wisdom from life experiences INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS BESTOWS 20 ‘Distinguished fellow’ award upon 44 Mr Atul Temurnikar, GSF Chairman INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 25 AWARD 2014-2017 Won by GIIS Bangalore, GIIS Chinchwad and GIIS Noida campuses FEATURES BBC ARTICLE: THE LONELY PLANET 44 NASA’s Dawn mission is scheduled to arrive at dwarf planet, Ceres, this month Content v 3 RK.indd 2 6/7/15 5:14 pm Unique Happiness & Kindness Index to monitor every individual child’s happiness Follow | Share | Connect P03 v2 (edited by PL).indd 10 6/7/15 5:23 pm CONTENTS IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE 50 Implemented in 2009, Quality Circles at GIIS allow students to tackle real world issues while shaping their creative thinking, team building and communication skills BEAUTY FLOWS THROUGH IT 54 Whether it’s the rhythm of a traditional dance, the caress of a healing onsen, the roar of a whirlpool or the silence of a valley, Tokushima prefecture moves the soul with its grace and beauty 54 50 66 BEYOND TEXTBOOKS AND CLASSROOMS 60 CBSE-i is an internationally benchmarked, enquiry and skill-based curriculum catering 60 to individual learning styles 70 SPOTLIGHT AMBITION THAT DRIVES APTITUDE 66 Strengthened by a stellar foundation of achievements, GIIS lays the groundwork for students to achieve success in life. We take a closer look at the awards that have defined the school for its excellence GIIS NOW IN ABU DHABI! 70 A new campus with world-class facilities for a global education in UAE EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS 72 GIIS is proud to have achieved 39 National and International awards from 2008 to 2015 Content v 3 RK.indd 4 6/7/15 5:14 pm Follow | Share | Connect p05.indd 10 7/7/15 11:10 am Global Schools Foundation VISION Global Schools Foundation (GSF) was initiated with an aim of providing quality education to the expatriate community To Become a Global Role Model for Teaching and Learning. in Singapore. The Foundation has completed more than 12 exemplary years marked by international recognition for achieving excellence in school education. Following high standards in MISSION governance, established academic criteria, and well-administered management processes.The Foundation’s mission is to cultivate We nurture GLOBAL students into men and women who will and nurture its students into global leaders of the future. be distinctive leaders committed to the spirit of excellence, through high-quality education imparted by globally experienced and caring teachers who build strong virtues and values while focusing on all round development, creativity Global Indian and entrepreneurship. International School Global Indian International School (GIIS) – established under CORE VALUES Global School Foundation’s guiding principles – is an international network of award-winning institutions, with 20 campuses in seven Manage with Information and Metrics countries. Known for their learner-centric and skill-based teaching Agility and Adaptability methodology, GIIS schools offer holistic learning and personality Honesty, Integrity and Ethical Practices development opportunities for students. Attitude before Knowledge GIIS schools have been honoured with 39 international Team Work and national awards over a span of six years for achieving Mentor, Coach and Make a Difference excellence in school education. GIIS boasts a strong Ambience for Learning multicultural environment as students from diverse nationalities are enrolled across its campuses. GIIS is a preferred international school offering curricula CULTURE STATEMENT for Nursery to Class 12 education, offering International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), International GIIS schools – Schools that Learn General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), Central GIIS Schools have become Safety Centered, Vision Directed, Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), CBSE-International and Values Driven, Student Focused, Analysis-based, Learning Global Montessori Plus. Enabled, Team Facilitated, Process Managed, Quality Managed and Result Oriented. QUALITY POLICY GIIS strives to enhance Learning through: • Adherence to Quality Management System • Sharing of Best Practices • Actionable Feedback based on Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys QUALITY OBJECTIVES Based on GIIS Quality Management System, Quality Policy, and Vision, Mission & Core Values, GIIS will continually strive to ensure: a. Compliance with our Quality Management System b. Learning at all levels c. Stakeholder Satisfaction d. Adherence to our Values About GIIS v2 (edited by PL).indd 6 6/7/15 5:15 pm Join the conversation Experience your child’s learning moments.... Follow | Share | Connect Social Media_v5 (edited by PL).indd 42 6/7/15 5:19 pm MESSAGES Dr Justice C S Dharmadhikari Chandrakant Borde Co-Founder & Patron, President & Co-Founder, Global Schools Foundation Global Schools Foundation t is not enough that the end is good and pure. The means to achieve such an ahatma Gandhi once said, “I do not want my house to be walled in end should also be pure; because we have control over means only. If we take on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the culture of all Icare of means, the end will take care of itself. This is the golden rule. Mlands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse School is a place where students spend an integral part of their lives; to be blown off my feet by any.” where young minds are shaped and personalities are moulded. It is here that With emphasis on experiential learning as an essential tool for cross- relationships are born and friendships are nurtured. Friendship, according cultural understanding, we at GIIS believe in providing education that is to me, is the most spiritual relationship. Students interact the most with their grounded, with creative and critical thinking. Over the years, our students contemporaries, share ideas and evolve. The classroom environment must enable worldwide have consistently received recognition for their achievements in children to imbibe true values of life - to communicate positively, to act responsibly academic and non-academic spheres. The guidance provided by our faculty with honesty, to respect self and others around and to put in sincere efforts to excel and the relentless pursuit of our students drive these endeavours to the academically and engage enthusiastically in non-academic spheres. Global Schools realm of reality. Foundation has established the Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Universal Values (MGCUV) For the holistic development of each child, imbibing the spirit of to inculcate in the students moral values and ethics that are universal in nature.