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A BI-ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF GLOBAL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION Issue 06, December 2016 MCI (P) 059/10/2016 statistic Your child is not a We focus on them, going beyond formulaic learning At One World International School, we focus on individual student oriented methodologies that revolve around a structured curriculum with an experiential and inquiry based approach to learning. Ensuring that your child is a Admissions Open knowledgeable, creative and confident individual. +65 6542 2285 [email protected] www.owis.org We are offering One World International School | CPE Reg No: 200800495N | Period of Registration: 25 Feb 2015 to Feb 2016 OWIS Ad for Global Learning_option 2.indd 1 11/21/2016 5:29:30 PM Presidium of Patrons Dr Justice C S Dharmadhikari (Co-Founder) Prof MGK Menon Dr Karan Singh Mr N R Narayana Murthy Mr Basdeo Panday President Mr Chandrakant Borde (Co-Founder) Vice President Ambassador Aftab Seth Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohd Hussin bin Abdul Hamid Advisory Board – International Sir J K Chande Dr F C Kohli Mr Arjun Malhotra Ms Shabana Azmi Mr Ashok Soota Mr Karan Singh Thakral Advisory Board – Japan Ambassador Aftab Seth Mr Kotaro Tamura Advisory Board – Singapore Ambassador K Kesavapany Mr Boon Yoon Chiang Ms Kirtida Mekani Advisory Board – United Arab Emirates H.E. Mr Abdullatif Almulla Advisory Board – Malaysia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohd Hussin bin Abdul Hamid Dato’ Sri Abdul Hamidy Abdul Hafiz Datuk Baljit Singh Sidhu Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria Dr Denison Jayasooria Advisory Board – India Mr R Sundar Lt Gen (Retd) Sudhir Sharma Board of International Studies Mr Ralph Tabberer Mr Laurie Ince Mr Gregor Polson Prof Marmar Mukhopadhyay Prof Mukul Asher Executive Management Mr Atul Temurnikar, Chairman and Co-Founder Mr Kamal Gupta, Chief Operating Officer Mr Kaustubh Bodhankar, Deputy CEO Governing Board Mr Subodh Gore Mr Maneesh Tripathi Mr Sudan Wargantiwar For media enquiries, please email: [email protected] © Copyright Global Schools Foundation 2016 All rights reserved. No part of the material protected by this copyright may be reproduced or transmitted or utilized in any form or by any means, recording, broadcasting or by any other information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of Global Schools Foundation, Singapore. 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Global Indian International School CPE Reg No: 200912349N | Validity: 25 Feb 2014 to 24 Feb 2019 01 COntents P. 40 15 WAYS THE GIIS EXPERIENCE STANDS OUT FROM THE REST INSIDER 06 ABOUT GIIS Our Vision, Mission, Core Values and more 08 MESSAGES Words of inspiration from GIIS JOUrnAL 10 GIIS STUDENTS ATTEND SADC 2016 14 GIIS AND GOPIO IN SINGAPORE Students network and gain political insights at Commemorating the UN International South Asian Diaspora Convention Day of Non-violence 11 INDIAN OCEAN CONFERENCE INVITES 16 FROM SURAT TO SINGAPORE AND BACK GIIS STUDENTS TO ParTICIPATE Biker Queens ride for women empowerment Students hold meaningful discussions with Indian dignitaries 12 MAROOF RAZA DISCUSSES DEFENCE- rELATED ISSUES WITH GIIS STUDENTS Mr Raza visits GIIS Queenstown Campus for Leadership Lecture Series COVER STORY 40 15 WAYS THE GIIS EXPERIENCE STANDS OUT FROM THE REST Spawning a new era in education 02 SPREAD FAR. SPREAD WIDE. BE GLOBAL We have given Global Learning magazine a new and refreshed Bi-Annual 60,000 look-and-feel in a design language magazine readers intended to be more youthful. If your company is interested in promoting itself to our global audience, please contact us 20 Across 7 campuses countries on the details below. [email protected] www.globalindianschool.org COntents FEATUres SPOTLIGHT 46 ARABIAN NIGHTS IN ABU DHABI 58 ACADEMIC RESULTS Skyscrapers, desert safaris and souks in this GIIS students deliver excellent scores for IB futuristic centre Diploma, CBSE Class 12, IGCSE Class 10, and CBSE Class 10 examinations in 2016 48 THE GIIS JOURNEY From small beginnings to great things VOices 50 GLOBAL MONTESSORI PLUS PROGRAMME Teaching students compassion and conservation through iCare initiative 70 IS THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION A DISTRACTION OR AN 52 HOW GIIS’ INTERNATIONAL CURRICULA ADVANTAGE FOR STUDENTS? PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF UNIVERSITY AND BEYOND Through preparation comes outstanding results 54 BECAUSE THE WORLD MATTERS A glimpse of student-led initiatives to protect the earth and raise awareness about the environment P. 54 PUBLISHING CONSULTANT Media Partner Regent Media Pte Ltd Publisher Benjamin Poon Senior Writer Raewyn Koh Creative Director Eric Wong Project Manager Marina Chong 04 Catch up with #TheDigitalSchool Don’t miss out on any update [email protected] www.globalindianschool.org SINGAPORE MALAYSIA JAPAN UAE THAILAND INDIA VIETNAM About GIIS GLOBAL SchOOLS FOUndATION The Foundation was initiated with an aim of providing quality education to the expatriate community in Singapore. The Foundation has completed more than 14 exemplary years marked by international recognition for achieving excellence in school education, following high standards in governance, established academic criteria, and well-administered management processes. GSF’s mission is to cultivate and nurture its students into global leaders of the future. GLOBAL IndiAN InternATIONAL SchOOL Global Indian International School (GIIS) – established under Global Schools Foundation’s guiding principles – is an international network of award-winning institutions, with 20 campuses in seven countries. Known for their learner-centric and skill-based teaching methodology, GIIS schools offer holistic learning and personality development opportunities for students. GIIS schools have been honoured with 65 international and national awards over a span of eight years for achieving excellence in school education. GIIS boasts a strong multicultural environment, as children from diverse nationalities are enrolled across its campuses. GIIS is a preferred international school offering curricula for Nursery to Class 12 education. It offers the GIIS ABU DHABI CAMPUS, UAE International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), CBSE-International and Global Montessori Plus (GMP) programme. 06 About GIIS CORE VALUES Manage with Information and Metrics Agility and Adaptability Honesty, Integrity and Ethical Practices Attitude before Knowledge Team Work Mentor, Coach and Make a Difference Ambience for Learning CULTURE STATEMENT GIIS schools – Schools that Learn GIIS Schools have become Safety Centered, Vision Directed, Values Driven, Student Focused, Analysis-based, Learning 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 VISION Actionable Feedback based on Stakeholders Satisfaction Surveys To Become a Global Role Model for Teaching and Learning. QUALITY OBJECTIVES MISSION Based on GIIS Quality Management System, Quality We nurture GLOBAL students into men and women who will Policy, and Vision, Mission & Core Values, GIIS will be distinctive leaders committed to the spirit of excellence, continually strive to ensure: through high-quality education imparted by globally a. Compliance with our Quality Management System experienced and caring teachers who build strong virtues and b. Learning at all Levels values while focusing on all round development, creativity and c. Stakeholder Satisfaction entrepreneurship. d. Adherence to our Values 07 Messages Looking back at 2002 when we “If I have the belief that I We recognise that our started the first Indian can do it, I shall surely students form the core of the international school in acquire the capacity to do it school’s activity and Singapore, the number of our even if I may not have it at achievements but without the supporters has grown the beginning,” are the combined dedication and exponentially. I truly believe words of Mahatma Gandhi. commitment of their parents, that it’s our passion and This quote captures the teachers and staff, our ambition that makes GIIS a essence of our holistic substantial growth in the last modern version of a school approach to education at 15 years would not have been that produces new leaders. Global Schools Foundation. The journey of 15 years could not have possible. I would like to Beyond providing a sound express my appreciation for Mr Chandrakant Borde academic platform, our aim been possible without the support of our the sustained support and President and Co-Founder, is to teach students to be teachers, students and parents, and we contribution to the shared Global Schools Foundation lifelong learners and sense of pride that we all have prepare them to be able to thank them for this. When we started in in GIIS’ continued success. deal with future challenges.