Greenwood High International School

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 type International Residential school Co-educational
Motto Rooted in Knowledge
(ज्ञान में जड़ें; Arraigado en el conocimiento; الجذور في المعرفة; Enraciné dans la connaissance; ಜ್ಞಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇರೂರಿದೆ)
Established 2004
Status Open
Sister school Greenwood High School, Bannerghatta
Area trustee Greenwood Educational Trust
Chairman Mr Bijay Agarwal
Director Mrs Niru Agarwal and Mr Manas Mehrotra
Principal Mr Aloysius D'Mello
Grades Nursery to 12
Years offered 2004- Present
Age range 2.5 - 18
International students Yes
Classes Nursery— Grade 12
Average class size 30
Student to teacher ratio 11:1
Language English, Hindi, German, French, Spanish, Kannada
Hours in school day 7
Campuses 2
Campus size 40 acres (160,000 m2)
Houses Sapphire(Blue), Emerald(Green), Topaz(Yellow), Ruby(Red)
Colour(s) Blue, Green, Yellow, Red
Slogan Rooted In Knowledge
Song To Greenwood High We All Belong
Sports Basketball, football, swimming, skating, lawn tennis, chess, cricket, badminton etc.
Mascot The Banyan Tree
National ranking 4th
Average SAT scores 1200
Average ACT scores 32
Yearbook Fruition
School fees Rupees 3 Lakh
Affiliations IB, IGCSE, ICSE, ISC
Website www.greenwoodhigh.edu.in

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

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.

Sports and extracurricular activity

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

References

  1. ↑ Tuesday, 24 December 2013 (2011-03-03). "Greenwood High is now an IB World School for the Diploma Programme". Business Standard. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  2. ↑ "Run in the Sun, a marathon to support GoSports Foundation". India Education Dairy. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Schools make kids don thinking caps". Epaper.timesofindia.com. 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  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
  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. 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  11. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Tournament-Database". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  12. ↑ Tuesday, Dec 24, 2013 (2013-09-12). "Not a pawn, She's the queen". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  13. ↑ S S Shreekumar. "Meet Shraddha, the 5-year-old chess prodigy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  14. ↑ ess prodigy
  15. ↑ "Bangalore girl does India proud - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  16. ↑ Tuesday, Dec 24, 2013. "Sweet 16 shutterbug!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  17. ↑ "Results: 40th National Basketball Championship". Indiabasketball.org. 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  18. ↑ "MaRRS International Spelling Bee - Greenwood High International School | Bangalore | IB school | IGCSE Schools Bengaluru | International Schools Bangalore | Best International School". Greenwoodhigh.edu.in. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  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. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  21. ↑ "NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Greenwood High International School | Bangalore | IB school | IGCSE Schools Bengaluru | International Schools Bangalore | Best International School". Greenwoodhigh.edu.in. 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  22. ↑ TWB (2012-02-15). "A stroke of brilliance – Suchitra Ramesh of Greenwood High excels at Golf". This Week Bangalore. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  23. ↑ "Bijay Agarwal, CMD : A Man Who Dared to Dream Big". LookBangalore.com. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  24. ↑ ": Sattva Group :". Sattvagroup.in. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  25. ↑ Anjana Chandramouly (2011-01-31). "Salarpuria Sattva buys 2 cos in aerospace sector | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  26. ↑ Our Bureau (2012-03-08). "Salarpuria Sattva acquiring one more aerospace company | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2013-12-24.

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