From Rote Learning to Critical Thinking: Is India’s Education System Ready?
By: Aditi Misra, Director, Dharav High School Gurugram India’s education system has long been associated with rote learning—a method where memorization of facts and formulas takes precedence over understanding, creativity, and application. While this approach helps students perform well in exams, it often leaves them ill-equipped to tackle real-world problems, think critically, or innovate. As…
What Are Students Really Learning? Glendale International School Finds Out
Hyderabad: What is a child really learning in school? Glendale International School, part of the Global Schools Group Singapore, set out to explore this question through a simple but revealing social experiment. Parents and students were independently asked the same question: “What is your child learning well in school?” The responses uncovered a striking contrast….
Screen Time Vs Real Play: Why School May Be The Last Line Of Defence Against Early Screen Dependency
By: Niyati Handa, Co-founder and Director of Eklavya School There is a growing movement worldwide to ban phones in schools and restrict social media for children under a certain age. How did we arrive at this particular moment? We live in a modern age where screens have replaced real companions. There was a time when…
Global Indian International School Nagpur Partners with NIKON to Inspire Young Visual Storytellers
Nagpur: The Global Indian International School (GIIS), Lava, Nagpur, in collaboration with Nikon, organised an immersive photography workshop under the Global Schools – Nikon School of Creativity initiative, as part of the Youth India Programme. The initiative reflects a growing partnership between GIIS and Nikon India to nurture creative talent and build visual storytelling skills…
Why Navi Mumbai Is Emerging as India’s Next Education Capital : A rise towards International Schooling
By: Fatema Agarkar, Educationist and Founder of ACE (Agarkar Center of Excellence). Mumbai, the ‘city of dreams,’ as it is fondly called does have its shared of challenges especially the minimal ‘per sq ft’ space available when you are a resident in a middle class family. It is over populated, and congested, and traffic snarls…
16 Years of the Right to Education Act: Why the Promise Remains Unfulfilled
By: Dr. Geetanjali Chopra, Founder & President of Wishes and Blessings India has more out-of-school children than the entire population of Bhutan. This is a staggering reality which becomes even more concerning as the country marks 16 years of the Right to Education (RTE) Act – a law intended to guarantee free and compulsory education…
Ryan International Academy, Bavdhan Students Engage in Global Learning Collaborations Across Continents
Pune: Students of Ryan International Academy, Bavdhan, Pune recently participated in a series of collaborative global learning projects that connected them with peers and perspectives from across the world. Through interdisciplinary activities and international exchanges, students interacted with schools in Sharjah (UAE) and Siaya County School in Kenya, while also exploring themes and case studies…
Chitkara University Students Win Deakin University’s 50% Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships for Global Study Pathway
Chandigarh: Chitkara University is proud to announce that two of its students, Parth Bhandari and Ishan Attri, have been awarded the Deakin University Vice-Chancellor’s Meritorious 50% Scholarship (India), one of the most competitive merit-based awards available to Indian students seeking internationally recognised education pathways. The scholarships were conferred at a special ceremony held at Chitkara…
Mahindra International School Hosts a Landmark CIS Leadership Visit to Highlight International Education Initiatives
Pune: Mahindra International School (MIS), Pune, hosted a landmark visit by two senior leaders of the Council of International Schools (CIS): Jane Larsson, Executive Director, and Dr. Sudha Govindswamy Sunder, Associate Director of School Support and Evaluation. The exclusive half-day programme brought together educators and school leaders from over 13 schools across Pune and Mumbai,…
The Role of Experiential Learning in Early Childhood at the Best Preschool in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: From the moment you learn you are going to have a child, you try to do everything right for them. You think about the best nutrition, healthy habits, and strong values. You give them every possible advantage to build them into a person of achievement and character, someone who becomes a blessing to the…
