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Oberoi International School
Location
Mumbai - 400063, Goregaon (East), Oberoi Garden City,

India
Information
TypeInternational School
EstablishedJuly 2008
ChairpersonMs. Bindu Oberoi
Head of schoolMr. Neil McWilliam
StaffLocal and expats
FacultyLocal and expat
GradesNursery School to Grade 12
Number of studentsapproximately 1550
AthleticsBadminton Courts
Basketball Courts
Cricket Pitch
Tennis Courts
Squash Court
Table Tennis
Swimming
Volleyball Courts
AffiliationPYP, IGCSE, IBDP , CIS, NEASC, EARCOS
Websitewww.oberoi-is.org

Oberoi International School is an International School in Mumbai, India, it was opened on the 17 July 2008, and is directed by Ms. Bindu Oberoi, who has directed it since the school was started.[1] The school is fully accredited for all the programmes it offers. It has now also received the CIS accreditation.[2][3]

History and foundation

The school was started in July, 2008 with the aim to provide the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme for children below 10–11 years (up to Grade 5), the Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme (now Cambridge Lower Secondary 1), the IGCSE curriculum for children over 14 and under 16 (Grade 9 to 10) and the IB Diploma Programme for children older than 16 (Grades 11 and 12).[1][4]

Facilities and staff

The teacher to student ratio in Primary is 1:10 while in Secondary, the ratio is 1:20. The school campus spans 400,000 square feet.[4] The school has an Auditorium, Music & Dance Studios, Swimming Pool (Half Olympic size), Gymnasium, Badminton Courts, Basket ball Courts, Cricket Pitch, Sand pit and a Play area.[5]

Management

The current head of school at Oberoi International School is Neil McWilliam. The school is run by a board of trustees, the chair of the Board is Ms. Bindu Oberoi.[6]

TEDxYouthOIS

The schools conducts a TEDx conference every year under the TEDxYouth category. TEDxYouth is aimed towards and managed by the students of the school

2016

The event was held on 23 January, 2016 base don the theme "Think".[7] The speakers at the event were

  • Akshay Agrawal, Founder of Classfever
  • Kanika Mishra, Cartoonist
  • Karishma Mehta, Founder of Humans of Bombay
  • Parag Saigaonkar, Senior Partner at Deloitte
  • Ankur Thakuria, Youth Diplomat

2014

The event was held on 15 November, 2014 on the theme "Cosmos".[8]

Subjects offered

The IBO's PYP curriculum is followed till Grade 5 and OIS Middle School Programme is followed from Grades 6-8. The OIS Middle School Programme acts as a good preparation to the IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education).

Students study the IGCSE programme in grade 9 and 10. The IGCSE is a comprehensive programme that covers a number of subject areas such as Mathematics, Science, Humanities, English, Languages, Art, Technology and Social Sciences.

Students of grade 11 and grade 12 study the DP (Diploma) Programme of the IBO. The curriculum consists of six main groups of subjects around three core requirements.

CAS Activities

The shcool also undertakes CAS activities.

Other Activities

  • Art / Photography gallery
  • Badminton
  • MUN
  • Assembly
  • Basketball
  • Hospital visit
  • Library / Laboratory help
  • Commercial Arts
  • Learning to dance
  • Football
  • Speech and Debate
  • Drama Production
  • Squash
  • Yoga
  • Swimming
  • Environment Protection
  • Table Tennis
  • Animation
  • Volley ball, Origami
  • Rock Climbing
  • Ballet
  • Judo
  • Global Issues Network
  • Debate
  • Jewellery Designing
  • Guitar
  • Pottery
  • Ace Speech and Drama
  • Taekwondo
  • Reading Club

Student Council

Each year, students are elected to be part of the student council which plays an important part in the school's decision making. The council consists of two representatives from grades 5–8, the Class Representative and Deputy respectively. The head boy and head girl are elected by all students and teachers from grades 5–8 to lead the student council and represent OIS.

The current President of the Student Council is Ishita Kumar, Grade 11. The Vice-President is Pratyush Juneja, Grade 11.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Oberoi International School commences first academic year". education.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  2. ^ "Schools Accredited by CIS". www.cois.org. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  3. ^ "An Initiative of Oberoi Foundation". www.oberoiconstructions.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  4. ^ a b "Fast Facts". www.oberoi-is.org. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  5. ^ Classfever. "Oberoi International School, Goregaon East". www.school.classfever.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  6. ^ "School Board". www.oberoi-is.org. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  7. ^ "TEDxYouth@OIS - Home". 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  8. ^ "TEDxYouth@OIS | TED.com". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.

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