B.D. Somani was founded in 2006, starting with a two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. In 2008, an IGCSE Program and primary school were started. It was founded by Aradhana Somani, an educationist whose other successful projects include G.D. Somani Memorial School, Mira Conscious Education Pre-school, and B.D. Somani Institute of Arts and Fashion Technology.
Summary
B.D. Somani International School has 800 students from reception to grade 12. The school has two sections, primary school and secondary school. There are several subjects taught in B.D. Somani
Primary:
Maths
Science
English
Social Science
Humanities
Core subject
Hindi
Geography
History
Music
Theatre/Drama
Physical Education
Information Technology/ Computer Science.
Grade 9 and 10:
Compulsory
Subjects
Sciences
Additional
Language
Humanities
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
International
Mathematics
Coordinated
Sciences
Hindi
Economics
Art & Design
Business
Studies
Additional
Mathematics
First Language
English
Biology &
Chemistry
Spanish
Geography
Music
Computer
Science*
Global
Perspectives
Literature in
English
Physics &
Chemistry
French
History
Drama
Environmental
Management*
*Any 2 subjects across Groups 1,2, and 3 but not within the same group
Grade 11& 12:
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
INDIVIDUALS & SOCIETIES
SCIENCES
MATHEMATICS
THEARTS
English Language & Literature SL/ HL
Hindi SL /HL
French B SL/HL French-Ab-Initio Spanish B SL/HL Spanish-Ab-Initio
Business Management SL/HL
Economics SL/HL Psychology SL/HL History SL/HL ESS* SL/HL
*ESS is an interdisciplinary subject and is a part of Group 3 and Group 4
Primary school
Primary school consists of early years (reception, junior kindergarten and kindergarten) and primary years (Grades 1 – 5).
Secondary school
The Secondary School Principal is Navroz Billimoria.[1] Secondary school consists of middle school (Grades 6 – 8) and high school (Grades 9 – 10; IGCSE Program) and (Grades 11 – 12; International Baccalaureate Diploma Program). There are 452 students. in secondary school with 71 teachers and 9 staff. Most graduates pursue their tertiary education in the UK, US, Europe and Canada.
Campus
The school shares an address with the G.D. Somani Memorial School, each school occupying one wing of the building and sharing some of the outdoor areas.
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