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
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	30:1
Language	English, Hindi, German, French, Spanish, Kannada
Hours in school day	7
Campuses	2
Campus size	40 acres (160,000 m2)
Houses	Sapphire, Emerald, Topaz, Ruby
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
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, Jayanagar, J P Nagar, 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 started in 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).

Sports and extracurricular activity

Chess is a part of curriculum. ^{[2] [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 courses.

'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 IB student in the 11th grade 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 Sattva Group, ^[24] a property developer and aerospace business ^{[25] [26]} company in Bangalore India.

References

1. "Greenwood High is now an IB World School for the Diploma Programme". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
2. "Schools make kids don thinking caps". Epaper.timesofindia.com. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
3. "Run in the Sun, a marathon to support GoSports Foundation". India Education Dairy. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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 [sic] the 3rd week of December 2013". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
11. "Tournament-Database". Chess-Results Server. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
12. "Not a pawn, She's the queen". Deccan Chronicle. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
13. S S Shreekumar. "Meet Shraddha, the 5-year-old chess prodigy". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
14. ess prodigy
15. "Bangalore girl does India proud". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
16. "Sweet 16 shutterbug!". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
17. "Results: 40th National Basketball Championship". Indiabasketball.org. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
18. "MaRRS International Spelling Bee - Greenwood High International School | Bangalore | IB school | IGCSE Schools Bengaluru | International Schools Bangalore | Best International School". Greenwoodhigh.edu.in. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
19. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
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. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
21. "NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Greenwood High International School | Bangalore | IB school | IGCSE Schools Bengaluru | International Schools Bangalore | Best International School". Greenwoodhigh.edu.in. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
22. TWB (15 February 2012). "A stroke of brilliance – Suchitra Ramesh of Greenwood High excels at Golf". This Week Bangalore. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
23. "Bijay Agarwal, CMD : A Man Who Dared to Dream Big". LookBangalore.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
24. "Sattva Group". Sattvagroup.in. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
25. Anjana Chandramouly (31 January 2011). "Salarpuria Sattva buys 2 cos in aerospace sector | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
26. Our Bureau (8 March 2012). "Salarpuria Sattva acquiring one more aerospace company | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

External links

• Official website

12°54′02″N77°44′57″E / 12.9005°N 77.7492°E / 12.9005; 77.7492