Greenwood High International School

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Greenwood High International School, Bangalore
GWH
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Greenwood High International School
No.8-14, Chikkawadayarapura, near Heggondahalli, Gunjur Post, Varthur Sarjapur, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Varthur

Bangalore
,
India
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Karnataka
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560087

India
Information
School typeInternational Residential school Co-educational
MottoRooted in Knowledge
(ज्ञान में जड़ें; Arraigado en el conocimiento; الجذور في المعرفة; Enraciné dans la connaissance; ಜ್ಞಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇರೂರಿದೆ)
Established2004
StatusOpen
Sister school Greenwood High School, Bannerghatta
Area trusteeGreenwood Educational Trust
ChairmanMr Bijay Agarwal
GradesNursery to 12
Years offered2004- Present
Age range2.5 - 18
International studentsYes
ClassesNursery— Grade 12
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio30:1
LanguageEnglish, Hindi, German, French, Spanish, Kannada
Hours in school day7
Campuses2
Campus size40 acres (160,000 m2)
HousesSapphire, Emerald, Topaz, Ruby
Colour(s)     Blue, Green, Yellow, Red
SloganRooted In Knowledge
SongTo Greenwood High We All Belong
SportsBasketball, football, swimming, skating, lawn tennis, chess, cricket, badminton etc.
MascotThe Banyan Tree
National ranking4th
YearbookFruition
School feesRupees 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.

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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:

Management

Bijay Kumar Agarwal [23] who is chairman of the board of trustees and also the chairman of Salarpuria Sattva Group, [24] a property developer and aerospace business [25] [26] company in Bangalore India.

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