RightStart or HeadStart - Searching for Bangalore Schools
Below is an email conversation I had on Bangalore Schools - Thought it would be good to post it on the blog site. ------ Forwarded Message Date : Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:58:52 -0700 Let me give you a brief on my experience. I have a 5 year old and we have been very keen in getting her admission to the school that would be right for her (even though she would be joining Upper KG here). Especially since we were going to relocate in June and all schools would begin the first week of June (International IB schools begin in August as in the US). There are 3 kinds of schools as Arun mentioned. The traditional Indian schools (SSC, ICSE, CBSE) that are primarily academic focused and have a high student to teacher ratio The true international schools that are based on the IB (international board) curriculum. There are only a handful here. The mixed breed that are traditional schools with additional focus on whole rounded development or lower student-teacher ratios and primarily have ICSE or CBSE cu