the gaursons times september 1-15,2015 educating for...
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THE GAURSONS TIMES SEPTEMBER 1-15, 2015 2 EDUCATION
Education is priceless,
didactic and liberating,
and nothing is better than it
being easily accessible.
Gaurs International School
aspires to be an institution
that pledges to give every
child an ideal environment
for education, and facilities
at par with global practices
of learning and mentoring.
“We ensure that each scholar
coming out of the Gaurs
International School is root-
ed with sound multicultural
and universal values, with
emphasis on pursuing indi-
vidual’s excellence,” says
Manju Gaur, director, Gaur-
sons and promoter of Gaurs
International School. She
adds, “I dreamt of a school. A
neighbourhood school,
where children can walk or
cycle to school, a school with
a heart and a soul!”
During the planning of
the township, Gaur City, the
vision was to create a home,
and not merely a house. For
this, a sports complex for
recreation, a temple for wor-
ship, a market for daily
requirements and a school
with a difference – Gaurs
International School was
built. “It is a school with
global infrastructure, a
school led by visionaries.
Our advisory board has emi-
nent personalities such Lata
Vidhyanathan, former Princi-
pal, Modern School,
Barakhamba Road, for aca-
demics and world number
one badminton player Saina
Nehwal for sports,” says
Gaur. “As a mother, I faced
problems with my children
travelling long distance to
attain quality education.
They lost valuable time in
commuting. I dreamt of a
school so close to the house
that parents could them-
selves see off their children
to school, hear the school
bell ringing, and most
importantly, receive them
within a few minutes of the
dispersal. This way the
child’s time can be utilised
constructively in different
co-curricular activities. Now,
our residents won’t have to
worry about the monstrous
task of getting admission for
their children, as they have
an international school with
global standards and Indian
values, situated next to their
house,” she adds.
She aims to build a com-
munity of confident global
leaders with a social con-
science and national pride,
committed to excellence and
continuous learning. “My
mission is to strive for excel-
lence in academics, sports
and creative pursuits so that
student and future leaders
have the power to shape
their tomorrow. I want to
ensure burden-free educa-
tion and joyful learning. I
firmly believe that each child
is unique and that the edu-
cational system should facili-
tate and address the unique-
ness and individuality of
each child. I am a firm
believer of multiple intelli-
gence approach to the learn-
ing process, and want to
ensure that the class room
transaction is oriented
towards meeting individual’s
needs and in turn ensure
total quality management in
education,” says Gaur.
The school keeps the core
value of their logo: Tamso
Ma Jyotirgamay and they
take great pride in teaching
Sanskrit. “I earnestly desire
to train students to be sensi-
tive to environmental con-
cerns and imbibe in them a
sense of nationalism.We are
inculcating education for life,
where the 21st century skills
like critical thinking, prob-
lemsolving, decision-making,
social responsibility, citizen-
ship etc are being developed
to build character strength,”
says Gaur.
Assembly sessions in
schools have mostly van-
ished, however, Gaurs Inter-
national School has initiated
a daily assembly session,
which begins with Gayatri
Mantra, yoga and sessions
that deliver social messages
like – right to female educa-
tion, eradication of child
labour, healthy eating habits
and respecting elders.
“I want to propagate and
inculcate sportsmanship
spirit. So, in Gaurs Interna-
tional School sports like
shooting, boxing, cricket,
football, table tennis, basket
ball, badminton, lawn tennis,
and skating has been made
available in the school prem-
ises,” says Gaur.
QUALITY EDUCATIONWITH OVERALL PERSONALITY DEVELOP-MENT AND A STRATEGICLOCATION, IS WHATMAKES THIS SCHOOL SPECIAL
Educating forbetter tomorrow