A pat on the back with British Council International School Award

Taurian World School (TWS) stands as the bearer of knowledge, which develops your child into an independent individual. One of the best boarding schools in India, it practices a 5E teaching model, which stands for Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate and has earned a number of recognitions for the school.

The school has been honored with the British Council International School Award for the period 2015-18 (3 years) on 22^nd August 2015.  The award considers the assessment results submitted by the school for the British Council International School Award (ISA) 2014-15 portfolio. Being winners of the Award, the school has the esteemed honour and privilege to use the new ISA Kite mark for the period 2015-18 on school letter heads, website, prospectus, stationery, newsletter and other school publications during the period of accreditation.

What is International School Award?

The award recognizes exemplary practices of internationalism in schools across the world. It acts as a benchmarking scheme that accredits schools as having an outstanding level of support for:

• nurturing global citizenship in young people
  
• enriching teaching and learning

It celebrates teaching and offers a framework to various schools to develop a plan of action for an academic year. The schools are encouraged to implement international activities and to collaborate with international schools for an enriching learning experience. 

Reasons why the ISA is the most sought after award:

Taurian World School embraces innovation in teaching styles so that your child can be a better learner, even beyond the classroom. ISA provides various opportunities for the school to achieve its goal:

• Acts as a leadership challenge:  It fosters team-building, innovation, and project management
• Drives collaborative thinking: Working on the action plan and the portfolio encourages collaboration and motivates the staff to enhance teaching standards
• Embraces global thinking: Pupils are taught using a methodology that embeds global themes in the curriculum
• Welcomes new age teaching: It encourages new skills in Information & Communications Technology (ICT) and pedagogy in an effective manner

 

How does it help the school, its teachers and the students?
Taurian World School goes out of their way to offer students expert guidance to hone their skills and gives them a platform to showcase them to the world. With ISA, it is empowered to take these concepts a few notches higher:

·         The ISA opens a window to other countries and cultures, giving teachers and students a new outlook on the world.

·         It empowers your child with skills for life and work in a global economy, opening their minds to new opportunities. 

The way ahead

British Council International School Award is just the beginning for Taurian World School. It plans to participate and learn novel ways of adding a global facet to the classroom. It’s a stepping stone to connect with like-minded schools and update its professional skills. ISA is an evolving programme that adds a more supporting elements to offer a richer experience to schools and Taurian World School is ready to receive all that it can in the near future. 

Other notable recognition

Taurian World School is proud to be credited as ‘National Geographic Explorer (NGE) Member School’. Ms. Lata Vasvani, the India Head of National Geographic Explorer Magazine, visited the school to elaborate on the digital features of the magazines for maximum learning.  Know more