New Delhi, April 04, 2003: PATHWAYS World School, the first International Baccalaureate school in India offering the flexibility of day, weekly, fortnightly and termly boarding is all set to start its first session from April 14, 2003. PATHWAYS is among a handful of international schools that offer the IB Curriculum in India. The school offers Primary Years and Diploma Programmes of the International Baccalaureate (Geneva) and International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) of the University of Cambridge.

PATHWAYS provides an international gateway for Indian and other students to enter first-class universities in India, USA, UK and all over the world. But, this in anyway doesn’t overlook students who want to continue with Indian universities as IB Diploma is well recognized by all major universities including Delhi University, BHU and Indian Institutes of Technology with AIU (Association of Indian Universities) providing a complete equivalent conversion scale for IB Diploma.

PATHWAYS is the first school in India to receive Design Share Award 2002 from New York based architecture body for innovative school design, specially designed by CP Kukreja, for effective learning. These ideas have been implemented at 30 acre campus, on an elevated, wooded site in the Aravali Hills, just 25km from Delhi International Airport, but away from the pollution of the city.

Said Mr. John S Taylor, Headmaster, PATHWAYS World School, "The teaching methodology at PATHWAYS is different from conventional rote learning practices and is based on multiple concepts of Learning through Experience, Anywhere Anytime Learning, Skills-based Learning and Lifelong Learning. We seek to develop individual talents so that students can achieve excellence every sphere of life."

"We don’t believe in considering just brilliant students for admissions but we believe in turning our students in to Brilliants, this is where the actual role of a school lies," added Mr. Prabhat Jain, Director, Pathways World School. The Board of Governors of PATHWAYS include well known sports personality Nawab Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Dr. Achal Bhagat – Psychiatrist, Prof. Jagdeep S Chhokar – Professor and Dean, IIM Ahmedabad, Mrs. Shovana Narayanan – Performing Arts, Senior Bureaucrat, His Highness, Udaipur, Shri Arvind Singhji Mewar, Mrs. Ketaki Sood – Interior Designer and Chairperson, Mordern School, Dr. Kiran Datar – Dean of Colleges, University of Delhi, Prof. P. K. Dave, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi, Mrs. Lata Vaidyanathan, Principal, Modern School and Mr. Pramod K Jain who is the Chairman of PATHWAYS World School.

The flexibility of building design of PATHWAYS is complemented by Information Age technology. All students of grade VIth onwards will have laptops, which are universal radio linked to the internet and the school’s intranet for anytime-anywhere learning. The School has six laboratories, a spacious Library-Media-Centre and studios for Art, Music, Dance, Theatre and Craft-Design-Technology. Sporting facilities include an Olympic-size football field, a 400 metre track, a 25 metre pool, a diving pool, a hockey field, a well-equipped gymnasium, squash, tennis and basketball courts and weight-training equipment among others.

The school pioneers concepts such as Learning through Experience, Learning how to Learn, Anywhere, Anytime Learning, Skills-Based Learning and Lifelong Learning. Teaching at PATHWAYS is student-centered, project-based, and incorporates the multiple intelligences concept. While the general curriculum is followed by every student, he or she is also encouraged to develop talents and interests in personal areas of academic interest, and in sport, theatre music and dance, for which facilities are outstanding. The School also embraces the Indian perspective with understanding of Indian culture diversity and rich variety of natural resources and to work for their protection and preservation for future generation.

The academic systems at PATHWAYS follow a fourfold track: the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (Nursery to Grade 5), the PATHWAYS Middle School Programme (Grade 6 to 8), the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (Grades 9 & 10) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (Grades 11 & 12). All the systems are international, relevant to the challenges of the 21st Century and accepted for entrance to first-class universities throughout the world.

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