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.

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