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Ascend International School Comes To India In Collaboration With UCDS, Seattle



2024-03-27 10:36:52 Education

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Ascend International School (AIS), is proud to announce its newly established co-educational school in Mumbai today at BKC, Bandra. Infusing a state of the art Western Education, AIS is in collaboration with University Child Development School (UCDS), Seattle, Washington, USA.

Ascend International School will start its first academic year in August 2011. AIS will be characterized by a highly-qualified international faculty, innovative, individualized instruction, experienced leadership, and state of the art facilities. Ascend International School will deliver a collaborative 21st century education where students would discover a life-long love of learning. Their innovative program will be grounded in contemporary educational research. Through individualized education, they will foster academic excellence and cultivate self-confidence, creative, reflective and analytical thinkers.

Designed by award winning architect, Don Carlson, learning spaces at AIS are cutting edge, open and purposeful. Classrooms will be larger than traditional and function more as studio workshops with worktables, informal gathering places and private study nooks. In the elementary building the interconnectedness both horizontally on each floor and vertically from ground to sky would create a unique experience for each student. The Upper schools are designed with the same philosophy that provides students a feeling of connection and collaboration.

Individualized learning is the crux of Ascend International School. AIS students will be motivated to act in the selfless tradition of the Indian heart, actively contributing to their expanding global community. Our multi-age classrooms will be innovative learning laboratories where both students and faculty would be highly interactive. We thus embark upon our inaugural year; and we invite you to become familiar with the Ascend community. Betsy Watkins, Principal, Ascend International School.
Teachers at AIS will create learning communities in the classroom and have been hired for their expertise in cultivating an environment that would enable students to take risks, work hard, and find joy in their academic discoveries while celebrating the learning process.
We have envisioned a school in Mumbai that addresses the individual needs of children in their academic, social and global environments. The customized program at AIS is built upon proven teaching practices, coupled with current educational research. As our students will learn to innovate, create and evolve beyond their current understandings, it is crucial that they maintain the core values and traditions that are true to the Indian culture. In each intellectual and social venture, we will expect our students to share the generosity and humbleness that is a part of the Indian heart. Aditya Patil, CEO, Ascend International School.
The endeavor to bring about a revolution in field of learning is all set to begin as Ascend International School opens admissions for the academic year 2011-2012.

Notes to Editor

About AIS
Ascend International School (AIS): is a private Institution conveniently located in the Bandra Kurla Complex. Our innovative teachers offer an individualized education program to students pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. Ascend International is a newly established co-educational school infusing a state of the art Western Education in collaboration with University Child Development School, Seattle USA.

Ascend International School delivers a rigorous and collaborative 21st century education where students discover a life-long love of learning. Our innovative program is grounded in contemporary educational research. Through individualized education, we foster academic excellence and cultivate self-confidence, creative, reflective and analytical thinkers. AIS students are motivated to act in the selfless tradition of the Indian heart, actively contributing to their expanding global community.
For the first year of operation, in a genuine commitment to deliver quality, AIS will open enrollment to pre-K through third grade students and will operate 12 classes supported by 18 expatriate teachers and 14 fulltime Indian collaborative teaching partners. In subsequent years, the elementary program through fifth grade will have 24 classrooms with 30 Expatriate teachers and 28 Indian teachers. The expatriate teachers will be recruited from all parts of the world, trained in both the International Baccalaureate curriculum as well as the unique pedagogy of the University Child Development School (UCDS) in Seattle, Washington. The School follows the principle of Individualized Instructions to cater to each childs need, to facilitate this practice Ascend International School has limited the strength of classrooms to 18 students per class with 2 teachers in an open area ranging from 900-1000sqft per classroom to give children experiential space.
About University Child Development School (UCDS) in Seattle, Washington
Ascend International School is inspired by the educational philosophy of University Child Development School (UCDS) in Seattle, Washington and is currently working in partnership with UCDS to implement similar teaching methods and school philosophy at AIS.
University Child Development School is centered around the lives of children and dedicated to the development of their intellect and character. They actively encourage, and the school everywhere reflects, the process of joyful discovery that is central to meaningful and responsible learning. Teaching is individualized and responsive to the talents of each student, and the curriculum is rigorous and integrates the concepts and skills embedded within the major disciplines. In pursuit of these ideals, and in recognition of obligations beyond the school itself, they strive to be an innovative leader in education, serving as a model for others.

Company :-Ascend International






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