Choosing The School Your Child Deserves

How would you go about choosing the best schools in Maharashtra, or even the ones near you for that matter? Well, the art of choosing a good school is one that parents have been trying to master since the last 2 decades. It involves a fair amount of research, good networking and a great sense of judgement.

Parents eager to send their kids to good schools are no more short of choices. India is home to a decent number of IB, CBSE and ICSE educational board schools. The final choice of the school, however, depends on a myriad of factors, each set of factors being individual to the parents.

Amenities:

These days, education has become extremely expensive. There was a time when one would only consider taking out a loan for college education, but of late, there are a lot of financial relief options available even for schools. Hence, parents expect the schools to have decent amenities which are well worth the prize they are paying. These may include good canteens, sports facilities, modern classrooms and a decent amount of recreational facilities. Schools are usually pretty transparent in this regard and hence it is quite easy for parents to get a fair idea of the amenities available.

These days, many schools have timings from early morning to late afternoon as opposed to the traditional school timings. Hence, it becomes even more important to ensure that the place where your child is going to spend maximum time is well-equipped and comfortable for her/him.

Practical learning:

Parents have understood that the world is becoming increasingly challenging, with job competition becoming a serious thing. If one has to succeed, one must possess the practical knowledge and the extra spark in her/him. Schools have recognised the same and shifted their focus from preparing students for college entry-level examinations to providing practical learning.

Activity-based learning modules have become very popular in the past few years. The goal of every class doesn’t have to be that the child understands the overview of a concept, but that the child should be introduced to a new topic from a new angle and made to ask questions which help him become curious enough to learn the concept on his own.

Emphasis on sports:

Billie Jean King once said, "Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life."

Until a couple of decades, stress was an foreign concept to kids. But the world has become much more competitive, and hence, people must adapt. The importance of practising at least one sport has never been strong for students. In a world that is very likely to disappoint and introduce them to failure at some point, it is those that practice sports who will have the perseverance to stand strong despite all the storms.

Your search for the ideal school for your child can surely begin with a simple google search - international school close to me, but it can only end after you have considered all the above and even more factors of the school.

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