Why I settled for an international baccalaureate school in Chennai.

Some of the biggest arguments that I have had with my husband are regarding what kind of school to choose for our children. I’m sure all new parents have had the same sort of argument at one time or another. I was born here and educated locally in a conventional national board school. Not so the case with my husband. He was born here but educated all around the world, starting with the UK, then Singapore, then Germany and then the Middle East. He is a staunch believer in international education. I am staunch believer in Indian education. It was only when my husband tasked me with learning everything there is to know about international education that I was convinced that nothing could be better for our children than an international baccalaureate school in Chennai! The IB as this diploma is called is one of the most child centric but thorough boards of education that is globally recognized and rightly so. The syllabus is simply brilliant!

 

The main reason that I finally agreed with my husband and finally settled for an international baccalaureate school Chennai is because of the brilliant syllabus and the rigorous but criteria oriented assessments through which this diploma is awarded. No one can deny that children need an international exposure early in life because the world is fast shrinking into a “global village”. An IB diploma is designed to make critical thinking and universally tolerant adults out of its candidates and this appealed to me hugely! Not many boards offer a curriculum in which the student is encouraged to think freely and make his or her own choices. The flexibility of the syllabus offered for an IB diploma and the versatile way in which students are assessed is a big draw for me. There are actually papers called theory of knowledge (which is purely critical thinking exercises) and EE (extended essay which is a detailed paper on any one subject that the student writes under a teacher’s supervision). I strongly believe that this is what our children need to be taught! To think on their own and make logical decisions! Another advantage is the international exposure they get through the syllabus.