Within the past six years, Genesis Global School, Noida, which is affiliated with the Delhi-based CBSE, CIE (UK) and IBO (Geneva) examination boards, has quickly established a national reputaton as a Top 10 international day-cum-boarding school – Swati Roy The 21st century Genesis Global School (GGS), Noida (Delhi NCR) celebrated its sixth anniversary on November 7. Designed by internationally acclaimed design firms Team 3 Pte Ltd (Singapore) and Nostri Architects (Delhi) and spread over 30 acres on a strategic location on the Noida-Greater Noida expressway, this international day-cum-boarding school affiliated with the Delhi-based CBSE, CIE (UK) and IBO (Geneva) examination boards, has established a national reputation. In the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2015, GGS is ranked #6 all-India, #2 in Delhi and #1 nationally on the parameter of infrastructure. Currently it has 1,162 day-scholars and 270 boarders mentored by 130 teachers on its muster rolls. Promoted in 2009 by the Noida-based Wave Group, with a reported capital investment of Rs.265 crore, the school has developed into one of the country’s Top 10 international schools under the expert guidance of founder director-cum-principal Pramod Sharma, one of India’s most respected and experienced headmaster/principals. An alum of Gorakhpur University, Sharma began his teaching career in The Doon School in 1972 and acquired international teaching and professional administrative experience in Afghanistan, Nigeria and also in several reputed primary-secondaries in India including Tashi Namgyal Academy, Gangtok and Yadavindra Public School, Patiala. In 1996 he was appointed principal of the top-table Mayo College, Ajmer where he served for 12 years before taking charge as the founder-director of Genesis Global School, Noida in 2009. “Genesis Global School, Noida was promoted to provide Indian students access to pre-nursery-class XII education on a par with the world’s best, but also rooted in Indian culture — that’s why the CBSE affiliation. Genesis scholars are confident, disciplined, critical thinkers. These qualities ensure that they grow into responsible and caring adults of a global society. We encourage experiential learning and create specific opportunities for growth. Ample facilities for sports and extra-curricular activities along with a profound academic culture enable well-rounded development for future success of our students,” says Sharma. Its spectacular, enabling infrastructure apart, Sharma prides himself for having assembled a high quality board of governors chaired by Bhure Lal (former IAS officer who exposed the Bofors scandal) and 130 carefully chosen and experienced teachers, providing the school’s 770 boys and 392 girl students an enviable 1:9 teacher-pupil ratio. Moreover, Genesis Global School, Noida takes special pride in its inclusive culture with 60 students supported by the learning support department’s dedicated special educators, speech and occupational therapists, learning in integrated, inclusive classrooms. “We accord great emphasis to comprehensive development of students and to this end, GGS offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor sports and co-curricular activities under the guidance of mentors with accredited certification,” says Christopher Hanvey, general manager, an experienced corporate hand (CII, Eiko Computers, Amtrex Ambience) as well as briefly a teacher at the Kasiga School, Dehradun. Undoubtedly the stand-out…
