The SelaQui International School (SIS) is a fully residential co-educational school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, offering high-quality schooling to students from class V through class XII. Sited on a 50-acre campus in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, it was promoted in 2000 by Om Pathak, a former civil servant and incumbent vice-chancellor of the DPS Ghaziabad Society. According to a school spokesperson “The school offers holistic secondary education which encourages learning by inquiry, exploration and experience and through mastering latest ICT (information communication technologies). The goal is to enable students to cope with life in its crests and troughs and strive for success, unbowed by failure.”
The 52-acre campus provides an ideal blend of modern infrastructure and natural beauty of the hills. Classrooms are spacious, ergonomically designed and fully equipped with learning aids for specific subjects in addition to video screens, LCD projectors and networked computer terminals. A rich digital library of 350 resources (music and educational CDs and DVDs, encyclopaedias and documentaries) supplements a conventional library with 5,000 volumes and 10 journal subscriptions
The campus also houses a resource centre, a residence block for faculty and other staff, administrative offices, dormitories, common rooms and the central dining hall.
The school boasts of a 400m running track, five International level tennis courts, two basketball courts, two football fields, a cricket oval, a hockey field, a full-size swimming pool, a shooting range, four table tennis tables, two badminton courts, an area for yoga exercises, a multi-station gym and specified areas for indoor sports. SelaQui supports its own riding school with pedigreed horses. State-of-the-art sports infrastructure, gymnastics and squash courts are other attractions on the campus.
The well-equipped school infirmary, with a resident ‘on campus’ nurse and a visiting doctor cater to minor medical treatments and routine medical checks including emergencies.
The school is affiliated with CBSE and offers education from class V through XII.
Extracurricular: Sports and games such as cricket, hockey, softball, football, horse riding, swimming and tennis, form an integral part of the SIS curriculum. The school also encourages students to engage in various hobbies and creative pursuits such as music, paper art, pottery, photography, banner making, candle making, block printing, etc.
Sensitization to environmental issues has also been made an integral part of the curriculum. Trekking, climbing and hiking programmes are also encouraged.
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SportsRegistrations begin in the month of October in the preceding year. The new session begins in the month of April. The admission process starts when the duly filled registration form is received by the school and an entrance test is subsequently scheduled. The details of the test and syllabus can be obtained by writing to the school at [email protected]
Online tests can be arranged for students residing outside India upon written request of the parent. Admission is granted on the basis of performance in the entrance test, the previous year’s result and an interview with the headmaster. Once admission is offered to a candidate, it may be confirmed by depositing the requisite fee at the school office.
According to a school spokesperson “The school offers holistic secondary education which encourages learning by inquiry, exploration and experience and through mastering latest ICT (information communication technologies). The goal is to enable students to cope with life in its crests and troughs and strive for success, unbowed by failure.”
The school offers spacious, modern accommodation facilities for boys and girls, with a feel of home away from home. Elegant and neat attached bathrooms provide running hot water and neatly laid out room furniture ensures provision of basic comforts. The well-equipped school infirmary, with a resident ‘on campus’ nurse and a visiting doctor cater to minor medical treatments and routine medical checks including emergencies.
