SVKM JV Parekh International School, Mumbai is a co-educational international day school affiliated with the International Baccalaureate (IB), Geneva and the Cambridge Assessment International Examinations (CAIE), UK.
The school was founded in 2008 and has been promoted by the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM), a public charitable trust, with an aim “To nurture an inquiring, thinking, enterprising, informed, open-minded, principled and compassionate generation empowered to meet local and global challenges and act as fore-runners of peace and harmony.
Spread across 40,000 sq. ft, the SVKM JV Parekh International School, Mumbai boasts aesthetically designed, air-conditioned, Wi-Fi connected classrooms, equipped with interactive digital boards, LCD, flexi seating to facilitate research, brain storming sessions and collaborative group working.
The state of the art library, stocked with 13000 books on varied subjects, ensures that reading is a way of life for the students and keeps them updated on international news and views on various subjects. A spacious and well maintained cafeteria provides healthy, freshly cooked and hygienically served food.
SVKM JV Parekh International School is a Nursery to Grade XII International School implementing a holistic curriculum over six hours a day, five days a week, graded for various age groups. It offers the Unique “Pre-Cambridge” program for Pre-primary Section, University of Cambridge Primary Years Programme starting from class 1 to class 5, the Cambridge lower secondary Programme for grades VI to VIII, IGCSE Program of 2 years for classes IX-X followed by IBDP and ‘A’ Level programs for classes XI-XII for 2 years.
Pre-Primary: SVKM International’s “Pre-Cambridge program” for the Nursery, Jr. KG, Sr. KG students has been carefully designed by leading educationists, to develop motor and exploratory skills in the child in the formative years itself. It ensures that each child has ample space to discover, question, understand and express at every stage. Children are taken on nature walks and they play in specifically designated play zones which inculcate a habit of observing and analysing and makes learning an enjoyable process from nursery itself.
Grades 1-5: In the PRIMARY YEARS the “CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY PROGRAM” is taught from Grades 1 to 5. This begins with an understanding that a child’s vibrant mind develops best when exposed to a highly participative learning process that uses creative, inventive tools and encourages improvisation, thus making “learning” a fun process for the child and a “stress-free” process for the parents. This programme is designed to acknowledge every small step achieved by students in an appropriate manner. It encourages constructive group work with well-defined roles for all group members and a specialized assessment procedure that lays emphasis on understanding and application of knowledge. Since the system is critically focused at developing higher level thinking skills, it is imperative that children be exposed to this methodology from their formative years itself.
Grades 6-8: Cambridge Lower Secondary curriculum has been developed to link seamlessly with Cambridge Primary and develop learners’ skills and confidence in English, Mathematics and Science. It offers a curriculum framework for educational success for learners, typically 11-14 years old, provides standardised tests to allow careful monitoring of progress from primary to lower secondary phases. It also provides excellent preparation for learners embarking on Cambridge Secondary; both for Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge O Level courses.
Grades 9-10: The IGCSE is a 2 year course of equivalent standard to GCSE in the UK. There is strong emphasis not merely on information but on the learning of academic and practical skills. The IGCSE examination is taken at the end of Grade X.
Cambridge IGCSE encourages learner-centred and enquiry-based approaches to learning. It develops learners’ skills in creative thinking, enquiry and problem solving, giving learners excellent preparation for the next stage in their education. Cambridge IGCSE develops learner knowledge, understanding and skills in Subject content, Applying knowledge and understanding to familiar and new situations, Intellectual inquiry, Flexibility and responsiveness to change, Working and communicating in English, Influencing outcomes, Cultural awareness. The IGCSE examination provides an excellent platform for GCE ‘A’ levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme taken in Grades XI and XII.
Grades 11 and 12: Students have a choice between IB Diploma Programme and Cambridge A- Levels.
IB Diploma Programme: It is designed as an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examination that prepares students, normally aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond. Students study six courses at higher level or standard level. Students must choose one subject from each of groups 1 to 5, thus ensuring breadth of experience in languages, social studies, the experimental sciences and mathematics. The sixth subject may be an arts subject chosen from group 6, or the student may choose another subject from groups 1 to 5 (For more info kindly log in at: www.ibo.org/diploma/index) In addition the programme has three core requirements that are included to broaden the educational experience and challenge students to apply their knowledge and understanding. The Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and the Creativity Action Service Programme.
Cambridge A- levels: Cambridge International AS and A Levels are internationally benchmarked qualifications providing excellent preparation for university education. They are part of the Cambridge Advanced stage. Learners find Cambridge International AS and A Levels very flexible as they have a choice to study almost any combination of the wide choice of subjects available. Learners have the freedom to select the subjects that are right for them – they either follow a broad course of study, or specialize in a particular area.
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Typical activities include Sports, Art and Craft, Dance, Music and Yoga. These activities help in the holistic development of a student’s personality. They also result in students developing an appreciation for cultural and sports activities. Sports Activities offered by the school include sports such as Lawn Tennis, Football, Aerobics, Table-Tennis, Basketball and Cricket.
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SportsThe admission procedure at SVKM JV Parekh International School, Mumbai starts with obtaining the ‘Application for Admission’ form from the school by sending a request over mail, which needs to be completed and submitted to the school along with the supporting documents.
There is either a meeting with the faculty members or an admission test as required. On the basis of the interaction and/or admission test, the admission decision is communicated to parents. On accepting the admission, the prescribed documents are to be submitted and the fees paid.
For admission to class XI (IB Diploma first year) and A-Levels Program, the student must have completed class X from a recognized secondary education board examination.
SVKM JV Parekh International School, Mumbai is ranked among the top 20 international day schools in India by the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2020-21.
Says a SVKM International School, Mumbai spokesperson, “With a conviction that every child is bestowed with an innate ability to excel, SVKM International School endeavors to draw out the best in its students by facilitating holistic and lifelong learning through meaningful opportunities and enabling an environment that encourages creative thinking, free expression and conscientious action; making them global winners
Being a day school, SVKM International School, Mumbai does not offer hostel facilities.
