Nestled amidst a lush green 10-acre campus in the city of Bengaluru, Marigold
International School boasts of magnificent state-of-the-art infrastructure and sports facilities that have been tailored to offer students a beautiful landscape in which they reside, learn, discover and thrive.
The founder of Marigold International School, Dr ( Mrs) Ujwala Nagaraja Rao Jagdale, aspired to allocate a platform to prepare children for the future and to ensure they leave the school as knowledgeable and well-informed adults. Her clear vision was that the institution should provide a conducive environment where the children learn, falter, thrive, discover, and re-discover. The goal was to create an education with a difference where our values are rated as achievements.
The colossal school library itself is a vast resource centre for our students, that spans over the second and third floors and offers wide range of books from fiction, non-fiction, encyclopedias, History books, Literature books, E-magazines, E-Newspapers, children magazines, e-journals, journals, E-Books and much more. Proactive and trained mentors along with the best teaching practices and the desired ambience in terms of modern facilities, equipment, and advanced technologies foster the overall development of the student community.
We focus on developing children’s ability to play well with others, follow directions, gain
independence, and express themselves appropriately and creatively. We nurture them to identify their surroundings, indulge in group activities and let them enjoy the process of learning.
The Marigold Trust believes in providing equitable access to learning opportunities, reaching out to all rungs of the society. The Trust established the premier educational institution Marigold International School, in South Bangalore, in the year 2020.
The aim of the Trust is to bring expertise and thereby strengthen the existing educational sector. It has provided the best state-of-the-art infrastructure to our students to explore solutions to all problems, and facilitates a disciplined yet nurturing environment wherein students thrive and strive towards brilliance and cultivate awareness about social concerns.
Dance, music, art and games are integrated into the curriculum. Most importantly, the core elements of our teaching methodology have been designed to boost the curiosity and creativity in the little ones. Our believe is that if the interest is sown at an early age, learning happens naturally.
To thrive and excel in this digital globalized scenario, we prepare our learners in areas
of proper communication, making them think clearly and making them understand the logical connection between ideas, teamwork and mandatorily the digital literacy. Education must equip students with the understanding of how to learn in powerful ways, so they can manage the demands of changing information, technologies, jobs, and social conditions. Herein, the school aims to provide life skills through practical experiences alongside a robust curriculum that is dynamic, agile and evolves as per the day-to-day requirements of our time. The school aspires to foster higher-order thinking skills, including critical thinking and problem- solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
At Marigold International School, we believe that by employing an individual medium of
instruction, the child can surely develop an interest in what is being taught, and absorb the learning properly. Every child has a spark within them which needs to be identified and ignited. Our educators go the extra mile and are attentive to the needs of every child in the classroom. Their problems are taken into account, and teachers follow a collaborative model to resolve the issues. Taking into account the perspectives of different children, our educators think of novel ideas for educational activities that are enjoyable for all. The teachers are familiar with the names of the students of their classroom. The impact of communication becomes effective if the students are being called by their first name. Engaging every child to participate in the morning assemblies on a rotational basis helps every child to develop courage and confidence.
We recognise that children have different motives, goals,and capabilities to study and learn. We see each learner as a distinct and unique individual. We implement more design work, constructing real-life and authentic tasks that encourage learner involvement and participation. We strive to make learning a constructive process that is relevant and meaningful and connected to the learner’s prior knowledge and experience. Self-directed activities encourage learners to discover how they learn best and to learn from and with each other.
We understand that holistic education encompasses the intellectual, physical, social, cultural and moral development of a child. The school’s 10-acre lush green campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure and sports facilities creates a favourable environment for the holistic development of students. It has been conceptualised to offer students a beautiful landscape in which they live, learn, discover and thrive.
The architecture and physical layout pay special attention to the mental and physical well-being of the students. Our laboratories impart essential academic knowledge while proving to be a fun and engaging activity for children. The Mathematics Lab enables students to experiment and explore different ideas and patterns. The unique approach of the laboratory provides students with the opportunity to understand the beauty, relevance, and usage in their day-to-day lives. The Computer Lab holds a capacity of 25 to 30 computers that are updated with the latest windows. The qualified and experienced team of computer teachers educates and teaches the students right from the fundamental to the most advanced levels. The Science Lab enables performing a variety of tests and research under the guidance of an expert mentor. This facilitates the understanding of theoretical concepts in the best possible way.
In addition to academic facilities, the school offers a sprawling playground and an indoor sports complex that provides facilities for all kinds of sports that range from swimming, basketball, badminton, soccer and squash to activities like dance, yoga and many more. Every student is encouraged to participate in some activity or the other, demonstrating the true spirit of sportsmanship.
The school’s co-curricular programmes encompass Performing Arts (Dance, Music & Theatre), Craft, Painting, Pottery, Photography, Theme-based activities, Role play & Storytelling, Cooking, Make-Believe Play, Public Speaking, etc. The students are provided with host of clubs to be a part of, which involves field work in art and sculpture, dance and drama, singing, yoga and gymnastics, animation and robotics, photography and Photoshop, design and technology, community and humane society, climate control, eco club, etc.
Marigold International School has collaborated with Furtados School of Music, to encourage students to nurture their melodious selves and learn qualities of an artist that extend beyond melody. The students are provided with expert guidance to sharpen their creative suits that include keyboard, piano, guitar, drums, violin, vocals and music theory.
We implement a meticulously crafted pedagogy which stresses on encouraging students to ask questions and be actively involved during the classroom discussions. The school strongly believes that the habit of asking questions paves the way to transform a child into an inquirer, critical thinker, and curious individual. The school’s pedagogy is focused on thematic and project-based learning with engaging text, so that the overall personality development is done holistically, and through practical learning. Through the structured and concise syllabus, Marigold International School strives to ignite the spark of learning relentlessly in each student.
The comfortable and spacious Library cum Resource Centre promotes the habit of reading and with the rapidly evolving world of automation, children have access to IT labs for them to harness their technological capabilities. The open-air amphitheatre with a capacity of around 700 students gives them a platform to showcase their talent in front of a large audience. Life skills classes guide them to a better way of life. To ignite the creative spark in students, the school provides a host of facilities such as a Drama Studio, Music Room, Toddlers’ Play Area, Discovery Cum Activity Room, Dance Studio, Splash Pool & Sand Pit, Audio Visual Room and a Multipurpose Hall.
In our attempt to provide a safe haven to our students, we have taken numerous measures. RFID scanners are installed at the school’s entry points and the students are provided Smart ID Cards which instantly notifies parents on their mobile phones regarding the time of arrival or exit of their children to and from the school premises. The washrooms for the Pre-Primary wing have been designed taking into consideration the students’ height and ease of usage. The water dispensers containing RO water and hand wash taps have been placed at appropriate levels for easy access by the children.
To instill the concept of sustainability amongst the students and staff, the school has tied up with the ASMERO green school program. MIS uses energy efficient LEDs, fans and appliances to ensure reduction in carbon footprint. Low VOC paints are used to ensure healthy indoor air quality for students. The school campus is strictly plastic-free.
Rain water harvesting is practiced and low flow plumbing fixtures are used for ensuring water conservation and effective water management. The green gardens within the premises have been named as “Garden of Harmony”, “Harsha Vana” and “Vaipulya Vatika”. These gardens involve teachable moments, incorporate group learning and allow children to grow in their aesthetic sensibilities.
It is the responsibility of the school to create a safe and healthy environment. Our school
believes that creating a positive school culture can be an effective strategy to reduce student bullying behaviour. We have strict anti-bullying protocols in place. We teach appropriate social skills to help children develop healthier interpersonal relationships. Regular education regarding the ill effects of bullying is imparted to students through life skill classes. Moreover, we have health and wellness supervisors to council students along with camera surveillance in high-risk areas. We have more teachers monitoring in the hallways, paying particular attention to areas such as the restrooms and isolated areas of the playground which reduces students’ opportunities to resort to bullying.
With the field of education evolving at a rapid pace, there is an increased need for educators to stay updated and be aware of the latest developments globally. We consider teacher professional development as one of the ways through which teachers can improve their skills and, in turn, boost student outcomes. We ensure that it is constantly enabled within formal or informal settings which includes conferences, courses, seminars, retreats, workshops independent research or investigation, peer learning initiatives or even the mere exchange of innovative ideas of teaching practices with a colleague in the staff room.
In today’s times, a global outlook-that combines the best of the local and the global is the need of the hour. The quick adoption of the framework for 21 st century skills can have undesired consequences, such as an over-emphasis on science, maths and technology and an underplaying of the place of arts, drama, dance, music and non-technical subjects in the curriculum. The best way to ride over this is to introduce a balanced approach in the teaching methods – with equal emphasis on technical as well as soft-skill knowledge. The other dent that needs to be overcome is result-based learning and the evaluation system. Therefore, instead of just focusing on academic results, more significance ought to be given to the overall development of a child.
Conventional thinking tells us that a good student is measured by their academic results and a school, by the number of toppers it produces. But is this model of evaluating the quality of education comprehensive, or is it flawed? It certainly is the latter, since the current archetype of result-oriented education can feed short-term goals but starts to fray at the edges when the student leaves the school environ and takes a step towards the wider world – be it college, university or even professionally. Since the success of an individual does not purely depend on their academic brilliance in school, it is high time that the measuring worth for schools be shifted away from the former and be more focused on the overall holistic development of a child.
The Indian Education System needs a 360 degree overhaul in order to compete with the modern times. It needs to shift away from the traditional ways of imparting education and measuring a student & capabilities and focus more on enhancing the analytical and reasoning capabilities of a child.
A few changes that can be introduced in the Indian education system are:
(i) A modified and continuous assessment system can not only relieve a student of the stress of mugging up textbooks just before the exam, but will also enhance their thinking capabilities.
(ii) An academic approach that involves more research and experiments instead of just learning new concepts from books.
(iii) More focus and attention to extra-curricular activities and skill development.
(iv) Building schools and classrooms that are more creatively inclined.
(v) Introducing personalized education to cater to different niches of learners.
