Cool! Parents think global

Chandreyee Ghose / TNN / Dec 9, 2005, 01:37 IST

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Software professionals Jaya and Mohan put their child in one of the 18 swank international schools in town.

HYDERABAD: When software professionals Jaya and Mohan moved to Hyderabad with their six-year-old son Prashant a few months ago, they had a serious problem to reckon with.
They were new to the city and they had to decide which school to put their son in. Moreover, they had to figure out where to keep the child in the intervening period between the time his school got over and they returned home.
Since money was no constraint, Jaya and Mohan put their child in one of the 18 swank international schools that have come up in town in the last 3-4 years.
Now Prashant goes to school early in the morning and Jaya does not have to bother about his breakfast and tiffin.

The school serves the child an excellent breakfast of his choice and lunch. What's more, Prashant stays in school till late afternoon. So Jaya and Mohan don't have to worry about where he will go after school.
The school charges some Rs 80,000 per annum. But the software couple thinks it is a small price to pay for all the amenities offered.
But steel trader Racesh Patel whose children also go to an international school is aghast at the suggestion that his wife and he send their children there to reduce their own tension.

"It's not the breakfast and lunch. The children get the best possible education imparted in a relaxed manner," he says.
"The teaching methods are student-friendly and practical-oriented in international schools. That's why we shifted our kid to such a school."
And yes, the school serves good breakfast, the kind not possible to provide at home so early in the day," says Sunita Gaggar, another parent.
The same opinion is voiced by Col B G Roy, principal of Orchids, an international school in Jubilee Hills.
"We resort to extra-textual methods to inculcate knowledge. Since the school hours are long there is plenty of time to participate in project work, group discussions and other activities," he says.
Besides, international schools have a better teacher-to-student ratio than most traditional schools. This allows teachers to take more interest in each student.
There are today around 18 international schools in Hyderabad. Most of them have come up in the last 3-4 years.

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