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Children are certainly their parents’ bundles of joy but they also are the foundation of a promising future of the nation. It is important to teach them well, for on their tiny shoulders rests a bright and wonderful tomorrow. But along with the knowledge of science and mathematics, it is crucial to inculcate in your child a strong character and mindset as well for a combination of both will propel your child’s journey on a path of constant success.

An interaction between you and your child has always proved to be the most effective form of learning for your child.

Here are a few questions you can ask your child for developing a good mindset:

1. What do you like daydreaming about?
What is your kid thinking about when he’s spaced out? Ask your child what he daydreams about and you’ll find out his thoughts and wishes. This would help you to get to know what appeals to your kids and what goes on in their subconscious.

2. If you were a superhero, what would your powers be?
Every kid loves superheroes. Children secretly wish they could possess superpowers as well. Ask your child what he wants his superpowers to be and how he would put them to use. This will help you get an insight into the mind of your kid and find out what his opinion of ‘superpower’ is.

3. Which of your friends do you think I’d like the most? 
This will give you an idea of what their idea of right and wrong traits in a person is. Your child’s answer to this question will tell you what they think about your opinions of a good kid are. It will also inform you about what company your child keeps.

4. What is the worst thing that happened to you and what did you learn from it?
Sometimes, grown-ups don’t quite realize what their child is going through and something negligible can also be significant for your child. Asking them about their worst experience will let you know about what counts as a bad experience in their lives and help you check if what they learn from it is negative or positive.

5. What is the best thing that happened to you and what did you learn from it?
Checking their point of views on good and bad things is important. This will help you know what their perception of good and bad in the world is. Children’s minds are vulnerable and undeveloped and hence it is the parents’ responsibility to make them understand what is right and what is not.

6. If you could make three rules that everyone had to follow, what rules would they be?
This will highlight the things your child finds intolerable and aggravating. For a child to grow into a responsible and mature adult, patience is a value that will help him/her overcome any challenging situation with a cool head. If you find that your child is intolerable of the immoral events happening around him, then you can safely say that he/she is on the right path.

7. Out of all the things you are learning, what do you think will be the most useful when you are an adult?
Your kids are going through a constant learning process, at school, and at home. But it is important that they understand the purpose behind all the new things they’re learning and understand how and where to apply the knowledge gained.

8. What chores do you like doing the most?
Your child should learn to organise his/her personal and domestic lives. If your kids already do that, this question would make you realize what chores they like doing and which ones they don’t. You can further try making the chores more interesting.
If your kids don’t do that, this question would motivate them to do their own chores.

9. What are your favourite subjects at school?
This will give you a clear idea of what your children want to pursue in their career. Guide them to excel on a journey of a career of their choice and they will grow up to be strong and confident and intelligent adults.

10. What skill do you have that you think you can teach others?
This question will help your child identify his/her strengths and skills. It may also push them to work with an aim to improve their skills so as to be able to share their knowledge confidently.

11. What are 5 words you would use to describe yourself?
This will give you an understanding of how your kids perceive themselves and where they stand in their own world. It will help you improve their self-confidence and make them mentally strong to achieve their goals in today’s competitive world.

12. What do you want to be when you grow up? 
This question will direct your child towards thinking about their future. If your children’s dreams, aspirations, ambitions start to develop at a young age, it helps them start their journey towards their goals sooner. It helps in motivating them, increasing their concentration and focusing skills.

13. What is it about a race do you like the most?
A child’s holistic development is essential. If your kids are participating in a race, teach them that participating and having fun while playing or racing is as important as winning. Be it winning or losing, taking it your stride is what matters for a peaceful mind.

14. Did you help anyone today? 
The basic nature of children is to be selfish. But they must be taught that they live in a society and helping others and progressing with everyone is a valuable characteristic.

15. Who do you consider to be your idol?
At a young age, children learn quicker from the things they see rather than the things they are taught. Children follow the people around them, they imitate the behaviour of people they admire. But what matters is who they think is a personality worth following and who they think is worth idolizing.

An increasing number of parents are now choosing International Baccalaureate (IB) programs over the state curriculum options. This trend is particularly strong in the senior second year, where the IB Diploma has almost tripled in popularity since the early 2000s.
Globally, the IB is now offered in nearly 4000 schools across 148 countries. Its reach has been extended beyond the senior years to offer primary and middle year programs, and a vocational career-related certificate.
Once considered the preserve of international schools, IB is an emerging rival to state-based certificates – such as the CBSE and ICSE boards. The IB programs are offered in a range of public and private schools.
But what is it about IB that makes it such an alluring option for parents? And how is it different from existing state-based curricula and certificate?

We analyzed parent testimonials on why they choose IB?

Here’s what they have to say:

“Holistic Development for future”
Jatin Shah, father of Nisarg Shah from Mumbai, India talks about how IB helped his son follow his passion of transforming lives through biomedical innovation. Nisarg is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). “Nisarg was always passionate about science, research and potential for revolutionary change that it can bring. His education through IB further helped fuel this passion. In school, the flexibility of IB program really allowed him to sample a wide variety of topics and make an informed choice for his major. Choosing the IB program for Nisarg was one of the best decisions we took!” says Jatin Shah delighted with his son’s successful education and the glorious years to come.

“Inquiry-based learning”
“Our experience of the IB started as our kids first entered international schools in grade 5 and 7. With my background in education, I was fascinated by the program’s presentations which seemed to pour content into all those theoretical concepts we learned in teaching seminars. Inquiry-based learning, teachers as partners, creativity, all joined by the charm of the resourceful International school promised an educational paradise.”, says Dr. Taly Goran, a long-time traveler between nations and continents, a relocation specialist and mother of two adolescents.

“Global opportunities”
Traci and Peter Pietra from Washington, USA, while hunting for the best education for their three young children were attracted to the IB emphasis on global understanding. “IB success means not only admission to global universities (with 18% higher chances) but also scholarships and even course credits. But beyond the rates of college admissions, it seems that the IB program prepares its students for the world of tomorrow. And in what seems to be a better way compared to many other programs.”, Traci said.

Edify International School practices the pedagogy of IB program and CAIE curriculum. With 14 years of proven expertise and experience and 25 schools across pan Asia, Edify now commences in Pune at Hinjewadi. One of the top IB school in Pune, Edify International School aims to create a 21st-century learning experience in which students can build connections between their studies and the world outside their classrooms.
Lead your child to embark on a true world scholar journey through Edify International School and the world is their oyster after succeeding in the renowned IB programs.

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International Baccalaureate is an overarching organization that administers a number of different educational programs for students of ages 3 to 19. Its curricula are used by specially trained teachers at certified schools throughout the world, and it prides itself on providing rigorous, high-quality education to its students.

The IB system offers programmes for three different age groups: 

For every parent, their children are the most precious and their children’s education the most valuable investment done for the future. Every parent goes through the dilemma of ‘choosing a right school’ soon after the child is born. Honestly, there’s no right or wrong way of doing things because as parents we all care about our kids and want to give them the best possible learning experience.

It is a very exciting time for education in India. 
As a parent, we get to learn the difference between various boards of education.
SSC – has a curriculum designed within the context of State.
ICSE and CBSE – follow the same nationwide curriculum.
IGCSE – offers a curriculum designed at the Cambridge University and affiliated schools follow their syllabus.

Best International School in Pune
Well-known among top International Schools is the IB (International Baccalaureate) curriculum. IB provides a framework for the curricula to be taught within classrooms, but educators are actually in charge of developing the curricula, selecting books, which content to cover and how to assess students.

Edify International School is the 1st IB world school. With 14 years of proven expertise and experience and 25 schools across pan Asia, Edify now commences in Pune at Hinjewadi. One of the top IB school in Pune, Edify International School aims to create a 21st-century learning experience in which students can build connections between their studies and the world outside their classrooms.

Programs offered by IB:

We are living in a time of unprecedented travel, with technological advances and globalization offering more and more people the opportunity to explore and live in cultures that are not their own. International schools have been established and are rapidly growing in popularity, offering easier access to higher education around the world. As a consequence, the number of children learning in a language other than their mother tongue is growing rapidly.
Research indicates that having a strong mother tongue foundation leads to better understanding of curriculum as well as a positive attitude towards learning. Hence, it is vital that children maintain their first language when they begin schooling in a different one.

Early Language Development

Development of Mother Tongue

Benefits of Mother Tongue

Multilingual Education

For most kids, summer vacation is a long-awaited break when they can finally kick back, sleep in and watch endless amounts of television. However, the “dream” summer vacation may actually seem boring after the first week. Unfortunately, research shows how students’ learning trajectories often start to slide during summer vacation - a phenomenon commonly referred as “summer learning loss.”
To help prevent the “summer slide,” parents can choose from an array of local summer camps and activities to keep their children engaged and active. Whether your child is interested in theatre or music, sports or sciences, each activity has a broader impact on their development and learning abilities.

Come, visit Hobbyland!

Edify International School presents a summer camp named HOBBYLAND for age group of 6-16 years. It features various activities like Martial Arts, Clay Molding, Music, Yoga, Art & Craft, Dance, Painting, Drama & more. Carefully selected role models will teach your child how to have fun, learn from other, and make friends in person rather than online.

It’s the season of school admissions!

Here is a list of questions you need to ask as you consider choosing the best school for your kids:

1. How future ready is the school?

2. Does learning happen outside a classroom and the textbooks?

3. How skilled are the educators?

4. Will your child get access to latest technology?

5. Is proper preference given to extra and co-curricular activities?

6. Does the infrastructure provide a safe and learning environment?

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An international school is more than just a setting with diverse group of students and teachers. It requires embracing varied languages and cultures, identifying the best educational practices from around the world, and providing a strong educational base to ensure that the students are able to adapt and thrive in any learning program around the world. A truly international school is one where global mindedness is at the heart of every decision, action and interaction between the members of the community.

Edify International school is an example of just such a school, benefiting students not only during their time here, but also well into their futures.

With 14 years of proven experience and expertise, the initiative has over 25 schools across Asia, abiding by world renowned International Board (IB) and CAIE standards. The International Board programmes challenges students to develop approaches to learning skills and take responsibility for their own learning, understanding how knowledge itself is constructed.
Our curriculum helps students to:

• Ask challenging questions
• Think critically
• Develop research skills proven to help them in higher education

International Board is the most challenging educational board. Naturally it requires passionate, informed educators to cater to its high standards. Teachers at Edify are well-versed with the curriculum, who appreciate the academic breadth of IB as well as the idea that learning is way beyond the classroom walls and a textbook. Our educators encourage learners to think independently, instigate social and academic growth and look at learning through a much bigger lens than a multiple-choice test or standardised exams.

With ample other activities beyond academics, innovative programs, education tours, extensive use of modern technology for and by the students, a wide range of clubs and committees which your children can enroll themselves in, Edify International School provides a rather holistic pathway for young learners to not only excel in their studies but also in their overall personality development, further encouraging them to be internationally-minded within a complex, hyper-connected world.

Plus, the joy on your child’s face when they openly discuss what they learnt each day at school, with enthusiasm and confidence; isn’t this what we as parents and educators desire for our kids? To see our children not only excited about their future but also being really passionate about what they are doing? To see them become independent thinkers who are confident about embracing a future that offers so many possible trajectories for them?

Edify International School, through the IB and other activities, aims to provide your child with a strong foundation, which will set them on a path to embrace life with enthusiasm, curiosity and confidence, for a successful future.


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