Established 2006 Grades pre-k to 12 Website www.nelsonschool.com Founded 2006 | Principal pending Affiliations CIE Phone 097250 47922 | |
Type Independent co-educational pre-primary (N - KG2); primary and secondary (1-10); co-educational higher secondary (11th and 12th Grade) Address Centre Number IN621, Near Ranjit Society, Uttamnagar, Maninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380 008 Color Uniform color - blue/white stripe shirt; blue color pants/pinaforms; blue color tie Similar Best Higher Secondar, Divine Buds Primary S, Seventh Adventist Higher S, Jivkorbai Lallubhai High Sch, Reubs Higher Secondar | ||
Nelson's International School is a non-profit English-medium school located in Uttamnagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The school has been running since 2006, with the first batch of students completing their IGCSE exams in November 2008 with 100% pass-rate. This success has continued through 2010 as the third batch of students have completed their IGCSE examinations (science and commerce streams).
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Nelson's International School is one of the schools in the Nelson's group of schools, with other Nelson's School branches in Maninagar, Shahpur and Balvatika.
Organization
School staff are organized with direct line supervisors - either a Primary supervisor in the case of kindergarten teachers, or Principal who oversees the remaining teachers as well as the Primary supervisor. This ensures levels of accountability for the teaching and learning of all students.
Curriculum
Nelson's International School follows the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) curricula for 9th and 10th Std preparing students to sit the IGCSE examinations. One feature of the curriculum provision at Nelson's International School for students is the inclusion of an astronomy course for students in Primary and Secondary classes.
Staff
Certified teacher training is provided with a newly established CIDTT (Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers) course begun in 2010. Teachers attend and are encouraged to participate in additional training sessions, with recent attendance at a Cambridge Mathematics workshop in Ahmedabad.
Enrolment
The school has around 200 students on roll as of 2011, with classes from Nursery level up through 12th Standard.
Facilities
Facilities include a library with over 3000 volumes, as well as a music room with drum-kits and music keyboards. Additional resources include a fully networked computer lab, as well as science labs for physics, chemistry and biology. The school has networked interactive whiteboards.
A school bus provides transportation for students to participate in fieldtrips to areas in and around Ahmedabad.
The school has wireless provision across the building for internet access.