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STS Group launches Glenrich International School Satarkul to promote ‘School of Life’

Glenrich International School Satarkul

by The Daily Observer on 08 April 2023 STS Group launches Glenrich International School Satarkul to promote ‘School of Life’ STS Group has launched a premium Cambridge curriculum school in Bangladesh, Glenrich International School Satarkul (GIS) on April 6, 2023, through a campus inauguration ribbon-cutting ceremony, to promote the idea of ‘School of Life’ and prepare the learners for the future world.  The chief guest of the ceremony was Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni. The guest of honor was Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and the special guest was Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury. Besides, Matt Cannell, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh (Acting); Professor Dr Md Mashiur Rahman (VC, National University); and Steve Plisinski, Director, International Schools Services, USA & Bob Kundanmal, Chairman of STS Group, graced the event with their presence. Additionally, Manas Singh, STS Group CEO, and Ramesh Mudgal, Principal, Glenrich International School Satarkul, were also present at the event alongside other dignitaries and members of STS Group. After the launching ceremony, all the guests took a tour of GIS’s exceptional state-of-the-art campus. It is mentionable that Glenrich is promoting a ‘school of life’ concept, where students will learn about scholastic subjects and be encouraged to continue creative pursuits in a caring and nurturing environment. Moreover, students will get a French language course in their curriculum, which is in collaboration with Alliance Fran�aise de Dhaka, while STEMROBO will facilitate robotics education. The school will also offer Math Buddy via math labs, while the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music will offer music lessons. Source: https://observerbd.com/news.php?id=414709

In conversation with Manas Singh, CEO of STS Group

Glenrich International School Satarkul

by The Daily Star on 12 January 2023 Glenrich International School Satarkul is preparing students to develop their skills in becoming globally applicable in the future. The Daily Star (TDS): The STS Group has decided to launch a new school named “Glenrich International School Satarkul”. Tell us more about the thought process behind introducing this new school. Manas Singh (MS): 20 years ago, with a vision to start a premium school with an International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, we launched International School Dhaka (ISD). In 2009, we introduced DPS STS School (Delhi Public School), an exceptional Cambridge curriculum school. Both schools have been highly successful and are arguably the best schools in their respective curriculum categories. Apart from being a top school from an academic perspective, in today’s context, there is a need for a school to prepare students for employability internationally. Global employability always remains our primary focus. The aspirations of parents to have their children graduate from a quality educational institute and get employed all over the world, both in the public and private sectors, play an essential role in influencing our thought process. Schools have to prepare children through holistic development. We came up with the concept of “school of life”, a school that prepares students for life, and with that ambition, we launched Glenrich International School Satarkul. This concept helps prepare students not only for jobs but also develops their skills such that they become globally applicable in the future. TDS: Dhaka has an abundance of Cambridge curriculum schools. Why did you think of introducing another such school? MS: Cambridge is a globally accepted curriculum, which will help students in global employability in the future. Every year, more than 13 million students study in schools in Bangladesh, but there are only 80-90 Cambridge curriculum schools. There is a huge potential to start more Cambridge curriculum schools. Our experience of running a successful school also tells us that Cambridge is the way to move forward. TDS: What are your thoughts about the Bangladesh education sector? Does it have the potential to grow further? MS: Almost a million students take higher secondary exams every year in Bangladesh, and that number is growing gradually. Moreover, 50,000 students move abroad to study at different universities. With these numbers in place, both from an economic and academic standpoint, I think there is a massive opportunity for Bangladesh’s education sector to embrace the growth potential. I also believe that there is scope for many new schools to come up. TDS: On the cusp of digitalisation, how do you see the education sector embracing technological advancement? MS: If you have to prepare students for tomorrow, you have to run schools accordingly. Technology is the backbone of any school that aspires to prepare students for the future. Most schools follow the traditional teaching method of using a blackboard or whiteboard. Nowadays, studies are moving from just chalk and talk, to more visual mediums. The technology that we follow at Glenrich International School Satarkul is digital board-based studies. Although expensive, it creates fantastic experiences for students, and this concept is widely accepted in top schools across the world. We also use the Google Classroom platform, where much collaborative work can be done. Additionally, we have introduced an app-based system, ERP, through which parents can see their children’s progress and pay the tuition fees. TDS: Tell us more about Glenrich International School Satarkul. MS: Glenrich is spread across 2.3 acres in Satarkul, Sunvalley. We have more than 80 classrooms and over 20 labs. We have state-of-the-art infrastructure, and some of them are being introduced in Bangladesh for the first time, such as the skating rink and indoor gymnasium. We also have an amphitheatre in our library and created a planetarium where students can sit in a circle and watch videos. Apart from these facilities, we have a parent experience zone for when parents come to pick up and drop off their children. Furthermore, we are planning to hire the best teachers from Bangladesh and 10-15 percent of teachers are going to be expatriates from other countries. Glenrich is also known for the top USPs (unique selling propositions) that we are introducing. For example, we are introducing robotics as a regular subject. We also provide certified music programmes by the ABRSM board of the Royal Schools of Music in London and language programmes accredited by Alliance Francaise. We are introducing the French Language as a regular subject from grade one so that children can speak French fluently within three to four years. Lastly, we are introducing a company called MathBuddy, where Math will be taught in a technology-based manner. Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/news/conversation-manas-singh-ceo-sts-group-3218801

Glenrich International School Satarkul wants to build a savvy generation

Glenrich International School Satarkul

by The Business Standard on 05 February 2023 The Principal of the school, Ramesh Mudgal, an accomplished education administrator with more than 25 years of experience, shared his vision and mission for Glenrich in a conversation with The Business Standard. With digital technology thoroughly permeating every sphere, the education model is changing rapidly, and so are the roles of schools. Keeping the needs of the future generation at heart, Glenrich International School Satarkul is all geared up for its inauguration at Sun Valley Residential area, Dhaka. The Principal of the school, Ramesh Mudgal, an accomplished education administrator with more than 25 years of experience, shared his vision and mission for Glenrich in a conversation with The Business Standard. What is your opinion about the quality of education in Bangladesh? Bangladesh’s education quality has been improving over a period of time. The people, as well as the government, have realized that education is an important element in a country’s progress and development. So significant improvements and changes are taking place accordingly. Actually, the concept of education is changing worldwide. While the contents of most fundamental knowledge like sciences, mathematics, and others remain the same, how students apply this knowledge in real life changes. So, even in Bangladesh, the students who are in the school-going age right now are preparing for the job market over the next 10 or 15 years. Consequently, apart from knowledge, skills are also getting a lot of importance. Why did STS Group launch Glenrich International School Satarkul? STS group launched this school because there is a need for a global standard education in Bangladesh. Many parents and students are seeking to avail the best kind of quality education possible. So STS has realised that there is a need for a school that not only focuses on academics but also prepares the students for life. As the tagline of Glenrich says, “School of life.”  We call it a school of life because we want to prepare our students for life. Which means they will be mentally strong, emotionally intelligent and morally empathetic. They will have the necessary skill sets. Knowledge, of course, is always there, as that’s fundamental. And subject knowledge can be found in any school. However, Glenrich offers much more than that. Photo: Modelled Images How will specialised education in curriculum impact students and the education system?  In Glenrich, we will mainly focus on four elements: knowledge, attitude, skills and habits. We believe a school should help build the right attitudes and vital skills in the students. We are ready to teach them essential skills like communication, creativity, collaboration, leadership, critical thinking, habit-building etc. So these are the core areas we are going to work on. These are the extra things that will prepare our students into well-rounded individuals.  As I said, education today is more than just academics. Knowledge is now available and free for anybody. With a smartphone and internet connection, anyone can learn anything from thousands of youtube videos and web pages. We are offering specialized education which will prepare them for the new era. Photo: Modelled Images What are your thoughts about teachers who are set to teach at Glenrich International School Satarkul? Our teacher recruitment process is underway, and we are looking for teachers who are willing to learn, and who have a strong grip on their subject matters. And most of our teachers, 85 to 90 percent, will be recruited from Bangladesh, while the rest will be recruited from outside the country.  To ensure the highest quality, we are selecting those with at least four to five years of experience. However, we will also give exceptional freshers an opportunity because they also have to start somewhere. I started my career somewhere, at some point in time, at something I didn’t have any experience in. I was not born a teacher. Somebody saw some spark in me and gave me an opportunity. Now I am a principal of an international school. Similarly, if there are exceptional freshers, they can also be considered if they come with an open mind and strong command over their academic content.  Photo: Modelled Images What is Glenrich International School Satarkul’s ambition? Along with providing an excellent infrastructure, this school will also unleash the power of creativity in students. For example, today students always consume different content. We will focus on building creativity in them so that they can also become creators. In the future, we will be setting up a studio house for this. We are also starting a robotics curriculum in the first year, which makes us unique. Every student from grade one will have a Robotics program. And it will be compulsory, not like an after-school activity. Apart from that, we will create something called a maker space in the long run. Suppose a student has an idea and wants to build a machine. But he doesn’t have the necessary tools or equipment. He doesn’t know how to go to the next level. Our maker space will have the required materials, and our teachers will guide him through.  Furthermore, we will be setting up a design lab in the long run. Not only that, our students will also be scripting, recording, editing and podcasting. We are going to integrate things of this generation into the school activities to build a savvy generation. They are born with gadgets. Let’s educate them on how to utilise them.  In 15 years, we precisely do not know what is going to be needed. But, as we are seeing, technology is going in a particular direction. We want to prepare our children to live in that kind of world, without losing moral grounding, genuine emotion, and proper attitude.  What curriculum are you going to follow? We are going to follow the Cambridge curriculum through and through. We have decided to start the Cambridge international primary program and Cambridge lower secondary program, and we are even launching the Cambridge early-year program. The entire year is going to be divided into