MUMBAI, September 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Kohinoor American School (KAS), a first-of-its-kind American style residential school in Khandala led by veteran American educators offering an exclusive IB program, takes the bold step of imparting knowledge and skills that creates a balanced combination of traditional and research based futuristic approaches to personalised teaching and learning with a teacher:student ratio of 1:9. KAS believes in the spirit of collaboration with champions in performing arts - music, theatre and film production to ensure that they provide an all-round development platform for its students.
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This week Kohinoor American School has taken an important step towards the encouragement of girl's education and leadership. Its merit scholarship programme for Avasara Leadership Fellows (ALF) announced today will play a significant role in shaping these young girls into respected global leaders of their field.
Kofi Annan, the famous diplomat from Ghana once said: "There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." With a similar belief and hope in mind, Kohinoor American School, along with Avasara Academy is doing its bit to educate talented young girls and help them become role model leaders, equipped with knowledge and skills to be of service to the world.
This initiative encourages girls from low income backgrounds to read, learn, explore and grow. KAS students are taught IB programme in the American style of education with experienced teachers and the best instructional resources. Mehran Akhtarkhavari, Director at the Kohinoor American School, said, "This step is taken for the benefit of talented girls with potential to become great leaders. We strongly believe that women empowerment will lead to the growth and progress of our society. We are hoping to do our bit."
Kohinoor American School's motto 'Beyond the best' comes to life as they collaborate with the best in the industry in pursuing their Mission - "We will personalize the educational experience of all our students. We will equip all our students with the relevant knowledge, appropriate skills, and a commitment to wellness n order to inspire and prepare them to innovate humane solutions to global issues. Through service we shall make contributions to world peace in pursuit of a better world."
About Kohinoor American School
Kohinoor American School is a venture of Kohinoor Education Trust which has been involved in the field of education for over 50 years. It provides education through the IB curriculum. It is located at Khandala and is a co-educational international school which offers American style of schooling with guidance from experts in the field of international education.
Media Contact: Capt. Alok Parashar, [email protected], +91-8879646444, Chief Operating Officer, Kohinoor American School
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