Chennai : Stonehill International School, Bangalore’s leading IB world school, today held an interactive presentation on the advantages of IB learning which involved the faculty members and programme coordinators of the school at Taj Coromandel, Chennai. This programme was held as part of Stonehill and Embassy Group’s overall outreach to Students in Chennai, to pursue international education at the institution that serves a multicultural community of school children across the globe.

Stonehill is one of the leading international schools

in the world offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum and is one among only 10 schools offering the full IB curriculum in India. The school is accredited from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS). Established by the Embassy Group, Stonehill has a highly diverse community of over 300 students and 80 teachers representing over 33 nationalities.

Commenting on the event, Narendra Mehrotra, Head of Curriculum, Stonehill International School said “We at Stonehill are holistic in nature and we are trying to provide challenging learning environment that will help our students to develop imagination and motivation so that they can look after their needs and needs of others. We are delighted to be in Chennai today to invite you all to be a part of our diverse community”.

John Bussenschutt, Head of Boarding, Stonehill International School said, “The boarding facility at Stonehill has been beautifully designed and established to provide our students with an atmosphere that will enable them to nurture into poised individuals. Keeping in mind the ambitions and prospects that parents and students have from an internationally hailed institution like Stonehill, we have taken colossal efforts to deliver that expectation.”

The Stonehill boarding facility is located on the 34 acre campus and will have 4 houses that can accommodate up to 200 residents. Students can chose from an array of options including temporary, week day and full year boarding program.  Designed to the promise of ‘a home away from home’, each boarding house will have single, twin and quad sharing rooms for different age groups, with a common lounge and a study room. All rooms will be fully air conditioned and equipped with high speed internet and en suite bathrooms. The facility will be supported with a cafeteria, fitness centre and a 24 hour medical centre and supervised by experienced house parents, tutors, matrons and service staff to take care of the children and their individual needs.