Pathways World School
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| Pathways World School | |
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| School type | Private, Boarding and Day School |
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| Established | 2003 |
| Affiliation | IB World School, IGCSE |
| Principal | Lalage Prabhu |
| Students | 1000+ |
| Colors | Purple and Light Blue |
| Location | Aravali Retreat, Gurgaon India |
| Website | http://www.pathways.ac.in |
The Pathways World School was started in 2003 and is one of the first schools in Northern India to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. The school is often referred to as PWS, a short form for Pathways World School. The school is located in the Aravali Hills which is about half an hour from Gurgaon.The school is managed by the Pramod K. Jain of Sarla Holdings.
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[edit] Extracurricular activities
PWS offers a wide range of extracuricular activities to its students. The student body is divided into four houses to compete with each in sports and other events. The four houses are
- Air
- Water
- Fire
- Earth
The sporting activities offered by PWS are
- Cricket
- Football
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Volleyball
- Track and Field Activities
The school also has a music room and allows students to learn a number of instruments. The school has a student council whose members are elected yearly. The school also takes part in Model United Nations.
[edit] Curriculum
PWS is referred to as a "world school" due to the international curriculum it follows. The school follows the International General Certificate of Secondary Education for grades 9 and 10 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for grades 11 and 12.
The subjects offered at PWS are
Languages:
- English
- Hindi
- French
- Spanish
- German
Social Sciences:
- History
- Geography
- Economics
- Information Technology (Social Science only for IB Diploma)
- Business
- Economics
Natural Sciences:
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
Mathematics and Computer Science
Arts:
- Visual Arts
- Theatre Arts
- Design Techonology (Science for IB Diploma)
[edit] Criticism
Like any new school PWS has gone through its share of problems. While the management is doing its best to rectify the problems they do still exist. PWS is improving every year and is on its way to become one of the leading schools in India.
- The school cannot tollerate any form of criticism against itself and has recently banned access to wikipedia after negative facts about the school appeared on this wikipedia article.[citation needed]
- The students of PWS are not academically motivated and a large number of students fail to pass their board examinations. Discipline is also not very high in the school.[citation needed]
- The management is unable to retain teachers and changes in teachers are quite frequent.[citation needed]
- Drug use is quite common among students. Tobacco and alcohol consumption is also common among students.[citation needed]
- Tution fees are frequently increased and it is often said that the school is run as a business and not as a school.[citation needed]
