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1. mohit

   July 16th, 2010 at 6:41 am

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   Posting imp notice from other user …..
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   Sub: Request to seek rationale behind making the Pre-primary kids start boarding the bus at 1145.

   I would like to seek clarification from school authorities for calling it a day off for pre-primary kids almost 45 minutes before the bus departure timings.
   I got to know this on last weekend when I had visited school to pay quarterly fees. I reached school at 1150am and on entering the school premises I saw that all the kids were being escorted to their respective school buses. Iinfact I had to go and get my son from his school bus. Initially we thought that it could be due to Saturday being a working day, but then we realized the busses will still have to leave by 1230pm. Its then that my husband and I started enquiring with other parents and we got to know that this is a daily routine here for pre-primary classes and the kids have to spend almost 40minutes sitting in the bus till it becomes 1230pm. This is apart from commute time from Vibgyor to home.
   It has been since Saturday that I have been enquiring with other parents too and almost everybody is extremely concerned about this torture which their kids have to go through on daily basis, not to mention the heat at peak on noon makes things worse.

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2. kaushik

   July 13th, 2010 at 12:59 pm

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   Hi all,

   Our daughter is 2 years and3 months old (as in June 2010) – can anyone guide us regarding her eligibility or admission? When is the right time to approach for forms, etc.? Thanks for yur help.

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3. yahoo

   April 26th, 2010 at 11:31 pm

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   Vibgyor High Marthahalli is now ICSE Affiliated.

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4. Sachin

   April 3rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

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   I see lots of discussion and concerns about VH’s ICSE affiliation, and understand that they have been working towards this for the the past couple of years.

   What is the latest status on VH, Marthahalli getting ICSE affiliation ? If it is not affiliated to ICSE yet, any idea how close are they to this goal ?

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5. ananymous

   March 18th, 2010 at 4:25 am

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   HI,
   At the time of admission they told to eveyone that they r giving french as third language from 4th standard.Now they made it kannnada cumpolasry for every student.Is it correct?
   Most of the parents r from IT background,transferable ones. They not giving any option to select like french,sanskrit.They r charging so much and not giving option,its very pathetic.

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6. MeWorry

   March 8th, 2010 at 4:10 am

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   @sunny, Your comments about NRIs and rich people are loose and immature. I send my son to Vibgyor High and have not observed a single incident of partiality based on the child’s parents. Moreover, many of the parents in my child’s class are returned NRIs and in my impression very responsible parents. Vibgyors unique proposition has always been holistic education, meaning academics plus the SPA. If you are not happy with the proposition, why admit your child there ?

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7. bg

   March 3rd, 2010 at 1:42 am

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   Hi Sunny,

   I do not know much about Vibgyor. But your post is a valubale feedback to other parents . This is what I hear from other parents who send their kids to the so called hi fi schools with swimming pool, horse riding and blah blah… They spend most their time outside like in a resort and lacking in studies. Yes I agree with you completely. some of these extra things we can always make up from outside. School should provide basic education at its best!

   Thanks
   bg

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8. sunny

   February 26th, 2010 at 6:54 am

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   Hi all,

   My son going to ukg, in VH, but i feel that school is not concentrating much on studies, its only the money , they dont have exams, no they give books, so on what basis parents will teach the kids, they synopsys what they give , is just in brief of wha tthey teach , but not in detail. And they do , a lot of partialty to children, like rich parents are looked with more attention than a middle class people, the cost of ukg comes around 82 thousand one year plus other charges. The school just because of the other branches in India like mumbai and pune, here in blr also its got a name, but the reality is its only money just like a marketing company, and the unifom what they give is pathetic and the cost is high. I would really appreciate if the shcool would have concentrated much on studies it would have been good. I would request parents to think twice before sending to VH coz finally what matters is the studies, the extra SPA u can make ur child learn it anywhere. Think twice its good for NRI and people for whom money doesnt matters….

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9. Anonymous

   February 25th, 2010 at 8:06 am

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   Vibgyor High dsn’t pay good enough to teachers whatever u pay thr . going in pockets of managment .I know this as very well..dnt ask how

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10. Bhim

    February 20th, 2010 at 11:43 am

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    I am quite agree with Sridhar and would like to add few more points.My Son studies in class two and we are delighted to see our Son’s progress in last one year. Except that their fee is little on higher side I do not have any other complains. Below are few points which I found Vibgyour scores over other schools in that area.

    - Their Curriculum, class worksheet which they provide is of very high quality and more analytical.The good thing is that the school does not encourage rotting at all.They conduct surprise tests in the class.

    - They have very clear processes and structure defined. For example they have class co-ordinator for each class.

    - Teachers are very friendly and open.

    - The principal is very approachable. Probably one of the best Principal I have seen so far.

    - Not so much burden of home work.

    - Teacher-Student ratio is very good. 22 students per teacher.

    - Very well defined SPA(Sports Activity) but charges are again on higher side

    Overall we are very satisfied parents and rate Vibgyor very high on quality.

    Thanks
    Bhim

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11. sridhar g

    February 16th, 2010 at 5:07 am

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    I am a parent and my girl studies in 1 std. There are process and convenience issues as you read through above, but learning wise its good.
    The teachers take good care and they are SINCERE towards educating the child and treating the child as a child. Money is an issue but also consider teachers need to be paid decently and we are not really ready to put our wards in govt schools. the issues talked about will improve i hope. an important consideration for me is its really nearby and its good enough.

    What I expect about any school today is that they dont torture my kid till they are in 6 std. Small kids dont even know what u r expecting them to know then. Some schools are doing it wrong. Go and talk to parents from different schools and u will know!!!!

    vibgyor high is surely not one.

    I can say this as I stood school first in my 10th (95 maths,98 science in CBSE), went to a prestigious engg school in india and know enough about education by experience.

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12. Shraddha

    February 5th, 2010 at 3:28 am

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    My son has secured admission for Nursery June 2010 Batch.

    I am aware that an orientation will be happening sometime in April or May.

    I wanted to know when approximately will this be held , whether the begining weeks of May or Later weeks of May and so on.

    The School authorities are not able to tell yet.

    Has anyone else any idea on when this would be?

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13. naman80

    October 13th, 2009 at 9:43 am

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    Hi All,

    Just to update you with new LKG Fees structure in Vigbyor for 2010 -11 sessions.
    Admission Fees: 20,000 (non-refundable)
    Annual Fees: 18,000
    Tuition Fees: 11000 (1st session)

    Later on you’ll have to pay Tuition Fees 3 times again (for remaining 3 quarters)

    So, the total would be 82,000/- only.

    Note: the above fees do not include Transport, School Dress & shoes and BF/Lunch.

    I find the above fees structure slightly high in comparison to other schools but the Activities, Teachers & Student:Teacher ratio are much better then others.

    Hope will help you!!!!

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14. manchandi

    October 13th, 2009 at 8:42 am

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    We got a call on 12 Oct 09 that the child and parents should attend the interview on 13October, 2009.

    We met with the co-ordinator at the interview. She asked very basic questions, and then informed us we can take the seat for our child if we want.

    Since we are still trying other schools, we told them we will decide by october end.

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15. Bhim

    October 9th, 2009 at 2:08 am

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    Friends,

    Any update on Vibgyor High Marathalli ICSE accreditation. So far not heard anything from them.

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16. yahoo

    October 8th, 2009 at 7:01 am

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    #”I heard that the fees have been hiked from 62k [2009-10] to 78k [2010-11] for nursery? Does any one have any idea about this?”

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    Yes fees for nursery is 78k 20 k admission + 18k (SPA etc. etc. except school appeals)+ 40k (term fees).

    # “would like to knw the kind of interview conducted for nursery admission in vibgyor marathahalli”

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    its more or less resolving parents query and may be they will suggest to put your kid in play school if s/he is not alrady going. And bit more if your kid is less then 2 years 9 months.

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17. niki

    October 8th, 2009 at 4:06 am

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    I heard that the fees have been hiked from 62k [2009-10] to 78k [2010-11] for nursery? Does any one have any idea about this?

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18. MeWorry

    October 6th, 2009 at 6:47 am

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    They were supposed to start on October 3 but I do not know if they did. Why not call the school and ask?

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19. Maddy

    October 6th, 2009 at 3:35 am

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    Hi,

    Please someone can tell me when the addmision’s for VIBGYOR will be open for Year 2010 – 2011

    Thanks,
    Maddy

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20. kreshi

    October 4th, 2009 at 7:22 am

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    would like to knw the kind of interview conducted for nursery addmission in vibgyor marathahalli

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21. Vishal

    September 8th, 2009 at 3:45 am

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    Hi All ,

    We are shifting to Banglore from Mumbai by Oct 09 . Is its possible to get admission in Vibgyor Kids at this times year for Nursery @ mid session

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22. Anu Suryadevara

    August 12th, 2009 at 6:02 pm

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    Hi! This is with regard to my daughter who is 6 yrs. old… Currently we live in New Jersey, USA. We are planning to come down to India in the month of Oct’09. She had completed her Kindergarten here and will be going to 1st Grade from this Sept’09. I would like to know regarding admissions for the students who has to join in the middle of year. Could you please send in the information regarding the procedures how to go about .. I would really appreciate it…
    Thanks
    Anu Suryadevara

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    Chemist Reply:
    August 24th, 2009 at 10:09 am

    Hi Anu,
    You should be able to get admission for 1st Std even in October. Treamis’s schedule matches US schedule – so, it will start in Sept..

    Many other schools will NOT mind taking her in if they have seats – many of them do. If you go after NPS or DPS, it might be difficult. However, if you go after GEAR, Primus, India International, Inventure Academy, Greenwood High, etc, you should be just fine. They don’t want to waste a seat and so will absorb the kid.
    You can start calling the schools that I have listed and find out about the availability.

    Let me know if you have any other questions. You can email me at personalgroup at gmail dot com

    thanks

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23. Nidhi

    July 17th, 2009 at 2:15 am

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    Hello All,

    I got my daughter admitted in VH Marathalli this year in Jr. Kg.

    +ves.
    She is Dec born & no school was considering her for Jr. Kg though she already completed her Nursery from Hello Kids. The principal (Anita) agreed to meet & assess before admission…Rest is history

    No home work on weekdays but on weekends (writing/Reading/coloring)

    Child seems happy and looks fwd to going to school

    Classes started in June…In short time I have seen cool improvement in her English speaking ability

    -ves.
    I did not receive the mail for the orientation day or any other communication

    The day we were supposed to pick up the uniforms – the situation was pathetic & chaotic. It surely could have been better organized….which would have taken care of any number of parents. It took me 3 hrs. just to collect what I ordered weeks before. Shoes are still not available.

    I had repeatedly enquired about bus facility for my location before paying and was repeatedly assured that it will be taken care of. Though they claim a “reasonable” walking distance on their website, it’s a km away…..In fact the bus coordinator is one rude person. My mail to the management has not seen any response.

    Overall…
    I am happy with the school where the Child’s development is concerned (after all, that is what is important) but it should have improved communication / better organization / better transport system

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24. VBH-HSR-Parent

    May 28th, 2009 at 3:10 am

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    New yahoo group created for parents of VBH HSR.
    VibgyorHighHSR@yahoogroups.com

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25. arvind

    May 4th, 2009 at 1:39 am

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    school ratings carried out by some org. dont know how much to believe these ratings.

    http://www.educationworldonline.net/index.php/page-article-choice-more-id-1380

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26. black coffee

    April 26th, 2009 at 11:25 pm

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    Dear Yahoo,

    I understand your concerns. As a parent, I have also gone through some anxious moments but somehow, it has helped talking to the school. Intially I met the school management with 12 other parents during November 08 but later I have started meeting them alone. To clear your doubts, I stay at Rohan Vasantha (an apartment complex at Marathahalli) & I have been a VH parent for the last 2 years . There are about 7 of us (parents) who keep interacting with each other & the school, thus so much info. In fact, in the group, I think I am the least informed one.

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27. yahoo

    April 25th, 2009 at 11:30 am

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    Dear black coffee,

    First of all I am here NOT to misguide anyone but saying what I found during my visit to school and my interaction with other kid’s of VH, also most of the things which I found are inline with what others are also feeling.

    You always has all the internal details about VH (I hope you are not one from VH, just kidding ) which some how they are not disclosing to others — at-lest NOT to me even on asking explicitly for example ICSE/IGCSE certification, they are showing you all internal document and to me they are not ready to commit anything after demanding 58k fees for “Play Group”, and on the basis of that only I wrote what I found and feel about it.

    “and maybe no fee hike next year if the recession becomes bad” — this is what again I am hearing from you where as some how when I asked same that you hiked fees even after recession, they said me with proud they never came down historically and they are going to follow same in future.

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28. black coffee

    April 25th, 2009 at 1:25 am

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    Hi Vanita,

    Every school needs separate affilitaion. They will have to take affiliation individually for all schools. Whitefield centre does not need affiliation/permission as it is pre primary only (affiliation is required from Grade I onwards). For details, you can visit the official website of ICSE – http://www.cisce.org

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29. black coffee

    April 24th, 2009 at 10:46 pm

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    Dear Yahoo,

    I guess you “jumped the gun” again without veryfying the facts with anyone VIBGYOR HIGH has a complete RO (Reverse Osmosis) plant inside the premises. The water gets treated there & after that is filled into Aquapure. They do the testing of water once in a quarter I was also concerned about water, so I checked with the school first & saw the plant myself.

    Your issue on teachers is valid but it is again linked to the fee hike. To retain good teachers & bring in better teachers, the school has gone in for the hike in fee (which is very nominal to my understanding, about 7% only). During the last PTM, most of the parents spoke to the principal or director & got these things verified. On fee hike after affiliation, I was told that the fee hike still would be reasonable (8-10% max) like last couple of years (and maybe no fee hike next year if the recession becomes bad).

    My “same” request to everyone, “nth” time: Please check with the school before writing any blogs which you are not sure about. Please understand that lot of parents would be depending on these blogs to decide on their child’s future & anything we say might (mis) guide them.

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30. Vanita

    April 24th, 2009 at 11:25 am

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    If VH marathhallli gets ICSE affiliations 3-4 months. Does it mean other branches like HSR, Whitefield get affiliation too?

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31. Bhim

    April 23rd, 2009 at 11:23 pm

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    Hi Yahoo,
    I got my son admitted on last thursday. I spoke to pricipal directly on affiliation issue and she informed me that they are expecting to get in next 4-5 months. So I am assuming getting an affiliation should not be an issue for Vibgyor High. We need to have some patience.

    Thanks
    Bhim

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32. yahoo

    April 23rd, 2009 at 11:35 am

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    Divya, your points are valid and I think we should get it clarified further.

    #1#

    W/O affiliation this is the fees and they are claiming hike of 5-7 % every year then what would be the fees after they will get affiliated to ICSE/IGCSE??

    Also after charging such fat fees they are not even able to provide good water to kids — they are using Hindustan Lever purifier which comes for 1600 bugs and that too is not maintained properly where as school is in area where water is very hard and if we make our kids that water drinking for 10 years they may suffer with kidney stones.

    This also indirectly indicates that they are not paying good salary to teachers and hence quality of teacher & retention are not good.

    #2# Also day by day quality of education is coming down — so just they wanted to initially create hype about VH and looks they are done with that and now they are very sure they will find need ful kids to run thair school.

    #3# “new teachers do not have good communication skills, no creativity”
    – I have no comment on creativity, but about communication skills my spouse’s observation matches with your one.

    Lets take this stuff forward to VH, looks they just need to improve on these area, as facts about it started coming out.

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33. Anny

    April 23rd, 2009 at 4:03 am

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    Teachers are new; still I would say they take pains to understand the child and work with him. Out of 5 , 3 teachers were good. I did not face any issues with the communication skills of the teachers.
    Principal and the Director are working hard to mould all the teachers in their school processes.

    There is a concept of 2 class teachers that is also for good.

    Teacher to Student ratio is very low, this is also good compared with others.

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34. black coffee

    April 23rd, 2009 at 3:48 am

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    Ok guys, here is the latest: VH has applied for ICSE & IGCSE (I have seen the communication personally) last year. IGCSE is supposed to come for inspection anytime between July & September & give affiliation. ICSE has asked for a few documents from the school, post which they would come for inspection. The school showed me the communication & are ready to show it to any parent who wishes to see it. They say they are confident of getting the affiliation this year (even VH Mumbai & Pune, Greenwood High, Prakriya etc. got their affiliation in their 3rd year & so is the case with other schools). I also check on terminology. Usage of ICSE & IGCSE is primarily on “informing the parents on which syllabus the school follows.” If VH Mumbai & VH pune have got their affiliation, I think there should not be a prob VH-Bangalore getting it too.

    Thank you Vikas for your suggestion on checking with the school directly. I think it helps.

    I would like to add one more thing-though they never promised during admission but now the school has taken 2 acres of adjacent land for children to play cricket & football from next year. I would like to be optimistic & hope that the school does better.

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35. Divya

    April 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 am

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    The school has increased the fee structure , SPA fee is increased to 4% how can there be a school running with such High fee with out having any affiliation arent they cheating the crowd.
    My experience with Vibgyor in the initial status was very good, latter i see that there was a drastic changes in the teachers,
    the new teachers do not have good communication skills, no creativity
    i have see kids from other schools (grade 1) and they are very fluent in reading and writting but i dont see the same in most of the kids in Vibgyor.
    this is my observation,
    and want to know from other parents how they feel about the teachers communication and mending the child.

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36. yahoo

    April 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 pm

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    Yes, http://vibgyorkids.net/html/marathahalli.html says VH Marahalli is ICSE+IGCSE certified.

    Looks I need to ask VH to remove that or else give me commitment to get it — as when I asked they replied we are not claiming ICSE+IGCSE school.

    Thanks for your interest and time, appreciate it.

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37. Bangalore School Admin

    April 22nd, 2009 at 12:29 pm

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    @yahoo

    There site is highly unorganized but with Vibgyor Kids and Vibgyor High mixed up.

    Look at this page (bottom) : http://vibgyorkids.net/html/marathahalli.html

    and look at the job vacancies page where they say courses offered at the bottom: http://vibgyorhigh.com/VIBGYORHigh/htm/Marathahalli.html

    I am not defending Vibgyor but what you are saying is contradictory to what Vibgyor High principal told me and there is all indication on their site about ICSE and IGCSE.

    Our son has been going to Greenwood high for last 2 yrs and they recently got ICSE affiliation.

    Parents please talk to the principal to resolve this issue. Ask them to give you phone numbers of few parents whom you can talk to. That would help you figure out issues.

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38. yahoo

    April 22nd, 2009 at 9:18 am

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    Humm…understand your concerns, but here is my view.

    I was in process of finding right school and I did research on net based on my selection criteria (ICSE + IGCSE) and had VH as TOP school in my list and I would have taken admission for my son w/o conforming ICSE + IGCSE affiliation unless some one on this portal had indicated it is NOT.

    So I visited school to find fact and response to me was:

    1) VH is not ICSE certified but they are aiming to get same in next one year, I asked them for written commitment for same and they are not ready to do it, I understand their limitation but same time I have wasted my time and energy where it was NOT falling into my selection criteria at all.

    2) During my visit they clearly refused to commit anything about IGCSE, they said at most one of the VH High in Mumbai is IGCSE certified and that all we can tell.

    Then I asked they why you are claiming that you are ICSC + IGCSE school, they said where you found us claiming our web site has No such claim and I realized VH high web is not claiming that. same time few other parents around me got socked as they alrady took admission as they were was under wrong impression like me.

    So bottom line points are

    # Any VH in Bangalore is not affiliated to any board, forget ICSE or IGCSE

    # VH web site do not claims that either they are ICSE or IGCSE certified or have any info on time line to get it certified or not they are claiming that they have initiated process to be ICSE and IGCSE — if they are, pls provide me the url, thanks in advance for that.

    # VH is not ready to commit any thing on ICSE or IGCSE even if I am ready to admit my kid in their school. For me when I asked about IGCSE, I found they have not even any concrete plan to get it.

    That’s my view.

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39. Bangalore School Admin

    April 22nd, 2009 at 8:00 am

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    @Yahoo

    I am not sure why you want me to remove that.

    It takes any new school 2-4 years to get ICSE affiliation. It is not just dependent on infrastructure and all but the process itslef takes time. Due to this the schools generally start off with classes till 6th or 7th grade so that by the time the kids are read for board exams, the affiliation comes.

    I have updated it to say it will be affiliated with those two

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40. yahoo

    April 22nd, 2009 at 7:54 am

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    Bangalore School Admin:

    I think its wise idea to remove ICSC and IGCSE affiliation tag till then.

    Anyways all is yours, so your call.

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41. Bangalore School Admin

    April 22nd, 2009 at 6:39 am

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    @Yahoo and other parents:

    I had a talk with the Vibgyor High principal today. She said Vibgyor will have ICSE by end of next year and they are going for IGCSE as well. That should put the rumors to rest.

    If you have any concerns best would be to talk to the principal directly.

    Wish you all the very best.

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42. Bangalore School Admin

    April 22nd, 2009 at 1:57 am

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    Hi this is Vikas Sah from Bangaloreschools.net, I had called Vibgyor High today morning to confirm their affiliation. Their principal was not available and they have taken down my number with assurance that they will call me and let me know about it sometime today.

    I will update the post accordingly.

    I would like to thank you all for helping the parent community in particular Black Coffee, yahoo, Anny, MeWorry and all others.

    Keep up the good work.

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43. yahoo

    April 21st, 2009 at 11:57 pm

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    Vanita :

    Per my knowledge best none of VH in Bangalore are ICSE affiliated yet, for VH marathalli they are claiming to get it in a year or so.

    I have also requested http://www.bangaloreschools.net team to correct the “Affiliations” which claims IGCSE as well which is really misleading, BUT some how they are not correcting it, where as VH marathalli I personally visited and they do not have any plan to get it IGCSE certified.

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44. Vanita

    April 21st, 2009 at 1:23 pm

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    We r moving to b’glore in may. Through friends we decided on Vibgyor Hsr for my son in 1st standard. Does anybody have first hand knowledge of Vibgyor-HSR ICSE affiliated? I would really appreciate ur response.

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45. Anny

    April 21st, 2009 at 6:03 am

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    I do not know why everyone is reacting so much!

    Lot of different meaning had been found which I never meant.

    As I clarified also about the I was talking about the last quarter 3-4 months not the whole year.

    More studies are good for children and parents also would be OK provided it is spread over little more time.

    Culimination day concept is good no one is denying !!

    I also said I had been here for a year and do not know if the same problems are there in other schools in Bangalore !!
    Things can be discussed, observed, noted and improved casually also without reacting so much. Kindly do not interpret things differently, seek more info if reqd.

    As far as hitting the school is concerned, no parent would decide anything simply based on BLOGS ! You can check the blogs of other schools as well where you may find things even worse

    So everyone please chill

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46. Bhim

    April 21st, 2009 at 5:53 am

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    Hi Black coffee,
    Your feedback and assesment on Vibgyor seems to be most accruate then quite a number of other bloggers I have read here. I am seriously considering my son in Vibgyor high,class II. He also got admission in Ryan but we are little reluctant to put him in Ryan. Can some one guide me which one is better.? Is Vibgyor ICSE affiliated. ? Any guidance or feedback will be highly appreciated.

    Thanks
    Bhim
    09845431052

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47. yahoo

    April 21st, 2009 at 5:11 am

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    Before my comment create more heat unnecessarily let me clarify – I am not saying VH or Ryan should take exam.

    My point is since there is no exam, school should not misuse that concept and “cover most of the syllabus in the two months as there is no exam” – I have used exam as one of the transparent evaluation method to judge what all is mentioned in syllabus is actually effectively covered in school by class teacher, that’s it! =))

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48. arvind

    April 21st, 2009 at 3:20 am

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    My son will start school (nursery) this June so I am not in position to comment directly on what is being discussed on the curriculum and assessment. But I want make a point here, I have chosen this school over others only because I agree on this concept of curriculum and assessment. Assessment should be an ongoing process rather than what we have followed in our schooling days. The students should be prepared all the time rather than only for the exams, thats what our periodic appraisals in workplace are even based on. For those who do not agree or are not convinced by the schools approach should consider other schools rather than complaining. Nobody is forcing you to follow which you do not believe. Pls consider other schools like Ryan, Deans etc…. Dont loose your sleep over something which you do not understand.

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49. Anny

    April 20th, 2009 at 7:29 am

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    Hi,

    I got the next grade books of Ryan and Deen bcoz VH books will be available little late after the vacations and some may come as photocopy at the very last, 1-2 days before assesments.

    I found that my child had already covered those in the previous grade in class work and homesheet sheets. I did not understand why they are not following the standard syllabus.

    I do not know how the teacher is covering that. I know lot of stress I have to put on my child and myself to understand their logic.

    The pain point is the assestment test will happen at their sweet will.
    So you have to be prepared for every subject and that too sometimes the syllabus may not be clear., homework sheets are not given back after evaluation. In other schools the syllabus is clear, assesment dat/day of week is clear and also the subject is known.

    There were hardly any study for a month due to function preparation and the next month everything in syllabus was completed from the teachers side. Child understood or not is Parents headache

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50. black coffee

    April 20th, 2009 at 6:08 am

    50

    Dear Yahoo & anny: Your feedback on uniforms, teachers & ICSE affiliation is valid & needs to be looked into by the school.

    But I am surprised at the hollow mails we parents are writing about the school. Here is “data” to prove my point:

    All the books pertaining to my child were there from day 1. I have spoken to many parents & “books not being there” is the first time I am hearing anything in the last 2 years. If books are not there for mid-term children, I do not see it as a problem as the curriculum functions on worksheets. More so, there are lots of schools which do not even take admissions mid-year. I think by giving a mid-year admission, school is just trying to help the child.

    Syllabus being finished in 2 months???? I am surprised as every grade has a “culmination day” every quarter where the children display what they have learnt in the last 3 months. The activity is fantastic, to say the least. Not to mention, off course, that the quantum of work my child does every week finds no merit in syllabus being cramped.

    Mr. Yahoo, let me clarify a few points to you on what “education” should be. Any method which focuses on exams is going to ensure that “learning” does not take place. Everything is geared towards “exams.” If your child scores 90% in the exams, how will you know what he has learnt anything? Have we all not gone through the same system & criticized it (and maybe thats the reason why my child is in a school where learning is given more importance than exams). In this school, my child “learns” things & loves to discuss those things with me.At the end of every quarter, the entire class shows to the parents what they have learnt.

    We are talking about “concepts,” “wrong” etc. but I do not see any examples of the same being given.

    Assessment reports are given EVERY QUARTER along with all the classwork sheets & the work the child has done. Everything is displayed for the parent to see.So, where is the question of asssessments not being shared with the parents?

    Why should we wait for holidays to meet the teachers? Are they not human beings who need time with their family? I have met my child’s class teacher at least 5 times last year-on saturdays & other working days. All I had to do was talk to Ms. Renuka at the reception & she fixed my appointment & called me back to confirm.

    Syllabus is absolutely in syc with ICSE. I challenge anybody to prove I am wrong. The only difference is that the way syllabus is mentioned by ICSE, it is not followed in the same order. But there is no concept for any grade which is not covered.

    And now, one fundamental question. We write so many blogs. How many of us have raised these questions directly with the school? I met the director & the principal last week & came to know that they receive much fewer mails directly than the blogs which are there.

    We need to ask ourselves-are we there to ensure quality education for our children or show our writing skills to everyone?

    Please please please. My request to all of you. Lets try to make this school a better place for our children by:

    - Constructive feedback
    - Feedback to the school directly
    - Analysing issues in-depth

    Sharing feedback on the net is fantastic but lets not make it “just” a ground for hitting the school.

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51. yahoo

    April 20th, 2009 at 4:39 am

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    Anny:

    Would you mind more details on point# 5 syllabus including most of the syllabus is covered in the two months – this sounds to be fundamental issue can not be fix even after bringing right teacher / principal.

    Putting tough syllabus at wrong age when kids are too young to catch it and skipping that at right age assuming it is already covered can spoil fundamental background of student’s career – also now a days student does not undergoes to any proper examination till Grade V (except internal valuation which is relative to other VH students and could be easily manipulated), there is “NO WAY” to ascertain that our kid has understand and learned all which is covered under “so called syllabus” and if we came to know at Grade V definitely it would be too late to fix it.

    Its like if someone does not know a given concept at all then we can fix it by teaching him, but if some one is having incomplete or wrong understanding about a given concept and we came to know it at Grade V it would be really too late and challenging job to fix it.

    Also who knows if school is managed to hide that fact till first ICSE exam (assuming VH will be ICSE certified by next academic year )#@!?

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52. yahoo

    April 20th, 2009 at 4:15 am

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    Thanks for you comment to bringing the fact out Anny – till date looks they wanted to lure big crowed and now seems they have managed to do that and they are taking benefit of it, now they don’t care much as on every grade they have students waiting for admission / transfer and if one quits out of school they do not refund money and on the top of that they will charges full academic year fees to new student even if they join in mid of academic year – GREAT BUSINESS…!

    I was expecting them to do this after my last visit but was not expecting so early

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53. MeWorry

    April 17th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

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    Hi Anny,

    Which grade is your child in?

    As far as uniform goes, the school seems to be making an effort to avoid delays by taking orders for the next school year right away. Last year, the school had ordered in conservative quantities before taking orders from parents and a lot of parents bought 3 or more sets depleting the stock very quickly and leading to delays. This year they have already taken the orders so they have a couple of months to ensure the uniforms are available on day one.

    I haven’t heard about delays in procuring books from other parents previously. Teacher retention is a known and worrying issue.

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54. Anny

    April 17th, 2009 at 3:50 am

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    Hi,

    My child had completed one session in the VH Marathalli school.
    There are so many issues that I came across; which were never
    there earlier:

    1. Books are not available in the school until so late.
    It happened for 3-4 books in the session.

    2.Uniform not available in the school for more than 3-4 months.
    Infact since September it is not available unitl now.

    3. No information on the assesment given to the parents.
    Sometimes books are also not there. Only dependancy is on the
    Home sheets given back by the teacher after checking. If the teaches misses to give that…then nobody is there to help

    4. No appointment is given to meet the teachers duing holiday season because of festival preparations.

    5. Syllabus is so confusing.
    I have checked the syllabus of other schools like Ryan- ICSE, Dean-CBSE as well, that seems to be consistent, slow transition to new concepts.

    Syllabus is very tough and not perfectly in sync with ICSE also. Be it language, literature, Maths, Science or Social Studies.
    Here most of the syllabus is covered in the two months.

    6. For my friend whose child came in the mid of a session, no support classes are given, even meeting with teachers is tough, meeting with Principal also needs good wait time.
    She had to struggle for books, meeting with teachers, previous homework sheets. No help at all is given by the school.
    Definetely they charge complete year fee, even without checking that
    they have books and other support available for the child to start in the middle.

    7. Teachers are changed, both the class teachers.

    I do not know I am the only parent facing these issues with the school or every is. I am sure not all schools in Bangalore are like this.

    I am still struggling to adjust to the ways of teaching of the school.

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55. SB

    April 13th, 2009 at 1:08 am

    55

    Got the following reply from VB HSR. Might be useful for other parents –

    1. When does the school start for Nursery 2009 batch? From 4th – 9th June, Nursery children would be coming for 1-1.5 hours, after which they would be coming full time (8.30am to 12.30pm) from 10th June onwards

    2. Are the timings as mentioned on the site? – 8.30 AM to 11.30 AM (Mon – Fri)? 8.30am to 12.30pm, Monday to Friday.

    3. Would there be a parent teacher meeting before the school starts so that we can view the facility and interact with the teachers and principal ? Yes, the coffee meet (parent orientation meet) would be happening between 25th-30th May 09, details of the same would be mailed to you soon.

    4. When can we pick up the uniforms / shoes / books for the kids? Measurement of uniforms & the payment for the same would be happening at the school premises from 20th to 30th April, 9am to 3pm. Transport fee & fee for uniforms can also be paid at the same time. Uniforms, shoes & school essentials can be picked up in the last week of May when we would be calling all the parents for the coffee meet at the school. You do not need to pay anything for books & stationary as all school essentials & field trips are included in the fee collected.

    5. In the intital days, is the parent expected to be present at the school campus till the child adjusts? Yes, for about a week for all nursery parents.

    6. When can we register for pick up and drop bus facility? Mentioned above.

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56. Niranjan

    April 9th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

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    hi all
    i have come to know that this is a school which offers admission for children with special care.please tell me about it.

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57. arvind

    April 7th, 2009 at 12:43 am

    57

    sorry vikas, i didnt notice about the HSR layout branch. the email is only for marthahalli and whitefield branch.

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58. arvind

    April 7th, 2009 at 12:40 am

    58

    Hello Vikas,
    My son will also join Nursery in 2009 batch, yesterday I received an email from the school regarding the uniform, Summer camp and orientation program.

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59. yahoo

    April 6th, 2009 at 11:46 pm

    59

    “How come you missed the unpaved road to the school in your comments?”
    I do not count it on VHs direct responsibility.

    “Can you point out which of the first floor classrooms had stink and seepage problems ?”

    I can not recall that.

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60. Ritesh

    April 6th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

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    I am just about to shift in Bangalore.

    Does school ask for permamnet address in the admission form ?

    I still need to find apratment. How to reserve the admission of my child without having a permanent address ?

    Kindly help. I am worried

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61. MeWorry

    April 6th, 2009 at 8:02 am

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    Dear Yahoo,

    How come you missed the unpaved road to the school in your comments? Can you point out which of the first floor classrooms had stink and seepage problems ? I have been to the school many times but seem to have missed this issue.

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62. yahoo

    April 6th, 2009 at 7:12 am

    62

    Visited VH and here is further updates from my side:

    VH Marathalli is not even ICSC certified school, they are aiming to get it within one year or so, and about IGCSC certification they have no idea on it, at most one of the VH family school is IGCSC certified and its in Mumbai, that’s what I came to know from reception desk.

    When I asked them why you school fees as high as other ICSC/IGCSC schools they started laughing and replied we hike fees every year @5-7 % and I said even after recession, they said historically we have always hiked and we are going to keep it up – not sure how much fees they demand once they will get ICSC/IGCSC certification (only thing I hope not more then Indus!) I did not further dare to ask this question to people who do not understand meaning and value of certifications.

    School infrastructure is close to avg. except first floor few classrooms, “I will change close to avg” to “avg”, “if they will manage to repair the big cracks on walls and more importantly seepage out of wall – I would rate few classrooms of first floor 0/5, those are having pathetic smell coming out of it as due to seepage walls are decayed and really bad small coming out of it – proving that a/c can not help – good ventilation is MUST to survive with that”

    “Rating on infrastructure can not go beyond avg” as good ventilation is not part of their design and it can go beyond avg unless if they make it centrally a/c — as of now each room has individual a/c and I found they are using on need basis only and also they do not have any power backup to run a/c on the top of that school is in area where power cuts are very common and unavoidable.

    More is coming, going to meet principals, few teachers and students and will keep all posted.

    Again this is my personal observations and you can visit to school to find facts, should not relay on my observation to make/change your opinion/decision about it.

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63. SB

    April 6th, 2009 at 5:19 am

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    We have taken admission for our child for nursery in Vibgyor high (HSR extension) for the year 2009-2010. As first time parents, we are not aware of procedures (if any) to be followed once admission formalities are done. Just had a few doubts and would be deeply obliged if someone could clarify the same.
    - When will the school start for Nursery 2009 batch? Does any parent have any intimation?
    - Are the timings as mentioned on the site? – 8.30 AM to 11.30 AM (Mon – Fri)?
    - Is there a parent teacher meeting before the school starts so that parents can view the facility and interact with the teachers and principal ?
    - When are the uniforms / shoes / books usually available?
    - In the intital days, is the parent expected to be present at the school campus till the child adjusts?
    - what are the approx transport charges for pickup / drop within 3 kms??

    Thanks,
    SB

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64. Megha

    April 5th, 2009 at 7:15 am

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    Hi all,
    For the first time I m reading what different feel parents are having about vibgyor high . My child is going from past two years and I m quite happy with the the way its going. I think almost all schools have some or the other issues and the best thing to do is better communication with the school on the same . I appreciate that there are parents who feel they should also be responsible by talking to the management and discussing issues giving suggestions. And still if u feel u can find a better one go ahead!
    Its a good school .

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65. VH Parent

    April 1st, 2009 at 3:35 am

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    VH has a culmination day every quarter. This is a program where all parents of a class are invited and they can see a program (demo/ppt/talk/drama/singing) etc done by the class students on the subjects they learned for a quarter. All children in a class takes part in the event.

    I found this program to be quite good and effective.

    At the end of the program, the parents are divided into groups and they create posters/drawings etc. I believe these are later shown to children by the teachers. I’ve noticed the smile on childrens face when their mama and papa are struggling with crayons and colors. ( reminds me of TZP Movie)

    Can anyone tell me if these are being followed in Ryan or other schools nearby?

    I’m not entirely happy with VH either, but given our choices i think VH is a good bet.

    Two things VH can improve on…

    a) Attrition of teachers. This must be arrested or VH will go the Ryan way
    b) Availability of uniforms/ reasonable bus fares.. etc.

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66. MeWorry

    April 1st, 2009 at 3:18 am

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    Dear Yahoo,

    You are entitled to your opinions about Ryan vs. VH students. I want to add that in my observations I have not noticed the differences you mentioned. Most Ryan and VH kids come across as smart and confident and I suspect this is more to do with the parents and the ambience rather than the school.

    Also, I do not think having a low student to teach ratio should be considered as spoonfeeding. It is generally accepted that there is a positive correlation between a low ratio and student performance in both academics and sport.

    IMHO, it comes down to implementation. You will find that both Ryan and VH will have their own problems, many of them similar. Given the state of our schools, there is no alternative to being an involved parent and taking on a big part of your child’s education, both academic and pragmatic, upon yourself.

    Good luck!

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67. yahoo

    April 1st, 2009 at 12:53 am

    67

    Good to know that VH is not IGCSC certified, I was seriously considering it for my sons schooling…now I need to explore next in my list which is Rayan, I prefer it even I see some one has rated it 2/10 compare to VH 7.5/10 rather then VH which is not IGCSC certified and still open change my decision if I find right justification in favor of VH.

    I have meet students of Rayan studding in Grade III, VII and VIII and I found all are satisfied with their school, also other observation I have seen is Rayan students are quite bold, mature and inactive where as VH students are reserve holding their parents finger and not talking much with even other friends, needs less to say that they refrain to talk with others – this is just my observation for about 12 students from my apartment who goes to VH with respect to those (> 20) studying in Rayan.

    Looks VH has all fancy front line activity, sophisticated people to talk to parents and hide the fact that they are not even IGCSC certified and low teacher to student ratio to spoon fed the students At the end of day it does not make any difference even if my son does not know swimming but it makes difference if he learns how to interact with friends, elders and face healthy or unhealthy  competition with bigger crowd, I also wish that “he should learn that all the time some one may not be there to help him and he need struggle to get help” and “some time struggle to get help could be costlier then getting thing done on his own or compromising for it”– MUST skill to survive in country like India and its added benefit even if he goes abroad, I am not sure at VH one can learn all this? in my observation I found Rayan students stands batter at all these — comments most welcome!

    I am not agree on stand that paying 10 L for 5 students does not worth as IGCSC certified schools changes premium fees structure from pay school/nursery itself irrespective of IGSC is more then decade far from it.

    Feel free to correct my comment, all are welcome.

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68. MeWorry

    March 26th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

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    Hi Arvind, it is a good idea and I hope the school considers it. Last year I had suggested to the the Principal that they at least have a mailing list so that they can send notifications to the parents. That did not happen but the school has recently started using SMS messages which is even better.

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69. Bangalore School Admin

    March 26th, 2009 at 12:58 am

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    @Arvind

    Parents can take the initiative and work on it. We have a portal http://www.indiaschoolnetwork.com where each school is a group. Parents can join that group and post relevant things.

    It is still being developed. Feel free to join and request the school you want listed there.

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70. arvind

    March 26th, 2009 at 12:51 am

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    Hello All,

    can we suggest the school to have a common forum where the school can update the informationregarding the school, other updates, any schedules, forthcoming events etc. parents can be given login access to see the info. this can also be extended to updating of students assesment info etc. I dont know how much it would cost the school for such a system to be in place. but i feel such a system could make monitoring the schools activity, our kids progress, updates etc much easier. now information about the school is only by word of mouth, unfortunately sometimes gets distorted which is the last thing we want. since nowadays we all have access to internet this could be helpful to all of us.

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71. sudipto

    March 24th, 2009 at 10:00 am

    71

    black coffee: How is “anonymous” anonymous, but “black coffee” not?

    Anyway, here is my take on the parent’s complaint about the lack of transparency of teachers leaving, and IGSCE board issue. Both are valid points.
    VIVGYOR is a great school, and it should have set an example of transparency and let parents know about it.

    My son is in UKG, and both his teachers left, one after another. The principal left (I came to know much, much later)
    There was NO communication, no notes on diary. This is not at all good and not at all expected.

    Having said that, I have no other problems with the school. The curriculum, teaching methodology, extracurricular activities and field trips are excellent. So is the individual attention.
    However, that does not obviate the need for transparency and communication of all news, good or bad.

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72. MeWorry

    March 24th, 2009 at 5:34 am

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    Dear Arvind, I appreciate your effort to cheer me up

    A question for the esteemed parents on this forum: Is it appropriate to give the teachers a token gift of appreciation at the end of the school year ? They deserve it for taking on a wild bunch of kids every day with a smile. But would it be misconstrued ?

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73. Sheetal

    March 23rd, 2009 at 3:11 am

    73

    My son would be turning 2.6 years on June 2009. He hs been given admission to nursery as per the relaxation of age limit for ICSE. Other schools which I enquired later are not taking kids who r not 3 or above 3 years of age. What is the age criteria for a child to get admitted in Nursery in ICSE School. Also can anybody clarify on the age of child when he attempts 10th exam of IGCSE board. Will any other scool take my son for the LKG if he is 3.6 years at the time of admission.

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74. arvind

    March 20th, 2009 at 6:16 am

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    to meworry,

    on a lighter side, pls change your name from “meworry” to “mehappy”, then all your worries would vanish.

    since our kids are in the school lets put in our effort to make it a better school.

    cheers.

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75. arvind

    March 20th, 2009 at 2:28 am

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    Hi meworry,

    You have got me wrong. i am not defending vibgyor on the IGCSE issue. I have clearly said that “I am not sure on the IGCSE issue” let it be on the concerned students performance (as pointed out by somebody) or what the school had committed earlier and didn’t oblige etc. my comment was only on the economics part of the issue. have we not faced cancellation of flights when there aren’t enough passengers in a that particular flight, have we not faced cancellation of a particular show / event / program if there aren’t enough takers. pls understand each account are and should be kept separate. for eg. the money meant for NON- IGCSE student’s extra curricular activity cannot and should not be spent for paying of IGCSE’s affiliation fees and vice versa. i don’t think you would spend your money meant for paying EMI in buying something else. you cannot mix up the accounts like setting up new campuses to IGCSE affiliation. but saying that I also believe if the school had committed on something then it should have met without fail or atleast they should have mentioned earlier on the minimum requisite number of students of them to get the IGCSE affiliation, this could have saved little heartburn.

    by the way I am not wishing the problems away -nobody can do that anyways. but i strongly believe in giving constructive suggestions and solutions rather than only giving negative comments and complaining. be a part of changing the situation rather than only complaining which anyways don’t help. change is what we want but for that we should change our approach to be more positive and constructive. it always helps to point out a problem and suggest a solution to that problem.

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76. Raju

    March 20th, 2009 at 1:29 am

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    Hi Guys,
    I have taken admission for my two kids at Vibgyor high, marathalli who will join this june 09.
    I was reading the blogs for quite a while and I could not understand the intentions here. I wanted to clarify and so met the Principal directly to know what is all this. I understand that she has got very clear directions how to proceed.
    I agree with Arvind and it makes sense. Anyway think from the other angle that how old are our kids and by the time they become eligiblge to IGCSE how many changes would have happened. The great school at one time can perish like anything in a year or less or something bettwe would have come up. To make a point, even now they do not have ICSE certified. they are in the process of getting it and could take 3-4 months. Thier documentations are going on in that respect.
    My advice would be that if you have your kids in a school, try to be part of that and see how you can make it better through involving yourself or discussin and coming out with actions that would work for everyone or atleast you.

    Cheers,
    Raju
    9845807931

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77. Bangalore School Admin

    March 20th, 2009 at 12:45 am

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    This is a very serious issue and my take is if the school commits to IGCSE then they have to provide that to the parents. They cannot back out later just because they could not get enough students. This is just not correct.

    As parents we want out kids to follow certain curriculum and want them to study in best school possible. One of the qualities of a good school is that it stands by its commitment.

    If what the parents are saying over here is true then Vibgyor is wrong.

    May be somebody from Vibgyor can clarify things here. Will send a mail to them asking them to respond.

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78. MeWorry

    March 19th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

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    Hi Aravind,
    I am puzzled by your defence of the school on the IGCSE issue. If the school sincerely wants to be IGCSE, they should spend the money and effort to become one. It seems like the management would rather make more money and open new campuses than do the right thing for their students. Rather than wish problems away, I would encourage other Vibgyor parents to get involved, ask questions and complain when needed. Yes, other schools have similar problems but that is no reason to make a right out of a wrong.

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79. arvind

    March 19th, 2009 at 7:12 am

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    Hi Yezdevan and all,

    i am not sure on the IGSCE issue (students performance) but pls see it from the school’s point of view paying 10L for just 5 kids definitely doesn’t make economical sense. saying so i fully understand the shock to parents but i don’t think much can be done. as for the costume charges, yes i have heard about these charges in other schools as well. on the entry to annual day, again you need to see it from schools perspective. other schools strictly restrict the number of entries. its done so that the crowd is of manageable size, be happy that this school allows more than 2 people by charging you some money some school will not entertain more that 2 persons – pay money or free.

    i see there’s lot of anger in your blog but look around and you will feel this is much better than other schools. just an example -at these bad times some schools in Bangalore have raised the fees by 40 – 50%. this reminds me of the old proverb which says that other side of the fence always looks greener. look around, discuss with parents sending their kids to other schools you would realize its almost the same case every where.

    my suggestion is since our childrens are studying in this school eyeing for bright future lets do our bit to make it a good place for them. thoughtful suggestions / solutions would be appreciated. stop complaining.

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80. yezdevan

    March 18th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

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    Hi
    I have my child studying in Vibgyor. I am very dissappointed parent. At the time of admissions they promised IGCSE . Then they said they are discontinuing igcse putting the children and parents in a shock. I am aware that all the students in that group were not home schooled and at time of admissions the principal and director were aware of the fact that some of them were home schooled for a short period of one year but that DID NOT SEEM to be a concern at that time.

    For the kind information of BLACK COFFEE ( who also does not have the guts to reveal himself) it is not that these children could not cope with igcse but the management has to pay a very high fee of more than 10 lakhs to CIE board for IGcse recognition which is not a viable option as there were only five students.The children have done well in the ASSET Test so let us not blame the children for failure on part of school management not to keep up their word.

    BLACK COFFEE AND HIS COMRADES SHOULD HAVE THE FACTS RIGHT BEFORE POSTING SUCH VILIFIED COMMENTS.

    The school also collected exorbitant charges for extra curricular activities and i know of classes which have not been taken even for field trip and the school has the audacity to charge parents for school day costumes as well as charge the parents an entry fee for the annual day if more than two persons attended the function. I am yet to find a school which charges entry fee for annual day functions.

    In sheer disgust i am writing this blog.

    The earlier principal was definitely more approachable and child friendly.

    I am sure the management would NOT like to reveal the facts behind all the changes in the past years.

    Let this be an eyeopener for all the parents seeking admissions in VIBGYOR HIGH and for the management to clean up its act and be more responsible, transparent and honest for the sake of all students future.

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81. MeWorry

    March 15th, 2009 at 10:39 am

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    Dear Black Coffee,

    The teacher retention issue I alluded to was in context of lower grades, specifically Grade 1 and 2. Most of the sections in these grades have had teachers change at least twice and in my childs case, 4 times. In a recent meeting with the management, they admitted that 6 teachers have left during the course of the year. From talking to parents from multiple sections of Grade 1 and 2, the number has to be higher. I am not implying anything sinister, my impression is similar issue exists at many of the newer schools. But unless it is solved, the school will not achieve its potential and the positives that we have identified in previous posts will not amount to anything. Fingers crossed!

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82. Sridhar

    March 14th, 2009 at 1:11 am

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    SB – We spoke with Ms. Renuka. After that we wrote a formal mail (with name, receipt # etc.) to her and in 2 weeks they gave the re-fundable money back. If you call the Marthahalli School and ask for Ms. Renuka that will work.

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83. black coffee

    March 14th, 2009 at 12:11 am

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    Dear MeWorry,

    My continuous interaction with the school has not only allayed lots of fears but ensured I have proper data always. So, when I read your post, I called up the school. This is what they had to say: There were 4 teachers in Grade IV-Deepa, Anjan, Dorothy & Anuradha. Only 1 teacher, Ms. Anjan, has left the school, that too after working for 9 months & due to her personal reasons. Dorothy & Deepa still working & Anuradha has been, in fact, made coordinator for smooth functioning of Grade IV (One Ms. Sunita had joined in place of Anjan, even before she had quit).

    Do update us on additional data, if u have any.

    Dear SB,

    The school also confirmed that the HSR school building is already up (ground plus 2 floors) & painting of the building & interiors start next week. I think u should check yourself.

    To all,

    I might sound too-pro the school but the real fact is that I believe in continuous interaction with the school where my child is going. This helps me being updated & removes all gaps due to miscommunication & rumours. I would suggest you guys also talk to the school regularly.

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84. Gopalapriya

    March 13th, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    84

    Thanks for your feedback, Black coffee…….

    I believe PEOPLE makes the BIG difference in all walks of life… Even if a school has fantastic facilities, attractive web site…. its the interaction with the people and their potencial influence us.

    In VIBGYOR High case, I’ve read very good comments about principal’s interactions….which exhibits PRINCIPAL’s leadership… However, we need to evaluate the CORE..which is teachers potential to nurture our kids…..

    Parents like you, Black coffee, would know better than anyone else about the school’s and its teachers’ credibility….

    Thanks again for your comments….

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85. SB

    March 13th, 2009 at 9:27 am

    85

    Sorry, that question was meant for sridhar.
    @ Sridhar regarding review – February 13th, 2009 at 5:14 am

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86. SB

    March 13th, 2009 at 9:18 am

    86

    I have taken admission to nursery for my kid at HSR branch. I am very concerned with all the construction activity going on in the campus. Only the administrative block looks complete. the whole area leading to that block and other classrooms are still far from complete. Any other parent joining their kid for nursery in HSR branch??

    Sarath, what process did you follow to cancel the admissions for your son?

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87. MeWorry

    March 13th, 2009 at 7:39 am

    87

    Dear Black Coffee,
    Why fret if someone wants to give an anonymous opinion? I think a lot of us will be doing that in the coming elections, no?

    Am I correct in gathering from your post that almost the whole Grade 8 class was made up of students who did not have formal schooling ? That does make me wonder what criteria the school followed in taking them on in the first place.

    I do agree with your positives about the school: decent curriculum, low student-teacher ratio and sports/performing arts activities. However, for the students to get the benefit of these the delivery mechanism, i.e. the teachers, needs to be good too. If you look at recent posts (including some from me) you will see that there has been a continual issue with teacher retention. I have personally met the Director a few times thanks to my son watching 4 teachers come and go within the same class year. When every time the explanation is “she had health reasons, unable to work”, it loses credibility. My guess is that this school (and many other schools too are in the same boat) pays the primary teachers so little that there is little incentive to stay on. From personal knowledge, I can tell you that the primary teacher salary is less than what many uneducated salesmen make. Hopefully the situation improves and the school is able to retain the good teachers and recruit experienced ones. I am continuing my child for the next year. But if I had a clearly superior alternative in the area I might not have.

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88. black coffee

    March 13th, 2009 at 5:23 am

    88

    Dear Gopalapriya,

    You are fortunate to have got admission at VIBGYOR HIGH as one of my friends is still on the waiting list for the last one month.

    My daughter riya is also studying in Grade 1 & I am very happy with the school.

    The school is proactive (you can meet the management & the principal anytime u wish), has fantastic curriculum, low student teacher ratio & a robust sports & performing arts programme.

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89. Gopalapriya

    March 13th, 2009 at 4:29 am

    89

    Hi Everyone, I’m joining my daughter in Grade 1 at Vibgyor High…I took this decision based on two reasons…
    1. Review and rating of this school in this website
    2. Schools website with pictures of facility.
    3. The fee structure — seems to be nominal

    Having remotely located, this is the best way I could do to secure a seat before we settle in Bangalore in May’09. I’ve seen a recent bad review about this school — due to change in principal.

    Can anyone of you (whose kid is studying in Vibgyor High) share your comments about this school? Really appreciate your feedback…..

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90. black coffee

    March 13th, 2009 at 1:29 am

    90

    I am always wary of “Anonymous” people-be it the stock market, my office or any feedback At one hand, our friend is “concerned” about other people, on the other hand, he does not have the courage to speak out. If all of us become like this, I am really not sure what we will teach our children (honesty? being upfront? standing up for the right?).

    Now to shed some light on the issue mentioned- all the 5 students studying currently in Grade VIII are from home schooling….yes….home schooling & they have not attended formal schooling for the last few years. They have not been able to cope up with the IGCSE curriculum, which has also been proven by the latest ASSET test (done by independant body called educational initiatives). And yes, in case I forgot, 4 of the 5 children are being pulled out by the parents because they are being put in an “alternate” curriculum.” My friend, who happens to be one of the parents of the Grade VIII child, had the guts to tell me the truth, unlike some people whose only objective seems to be maligning a good school, of course, being anonymous.

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91. Anonymous

    March 12th, 2009 at 10:48 am

    91

    I am very disappointed with this school. If you are planing to put your child in this school, please do not. After the principal changes, its gone from bad to worse. i have also heard that they are removing IGCSE and the eldest class is forced to leave under these circumstances. Please reconsider your option. This is an anonymous parent who doesn’t want other parents to make a wrong decision for their child.

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92. Smita Rahul Bkare

    February 16th, 2009 at 9:46 am

    92

    Ref: School openings/ Admissions for nursery and 2nd class as well.

    Friends, have read all your feedbacks above. Really would like to appreciate your help regarding info/ or any concerned contacts/ procedure for the school admission apps for the classes mentioned above. Is it too late to apply in such a reputed school? We r fm Hyd, native Poona, Will be moving shortly in a period of 2 months to B’lore. My elder son studies here in Chirec Pub School, CBSE and the younger one is 2 +. If anybody fm u guys would reply me ASAP.

    Thanks and Regards
    Smita

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93. Sridhar

    February 13th, 2009 at 5:14 am

    93

    I needed to cancel our admission, as we found another school much closer to our home. I was very impressed by the “continued courtesy” thru the process. The culture of being communicative and courteous is such a positive thing in VIBGYOR.

    I wish this school all the best.

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94. Amrendra

    February 13th, 2009 at 3:43 am

    94

    Hi Asha
    I went to marathali Branch my intrest to this school was due to Indivisual Care of Child since my son is avarage in study. I am only selecting the school who is ready put effort on avarage child too. But i am not sure how many schools are ready to put effort on avarage child.

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95. Asha

    February 12th, 2009 at 7:26 am

    95

    Hi Amrendra,

    Thanks for ur interest but i did not get to know as to which school u refered about as u havent mentioned one there…. But I was looking for some factors which could distinct between Presidency school Vs Vibgyor school.so that i could choose one among them…or so….

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96. Amrendra

    February 5th, 2009 at 10:56 am

    96

    Hi,
    I visited the school on 04 Feb for my my son,s Admission in class four. I found school facility quite good if compared with fee they charge. I was mainly impressed by Student teacher ratio which help individual attention to student.

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97. Asha

    February 4th, 2009 at 1:09 am

    97

    Hi,
    I’m into great dilemma in choosing the school between Presidency school at bilekahalli and Vibgyor High.Can any one suggest me rather provide the reviews on Presidency Vs Vibgyor.

    Regards,
    Asha

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98. Priya

    January 29th, 2009 at 5:49 am

    98

    Hi,

    I visited VH Marathahalli about 2 weeks ago and spoke to the admin regarding fees and availability of seats. We were told that seats were available at the HSR branch for our 2 daughters in Class I and III. So we went to the HSR extn branch and found that the Admin block is more or less ready and we were told that the staff would be moving in by Feb.

    The classroom block has just started and may possible be complete in another couple of months. We later spoke to someone in the school who said that the entire campus would be ready by May 1st. Our concern was that the school should be ready by June. If all facilities are not available when school opens then it might be a problem.

    I would like to know if anyone knows anything about the principal of this new branch. Please let us know at the earliest as we have to make a decision in a couple of days.

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99. Sridhar

    December 24th, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    99

    Hema,

    Go go Sarjapur Signal and take left (Coming from Marthahalli) … take a right at the first intersection (past Trinity Woods on the right) … go for 2.5 KMs and u will see the board.

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100. hema

     December 24th, 2008 at 3:23 pm

     100

     Can anyone tell me how far is Vibgyor Hsr extension from Marathalli i.e somewhere around Aricent Technologies?

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101. Sachin

     December 18th, 2008 at 1:05 am

     101

     Wanted to add few good things I felt about the VBH.
     When I first went to meet the officials in the school, it was not very late for the 09-10 admissions. This school is not behind money.
     Before taking the forms, they clearly mentioned us that if we apply, then we would go to the waiting list and she cannot assure a seat in Marathhalli. But yes, they mentioned that I can try Whitefield and would get it definite. They were very keen in answering our questions. There were many parents waiting and each one of them was answered nicely. I have been to other schools, they don’t even allow us to explore the school They ask us to come on Saturday. Whatz the use of exploring the school when the childern are on off.
     VBH took me through the school. Me and my wife were able to know the teaching patern and how the kids were interacting with them. Not even once did i see any child wandering in any corners or not attended to.
     Vigil and Security is quite good. When i was exploring the school, eventhough i was dressed quite neatly, still the princi came from her room and asked her who we are and did we do an entry in the reception and is someone from the school guiding us. This shows the presense of mind even at times of work. I have called N number of times to the school to ask few details and they have been clear on everything till now. Yes this year, few teachers have left, but the transition and attrition is common across all industries. Even when everything is to the best, we still look for a change for personal benefits. This reason cannot rule out the school to be not good. Overall, Im a happy parent and sure the school will do good. If they are well established in other states and then definetly they are looking to top as the best school in next couple of years. it’s also our moral responsibility to teach our childern who in turn develop themselves and also give a good name to the school.
     This is what I feel about the school. Our kid is yet to start the academics with them from next year starting with Nursery. A long way to go. Regards Meena&Sachin.

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102. Sridhar

     December 15th, 2008 at 7:50 am

     102

     I met the Principal and a few parents … racked our brains for hours … and got my son admitted in VIBGYOR HSR today.

     This is why

     1. OPEN-CULTURE: Any organization that is willing to communicate openly and listen to it’s stake holders in an adult-to-adult conversation … will always learn how to succeed. Meet them once and you will experience how a parent should actually be treated.

     2. FRUGAL-BUT-ESSENTIAL-INFRASTRUCTURE: May b they are from Mumbai or Pharsi management … but they are small and efficient in their layouts. No waste ful infrastructure. A small campus fits lot’s of rooms, a basketball court, a skating rink and a pool … and u never feel cramped when u walk around. I don’t want the school to run out of money to be paid to teachers. Buildings don’t make great schools.

     3. UNMATCHED-STUDENT-TEACHER-RATIO: All of us know it is not the subjects or the books or the homework … but the personal hand holding that teaches a child the best. A ratio of 1:8 … and 1:12 in higher classes … will ensure quality education structurally. Children by nature chase learning new things till they go to school … it doesn’t need to be that way.

     4. ACADS-NONACADS-BALANCE: I don’t want a too-much-home-work school … but I don’t want a play school either. They seem to focus a lot on having both.

     Of course there are questions on how they will sustain it over the years, how the higher classes with shape up, etc.

     But I will HIGHLY recommend to any one who lives in 5-7 KM radius of Sarjapur circle / HSR Layout. Meet the principal and then decide for yourself.

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103. Manjunath

     December 14th, 2008 at 11:36 pm

     103

     Hi Knightsbridge Apts,

     That was an excellent feedback about the school, Thanks for your input.

     -regards,
     Manjunath S

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104. Janaki

     December 14th, 2008 at 11:49 am

     104

     Could anypne please post youe feedback On Vagdevi Vilas School. Iam planning to put my child in the montessori level in teh same. Any feedback highly appreciated

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105. Knightsbridge Apts.

     December 11th, 2008 at 8:10 am

     105

     My children are studying in VH for the past two years. They are currently studying in 2nd Standard and 1st Standard.
     I would rate VH 7.5/10.
     This year VH participated in Karnataka Skating Championships in Jayanagar. Other than professional clubs, only VH was representing schools. Gives exposure to children.

     Positive Aspects:
     1) Sports and Performing Arts
     2) Culmination day activities for every term.
     Parents visit the class at the end of each term and see the students perform what they have learned for the term (Drama, Presentations, Speeches, Songs etc). At the end of the program, the teacher asks the parents to form into groups and do some project work. The best project is also given a prize. Last culmination day, the team where my wife participated won, and my son gave the prize to her in the class.
     3) Open door policy
     4) Cleanliness.
     5) Year end anniversary day
     6) Inclusive Education. (All are welcome)
     7) Individual Learning Plan. (I’m not sure how much of this is put into practice)

     Negavtive Aspects:-
     1) Roads, Buses, (The drivers not sensitive enough, the buses are old)
     2) Frequent change in teachers.. seen only in FY08.

     My children were studying in Ryan (M1, M2, M3) before the joined VH. I’m happy at present. not sure if VH will be able to maintain their current quality when the school strength increases.

     btw, My rating for Ryan School Brookefields is 2/10

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106. SB

     December 10th, 2008 at 4:36 am

     106

     Got admission for Nursery,09 in HSR branch.
     I think each parent should go to the school and talk to the principal / coordinator about their doubts.. I felt quite reassured after meeting the principal.

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107. Concerned_Parent

     December 10th, 2008 at 2:44 am

     107

     Good question Concerned Dad ! Even I was worrying about something similar.Although I was more worried about the dust factor which is usually always pretty high even 1 month after all construction is completed.

     @Sneha : Fees is not inclusive of transportation and whitefield school is 3-4 Km’s from Marathahalli.

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108. ConcernedDad

     December 5th, 2008 at 2:15 pm

     108

     Hi, Visited the Whitefield branch last week. The foundation work is going on. From the look of things, they might be able to complete 2-4 rooms and get the school started.

     But my major concern is if the construction activities will continue even after the school has started in June/ July?? Or are there concrete plans to complete all construction activities before that period. The reason i am concerned is because on a construction site, there might be quite a few sharp objects, nails etc lying around and one obviously doesn’t want kids to get injured because of those objects.

     Secondly, what is the contingency plan in-case the construction does not happen on time? The school administration seems to be gung-ho about the construction activities and have promised completion on time. But just in case, it doesn’t happen, what is the plan B ??

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109. sneha

     December 5th, 2008 at 9:23 am

     109

     Hi, can any one tell me if the fees in vibgyor for Jr KG ( which is 60k) is inclusive of transportation fee and how far is whitefield school from marathalli.

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110. black coffee

     December 5th, 2008 at 6:24 am

     110

     Hi!

     When I visited the whitefield school a month back, there was nothing. Now I see steel rods coming up. Do not understand construction much but the steel rods coming up, along with the fact that there are 20-30 labourers always working there, I guess the school will come up on time. Will wait for another month & see how things are progressing.

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111. SK

     December 5th, 2008 at 12:03 am

     111

     Hi Concerned parent,
     As I mentioned earlier,please visit the locality before taking admission. It is close to Sobha and food world,whitefield.If you enquire the school, they shall guide you.

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112. Concerned_Parent

     December 4th, 2008 at 3:56 am

     112

     That seems to be okay then right ? I mean if it is a 4 month project and steel rods have come up in december it should get completed by March.Even if it takes a month more and if it is completed by April,there is still May in between for the interiors before they start in June.Or am I missing out something here ?

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113. SK

     December 4th, 2008 at 12:39 am

     113

     Hi Concerned parent,
     Last sunday I have been to the site which is close to food world, whitefield. Only the steel rods has come up. When I enquired the contruction workers, they said it is four month project. When Anita Narula was there, she promised that building shall complete by March.Before taking admission, please visit the locality.

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114. Sneha

     December 3rd, 2008 at 4:52 am

     114

     Vibgyor Whitefield Branch
     The construction status is that: steel rods have come up. Thats all what seems to be happening.

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115. Concerned_Parent

     December 3rd, 2008 at 2:04 am

     115

     Dear All,
     Has anyone’s ward been admitted to the Whitefield branch which is under construction.Any idea what is the construction status of the branch.Also would the teaching staff and the facilities be at par with the Marathahalli branch ?

     Any inputs would be appreciated.

     Best Regards,
     Kartik

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116. Raju

     December 2nd, 2008 at 2:34 pm

     116

     Hi All,
     I have taken admission for my 6yr son (earlier he was in Ryan)and 2 yr daughter in Vibgyor High Tubharahalli. I have paid all initial fees for both. Looking at the trail below, i was worried but Neuron and others have provided the comfort that i was not completely wrong in taking admission.
     MeWorry – You have very good points and some of them trigger others to think in that line also and get more info about the school.
     Neuron – Thanks for your followup and providing insight into the school.

     Thanks
     Raju

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117. MeWorry

     December 1st, 2008 at 2:34 pm

     117

     Dear neuronpb, happymister,

     I appreciate your updates on the situation. I am happy to see the school take some postive steps such as creating the post of a vice-principal, expanding their facilities, etc. It is true that accessibility to the management is a big plus for Vibgyor. I will even say that their curriculum is as good as any I have seen in Bangalore and if they really deliver to it, they can grow into a top notch school.

     At the same time, I feel justified in raising concern about how the school is handling the recent events. Note that my criticism is centered on the school keeping mum about the departures of the principal and my kid’s classteacher. There have been similar incidents in the past (road blockage, some SPA activities did not have a teacher for two months) where the school again opted to keep mum so there is a pattern. How can trying to raise awareness for improvement be taken for negativity? Yes, I have talked to management personally on previous occasions. Not seeing improvement, I am venting it on a public forum.

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118. neuronpb

     December 1st, 2008 at 9:47 am

     118

     Dear SB,

     I received a leaflet from VIBGYOR HSR today in the newspaper. There are a coupe of mobile numbers mentioned – 96115 69253 / 54. You can call them on these numbers.

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119. SB

     December 1st, 2008 at 6:53 am

     119

     Has anyone got a call for HSR/Sarjapur admissions to nursery, 09. We have repeatedly called up the school to schedule a meeting with the principal. Nobody is scheduling it. Most schools in and around HSR have announced their results [ parents need to confirm within a week] …
     We had submitted the form for Vibgyor HIGH HSR way back in september.

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120. chithu

     December 1st, 2008 at 5:55 am

     120

     I have registered my son in nursery for 2009. I am glad to see this forum is very active in giving the details on pros and cons of Vibgyor High.

     Thanks for the good followups specially MeWorry, Happymister and neuronbp.

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121. happymister

     December 1st, 2008 at 3:10 am

     121

     as previous posters have suggested, please talk to the trustee or principal. you will be pleasantly surprised to find them approachable.
     even if you don’t have an appt, just walk in and you can wait and talk to them I haven’t seen this happen in most schools.

     As for Ms Anita – I asked the trustee and the response was that she is leaving for personal reasons.
     they have shortlisted a principal and adding a vice-principal to help out as the school is growing.
     also, they have appointed curriculum coordinators for all grades to help the teachers for each grade level.

     last week, they signed up the 2 acre plot next door and have signed up with Sportz Village to maintain it and run it for after-school programs (Sportz Village used to do this in the past in HSR layout before their lease ran out). During school hours, that property will be used by the school and they plan to have a gate opened to that plot internally.

     for the next month, they (sportz Village) plan to put concrete pitch – to start cricket coaching and a clay basketball court. other sports to follow.

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122. MeWorry

     December 1st, 2008 at 1:35 am

     122

     Does anyone know if the previous principal Ms. Anita Narula went to another Bangalore school and if so, which one? I was really impressed by her and know many other Vibgyor parents who had the same opinion.

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123. neuronpb

     November 29th, 2008 at 6:31 am

     123

     Dear MeWorry,

     In how many schools in this country is a director of a school so accessible that you can talk & discuss with him a road issue?

     Highhandedness? If that was the issue, why would the school discuss the issues personally with all the parents (especially when they have a waiting list of students which runs into hundreds)?

     Please tell me one school where I can call & be put across to the director/trustee/principal immediately.

     I am not saying there are no issues. But lets understand & appreciate that the school is just an year & half old. We need to give them some time to handle everything. And at this point, all parents of VIBGYOR need to give full support & avoid believeing rumours & negativities.

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124. MeWorry

     November 28th, 2008 at 5:50 am

     124

     A big part of the responsibility for enabling rumours falls on the school. Shouldn’t parents be notified when the classteacher is leaving if not the principal? If a principal who is new to Vibgyor is taking over, should nto parents be reassured about her qualifications? Is it not disconcerting if teachers leave in the middle of the academic year ? Clearly, the school is not being forthright with the parents. It is this kind of high-handedness that lead to a chaotic start for the school year when the Director would assure every day that the road blockage issue was resolved although it took more than 2 weeks. And that is why Vibgyor parents need to keep a close watch on the situation while wishing the best for the school.

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125. neuronpb

     November 27th, 2008 at 7:57 am

     125

     Hi all!

     Somebody seems to be playing mischief on VIBGYOR HIGH. I am a parent of Grade I & LKG children. I was concerned (not worried) when I heard about the principal leaving. I called up the school on Monday & requested to talk to someone senior. Immediately (to my surprise), I was put across to Mr. Saval, who is the trustee & director of the school. The next day itself, me along with 13 other parents met him. He seemed to be completely at the top of everything & made us meet the VIBGYOR HIGH HSR Principal (who is looking after the school currently), along with the coordinator & the teachers who all stood by him.
     Yes, there are about 5-6 teachers who have left (in Grade I & II) but it is normal when you have over 100 teachers. It is slightly visible as these teachers have left from Grade I & II only. Interestingly, within a week of these teachers leaving, there is a back up. In fact, each & every grade currently has all the teachers as planned.

     I would suggest to all of you that instead listening to rumours, you should call the school (4205 3101-03) & talk to the current principal (one Mrs. Archana) or the trustee, Mr. Saval. BETTER STILL, JUST DROP IN AT THE SCHOOL & CHECK FOR YOURSELF (I DID!). CANT WE DO THIS MUCH FOR OUR CHILDREN?

     To me, everything seems just fine. Honestly, if I had not heard these rumours, I would not even come to know of any change.

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126. Bangalore School Admin

     November 27th, 2008 at 6:11 am

     126

     @Shruti,

     I will call them and let them be aware of this situation, it will be upto them to respond.

     Vikas.

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127. Shruti

     November 27th, 2008 at 6:07 am

     127

     Asha,
     Are you sure 22 teachers have quit?? or was it a typing mistake and you meant 2?? 22 is a really huge number.. Most parents who have their kids in the school and those who are opting for this school will panic!
     Mr Vikash, can the school be roped in to comment on the same to clear rumors?

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128. Sachin

     November 27th, 2008 at 4:49 am

     128

     Hi,

     I understand everyone’s pleat that princi and few lectures have left the school. From my understanding, if any of our kids is studying in best schools like NPS or Kendriya Vidyalaya and if teaches quit, we usually don’t move to another school. Rather most of the times, all these teaches use the schools format or methodology to teach. Yes i understand it’s a concern to all. Even I have admitted my son to the same school. Well we might need to give some time to school to get over it. This is common even in our workplace. Eventhough you might be paid high or environment is good, still for some reasons we just quit and move to another… Same way. Let’s hope for the best and sure the school management would have thought of something and also there are so many students already in the school belonging to previous year adms…

     Regards,
     Sachin.

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129. Sharath Kumar R

     November 27th, 2008 at 3:41 am

     129

     Hi Depressed Parent,

     The Interview Procedure went well..The Old Principal (Anita Narula) spoke very well and we were quite impressed with the school in terms of Security, Teacher to Student Ratio, Distance from Home to School and so on.

     She asked a couple of questions to our child in a very nice way..

     dont know wll this sudden develpopment ..to our bad luck???

     Regards
     Sharath

     Regards
     Sharath

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130. Sharath Kumar R

     November 27th, 2008 at 3:36 am

     130

     Hi SK,

     You are right….We have put our child in the Marthalli Branch (Thubarahalli as they call it).

     There were lot of good reviews from various parents about VIBGYOR High. (You can see them below from other parents) .Then all of a sudden Principal , teachers have started leaving…????

     Regards
     Sharath

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131. arvind

     November 27th, 2008 at 2:15 am

     131

     hi asha,
     any reasons known for such a mass resignation by teachers and the principal

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132. Asha

     November 27th, 2008 at 12:19 am

     132

     Hi ,

     Yes I agree the Principal has left and I understand 22teachers have left . We need to ask the Director .
     Cheers
     Asha

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133. DepressedParent

     November 26th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

     133

     Mr sharath,
     Can you please share your experience on the interview process? Schools like Freedom International drove us crazy. They had scheduled an interview in the afternoon when my son was very sleepy. n then they took the kid alone in a separate room. Asked a lot of questions on colors, opposites and what not for a good 20 minutes. n then he started crying and we were not even allowed inside. all this for a kid who is just 2 years old. Don’t want to go through the same experience in Vibgyor high.

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134. SK

     November 26th, 2008 at 9:54 am

     134

     Hi sharath,
     Have you got ur kid admitted to Thubrahalli branch?

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135. Sharath Kumar R

     November 26th, 2008 at 3:23 am

     135

     Hi,

     I am the Father of a child who has been admitted to VIBGYOR High for the Nursery 2009. We have even paid the admission/registration fees.

     I came to know that the principal has left. The New Principa who has been appointed for the HSR Layout is now appointed as a stop gap arrangement at the Marthahalli branch

     There are lot of new teachers coming in and old teachers leaving.

     There were lot of good reviews about this school and hence we put our kid to this school, but now…..

     Anybody has anymore information to share regarding this

     Regards
     Sharath (Father of the child)

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136. MeWorry

     November 25th, 2008 at 11:56 am

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     I am a parent of a Grade 1 student and we found out only last week that his class teacher as well as the principal are leaving this week (by now they are gone). What is disturbing is that there was no intimation to the parents about this…no notice, nothing in the school diary. We have to depend on our first grader to come home and reliably pass on such news!

     The loss of the principal is very significant. The school expanded too fast and had a chaotic start to this academic year. She was the experienced anchor who handled the mess and brought some order. With her gone, we have to again worry about what will happen to the school. Moreover the previous post suggests that there are more than one class teachers that have left. If so, given that the school more than doubled from last year and hired lots of new teachers, it is indeed going to be tough to maintain the standards that built its reputation in the first place.

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137. sabina

     November 25th, 2008 at 10:54 am

     137

     hi every body
     i m a parent of a child studying in vibgyor high
     it is sad to see the condition of the school .principal of the school has
     left every day there is a news of new teacher coming and old teachers leaving . though parernts are paying the fees of international level school.it seems teacher are not paid to the standard of international
     school .spa condition is in gods hand since many days i think v hav made a mistake in choosing the school

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138. Shruti

     November 25th, 2008 at 4:43 am

     138

     1. It would be really helpful if someone can throw light on the age cut off for admissions to Nursery (2009-10 batch). My kid is sept,06 born.
     2. If any of you have got your kids admitted for Nursery in marathahalli Branch, can you please share your experience on the interview process? We are opting for the new facility in HSR.
     3. Are the Fees for HSR branch similar to Marathahalli Branch or we would have to pay extra as infrastructure fees??
     4. Is there a day care facility in HSR Branch?
     5. I am concerned about the construction work going on when my kid would be at school. Any other parent has got answers for the same?

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139. SK

     November 21st, 2008 at 8:25 am

     139

     Hi seema,
     Samething happened to my daughter’s appliaction for LKG. I didnt visit extended facility. Principal said that it is still under construction and completes by March 2009.

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140. Seema

     November 20th, 2008 at 6:56 am

     140

     Hi, VIBGYOR has accepted my daughter’s application for their new facility in whitefield. I liked the present facility, not sure about the extended one. They have not called us for the next meeting. Has anyone got admission in their new facility (to be ready by march/june 09). Is the fee higher than other schools in the area?

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141. Anupama

     November 15th, 2008 at 8:41 am

     141

     Hello everyone,
     We are planning to shift to Bangalore India(Airport Road)in Jan 2009. I have 9 yr and 5 yr old kid. I am looking for some comparison on VIBGYOR HIGH and INVENTURE ACADEMY schools. Based on various posts in the forum it sounds like VIBGYOR HIGH is very academics oriented. I would appreciate if someone can proviode some points to compare the two schools.Do they take in admissions this time of year.

     Anupama

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142. Utpals Das

     November 15th, 2008 at 1:23 am

     142

     I moved from US in July with two kids, 5 and 9. Of all schools, I felt that Gopalan/BrigadeSchools would have given my kids right transition. Since we have a flat in Brigade Gardenia (JP Nagar 7th phase), we checked Brigade School, but Brigade school would not give a confirmed seat before they see the kids. However Gopalan would. After, we moved, my kids were accepted to Brigade Schoool.

     We are extremely happy with Brigade School, I believe its one of the best school, and specially if you are coming from US with school going kids. My kids never felt the difference. In addition, Brigade Gardenia apart is full of activities, from Basketball, Tennis, Badminton, Music School (nearly). Overall, I believe that staying in Brigade and going to a Brigade school could be one the best combination of anyone returning from US.

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143. Muralidharan K

     November 14th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

     143

     Hi Sushma,

     Thanks for the information.

     Regards,
     Murali

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144. Sushma

     November 14th, 2008 at 4:22 am

     144

     hi murali,
     just a couple of days ago..had been to VIBGYOR High Thuberahalli branch for nursery admissions but it seems to be closed, but they were issuing the applications for the HSR layout branch and i also got a chance to meet the principal of the branch, maybe you can visit the school sometime and decide for yourself,

     Regards,
     Sushma

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145. Muralidharan K

     November 13th, 2008 at 11:33 pm

     145

     Hi,

     Does anyone have information on VIBGYOR High near Sobha Daffodils in Haralur Road, HSR Extension? This seems to be a new branch opened up by VIBGYOR High recently. I am looking for admitting my son (to be 3.5 yrs in June 09) in Nursery for next academic year.

     Your review could be of great help to decide on this school

     Thanks in advance.

     Murali

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146. Sweta

     November 11th, 2008 at 6:15 am

     146

     Hello,
     My Daughter wil turn 3 in March 2009. Now she is going to Prathama Montesseri. Please advise me about Prakriya School in Sarjapur Road. I have heard mixed reviews about that school.
     I havent heard any thing about Sri Ravishankar Vidhya mandir in HSR Lay out. I guess this is a new school and hardly any one knows about it. If possible please give me feed back about these school.

     thanks,
     Sweta.

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147. SK

     November 11th, 2008 at 1:26 am

     147

     Hi arvind,
     In which branch of school , you got admission ? thubrahalli or whitefield.

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148. Nayan

     November 10th, 2008 at 6:05 am

     148

     Hello Raghu,

     Every school has the field which will ask for the childs religion, if you do not which to mention then you can leave the field empty or you can just mention Indian there is no hard rule that you have to mention the caste or religion of the child as per the law.

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149. arvind

     November 10th, 2008 at 2:58 am

     149

     Last week we got our son admitted to Nursery for 2009-10. Was very much impressed with the school’s quick response to our queries. For nursery admission process was very simple and done as per the committed dates. I had discussed with few of my friends whose kids are already going to Vibgyor and got very positive feedbacks from all of them. After talking to my friends, school staff I felt just confident to get my kid admitted in Vibgyor. The approach route is a minor issue which I believe the school cannot help. This problem needs attention from civic bodies rather than school. As of now the curriculum and extra curriculum looks impressive, need to see how things unwind in future. Happy Schooling.

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150. Raghu

     November 9th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

     150

     I received admission enquiry form from Vibgyor high. It has a field
     “caste of candidate”.

     Does all the school ask for this? How is this determined, I mean father’s caste or mothers’ caste? Do we need submit any proof for this?

     Any help in this regards will be helpful.

     Thanks,
     Raghu

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151. Manish Kohli

     November 6th, 2008 at 1:34 am

     151

     Hi

     My Son Vedant is studying in a international school in Hyderabad in Class 1. Will move to Bangalore and will be seeking admission in Class 2

     Pls suggest good schools near Whitefields/Marthally area. I have good reviews about Greenwood, VIBGYOR & DPS.

     You can write me at manishmk14@rediffmail.com or call at +91 9963554817. Thanks

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152. Nayan

     November 5th, 2008 at 10:17 am

     152

     Hello Raj,

     Your descision on moving your child to Vibgyor from Rayans is good,
     I have moved my child from Ryans Marathalli last year.
     I am very Happy with Vibgyor High and my child enjoys his school,
     the standard of teaching is good compared to the international schools around, there is no extra fee for field trips or any otheractivities and even if there is it minimal but till now i have not been asked for any extra fee, School provides break fast or snacks for the children when on field trips, teachers make an effort to understand the childs IQ level and go by his standards, special training is given to children who are weak in studies or reading home work is given every day to ensure the child is practising the work which is really good, holiday fun work is given to children, project work to explore the childs creativity, concept and making the child think out of the box, every child is given individual attention, parents are called if needed to give the childs performance and to ensure that parents work towards it with the child.
     open door policy of meeting the director and the principal (waiting time is expected if no appointment) parents are free to give suggestions and views about the school which is taken very positively and worked upon each and every query is addressed.

     Teacher to student ratio is 1:10 which is too goood compared to the other schools.

     school library provides good books to the children, the food in the café is good and clean.

     This is my opinion about the school.

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153. Raju

     November 5th, 2008 at 9:31 am

     153

     Hi Guys,
     I am planning to shift my son from Ryan, Marathalli to Vibgyor for 2nd Std. Any inputs.
     Would like to know the following –
     Quality of education –
     Teacher to Kids ratio -
     Extra fees during curriculam ( trip fees)-
     Any thing that you find is not good at this school –
     Teacher’s response to Kids and Parents -

     Thanks
     Raju

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154. SK

     November 4th, 2008 at 6:22 am

     154

     Hi,
     VIBGYOR has opened new branches. Admissions are closed for Thubarahalli branch. School advised us to take admissions for jr kg in other branches. I am in dilemma . Do any of u have put ur kid in the other branches? Kindly give me suggestions.

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155. AB

     October 31st, 2008 at 10:07 am

     155

     Vibgyor looks to be good option. And that’s the reason I also approached them.
     Something which I found ‘fishy’ with them is the admission process.
     They charge 150 Reg fee + 500 Rs for admission. The applicaiton form is named as ‘enquiry’ form.
     When I have given the application, the lady at the reception mentioned that almost all seats are full. Still if you are interested you can apply.
     The status / next steps will be informed in 2 weeks time. She was repeating it to many people. Then somebody came there to check the status of the application
     they have submitted 2 weeks before. They didn’t get any info even after 2 weeks. When I checked with some more people who already applied, they also mentioned the same issue. Also heard that they started the admission process in August??

     So I checked with some other schools, and the moment the applicaiton form given, immediately they fix an interview/assessment date.

     So my questions are

     1. If Vibgyor is sure that the seats are not avaialble, why they are still giving the application form and get 650 Rs?
     2. Why they are keeping the interview/assessment pending?
     3. And why they are not contacting people, in the mentioned time frame?
     4. Why they can’t give a proper date for the interview/assessment? (while other schools are able to give)

     Just to draw the money?? 650 is very high compard to other schools, and if 100 students apply it is 65,000Rs.

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156. Mugdha

     October 20th, 2008 at 8:04 am

     156

     Is this Vibgyor school till std 7 only?

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157. sabi do.da

     October 20th, 2008 at 5:27 am

     157

     going to shift to banglore, want my son to get admitted in Ist std. can u mail me the syllabus of sr. Kg
     thanks

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158. Ajish

     October 14th, 2008 at 4:39 am

     158

     Dear all,

     We are looking for a school near Whitefield for my son who will turn 4 in 2009 May.

     We have finalised on Deen’s Academy in Whitefield which is the closest to our house (Golden Blossom, opp. Sai baba Ashram).

     Do you have anyfeedback on the school?

     Ajish

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159. goodschool

     October 2nd, 2008 at 11:06 pm

     159

     hi,

     can someone give me insights about Primus Public School, Sarjapur Road? Seeking admission for my child into nursery there.

     Thanks

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160. preet

     September 30th, 2008 at 5:02 am

     160

     this is in response to happymister

     although few problems are there …….. to reach the school … roads are bad etc …
     but i like the curriculum pattern , and regarding SPA program , i am happy about the strategy these teachers have planned ,
     i spoke to few SPA teachers and the lesson plan … i spoke to the music teachers about SPA … they are using materials from GCSE … Grade 1 – 4 Theories & pracitical vocal ….
     and they have even plans for training Kids for Trinity Guidhall exams ,, which is world wide recognised ..

     but the sad part was about my kids …couldnt practise in Glorious concert … they participted last year /////

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161. happymister

     September 29th, 2008 at 5:16 am

     161

     AFAIK, there are only a couple of problems still pending at Vibgyor High.
     1st – the approach road. no idea if there is any solution for this. I am sick and tired and talking to the management – they put some mud/mixed with rocks/gravel after the initial standoff in the 1st month – and nothing has happened after that.

     2nd – SPA activities are pretty much non-existent. I pulled my kid out of swimming as the pool was never ready in the 1st month and started on basketball – only to learn the instructor vanished. last week, apparently a lady has joined.
     chess – similar story. nothing much done so far – and no instructor as of now
     music – same story repeated – old instructor back – but hardly anything being taught. it is the same as a music class as a non-SPA activity. kids just learn to sing some songs – no music being taught.

     3rd – teachers need some improvements. some teachers in the primary sections are not capable to handling such small children – I don’t see them connecting with the children. But then , I have heard worse stories from other schools – so maybe this is life in Bangalore.

     However, from pre-primary perspective, there are better options like Neev, Bright Beginnings, Kangaroo kids.

     The pluses – as the kids get older, things get better.
     Primary teachers are better.
     curriculum is much better than those of schools such as Greenwood – which is usually the most common compared school in my friends circle. Worksheets (although they do have spelling mistakes and minor errors here are there) are much better – children seem to be learning a lot of the subject manner in a non-rote manner.
     things can improve in subjects such as Hindi – but considering the mix of children where some are not familar with Hindi – I will give the benefit of the doubt to the school for going slow on this subject to keep class parity in the 1st year of introduction of the language. maybe it will pick up pace in the 2nd grade.

     A similar pick up in pace happened in Maths – where to quote another parent “UKG maths was at LKG levels and 1st grade Math is at almost 2nd grade level at times and the jump from UKG to 1st grade is quite significant”. That being said, the kids do seem to spend lots of time with getting their fundamentals right – and the daily one sheet of HW seems to help reinforce what they learn that day at school.

     so overall curriculum seems to be a strength of Vibgyor High (possibly since they didn’t need to invent all this from scratch) and after all that is one of the most important aspects of schooling.
     I am hoping the SPA activities will get sorted out soon – else the amounts being charged for SPA won’t be justified anymore.

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162. srikanth_p

     September 16th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

     162

     I rate Vibgyor High school as #1 in bangalore. They are excellent in academics and extra curricular activities.

     Response to Vikram_p:
     1) I agree with you on transportation, even my kid was asked to be ready by 6:45am near ashram. And it will take 10min for me to reach ashram, so i had to start at 6:35am, imagine at what time my kid has to getup and be ready (5:35am)
     2) I agree with your comments on approach road. Even if it needs to be done only by govt, if not black top, school certainly can fill pot holes from rajini farm until side entrance of sriram samrudhi.
     3) I disagree with your comments on toilets
     4) No big deal about orientation day.
     5) I do understand that stress on Phonics is less, but i don’t agree with you that its very very bad, its a bit exaggeration.

     Response to black_coffee
     1) I do agree with you about swimming pool, very big and good, i had some issue for first 3 months but that is sorted out now, after meeting principal.
     2) I agree with you that vibgyor campus has interlocking blocks and not muddy.
     3) I agree with you about security, its pretty good. It will be great, if ID-cards are given for pickup.
     4) I 100% agree with you that kids pickup english by talking to other kids in school more than from teacher

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163. black coffee

     September 2nd, 2008 at 10:43 am

     163

     I am very surprised at Vikram’s remarks. Firstly, I am a new parent (joined my child at VH this year), opted for swimming & my child got it immediately. Moreover, my child tells me that at no point of time, there are more than 20 children in the pool. Considering the fact that VH has a semi olympic size pool, the facility is awesome! Yes, there has been no chess teacher for the last one month but when I spoke to the principal, I was informed that a teacher was supposed to join but at the last moment, did not turn up.
     I am also surprised at the feedback on the transportation service. In fact they have 2 buses coming from Whitefield area (no. 4 & 15). My child is the first one to be picked up & he is picked up at 7.10am. So, how is your child picked up at 6.30am?
     In fact the school giving you 50% refund on cancellation on transportation is a very positive thing. Which school gives a refund on a service after you have used it for 2 months????
     A few parents I have spoken to have told me that the cleanliness has improved by leaps & bounds. I personally visited the toilets when I was picking up my child.
     The campus has “interlocking” blocks laid out. It is not muddy. Are u even talking about VIBGYOR HIGH on the whitefield road?
     Approach road is exactly 800m (I have measured it). So, where does this 1.5km come from?
     On making the road, I had a chat with the Director & the principal. They are ready to do it tomorrow but as per the rules, the road can be done by a Govt agency only. I do not see a point in a school not spending a couple of lakhs on road (if that was the intention, why would they make the road from the school to Rajni farm?).
     the orientation meeting was cancelled as they did not want the parents to waste time going through some basic details, which can be given on a CD (Which school gives a orientation CD to the parents, with their own money?).

     Yes, the ID cards have been delayed. But your statement that anybody can take the children is wrong. I pick my child on & off. Initially for a month, there were 2 teachers manning the gate. Now the security guards man the gate & are quite strict. I would like to know the name of at least one school which takes at least this much precaution of children?
     You are talking about bad english at the school but you yourself are using a sentence “my kid has lost all english that she learned in USA.” What sort of a sentence is that? I think we as parents also need to look at ourselves & the maid/other children with whom our children spend a lot of time before talking about the school.
     I have been a part of recently concluded “culmination day.” The best thing I liked was ALL children participating in that. Have not seen any other school do that. How’s this for encouraging all children to perform?

     I also have had time to interact with the Director & the Principal. I think you should spend some time with them. They are not at all money minded but genuinely interested in the “quality education process.”
     If they were money minded, they would have increased their fee to much higher levels (as a few other schools in this area we know of) but instead they just raised the fee this year by 10% (inflation being over 12%. Right?

     I do not know where your assumptions come from Vikram but I think you need to spend some more time to understand the school & the management.
     The school is very good, the fee is reasonable & the attention given to the children is also high.

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164. vikram_p

     August 25th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

     164

     Vibgyor high school is pretty good in terms of subjects and extra curricular activities, which includes basket ball, roller skating, swimming, chess, etc.

     Since their school strength almost tripled from last year, its again on first come first serve basis for activities. We have opted for Swimming and we didnt get it. Have to go with basket ball as they can accommodate lot of students. I am very disappointed that my kid is not able to learn swimming in school, inspite of paying high fees.

     for last 1 month there is no teacher/trainer for chess and no communication about that to parents.

     Transportation is big pain, its very expensive, limited # of buses and not flexible at all. I used to stay within 3km range and moved away to whitefield about 12km away on August 2nd. I had to pay 6 months transportation fee advance and when i have called them around July 30th that i need to cancel, they said there is some policy to cancel by July 31st, then i will get 50% return, even though i have used only for 2 months. I had to agree with that as i am forced to do it, and i have requested to extend the bus facility to August 1st (being friday), they declined including Vibgyor director (he is the most money minded person i have ever seen). I dont understand why they cannot extend 1 day as that being last day of the week, even though i have paid for 3 months technically, as i have not signed any policy documents of cancellation.

     They have only 1 bus towards whitefield near sai baba asharam. They expect kids to be there by 6:30am, imagine at what time kids are supposed to get up and be ready for 8:30am start time.

     Their cleanliness around toilets have gone bad compared to first year of their operation. They used to provide toilet paper, now kids have to use water.

     I dont see any policies around cleaning swimming pool as well.

     Their campus is muddy and slippery as their flooring is uneven. Basket ball and skating rink will be mini pool when it rains.

     Approach road from main street around 1.5km is muddy/rocky, you need 4 wheel drive and really good shock absorbers, otherwise regular cars will go to garage very frequently.

     School confirmed that there are no plans to lay the road. Why would they do, if kids are joining the school 3 times more by end of first year in bangalore.

     Overall i like education, principal and parents-teachers meeting, student-teacher raito, there overall extra curricular activities. Its just that if all students opt for swimming pool, how will they accommodate.

     Bad things are, location of the school, 1.5km muddy/rocky stretch, small campus, Grade 1, sections have increased from 2 to 6 in one year. Last year there was proper orientation meeting before starting academic year and this year its canceled due to high demand of students being registered.

     It will be big task for vibgyor to maintain their standards, without degradation.

     Security, school badge was promised last year and still not implemented. Anybody can take kids from school, as long as kid recognizes that person. No checking other than making note of the student and guardian name at the time of leaving school, near the gate.

     Person who has bad intention to kidnap and know to kids can easily write or not even write in the exit book, as its voluntary and can take kids out.

     School thought of implementing id cards for students and guardians as well , but never implemented for last 2 years.

     English teaching is VERY VERY bad, specially for kids who came from abroad. School claims they teach with Pheonics but every kid is expected to by heart words.

     My kid has lost all english that she learned in USA, now he talks by dragging every word and suffixing “na”, “no” end of every sentence and no teacher takes any effort to avoid all that.

     If student in general has fear of stage/presentation, i dont see any encouragement during programs they perform.

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165. arya

     July 24th, 2008 at 1:27 am

     165

     I hope at Vibgyor High they do add some more activities for Jr and Sr KG

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166. arya

     July 24th, 2008 at 1:24 am

     166

     Most parents with children going to class 1 and up are satisfied with the school, however for Jr KG and Sr KG we havnt seen much happening. the main areas such as play area doesnt have much in it, i mean at the age of 4 or 5 a child needs more activities which i think begin only at class 1 . so may be it is a good school for class 1 and above but not so for Jr and Sr KG.

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167. chuppu

     June 23rd, 2008 at 11:29 pm

     167

     Great!!! We are looking for admissions next academic year and will surely visit this school. Thanks

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168. happymister

     June 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 pm

     168

     extra activities come via their SPA program which starts from 1st grade.
     These are mandatory 3 activities that all children in primary school have to sign up for. It actually works out nice as they don’t have a playground/open space for “free-play”. Instead, the children get to participate in coached activities which is good for the 90% of the typically shy children who usually used to watch the remaining 10% of the kids play – atleast when I was growing up !

     back to your question:
     outdoor activities: Choice of Basketball, Skating, or Swimming.
     indoor activities: choice of Chess, aerobics or Yoga
     cultural activities: choice of music, and the rest i forget – maybe craft/drawing – i heard older kids can sign up for drama/debates.

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169. chuppu

     June 23rd, 2008 at 5:30 am

     169

     That was a good review from the username Happymister. Would you be able to tell me what are the extra activities in terms of sports that VIBGYOR has to offer for kids of the 1st grade?

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170. PriyaShankar

     June 22nd, 2008 at 2:16 pm

     170

     Hi can anyone provide me a feedback on sri sri ravi shankar vidya mandir , siddapura branch…We considered the school for my daughter as we got positive feedback about the school back in mumbai…..But i am not very happy with the school as they r not very keen on keeping their promises..can anyone help???

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171. happymister

     June 22nd, 2008 at 2:04 am

     171

     After looking around a lot, we settled down with Vibgyor High last year for my son for UKG and this year he has gone to 1st std.

     Our experience with Vibgyor has been very positive. There was never much pressure on the kids, lots of teacher interaction, and the kids learn a lot via concepts which makes things interesting.
     what I really also like about this school is the student-teacher ratio.
     This helps the kids – as my son was good at concepts – and one teacher used to get him books from the libary to read while they concentrate on the other kids. at the same time, he was a poor writer – and a teacher used to spend extra time with him to improve his writing skills.
     No kid is excellent all around. and this is where this school will prove beneficial.

     In terms of the problems facing the school this year – indeed that is the case and we are also very disappointed.
     but to be fair – none of these are really the school’s problems but BDA and the authorities to blame.

     The story is the the access road has been blocked by a former MLA who wants people to pay up as his apt complex didn’t get the approval. he was building an apt complex larger than what this access road can accomodate.
     BTW, this is causing problem to not just the school but nearby apt complexes also… but I am sure the MLA is counting on the school to buy him off. I believe negotiations are on – but not going much anywhere – and hence the school is negotiating other approaches as a potential permanent solution. if that goes through, that road will be improved.

     In terms of chaos, this is definitely due to the school not planning very well – to the increased size of admissions for nursery – they have now 8 sections – and both sets of parents of 24*8 children have been coming to drop of their children.

     I believe, from next wed, when nursery resumes regular timings until noon, and school bus will start for nursery, the chaos will cease to exist.

     The chaos will also reduce a bit as even the nearby apt complex folks have been encouraged to use the school bus – they have reduced transport fees for them to Rs600/month – which is very reasonable considering it is just a 500 mts ride for the kids !
     but the number of cars in the school and thereby the parents will be much lower.

     hoping for the best.

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172. vandana

     June 19th, 2008 at 10:29 pm

     172

     My son is registered in Sr. KG in Vibgyor. We heard positive reviews from many parents about last year. But the starting of this school year doesn’t look promising. Some of the problems we are facing are:

     1. The road to the school is blocked. The school has set up a diversion route that runs over other people’s land and sometimes they block it.
     2. Chaos at drop-off – we could walk up to the classroom although we were not supposed to.
     3. Teachers reaching the school late…no teacher in the class at drop off.

     I think they have registered more students than they can handle. But since this is the first week I want to be hopeful. Would like to know if other Vibgyor parents are experiencing the same?

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173. PriyaShankar

     June 9th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

     173

     So hw abt RaviShankar….heard that they teach yoga ..sanskrit verses etc…

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174. Vikas Sah

     June 9th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

     174

     Most of the people whom I know send their kids to Vibgyor, only have positive impression of the school.

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175. PriyaShankar

     June 9th, 2008 at 6:59 am

     175

     Considering Vibgyor / RaviShankar Vidya mandir for my daugther…any comments??

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176. Srikanth Patibanda

     June 4th, 2008 at 4:18 am

     176

     Vibgyor High in bangalore branch started last year and we have admitted our daughter there in Sr Kg.
     Positives about the school:
     1) Teacher: student ratio is good (1:10)
     2) Parent:Teacher meeting happened 3-4 times a year
     3) Had a chance to Meet principal, when ever we visit school. No need of any appointment.
     4) Teaching methodology is good, for people from USA, known to challenger school type, it is exactly the same. (Bay area)
     5) Lot of attention to other activities
     6) They have celebrated 3 to 4 times a year, by making sure each and every kid participated.
     7) 1 or 2 excursions (day trip)

     From Grade1: They have concept of SPA (Sports and performing arts)
     You can choose 1 indoor activity, 1 outdoor activity and drama.

     negatives:
     1) Approach road is not good for about a 1 km from main road. Not much school can do, but could have done better than what it is.
     2) Transportation (School bus) is expensive compared to other schools and not flexible in the pickup/drop locaitons.

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177. kavita

     June 3rd, 2008 at 10:49 am

     177

     thanks uma for ur above post on vibgyor..it was certainly helpful.
     I called them and they have asked us to send a mail to them for further details.
     Does any one have an idea about Gopalans school?? Does any one have any updates or views about that school?
     I also called TISB …they have real high fees..wen talking to them he told me that admission areopen and the fees for L KG are appros 2-3 lacs…i was shocked..:

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178. uma

     June 3rd, 2008 at 8:17 am

     178

     hi sanjana,
     my daughter was there only for a year in indus then we moved her too.indus at that time was only two year old…they were also trying to find their ropes…..but i have couple of my friends who go to indus….reactions are mixed…..it is very strict with the kids….so children coming frm international schools who are not used to strict uniform code etc may find it little intimidating….of course all this is only for higher grades like 9to 12th.primary and secondary kids seem to be enjoying themselves.acdemics wise again there is a mixed opinion…so really dont know how to answer….we basically had a decent experience…there is nothing negative or positive to say about indus.

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179. uma

     June 3rd, 2008 at 8:04 am

     179

     hi saritha,
     fees hike has been very nominal ….around 10 percent….which they had already told us during admission…anyway that is normal hike that every school follows which is fair enough….i dont have the exact fee details but i am sure if u call the school or send an email they will be able to send you the details……uma

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180. Sunita

     June 3rd, 2008 at 7:10 am

     180

     Thank you Uma. Which class does your son go to now? What are the fees like? How many students in each section?

     Sorry to shoot many questions to you. Althou we are looking at admissions in 2009, we just was to be completely sure we are making the correct choice.

     regards
     Sunita

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181. sanjana

     June 2nd, 2008 at 10:44 pm

     181

     Thanks Uma on your feedback on Vibgoyr, it really helps but I would want to know about your daughter’s experience at Indus, or have you moved her to Vibgoyr too.

     sanjana

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182. Saritha

     June 2nd, 2008 at 10:12 pm

     182

     Thanks Uma for the details. It really gives confidence to other parents planning for Vibgyor High.
     But what about the fees? Is there a hike every year in the fees at Vibgyor?

     Saritha

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183. uma

     June 2nd, 2008 at 1:55 am

     183

     hi all,
     i have just been reading all the questions and comments about the various schools in bangalore.we moved to india 3 years bak when my son was in the middle of 1st grade.as my daughter was already studying in indus at that time i joined my sn there.he spent only 4 mnths there and the school closed for summer vacation.to me personnaly i found the fees charged was very expensive not at all worth for the primary class.so we shifted him to green wood high.first year was fairly ok.didnt want to see too many negative aspects as they were also new and were trying to find their ropes.but the second year the fee hike was so high and the attitude of the administration board members became so arrogant that there was no question of our son continuing in the school.as far as academics was concerned it was very disaapointing.inspite of promising so many things none of them were delivered.class room atmosphere was the same as in any traditional indian school.copy from the black board learn byheart the poems without analysing them etc.not much in sports area either.over all extremely disappointing.so changed my sons school again.this time we put him in vibgyor high.there was a mass movement from greenwood high to vibgyor high.as a result my son was not lonely or scared of the new school.most of his green wood high friends had shifted with him.although we put him in vibgyor high as a temporary stop gap,we were so impressed with the school that the question of shifting him never arose.be it in the field of academics or sport or eca it is great.principal staff teachers are very approchable.my son had a great time last year.overall development has been fantastic.hope it continues the same this year too.

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184. kavita

     May 29th, 2008 at 9:51 am

     184

     hi,
     We are planning to move to bangalore this July.
     Have a son 2.7mths old.
     Needed to know if there are any good/recommended schools in marthahalli/whitefield area.
     A school with montessory wld be great.Looking at the above feedbacks..is anyone aware about Vibgyour High and if the admissions are still on for montessory.

     Thanks kavita

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185. Sunita

     May 29th, 2008 at 5:24 am

     185

     Hi,

     We are planning to change my Son’s school in 2009-2010 as we are moving to Whitefield. I have looked at the previews of VIBGYOR HIGH and am keen to know from parents who little ones go there, how the school is in terms of academics, sports and other activities.

     Thanks
     Sunita

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186. satish

     May 28th, 2008 at 5:48 am

     186

     Any feed back on Vagdevi School

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187. Sai

     May 18th, 2008 at 2:49 am

     187

     Hi Padma,
     What a coincidence, I am also relocating with my family and I have kids going to 3rd and 6th.

     I have jb at electronic city and so I am looking at Inventure Academy, Greenwood High, Vibgyor and Ryan. Any comments on these schools.

     I am planning to relocate in the end of June. A month or two may NOT make a BIG diff (if they join late). Since these schools are less aggressive.

     Please share your comments/exp regarding schooling. You can also email me at chemistrymail at gmail dot com

     BTW when are you guys moving.

     thanks
     Sai

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188. sanjana

     May 18th, 2008 at 12:42 am

     188

     Hi,
     Padma I am facing the same dilemma, but I will be home schooling him for the time that he will be missing school (5th grade material and syllabus from U.S. and a strict schedule), as some schools have said that they will begin admission in November for January 2009 (mid year), and I hope that I can get him in then. Hope this helps.

     thanks
     sanjana

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189. Padma

     May 17th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

     189

     Hi Sanjana,
     You mentioned that you would be moving in August, don’t you think it would be late for schools, how would the kids adjust? We’re going thru’ the same dilemma and need some time for transfer/move and so, any suggestions would be helpful. My kids would be starting 6th and 3rd grades. thanks.

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190. sanjana

     May 16th, 2008 at 8:03 pm

     190

     Hi all,
     Thanks Vikas for the info, really appreciate it, is there any way I can know how far is Indus from MG Road (since work is there), and would Koramangala be in between or Airport Rd/Madras Rd. Which would be easier to commute.
     thanks
     sanjana

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191. Vikas Sah

     May 15th, 2008 at 3:02 pm

     191

     @Sanjana

     Read more about Indus at http://www.bangaloreschools.net/2007/11/04/indus-international-school-billapura-cross-sarjapur-bangalore/

     Two kids from our apartment complex go there and the parents are happy with the school. It is bit expensive and the igcse calendar so those kids are going to school even though other kids have summer vacation here in Bangalore.

     Goodluck,
     Vikas.

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192. sanjana

     May 15th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

     192

     Hi All,
     We are moving to Bangalore in Aug of 08 and I have read a lot about Indus International, can anybody give me detailed information as too how the school is academically, if they are offering all that they say, and what is the teacher/child ratio really. my son will be going to 5th grade and if i should consider any other school.

     thanks
     sanjana

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193. Rani

     May 14th, 2008 at 4:41 pm

     193

     Hi,

     Can anyone tell me about Mallya Aditi international school,Yelanka.How is the school?

     What is the student teacher ratio, fees etc.

     Thanks,
     Rani

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194. Rajesh

     May 8th, 2008 at 3:44 am

     194

     Hi Manju. My daughter was at delhi and they conducted telephonic interview. we are visiting on coming saturday with my family. there are no donations and fee for 6th std is about 49K INR in first qtr and about 16K per qrtr

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195. Manju

     May 7th, 2008 at 2:57 am

     195

     Hi All,
     could you pls let me know the donation/fees in VIBGYOR ?

     -Thanks in advance,
     Manju

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196. Padma

     May 6th, 2008 at 7:45 am

     196

     Thank you very much. I did talk to the school admin and she said to send the email to the Principal and I did that. Have you visited the school personally?? How is it? Any plans to expand beyond 7th grade? Did you take your daughter for the interview before admission?

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197. Diya

     May 6th, 2008 at 4:56 am

     197

     Hello Rajesh,
     Could you please give me your comments of Ryan and Vibgyor.
     I need more information on vibgyor

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198. rajesh

     May 6th, 2008 at 4:13 am

     198

     Dear Padma. You can checkout directly with school. currently they are running summar camp and their office is open. they have seats for 6th std because they are starting a new section this year. my daughter is also going in 6th std and we have recently shifted from delhi.

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199. rajesh

     May 6th, 2008 at 4:12 am

     199

     I have got my daughter admitted (6th Std). My own estimate is that school is good. currently student/teacher ratio is said to be 1:12 which is interested. i have gone through all the comments above and found that my decision about ryan school was good.

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200. anjali

     May 6th, 2008 at 12:47 am

     200

     Hi Padma,
     For the ADMISSION in VIBGYOR call no.28525863/64.

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201. anjali

     May 6th, 2008 at 12:30 am

     201

     Hi Padma/Vidya,
     We are also in US right now and are planning to move to india in the month of aug. 08.I have two kids and i am planning to put them in INVENTURE ACADEMY.My elder one will join 5th grade and younger one K.G. We had made some inquiry on VIBGYOR but then we got a feedback from someone in Bangalore that the school is just like the CHALLENGER school in US(Academics Oriented). My understanding is that for kids, moving back to India, it will be a cultural change and at the same time we don’t want them to be under academic pressure.
     Regarding the admission in VIBGYOR, I believeit is still going on and you can do it from US as well.

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202. Padma

     May 5th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

     202

     Thanks, Anjali. My kids would be starting 6th and 3rd grades. Do you know if the school allows late admissions? How is the admissions done? Can we do it from US?

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203. Vidya

     May 5th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

     203

     Anjali – are you a parent who has kids studying at Viggyor? If yes, would you please write me and e-mail … I’m trying to find a Vibgyor parent to talk to. I have a lot of questions about the school (I might decide to send my kids there).

     Thank you in advance – and I hope to hear from you.

     Vidya – vmallik@yahoo.com

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204. anjali

     May 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

     204

     Hi Padma,
     The school which is in whitefield is upto 7th grade and also the fee structure is about 60 to65k excluding school bus and food.Their
     phone no. is 28525863/64.

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205. Vikas Sah

     May 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pm

     205

     @Padma,

     Please call Vibgyor on the numbers listed in the contact us section in the article above. They have up to 7th grade.

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206. Padma

     May 5th, 2008 at 1:25 pm

     206

     How do you contact VIBGYOR HIGH ?? Up to what grades do they have ??and please provide the fee structure also.

     thanks

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207. Deepa

     April 30th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

     207

     Hello,

     We are planning to move to Banglore in June 2008,Please provide me with names of good international schools for my kids age 12 and 8 years old.(grade 8 and 4).Your comments and opinion is valuable to us.

     Thanks

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208. Padma

     April 28th, 2008 at 7:50 am

     208

     Hello,
     Does any parent sending their kids to Presidency School off of Bannerghatta Road. Please share you experience ASAP since we debating between BGSNPS and Presidency school at this point.

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209. Ajitha

     April 28th, 2008 at 7:13 am

     209

     We r moving to blore in june and have our kids enrolled at Gear school? Any comments on this school?

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210. Sawal

     April 28th, 2008 at 4:21 am

     210

     Dear Anjali,

     VIBGYOR HIGH gives same emphasis to SPA (Sports & Performing Arts) as much as Academics. The school was started with the vision of providing holistic development to each child. SPA at VH includes various indoor & outdoor activities like Basketball, Skating, Swimming, Dance, Drama, Aerobics, Chess, Yoga, Theatre. For each of these activities, there is a separate coach/trainer who specializes in the activity. VH is also one of the only few schools in Bangalore which has a semi-olympic size swimming pool to train children for District/State/National level swimming competitions.

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211. anjali

     April 28th, 2008 at 1:57 am

     211

     Hello everyone,
     We are planning to shift to Bangalore India(White Field) in Aug.08. I have 10 yr and 5 yr old kid. I am looking for some comparison on VIBGYOR HIGH and INVENTURE ACADEMY schools. Based on various posts in the forum it sounds like VIBGYOR HIGH is very academics oriented. I would appreciate if someone can proviode some points to compare the two schools.

     Anjali

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212. Diya

     April 21st, 2008 at 4:22 am

     212

     Hello Manjunath S

     I am reffering to the one in White field, but all the three branches follow the same policy 40:1,
     If You are looking for a good school then i would suggest that you see Prakriya or Vibgyor but not Ryans please………..

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213. Manjunath S

     April 18th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

     213

     Diya,
     Thanks for your inputs on RYAN. could you pls let me know which RYAN are you refering ? Got any inputs on Ryan in Bannerghatta road ?
     -regards,
     Manju

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214. Diya

     April 17th, 2008 at 10:17 am

     214

     Hello,
     This information is for the parents who are planning for Ryan International School.
     MY ONLY ADVISE WILL BE TO GET THAT SCHOOL OUT OF YOUR DESCISION BOOK.
     My son studies in Ryan International and the standard is teacher to student ratio is 1:40+ now you can imagine.
     my son is studying there foir the last 3 year and the first year has been preety good there as there was no much students and the teacher was too good, but when he went to mont 3 he lost interest on studies and forgot his rhymes, he complains that his teacher dont teach any Rhymes there are no other activities other than home work and the dance that they have for the graduation day, for the last 3 year i was not allowed to meet the principal when ever i requested for an appointment i was sent to the supervisior of MONT 3,there is no special care taken nor any special training given to children who can not cope with the studies parents are blamed for not training the child, the school fee is 30k admission+10750 fee+bus for the starter.
     i am not sure about the higher primary standard but when ever i went to pay my sons fee i see a couple of parents standing to meet the principal to get the child withdrawn from the school.
     they have bus facilities but there is no security, if the child is little naughty the child is beaten in the bus by the attender, my son had 3 stiches on his nose when complained this to the school authority they balmed my son who at that time was a 4 year old.
     this year i am planning for VIBGYOR or Prakriya which are good.
     i have been to VIBGYOR the school seems to be good but i need to know more about this school from the parents whose child is studying in the school. I dont want to make another Mistake.
     MY SON REFUSES TO GO TO RYAN ANY MORE EVER IF I WANT HIM TO HE IS NOT WILLING THIS IS THE WAY THE SCHOOL IS.
     YOU CAN CHECK THIS ON YOUR OWN<
     WHEN YOU GO to the school you will not get any one to introduce you to the school.
     May be the school is doing too good in the WEST ZONE but not in the south Zone.
     This school has all the facilities but if they can concentrate on a different method of teaching and reduce the teacher to student ration and concentrate more on extra activities then i think this can be a very good school but since all these are not possible i dont suggest this school to any parents.

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215. Nilesh Gohil

     April 6th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

     215

     Hi We are going to move to india in Mar 09. I am looking for good school for my son (Jr. KG) near Sarjapur – outer ring road. I am thinking of VIBGYOR HIGH, JAIN INTERNATIONAL and THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BANGALORE.
     It would be helpful if anyone know about this school and give more information on good schools in bangalore. My email id is njgohil@yahoo.com. You can send me a mail on this id.

     Appreciate your help.

     Nilesh Gohil

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216. B.L.Choubey

     April 3rd, 2008 at 5:29 am

     216

     could somebody advice me how is Lake montfort School located in Virgo nagar -Madahali .

     This school follows CBSE Curriculum.

     thanks
     B.L.Choubey

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217. Sushma V

     April 1st, 2008 at 2:53 am

     217

     Hi

     This is Sushma here. I completed my BEd education. And i am in search of of Teacher job. Kindly mail or contact me if any vacancies are available in your organisation.

     Thanks

     Sushma Ratan
     Marathalli, Bangalore
     Contact: 9886599857

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218. Sawal

     March 31st, 2008 at 1:51 am

     218

     Please check out VIBGYOR HIGH. You can call at 2852 5863 / 64.

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219. B.L.Choubey

     March 28th, 2008 at 6:22 am

     219

     Hello,

     could somebody advice me which are the good schools near marathali, kundanhalli and KR puram.

     i am recently shifted from gurgaon and want admission of my kid in 4th STD. and nursery.

     B.L.Choubey

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220. Sawal

     March 26th, 2008 at 11:15 pm

     220

     Dear Gayathri,

     Why do u say VIBGYOR is not good? Other parents talk so highly about the school.

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221. sugamesh

     March 26th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

     221

     Hi
     Can anyone tell me which school is best in Bangalore near Sarjapura road-Ring road. I am looking for 1st and 3rd std admissions for my kids.
     Thanks

     Sugamesh

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222. Saritha

     March 24th, 2008 at 10:03 pm

     222

     Hi Ishan,
     Does Vibgyor follow montessori system in nursery classes? I got to know that it is ICSE syllabus. But in some schools for nursery they have montessori system. I am looking out for admission to UKG for my kid. She had her LKG curriculum in a montessori system.
     Also please tell me whether they have Hindi also in the nursery classes?

     Thanks,
     Saritha

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223. Sawal

     March 24th, 2008 at 3:31 am

     223

     Yes. The admissions are currently open at VIBGYOR HIGH, Bangalore. Contact no.s are 28525863/64/65

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224. Vidya

     March 19th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

     224

     Hello All,

     We are thinking of relocating to India shortly. I am interested in finding out more about schools around the Outer Ring Road – about 5 km from the Old Airport (Fern Paradise Housing Development).

     1) What are the good schools around this area?
     2) How long does it take to commute to and from the schools?
     3) Which schools have you compared and why did you choose the school your children go to currently?
     4) Does the school your child attends meet your expectations?

     I know I have asked for a lot of information. This is a very important decision for us and I would like to learn as much from your experience as possible.

     Thank you in advance for your input – your comments are very valuable to me.

     Regards

     Vidya

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225. draksha

     March 18th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

     225

     hi all
     I HAD A VERY BAD EXPERIANCE WITH GEAR INTL SCHOOL.MY DAUGHTER IS IN MONTESSORY.WE R GETTING LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM THE SCHOOL.NO PARENT MEETINGS.ONLY ONCE IN A YEAR IS NOT ENOUGHT TO KNOW ABT OUR KID.NO WORKSHEETS,WE HAVE NO IDEA WHATS GOING ON IN SCHOOL.WE SHOULD NOT SPEAK WITH TEACHERS DIRECTLY.THE PRINCIPLE DON’T CARE ABOUT PARENTS.HE DOESN’T SHOW ANY RESPECT TO PARENTS.THIS YEAR WE R PLANNING TO CHANGE SCHOOL FOR MY KID.

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226. saritha

     March 18th, 2008 at 12:05 am

     226

     Are the admissions still open for UKG in Vibgyor High? Any idea?

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227. Ajitha

     March 17th, 2008 at 7:36 am

     227

     Does anyone know about Gear innovative INTL school? How good r they?

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228. Ishan

     March 12th, 2008 at 7:57 am

     228

     I have put my son in Nursery class in Vibgyor High , I really liked Vibgyor , since it is a well established school in Bombay and Vadodara , here in Bangalore they are 2 Year old but obviously since they are part of a big group they will shape up well. I went to Ryan International in Whitefield , but I found the school to be too crowded and teacher to Student ratio is very high , it’s like a factory and I was looking for a school , Vibgyor has 1:8 ratio which is the best in Bangalore, also their set up is fabulous. They are very organized and extremely clean. I beleive these are important for the initial years.

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229. asha

     March 5th, 2008 at 1:33 pm

     229

     my daughter goes to grade 1 I like the school very much . The teachers are friendly and method of teaching is good.

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230. Utpal Das

     March 5th, 2008 at 12:16 pm

     230

     I am not sure if Vibgyor has any bus servive ..

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231. Bharathi.R

     March 4th, 2008 at 5:02 pm

     231

     Could somebody help me with feedback on Vagdevi vilas school ?

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232. Priya

     March 3rd, 2008 at 3:49 pm

     232

     I visited Gopalan . It follows ICSE curriculum. But was quite disappointed on seeing it . Not much open space for playing etc. (Gopalan National). For a 4 year old child , they are having a techer child ratio of 1:25 which is quite bad. When I asked the difference between Gopalan National and international school, they said ,” the International school is a lot more bigger “. And so is their fees .
     I dont know about Vibgyor .

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233. Raj

     February 22nd, 2008 at 4:12 am

     233

     Hi All,

     I am looking for good schools in and around Marathahalli.
     Looking at Vibgyor, i need to know their quality of education and other activities…Though the fee rate is high (50000+10000 adm.fee), we would like to explore the feedback before approaching them.

     I have called Vibgyor today…and the telephone system is pathetic.
     The Automatic answering machine connects and gives scarry sounds and wasted 3 calls and no go.

     If anyone visited the school please let us know via this site
     Thanks
     Raj

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234. Pranay

     February 19th, 2008 at 8:51 am

     234

     Hi,
     yes even I am deciding between
     - Ryan INternational
     - Vibgyor
     - Gopalan

     Any feedback on them?

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235. arya

     February 16th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

     235

     i have enquired gear intl .. and they say admission is closed for this year. So between Gopalan and Vibgyor which one would rate (if you can be specific on parameters) .. Gopalan is also coming up with new premises .. which they would be calling Gopalan Intl and existing one would be called Gopalan National … frankly not comfortable with different names they have come up …. i feel vibgyor should be good .. pls advise as per your experience.

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236. Ajitha

     February 14th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

     236

     i hrd gopalan is good there is also one GEAR intl school

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237. arya

     February 14th, 2008 at 7:10 am

     237

     Hi Ajitha, were you able to get some views on good schools on outer ring road ..

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238. arya

     February 14th, 2008 at 6:35 am

     238

     Hi can someone pls share experience with vibgyor high and gopalan international, which would a better school in terms of quality teachers and activities

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239. thomas

     February 8th, 2008 at 11:50 am

     239

     VIBGYOR IS THE BEST PLACE FOR THE KIDS I LIKE THE SYSTEMATIC WAY IN EVERY THING THESE GUYS HAVE SOME THING DIFFERENT

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240. Utpal Das

     February 4th, 2008 at 4:03 pm

     240

     We are currently in US. In July 2008, we are moving to Bangalore. I am looking for a school for my son who will be in grade 4 by then .. Any recommendation ?

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241. Padma

     February 4th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

     241

     Hello,
     Could anyone share their experiences with Vibhyogor school? My kids will be going to 3rd and 6th grades in June 08?? How is admission process?
     Plase let me know.

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242. vijaya lakshmi

     February 2nd, 2008 at 7:44 am

     242

     We are planning to shift to bangalore during May 2008 and iam looking for cbse school near MARATTAHALLI for my dughter for 11th class we do not know about schools in this area I need a frank opinion on school and about admission please advice .
     looking forward to hear from you soon
     Kind regards
     vijayalakshmi

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243. Lakshmi

     January 31st, 2008 at 9:06 am

     243

     I am planing to put my daughter in Vibgyor school in Jr. KG. I would like to know frak opinion from parents whose children are currently studying there

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244. swetambra singh

     January 28th, 2008 at 3:45 am

     244

     I want to get myself admitted to the Kickboxing workshop in yuor school, although i am not exactly of the same age as to study in a school at the 2nd and 3rd stds, yet i express my wish to study in here.
     Please advice on the same, or where i can get the necessary info regarding the same

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245. Adhnan jit Singh

     January 27th, 2008 at 12:30 am

     245

     Hi my son at present is studying in grade III and we would like to know if at Vibgyor he will be taken from grade 4.

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246. sonal

     January 23rd, 2008 at 3:50 am

     246

     Pl.give me your openion how is extra activity and study in Vibgyor. I am planning to take my daughter’s addmission.

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247. veena

     January 21st, 2008 at 8:48 am

     247

     Mrs Gayatri, even i am planning for Vibgyor…..my daughter got admission for nursery in ryan and gopalan national but we are not able to decide and i recently heard vibgyor is good…please me decide as we have 2 left to decide gopalan…

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248. Ajitha

     January 12th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

     248

     We are planning to move to bangalore during june 2008 and I was looking at some of the schools around outer ring road area. I need a frank opinion on vibgyor school if anyone has any insights .

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249. sujata

     January 11th, 2008 at 4:48 am

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     I am not happy with the quality of teachers (do not even correct the spellings in the copy). Sometimes even the dictation words are wrong.

     Also they have a conevtional way of teaching and sometimes also beat the kids. Although my daughter is one of the top few in class, still she is very scared of her teachers.

     In my opinion school should not be a place to be dreaded, even as a child in my school corporal punishment was banned!! They should enjoy schooling and the school should let them be, rather than putting them in rat race of marks.

     Mrs gayathri on what basis do you say Ryan is better than Vibgyor.
     If you can be more details it will help me make a decision.
     To elaborate what I am loooking for:

     I want equal weightage to studies and extra curricular activites.
     The quality of teachers not in terms of strictness, but their knowledge and how they can handle it.

     If you can give comments on these parameters on Ryan, Primus and Vibgyor I will be very happy.

     Thanks
     Sujata

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250. mrs.gayathri iyer

     January 9th, 2008 at 5:42 am

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     pl dont consider vibgyor…..Rayn is much better….consider PRIMUS school opp. wipro corporate very good….at lest go and check ,u will like it.

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251. Manjunath S

     January 8th, 2008 at 11:39 pm

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     Hi Sujata,
     Could you pls let me know which branch of ryan are you are not happy with and also your comments about ryan? Iam thinking of admission for my son to ryan in bannergatta road. By any chance do you have information about this branch. Thanks in advance,

     -regards,
     Manju

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252. sujata

     January 8th, 2008 at 9:59 pm

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     Any comments from parents of existing students, about Vibgyor?
     My daughter is in Ryan, and was wondering whether to change, beacuse not very happy about Ryan…

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253. vinodha

     January 7th, 2008 at 5:33 am

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     Hi All,
     Iam planning admission for my son (pre kg) at Freedom International school in HSR layout.I have no idea about the staff and teaching.

     Can you pls help me with your feedback on Freedom Internaltional school in HSR layout. Would be grateful for your advise on same.

     -regards,
     vinu

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254. Manjunath S

     January 6th, 2008 at 3:16 am

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     Hi All,
     Iam planning admission for my son (pre kg) at Ryan International school on bannerghatta road. I visited school this week and found the campus very good. I have no idea about the staff and teaching.

     Can you pls help me with your feedback on Ryan Internaltional school on bannerghatta road. Would be grateful for your advise on same.

     -regards,
     Manju

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255. mrs.gayathri iyer

     November 28th, 2007 at 4:08 am

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     i hve read about this school seems to be very impressive.

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256. mrs.gayathri iyer

     November 27th, 2007 at 6:35 am

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     wanted to know about addmission for 2nd STD.

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257. Vibgyor High, Airport Whitefield Road, Marathalli, Bangalore

     November 20th, 2007 at 8:29 am

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