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Building a school is a major financial decision and one that has a minimum of three year wait time for clear results. Unless one is prepared to wait through a practical time limit to hit the break-even, it is not recommended to mobilize capital through unmanageable loans but to seriously consider the impact of borrowed capital from private as well as public sources.

Inherent to this engagement is an expectation that clients will allow us to get on with our work without trying to nudge their judgment toward a particular point of view or a preferred answer. We try to do everything in your best interests.

Few seem to be aware that “International Schools “ is a complex multi-layered industry highly fragmented and scattered across 180 countries with an annual growth of 8 per cent and having no one common standard. Different Fractions have created brand loyalties, regional members and sub groups responding to the need for accreditation by the member schools. A common perception from this historical controversy of internationally minded education suggests a multicultural group of at least 34 nationalities is required to promote diversity in school culture. Failing to notice this important aspect of cultural diversity, there are hundreds of schools in India claiming to provide International Education. Most among them get the wrong end of the stick mistaking the concept of Internationalism by market driven forces. Those few ideology driven schools maintaining high standards are hidden from our view.

Regardless of the imprecise definition of “ internationalism”, Chennaipage strives to come clean with an appropriate business model to build and operate schools to match the community needs and cultural standards. Our clients include NGOs who sponsor rural schools for the children of the most marginalized so that “no child is left behind” .

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Chennaipage
EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS
29. I Floor Lakshimi Talkies Road,
Near Bil Roth Hospital,
Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600030, Tamilnadu, India
Phone : 91.44.24610947/ 91.9840489291
Email : chennaipage@gmail.com

Initial discussion :

The process of building a school with our consultancy starts with an initial discussion by paying Rs. 5000/. This discussion is either in person or on the phone according to the client’s wish.

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to assess and focus on the clients’ needs to be accomplished and the specific outcomes requested.
to understand what our clients want us do and to define our roles and responsibilities .
to clarify doubts and to indicate the basic requirements for a project such as land title clearance, the finance and the formation of the trust.
evaluate the nature of the project whether it is new or one awaiting further development, legal and technical complexities and the current status.
to determine that there is a good fit between us and our clients and the possibility of working together.

Feasibility Study :

Before launching a School project, forming a scientific perspective of the market is crucial. We do not wish to proceed to the designing stage unless a qualitative and quantitative research is conducted in the neighbourhood. A school is built for the educational needs of the local community and not the other way.The community’s expectations and aspirations are important aspects to consider while allocating the budget. The research study includes the financial status of the parents and their affordability to support quality education. In the name of international standards, it would be inappropriate to overlook cost containment and opt for everything “goldplated.” The feasibility study would evaluate requirements of and options for the proposed school. Quality comes from teachers and not from advanced infrastructural facilities.

Trust Formation :

Tax benefit is one of the clear advantages hard to ignore by investors. Chennaipage takes care of the legal aspects and essential sub clauses in forming a trust. Partners of the trust share a common vision and goal in strengthening collaboration within business and academia and raising standards. Trust members are committed to hire the best team of teachers and provide them with professional development.

The Architectural designing :

With the vision of building schools for the future, we take a step ahead of the generic models and tailor our designs. Children’s space is an important issue to be addressed by architects and builders to enhance natural lighting, improve access to the out-of-doors, and cut noise levels. Child –friendly class rooms are designed with a purpose to enrich child’s real spatial experience. Experience in classrooms and examining all aspects of education, from curriculum to diversity to uses of technology has taught us to forsee the futuristic school , the impact and function of the physical environment of the school on teaching, learning, and educational outcomes. We understand the escalating cost of land, construction and also the many sided issues of parental anxiety regarding transportation, healthcare, and other key facilities and offer our guidelines to the architects. Central to our comprehensive approach to the design, we are committed to be detailed-oriented by avoiding waste.

Construction:

The construction phase is yet another major time dragging andattention needing period when nothing is left to chance or slip ups. Chennaipage emphasizes on the Sustainable Construction Concentration as its core value by integrating planning, designing, building and operating the school to keep up with the impacts on the environment and natural systems function. The main objectives are “ resource efficiency, waste, human health, ecological economics, ethics and environmental justice” - a popular theoretical base in the modern concept of construction management. Priority concerns will be resource mobilization, waste

management, health care, ecological economics, ethics and environmental justice. With a high level of accuracy and vigilant focus on safety issues including compressive strengths of masonry amidst severe grade changes, the technical teams are made to precisely coordinate.

Curriculum design:

Curriculum design is a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of impacting student learning for quality assurance. There are four components in every curriculum namely objectives, content, learning experiences and evaluation. Designers plan the curriculum, institutions and teachers deliver the curriculum and students learn and experience the curriculum.

On Friday 6th and Saturday 7th of February 2009, during the National Meet on introducing ‘Design and Innovation’ in school curriculum at the Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay fortyone participants from the Academia made recommendations to the Ministry of Human Resources and Development on the content, methods of learning in schools, Implementing ‘Design and Innovation’ in schools. Chennaipage shares their philosophy on curriculum planning which should be design oriented and innovative from the early stages.

This is in line with what David Kolb’s theory as early as in 1976 was known as “Experiential Learning’ making sense of concrete experiences. We plan the curriculum foremost to suit the cultural environment of the local community and to comply with the standards mandated by the accreditation boards whether national or international.

Staff Recruitment :

Children’s safety is a priority issue in the modern context of school Education. Taking the emotional and mental custody of the children for most part of the day, teachers are accountable for their academic and moral development. Their role in the life of the children is crucial and in most cases they are the heroes who motivate . inspire and uplift the young minds. When teachers are not sufficiently equipped to take up the challenges they can cause irreversible damages in the lives of the children. Chennaipage takes the responsibility of making background checks and train he teachers with the skills necessasry for classroom management. We have even recommended hiring teachers from abroad to handle Arts and Language subjects. Our professional development will be part of our Consultancy services.

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