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1. Chitra Aiyer | Bangalore Schools - Vidya Sagar, Vidya Niketan, Vidya Shilp, on March 8th, 2008 at 3:35 pm Said:

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2. Which Main? What Cross?, on March 8th, 2008 at 4:11 pm Said:

   The way things and school rating change, I will be ask u for information in a couple of years time.

   A new dad

3. Mona, on March 13th, 2008 at 1:58 pm Said:

   Hi Chitra,
   how have u been? Well i guess u may hav well adjusted to banglore life by now. In my case my hubby want to build an independant house and settle in bangalore (now in USA)..but i keep reading in newspapers abt robbeies n stuff so am not able to make decision about this .Can u share ur thoughts regarding this

4. Chitra, on March 15th, 2008 at 6:48 am Said:

   Sure, new dad.

   Mona, thanks for visiting. And let me share my thoughts on the question in a separate post.

5. shrinivas, on March 16th, 2008 at 5:37 pm Said:

   Hi

   can anyone share your views , experiences & information on how is bethany school for a UKG & 6th grader. How do you compare it with DPS East, for example. Thanks

6. shilpa g, on March 17th, 2008 at 5:07 am Said:

   Hey,this is good.My kid will be finishing a year at Niketan.I am quite happy with the way things run there.
   Teacher’s n staff are very receptive to not only the children but also to the parents.I guess a visit to the campus by interested parents will help a lot.

7. Sivabalan, on March 17th, 2008 at 4:59 pm Said:

   >>>At VidyaSagar, they are very particular about the child having completed the required age as of May 31st of the given year.

   What is the reqd age as of this may for pre school at vidya sagar?

   Any ideas of “Gaia Preschool” at RT Nagar?

   My kid 2.2 as of May 2008 :: looking for a pre school to start with

8. Nikhil, on March 18th, 2008 at 12:47 am Said:

   @Sivabalan, I recently enrolled my two children at Gaia in RT Nagar. I am R2i this spring. My younger daughter is 4 at the end of May and will be in LKG and my older one will be in UKG. If you want any chance at getting into VidyaSagar you need to enroll them at the play group level. There aren’t many new spots for kids entering LKG or UKG there. Here are the general age cutoffs for schools:

   By the time the academic year starts, children must have completed 3 years and 10 months for LKG (Pre-Kindergarted), 4 years and 10 months for UKG (Kindergarten) and 5 years and 10 months for first grade.

   The academic year starts in June in the schools following the Indian calendar (June to March every year).

   For kids younger than 3 years and 10 months, there are play homes and nursery (which starts when the kids are two and a half, I think).

9. Sivabalan, on March 18th, 2008 at 5:27 am Said:

   Thanks Nikhil !
   Another spillting point for me is ICSE vs CBSE. Both Niketan & Shilp are ICSE ( who takes feeds from Vidya Sagar). SO I want to try Vidya Sagar if I have decided in fav of ICSE. But still am not able to make up my mind.
   Let me visit & explore Sagar & Gaia….

10. Sivabalan, on March 18th, 2008 at 7:18 pm Said:

    Vidya Sagar Nursery School
    9, 3rd Cross, Bhoopsandra Main Road,
    RMV 2nd Stage,
    Bangalore - 560094
    Tel : 23413661

11. Chitra, on March 18th, 2008 at 10:27 pm Said:

    Shrinivas, a friend who usd to send her child to Bethany’s pre-school was overall pretty happy with the school. Her only gripe with the school was that the number of students per class was more. I do not know what that number is though.
    Not sure if I know enough about DPS East.

    Shilpa, thanks for sharing your views.

    Sivabalan, what Nikhil said is true in quite a few of the state-board schools about the age being 3 years and 10 months for LKG (Pre-Kindergarten), 4 years and 10 months for UKG and so on. But, there are other schools that want you to to be 6 when you start 1st std. This will make it that your child has to be 3 for pre-KG. I think that is what it is in Vidyasagar. But, pl do call the school.
    From what I have heard of Gaia, it is an exceptional pre-school. I have had parents absolutely rave about the school. They were very happy with the teachers, the infrastructure, the teaching methods etc.

    Thanks Nikhil for sharing here.

12. Poppins, on March 19th, 2008 at 11:45 am Said:

    Oh Chitra, thanks so much for this update.. Will send you an email direct for some other information that I need.

    Thanks !

13. Nikhil, on March 19th, 2008 at 7:55 pm Said:

    Chitra/Sivabalan- no worries. My parents just visited Gaia this past week to re-assure me about my decision and had nothing but great things to say about the school.

    That said, the enrollment for ‘08 academic year for the schools that interested me started sometime ago. My aunts tried to also get my girls enrolled at VidyaSagar when they opened enrollment December. However after waiting in the queue for about 3.5 hrs they were only able to get them on the wait list(and pretty far down) for LKG and UKG. They seemed to have the same age cutoffs that I previously listed.

    Re: The general admission policy at Vidya Sagar, I was told by one of the main administrators the following: “They give application forms only at the Playgroup level and not for LKG and UKG as the same kids continue from Playgroup into LKG and then onto UKG. Since the children are so small they do not want to make the classes any bigger”

    I’m not sure about the availability at Gaia or other schools at this time.

    Here’s some contact information for Gaia:
    Gaia,
    384, 4th Main, 2nd Block,
    RT Nagar, Bangalore 560032
    www.gaiapreschool.com
    info@gaiapreschool.com

    N

14. usha, on April 9th, 2008 at 1:07 am Said:

    We are planning to relocate to Bangalore in July2008. I am looking for admissions in 11th grade (for my daughter) , my son (4th grade) I am looking for the schools near White field and Indira Nagar area. Could you please list some good schools (it could be international or cbse or icse) in those areas. Thank you

15. Lakshmi, on April 22nd, 2008 at 6:22 pm Said:

    Hi Chitra,
    Thanks for the informative post!. Do you have any information on Venkat International School? I am looking for information on class size and yearly tuiton and reviews from people who have sent their kids there, or know poeple who send their kids there.
    Thanks a lot!,
    - Lakshmi

16. veena rajkumar, on April 28th, 2008 at 7:16 am Said:

    i wanted a seat for my daughter for class 7, at visyaniketan. can u guide me about the cirricular activities, the fees structure etc
    with regards,

17. priti, on May 15th, 2008 at 8:31 am Said:

    my daughter is 2years ans my dream school for her is vidya sagar. she did well in interview but unfortunately she was not short listed and i have been trying a lot to put her in that school by frequently visiting but probably require a influence to get there ?what do i do?how do i go about it?

18. Ami, on July 8th, 2008 at 10:56 pm Said:

    Hi Chitra,

    Your blogs are very informative. Thankyou for taking out the time to give out the details. I was wondering if you could give some information on the following:

    1. Vidyasagar should be having some waiting list ? Typically how long ago do you need to get on the waiting list ?
    2. Can you give some idea about yearly fees for Vidyasagar and the middle/high school after that - Vidya niketan.
    3.Do VidyaSagar and VidyaNiketan require donation?
    4. Any information on tution(tution other than school) expenditure ?

    These are too many questions and too specific as well. Hope you can address them.
    Thanks,
    Ami

19. Ami, on July 8th, 2008 at 11:00 pm Said:

    Hi Chitra,

    I see that you already have tution fees information for vidya niketan and vidya silp. But I am looking for more information on Vidya sagar.

    Thanks,
    Ami

20. dilip shah, on July 23rd, 2008 at 11:57 am Said:

    can u let me know who is the founder of vidhy sagar/niketan school and where is he/she stationed at.can i have their contact nos.

21. sid & padma, on July 31st, 2008 at 10:53 am Said:

    chitra,
    we continue to read and enjoy your postings, thank you for writing the posts on schools.
    do you know if vidyaniketan takes in non vidyasagar students into first grade?

22. Vandana, on August 3rd, 2008 at 5:33 pm Said:

    can you pls tell me abt the tution fee structure of vidyashilp and if is i t too difficult to get admission in that school.
    thanks.

23. sindhu, on August 14th, 2008 at 6:36 am Said:

    I would like to know more about Prakriya school near Sarjapur Road,didn’t find anything anywhere on this school.
    Chithra you really clarified my doubts on ICSE and CBSE.Thanks a ton!

24. Preeta, on September 1st, 2008 at 4:47 pm Said:

    Hi Chitra,

    Hope u can help me. My son will be 4 years 3months in 2009. We have started looking for his admission. Can u gie us some information about Bethany high which is in koramangala? Any idea about their fees and donation? I would also like to know about few good schools around rammurthy nagar.
    Eagerly waiting for ur reply……………………

25. PP, on September 8th, 2008 at 10:08 am Said:

    My daughter got admission in vidyasagar this year 2008. There is no donation as such. We paid 28K initially. (includes refundable deposit 15K+first term fee 7K)

26. Shree, on September 12th, 2008 at 12:26 pm Said:

    This school looks good and I really liked the teaching methedologies and activities. I am looking for some school with all these facilities. But I plan to leave on other side on town so any one have any ideas about National Hill View school in rajarajeshwari nagar?

27. GiriGai, on September 20th, 2008 at 6:31 am Said:

    Would like to know more about Prakriya school. We are planning to shift from South to North Bangalore

28. NJ, on September 30th, 2008 at 6:05 am Said:

    Hi PP,

    This is in response to your post on 8th Sep - which class has your daughter joined and when did the admission process start?
    I’m looking to admit my daughter in June 09 and was informed that they havent decided yet on the dates for admission process.
    My daughter turned 3 in Aug 08, so I’m guessing she’ll be eligible only for playgroup.

    Please do share the details of the admission process. Thanks in advance!

29. giri, on October 16th, 2008 at 9:48 am Said:

    hi,
    my daughter was 6 yrs. pls tell me which syllabus is good icse or cbse. which is difficultand which is preferable especially in bangalore. reply soon.

30. Deepak, on October 17th, 2008 at 9:25 am Said:

    Hi, i have daughter 2.6 yr old, now she is going to Euro kids (play group), wanted to know about Vidya Sagar will i be able get her seat for next year.

31. Suhashini, on November 6th, 2008 at 9:09 am Said:

    Hi,

    Wanted to know if Prakriya School has a branch in North Bangalore

32. Priyanka, on November 11th, 2008 at 7:06 am Said:

    Hey, Just wanted to post my comments and views on Vidyashilp Academy.

    I have both my children studying in the school. My son (in the 10th grade) will be writing his Board exams in a few months. he’s fine..but I’m a nervous wreck!! :))) and my daughter is in the 6th grade.

    Both my children have studied in this school since Grade 1 and I’m very happy with the way they have developed.

    This is school is certainly the most different school I have ever come across. Children are not children here..they are miniature adults! My daughter is vying for the position for Editor in chief for their school newspaper, she’s taken part in several debates, the topics just fly over my head… I ‘ve actually seen parents sitting struck dumb with the vocabulary they use!
    I used to be so reluctant about rehearsing her debate over and over and over again earlier last year.
    Now, I miss it so much! She does her own research for her debates and can speak on the stage..with a full audience.. impromtu…! that too without rehearsing. I was never like this when I was her age!

    My son is getting drilled in school with revisions and practices. hes working very hard towards the examinations..
    Again…he studies on his own.
    One thing Ill say about Vidyashilp….they make the children “indepedent learners” (this is what the princi quoted) really quickly!!

    IN a nutshelll….i’m extremely happy with this school. Only hope it has 11th and 12th grade soon….

33. Jain, on November 11th, 2008 at 7:09 am Said:

    hi im wondering which school to put my son in vidya niketan or vidyashilp? can anyone help???

34. Rupa, on November 12th, 2008 at 6:31 am Said:

    niketan is more traditional based education becos of rote learning. the campus is pretty small.

    vidyashilp has a pretty impressive campus the curriculum there is v. relevant and kids are up to date with everything. my kid was encouraged to read the newspaper from grade 3 onwards. academics is the schools strongest selling point. for me its shilp to niketan. hope this helps.

35. soba, on November 26th, 2008 at 5:11 am Said:

    hi chitra
    want to how much the fees are in vidya shilp and vidya niketan? is there ne guarantee that if my first child is in vidya sagar my second one will get admission automaticallly? pls let me know as it is urgent.

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