Global Schools group plans 50 campuses across Asia, Mideast
The Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation (GSF) has recently announced a US$150 million expansion plan to set up 50 new international schools in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, India, Korea and China.
Headquartered in Singapore, GSF is Singapore's first educational institution to have established K12 schools in Japan and the United States. It is also the only institution to have 21 schools in eight countries, educating students of 52 nationalities. It has also won 13 international and national awards in educational excellence within a short span of three years.
Two Global School students were IB Worldwide Toppers in 2011 and 2008 with a 100% score of 45/45.
GSF owns and operates schools offering International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge IGCSE, the Indian and American curricula through its Global Indian International School (GIIS) and US-based Global School of Silicon Valley (GSSV). In Singapore, the school operates across three campuses that are located in Queenstown, Balestier and East Coast. Also, there is one GISS school in Bangkok.
"The GEEM or Global Education Excellence Model, that nurtures global leaders and role models, has become a radical idea in the K12 education sector. With a strong reputation as an education hub in Asia, which produces quality education systems, Singapore is an ideal platform to drive such a game-changing idea," said Mr Atul Temurnikar, Chairman and Co-Founder of Global Schools Foundation.
Education boards of several countries such as the ADEC (Abu Dhabi Education Council) have requested GSF to set up schools in their countries. With the growing demand for quality schools offering a global exposure, the GSF expansion into Asia and Middle East is nothing but timely.
The GSF is currently in discussion with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group to secure funding for expansion into countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India and China.