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Differences among the Educators, Beacon House, and City schools | Describe their Academic Programs and Curriculum | Secondary Education | Course code 8624 | B.Ed Solved Assignment |

  

QUESTION  

Highlight the differences among the Educators, Beacon House, and City schools. And describe their academic programs and curriculum  

CourseSecondary Education

Course code 8624

Level: B.Ed Solved Assignment 

ANSWER

Beacon House School System

Beacon House School System (BSS) in Pakistan is the Pakistan-based branch of an international company with the same name. It is a group of private feepaying academic institutions located throughout 30 cities in Pakistan. BSS provides preschool education, primary education, secondary education, and preparation for the International General Certificate of Education (GCE) and local Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations.

 

The Beacon House School System has its origin in the establishment of Les Anges Montessori Academy, which was founded in 1975. As soon as the Government of Pakistan permitted the establishment of private schools, the first Beacon House Public School was set up in Lahore so that the students of Les Anges would be able to continue and complete their schooling in the same type of educational environment.

 

Les Anges Montessori Academy, the factor nursery for Beacon House Public School, Lahore was established in Lahore in November 1975; Beacon House Public School, Lahore, followed in April 1978. Beacon House, Karachi was established in January 1979, Beacon House, Islamabad, in April 1982, Beacon House, Rawalpindi and Beacon House, Clifton, Karachi in 1985, and Beacon House, Peshawar in 1986. Since then, schools have been opened in Hyderabad, Quetta, Multan, Faisalabad, Satellite Town (Rawalpindi), Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sheikhupura, Gujrat, Abbottabad, Wah Cantt, Sargodha, Jehlum, Sadiqabad, Rahimyar khan and Bahawalpur, and further branches have been opened in Lahore, and Karachi bringing the total number of branches in the country to 83 in 1998. The student strength of the System as a whole is nearing 35,000 and teacher to student ratio of about 1 to 15, a figure that compares favorably with international standards.

 

The Beacon House group has around 274,000 full-time students in eight countries and is possibly the largest school network of its kind in the world. Established in November 1975 as the Les Anges Montessori Academy with 19 toddlers, Beacon House has since grown into an international network of private schools, imparting distinctive and meaningful learning to students all the way from birth through its partnership in Pakistan with Gymboree Play & Music to post-graduation, through the Beacon House Nation.

 

Of these students, close to 105,000 study at the flagship network, the Beacon House School System, in Pakistan as well as overseas, while the remaining are largely enrolled at The Educators, a parallel school network operated by the group with over 168,000 students.

 

The Beacon House of today is thus much more than just a stand-alone school. Through distinct and independent divisions across multiple destinations including the UK, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Oman, the UAE, Pakistan, and Belgium, it caters to the education and training needs of a large and diverse group of individuals of varying ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and nationalities, with its activities also extending beyond education in some countries.

 

Beacon House has always laid tremendous emphasis on the development of human capital. From its initial association in the 1980s with The Moray House Institute of Education in Scotland to its more recent teaching training links with the University of Bradford and MARJON, Beacon House has institutionalized in-service teacher training like no other school.

 

So, with rigorous standards that demand up-to-date teaching skills and a range of challenging programs, the Beacon House School System brings success within the reach of every student.

 

Beacon House: Organization and Resources

A school that is part of a System has many advantages over a school that operates on its own:

           The system provides a wide variety of staff development programs.

           New ideas and improved methods spread readily from one school to another.

           The Head of the school is relieved of much routine administration and is able to concentrate more of his/her energies on the academic and educational aspects of the school.

           And, of course, many parents welcome the case of inter-city transfer of their children from one Beacon house School to another.

 

Beacon House Academic Conference:

The Beaconhouse Academic Conference meets at intervals to consider academic matters affecting the Beacon House School System as a whole. It is attended by all Directors, principals Heads, and senior Teachers of schools in the Beacon House School System. Over the last ten years, it has grown in size from a small group who could all sit around one table, to a major conference with an attendance of almost two hundred.

 

 

The Educators


Established in November 1975 as the Les Anges Montessori Academy for toddlers, Beaconhouse has since grown into a global network of private schools, institutes, and universities, imparting distinctive and meaningful education to students from pre-school to post-graduation. The Educators, a project of Beaconhouse, has completed eleven years of service to educational development across the country with remarkable success. Established in 2002, it now has 800+ campuses & the market leader in Pakistan's educational landscape with a presence in over 225+ cities and a student strength exceeding 175,000+. This makes The Educator's outreach the largest compared to any other private school in the world.

 

The City School

 

Background:

Until the late 1970’s the provision of English-medium education was very limited with only a few such elite of Pakistan’s society. With the denationalization of private schools in 1978, parental demand of English-medium education has been responsible for rapid growth in this sector of education.

 

Beginning:


Established in Karachi in 1978. The implementation and maintenance of rigorous standards in both the academic and administrative spheres gave TCS a reputation for quality education that enabled it to complete with long-established schools. The City School is today one of the largest private school networks in Pakistan with branches in all the major cities across the country. It currently has 185 schools in 52 cities with over 126,000 students in 458 owned and franchised schools. The City School continues to expand its reach to meet the demands for quality education. The knowledge and skills-based curriculum derived from the UK national curriculum guides students from Nursery to Cambridge International Examinations (for the 16 and 18-year age group), qualifying them for the IGCSE, and O and A Level examinations. The uniform implementation of the curriculum gives parents, students, and teachers the advantage of a smooth and efficient transfer from one school to another within the system. 

History

The City School was founded in Karachi in 1978. As it evolved and grew, its name came to be synonymous with qualities of vision, action, and change which have made it a unique force in the field of education in Pakistan today. 

As parents became increasingly discerning in their search for ever higher standards of academic excellence for their children, more and more branches of The City School opened their doors. Progressively senior educational levels were accommodated with the major emphasis continuing to be placed on the latest teaching techniques and on a curriculum comparable with the best in the world.

 

During the 1980s, The City School continued to grow nationwide, every new branch subscribing to the common commitment to provide equal learning opportunities for students and to maintain standards of professional excellence in the recruitment and training of teaching staff. This latter objective led, even in the formative years of the School, to the In-service Faculty Training.

 

During this decade, matriculation classes as well as Oxford/Cambridge ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels were introduced with The City School becoming a registered examination center for these British examinations.

 In 1993, this state of affairs persuaded the management of The City School to initiate its Higher Education Program (H.E.P_ in Karachi, in response to the desperate need for such a college. The Northern Consortium of British Universities and The City School agreed on a number of degree courses as well as on a one-year Foundation Course, through which second-year intermediate students could obtain an ‘A’ Level equivalent.

 The establishment of the H.E.P. represents a quantum leap for The City School, which now caters to students all the way from Pre-Nursery through the first year of a British degree.

 

Today, The City School has multiple Schools and a continuous expansion program. The prestigious campus of the City School-PAF-Chapter, currently being purpose-built, is the newest acquisition and unquestionably a model of its kind.

 

Curriculum & Academic Philosophy


Graduates from The City School secure positions in top universities worldwide. The students, according to Cambridge International Examinations' annual results analysis, are amongst the highest achievers in their city, their country, and, in some cases, in the world. The curriculum encourages a student-centered approach where learners have an active role in their learning process and develop the skills and ability to make a significant contribution to society. Its particular strength lies in the integration of digital media and ICTs in an array of learning programs. The City School provides more than 120 courses each year across age ranges and revises them in accordance with the cumulative experience of its teachers and pupils. The selection of teachers is based on their experience as curriculum developers and syllabus writers. In addition, City School regularly appoints curriculum consultants from the UK to lead teams of City School teachers in revising their curriculum and syllabi. The City School curriculum and methodology are designed specifically to ensure a smooth transition in teaching and learning from the primary sector through the middle years and on to the final two years of the public examinations’ syllabi. Digital media and ICTs in The City School Network are shaping the methodology of delivering online education and adding efficiency, convenience, interactivity, and outreach to the array of learning programs. The City School has taken the initiative of implementing a state-of-the-art Classroom/ Learning Management System capable of providing its students with academic resources anytime, anywhere, and under any circumstances. The City School promotes and encourages co-curricular activities on all of its campuses. Students are encouraged to learn new skills, take responsibility, assume leadership, work under a leader, organize events, conduct programs, and experience real-life situations.

 

Its primary school is based on a curriculum derived from the UK's National Curriculum, while its secondary school education is divided between the local Pakistani curriculum and the Cambridge-regulated international GCE programs.[4] Founded in Karachi in 1978, the school's head office is based in Lahore with regional offices in Karachi and Islamabad.[5] In collaboration with various other national institutions, it also runs the City APIIT.



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