Education
The leading International School in the Eastern region of India, CIS is a progressive and growth oriented coeducational institution, imparting 21st century skills to a diverse and inclusive student body.
Located strategically from various vantage points in the City, CIS is home to over 600 students, with a growing faculty that caters to the holistic development of every child who enters its portals.
The school prides itself in its role as a learning hub – with a strong cosmopolitan culture, safe and secure environment, high happiness quotient, well trained teachers, enviable student teacher ratio and modern infrastructure – geared to deliver both the Cambridge and IBDP curricula, adhering to the best international standards.
The CIS vision and mission are focused on nurturing the individuality of every student. Our pedagogy is geared towards facilitating the self actualization of the students. Pupils of CIS are provided with ample opportunities to grow and evolve to the best of their potential with academics and co-curricular activities given equal weightage at every level. The curriculum framework rests on the principles of collaboration, critical thinking, learner agency, research skill development, and effective communication.
The teaching faculty comprises carefully selected professionals with a passion for their vocation and desire to create and implement some of the most effective pedagogical practices in world education.
The Board of Governors, consisting of members from the parent body, actively help in shaping policies, implementing and reviewing processes in the school, to aid the efforts of the staff.
CIS believes in the potential of every individual and is committed tirelessly to the task of helping every child evolve into passionate dedicated persevering open minded world citizens of the future.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, they say and the CIS story begins with a similar narrative.
CIS came into existence as the King’s House School when a British family started homeschooling their two sons at their bungalow in Lee Road and hired teachers to help them with their work.
Slowly word of this “school” began to spread, encouraging other British families to start sending their children there and soon a British teacher, Miss Mai Barth was appointed as the Principal.
When the King family returned to the UK, they left the bungalow and the school to Ms Barth and the school was officially registered in 1953. Under her leadership, it became a full-fledged school, called Miss Barth’s School. The school soon evolved to become a reputed institution providing academic and extra mural education. Miss Barth is believed to have been awarded an OBE for her relentless dedication to education.
When Miss Barth retired and returned to England, the parents of the students decided to form a Society to govern the school which received its final name – Calcutta International School Society, in 1970. It was registered under the West Bengal Societies Regulation Act.
CIS shifted from the Lee Road premises to its present sprawling campus at Anandapur, Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Kolkata, in 2006. Today, CIS is a thriving learning hub, with pupils from as many as 17 nationalities from local and expatriate communities. The school continues to grow in size and stature, adapting to the evolving needs of the students of the future. Priority is given to the children of expatriates, foreign passport holders and NRIs.
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