The enthusiastic project team have their eyes on the white board and once the project review is over, he smiles. Mr. Avinash Ray, Founder Chairman of the Global School Foundation is very clear about his vision to set up the first-of-its-kind Green Campus complemented with world class technology in Bengaluru, India. The objective is to facilitate seamless education with SMART technology in a pollution-free, calm and peaceful ambience away from the city limits.
All the 4 members exchange a sigh of relief because Mr. Ray’s smile means that he has finalized the location for the proposed new GIIS SMART Green Campus, the very first-of-its-kind International School for delivering global learning in the midst of a sprawling greenery. Mr. Ray says,’ The trees are the most trusted guardians of Nature and nurturing them along with our students creates a healthy and mindful sanctuary of knowledge, giving them access to world-class learning tools and free lifelong friendship with Nature.’
Mr. Vinoth and Mr. Navneet, from this project fly to Bangalore to supervise and get the plan into action. The plot survey helps them a lot to understand that the place boasts of more than 50 special herbs and shrubs with natural medicinal benefits as such. With the project plan already approved, the whole concept of the project was based on one big aspect – to retain flora and fauna as it appears. In fact, when the objective is to build a magnificent eco-friendly educational institution, Mr. Ray is very particular that no tree be crucified, and to make use of 100% of the green area in harnessing the most beautiful learning experience for every student.
The GIIS Smart Campus is ideally located away from the hustle and bustle of the city in a calm and serene address of Bannerghatta. Mr. Navneet and Mr. Vinoth - the team in Bangalore monitor the progress closely with the expert advice from the Principal – Dr. Ashima Mohan. She says, ‘The green breakthrough here emphasizes on fresh oxygen inflow gives way to developing very good ventilation facilities and the need for natural skylight inside the school has redefined the creative ideas in architecture in the corridors and the classrooms. The use of SMART technology in administration and teaching complements with the earthy colours of the interiors’.
Mr. Avinash Ray, the Chairman takes a tour of the campus on the day of inauguration, with immense joy of satisfaction. He stops by the medicinal garden, and feels that this and the huge trees guarding the campus definitely has a majestic role to complement the SMART journey of GIIS as an ace education enabler. Call it a good sign, it starts raining. He smiles to his team, ‘A green breakthrough in global learning at GIIS Bannerghatta is ready to nurture the perception of schooling with Nature’.
Lessons Learned
- The impeccable SMART infrastructure in the midst of Nature fosters the holistic 7-8 hours of quality learning
- Students and parents are sensitized about the benefits of 3Rs through the initiatives taken to use water efficiently and the no-plastic practice
- The encompassing calm extending across the 70% green pollution-free landscaping befriends the next-generation tech-friendly education culture and parents are guaranteed a world-class healthy formal schooling for their children
- While bonding with Nature, the therapeutic qualities are sustained by planting medicinal natural herbs in the garden to teach students about the magical healing properties of these plants in their daily lives