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Institution Profile

Ivy World School, Jalandhar

Currently celebrating its 12th anniversary, this nursery-class XII school is ranked
among the Top 20 co-ed day schools in Punjab and #1 in Jalandhar in the latest
EducationWorld India School Rankings 2023-24
PAROMITA SENGUPTA

ITED ON AN ECO-
FRIENDLY four-acre
campus off the Jalandhar-
SHoshiarpur highway, the
new-age Ivy World School, Jaland-
har (IWS, estb.2012) has quickly
acquired an excellent reputation for
providing high-quality ICT (informa-
tion communication technology)-
driven academic and co-curricular
education to its 1,749 students
mentored by 96 teachers. Currently
celebrating its 12th anniversary, this
nursery-class XII school is ranked
among the Top 20 co-ed day schools
in Punjab and #1 in Jalandhar in the
latest EducationWorld India School
Rankings 2023-24.
A constituent institution of Vasal
Education Foundation (estb.2005),
this CBSE-affiliated school was pro- IWS academic block: "new digital technologies equipped". Inset: Sanjeev Chauhan
moted by well-known businessman-
philanthropist Sanjeev Kumar academic and admin are a fully new
Vasal with the objective of nurtur- blocks with an aggre- digital technologies
ing students into “global citizens gate built-up area of equipped school
with knowledge, skills and values in 16,187 sq. m. The aca- with AI and AR
an ever-changing world”. Vasal Edu- demic block houses 55 incorporated to
cation runs and manages six K-12 spacious smart class- enhance teaching-
schools and preschools in Punjab rooms, seven modern learning experi-
(pop.16.3 million). science and computer ences and achieve
“Our objective is to provide every laboratories, hi-tech best outcomes for
child an opportunity to become multimedia, music and Sanjeev Kumar Vasal all students,” says
a self-driven learner under the art rooms, a 760-seat Sanjeev Chau-
mentorship of well-trained teachers auditorium, a dining hall and sepa- han, Director-Principal of IWS. An
and the integrated support of digital rate junior and senior libraries with alum of Punjab University, Chauhan
media. We enable global exposure an aggregate 10,000 volumes. has brought over three decades of
through diverse learning resources “Ivy World School was concep- teaching and admin experience at
to develop our students into well- tualised to meet the needs of young the top-ranked Lawrence School,
rounded, responsible citizens pre- 21st century learners. Therefore, our Sanawar into her new assignment.
pared for success in their profession- curriculum is specially designed to Inevitably, sports education is ac-
al and personal lives,” says Vasal. challenge and engage students and corded high importance at IWS. The
To fulfill this objective, the develop their multiple intelligences, school’s impressive sports infrastruc-
school’s management has invested with teachers trained in contem- ture includes dedicated grounds for
liberally in state-of-the-art academic porary, learner-centric pedago- football and cricket, synthetic lawn
and sports infrastructure. IWS’ green gies through in-house programs tennis, badminton, basketball, table
campus houses air-conditioned and workshops. Additionally, we tennis and squash courts, an indoor

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