CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar said he supported the idea of transboundary Education in view of the changing realities of global workspaces, and extolled the Global Schools Foundation as trendsetters in new-age education, during a 3-hour interaction with the Indian diaspora in Singapore earlier this week.
I am impressed by the contribution (GSF) is making. What you have done already, has in many ways set a trend (in education),” Dr. Jaishankar said about GSF in response to a question on the role education can play for the advancement of children globally. Addressing an audience of 1,300 people at the Quantum Arena of Global Village Campus in Singapore, he expressed support to Indian educational institutions making their mark around the world. “I think you have reached 45,000 students, and (this is) not just in Singapore,” he said referring to GSF schools’ reach in 11 countries from Europe to East Asia.
In India, Global Schools Foundation runs 5 international schools which have 26 campuses across the country. GSF’s Global Indian International School has pioneered CBSE education outside India in countries like Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, for more than two decades, with emphasis on a multicultural environment for better learning outcomes. Its framework offers skills-based education in a multicultural environment with an aim to nurture students into global citizens.
GIIS focuses on imparting 21st century skills that help students acquire credentials to be a global citizen. “You can think of yourself in a way as a pioneer of this trend, but it actually signifies something much bigger, which is the idea of the world as a global workplace, because in many ways, there will be demands for talents and skills in different parts of the world,” Dr. Jaishankar said.