SKEI- Best CBSE School in Bangalore

Smt. Kamala Bai Educational Institution, founded in the year 1931, was established by the founders of VST Group. SKEI is an award-winning CBSE school that focuses on learning by doing. It is a close-knit community of talented students, passionate teachers and participative parents. The school is counted amongst one of the most greenest and eco-friendly campuses in Bangalore with exposure to diverse flora and fauna. 

Under The Leadership Of Sri. V. S. Thiruvengadaswamy Mudaliar, a visionary, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, SKEI was founded. SKEI School is a student-focused school, driven by a thorough curriculum and a pedagogy that supports both creative and logical thinking. By giving a customised, safe learning environment, our efforts are to assist youngsters with showing higher request abilities, administration to the school and society, sympathy and regard towards all people. Most importantly, the school is meant to be "a sacrosanct spot from which young students will take the most elevated yearnings to lead better, more terrific and satisfying lives".

Location

Located in a prime location with a good transport system, SKEI is smartly located in Edward street, off Queens Road in closeness to Cubbon Park Metro Station and Cantonment Railway Station. You can visit the school: SKEI,

Curriculum

SKEI’S unique NaLA Curriculum, Nature as Learning Aid, a personalised 360 degree STEAM curriculum that cares for each and every child while encouraging them to pursue excellence. The curriculum focuses on education of  mind, spirit, senses, heart, and body.

The school has three curriculum structure:

> Early Years: Early Years Education is given to children from age of 2.5 to 5 years under the 2 streams- Kindergarten programme and Montessori House of Children. The activities include play-way, checkers, puzzles, magic squares, building blocks. While the duration for Montessori school of learning is 3 years, the total duration for kindergarten is 2 years.

> Primary Classes: The Primary Grade starts from class 1 to class 5th. The curriculum for primary years is designed such that it balances academics as well as extracurricular activities. The extra curricular activities like arts, music are an integral part of a student’s development. The school also provides transportation facilities. There are approximately 25 students in one class.

> Secondary Class: The curriculum for secondary class is designed so as to tinker and develop thought leaders. The school tries to deepen the problem solving attitude of the students and sharpen reasoning and logical thinking.

Admission Procedure

SKEI is currently accepting admissions for the academic year 2022-23. The admission process is broken down into 4 simple steps:

> Download and complete the admission form with all the necessary information

> Submit/ mail the application form to admissions@skei.edu.in

> Confirm school visit appointment over call or mail to understand about the school and the pedagogy in detail

> Final confirmation upon payment of the fees either online or offline. 

The minimum age for admission is 3 years which will get your child admitted to Nursery/Montessori 1 and maximum age limit is 15 years for admission to Grade 10.

For more details, visit: https://www.skei.edu.in/admissions

Awards

In the academic year 2019-20, SKEI school has ranked 12th top school in Bangalore and Karnataka. The school received all round recognition for initiatives like Atal Tinkering Lab, Design Thinking initiatives in our STEAM curriculum and sports. Infact, the faculty and students keep getting recognition for their profound work in not just the field of academics but also sports and other extracurricular activities.

Facilities

Counted as one of the greenest campuses in Bangalore, the campus has spacious infrastructure. The iconic heritage building that houses students of SKEI takes pride in educating several generations since 1931. The campus that is house of flora and fauna, also has multiple facilities like an air conditioned library, well ventilated classrooms, a sports ground with multiple sports options like basketball, football, volleyball, throwball, cricket, kho-kho, track & field, etc, science and maths laboratory, auditorium, playground, cafeteria, etc.

Each primary section has their own farms that they look after. This helps children to be responsible social citizens. They develop a deep understanding about plants and their needs. 

Pedagogy

Since teachers are the primary contact for children they have a big role in the development of the children. Hence the teacher selection procedure followed by the school is rather stringent. Teachers are required to go through multiple professional development programmes to develop their knowledge and skills.

The curriculum followed at SKEI is rigorous and well designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice. To support this philosophy, SKEI has developed a STEAM curriculum. The teachers try to put focus on each and every student and thus follow personalised learning. 

Facilities like Atal Tinkering Lab, mixed age classrooms, in house gardens/farms, Ideas in a cloud programme, performing arts and crafts, real life learning through projects.