Kodaikanal International School - Kodaikanal

The Kodaikanal International School (KIS) centrally located in Kodaikanal just across the Kodaikanal Club. With its sprawling campus, verdant manicured lawns, dignified tall tress and solid stone buildings, it also attract the tourists to the place. Over 30 nationalities are represented in the school community of students and staff.

This coeducational, English medium boarding school offering a pre-university curriculum in 12 grades, prepares students for entrance to Indian and worldwide colleges and universities through the Kodaikanal School Diploma. Selected students are prepared to write the external exams of the International Baccalaureate, based in Geneva. On the wall of the principals outer office is a plaque emblazoned with an appropriate quotation from the French philosopher Teihard de Chardin: "Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of god." Scenic lake setting, secluded woodland residential campuses, verdant flowering gardens, period stone construction, stunning panoramic views of the surrounding plains and dense forests of eucalyptus and native Shola trees are all characteristic of the KIS campuses.

Facts of interest

Established 1901 as an American boarding school for the children of missionaries in South India

Accredited in 1968 by the US Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools (Philadelphia)

In 1976 KIS became the first IB school and first international school in India by adopting the International Baccalaureate Diploma program; the second school in Asia and one of only 10 schools world wide to trial the IB Diploma program

In 1981 the KIS High School Diploma was recognized by the Association of Indian Universities, Delhi and today allows KIS graduates direct entry to Indian universities

In 1994 KIS became the first school in India to have its own separate wilderness campus for outdoor and environmental education initiatives

In December 2006 KIS gained authorization from the IBO to offer the Middle Years Program to grades 6-10

KIS is a non denominational Christian school. Students and staff from over 30 countries share in a multicultural residential experience intentionally set within a community life based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and devoted to service in India and the rest of the world

Today KIS is one of India's most prestigious academic independent schools
http://www.kis.in/