Chettinad-Sarvalokaa Education, founded in 2017, is an international school set in a 10-acre campus with state-of-the-art facilities situated within the lush green 108-acre Chettinad Health City in OMR Kelambakkam, Chennai. Sarvalokaa is an IGCSE Cambridge (Waldorf) School with day-school and week-boarding facilities. Through the school we aim to develop individuals who are creative, collaborative, adaptable and resilient. Our humanistic approach empowers students to discover the joy of learning, embrace challenge and use earth’s resources mindfully. We are affiliated to Cambridge Assessment International Education. Our eclectic program brings the best of curricular approaches to provide holistic teaching-learning experiences. Children learn through a journey of creativity, imagination and self-discovery, and develop as free human beings who bring purpose and direction to their lives. We welcome you to visit our world of joyful and limitless learning!Best Residential IGCSE Cambridge (Waldorf) International School OMR, Kelambakkam, Chennai.We seek to build compassionate and responsible global citizens who contribute to a peaceful and sustainable future. With awareness that we are interconnected, we aim to shift the focus from “I” the individual, to “we” the peers, to “us” the community and ultimately to “ours” the world we share.The mission of Chettinad-Sarvalokaa Education is to provide a high quality educational programme that maximises students’ intellectual and personal potential whilst instilling them with a deep understanding of the world to better prepare them to tackle its environmental and social challenges.
The elementary After-School Programme is designed to allow students to have time to play while exploring new challenges. It offers students a range of new experiential learning opportunities to choose from ranging from arts and crafts, drama and music, team and individual sports, book club and creative writing, yoga and meditation, and public speaking and debating. Activities take into consideration the multiple intelligences of children, their interests, abilities and learning needs, as well as the individual student’s choices preferences. The majority of activities will be run on campus by school staff, although some specialized activities could be facilitated by trusted external organizations. Activities offered are meant to be enjoyable, challenging as well as interesting to students.
Our Middle and High School Activities and Athletics Programme aims to provide opportunities for students to participate and excel in team sports and other activities outside of the classroom. These activities play an important role in the development of key life-skills that occurs during their transition into the teenage years.
The Activities and Athletics Programme offers students a wide range of activities including: athletics, football, badminton, tennis, basketball, Environment Clubs, yoga, Community outreach and service clubs, Model United Nations, Global Initiatives Network, choir, band, externships with local companies, drama, chess, and design and innovation ‘maker’ clubs. A detailed description and timings of activities and fees, where applicable, will be communicated to students and parents at the start of each term.
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Students at Chettinad Sarvalokaa Education engage and participate in learning beyond the classroom that will help them learn new skills, cultivate their passions and pursue their dreams. Students and their families will have the opportunity to experience activities that include fine and performing arts, athletics, student clubs, school publications, service learning projects and other outreach and leadership opportunities. We believe that student’s educating must include a focus on sustainable development, and sensitivity to all life forms around us, use of natural resources and sensible use of non-renewable sources of energy. The school’s vast campus and the surrounding Health City provides students with the perfect opportunity to combine academic learning with extracurricular activities in their study of the complex world around them and how they can positively influence it.
There is no strict uniform at CSE but students are expected to dress and be groomed in such a way as to not distract or cause disruption in the educational programme or orderly operation of the school.
The language of instruction at CSE is English, but many, in fact most, of our students are not native English speakers. For some students their mother tongue is neither English nor French and many speak one or more languages at home.
At Chettinad Sarvalokaa Education, we promote the importance of eating a balanced and nutritious diet and developing healthy eating habits.We provide a lunch service that offers a variety of options for hot, nutritious and well-balanced meals that meet each student’s required energy and nutrients. The service is optional. Parents are requested to avoid sending their children to school with chips, candy, and highly sugared and carbonated beverages as lunch or snacks.
Chettinad-Sarvalokaa Education maintains health and wellbeing records for all its students for all its learners. The school is located within the Chettinad Health City campus, which houses two full-fledged hospitals in addition to medical and dental colleges. School is also supported by the two hospitals for all medical emergencies.
Chettinad Sarvalokaa Education provides after-school activities for all students. In a safe and nurturing environment, our After-School Programmes offer a variety of activities and options that suit each student’s needs.
Mr. Karandeep Singh An Experienced and a Global Leader, Mr Karandeep Singh has a demonstrated history of working in the international Education Industry, with leadership roles across England, Australia, Thailand and India. He completed his Masters with First Class Honors from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, with a Bachelors in Audio Engineering from S.A.E, Byron Bay, Australia, and a Bachelors in Education from University of Phoenix, United States. A CELTA Graduate from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, Mr Karandeep has been working very closely with the Cambridge Education Board, heading some of the top ranked schools in India. Having a creative mind laced within the contemporary academic approach, he has been conducting Cambridge teacher training workshops across the country. A firm believer in building a sustainable future, Mr. Singh has written pragmatic research papers, highlighting the need for progressive and student centric educational approach and the importance of making our students environment conscious. For his continuous work in this field, Mr. Singh has been awarded the Honorary Diploma by the University of North Carolina, United States, for his contribution in developing Global Education Parameters. For his ongoing research in the field of special education needs, Mr. Singh has recently completed Post Graduate medical education in the field of Addictive behaviors and autism from Harvard Medical School.