CBSE-International launched by Indian Schools.

MES Indian School is launching CBSE-International curriculum from today. The day will also see the introduction of e-Learning at the school. 
To begin with, the international curriculum will be introduced in two sections of Class IX and one section in Class 1.
Informing this at a briefing held at the school in honour of the visiting CBSE controller of examinations Mahesh Chandra Sharma, school principal A P Sasidharan said the school was among the 25 selected educational institutions outside India for starting the CBSE International curriculum.
Head of the school’s English department, G Rajkumar has been appointed as the CBSE-International co-ordinator.
Eventually, more sections would be added to the international curriculum if there is a growing demand from students.
Speaking later, Sharma said the international pattern introduced in the selected schools, mostly in the GCC states, is different in content and topics for each subject were chosen  after a detailed exercise.
Sharma said along with English, equal importance is given to the student’s mother tongue in the CBSE–International scheme, when the student reaches Class IX. Asked if no importance is attached to India’s national language, Hindi, the official said the impetus is on the mother-tongue even though one is free to choose any language.  “The mathematics being taught in International is both core and elective,” he said.
In the history part of social studies, only the world history and native history are taught. “So in Qatar, children would be asked to learn Qatari history instead of Indian history,” explained Sharma.
In science, different components of the subject, all of which are essentially skill-based, would meet the requirements of students, said the CBSE official.
Answering a question, the CBSE official said CBSE-affiliated schools are operated in 22 countries. 
“However, it is mostly the schools in GCC states which have added CBSE-International curriculum to the mainstream CBSE,” he said. Inquiries for its introduction are coming from schools in Singapore and Thailand also, he said.
Asked if it is possible to revert a child to the CBSE mainstream from the CBSE International if he or she found the latter uninteresting, the official could only say that the whole of the CBSE is very flexible and the new system would help the students meet their educational requirements in an effective manner.
Later, MES School announced the introduction of e-Learning system in the institution. 
The school president M K Abdulrahman said as part of the exercise to be launched in the coming year, 200 class rooms starting from KG to Class 8 would be equipped with necessary tools to prepare children for the programme.
To launch the programme, MES has signed a contract with Delhi-headquartered S Chand Harcourt India.
As part of the contract to be signed later this month, the Delhi firm would implement the licensed content and learning management system (LMS) in the school for both its  CBSE and CBSE-International programmes. 
The company would also provide training to the teachers and support school staff on the operations of the IT infrastructure system and on how to integrate the licensed content into their current teaching methods and classes.
The school president said the QR300,000 contract for the introduction of e-Learning at the school would cover its operations for the next five years. After the initial introduction in 200 class rooms between KG and Class 8 next year, the programme would be introduced at higher classes the following year, said the president.
Abdulrahman also disclosed that the CBSE-International classes which are being launched today are already equipped with e-Learning tools.
The Delhi company officials Sanjeev Gupta and Veena Ranjan said their software had already been successfully implemented in a couple of large schools in the UAE, apart from several schools in India. 
“At one of the Indian schools in Dubai, our software is meeting the requirements of more than 7,000 students in about 300 classrooms,” said Gupta.
MES School governing body members A K Usman, P K Mohamed, K P Mohamed Ali, A T Usman and M C Mohamed, head of different sections and other officials were present.GT