SelaQui International School

Chakrata Road,
Dehradun, 248197
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+91 9 927 000 585

SelaQui International School

The SelaQui School was established in October 2000 in Dehradun, a hill town in Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttrakhand). The founder of this school is Mr. Om Pathak, a former IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh Cadre. Mr. Om Pathak has been closely associated with education and is also the founder of DPS Ghaziabad and a host of other educational institutions and bodies. In 2004, The SelaQui School was renamed SelaQui World School as it had been authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Diploma Program. In 2010, the school underwent another name change and became SelaQui International School, due to an objection raised by the IBO on the use of the word ‘World’.

Campus

SelaQui’s name was inspired by the name of the village where it is situated, Selakui, which, in the local dialect means, ‘Shallow Well’. The campus is located approximately 20 kilometers from Dehradun city, on the National Highway 72 going to Himachal Pradesh. Dehradun can be accessed by road, rail or air. The approximate driving time from Delhi to SelaQui is 7 hours, while from Chandigarh, it is 4 hours. The school is situated next to the Suvarna river, and is surrounded by greenery on all sides.

SelaQui International School is affiliated to the CISCE and the IBO. It is a fully boarding school, having around 300 students. The campus is spread in 52 acres, and has all facilities to support student life. With a natural stream flowing through the campus, it has a very serene, peaceful environment.

Academics

SelaQui International School starts from grade 5, when the child is around 10 years of age. The students are exposed to experiential learning, play way methods, multimedia, ICT, project based learning. Apart from such approaches, the school also focuses on the importance of written work. The academic day starts at 8.30 AM and ends around 3 PM. The students also get around 2 hours of self-study time. The school is in session 6 days a week, with 14 weeks break for the students in a year. The teachers avail 9 weeks of leave in a year, while investing the remaining 5 weeks in self-enhancement and preparing for the upcoming terms.

There are around 35 full time teachers in the school, with a teacher taught ratio of 1:8. Teachers are put through a strict selection process, and are given pedagogical support throughout the year by professional trainers.

Students appear for periodic tests throughout the year to keep them in touch with their studies. They also appear for their mid term exams in September, and the finals in March every year. The grade 10 national level exams (ICSE) are held in March, and the results are declared in May. Successful candidates may continue in grade 11 ISC, or may shift to IB Diploma year 1. Students take their grade 12 national level exams (ISC) in March every year, while IB candidates take their school leaving exams in May every year, the results of which are declared in July. The school has had 4 batches of students successfully complete the graduation requirements, with the 5th batch graduating in 2011.

The school is wirelessly networked and IB Diploma students are permitted the use of laptop computers for academic purposes, though it is not mandatory.

Students are assessed on their academic skills throughout the year, and also on the Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor domains with constant support and guidance from their teachers.

Facilities and activities

SelaQui International School has a very efficient pastoral system, where the teachers act as personal tutors or foster parents for their group of students. There is a tuck shop to cater to the needs of the students, with a wide variety of supplies available. The school kitchen is a modern facility, preparing vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian meals. All meals are nutritious, healthy, tasty, and verified by the school’s nutritionist. The students also avail laundry facility including dry cleaning for their woolen clothes. The school has a full time doctor with support medical staff, as well as a psychologist to help students sort their emotional troubles.

The school has a well-stocked Learning Resource Centre (Library) as well as a Digital Resource Centre. Students are permitted to call home once a week, and outings with parents are permitted once in 6 weeks.

Activities that students engage in include: Horticulture, Art & Craft, Astronomy, Chess, Creative Writing & Editorial, Public Speaking, Quizzing, Theatre and Drama, Dance, Photography and Cooking.

Sports

The school has a wide variety of sporting activities like soccer, cricket, rifle shooting, basketball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, table tennis, badminton and hockey. Students must take up an individual sport as well as a team sport.

SelaQui International School has regular sports camps where professionals interact with the students. It has also produced some state level and national level sportsmen.

Students are taken for outdoor activities like hiking and rafting on a regular basis.

Community Interaction

SelaQui International School lays a lot of emphasis on interaction with the local community and with the lesser privileged. Students of all ages take active part in various community programs like sapling donation, garbage collection, traffic management, blood donation (18+ years only), volunteering in hospitals, health and hygiene awareness programs in villages, teaching village children, visiting old age homes, visiting schools for the mentally and physically challenged, etc.

These community activities are part of the IB Diploma program, and non IB students are also involved to sensitize them towards the society at large.

Governors of SelaQui International School

1.    Mr. Om Pathak, Chairman (Ex IAS, eminent educationist)

2.    Maj. Gen. Basant Singh, Vice Chairman (Decorated Army officer)

3.    Mrs. Niharika Pathak, Trustee

4.    Mr. RS Suri, Member (Distinguished Supreme Court lawyer)

5.    Prof. MM Pant, Member (Esteemed educationist)

6.    Mr. Rohit Pathak, Trustee (Former Headmaster)

7.    Mr. Dilip Cherian, Member (Prominent media personality)

8.    Mr. Anshul Pathak, Trustee (Ex CitiBank New York)

9.    Mr. Saurabh Srivastava, Member

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