Message from our Founder
Sunny Varkey,
Founder, GEMS Education India
Dear Families,
Throughout our more than six
decades in education, we have been led
by one purpose: to put a quality education
within the reach of every learner. This
mission stands true now as much as
it did when my parents first arrived on
the shores of India in
1959. And today we continue
to take immense pride in the high
standard of our
schools, our teachers and
the myriad opportunities made available for the
young learners in our care.
We know that joining a GEMS school
is a choice – one all
parents carefully weigh up and
consider, and always with the best
interests of their children at heart.
It is a choice that we are
privileged and
honoured to repay and justify every day in
every school across our
network. Education is a journey of
discovery and self-improvement for the
students in our care; it is also a
journey for us as educators as we
continuously seek to do things better.
We have always taken great pride in the
close partnership between our
teachers, parents and students. It is
thanks to the strength of this collaboration
that we are able to deliver the
best possible learning experience, the best
possible learning environment, and the best
possible academic outcomes. We value the
feedback of our school communities, and we
act upon the feedback we receive.
The COVID-19 pandemic thrust us into an
increasingly digital world, as our schools
learnt to adapt to new challenges and find
novel ways to engage students,
inspiring them just as much from afar
through technology as they do face-to-face
in the classroom. While we will always
assert that the best place for our learners
is in school, we do also recognise the
opportunities that the right use of
technology affords. That is why we have long
invested in digital solutions and platforms
to enhance teaching and learning – and
this will continue at pace.
Another hallmark of
a GEMS education is our focus on
values, which serve as a grounding anchor to
all that we do. We place the greatest of
importance on the simple, yet powerful human
values
of kindness, respect, empathy
and compassion. We consider these
crucial attributes that will equip our
young people for the exciting yet
challenging future that awaits them,
enabling them to truly transform the world
for the better as the change-makers they
are.
And even after our
students have graduated and gone
on to higher education or entered the world
of work, I assure you that GEMS will
continue to act as a valuable support
network, providing career, professional
development, networking and mentoring
opportunities, as well as so much more.
Through our ever-expanding global GEMS
Alumni network, we continue to assist and
open doors for our students long after they
have last set foot in school.
I thank you sincerely for placing your
trust in GEMS.
Sunny Varkey
Founder, GEMS Education
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