Harrow School in the UK is set to commence classes on its new Bengaluru campus on August 16. The Bengaluru division of the 451-year-old school is located on a 60-acre campus in Devanahalli, close to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).
The school offers weekly or full-time boarding in the campus boarding houses and an option for day scholars residing in or around the city.
Founded in 1572 under a Royal Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I, Harrow School follows a House system, designed to ensure individual understanding and care of the students, an official statement said.
The school, on Monday, brought together parents of children in the first cohort at a private event, attended by Adam Hart, Harrow School Governor, Director–Harrow International Schools Ltd, and an Old Harrovian himself; and Andrew Leale, Founding Headmaster of Harrow Bengaluru.
Hart said that as a former student of the school, he could attest to the “life-long impact of a Harrow education”.
Harrow Bengaluru follows the Cambridge Lower Secondary curriculum for Grades 6 to 8 (ages 11 to 14), IGCSE courses for Grades 9 and 10 (ages 14 to 16), and A levels in Grades 11 and 12 (ages 16 to 18).
About 60 per cent of the faculty is international, of whom a third are Oxbridge graduates. Harrow Bengaluru offers subjects ranging from theatre to robotics and encourages collaborative learning that facilitates an inclusive environment of diverse cultures and perspectives, the statement said.