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How to apply for school transfer certificate, TC ?

I had to apply for my sons transfer certificates from their previous schools to get their admission done in new school.

At St Mary’s and DPS Pune, I had not much trouble as they have a Transfer Certificate form which is to be filled. This form has only details like where are you moving, why are [...]

Interview with Ms Madhurie Singh

Interview with Ms.Madhurie Singh

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Ms.Madhurie Singh is the founder and CEO of SuperIndianKid. She has worked with Aptech, Eicher Consultancy Services, Sol Pharmaceuticals, IIS Infotech and CMG Admiral, Australia.She started blogging [...]

Schools reopen Pune DPS, Vikhe Patil, Vibgyor, Bishops, ST Marys, Vidya Valley, Aman Setu, StArnold, Indira

Most school will open in the coming week of June 2010.

St Mary’s opens 3rd June 2010.

Vibgyor High 10th June

Vikhe Patil for Kgs on 31st May to familiarize the kids. From 7th June all classes.

Bishops schools 7th June.

Dps Pune reopens on 14th June.

Indira National in mid August based on last year pattern.

SuperIndianKid reopens on 1st July 2010.

Vidya Valley

How a mango tree knows it has to grow mangoes, not apples?

A few days back while eating juicy mangoes my sons were discussing mangoes!

As the mango slices finished one by one the interest in mangoes seemed to go from mere pulp to its genesis. I was trying my best to not get bothered by the slurpy sound and juice trailing their arms !

When my sons [...]

SuperIndianKid is recruiting part time, full time and volunteers.

SuperIndianKid is growing. Its recruiting. Interested or you know anyone interested, do forward this to others. Part time CA Part time Accountant Part time HR/ Admin Full Time Center Manager Full Time Business Development/ Marketing Managers and Executives Assistant Executive to CEO Part time Coaches in the [...]

Happy Mother’s Day – SuperIndianMom Awards

Just thinking aloud!

We appreciate all and give away awards to many different types of professionals. They are sometimes categorized into male, female, married, unmarried and so on…

But why has no one, not even the most intellectuals to the most sensitive ever thought of this, that seems to be echoing in my head since last one [...]

Summer Camps Pune- Chess, Disaster Management, Self Defense 4yr to 15 yr kids, children, teenagers

Summer Camp – 4 years – 15 years

Chess Camp –

Age 6 – 15 yrs, 1 week, 26th April onwards, by International Chess Player, from Kunte Chess Academy. Fee Rs1000/- Time 9:00am – 10:30 am

Disaster Management Camp -

1 week, 19th April, Fire, Water, Choking, CPR, Basic Life Support, Poison, Cut , Kidnapping, [...]

The Orbis School, Pune

I visited the Orbis school a month back. The school follows CBSE pattern but I forgot to ask if they have got the affiliation or is it in the process.

I found it very small for the kind of school plan i.e.1.5 acre for a full fledged school! .

But I am sure they must be looking [...]

Common doubts and questions about schools in Pune.

I started to write this as a reply to a comment by a member but later when the words became too many, had to move it to this as an article.

The school discussed is Vidya Valley at Sus Village.

There are a too many parts in a comment that needs to be answered one by one:

Infrastructure:

This [...]

Summer Camp Pune – The Thenga Camp

“THE THENGA CAMP “

Smiling or laughing already! Well, that’s exactly our aim.

We want our kids to smile and have the fun time of their life in our camp.

After one full year, like all adults take break and go off to vacations. Kids too need a vacation. Not necessarily out of station. All they [...]

School Agents Vs Corruption

Yesterday, I was approached by an interesting person.

He introduced himself as a ” School Agent”. I could only guess he was a broker helping parents in getting admission for their kids.

I didn’t know these people were so net savvy. So I continued the call. He mentioned that he HELPS parents. And since I was helping parents too, [...]

School Review – Indira Kids and Indira National School, Wakad, Pune

A fortnight back, I went to review an educational product to be launched in India by a Dubai based company. And to my pleasant surprise, I was standing next to a pre-school Indira Kids, Aundh.

Initially I thought it was too congested but when I got inside, it gave me a very homely feeling. With kids [...]

A Review on St Mary’s Girls and Boys School Pune

ST Mary’s school seems to have got it’s reputation reaching far and wide the globe!

Everyday I get atleast one mail about reviewing St Mary’s school, Pune.

When I got my son’s admission, I did not know anything about schools in Pune. I was not ready to leave my son to go from a nearby play school [...]

Review – ST Arnold’s Central School, Kalyani Nagar, Vadagaon Sheri, Pune

St Arnold’s school had always been a question mark in my mind, whenever I used to visit the vadagaon sheri area in the past. A huge boundary wall always suggested that there is a school or was a school inside somewhere, but could never see any soul inside or outside.

Later when a few site members [...]

Database and Contact Details of Best Schools in Pune

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Kider Brook Sports Day 2009

31st October 2009, will be one of those dates which I will always cherish.

Well it was an honor that came to me quite unexpectedly a week before 31st October 2009. I was enjoying a very interesting lunch with three friends at Oakwood Premier, Koregaon Park, Pune. Mrs Vanita Dogra, the principal of Kider Brook [...]

DAV Public school, Pune – Very Disturbing

Yesterday I came across the third parent whose views I wanted about DAV school Aundh, Pune. And I am forced to write this post.

I have not personally reviewed the school, but this news has to be shared with parents to decide better.
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Workshop on School Admission for Nursery, LKg, UKg

Dear Parents, on popular request, you can once again avail the opportunity to meet me on a ONE-on-ONE workshop on Pune School Admission for Nursery, LKg, UKg.

The workshop will comprise of the following:

Mock interview of the child
Mock written test if applicable (Ukg only)
Mock interview of both parents, hence both must attend
Tips on filling the admission [...]

Vidya Pratishthan Magarpatta City School Pune, Hadapsar – Review

Magarpatta City School is fully know as Vidya Pratishthan Magarpatta City School.

That’s one big name for a school.

Well since it was on public demand last week to be reviewed, I checked it out yesterday and was quite impressed by the school, I must say. click to read more

What’s Right Age for Admission in Nursery and First Standard, Pune Schools, India?

I installed a new plugin which tells me what people are searching on my blog. Right age popped up too many times for me to advice on.

Indirectly, I am being shouldered more responsibility by young parents in answering this very confusing yet important question.

I am glad I never had this doubt mainly because I was part of [...]

Request School Review

A big hi to all my loyal readers and a hello to my new blog readers.

I have written and continuously writing new reviews of the schools in Pune. Since I basically reside in the eastern part of the city, it’s but natural that you will find many school reviews around this area.

I can see [...]

Maharashtra Board Planning Common Syllabus uptill Class V in all Boards Schools

I know this is a stale news, 4th December 2009 to be precise.

But looking at the Maharashtra Education Ministry’s past record, that would give out a statement only to backtrack the following day, I chose to wait and watch.

It’s been 4 days since the news and now I feel I should write about it [...]

Common Plus Two Course Across All Indian School Boards ( CBSE, ICSE, State)

This morning, i.e. 2nd December 2009, was a pleasant one with a news which will change the face of Indian education system thoroughly.

“COMMON PLUS-2 SYLLABUS FOR SCIENCE, MATH ACROSS BOARDS?” in Times of India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Common-plus-two-syllabus-for-science-math-across-boards/articleshow/5289998.cms

I am pleased with the education minister so much that I could hug him right away .

There is no doubt [...]

Gurukul Express – Pune School – CBSE

Last year same time in the month of November I was frantically visiting as many schools as possible for my younger son’s admission into Nursery/ Lower Kg.
I had become a tourist with food packed and water bottles stacked in the car with my younger son tied up in his car seat on the rear side [...]

Pune Schools Close on 12th Nov 2009- Bishops, St Mary’s, Vibgyor

Dear All,

Swine flu seems to be making it’s dreaded comeback with the pouring rains as anticipated by the WHO. I am aware of one case of swine flu in DPS, three in Bishops and also in St Annes that has closed down the school due to a case in the school. (The first [...]

DPS, PUNE A SCHOOL REVIEW AGAIN :)

Excellent school is all I can keep repeating about this school. From the dynamic principal to the dedicated teachers to the superb management, I am always marketing DPS, pune as my own school .

The Principal, Mrs Neelam Chakraborty is an amazing lady. The way she handles the school premises, kids and teachers and staff [...]

Swine Flu – Fear or Relax – Pune Schools, India

Indian are bravehearts !

We go through the worst one can imagine and then forget faster than the disaster could feel important.
We have the habit of forgiving and forgetting whether things happen to others or to our loved once….

Why? May be because in the day to day grind to survive in this 1.15 billion peopled [...]

Questions asked in a Parent Interview by Pune Schools?

Butterflies, frogs, mouse and all kinds of insects and animals made their rounds, jumped and crawled years after I completed my engineering. But trust me when I was waiting to meet the principal of St Mary’s a few years back for my son’s admission, I was tightly holding my son’s hand till he pulled his [...]

Nursery, PreSchool, JrKg Questions for Admissions in Pune Schools

Dear Parents,

I have compiled here all the different types of questions asked by the school teachers during the admission round.
Please remember these are sample questions only. I have collected these from various schools, parents and teachers in various good schools which will be starting their admissions in November 2009 – March 2010.

I would request you [...]

Admission Time for Pawar Public, Millenium, Hutching, Vikhe Patil

Admission time is a big tensionful time for all parents looking to get their kids admitted to the schools of their choice.

I remember the two years I had tried to get information on the internet , from parents in my neighbourhood and from the websites of the schools!

So this is for those parents trying to [...]

Admission Criteria Hutching High School Pune

Admission Criteria Bishops School Pune

Admission Criteria Millenium National School Pune

Admission Criteria Vikhe Patil Memorial School Pune

Admission Criteria Pawar Public School Pune

Admission Criteria Vibgyor High Pune

Admission Criteria St Mary’s School Pune

Admission Criteria Delhi Public School ( DPS) Pune

TIPS TO PREPARE FOR SCHOOL ADMISSION

Questions Asked in a Parent Interview Round by Pune Schools

Nursery, PreSchool, JrKg Questions for Admission in Pune Schools Nov 2009 – March 2010

How To Select / Chose A Good Pune School

Which [...]

Pawar Public School Pune!

This has been a long over due article.

Having visited it two weeks back, I finally get time to write about this school.

Earlier I have mentioned about this school based on a friend’s views as her daughter has been studying in that school since last two years. She is currently in 1st Std and is in [...]

Workshop Details for DPS on 19th Oct 09

Welcome to the workshop on Pune school admission.

Today the focus will be DPS Pune Admission.

You all should be logged into the site, if not please do it now.

Before we begin the workshop kindly go through the new post on how to select a good school.

In case anyone has any query on how [...]

How to select a good school in Pune, India?

Hunting for good school for your darling? I know it can be not just stressful, it becomes very confusing with hundreds of schools in Pune!
Let me help you out my dear parents.
Follow me each week right here and get to know about each school little better than what you know now.
To begin with how [...]

Free Online Workshop on Pune School Admission on 19th October 2009

Dear parents,

Finally I have managed to organize Online Workshop for all those who are keen on Admission Procedures for various good schools in Pune.

The workshop will be on 19th Oct 2009, IST 11:00 PM, online on my site www.madhuriesingh.com forum.

It’s online, cause, there are many who cannot physically attend the workshop.

It’s also my way [...]

Media Coverage

Pune School Watch – DNA Interview Madhurie Singh – Date 11th October 2009

Madhurie Singh pens details about the leading schools in the city and passes on whatever information any parent would like to know.

by Kavita Kane

Madhurie Singh teaches you to learn more about schools. She does so through an equally interesting medium – blogging.

“The blog, [...]

The Beginning of A New Journey!

Dear moms and dads ,

It’s time to say goodbye. Goodbye to the good old wordpress.com.

With hundred’s of people like you who have trusted my reviews, encouraged me to take the next step. Yes! I have finally built my own website all by myself! Phew!

It’s been a mind boggling 45 days and lots of happy [...]

St Mary’s Pune – Diwali Vacation, Christmas Holidays, NewYear 2010 School reopen.

St Mary’s School, Pune will be working on all Saturdays upto the Diwali vacation for Girls and Boys sections.

Half Yearly exam will commence on the 10th Oct 2009.

St Mary’s School will close on 14th October 2009 as scheduled, but will re-open on 29th October [...]

ST Mary's school pune – prenursery, nursery, prep reopens 29th September 2009

St Mary’s school pune Reopens on 29th september 2009.

St Mary’s school pune classes for Pre Nursery, Nursery and Prep will reopen on 29th Sept 09.
The school had declared these classes to remain closed in view of the risk to the tiny tots against Swine Flu (H1N1 Virus).

The time table of the school will be as [...]

St Mary’s Pune – Diwali Vacation, Christmas Holidays, NewYear 2010 School reopen.

St Mary’s School, Pune will be working on all Saturdays upto the Diwali vacation for Girls and Boys sections.

Half Yearly exam will commence on the 10th Oct 2009.

St Mary’s School will close on 14th October 2009 as scheduled, but will re-open on 29th October 2009 instead of 2nd November 2009.

For Christmas the school will close [...]

St Mary’s School Pune- Pre-Nursery, Nursery, Prep Reopens 29th Sept 09

The time table of the school will be as follows:

Girls Section:

Classes Timing
Pre-Nursery 9.30 a. m. to 12.15 [...]

Std 1 St Mary's School will reopen on 14th Sep 2009, Till Prep, still closed!

ST Mary’s School Pune Classes Nursery to Preparatory will remain closed as precautionary measure against swine flu, H1N1 Virus.

Std 1 will reopen on the 14th Sep 2009. Classes will be from 7:35 am to 12:35pm instead of the 1:20pm.

I am all smiles and thankful to my gut feeling when I took the decision to not [...]

ST Mary's School Pune Closed till 13th September 2009, Reopen on 14th sep ?

St Mary’s school pune has extended it’s decision to close the school upto class 1, till next sunday.
The school has not yet decided if it will open on the 14th sep 2009 yet.
Classes from 2nd std resumed on the 31st august 2009.

Looking at the weaker immunity of younger kids, the school will remain closed for [...]

Pune Schools ReOpen on 31st August ST Mary's, Bishops !

All Schools in Pune will reopen on the 31st August, Monday. ( Symbiosis International, St Helena’s School, Hutchings High School and Primrose School, St Mary’s, Bishops.)

Nearly 50% of the schools opened last Monday on the 24th August 2009. DPS, Vibgyor were included in the list of the schools that hurried to open on the 24th [...]

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Pune Schools Closed till 30th August – DPS,ST Mary's,Bishops,Vibgyor..

Thankfully all schools will remain closed till the 30th August 2009.
DPS School has decided to open on Monday 24th August, but has cancelled off the monday test.
The following guidelines to be followed by students risking to go to school on 24th august to DPS .
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The school will now reopen on Monday, 24th August, 2009.
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Second set [...]

Aman Setu School – an attempt to preserve Humanity!

Beautiful name isn’t it? Aman Setu

In today’s modernization how many of us maintain our culture in whatever way possible, is a question to be pondered over. Last year when I was looking for a good school for my younger son, I was introduced to this name ” Aman Setu” by a friend. Her [...]

Schools in Pune to re-open on 24th August 2009 !

Utter CONFUSION !!!!

I know, as a parent, its so much confusing. One day the school closes for quanrantine reasons, which is excellent. Then we get sms from the schools, that the school will reopen on the 20th Aug 2009, as the situation seems normal, but the next morning the Collector Mr [...]

DPS Pune to reopen on 20th August 2009!!!

DPS Pune will open on 20th Aug 2009.

St Mary’s will reopen on the 24th Aug 2009.

All About Kids, Education, Products and Schools Moms Want to Know!

This site is dedicated to all moms and dads.

Parents are like Gods to their kids. Kids look up to parents as their superheroes and emulate every move they observe.

They will copy you when you are aware, but they will surprise or shock you when they mimic things that you wish you had never said or [...]

Admission time for DPS, St Mary’s, Vibgyor, Loyolla, Bishops in Pune!!!

Admission time is a big tensionful time for all parents looking to get their kids admitted to the schools of their choice.

I remember the two years I had tried to get information on the internet , from parents in my neighbourhood and from the websites of the schools!

So this is for those parents trying to [...]

St Mary's, Pune to reopen on 24th August thanks to Swine FLu!!!

All schools are closed till 20th August 2009. Including DPS Pune, Vibgyor, Bishops, Loyolla, Vidya Valley, International Schools, State Board schools, CBSE and ICSE board schools.

St Mary’s school will reopen on 24th August 2009 in view of the current status of Swine Flu in Pune.

How to keep kids busy at home?

Why keep kids at home [...]

Pune schools closed due to Swine Flu – How to keep kids busy !!!

All schools in Pune will be closed till 19th August 2009, in view of the current spread of the Swine Flu caused by H1N1 virus.

A lot of schools are fumigating their premises.

Both kids from St Mary’s Boys have recovered from the swine flu infection that they got in the last week of July 2009.

A request [...]

Swine Flu – DPS, St Marys, Bishops, Vibgyor and All schools in Pune till 16th August 2009!!!

Updated at 5:00pm on 10th Aug 2009.

DPS school Pune closed till 17th august 2009.

All malls, schools, multiplexes will remain closed for three days as per the government orders. Phew !!! Finally . Bloodshed has to happen to even save our lives. Still there are a few thick-heads who are advising the schools to [...]

Where to buy Medicine for Swine Flu ?

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These are a few sites selling online Tamiflu, that were working.

Remember, Tamiflu is dangerous medicine.

It has to be taken only if you are suffering of Swine Flu H1N1 Virus.

You must talk to your doctor before placing the order and discuss about the content of the medicine mentioned online before making any payment.

http://official-drugstore.com

www.mydispensary.com

www.top-rx-pharm.com

http://healthonlineshop.info

http://www.drugdelivery.ca

Vibgyor, St Annes, St Helena's, DPS, Vidya Valley, Loyola High close down –Swine Flu !!!

The following schools have decided to close down in Pune in order to contain the spread of the Swine Flu.

Delhi Public School will be closed till Aug 9 2009.

St Helena’s will be closed till Aug 13 with 1 positive H1N1 cases.

St Anne’s will be closed till Aug 12 2009 with 3 positive cases.

Loyola High School [...]

My kids go to different board schools, DPS and St Mary’s!!!!!!

My kids go to different schools with different education board !

Every time I mention this, I see people reacting only one way , and that is with great astonishment slowly turning to pity my state, suggestions and help never intended to give .

But trust me, it’s not as difficult as it seems !

It has [...]

SWINE FLU precautionary move -School Pune closes !!

St Mary’s school, pune will be closed from 6th to 9th August 2009 as a precautionary measure against Swine Flu.

School will assess the situation on Sunday to decide whether to reopen on Monday 10th August.

Even though no case of H1N1 virus was detected in St Mary’s School Pune, the management took this wonderful step to [...]

Vacation and Holiday Breaks for Dps Pune !!!!!!!

Summer Break 9th may to 21st june 2009

Dussehra Break 25th sep to 28th sep 2009

Deepawali Break 16th oct to 18th oct 2009

Winter Break [...]

Which Education Board to choose for my child !!!!!!!!!!

When it comes to confusing, the worst is when parents have to choose the right board for their children!
We have CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)
ICSE (Indian Certificate is Secondary Education)
[...]

SWINE flu is villainous !!!!

I have decided from today both my kids will stay at home for a week or two.

Reason, firstly , I think that’s the best way to prevent my kids from getting infected even if there is any remotest chance. They travel by school bus and definitely there is a good chance of getting in [...]

Playschool and Kindergarten Pre Schools in Pune !!!!!!!!!!

Living in a nuclear family has it’s merits. I have always managed easily using all my management abilities to keep the home and work balanced. But, when my one first baby was born, life became rather handful. I preferred to quit work and stay full time to nurture the life I had given birth to [...]

DPS MANAGEMENT is Excellent !!!

DPS school, its management and the staff never stops to amaze me !

The DPS bus which comes to Kalyani Nagar to pick and drop my child would stop at a very filthy place. At the garbage dump, right after the bridge ended . It was not just filthy but was a nuisance to be standing [...]

PUNE St MARY'S BOYS STD 1 D are CONNECTED by YAHOO Groups !!!

A new yahoo group has been started by Madhurie Singh and friends for class 1D of St Mary’s Boys, Pune.
The link to the group is http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/stmarys1d2009/

The group aims at making communication amongst the parents of all students of class 1D , easy and transparent. There are contacts, daily class / home work, school notices and [...]

DPS PUNE SCHOOL, A Benchmark !!!!!!

A critic’s critic is what I can be best described as

I have very high set of standards when it comes to kids, education, hygiene and anything to do with the tiny tots.

Since my younger son was happily going to a kindergarten school “Kider Brook” at Kalyani Nagar, I was a carefree [...]

Yippy my son got through ST MARY’S SCHOOL Pune, India !

Feb 24, 2008

I am a very proud and free mom today..Why? ‘Cause finally my elder son got through the St Mary’s School in Upper KG ! I should have hunted for schools and admission when he was to go to LKG.
On the day of his [...]

Schools in Pune, India DPS, ST MARY’s, BISHOPS, LEXICON, VIBGYOR…..

Admission time in Pune is harrowing experience for all parents trying to select a school for their kid. I made the blunder of not taking admissions for my kid in Jr kg = nursery.

So when Nov 2007 arrived, I was all geared to get my kid admitted into Delhi Public School, Pune. Its a Co-ed school [...]

Kangaroo Kids Pune India

I am writing this as I want every parent who in interested in admitting their child to Kangaroo Kids Pune(kk) at Koregaon Park to know about the facts.

Today I had to drop my son to Nehru Memorial hall for the concert practice at 9.00am. My son cried a little as he does not like new [...]

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