As the world becomes increasingly interconnected through the processes of globalization, proficiency in more than one language is critical for business, trade, diplomacy, and to promote international cooperation, mutual understanding, and respect. For students, learning more than one language can enrich their academic and life experiences and open doors to opportunities. At YES, we have partnered with Goethe Institut (Max Mueller) and Alliance Francais to teach German and French respectively.
The Goethe-Institut promotes the study of German as a language and helps boost international relations. Best known for conducting German courses, they offer courses in the language across all levels of proficiency.
Recognized by the French Embassy in India, Alliance Française has played a pioneering role in promoting French culture in the City and makes students proficient in French language and learn about the unique character, diversity, history, heritage and gastronomy of France.
YES provides international learning opportunities to students to facilitate them to accept and understand the world that is a cauldron of composite cultures and community perspectives. It is through the International Exchange programs that the School emboldens students to discover new ways of adaptability and learning to be able to be a part of the global world. These programs provide students with an exposure to become aware of multi-faceted approaches to learning and living. Students develop adaptability to embrace foreign cultures and promote liberal-mindedness.
The Student Exchange have aided our students to align educational beliefs and values. A student develops a sense of universal responsibility by learning acceptance and understanding of an array of different cultural and community perspectives through international learning and knowledge attainment experience.
We ensure that from early on, our students are enriched by a breadth of exposure to the real world. Readying them to step out into the multilayered environment of the 21 st century with confidence, relevant life skills and a commitment to bettering society.
At YES, we are constantly nudging our students to make discoveries about the world and indeed, themselves. Outbound trips are a wonderful way for our children to do this, and also learn life skills through pure experience. Our partner for adventure-based learning is _________ which designs modules and trips with a theme for each grade. In Class 4 , when children are away from their parents for the first time, the focus is on building confidence and awareness of self and their strengths. The next year, there is a smooth segue into teamwork as a theme – and so on progressively. The trips are a remarkable exercise in character building, offering opportunities for students to try new things and express themselves in a safe, protected environment.
The American High School Diploma is considered equivalent to passing Grade 12 by the Association of Indian Universities, which then would allow our students to apply for colleges in India and all over the world on just the basis of the High School Diploma itself. The US High School Diploma follows an American-style curriculum that offers flexibility and breadth of subject options. This American high school qualification opens the doors to universities anywhere in North America and is widely recognized by international universities worldwide. DCM has entered into an agreement with Global Student Exchange (GSE), Florida, USA to facilitate an international learning experience to our students who study in grades IX-XII. Under this program, rolled out in the winter 2020, DCM has a direct engagement with Houghton Academy, New York, USA who will offer an American High School diploma alongside their CBSE studies in India. This program gives a wonderful opportunity for the bright DCMites to attend virtual classes by the Houghton Academy faculty members, in topics of science. mathematics, history and English. The benefits of this program are:
DCM students get an international learning experience during their schooling years in India. The required credits to be qualified for getting American High School Diploma will be calculated based on student’s academic performance in CBSE exams. The required credits can be achieved by attending courses over a customised period of 1 year (Gr. XII), 2 years (Gr. XI) or 3 years (Gr. X). The number of courses per year will vary as per the student’s choice of following 1,2 or 3 years program. Houghton Academy Diploma will enhance DCM students’ chances of getting admission in top international universities as compared to a regular Indian student having only CBSE certification.
In some cases, the requirement of IELTS will be waived off by the host university from the criteria for admission. The most interesting aspect of this program is that if students would like to move to the USA and attend the classes physically at Houghton Academy, they can do so by leaving their CBSE studies in India and have an exclusive American High School Certification.
Overall, this program is ideal for students who have clear goals for getting admission at top American and other international universities and to potentially move to USA for their future studies.
To expand and improve education and career opportunities through various cultural awareness projects, student exchange programs and pedagogy exchanges, we have created a global links with schools and universities in different countries.
Through a close, committed, ongoing relationship, we hope to not only provide fascinating global opportunities for our students, but also learn about international teaching approaches to benefit the whole school community.
Houghton Academy (Grade IX – XII): As our partner school, our students have a possibility to carry out American high school certification alongside their regular CBSE curriculum. This program will enable our students to have HOUGHTON, an added advantage, when applying for further studies abroad without spending additional years (and without having to appear in IELTS in some cases).
University of South Australia (Grade IX - XII): DCM-UniSA program offers continuous grooming classes to DCM students studying in secondary and senior secondary classes. The main highlights of the agreement are the possibility of Student Exchange programs wherein DCM students will be able to visit and spend time at top-schools in Australia during their school years. Furthermore, this University of program offers a wonderful advantage through a unique Faculty Exchange South Australia program under which the UniSA faculty members will spend time at DCM schools at the capacity of visiting professors.
To provide a promising future for students, YES has one of the best placement cells which shares a connection with academic institutions of global repute. Students through the placement channel seek admissions to best universities abroad with adequate scholarships, this sets YES a pre-eminent leader among international schools. The Study Abroad Clinic builds a liaison between the prospective students and participating education/training providers, concerned diplomatic mission and relevant government authorities. We Identify screening of the universities/colleges/institutes/polytechnics, their programs and courses, accreditation and rankings and also guide students through counseling when they face a problem with choosing careers or academics. YES has built ties with Institutions and Colleges abroad mainly to encourage students have wide exposure to college life as the next step from the school both home and abroad. The platform highly supports research interests and other programs students wish to take up abroad.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is the world's most popular English language test for higher education and global migration. We help our students seeking further education abroad in preparing for their test with a range of IELTS study materials and resources that gets them acquainted with the test format and also improves their confidence when writing, speaking, reading and listening in English.
Our IELTS training course is proven to be quite effective in improving our students’ English acumen. Expert faculties with finest subject matter expertise and best teaching methodology create the personalized curriculum for each student. Students can quickly start peaking the scores as our stringent curriculum includes a lot of practice, assessment and feedback.