Dhirubhai Ambani International School

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Primary sources|date= May 2011}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Dhirubhai Ambani International School
| image = DAIS Logo.jpg
| motto = "Dare to Dream, Learn to Excel"
| type = Private
| location = BKC, Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400098
| established = 2003
| patron = [[Dhirubhai Ambani]]
| chairperson = [[Nita Ambani]]
| faculty = 190
| grades = K-12
| enrolment = 1000
| website = {{url|https://www.dais.edu.in}}
}}

The '''Dhirubhai Ambani International School''' ('''DAIS''') is a private [[co-educational]] LKG-15 dayschool in [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India, built by [[Reliance Industries]], named after the late patriarch of the conglomerate, [[Dhirubhai Ambani]]. The school was established in 2003 and has been an IB World School since January 2003. It offers the [[International Baccalaureate Program]] in its Diploma form. [[Nita Ambani]], wife of [[Mukesh Ambani]] is the chairperson of the school.<ref>{{cite news|title=1. Dhirubhai Ambani International School - Hindustan Times | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/1-dhirubhai-ambani-international-school/story-Od9Ev3BstfNoZKiQOrlLiN.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

The school prepares students for the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]], the IGCSE and the [[IB Diploma Programme|IB Diploma examinations]].

==System of education==

===Primary School (CIPP): LKG to Class 4===
The Primary School programme comprises Lower and Upper Kindergarten (LKG and UKG) years and classes I to IV. In classes LKG to IV, the school follows an integrated curriculum by drawing on teaching programmes of the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] and international examination boards. The school is a member of the [[Cambridge International Primary Programme]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.da-is.org/academics-primary.htm |title=The Primary & Middle School Programme |publisher=Da-is.org |access-date=2010-12-31 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Middle School (CLSP): Class 5 to Class 7===
The Middle School Programme i.e. classes 5 to 7. The Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme is followed by the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.da-is.org/ |title=Dhirubhai Ambani International School |publisher=Da-is.org |access-date=2010-12-31}}</ref>

===Secondary School===
The school offers the following in class VIII, where students prepare for the programme that they will study in classes IX and X: [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE Programme]] and
[[International General Certificate of Secondary Education|IGCSE Programme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.da-is.org/academics-secondary.html |title=Secondary School |publisher=Da-is.org |access-date=2010-12-31}}</ref>

===Post Secondary School===
Dhirubhai Ambani International School has been an IB World School since January 2003. It offers the [[IB Diploma Programme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.da-is.org/academics-postsecondary.html |title=Post Secondary School |publisher=Da-is.org |access-date=2010-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibo.org/school/001425 |title=Internation12-31}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Pb4h189wQ|date=1 June 2016| website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=3 June 2016|title=DAIS GC2016 - Smt. Nita Ambani Speech}}</ref>

==Facilities==

The school building is seven storied with lawns, landscaped gardens and playgrounds. The school premises house {{convert|130000|sqft|m2}} of teaching space containing classrooms and laboratories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.da-is.org/campus-building.html |title=Campus Building |publisher=Da-is.org |access-date=2010-12-31}}</ref>

Every classroom has a public address system, display and writing boards, lockers for students, broadband Internet access and air conditioning. There is schoolwide Wi-Fi internet access for the students of grades 8-10 affiliated with the IGCSE board and its 11th and 12th graders. There are laboratories for [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]] and [[Biology]] and teaching rooms for [[Art]], [[Music]], [[Social Science]], Languages, [[Computer Studies]], and [[Mathematics]].

The school has a Learning Centre with access to periodicals and audio-visual resources, the internet and photocopying/printing facilities. It shares a playground with the [[American School of Bombay]] with an astroturf, tennis and basketball courts for outdoor sports. The Dhirubhai Ambani International School Study and Activity Centre situated in [[Matheran]], 100  km from [[Mumbai]], opened in 2008. It is used for cross-curricular, recreational activities as well as for weekend training camps and Physical Education activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.da-is.org/campus-facilities.html |title=Campus Facilities |publisher=Da-is.org |access-date=2010-12-31}}</ref>

===Student Council===
The school has four houses: '''Panthers''' (Blue), '''Tigers''' (Green), '''Jaguars''' (Red) and '''Lions''' (Yellow). Each house has two house captains, one sports captain, one house coordinator, two vice house captains, one vice sports captain, and two club captains. Recently, the post of a middle school coordinator has also been added.

The council Core positions are Head Boy, Head Girl, two Student Council Coordinators, two Sports Coordinators, one Round Square Student Committee Chair and two Vice Student Council Coordinators and one Vice Sports Coordinator. The council is non-democratic (members are selected by the teachers and outgoing captains). The council is usually changed in October each year.

=== Model United ===
The school hosts an annual [[Model United Nations]] (MUN) conference called The Dhirubhai Ambani International Model United Nations (DAIMUN)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daimun.org/|title=Dhirubhai Ambani International Model United Nations - DAIMUN|website=www.daimun.org|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> in October. The conference is one of two conferences in India to be affiliated with The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daimun.org/affiliation.html|title=Daimun|website=www.daimun.org|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foundation.thimun.org/affiliation-programme/affiliated-conferences/|title=Affiliated Conferences – THIMUN Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref>

==Activities and achievements==
* The Dhirubhai Ambani International Model United Nations (DAIMUN) is hosted by the school.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
* The Paigaam Peace Conference works towards building harmonious cross border relationships.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
* Global Membership of '''[[Round Square (educational organisation)|Round Square]]''' (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roundsquare.org/|title=Round Square|website=Round Square}}</ref>
* Member of the '''Council of International Schools''' (CIS) (2008)<ref name="da-is1">{{cite web|url=http://www.da-is.org/glance.html |title=DAIS Glance |publisher=Da-is.org |access-date=2010-12-31}}</ref><ref>[https://directory.cois.org/Profile/Dhirubhai-Ambani-International-School-400098 CIS School Members Directory - Online]</ref>
* Best ICSE school in India<ref>{{cite web|url = http://whataschool.com/dhirubhai-ambani-international-school/bma067|title = Dhirubhai Ambani International School All India Rank and WAS Score |access-date = 2016-07-08}}</ref>

==Social initiatives==
* Students work with Indian NGOs such as IDF, [[Advitya]], Akanksha, CCDT, Muktangan, Pratham, Eve, [[Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum]], Village Project, Maharashtra Nature Park, [[Goonj (NGO)|Goonj]] and Ishara. The Dhirubhai Ambani International School Akanksha Centre has been set up as part of this programme.
* "DAISight" is a student-initiated organization in affiliation with Lotus Eye College and the [[Mumbai]] Eye Care Campaign. DAISight towards improving and spreading awareness of eyecare around [[Mumbai]].
* "Across the Road" is a service project supporting children in slum areas adjacent to the school in educational and developmental needs.
* The "Village Project", born in 2009, and called Empowering Rural India, is a school project where villages are adopted with the objective of eradicating poverty and unemployment through a three-pronged strategy – Education, Infrastructure and Empowerment. This helps the school achieve the UN Millennium Development Objectives as well as the IB Mission goals: "[[Think globally, act locally|Think Globally and Act Locally]]." The school tries to improve means of income generation, empower women and allowing them to contribute to the household income, and implement the infrastructure for health care, education, and communication.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} The two villages are Hassachipatti and Kumbharghar.<ref name="da-is1"/>

==See also==
* [[List of educational institutions in Mumbai#Schools|List of schools in Mumbai]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.dais.edu.in/ School Website]
*[https://www.meetuniversity.com/ Meetuniversity]
{{Reliance Group}}
{{International schools in Mumbai}}

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[[Category:International Baccalaureate schools in India]]
[[Category:Private schools in Mumbai]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2003]]
[[Category:Round Square schools]]

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