New Delhi: A series of innovations in education pioneered by the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) in partnership with the Singapore headquartered Global Indian International network of schools recently conducted the ‘Leading Schools’ program.

It was a three-day workshop from February 13- 15, 2010. IIM-K hosted 35 participants that comprised principals, chairpersons, etc from the Global Indian International Schools (GIIS).

With the objective of creating a construct defining how international education with Indian values can be re-imported into India, this initiative will create new milestones in K-12 education.

Along with strategizing on leadership, the workshop also ideated on nurturing global schools, having curriculum, which creates an environment for "nurturing global citizens" as sustainable institutions of learning in a technology driven knowledge age.

GIIS offer International Baccalaureate, Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) education along with a host of unique programmes.

Managed by the Singapore headquartered Global Indian Foundation (GIF), which provides world class education in different countries to Indians and global citizens, GIIS schools offer an international/world class education with Indian values.

Professor Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM-K said, "This is the first in series of several such initiatives from IIM-K's leading schools programme. This initiative will create new milestones in K-12 education and this is possibly the first time that school principals, IIM faculty and educators came together in a development programme focusing on a new strategic direction for K-12 education."

The IIM-K team under the leadership of Professor Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM-K and the GIIS leadership team led by Atul Temurnikar and GIF management, Principals and Directors from six countries worked together under the IIM led 'Leading Schools' programme.

The award winning GIIS network of international schools is present in Singapore, USA, Malaysia, UAE, Japan, Thailand, India and Vietnam and is Asia's leading chain of international schools offering K-12 education. Managed by the Singapore headquartered GIF, GIIS schools offer an international / world-class education.