Dear Alum,

Bombay International School, your alma mater is indeed a very special school. It started with a dream: that education was more than letters on a page; that the development of a child involved more than the giving of notes and taking of exams; that there can be no education without the inculcation of a moral and ethical standard, an awareness of one’s surroundings, an ability to stand up against injustice. For almost fifty years we have walked with this dream and the school is its living fulfillment. As we approach our Silver Jubilee Year in 2012, we are proud that we have been successful in keeping alive the vision that is “our school”.

In recent years the school has acquired two tenanted spaces within Gilbert Building. This acquisition could not have been more timely in light of the efforts being made by the school to supplement the existing academic agenda. Starting 2007, the school has adopted the Cambridge curriculum and we are now in a position to offer students the choice of either ICSE or IGCSE as an option for Grade X within the existing premises.

I am pleased to inform you that BIS is in the process of starting a High School (Std. XI and XII) offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme which will commence in June 2011. We are now a candidate school awaiting authorization.

The funding required to finance the High School project has been substantial, amounting to approximately Rs. 4.5 crore. The parents of BIS Association have contributed generously and have provided the seed capital which has gone towards acquiring the IB affiliation and permissions (Rs. 15 lac), academic resources and teacher training (Rs. 50 lac), refurbishing the existing school building (Rs. 1.4 crore) and pre-start up salaries of IB staff and administration (Rs.75 lac). In spite of their generous support, we find that we have a shortfall to execute the project by 2011, with the highest possible standards expected of a school of our pedigree and repute. We require these funds to acquire and refurbish additional space within or near Gilbert building.

In view of the above, BIS is now appealing to the Alumni to raise an amount of Rs. 1.5 crores within the next few months to meet the shortfall and Rs.3 crore over the next two years to enable further expansion of the infra structure.

I would like to appeal to each one of you to consider making a contribution, as it is the need of the moment if we have to press ahead with our plans and preserve the heritage of our unique and wonderful school.

Should you require more details please contact me. If you would like to simply write out a cheque, please make the same in favour of “Bombay International School Association” and drop it off at the school office or mail it to:

Bombay International School,
Gilbert Building,
Babulnath, 2nd Cross Road,
Mumbai 400 007, India

If you are not a resident of India and would like to contribute in foreign currency via wire transfer, then please provide a letter with full name address, along with a copy of your passport stating the following:

“Kindly consider this as a donation towards the corpus of the Association”.

Direct remittances may be made through our bank using the following details:
Swift Code: SBININBB365

Please address further queries to: principal@bombayinternationalschool.com

Your donation is tax-deductible under Section 80 G of the Indian Income Tax Act, since BISA is a not-for-profit organization and the school will provide relevant documents to this effect.

Thank you very much for your support.

Warm Regards,

Mona Seervai
Principal