BEACONHOUSE
BEACONHOUSE:
| Motto | Seek the Light |
|---|---|
| Established | 2004 |
| Enrollment | Over 280,000 students[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Website | www |
The Beaconhouse School System is one of the largest private and international school networks in the world.[1][2] Established in November 1975 as the Les Anges Montessori Academy for toddlers, Beaconhouse has since grown into a global network of private schools, institutes, and universities, giving education to over 274,000 students from pre-school to post-graduation.[1] Many of these students study at the group's flagship network, the Beaconhouse School System, while others are enrolled at The Educators,[3] a parallel school network operated by the group.
Beaconhouse School System has now grown into an international company with independent divisions in Belgium, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, the UAE and the United Kingdom. Its activities extend beyond education in some countries. Most of its branches are located in Pakistan with 30 branches throughout the country
The first Beaconhouse school opened in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1975. From its initial association in the 1980s with the Moray House School of Education in Scotland, to its teacher training programme initiated in 1993 in collaboration with the University of Bradford, Beaconhouse has organised in-service teacher training. Today, more than half its teachers have internationally recognised teaching certificates while the rest are enrolled in the permanent in-service programme. In addition, Beaconhouse sends senior academics to the UK annually to pursue master's degrees in education and professional development.
In 1996, the World Bank Group, through its private sector wing, the International Finance Corporation, entered into a financing arrangement with Beaconhouse aimed at the construction of new school campuses.
In September 2012, the founder and chairperson of the Beaconhouse Group, Mrs. Nasreen Mahmud Kasuri, received a "Pakistan Women Power 100 award".[4]
School network[edit]
Beaconhouse owns school companies and educational institutes around the world. Some of these are profiled below.
Pakistan[edit]
The first Beaconhouse school, Les Anges Montessori Academy, opened in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1975. Today, Beaconhouse has established over 146 private schools in more than 30 cities across Pakistan.[5] These institutions collectively provide preschool education, primary education, secondary education and preparation for the international General Certificate of Education (GCE) and local Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations.
Beaconhouse operates campuses for students of varying ages in the following Pakistani cities: [Bahria enclave] Abbotabad, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Islamabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Karachi, Kharian, Lahore, Mandi Bahauddin, Mardan, Mirpur, Multan, Nowshera, Okara, Peshawar, Hyderabad, Quetta, Rahim Yar Khan, Rawalpindi, Sadiqabad, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Sukkur, and Wah Cantonment.[5]
Beaconhouse has also helped fund or manage several other educational programs in Pakistan:
- The Educators, a separate private school network[3]
- TNS Beaconhouse, the first school in Pakistan to embrace the Reggio Emilia approach[6]
- Gymboree Play and Music, an international franchise of play centres for which Beaconhouse is Pakistan's franchisee[7]
- The Early Years, a child development centre in Lahore, Pakistan[8]
- Bubbles, a playgroup programme developed by Beaconhouse, offered at selected schools
- The Discovery Centre SmartSchool in Karachi, Pakistan
- Beaconhouse National University, a private liberal arts university in Lahore, whose establishment was assisted by a US$6 million contribution from Beaconhouse.[9]
- Concordia Colleges, a group of college campuses established in 2014 in several cities in Pakistan[10][11]
United Kingdom[edit]
Headquartered in London, Beaconhouse Educational Services Limited, or BESL, was set up by Beaconhouse as a school management company. It also serves as a holding company for Beaconhouse schools in Asia and the Middle East. BESL manages the conceptualisation and construction of start-up schools, the acquisition of existing schools, and day-to-day school operations.
BESL currently owns and operates the following schools in the UK:
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