The Red Pen to host International Boarding School Fair

Media Release
November 4, 2019

New Delhi, Nov 4: The Red Pen, a global education consulting firm, headquartered in Mumbai, along with Linden Educational Services - a US based global boarding school admissions marketing firm and Crayons Academy for Skills Excellence (CASE) - a Delhi based skills development and career counselling firm, are hosting an International boarding school fair in Gurgaon on 6th November 2019 at ‘The Leela’ in Gurgaon.

Kimberly Dixit, CEO and Co-founder at The Red Pen explains, “The Red Pen team has always taken great pride in our homegrown brand, which is reputed for its customised, signature advisory services. There is an increasing trend of parents in India sending their children to international boarding schools, as they recognize the value of preparing them for future education at top global universities. We are excited to be partnering with a world-renowned firm like Linden to offer a platform for Indian students to access a premium, global boarding school education.”

Since their inception in 2011, The Red Pen has supported over 5000 students with admission to best-fit institutions around the world – whether Ivy League universities, M7 business programmes, global management and technical master’s programmes, specialised colleges, small liberal arts institutions and recently boarding schools.

‘Linden has been an avant-garde leader and trusted advisor in global admissions for almost 40 years and has worked with over 450 boarding schools worldwide. In the upcoming fair, parents and aspiring students will have the opportunity to interact one-on-one with my team and me. Since we visit and inspect these schools annually and know their Headmasters and faculty and understand their ethos, we can help families get an in-depth perspective on curriculum and school facilities. The intention is to enable each student to make informed decisions about their future education,” says John A. Williamson - Executive Director, Linden Educational Services.

Linden’s strength lies in over 35 years of continual expertise and local presence in India and other cities internationally. Their collective experiences provide families with strategic advantages they need to successfully gain access to some of the most revered educational institutions across the globe.

The fair will have representatives from over 25 international boarding schools across the US, UK and Canada.

India is the second largest student market globally with nearly 750,000students studying overseas. 

Vikram Anand, CEO, CASE says, ‘Our in-depth experience of working with students in their formative years to develop their intellectual and athletic potential gives us the strategic advantage to be able to provide access to the right demographic profile of students and their families for this fair.”

Case is the on-ground promotion partner for this boarding school event.

For additional information on the boarding school fair please log on to  https://theredpen.in/ 

and to register you can log onto https://theredpen.in/boarding-schools-fair/  

About:

1. The Red Pen

The Red Pen is an independent education consulting company that advises applicants to identify best-fit educational options at the school, university or postgraduate level. Additionally, they help high schools develop student-focused, scalable university counselling infrastructure that addresses the academic needs of varied communities. The 70+ member team is led by partners Dr. Kimberly Wright Dixit and Namita Mehta. Consultants with diverse backgrounds, who possess a wealth of education, experience and knowledge, represent the company’s strong foundation.

2. Linden Educational Services

Established in 1982, Linden offers an immersive approach to recruitment, admissions and marketing for universities. Boarding schools and universities have come to trust Linden's comprehensive, strategic, and forward-thinking education expertise in Indian and other International markets. They have a qualified, talented group of  admissions professionals whose collective experiences provide families with strategic advantages they need to successfully gain access to some of the most revered educational institutions across the globe.

3. Crayons Academy for Skills Excellence (CASE)

CASE is a Sports Recruitment Counselling firm for Students aspiring to seek admission to Colleges anywhere in the world.  We identify, develop and guide students seeking to play varsity sports, specifically popular sports in India which are also Varsity sports in Colleges such as Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Squash, Track & Field, Swimming, for both Men’s & Women’s.   Besides navigating the admission process as a student-athlete, foreign students face a challenging task of showcasing their ability to college coaches in USA, Canada, UK, Europe and Australia.  Our long-standing relationships with these coaches and thorough knowledge of the process helps bridge this gap. 

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Media Release
June 12,2020

Mangaluru: Agnes Towards Community (ATC) is a five-year old project of social responsibility undertaken by St Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangaluru to give their students a taste for community service before they leave the portals of the College.  For this purpose the College has adopted five villages in the vicinity of Mangaluru, namely Harekala, Amblamogaru, Munnuru, Kotekar and Hosabettu.  The ATC programmes are undertaken on saturdays wherein all the final year students as guided by their staff members are given hands on experience of community interaction and service.  The four saturdays in a month are divided to plan, prepare, execute and evaluate the whole service exercise.

The year 2019-20 saw a major change in the format of the project. The Science and Arts faculty came together with projects based on the syllabus of study and apply it for their service learning activity.  This was done with the dual purpose of helping students to learn the topic practically in a real social set up and to identify and render useful scientific based practical solutions to the problems faced by the villagers.  

One such problem is water purity. Since water plays an important role in maintaining the human health and welfare, water quality testing is important because it identifies contaminants and prevents water borne diseases. In this regard, Departments of Chemistry and Microbiology took up a project on water analysis.   The major objectives of the project were: 1. To provide hands on experience on water analysis, a topic learnt by the students in their course of study.  2. To test the potability of water sources of the villages, so that the scientific and practical solutions can be provided, wherever needed.  

The first village chosen for the study was Amblamogaru.  The two batches of students (20 students in each batch) were led by Mrs.Prajwal Rao, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Ms.Smitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry. They were assisted by Ms.Hezil Saldanha, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry in carrying out the project. 

The water samples from different sources were collected in sterilised glass bottles. The students were enthusiastic in collecting water samples and also interacted with the village folk regarding the availability of drinking water supplies. The students under the guidance of faculty carried out the experiments in water analysis in Chemistry and Microbiology Laboratories at St Agnes College. This included testing for parameters such as pH, conductivity, total hardness and turbidity, presumptive, confirmed and completed Coliform test. From chemical analysis, it is found that all parameters satisfy the standards of potable water. Microbiological analysis showed that the water samples were potable for human consumption (No faecal contamination observed). 

The project has been envisaged to help the villagers to have recourse to the information on the results of the tests conducted. The water samples collected for the analysis were found to be potable for human consumption. If the water samples not been found to be potable, the departments had strategized to guide the villagers on useful scientific and practical solutions wherever needed.

This project of Agnes Towards Community (ATC) helped students to go beyond classroom learning, develop practical skills, disseminate knowledge and render service to the community. This activity also provided direct and relevant experiences to the students that deepened and enriched their learning abilities.

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Press Release
January 3,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 3: Vishruth Bhat, a Class VI student from CFAL is the topper in Dakshina Kannada District in the first round of the VVM examination (VI Standard category) and now advances to the ‘State Level Camp’.  Proving their mettle, 12 students from CFAL have qualified for the “State Level Camp” of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) - a national programme to educate and popularise science for classes VI – XI. A total of 129 students are selected from Karnataka to participate in the State Level Camp, out of which around 9.30% students are from CFAL. These students were selected on the basis of their performances in the first stage, an online exam. The State level camp shall include written test, observational analysis of video clips, situation problem solving and hands on activities.

The selected students are:  B Vishruth Bhat, Pratham D, Chinmayee Adiga, Chirag J Sunil, Nidhi Noronha, K Sai Prathiksha, Aryan Atul Surana, Rakshith K R, Anupama Kamath, Krithi, Mavith Saldanha and Vignaraj. Among the selected students Kirti, Mavith and Vihnaraj are TLC PU College students.

About VVM:

VVM is a national program jointly organized by Vijnana Bharati, NCERT and Vigyan Prasar for educating and popularizing science among the school students of Classes VI to XI. The main objective of the program is to identify keen knowledge seekers in Science and then nurture them for higher level of science education. Students participating in VVM undergo the following multi-level testing procedures:

•        Objective type question answering

•        Comprehensive writing

•        Presentation and Group discussion

•        Role play

•        Practical examination

•        Methods of Science

The program also includes organising visits to reputed National Science Laboratories and Centres. To enable deserving students to have interaction with renowned scientists of the Nation. The VVM will identify Vigyan Jigyasu (Keen Knowledge Seeker of Science) at National level.  

This exam is conducted in three phases.  The first phase is an online exam conducted in the school itself.  In the second phase (State level camp) top 20 rankers per class, per state will be identified to participate in two days State Level Camp. Eminent scholars and scientists from different fields will guide the students. Practical examination will be conducted to select top 2 students from each class to participate in the national camp. Toppers will get certificates and cash awards.

In the third phase (National camp) which is a 2-day camp, comprise presentations, scientific understanding, innovation, and creativity, out of box activities and assessment of leadership qualities. Toppers are awarded with certificates and cash awards.

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Media Release
May 26,2020

The Department of Business Administration organised a Webinar on Career Planning and Development for the Under Graduate and PUC students of various colleges on 23 May 2020. Sr Dr Venissa A.C, Principal, inaugurated the programme and conveyed her best wishes. Mr Abhilash K, Managing Director of Abhijnya Education Private Limited was the Resource speaker.

Mr Abhilash said that a student should assess themselves, evaluate their career skills, set career goals in order to implement and maximise their career plan. He listed out the various courses available after completion of PUC/Degree. He also said that the students need to create their own future, assess their strengths, build personality and explore various options available to build their own career. He gave a few tips on how to prepare for the various competitive exams and manage time.

The Webinar had 125 participants from various colleges who actively participated by asking their doubts on Career Planning. The programme was conducted on Google Meet. Dr Neethu Suraj, Assistant Professor of BBA welcomed the Resource speaker and the participants, Mr Elson Dsouza Assistant Professor of BBA delivered the vote of thanks and Mrs Sabina Dsouza HOD of BBA coordinated the programme.

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