International schools association to partner with SportsMentor Pvt Ltd to build state-of-the-art sports facilities in its schools.
In a bid to strike the right balance between academics and sports in school curriculum, The Association of International Schools of India (TAISI) announced Wednesday that it will be partnering with SportsMentor Private Limited to build state-of-the-art sports facilities in many of its schools.
SportsMentor would also be working closely with associated schools not only to build Olympic standard sports facilities for sports like cricket, hockey, football and more but also identify talent and train students to represent the country at international competitions like the Youth Olympics.
“We will be introducing sports science in the curriculum so that students at the beginning itself understand the science behind whatever sport they want to excel in,” said S Ramakrishnan, managing director of SportsMentor.
He added that the International Olympic Committee Accredited AISTS is the training partner for SportsMentor.
However, by partnering with elite international schools, will students from other private and government schools suffer from a lack of funds?
“Roughly it works up to Rs50 to Rs100 per student per school and we are open to any school that wants to avail the facilities. More importantly, we will be talking to the government to provide these facilities for government schools as well,” said Ramakrishnan, adding that along with the midday meals, the government should also ensure students get a chance to play sports.
TAISI has a reach of about 150 institutions in the country and Anu Monga, the founding member of TAISI, said that 68 institutes might be opting for these facilities. Students will also be put through a series of tests to figure out the kind of sports they are likely to excel in.
“Why should parents only be exam oriented? If a student has to go to a track meet, then we will help the child to catch up academically as well,” said Monga. She also added that students who are currently studying in these international schools under the RTE Act will also avail the facilities.
John Chandy, chief operating officer of the company said that the goal was not to simply train students to represent India on an international level.
“We need to win at that level as well and not just go there and participate in international competitions,” he said.
He also said that at least 25 schools from Bangalore will most likely be subscribing to the facility.
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