Kodaikanal International School
| Kodaikanal International School | |
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| Address | |
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PO Box 25, Seven Roads Junction Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu 624 101 India |
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| Coordinates | 10°14′7″N 77°29′21″E / 10.23528°N 77.48917°ECoordinates: 10°14′7″N 77°29′21″E / 10.23528°N 77.48917°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent School, Residential School |
| Motto | Unity in Diversity |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1901 |
| Founder | Margaret Eddy |
| Chairman | Anil Henry |
| Dean | Kimberly Langenmayr |
| Principal | Corleigh Stixrud |
| Financial Director | Dr Ganga Christus |
| Chaplain | Raja Krishnamoorthy |
| Faculty | 157 |
| Grades | P–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 568 total 439 boarding 129 day |
| Average class size | 19 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Medium of language | English |
| Campuses | 2 |
| Campus |
Residential Campus 43 acres (0.17 km2) 47 buildings |
| Houses | 3 (Blue, Orange, White) |
| Colour(s) |
Blue, Orange, and White |
| Song | The KIS Song |
| Athletics | 8 Interscholastic sports 15 Interscholastic teams |
| Mascot | The Tahr |
| Newspaper | The Tahr Tribune, The Highclerc Herald |
| Yearbook | The Eucalyptus ("The Eucy") |
| Annual tuition | Nationals: INR 6,37,900 (USD 14,000) Foreigners: INR 7,71,780 (USD 16,938) |
| Information | tel: 91.4542.247.500 fax: 91.4542.241.109 |
| Website | www.kis.in |
Kodaikanal International School (KIS) is a co-educational independent residential school offering education for grades P-12. It is located on 43 acres (0.17 km2) in Kodaikanal, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, South India. Kodaikanal is a hill station at 2,133 m (6,998 ft) in the Palani Hills, 121 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Madurai.
Early alumni of KIS include US Ambassador to India Robert F. Goheen (1936) and US Congressman Chris Van Hollen (1977).
In 1975, KIS became the first school in India to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) and the IB Middle Years Program (MYP). In addition, it also awards its own certificate, the KIS Diploma, to all graduates. It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [2] (US) and recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
The current principal is Corleigh (Corey) Stixrud.
In the early 1880s, there was a great need for an English-medium school in South India, due to an ever-increasing Christian mission community in the area. Having a school at a hill-station would allow the children of missionaries to escape the tropical diseases that were claiming the lives of so many, and provide a cool and open atmosphere that stimulated learning.
In the early months of the year 1900, a woman by the name of Margaret Eddy came to visit her son Sherwood (after whom Sherwood Dormitory is named), who was working as a missionary in Batlagundu. Seeing the need for a school, and also realising that the missionaries could not find the means to establish one, she decided to begin the process herself. She held the first Kodaikanal Conference on 1 June 1900, in which she established a Committee whose duty it was to find teachers and a building in which schooling would be held.
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