tGELF is a program initiative of The Nand&JeetKhemka Foundation whose vision is to nurture young ethical leaders who will be future agents of change. tGELF has a unique value-based curriculum, expert training, and world-class assessments, which it implements across 75 schools Pan-India, to 500,000 students and now in six countries. They identify future leaders and nurture them on their journey to success. At BK Birla Centre for Education, we will be implementing the Life Skills & Leadership Programme for students of Class VIII and IX, which is a long-term sustained leadership intervention, focussing on embedding a culture of ethical leadership.

The Award’s concept is one of individual challenge, giving young people a balanced, non-competitive programme of voluntary activities, which encourage personal discovery and growth, self-reliance, perseverance, responsibility to themselves, and service to their community. The students in the age group 14-25 years can participate in four mandatory activities: Service, Adventurous Journey, Skills, and Physical Recreation.

The purpose of scouting and guiding is to develop the inherent potential of young people by providing them with several structured activities to make them physically, mentally, socially, spiritually, and emotionally strong citizens of the nation. This is achieved through a combination of activities and programs offered at the Unit level and a structured syllabus that offers programs and activities through a progressive Advancement Scheme. In our school, we will be starting with two Scouts Units for boys of Class V and VIII.

American Field Services (AFS) — Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help young people develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world. The essence of any AFS programme is ‘Stay and Study’ in a different cultural setting. Participants live with a host family experiencing home and family life that is in many ways different from their own culture and routine. They have several short-term, class exchange, and teacher exchange programmes that are available for the students and teachers of BK Birla Centre for Education.

The organisation provides opportunity for students to explore other nations and cultures, master new languages, and discover themselves. This affiliation provides young students at the school between the ages of 15 to 18 a variety of intensive international exchange opportunities. The aim is to reduce prejudice, moderate conflict, and reinforce cooperation among people.

NIOS is “Open School” to cater to the needs of a heterogeneous group of learners up to the pre-degree level. It was started as a project with in-built flexibilities by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 1979. In 1986, the National Policy on Education suggested strengthening Open School System for extending open learning facilities in a phased manner at secondary level all over the country as an independent system with its curriculum and examination leading to certification.