[15][19][36] When entering into new markets, according to GEMS its schools also benefit from local partners who understand local conditions, and the partners provide local knowledge that may not be obvious through standard market research. Crédits photo: MANPREET ROMANA/AFP. [94], GEMS UAE has promoted innovation in the UAE and elsewhere. Sunny Varkey, the legal son of Mariamma and K.S. Varkey's parents, Mariamma and KS Varkey, both school teachers, opened a school in Dubai in the late 1960s even as their son did his schooling in India. [76], Sunny Varkey is the founder of the GEMS Education Group. [52], In 2014 GEMS Education Solutions published a study called The Efficiency Index,[53] analyzing which public education systems, by country, deliver the best value for money. [11][61], In March 2011, the foundation partnered with UNESCO for girls' education in Lesotho and Kenya, and donated $1,000,000 to the effort. [166] At that time in 2004 GEMS acquired a total of 10 schools, seven of them in northern England, from Nord Anglia, which had re-focused on its nursery-school business. Sunny Varkey, Fondateur, Fondation Varkey. [58] In the BBC News review of the report, it noted that "The study highlights that smaller class sizes or teachers' pay are not necessarily linked to better results", yet conversely "Underpaying teachers can also be seen as 'inefficient' because it is a barrier to recruiting good quality staff – with low pay contributing to Brazil and Indonesia's poor performance in these rankings. [50] The program has aimed to prevent dropping out and under-achieving among girls; students participate more in these classes, in contrast to the standard system of learning by rote, and the video system also cuts down on teacher absenteeism. [79] C. N. Radhakrishnan is Senior Executive Director, Head of Chairman's Office, and a Board Member of GEMS Education. It also has a 650-seat auditorium; an amphitheatre; cafés and a roof-top garden; and on-site breakfast or afternoon clubs for parents to meet teachers. Varkey continued to add schools in the subcontinent, and also purchased a controlling interest in the India-based Everonn Education, which the Varkey Group and GEMS manage. GEMS acquired and opened schools in England beginning in 2003. [233], In the early 2010s GEMS' consultancy arm, GEMS Education Solutions, partnered in managing some U.S. schools. The family moved to Dubai in 1959, when the emirate was still very undeveloped. [260][263][269] The school offers a combination of the British and French curriculums. Mr. When in 1980 local authorities insisted that his parents' Our Own English High School be housed in a purpose-built facility, Varkey took over the operation of the school, which had under 400 students at the time. Indian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates, Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education. The foundation was formed by Sunny Varkey in 2010 as the strategic philanthropic arm of GEMS Education, and was initially called the Varkey GEMS Foundation. [204][205] According to the school, it also encourages an appreciation of Ugandan culture and giving back to the local community. [92][110] An International Baccalaureate school, its enrolment consists of approximately 2,000 students from more than 80 nationalities. [11][37], GEMS has two divisions: schools and educational services. Sunny Varkey . He pursued his A-Levels at Bembridge School in the UK for a year, and completed his A-Levels in Dubai at the British Council. Sunny Varkey is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the GEMS Education Group. Dikshu, Arunima at a party thrown by Sunny Varkey after his felicitation with Padma Shri Award in New Delhi. [134][135] It provides after-school activities such as Spanish club, cultural dance, choir, robotics, and yoga. [126][127] In 2012 the school was recognized by the Saudi Green Building Forum for being eco-friendly, and for being the first school in Saudi Arabia to adopt basic sustainability concepts. Most of its schools in the UK are independent coeducational day schools. [23][24], In 2010 GEMS Education became an official member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of WEF's Global Growth Companies. [69][70][71] The 2016 Global Teacher Prize was awarded to a Palestinian teacher, Hanan Al Hroub. Bill Clinton launched the foundation. "Gems Attains 'Partner' Status with WEF". Join Facebook to connect with Sonny Varkey and others you may know. Sunny Varkey; Sunny Varkey. [212][211] It accepts ages six weeks to five years,[213] and in addition to personal, social, emotional, creative, and intellectual development, children are exposed to world languages and digital literacy at an early age. English . [273][274] The school has audio and film recording studios, and a 750-seat auditorium and a planetarium were scheduled to be completed by 2017. GEMS has offered shares to its teachers in a bid to deter rivals from poaching them. [11] He expanded the school, and added new schools as well. [185][186], GEMS Modern Academy in Gurgaon in the New Delhi area opened in 2014. As of 2017, GEMS had 45 schools in the United Arab Emirates,[85] including 30 in Dubai,[86] 7 in Abu Dhabi,[87] 1 in Fujairah, and 4 in Sharjah. The foundation intends to impact 100 impoverished children for every child enrolled at GEMS schools, via enrolment and education-access initiatives, worldwide Teacher training programs, advocacy campaigns, and physical projects such as building classrooms, schools, and learning centres. [145], Also in the fall of 2003 GEMS acquired Bury Lawn School in Milton Keynes, northwest of London. The school is located in Al Wakrah, and offers an American curriculum based around the United States Common Core State Standards, while according to GEMS still valuing the Islamic faith and Qatar's language, traditions, history, and culture. The school had been founded in 1970 and was moved to its current site in 1987, and it caters to ages 3–18. At the age of four, Sunny was sent back to Kerala to attend Infant Jesus School, a Catholic boarding school in Kollam city. [260][263][264][265][266] GEMS made the primary school all-digital, added new language courses, and added France's first International Baccalaureate curriculum. See Sunny Varkey's compensation, career history, education, & memberships. In September 2011, a further $1 million was pledged with UNESCO to train 10,000 school principals in India, Ghana, and Kenya. As of 2015, his elder son Dino Varkey is an Executive Director of the GEMS Education Group and a Board Member of GEMS Education; Sunny's younger son Jay Varkey is an Executive Director of the GEMS Education Group and a Board Member of GEMS Global. In the fall of 2003 it acquired Sherborne House in Hampshire – a school for ages 3–11 that was founded in 1933. [275][276] According to the school it fosters leadership skills and innovative thinking;[277] an adapted Reggio Emilia approach is used for younger students,[278] and secondary-school students assist teachers with arts, drama, music, and special presentations and celebrations. Its sports facilities include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, football field, running track, tennis courts, squash courts, skating park, gymnasium, and sports hall with retractable seating. It is the largest operator of private kindergarten-to-grade-12 schools in the world, and as of 2014 has over 130 schools in over a dozen countries. Dubai’s Global Teacher Prize winner, who gave 80% of salary to poor, meets Trump with Sunny Varkey. At the second annual forum in March 2014, Varkey announced the Global Teacher Prize, a $1 million award to an exceptional Teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession, to be presented at the third annual GESF in 2015. trends.embed.renderExploreWidget("TIMESERIES", {"comparisonItem":[{"keyword":" Sunny Varkey ","geo":"","time":"today 12-m"}],"category":0,"property":""}, {"exploreQuery":"q=Sunny Varkey&date=today 12-m","guestPath":"https://trends.google.com:443/trends/embed/"}); Sunny Varkey was born on 1957 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, India. as of 1/19/21 Son of Indian expat teachers, who migrated to Dubai in 1959, Sunny Varkey controls GEMS Education, the world's largest operator of K-12 schools. Programmes Nous travaillons avec les gouvernements et les organisations partenaires pour créer de nouveaux programmes qui permettront d'offrir de meilleurs leaders scolaires, de meilleurs enseignants dans les classes et de meilleurs résultats dans tous les domaines. Offering six different curricula in 250 schools across 13 countries, GEMS is the world’s largest operator of K-12 schools. [67], At the second annual Global Education and Skills Forum in March 2014, the foundation announced the Global Teacher Prize, a $1 million annual award to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession, to be first presented at the third annual GESF in March 2015. Indian Certificate of Secondary Education, Programme for International Student Assessment, Department for Children, Schools and Families, "Exclusive Interview: GEMS Chairman Sunny Varkey Talks Profits And Philanthropy", "Early days of Varkey schools: it was a management challenge", "Entrepreneur Seeks to Offer High-Quality Education at Fraction of Cost", "Sunny Varkey banks on Centum Learning to revive India business", "World’s Biggest Private School Operator GEMS Seeks $1 Billion", "No-Frills Public Schools: Independants' Day", "A Look Inside Downtown Chicago’s Newest School". Son Dakika › Güncel › Son dakika haberleri... 'Küresel öğretmen' ödüllü Nurten öğretmenden velilere uzaktan eğitim tavsiyeleri - Son … Mr. Varkey serves as a Member of the Healthcare and Education Advisory Board of Gulf Capital.An out-of-the-box thinker, Mr. Varkey has brought a new dimension to private education. Sunny Varkey (born in 1957 in Kerala, India) is a non-resident Indian, Dubai-based education entrepreneur and education philanthropist. Sunny Varkey is the son of Indian expat teachers, who migrated to Dubai in 1959 and founded a private English high-school. Meet Sunny Varkey, a Dubai-based entrepreneur who made his fortune with for-profit elementary schools in the UAE, and whose company also owns a construction firm and hospitals. When in 1980 local authorities insisted that Our Own English High School be housed in a purpose-built facility, the Varkeys' son Sunny Varkey took over the operation of the school, which taught less than 400 students at the time. [19][20], In 2004, the GEMS group opened its first schools in India. [189], GEMS Modern Academy in Kochi, Kerala opened in 2019. [256][257][258] An agreement was reached with La Côte International School to ensure enrolment for the school's students. [265][266][270] As of 2015, it also offered French immersion courses for international students during the summer, French-immersion exchange programmes throughout the year, and summer English courses. He is a passionate education entrepreneur who is the driver behind GEMS’ mission to advance education for all. Sunny Varkey, Founder and Chairman, GEMS Education, said: “We have a long and close partnership with Dubai Cares and fully support the work carried out by the organization which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2007. Varkey Group is the umbrella organisation covering GEMS Education and Varkey's other businesses, including Health care and, previously, construction. Sunny Varkey is Former Chairman/Founder at GEMS Education Solutions. Sunny Varkey. [11][19][35] The more expensive schools have more spacious grounds and amenities such as golf and tennis facilities, and smaller class sizes. 619 likes. [272] All pupils up to age 11 are provided with a violin or cello, there are sound-proof studios for one-on-one music lessons, and there are also multiple orchestra groups and bands. In a frank interview with Gulf Business magazine GEMS Education chairman, Sunny Varkey, has told UAE parents to "stop moaning" about the price of education and choose schools they can afford instead. [179][180][181][182], GEMS Cambridge International School in Batala, Punjab opened in 2011. [11][60] Bill Clinton launched the foundation. [15][41] As of 2014 it was the world's largest single-location girls school, offered an Indian curriculum, and had a waiting list of several thousand. [124][126] It contains a number of sports and recreation facilities, science and language labs, and libraries, and includes internet and technological access for each student. In a frank interview with Gulf Business magazine GEMS Education chairman, Sunny Varkey, has told UAE parents to "stop moaning" about the price of education and choose schools they can afford instead. Not long after Varkey finished his A-levels at Bembridge College on the Isle of Wight, he was expanding his family's education business in Dubai. [151][152] In 2014 Webber Independent was academically the best-performing school in Milton Keynes in GCSEs,[153] and in 2015 it increased its scores despite nationwide downward trends in GCSE results. If you want to choose a school that is $10,000, you have it. – Mr Sunny Varkey. [248][249], GEMS World Academy-Etoy was an International Baccalaureate school, and included specialised facilities such as a World Language Learning Centre,[249] an international and high-tech library,[250] radio and TV studios, a music center, and a dyslexia support center. [120][121], In 2010 GEMS took over the management of Kingdom Schools, a subsidiary of Kingdom Holding Company, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [39][40] It works with governments and non-profits, and public and private clients. [252] Its new-construction sports facilities, which opened in May 2015, included a 25-meter swimming pool, a multi-sport court for basketball, netball, handball, badminton, football, etc., a climbing wall, a fitness room, and a dance studio, and these were available for use by local groups and businesses outside of school hours. Sunny Varkey. The education situation in Dubai was ripe for expansion, since local schools were only for native Arabs, and the children of the ever-increasing number of expats needed education of their own. Sunny Varkey took over the management of the school in 1980 and transformed the … The sale of his Health care sector allowed Varkey to focus on education and educational philanthropy. [157] GEMS started Sherfield School as a coeducational day school, and added boarding facilities in 2010 and 2015,[156][158] including residential buildings for students with autism and severe learning disabilities. The cash pile has emboldened Sunny Varkey. Age. Varkey Foundation-Wikipedia. Sunny Varkey est le fondateur et président exécutif du groupe GEMS Education. In March 2011, the foundation partnered with UNESCO for girls' education in Lesotho and Kenya, and donated $1,000,000 to the effort. In October 2009, she met Shashi Tharoor at a party organised by the billionaire Sunny Varkey. In 2004, Varkey's GEMS group opened its first schools in India. [88] GEMS is the largest education provider in the UAE, and the UAE accounts for more than 90% of its business. The company still has its strongest presence in Dubai and in the United Arab Emirates. Sunny Varkey a été nommé Ambassadeur de bonne volonté de l'UNESCO pour les partenariats dans le domaine de l’éducation en avril 2012, en reconnaissance de sa contribution à la création de partenariats public-privé innovants pour assurer une éducation de qualité aux enfants défavorisés du monde entier. As of 2015 the school catered to play-school through year 7, with day and day-boarding options. Mr Sunny Varkey’s name is synonymous with excellence in education. He is also the chairman of the umbrella business organisation the Varkey Group, and the founder and trustee of the philanthropic Varkey Founda… [232], In 2013 GEMS Education sought to find a location to build a school on the Upper East Side of New York City; proceedings were eventually abandoned amidst litigation relating to property contracts. [68] Nancie Atwell, an English teacher in rural Maine with 42 years of pioneering teaching, was awarded the inaugural prize; she donated the full amount to her nonprofit Center for Teaching and Learning, a demonstration school created for the purpose of developing and disseminating teaching methods. C'est un entrepreneur passionné de l'éducation qui est le moteur de la mission de GEMS de faire progresser l'éducation pour tous. [279] Facilities include a theatre, music and art rooms, a dance studio, sport halls, a football field, swimming pools, and basketball courts. Amar Singh, Sunny Varkey at a party thrown by Sunny after his felicitation with Padma Shri Award in New Delhi. The sports academy has been initially hosted at GEMS Wellington Academy–Silicon Oasis, and offers a two-year International Baccalaureate diploma programme with professional athletics training. Varkey hopes the annual forum will become the "Davos of education". [92], GEMS schools overall in the UAE have had a general reputation for high-quality academic outcomes, outscoring national testing averages[94] and out-performing originating counterparts in official international curricula examinations. [188] It is a CBSE school with multiple facilities for arts, sports, sciences, technology, and academics on a five-acre campus. [11][64] In 2014, the foundation's Teacher Training Programme committed to train 250,000 teachers within 10 years in under-served communities across the world. [14][15][16][17], After creating a network of schools in the Gulf Arab states, in 2000 Varkey established Global Education Management Systems (GEMS), an advisory and educational management firm, in advance of his overseas expansion. [273] Sports facilities include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, all-weather playing field, multi-purpose gym, and climbing wall. GEMS subsequently opened schools in Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Singapore, the U.S., Switzerland, and elsewhere around the globe. 'We take care of you,' says the founder of the Varkey Group, 'from the cradle to the grave.' CHANGE LANGUAGE. Varkey opened Indian, Pakistani, and British schools, and offered education under the different curricula: Indian (CBSE and ICSE), U.S., British, and later International Baccalaureate. Afficher les profils des personnes qui s’appellent Sunny Varkey. [188] It also offers a summer camp for sports, fitness, arts, and other activities. [146] In September 2011 the school was renamed after urban designer Melvin M. Webber, who was responsible for Milton Keynes' unique city layout, and it became the Webber Independent School, with a new head teacher and a new focus. This year saw the first Global Teacher Prize award ceremony being beamed around the world. Sunny Varkey’s contribution to the UAE economy has made his education provider GEMS a household name. [129] It offers the International American curriculum leading to International Baccalaureate certification, and according to GEMS was designed to meet international educational standards in the context of Saudi Arabian cultural values. [259][261][262] GEMS invested €5 million for a five-year large-scale expansion, redevelopment, and modernization of the school, making additions including new class buildings and dormitories, a school restaurant, a large entertainment auditorium featuring a theatre with a symphony orchestra pit, a music studio, and a large sports complex. Sunny Varkey serves as the Chairman of Varkey Group Limited. [253][254] The school aimed to distinguish itself as providing a holistic, innovative education focused on forming global citizens with an international vision and enhanced problem-solving skills. and Mariama Varkey in 1959. Son of Indian expat teachers who migrated to Dubai in 1959, Sunny Varkey controls GEMS Education, the world's largest operator of K-12 schools. [273], According to the school it focuses on all-round development, including language development and commitment to community and service. [57] Writing in Forbes, Michael Horn wrote that the report does not take into account the extensive after-school tutoring that most public-school students receive in South Korea, which ranked second on the list after Finland. [1][2] Founded by Sunny Varkey, GEMS provides pre-school, primary, and secondary education. [206] In 2015 the Uganda Olympic Committee signed a partnership with the school, to incorporate Olympic studies and training as part of the school's physical education curriculum. 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[199][200][201] The curriculum and equipment provide a hands-on learning approach to involve students in their own learning process. [128], In September 2012 GEMS opened The World Academy in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Saudi Arabia. He is hailed as a visionary education entrepreneur, who has contributed significantly to the development of education in the UAE, the MENA region and indeed the world. He and his elder sister returned to Dubai in 1970, and Sunny completed his O-Levels at St. Mary's Catholic High School. Yusuffali M A, chairman of Lulu Group tops the list, followed by Renuka Jagtiani of the Landmark Group, Sunny Varkey of GEMS Education, Sunil … [98] GEMS also provides teacher training for over 70 government schools in Abu Dhabi. [105][106] Winners of the prize, now called the Emirates Innovative Teacher Award, are announced annually in February at the Government Summit. [62][63] In September 2011, a further $1 million was pledged with UNESCO to train 10,000 school principals in India, Ghana, and Kenya. GEMS has offered shares to its teachers in a bid to deter rivals from poaching them. [75] The Varkey Foundation published a report analyzing the charitable education donations of the global top 500 companies, recommending that education be a higher priority for corporate social responsibility spending. I don't believe in giving up even when I hit a hard wall. In 2013, the Varkey Foundation helped launch the annual Global Education and Skills Forum, in partnership with UNESCO and the U.A.E. [277], In September 2015, GEMS opened GEMS International School Pearl City, in Penang, Malaysia. [217] The preschool to eighth grade building opened in 2014, and garnered attention for its architecture accented with color. [241][242][236][243], GEMS' first school in continental Europe was the GEMS World Academy Switzerland, located in Etoy, Switzerland in the Lake Geneva area between Geneva and Lausanne. Varkey, who came to Dubai in 1959, at a time when there was no electricity, and no water due to abject poverty back in Kerala. It was established in 2011, taking on projects mainly in the UK, Africa, and Asia. [191][194][195] It offers the British curriculum, and IGCSE exams as well as British-style A-levels for graduates. As of 2012, he is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. $ 1.8 Billion. [231] The inaugural winner, in June 2014, was Matthew Cunningham, a teacher at Frederic Chopin Elementary School in Ukrainian Village in Chicago's West Side. [99], In 2009 GEMS in the UAE implemented a customized virtual learning environment (VLE) across its schools;[100] and in 2013 began installing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) wireless system in all of its schools. [112] In September 2013 the school hosted basketball star Kobe Bryant for a basketball skills clinic for selected students, as part of the Kobe Bryant Health and Fitness Weekend in the UAE, co-sponsored by GEMS Education;[113][114][115][116] In 2015 a team of three students from the school competed at New York University's annual Digital Forensics Competition, along with 11 other teams chosen from over 800 teams around the world. Soon afterwards, he took over Sherfield School in Hampshire, and purchased another 10 schools in England, mainly in the north. Earnings. [41] It has a planetarium; facilities for arts, sciences, and languages; a robotics lab; TV, radio, and recording studios; and music rooms with Steinway pianos.