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The Beaconhouse School System is one of the largest private school networks in the world.〔〔Shahzad, Navid. ("Schools of tomorrow". ) ''Daily Times'', Pakistan. 17 December 2005.〕 Established in November 1975 as the Les Anges Montessori Academy for toddlers, Beaconhouse has since grown into a global network of private schools, institutes, and universities, giving education to over 241,000 students from pre-school to post-graduation.〔(Beaconhouse School System: About Us )〕 Many of these students study at the group's flagship network, the Beaconhouse School System, while others are enrolled at The Educators,〔(The Educators ) (official website)〕 a parallel school network operated by the group. Beaconhouse School System has now grown into an international company with independent divisions in the following countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, the UAE and the United Kingdom . Its activities extend beyond education in some countries. == History == The first Beaconhouse school opened in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1975. From its initial association in the 1980s with the Moray House School of Education in Scotland, to its teacher training programme initiated in 1993 in collaboration with the University of Bradford, Beaconhouse has organised in-service teacher training. Today, more than half its teachers have internationally recognised teaching certificates while the rest are enrolled in the permanent in-service programme. In addition, Beaconhouse sends senior academics to the UK annually to pursue master's degrees in education and professional development. In 1996, the World Bank Group, through its private sector wing, the International Finance Corporation, entered into a financing arrangement with Beaconhouse aimed at the construction of new school campuses. This project represented the first time that the World Bank had extended its arms to the private education sector anywhere in the world. The student base of Beaconhouse continues to grow at 15% per year. In September 2012, the founder and chairperson of the Beaconhouse Group, Mrs. Nasreen Mahmud Kasuri, received a Pakistan Women Power 100 award, an award that recognises the positive impact of influential women from the international Pakistani community. Beaconhouse has held its (School of Tomorrow ) conference every few years, starting in 2000. Its fourth edition, School of Tomorrow: Empowering Lifelong Learners, was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 2012 and was the first conference to be hosted overseas by a Pakistan-based organisation. The School of Tomorrow conferences feature renowned and inspirational academicians and thinkers from around the world and provide them with a platform to address the future of schools and learning from a global perspective. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beaconhouse School System」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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