Student Life - Ryan Group

Student Life

Life at Ryan

Life at Ryan - Ryan International School, Masdar

The Ryan Group of Schools understands that parents want the best for their child, and that’s why RIS is all about giving your child a quality life. From a strong academic foundation to the development of your child’s physical, spiritual and emotional personality, the Ryan way is about holistic development in its true sense.

KASSM – Knowledge, Attitude, Skills, Social and Moral Values defines Ryan International Group of Institutions. Along with the sound knowledge and the wisdom to use it constructively, this is what provides the differential factor to our students.

We provide a learning environment that is adaptable and flexible, facilitating potential changes in the higher education pattern. Our 47+ years of academic excellence are an open testimonial one can refer to.

Leadership Programs

Leadership Programs - Ryan International School, Masdar

INMUN is a student run simulation of the United Nations initiated by the Ryan Group of Institutions that started in 2001. INMUN is also India’s longest running Model United Nations Conference.

INMUN gives students an opportunity to play the role of diplomats who represent various UN member nations, addressing specific issues of current interest through debate and negotiation, and attempting to resolve regional and international problems.

1000+ participants from over 90 schools across Asia-Pacific over the past 17 years embraced the spirit of the UN charter and learnt the art of diplomacy, public-speaking, lobbying and crisis response.

INMUN has witnessed participation from several National and World Leaders - Mr. Shashi Tharoor, MP- Lok Sabha; Madam Kiran Bedi - Social Activist; H.E. Nils Ragnar Kamsvag - Ambassador of Norway to India; H.E. Mr. Riho Kruuv- Ambassador of Estonia to India, and many more.

World Scholar’s Cup is an academic decathlon challenging young minds, a celebration of the joy of sharing, an enrichment opportunity, unlike the traditional academic competitions, that motivates students not just to demonstrate their existing strengths but to explore new ones.

The Ryan Group has the distinction of bringing the World Scholar’s Cup to India. With over 1500 participants, Ryan Group hosted the largest ever regional round in Mumbai and was the only Indian school to qualify at the regional round held at Singapore competing with over 100 of the best schools from 30 countries.

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning - Ryan International School, Masdar

At Ryan International Group, Global Citizenship is not just a subject, it’s a framework for learning. We encourage children to develop the knowledge, skills and values they need to engage with the wider community beyond boundaries.

We have developed in-class programmes and have dedicated centres for Entrepreneurship, Global Citizenship and Social impact. We also extend the learning through new initiatives and activities such as Astronaut Training Programme at NASA - USA, Global Young Leader Conference – New York, World Children’s Festival, Thames Valley Summer School, London – where students across countries participate and learn diverse culture.

School Support Centre provide programmes and services that help students develop their personal, social and career lines. Schools have in-house counsellors and use the guidance curriculum and individual or small-group counselling to help students develop aptitudes designed within a framework.

Academic: Helps in developing Skills in communicating, cooperating, planning and making decisions, resulting in higher self-efficacy and a sense of personal responsibility.

Social-Emotional: The ability to engage in behaviors that foster good physical and mental health and to avoid behaviors that detract from good physical and mental health. Positive attitudes toward one’s self, as both a student and a potential worker.

College and Career: A career guide plan for school and work experiences through high school and beyond. It helps in developing awareness of resources about educational opportunities and ways to access those resources. Ryan Group’s strategic educational alliances help in transitioning into Global Universities like Penn Hub.

Entrepreneurship has gained relevance in today’s context. Entrepreneurship education is extremely important as it encourages innovation, fosters job creation and improves global competitiveness.

Creation of an entrepreneurial mindset at an early age is the need of the hour.

Ryan International Group aims at creating an entrepreneurial mindset that leads to four behavioural outcomes

  • Grit
  • Independence
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-belief

This programme would be offered to 15 to 19-year-old students and would be accomplished through

  • Contextualised curriculum
  • Facilitator led programme delivery
  • Real entrepreneurial projects
  • Programme milestone – celebration of skills learned

Media Studies

Media Studies - Ryan International School, Masdar

In 2008, RIS launched Ryan TV with the aim of equipping the students with skills to explore and realise their multiple talents in media and video production.

Ryan TV carries out various media courses for students in

  • Content creation for video production
  • Post production work in short films
  • Advertising
  • TV News Journalism

Ryan TV also initiated the Iceplex Ad Film Awards (IAFA) which is the world’s First Online Ad-Film making contest for students in the 11 to 21 age group. Students can express their ideas, thoughts, views in a very special way by making a one-minute Public Service Awareness Ad-Film.



Sports

Sports - Ryan International School, Masdar

At Ryan, we firmly believe that participation in sports is an essential part of the learning process. We build the ecosystem for sports and physical development for children. This includes equipment, specialists, tournaments, physical infrastructure, national and international associations, and sports exchange programs.

We collaborate with the best in the country like TENVIC- Cricket Coaching with Anil Kumble, Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy, Junior NBA, La Liga etc. along with organising various sports camps and tournaments at the local and national level.

We train our students in Cricket, Swimming Table Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Athletics, Rugby, Martial Arts - Karate, Judo, Taekwondo

ryan-minithon - Ryan Group

The Ryan International Sports Club organises various sports camps and tournaments at the local and national level and Ryan Minithon is one of them. It is India’s largest and oldest event of its kind, and started way back in the year 2000. The event sees participation from over 20,000 students across the country.

Creative Arts

Creative Arts - Ryan International School, Masdar

The International Children's Festival of Performing Arts (ICFPA) was launched in 2000 with an aim to create an international platform for young people to perform, unite, exchange ideas and explore the medium of dance, drama, puppetry and various other genres of performing arts.

10,000+ students across 45 countries from 100+ schools gain first-hand experience of Indian Culture by attending workshops on traditional Indian arts and dances, living with host families, participating in folk-dances, theatre acts and contemporary dance performances.

As India's biggest children’s festival, ICFPA has spread its roots far and wide, with more Asian, African and European countries joining us year after year. ICFPA is held at different venues in India: Jaipur, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi, to name a few!

School education is no longer synonymous with classrooms alone; it is much more than that. The true essence of education is to nurture life-long learners. The idea is to make them contributing citizens for the good of the nation and the society at large.

Social Service Teen Camp is one such exciting and cherished episode in a student's life at Ryan that helps them deepen their maturity, broaden their horizons and enhance their leadership.

It is a teen fest filled with great fun and camaraderie and of creating life-long memories. Over 15,000 senior students from Ryan Schools across India come in batches, to showcase their talents in creative arts - music, dance, photography, painting, drama; learn life skills and develop their communication and overall personality.