Vision
'Pioneering education to serve and help shape a better world.’
Our vision for Wellington College International Pune is to offer a world class education, coupling excellence in academic achievement to a progressive holistic outlook. We aim to embrace the Wellington College values of Courage, Respect, Kindness, Integrity and Responsibility, of pertinence to both our international and Indian roots, embedding them in every facet of school life and shaping the global outlook of all our pupils.
Our vision leverages upon the illustrious history of Wellington College UK and seeks to capture remarkable Wellingtonian attributes and connect them to the invigorating host culture. It is an exciting educational marriage, a fusion of UK practices to the enticing Maharashtra landscape, and we aim to embrace the very best virtues of both cultures.
As pioneers in our field, our role is to imbue the pupils with the skills and knowledge to achieve their personal and professional ambitions, as well as a sense of responsibility to serve in becoming drivers of change in global centres of influence for generations to come.
Mission
Our purpose is shaped by cultural ambition, the overriding determination to create an inclusive and wholly progressive community of learners.
Attaining a dynamic school culture, with kindness, empathy and resilience to the fore, will always be a driving motivation for Wellington College International Pune. We will cultivate an inspirational and aspirational learning community, with all pupils striving to optimise outstanding digital and technological opportunities, benefitting from partnerships within the Pune IT Hub. Our role is to continually enhance this culture of expectation and ambition, facilitating pupils to achieve their academic dreams and realise their full potential.
Our inspirational educational provision will be mirrored beyond the classroom too. We are motivated by the world around us and we aim, on our environmentally sustainable campus, to provide a safe haven for learning experiences, where enrichment abounds for pupils in both the classroom and outside learning spaces. This is a hallmark of a Wellington education and is coupled to our focus on service, on giving back to the community. We wish to empower all pupils in this respect, with our first-class facilities also providing remarkable opportunities in performing and creative arts, in tandem with a superb range of sporting activities.
Wellington College International Pune offers bright, ambitious and globally-minded pupils an education that is inspiring, transformative, and impactful. We wish to nourish the pastoral development and wellbeing of all in the Wellington community, providing an environment for young learners to grow and develop. Joining a growing partnership of Wellington schools, in the UK, China, Thailand and now India, our pupils, parents and colleagues will be active members of a vibrant international community; we are all united in our pursuit of global excellence and cultivating a rich seam of outstanding young learners.
We seek to achieve these aims by:
- Prioritising the importance of a values-based education (focusing on the core Wellington values of Courage, Respect, Kindness, Integrity and Responsibility).
- Instilling in pupils the character and resilience needed to enter the world with real empathy and vision, portraying the 5 key Wellington identities: Intellectual, Independent, Inspired, Individual, Inclusive.
- Leveraging upon Wellington’s pioneering status in the teaching of Wellbeing, as the first UK school to offer an integrated programme in 2006, to place this at the very core of the academic curriculum.
- Providing first-class pastoral care, throughout all year groups, to ensure that the welfare and safeguarding of all pupils and staff is always a top priority.
- Offering an aspirational educational culture, aiming for academic excellence across all year groups and in IGCSE and IBDP outcomes (with Wellington College UK recognised as a top 10 school globally for the IBDP and Wellington Shanghai as one of the leading IB schools in China).
- Acting in the vanguard of pedagogical research and practice, using innovative learning and teaching approaches to elevate examination performance and provide the pathway for pupils to enter the world’s leading universities (Ivy League in the USA and Oxbridge in UK).
- Offering a pioneering approach to our educational provision: incorporating Harkness Learning in the Junior & Senior Schools; utilising inspirational learning environments and free flow outdoor spaces, reflecting our belief in the importance of outdoor learning as integral to the development of the child across the age spectrum; and twinning the IT advantages of Pune city to the best EdTech from Wellington campuses around the world, to shape meaningful and forward thinking integration of technology into teaching approaches.
- Working in partnership with the newly created Bridge, Wellington’s Centre for Professional Learning and Educational Research, to enhance learning and teaching outcomes, and provide CPD opportunities for teaching staff.
- Establishing an annual Festival of Education (EdFest) at Wellington Pune, to mirror the outstanding success of EdFests in the UK, China and Thailand, and promote Wellington’s status as a ‘thought leader’ in education.
- Being recognised as a leading co-curricular school in India, harnessing our outstanding facilities on a 10-acre campus to offer superb competitive sporting opportunities and enrichment options in all manner of performing and creative arts.
- Building upon the history and heritage of the Wellington family of schools, and thus optimising the benefits provided by the extensive wider Wellington community (allowing pupil and staff exchange programmes).
- Achieving international accreditation at the earliest opportunity, via CIS and COBIS.
