Academic Life:

The SAGE Program places students at one of two renowned international residential schools: in Kodaikanal, set in the tropical Palani Hills in the southern tip of India, is Kodaikanal International School. In North India, set in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains is Woodstock School.

These two international schools offer the highest quality in high school study abroad programs. They have distinct and separate identities as schools and offer different curricula, yet they are similar in many ways:

Both SAGE schools are:

• World-class in quality
• Rated in the top 10 schools in India
• International in scope
• College-preparatory
• Directed towards the achievement of excellence
• Fully accredited (through Middle States Association)
• Focused on responsible world citizenship
• Aimed at developing the whole person
• Rooted in Christian values

Both SAGE schools also:

• Offer an American high school diploma and university credit courses
• Maintain excellent outdoor educational programs & facilities
• Offer active community service opportunities

Student body

• Coed
• 30 nationalities represented in the student body
• Students from varied religious backgrounds including Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Muslim, Sikh, and Parsi
• Students in grades K-12, with close to 300 students in the high school

“ My SAGE year etched in me a deep interest and degree of understanding of other cultures and world societies."         Anita Foster, Asheville,NC

Teaching staff The student-teacher ratio is a remarkable 7:1 The International faculty includes teachers from Australia, Bhutan, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, USA

Differences between the two schools:

The primary distinguishing features between the two schools are their curriculum and their location.

• Woodstock School offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses and follows a more “American” curriculum.
  (Click here for Woodstock’s course offerings)
• Kodaikanal School follows the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum.
  (Click here for Kodai’s course offerings)
• Woodstock School is a residential school situated on a 250-acre forested campus in the Himalayas of North India.
• Kodaikanal School is a residential school in Kodaikanal town, a tropical highland resort in southern India.

Click on the links below more for specific information about each school

Kodaikanal International School Woodstock School

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