Host School

I have been contacted by my host teacher Charu Mathur. She lives is Pune, a city in Maharashtra, a state in the western part of India. It is about 100 miles from Mumbai, the Financial Capital of India. Pune is the home for a number of IT companies and has very good educational institutions so is often referred to as the “Oxford of the East.” Schools in India fall into 2 broad categories- Private and Government run (Public). They are either recognized by the State Board or Central Board of Education. Charu says the syllabi for these boards differs slightly from one another. She teaches at Abhinava Vidyalaya English Medium High School, a non- aided State board run private school. The medium of instruction for all subjects is English. The school committee also runs Marathi (state language of Maharashtra) medium schools.