Our Learning Philosophy
At the heart of our pedagogy lies the belief that education is an ever
-evolving journey, a seamless continuum that transcends traditional
boundaries. The IB framework provides the foundation, offering a
comprehensive curriculum that encourages critical thinking, curiosity, and a
holistic understanding of the world.
Yet, we don't merely follow a curriculum; we dance with it. Inspired by the
concept of flow, we strive to create an environment where students are not
passive recipients of information but active participants in their learning.
This is not a school that looks like a school.
Every inch of it intentional. India's largest school skatepark. A climbing wall. A 25-metre pool. A 400m athletics track. The Raya Vipers compete, and take it seriously. Inside: a 500-seat auditorium, visual arts studios, and the Atelier — where making something is treated with the same rigour as writing about it. Nothing here is decorative.
One framework.
Three stages.
A lifetime of thinking.
The International Baccalaureate isn't just a qualification — it's a way of approaching the world. We use it as scaffolding for something rarer: the capacity to think well, for a long time, about things that matter.
PYP
Where curiosity becomes habit. The PYP builds learners who ask before they accept, explore before they settle, and find meaning across subjects — not just within them.
- Inquiry-based learning from the start
- Transdisciplinary units of study
- Student agency at every stage
- Exhibition in Year 6
MYP
The years that shape everything else. The MYP builds the frameworks students carry their whole lives: critical thinking, interdisciplinary connection, and the confidence to engage with difficult ideas.
- Global contexts across all subjects
- Personal Project in Year 10
- Service as Action
- Interdisciplinary thinking
DP
The world's most respected school-leaving qualification. Raya DP graduates leave analytically sharp, internationally minded, and capable of defending what they believe.
- Theory of Knowledge
- Extended Essay
- Creativity, Activity, Service
- University recognition worldwide
Life at the school
Skatepark · 25M Swimming Pool · Climbing wall · 200M track · Basketball · Football
Transdisciplinary Inquiry · Global Perspectives · Individuals & societies · Mathematical Logic · Language & Culture · Theory of knowledge
Performing arts · Visual arts · Music · Literature · Film · Creative writing
The Atelier, robotics lab, and design studio are where the habit gets built - iterative, hands-on, and always asking whether it actually works.
Atelier · Design thinking · Makerspace · Robotics · Entrepreneurship · 3d printing
Kazan · Moana · Rann · Skog
On-campus counsellors · Infirmary · Nurses · Ambulance access
Academic programmes
Primary Year Programme (PYP)
The School of Raya is an IB World School, authorised to offer the IB Primary Years Programme (IB PYP).
Inquiry-led, play-informed, built on questions rather than answers.
Middle Years Programme (MYP)
The School of Raya is an IB World School, authorised to offer the IB Middle Years Programme (IB MYP).
Where students learn to think across disciplines and take intellectual ownership.
Diploma Programme (DP)
The School of Raya is an IB World School authorised to offer the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP).
Rigorous, research-driven, globally recognised. The culmination of the continuum.
Quick facts about Raya
1:12 - Student–teacher ratio
9 - Acres of campus
29+ Sports offered
450 - seat auditorium
3 - IB programmes
Frequently asked questions
Raya is an IB Continuum school - authorised for the Primary Years (PYP), Middle Years (MYP), and Diploma (DP) programmes. One framework all the way through, built around understanding, not memorising.
From Early Years through Grade 12 - ages 3 to 18.
A maximum of 24 students per class, two sections per grade, and a student–teacher ratio of 1:12. Small enough that no child stays anonymous.
Tablets are provided and teacher-supervised in the Primary Years. From the Middle Years up, students use the school's IT labs and bring a laptop for specific work - phones stay out of the way of learning.
Yes. We start with the child, not the syllabus, and add learning support where it's needed. Tell us about your child and we'll be honest about how we can help.
Counselling is built into the school day, with an on-campus infirmary, nurse, and ambulance access. On safety: CCTV, trained security, separate academic blocks, and a child protection committee.
A great deal — 29+ sports, visual and performing arts, and the Atelier, our design and fabrication studio. None of it is treated as an extra; it's part of how students learn here.
9 acres of it: India's largest school skatepark, a climbing wall, a 25-metre pool, an athletics track, a 450-seat auditorium, art and music studios, and the Atelier.
Made on campus, designed around real nutrition, and eaten in an indoor and semi-outdoor dining space. Food here isn't an afterthought.
Yes - air-conditioned buses with GPS and a safety warden, covering routes across Bangalore.
The school day runs roughly 8:30am–3:30pm, on a two-term year from August to June.
Annual tuition varies by programme. Siblings receive a fee reduction, and scholarships - academic, sport, and art - are available at the Diploma level.
We're on Hennur Bagalur Road, North Bangalore, a short drive from the international airport. The best way to know if Raya is right for your child is to see it - fill the form and we'll arrange a visit.
The conversation starts here.
Where the city ends, the campus begins.
Hennur Bagalur Road
Dasanayakanahalli
Tel :+91 9901177888
Bangaluru, Karnataka - 562149, India.
