some have temperaturecontrolled classrooms swanky study bedrooms wireless broadband networks laptops for the students multicuisine mess facilities riding classes the latest sports facilities and infrastructure and sprawling grounds they have started off on the model of elitist schools of the west and offer exotic offcampus activities adventure sports trips to international locations educational tours and many other activities they involve their students regularly in community projects and teach them to give back to the society pathways offers 112 welham girls offers 110 rishi valley 19 but lawrence school sanawar with the student staff ratio of less than 81 is amongst the best in the worldstudents can play table tennis basketball cricket football hockey squash or use the gym swim participate in athletics to name a few the new schools offer not just the conventional indian secondary higher secondary school board examinations like cbse icse isc but the cambridge igcse and the ib as well increasingly indian parents want residential schools to imbue their children with pride in their culture and at the same time help them to gain a crosscultural perspective by admitting students from all parts of the country and the world in addition to providing an environment encouraging a questioning mind and a formal education residential schools offer varied oncampus activities allowing children avenues for expressing their creativity and building their skills in areas beyond academics children must develop their individuality to excel in their chosen field and face global challenges keeping in view their social responsibilities they are increasingly becoming popular for the various other advantages that they offer to growing children during their formative yearsdeciding factorsparents and children must be clear about their priorities visit some schools talk to parents or children with exposure to a particular school and get their concerns addressed by the right people style fontweight boldnew schoolsupcoming schools waiting to make a name for themselves have been set up with networked campuses from day one style fontweight boldcurrent concerns of parentsa residential school has to nourish its students mentally emotionally and physically and groom them for the real world as well residential schools have become popular today due to a wide array of activities they offer apart from classroom learning says jayanti ghoseresidential schools offer stability and continuity in the lives of children whose parents are on the move on account of their work and the pressure of their hectic lifestyle the young ones have their sand pits slides swings and jungle gyms the achievements of