CHIREC International is a

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school located in

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. It was founded in 1989 by Ratna D. Reddy. CHIREC has three

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, with the main campus located in Kondapur, a

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campus in

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, and a third one in Gachibowli with Pre-Primary–Class 4. The school offers three curricula: the

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(IBDP),

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(CAIE) and

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(CBSE).

History

In April 1989, the Children's Recreational Centre (CHIREC) was founded as a summer camp that offered classes in fine arts, performing arts, computer science, and sports. That June, CHIREC became a school for Nursery, PP-I, and PP-II students. In 1996, the then-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu, inaugurated CHIREC's eco-friendly integrated campus at Kondapur. In 2004, CHIREC unveiled its Jubilee Hills Pre-Primary school campus and introduced

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classes at the Kondapur campus. In 2008, the Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP) was introduced to the curriculum, and the Cambridge International General Certificate of Education A/AS levels for Classes 10 and 12 were also introduced three years later. In 2012, CHIREC gained authorization for the

. The Gachibowli campus was inaugurated in 2012. In 2019, CHIREC entered into a partnership with

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, a global schools group with 76 schools across Asia, Europe, and Latin America. File:1989, Nursery School.jpg, CHIREC Nursery School, 1989

Campuses and education

CHIREC International has three campuses, in Kondapur (main campus),

, and Gachibowli. The campuses generate solar power, and use recycling and resource management. File:CHIRECMaincampus.jpg, Kondapur Campus File:CHIREC Transport.jpg, Jubilee Hills Campus File:CHIREC International Gachibowli Campus.jpg, Gachibowli Campus

References

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