Miri Piri Academy offers a curriculum and testing program that meets the highest academic standards for high school programs worldwide. Teaching at Miri Piri Academy is student-centered, project-based, and incorporates the multiple intelligences concept.

The focus is on nurturing creativity; observation, inquiry and critical reflection; building confidence and self-esteem; shaping character and inculcating abiding values of tolerance and compassion; appreciation of diversity and internationalism. These attributes are vital for each student’s success and global progress.

Accreditation
Miri Piri Academy is accredited by the Punjab State Education Board. Students with a diploma from Miri Piri Academy are eligible for admission to colleges and universities in India and the US. In addition, all graduates of Miri Piri Academy are IKYTA certified Kundalini Yoga teachers. We are in the process of accreditation with the University of Cambridge IGCSE and A-Levels, and with the International Baccalaureate Organization.

Academic Curriculum
The curriculum, up to Grade 10, is based on the requirements of the Punjab School Education Board, with a few changes of content to suit the needs of our students. All students are taught Punjabi as a Second Language through a specially designed program. The curriculum for Grades 11 and 12 is designed to meet the U.S. equivalency at High School level.

Subjects available for study include:

• Mathematics
• English
• Biology
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Social Studies
• Punjabi
• Punjab History and Culture
• Fine Arts
• Tabla
• Gurbani Kirtan
• Gurmat
• Siri Singh Sahib Studies

International Baccalaureate Organization
Miri Piri Academy is a candidate school* for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy – a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Miri Piri Academy believes is important for our students.

*Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as IB World Schools can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme. Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.

For further information about the IBO and its programmes, visit http://www.ibo.org

Language of Instruction
The language of instruction is English for all disciplines except Punjabi, which is taught with a combination of both Punjabi and English.