ORCHIDS The International School – CBSE School in Masjid Bunder
Sandhurst Road Railway Station, 84, Hazrat Abbas Road SVP Road, Samuel Street (PalaGaly Masjid Bunder East (10 Mins Walk From, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400009, India
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ORCHIDS The International School – CBSE, Masjid Bunder, is a thriving K-12 campus tucked into a leafy corner of South Mumbai, within walking distance of Masjid Bunder railway station yet insulated from the bustle of Old Dock Road. Founded in 2015, the school has quickly become a preferred choice for families seeking rigorous CBSE academics, international-level infrastructure and all-round personality development in the heart of the trading district.
The five-storey structure occupies a compact but efficiently-planned 1.25-acre plot. CCTV-monitored entrances open into sunlit corridors that lead to 52 air-conditioned smart classrooms (K-12) and 8 specialised STEM and robotics labs. Every floor houses age-specific libraries stocked with 12,000+ books, Kindles and bilingual periodicals. A double-height multipurpose auditorium (450 seats) doubles as an indoor badminton court, while the open-air rooftop facilitates yoga and martial-arts practice as required by the CBSE physical-education curriculum. On the terrace, students maintain a hydroponic vegetable garden that feeds the canteen and doubles as a biology experiment station. The ground-floor play deck contains a synthetic-turf mini-football field and an FIBA-standard half-basketball court. Early-year learners access an independent soft-play area and splash-pool for sensory experiences.
ORCHIDS follows the CBSE syllabus from Montessori-1 through Grade XII, but layers it with its proprietary SHARPER and BLOSSOM pedagogies. Foundational numeracy and literacy are taught through play-way and story-based modules; the middle school has integrated coding from Grade 5 using MIT Scratch, Python and Roblox Studio; Grades IX–XII offer Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Financial Literacy as electives. The school is a registered examination centre for SAT, PSAT and Olympiads; more than 70 students won national-level medals last year.
The faculty—102 teachers and eight counsellors—hold B.Ed/M.Ed degrees and are trained by the Learning Forward India cohort for differentiated instruction. Teacher-student ratio is 1:18 at primary and 1:22 at senior levels. Monthly Parent-Connect circles are conducted both off-line and via a secure ERP that provides instant attendance, weekly update videos and digital portfolios for every child.
After-school ECA clubs include Bharatnatyam, tabla, Western Contemporary, Cubing, 3-d printing, TED-Ed and advanced MUN. The Robotics squad “ORCHER-Bots” claimed top honours at RoboCon 2023 IIT Bombay zone; the School Debate and Basketball teams have district-level championships. Annual overnight expeditions to Panchgani, Ranthambore and the Andaman Marine Lab build environmental awareness and team resilience.
Safety is paramount—biometric entry, 200+ CCTV cameras monitored round the clock, female security officers on every block and a 24-hour sick-bay staffed by a resident nurse and paediatrician on call. Health records are digitised and shared with parents instantly. School buses, equipped with GPS, lady attendants and CCTV, span routes from Colaba to Byculla.
ORCHIDS Masjid Bunder does not compromise on inclusion—occupational and speech therapists, a resource room, shadow-teacher support, and an autism-friendly calming corner ensure differential needs are met. Admissions open every November for the following June start; seats fill early owing to its emphasis on cultural roots, cutting-edge learning and the irreplaceable ease of location.
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- Published: August 2, 2025
