Roots School System, Pakistan
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Roots College International (or RCI) is a university college
offering University of London
undergraduate external degree
programmes in Pakistan
. Roots College International is part of Roots School System. RCI along with BSc degrees in Economics
and Management
and Social Sciences
, offers GCE O-level, IGCSE and GCE A-level.
The institution was established in April 1988 at 74 Harley Street, Rawalpindi, by Mrs. Riffat Mushtaq (Aizaz-e-Fazeelat). In the school's formative years she introduced the International Montessori Method of education. Roots was a pioneer institution in having introduced an exclusive Montessori in the twin cities of Rawalpindi
and Islamabad
in 1988.
The school offers continuous education from Montessori to undergraduate level. Roots School System has a nationwide network of nearly 45 campuses and its presence has spread to major cities across Pakistan; its population of students has now reached more than 15,000.
. RSS has a new campus of Montessori, Junior school and High school in Peshawar
. It has further plans to expand its network.
University college
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offering University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
undergraduate external degree
External degree
An external degree is a degree offered by a university to students who have not been required to be physically present within the geographic territory of the institution. These undergraduates may be called external students and may study at classes unconnected with the university, or independently,...
programmes in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Roots College International is part of Roots School System. RCI along with BSc degrees in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and Management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
and Social Sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, offers GCE O-level, IGCSE and GCE A-level.
The institution was established in April 1988 at 74 Harley Street, Rawalpindi, by Mrs. Riffat Mushtaq (Aizaz-e-Fazeelat). In the school's formative years she introduced the International Montessori Method of education. Roots was a pioneer institution in having introduced an exclusive Montessori in the twin cities of Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
and Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
in 1988.
The school offers continuous education from Montessori to undergraduate level. Roots School System has a nationwide network of nearly 45 campuses and its presence has spread to major cities across Pakistan; its population of students has now reached more than 15,000.
DHA campus
RSS has announced a purpose-built campus in IslamabadIslamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
. RSS has a new campus of Montessori, Junior school and High school in Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
. It has further plans to expand its network.