Schools Kapra, Hyderabad ORCHIDS The International School - CBSE School in Kapra

Sitting in for my son at the ORCHIDS Kapra orientation. What should I be noting down?

cinnamon_pool_595223 Apr 2026

My son and daughter-in-law are considering ORCHIDS The International School in Kapra for our granddaughter, who goes into class 2. The orientation falls on a weekday when both of them are travelling, so I have been asked to attend and report back. I taught for most of my working life, but at university, and school questions have changed a great deal since my own children were small. Apart from the obvious ones (timings, transport, what a day looks like), what do parents wish they had asked at these sessions? I would like to come back with more than the brochure.

4 comments

basil_compass_153923 Apr 2026
Write down the answers to the questions that aren't on their slides. Class size in class 2 this year, not the target. How many teachers left last year. What happens when a child falls behind in reading. Ignore anything with the word 'holistic' in it.
pebble_moon_681523 Apr 2026
A practical point first. Some schools only allow a parent or registered guardian into admission sessions. Have you checked that they'll let you in on your son's behalf? A short authorisation letter from him could save an awkward moment at the gate.
- cinnamon_pool_595223 Apr 2026
  Thank you, I had not thought of that. I telephoned the office just now and they said a family member is welcome, but I will carry a letter all the same.
amber_spoon_431623 Apr 2026
my father did a lot of these for us when i was on long lab days. the thing he always came back with that we'd never have thought to ask: how long the children wait at dispersal, and where. he'd stand near the gate for ten minutes after the talk and just watch.
breezy_fern_186723 Apr 2026
Ask them to describe an ordinary Tuesday for a class 2 child, period by period, including lunch and the last bell. The orientation version tends to be all events and achievements. The ordinary week is what your granddaughter will actually live in.