IAO’s accreditation for schools ensures that schools providing international level of education and learning resources to students get recognized on a global scale. IAO’s international accreditation reassure parents that they have chosen the right place to fulfill their children's learning & development needs. IAO’s accreditation influences more and more parents to opt for your school, with the assurance that they are rightfully investing in their children's academic welfare and future.

1. Importance of IAO
Accreditation for Schools

2. What is IAO?
Mission
“To establish, preserve and promote the finest educational
standards worldwide by acting as a catalyst for
vv
information, training and networking to traditional and
non-traditional educational institutes”

3. Scope of IAO’s Accreditation
for Schools
• IAO is an internationally recognized quality assurance agency that accredits
elementary/primary and secondary schools all over the world
• IAO’s accreditation reassure parents that they have chosen the right place in
order to fulfill their children’s learning & development needs
• Accreditation of international level by the IAO influences more and more
parents to opt for your school, with the assurance that they are rightfully
investing in their children’s academic welfare

4. IAO Provides Elementary/Primary and
Secondary Schools Worldwide With an
Opportunity to Acquire its Internationally
Acclaimed Accreditation
• IAO grants accreditation to schools that embark international level of
education and learning facilities for their students.
• IAO sees it as its responsibility to provide elementary/primary and secondary
level schools operating worldwide, with the opportunity to receive recognition
& accreditation on a global scale
• The IAO has devised a stringent evaluation criterion to benchmark schools
against quality international practices
• Schools that demonstrate dedication towards quality education encouraged
internationally and provide modern learning facilities to students are
deserving of IAO’s prestigious accreditation

5. Who Should Seek IAO’s
International Accreditation?
• Schools are not stagnant entities and are always moving in a certain direction.
The IAO’s accreditation assists schools in changing for the better in an orderly
and systematic way. It brings a dynamic culture into the school by engaging
every staff member in a process of organizational assessment.
• The IAO’s accreditation process is stringent; not overwhelming, but surely
demanding. The end results though, are well worth the investment.

6. Why Should You Seek IAO’s
International Accreditation?
Parents are looking for high-quality elementary/primary and secondary
education. Your school's involvement in the accreditation process (that too of an
international level, that the IAO offers) raises the school's commitment to quality
education and advanced students’ learning0through this intentional investment
of yours.

7. International Accreditation Received
by the IAO Endorses The Following
With Your School’s Name
• A curriculum based on sound principles of child development
• Nurturing interactions among children and staff
• A healthy and safe environment for children
• A sufficient teachers and administrative staff to children ratio
• Strong communication among parents and staff
• A commitment among staff to the continual development of teaching skills
• Developmental appropriateness of the curriculum
• Plentiful materials to stimulate learning
• A developmental focus that meets the needs of the child as a whole
• A set up that emphasizes language development and a print-rich
environment*
• A set up that encourages exploration and discovery
*A print rich classroom is one in which children interact with many forms of print including signs, labeled centers, wall stories,
word displays, labeled murals, bulletin boards, charts, poems and other printed materials.

8. What is IAO?
About IAO
• Offers Secondary Accreditation to
An international and independent
traditional, non- traditional & vocational
quality assurance agency working
education providers
to improve educational standards
globally • Supplements regional accreditation
• Evaluates an institution through its patented
Points Profile System
• Has presence in over 25 countries
• Has a global workforce of more than 100
accreditation professionals
• Formed strategic alliances with numerous
regional accrediting agencies
• Recognized by different global accreditation