From Aristotle to Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci to Bertrand Russell, the greatest thinkers of our time have lamented the shortcomings of our schools: too much abstract knowledge with too little emphasis on learning by doing, too much testing but only partial assessment, and too many facts but few ‘real-life’ skills.

After years of engaging with some of today’s most unconventional thinkers like Roger Schank, and exchanging views with others like Noam Chomsky during an international conference organized to mark our 30th anniversary in 2005, Beaconhouse has decided to establish TNS Beaconhouse – a new school aimed at a new generation of parents that too has come to suspect that ‘education’ and ‘learning’ are not always the same.

The learning experiences offered by TNS Beaconhouse provide children with an ideal springboard for a lifelong journey of learning, equipping them to be leaders in an increasingly competitive global workforce where success is ultimately determined by lateral thinking and problem-solving, not merely the acquisition of facts. TNS aspires to be a beacon of hope in a world of information- and testing-obsessed schools, lighting the way for the future of schools in Pakistan and the wider world.

TNS Beaconhouse formally commenced classes on 10 September 2007 at the crossroads of Lahore’s Jail Road and Main Boulevard.  We currently cater to children aged 3 to 9 in Nursery to Class 3 and plan to introduce Classes 4-6 in September 2008, moving towards Secondary School in 2009.