Kodaikanal International School

Kodaikanal International School is a co-educational independent residential school offering education for grades P-12. It is located on 43acre in Kodaikanal, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, South India. Kodaikanal is a hill station at 2133m in the Palani Hills, 121km northwest of Madurai.Early alumni of KIS include US Ambassador to India Robert F. Goheen and US Senator Chris Van Hollen .In 1975, KIS became the first school in India to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and the IB Middle Years Program . In addition, it also awards its own certificate, the KIS Diploma, to all graduates. It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.The current principal is Corleigh Stixrud.HistoryOrigins (1890–1919)In the early 1880s, there was a great need for an English-medium school in South India, due to an ever-increasing Christian mission community in the area. Having a school at a hill-station would allow the children of missionaries to escape the tropical diseases that were claiming the lives of so many, and provide a cool and open atmosphere that stimulated learning.