Investment Summary
GEMS Education is the leading provider of private education worldwide. Investors and developers have the opportunity to join GEMS in Building, Owning, Operating and Managing schools (BOOM), ensuring the highest quality of education for students K-12. With GEMS management of schools, investors and developers participate in the provision of internationally accredited, award winning education programs across a portfolio of school models and curricula, including British, American, Indian, International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs.
*Variations based upon regulatory environment and partner agreement
Building Schools:
GEMS Education provides complete facilities planning and design services through its team of experts. Tailoring master plans to the specific needs of each client or partner, The GEMS Team builds world class facilities through joint ventures and/or as a consultant to public and private developers. Attention is paid to the:
- Community and educational setting within the host country
- Instructional programs and methodologies
- Enrolment, as the primary determinant of space needs
- Administration and staffing as defined by policy and structure
- Existing facilities; condition, utilization, and planned development
- Financing; capital costs, ability to afford debt
Owning Schools:
Whether investing in a for profit education model or a non-profit foundation, GEMS education is a partner with vast experience in developing joint ventures to establish schools with public and private investors. The GEMS Team of experts understands the questions to ask, the actions to be taken, and the timeline to follow to develop economically viable schools. Whether in joint venture partnership or as a consultant, GEMS education takes a long range view for providing education in new and existing communities. The GEMS Team understands the necessary returns on equity investment necessary to make school ownership viable on a long term basis, adding value to community developments around the globe.
Operating Schools:
As an investor in property companies to build the physical school facilities and land for the campus, possibilities to partner with GEMS Education in operations are also attractive over the long term. School operations companies require a partner who can tailor instructional programs and methodologies that are attractive for the host country market, and GEMS Education is unsurpassed in the development and provision of models ranging across the spectrum of world class programs, including US and UK accredited models, college preparatory advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs, Indian accredited models and bilingual models that satisfy the requirements of host country ministries of education.
Managing Schools:
The GEMS Difference is recognized by more than 75 clients and joint venture partners around the globe, educating more than 75,000 students, and growing. The GEMS management company, GEMS Education, has a depth and breadth that is unsurpassed in the provision of private education today. Whether managing GEMS wholly owned schools, joint venture partnerships, public-private partnerships or client-based relationships, GEMS education adds value to schools through professional, ongoing attention to the successful operation of schools. GEMS Education monitors the functioning of its schools, assesses the quality of personnel, determines success of the curriculum, and plans for expansion through additional grade levels as and/or new schools as required for its partners and clients. The GEMS management company is a turnkey service that provides investors with comprehensive management solutions in all market segments.
Whether an investor chooses to participate with GEMS in the education BOOM in any or all of the aspects of providing education, building-owning-operating and managing schools with GEMS Education leads to highly attractive returns on equity and significant value added to real estate developments in communities around the world. For details and examples of GEMS education investments in various markets ranging from mid-market to premium plus schools, please contact the Business Development Team.
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