Background &
History

Roots School System is a model institution styled on the modern educational system of International standard specially designed to meet the requirements of the child in his early, formative years by involving the three E's EXPOSURE, EXPANSION AND EXPLORATION.

Each child is to be assisted in growing according to his natural design without deprivation or forcing, in an environment and by a process, which also supply a social direction to his achievement. All activities are tuned into the child's stage of development.

The institution was established in April 1988 at 74 Harley Street Rawalpindi by Mrs. Riffat Mushtaq (Aizaz-e-Fazeelat) a dedicated and committed teacher fired with enthusiasm and missionary spirit in the field of education. She took the challenge of introducing modern Methodology of Montessori System .

In the formative years she introduced the International Montessori Method of education. Roots is the pioneer institution in having introduced an exclusive Montessori in the twin cities of Rawalpindi & Islamabad in 1988 and brought awareness about this method of teaching in Pakistan. The growth of children in this institution is the success of the "Teaching Methodology, Curriculum & Creativity". At Roots where each child is assisted in growing by a system so that he feels the thrill of success and finds his own worth and dignity. Mrs. Riffat Mushtaq's Roots can be traced back to her illustrious Grand Father, Late Khan Mohammad Khan Sahib (MLA) who is commonly known as the "Sir Sayyed of Kashmir". The success of Roots School System of education is evident from the high quality of Students the institution is producing as the school offers continuous education from Montessori to undergraduate level.

Today Roots has grown into a leading International educational institution imparting all-round education and its quality of teaching has been recognized at national as well as international levels. For more details please read on achievements Section of Prospectus.

Roots School System has a nationwide network of nearly 45 Campuses and its presence is growing to nearly 10 major cities across Pakistan with an incessant increase in student number to a current 15000 plus.