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Architect's render of Duama Bay School, Ulwe
Coming soon · Ulwe, Navi Mumbai

Why Duama Bay? Because no child is average.

Be.Belong.Become.

A new age school for Gen Beta and the post-AI world, where every child chooses a Super Student Pathway and excels in it.

100Super students
6Super Student Pathways
+5More schools planned
2σPersonalised learning
The name, explained

Why “Duama”?

In 1984, Benjamin Bloom found that an average child taught one-to-one does better than 98% of children taught in a class. Duama Bay is built to give every child that advantage.

DuTwo sigmaThe science of personal learning
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AmaPure loveA mother's love for every child
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DuamaOur wayScience and humanity, together
+2σ 98% of the class Class average taught as a group Taught one-to-one the Duama way
Bloom, 1984 · “The 2 Sigma Problem”
Our promise to every child

Be. Belong. Become.

Be

Yourself, fully. Individuality is where we start.

Belong

To a class, a community, and a larger whole that holds them.

Become

The very best version of themselves, on their own terms.

Ambuj Jhunjhunwala, Founder of Duama Bay School
14years building schools
Ambuj JhunjhunwalaFounder, Duama Bay School
The person behind Duama Bay

He built schools. Then he asked a harder question.

What if every child were taught like an individual? That question became Duama Bay.

14Years in education
3School groups
MITSloan Fellow
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RebuiltSwami Vivekanand International School into a top ICSE school chain in Mumbai
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Creatededucational infrastructure to enable student excellence across STEM, Arts, Sports and Academics
03
Nurturedteacher excellence through collaboration
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AwardedTop 100 Educational Leaders 2026 and the Mimamsa Eduicon Award 2026
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NowScaling Duama Bay to educate children for a post-AI world

We will not create extraordinary children. We will reveal the extraordinary that has always been within them.

Ambuj Jhunjhunwala
What we grow

The whole child: four Ps.

The whole child Passion Proficiency Personality Percentage
P

Passion

Find what each child loves, then protect it.

P

Proficiency

Real mastery, not surface familiarity.

P

Personality

Integrity, resilience, empathy and courage.

P

Percentage

Strong outcomes, as evidence the goal was met.

How learning moves

Master it, then move on.

A typical classroom Moves with the calendar

Gaps pile up, because the class has to move on.

Duama Bay Moves with the child

Each step is mastered before the next begins.

The campus

A building that teaches too.

Ulwe, Sector 9, Navi Mumbai: a light-filled, green campus designed around the child. Tap a pin to explore.

Architect's render of the Duama Bay School front elevation Architect's render
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Sky terracesTrees and open air at the top of the school.
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The colour atriumA bright central core that fills with daylight.
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Garden balconiesGreenery on every level, never far from class.
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Open ground floorRaised on columns, with room to gather and play.
Biophilic designAmphitheatreMulti-purpose hall37,439 sq ft plot
Who it is being built for

For learners who dream differently.

Every classroom has them. Duama Bay is built for all of them.

The curious one

Asks ten questions before the lesson starts. Here: goes deeper, not slower.

The one who needs time

Understands deeply, just not on the timetable. Here: moves on only after mastery.

The one who thinks in pictures

Learns by building, drawing, telling stories. Here: subjects meet, ideas connect.

The quiet dreamer

Has a passion nobody has asked about yet. Here: Passion is the first of our Four Ps.

98%

A child taught as an individual outperforms 98% of children taught as a group (Bloom, 1984). Duama means Du — two sigma — and Ama — love.

Super Student Pathways · 2028–29

Choose your Super Student Pathway. Excel in it.

Duama Bay is built around five Super Student Pathways, and a sixth that children define for themselves. Each child chooses a pathway, trains with experts, and joins a cohort of 15 to 20 children. There is no fixed age or grade band: selection is by aptitude.

Super Student Pathway · 01

Mathematics Excellence

Train for the Olympiads. Aim for the top.

A maths track that begins in the early years, with structured training for national and international Maths Olympiads.

Cohort15–20 children
SelectionAptitude test
Super Student Pathway · 02

Cricket Excellence

Intensive training, built into the school day.

Structured, intensive cricket training for children who want cricket to be their craft.

Cohort15–20 children
SelectionAptitude test and skills trial
Super Student Pathway · 03

Music & Performing Arts

Practise. Perform. Publish.

Dedicated rooms and studios to rehearse, meet experts, host their own shows, record albums and publish them, and compete in national events.

Cohort15–20 children
SelectionAptitude test and audition
Super Student Pathway · 04

Entrepreneurship

Build a real company while still at school.

An entrepreneurship track for children in the middle years who know their path lies in business: they start their own companies and earn revenue within school hours.

Cohort15–20 children
SelectionAptitude test and idea pitch
Super Student Pathway · 05

STEM Innovation

Invent. Build. Test.

School labs and tinkering spaces, with experts close at hand, where students explore and create their own innovations.

Cohort15–20 children
SelectionAptitude test and project showcase
Super Student Pathway · 06

Your Own Pathway

Not on the list? Define it.

A child with a distinct talent or passion can propose a pathway of their own, with a mentor and a plan agreed with the school.

Cohort10–20 children
SelectionAptitude test and proposal
Duama Bay KidsFor children below six: a playful start that blends Montessori, Reggio and Playway methods.
Explore Kids
The 100 Super Students

100 Super Students. Six ways to excel.

Our first community is 100 Super Students: cohorts of 15 to 20 children in each of the five Super Student Pathways, plus 10 to 20 children who define a pathway of their own. Every dot is a child who chose where to excel.

  • Mathematics Excellence15–20
  • Cricket Excellence15–20
  • Music & Performing Arts15–20
  • Entrepreneurship15–20
  • STEM Innovation15–20
  • Your Own Pathway10–20

Illustration: 16 children in each pathway cohort and 20 on a pathway of their own.

How selection works

A clear path into a pathway.

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Choose or define a pathway

Pick the discipline your child wants to excel in, or propose their own.

2

Apply

Share a short profile and, where relevant, a portfolio.

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Aptitude test

An aptitude test, then a pathway round: trial, audition, pitch or showcase.

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Selection

A cohort of 15 to 20 children is chosen for each pathway.

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Join the cohort

Train with experts and grow alongside the best.

Apply to a pathway

Admissions 2028–29

Apply to a pathway.

Choose the pathway your child wants to excel in. There is no fixed age or grade band; selection is by aptitude test and a pathway round.

Brochure

The Duama Bay story in seven pages.

Pathway application

Applying does not guarantee a place.

Child
Parent profile
What matters most to you
Not one school

Ulwe is the first. Five more to follow.

1+5Duama Bay schools planned, beginning with Ulwe in 2028.

Become a Duama Bay partner

Bring a school designed around every child to your city.

Proven founder14 years building schools
Clear methodTwo Sigma, mastery
Full supportDesign to launch