Annual Souvenir 2014 by British Council India

Annual Souvenir 2014 www.britishcouncil.org/connectingclassrooms

Contents Foreword by Rob Lynes

British Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Work with Schools by Rittika Chanda Parruck 4 Flashback 2013-14 International School Award (ISA)

Commonwealth Class

Leadership Development Programme

EQUIPS for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas

School-to-school Partnerships

Global Teacher Accreditation

Enriching Education Workshop

Future Programmes Generation UK

Research Publication

Curriculum Mapping

British Council School Ambassadors

ISA Roll of Honour

Foreword

Schools that the British Council works with in the UK, India and across the world operate in very different contexts and circumstance. Yet all of them have the same strong commitment to providing high quality education that is relevant and meaningful to their students. However, providing a school education that prepares young people for success in an ever changing world is a great challenge. To meet this challenge we need to innovate, collaborate, and cooperate across the world in education. Much discussion and debate is needed at every level to ensure that young people are equipped to meet the future, conﬁdent and capable of success. Through its various programmes, the British Council brings together schools from the UK and across the world both online and face-to-face to share best practice, exchange ideas and generate new and innovative ways of teaching and learning collaboratively. A wide range of British Council products and services provide schools with opportunities to build teaching skills, access learning resources, engage in discussion forums, participate in global projects and be reﬂective practitioners through action research. The strength of our work in India is the bond we share with the schools’ community who inform and engage with us in the design and delivery of all our programmes. Over the past two years, we have worked with over 3,500 schools from both government as well as the private sector through the Connecting Classrooms programme. The publication that you hold in your hand tells you the story of some of the work we have done, which we hope you will enjoy. Please share your thoughts, comments or suggestions with us at connecting.classrooms@in.britishcouncil.org as we deeply value your opinion and look forward to hearing from you.

Rob Lynes Director, British Council India

British Council’s Work with Schools

The aim and purpose of British Council’s work with schools is to improve learning outcomes for young people in the UK and across the world. The core purpose of the British Council’s work with school systems is to improve learning outcomes by contributing to the body of research that is publically available on best international practice, support on education system improvement on a continuum from access to quality to innovation and providing services that support practitioners to deliver high quality education. The British Council achieves this through engaging with education policy makers, policy implementers, school leaders, teachers and teacher educators. It engages with the students through schools with their teachers, the classrooms, and through a range of online opportunities to explore and engage with the UK and the world. All school systems are only as good as their teachers hence teacher capacity building is a strong focus area. We offer a range of professional development courses and look forward to increasing this over the next years to create a wider offer that will support teachers to better nurture their students’ skills. Along with exciting digital engagement opportunities for all teachers, we will continue to promote action research and reﬂective practice to enhance the quality of classroom teaching through the Global Teacher Accreditation programme. Look forward also to the Annual Enriching Education workshops which will cover Child Protection, Multimedia for Teachers besides other interesting modules. Watch out for the next one in Raipur and register early to avoid disappointment. International School Award is one of our most popular programmes. It recognises the effort of schools to add an international dimension in education. This year to give more support to schools to embed internationalism and citizenship in the school curriculum we conducted a curriculum mapping exercise involving over 100 schools. The purpose of the exercise was to create a resource that will support teachers to plan high quality collaborative projects and learning activities planned for the International School Award that are embedded in the Central Board of Secondary Education

Curriculum in both the scholastic as well as the life skills areas. Going forward we will run a series of project planning competitions for teachers using the toolkit to build a repository of excellent activities. The current pilot mapping exercise was limited to the secondary level but in the coming year we would extend it to primary curriculum as well as higher secondary curriculum too in later years. We would also like to extend it to other boards of education too. Each year British Council invites Education Ministers to attend the Education World Forum in London in January. It is one of the largest meetings of education ministers and in the last one it was attended by 87 ministers. Besides such policy engagement at the highest level British Council also holds policy dialogues, round tables and conferences for policy makers and implementers from round the world. As the greatest strength of the British Council is to bring people together to share good practice and create harmony and good will, it uses this strength where possible to promote the best education for a safe, secure, prosperous, sustainable and peaceful future for young everywhere.

Rittika Chanda Parruck Assistant Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Schools

FLASHBACK 2013-14

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AWARD (ISA) India was the ﬁrst country outside the UK to launch the International School Award. From a mere ﬁve schools in 2003 to over one thousand schools in 2014, the International School Award in India has been one of the most successful school programmes. The ethos of multiculturalism that international dimension brings to education lies at the core of British Council’s work. Indian schools have embraced the inclusive and supportive nature of the International School Award whole heartedly.

The success of the programme is a tribute to the network of British Council School Ambassadors help to initiate the new comers into the fold with advice and guidance given unconditionally without hesitation. Many head teachers, experienced coordinators and teachers work tirelessly to assess Action Plans and portfolios of evidence. The accredited schools review our programmes and moderate the assessment process and even travel off shore to other countries for brieﬁngs and assessment. Last year we supported the launch of International School Award in Nigeria, Vietnam and Taiwan. We also moderated the assessment of portfolio of evidence for schools in Jordan, Palestinian Territories, Iraq and United Arab Emirates. Next year will see a new edition of the International School Award in India as we launch the Foundation and Intermediate levels of the award for schools at all stage of readiness to work towards the full Award. We hope that this will help schools that have not yet reached the full award level to start out with conﬁdence and take the journey step by step. In the next few pages you can read about the experience of some of the schools who have received the International School Award this year.

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Bal Bharati Public School, Dwarka, New Delhi “When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and passions become alive and you discover yourself to be a far greater person than you ever dreamt to be”. At dawn, young fledglings flap their wings and fly, blazing a riot of colours in the vast horizon. Watching them soar great heights, one is overwhelmed with a sense of pride and pleasure. We too watched with awe as our students surged forth unleashing their creativity and talents, as they travelled across different continents and global destinations blazing radiant trails. ‘World Safari and Model United Nations’ transformed the school into melting pot of cultures where students learnt how to be environmentally conscious, socially responsible active citizens and future leaders in a global economy. This was our second tryst with the International School Award, so benchmarks were higher and aspirations were stronger .We succeeded in creating opportunities for collaboration in all our projects. Board Games Exchange and collaborative story relay generated ripples of creativity beyond our expectations. The project ‘Peace or Pieces’ saw multipoint videoconferencing links generating fervour and enthusiasm for positive social action across borders. Legends and folklore were enticing. Flat Stanley enamoured everyone with his adventures across the globe. Every new step led to the opening of a plethora of opportunities for intercultural exchange with schools in the UK, China, Vietnam, and the USA. Personally, I also won the Global Accreditation Award for action research on ‘Impact of Face-to-Faith curriculum on classroom practices’. The school received connecting classroom partnership grant and was accredited with the International School Award for the second time. All these achievements would not have possible without active support of school management, staff and pupils. The dynamic leadership of our Principal Ms Suruchi Gandhi whose zest for excellence, desire to break new grounds and set new benchmarks has propelled the school to loftier heights. I wish to thank all members of staff who worked tirelessly and silently to make this dream a reality. Sandhya Kakkar Vice-Principal and ISA Coordinator

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Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Kolkata A famous Tibetan proverb says “A child without education is a bird without wings”. Our international endeavour provided us with wings to ﬂy across borders and gain knowledge through exchange of mails, letters, photographs, greeting cards, culture boxes and Skype sessions. The students of the Junior Section worked extensively on various projects which enabled them to know about the culture, food, environment, games, and community helpers of various countries. They also learnt that every part of the world is taking keen interest in saving the environment and the wild life. The students of middle section worked on projects of birds, ﬂowers, churches, and stamps. The children were taken to visit important churches in the city and a philately exhibition was conducted in school. The children started corresponding with children of Brazil, North Carolina, Switzerland, London and their interest started to develop. They craved for information about the countries of their new found friends. The senior section worked on projects monsoon, Rajasthan and School Enterprise. The students displayed their creative skills in carrying out the projects. Be it monsoon photography, slogan writing, choreography, puppetry, art and craft work or business skills—our students worked to perfection. They collaborated with Serbia, Turkey, Japan, China, and USA on these projects. Project School enterprise was the only project that ran through all the sections and students of all age groups participated with equal enthusiasm. It was heart-warming to watch our little ones participate in their own little ways. The enthusiasm with which the children prepared for the ISA exhibition was really amazing. This international endeavour has created a platform to gain a sense of global citizenship. ISA has been an enriching experience for all involved. It has been a very thrilling experience for all of us at Mahadevi Birla World Academy. Anjana Saha Principal

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Police DAV Public School, Jalandhar It has been rightly said that opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor. Collaboration with British Council for the International School Award was not the first chapter of our alliance. Our journey started with the UKEIRI project followed by the ISA accreditation. So, when the opportunity for the re-accreditation for ISA award knocked at our door, we lapped it up immediately. We knew from our past experience that ISA collaboration was not mere rhetoric but action oriented with multiple ripple effects. The added advantage we had was that both the educators and learners were clear about what was expected of them. The prime focus was to incorporate both scholastic and coscholastic areas, and benefit the maximum numbers. The execution was carried out strategically with strategic allocation of activities. The travel of Stanley to countries was quite interesting and innovative. The enthusiasm was visible in the efforts in making Stanley comfortable in homes, showing of culture and traditions. Another most enjoyed activity was the writing of feedback which was greatly appreciated by students not forgetting the judges and parents. It is not only the minds but the perception of looking at problems has changed with a global angle firmly embedded. The collaboration with thirty eight schools was an uphill task but seeking and receiving, sealing of new bonds provided joy immeasurable. Today I see blooming brotherhood and love which we sowed with so many countries across the world and our children gaily frolicking, and progressing on the path of internationalism not with “us and them” in minds but “us and us” at par with the rest of the world. Cinny Malhotra ISA Coordinator

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Lodha World School, Palava, Mumbai The British Council International School Award (ISA) is a prestigious accreditation scheme that recognizes and celebrates exemplary practices of internationalism in schools. At Lodha World School, Palava we are always thinking of new ways of introducing an international dimension to the educational experience of our students. The world is becoming a ‘Global Village’ and the onus is upon us to provide a tremendous range of opportunities to broaden our children’s vision and horizon. So, the ISA was the best way to introduce curriculum-based international work. Working towards the ISA award involved a journey that had a very positive impact on developing awareness in students of the cultures of other countries, while promoting an understanding of our own culture. The ISA journey for Lodha World School, Palava commenced in September 2013. We are proud to have embarked on this journey of meeting the assessment criteria through the combined effort of the Principal, Mr Pramod Mahajan, the ISA coordinator, Ms Priya, and the ISA team of teachers and our students. The Action Plan proposed by our school and approved by the British Council provided opportunities to our students to interact through Internet, do a lot of research and exchange ideas/resources with partner schools across the globe. These partnerships conducted on an international level enabled us to enrich school life by providing teachers as well as students, a platform to share best teaching-learning practices. The plethora of activities that encompassed students from pre-primary to standard six had an international dimension as mandated by the British Council. Through careful planning, all activities that were chosen were linked to the existing curriculum—thus providing for greater enrichment in learning. A novel experience was also of hosting international guest speakers who were experts in their ﬁeld. We also had the chance to visit Sarah Philips, Head Teacher of Pendeen Primary School, UK. Our visit was a platform for knowledge sharing and helped us to gain an insight into teaching and learning practices in overseas schools. We got the chance to interact with the students of Whittier Elementary School, California, USA and to exchange information with them. Lodha World School, Palava plans to include more activities with overseas schools during the coming year thus helping the students understand the world they live in and become truly global citizens. The students have learned through these activities to bridge the cultural divide across the world and have joined in to celebrate the wonderful diversity of the human race. The biggest reward of ISA is the journey of learning to encourage and support the students to develop an international ethos and a collaborative curriculum-based work with a number of partner schools so that the young people can gain the cultural understanding and international skills to work in a global economy. Pramod Mahajan Principal

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Assembly of God Church School, Asansol Our ISA journey—an incredible journey from knowledge to revelation; from stereotyped routine learning to exploring new dimensions; an exciting venture in the ﬁeld of education; an adventurous journey across the globe discovering, unearthing, and assimilating all the way through to where we stand today; surely better equipped as global citizens! It has been an awesome learning experience for us as a school as we looked beyond the context of national to supranational thus overlooking man-made divisions and establishing wonderful relations. The need of the hour is to consider the world as our home and not create our own little ‘worlds’ due to bias. We need to appreciate our own culture and traditions in the light of a wider global context. This can be achieved only when students are sensitized to be more compassionate and tolerant towards all sentient beings and a conscious awareness about international issues is developed. The ISA under British Council has helped us prepare our students for all this and much more! Our ISA journey has been exciting and exhilarating as well as nerveracking and demanding. A very enjoyable brainstorming session during action planning resulted in nine unique projects. Our teachers were very keen on doing a good job and guided the students really well. Things were made clear to our students at the very beginning and they too showed great enthusiasm which was evident in their research work and their innovative ideas. They found it an ‘out-of-the-box’ experience which was far more exciting than their books. They shocked us with their extra-ordinary abilities in the way they handled everything entrusted to them. From the primary to the secondary section our school buzzed with activities. The students learnt to work in harmony which was a great achievement. They showed great curiosity and zeal; introverts emerged in a new form and new leaders sprang up. Our students became more adventurous and experimental in their approach and left us all spellbound in the way they performed. The best part of the project was the deep involvement of parents, facilitators and students. We had a wonderful time of interaction with our visitors and our dear parents at our exhibitions, dance shows, fancy dress parades, and assembly talks. Our activities had a great impact on the society at large which is evident from the feedback we received. The eagerness with which our partner schools corresponded with us was instrumental in the achievement of our goals and the interaction that we had with them was an enriching experience. On the whole it was smooth sailing for us as each one was deeply interested in the project and cooperated earnestly. The ISA project is a breakthrough in the educational spectrum which has had a great impact on our teaching methodology and perception of our subjects. We wish to carry on with the same fervour, striving towards broadening our minds and seeing the world from a different perspective! Jessica Spencer ISA Coordinator

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Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School, ISC, Mumbai It is often said that the learning journey is the biggest reward of ISA. Sometimes it is the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. Our second journey towards the International School Award saw our students practising 21st century skills and empowering them with values to take their place in the world. How can art be used in constructing a young child's view of cultural differences and similarities? This was the question that led us to draft our action plan. Art has the potential to connect people and surpass boundaries. The Warli Project saw the entire community of teachers, students, and parents inspired to initiate a course of action and work towards the preservation of art. The promotion of the Warli tribal art form helped to connect academic subjects to real life and at the same time instilled in our students a desire to make a difference. The students developed a specific strategy for marketing Warli art to the domestic and international market which betters the artisan’s prospects. The marketing strategy was uploaded on YouTube and the PowerPoint presentation was e-mailed to the Jan Van Brabant School in the Netherlands. The defining moment for this project was when our students conducted a workshop on Warli art at the Dutch school. The collaborative projects with the Warren Road School, London helps our students to grow into proactive, inquisitive and prepared global citizens and we witnessed increased engagement and achievement. The exchange of information regarding food, dances, festivals, legends, and traditions of Britain encouraged students to think creatively and imaginatively. They gained insights into European culture and realized that they have much in common with their peers. Our students explored museums, churches, and forts to experience the diversity of our culture. As a part of the ISA project—History through a Lens they made and presented films on heritage monuments. They learnt the myriad steps in film making. This activity extracted life skills and values from the team and has added a new dimension to their personalities. Every activity created an environment of active, involved and exploratory learning. Being a part of the ISA journey has given our teachers and students the opportunity to realise and nurture their creative acumen. We gratefully acknowledge the guidance and support we received from the British Council in this wonderful journey. Norina Fernandes Principal

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Name: Usha Rao

Name: Ulecess Wheeler

Organisation: Assembly of God Church School, Ukhra

Designation: Principal

Designation: Asst. Teacher

INTERVIEW

Q: Tell us about your school and why did you decide to apply for the International School Award? USHA RAO: The Assembly of God Church School, Ukhra is one of the leading co-educational institutions in the remote coal belt area of Bankola. With the humble beginning in the year 1978, housed in a bungalow offered by the Eastern Coalfields Limited authorities, the school got overhauled in1980 and hence got a new look under the surveillance of the Assembly of God Mission. With the present strength of 2000 students, 75 members of teaching staff, the school aims to provide quality education, character building traits and moral values to the students and send them out to the bigger world as brand ambassadors of this school and better citizens of this country. The International School Award program conducted by the British Council has all the condiments which we needed to add to our school curriculum to fulfil our objectives and goals and so the school joined the ISA program of 2014. Q: As an ISA coordinator, what challenges did you face while drawing up the action plan and getting support from other teachers? ULECESS WHEELER: Drawing up the action plan was not a cake-walk, for a lot of detailing and planning went into it per kind favour of teachers. We worked out the action plan keeping in mind the strengths of different teachers in different departments, and their capabilities to pull up the projects. Laudable is the manner in which the teachers supported me throughout the project. Q: How have been the ISA learning journey and the experience? USHA RAO: The ISA learning journey has opened new vistas for our school children and broadened their mental horizon. It has led them to a holistic development and transcended all religious, social, cultural, and linguistic barriers. Children were enthusiastic about different trips undertaken by them, as they interacted with various groups of people. It was an immense enriching experience and a journey worth undertaking. Q: What have been the top three changes amongst the students and teachers after completing the International School Award activities in the school? USHA RAO: There have been marked changes amongst the students as well as the teachers. They are more confident of taking up future challenges as they have covered areas which they had not thought would have been possible. The children have become more tech-savvy and have learnt to think beyond their restricted world. And last but not the least, there has been an immense boost in the concept of team spirit.

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School Enterprise as part of ISA activity Out of 1065 schools from 80 countries around the world, DLF Public School, Ghaziabad made their way to being the Global Champions yet again. Continuing their legacy of winning the Top Global Prize of $5000 last year, they have been awarded this year with the Business Development Prize of $2000 at the School Enterprise Challenge 2013, by UK-based organisation, Teach A Man to Fish. Winning the award for the second consecutive year portrays the school as one having an innovative and sustainable school business that has not only positively impacted its students but also their wider community. The students cascaded their learning to the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, Uttar Pradesh as part of the British Council EQUIPS programme, helping the girl students develop their business enterprise by sharing business skills and facilitating sale of their products (vermicelli) under the banner of ‘The Delﬁte Hut’. In its current year, the enterprise has been named as ‘The Money Plant’. Students of DLF Public School have acquired the skill of ‘earning while learning’. Clearly, the paradigm has shifted from ‘making children learn’ to ‘let learning happen’. “The project has taught and tested the marketing, accounting, ICT and communication skills of students in real life challenging situations thereby putting the education in real world context, in its most comprehensive form”. Archana Srivastava (PGT Economics) Project Head: School Enterprise DLF Public School, Ghaziabad

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Impact of British Council Schools Online Courses Looking back at the three years that I have been associated with Connecting Classrooms, I feel that I now have a strong academic grounding in international project management, having completed all the online courses listed on the British Council Schools Online website. The courses have helped me plan, implement, evaluate, and report on international programs and exchanges and in the preparation of funding submissions and grant proposals. I am now equipped with excellent organisational skills and an ability to maintain the big picture while attending to details and logistics of an international exchange. Embarking on international collaboration has been a great learning journey for me and has helped build lasting, equitable relationships. Working with schools abroad has impacted my understanding of the importance of developing sustainable community development programs. The ICT skills that I picked up helped me connect globally and discover what educators have to say and we share our best learning practices. I now feel that there is no greater joy than meeting the people of this world, experiencing their fascinating cultures, and working together beyond borders, to make a positive difference. I understand the importance and beneďŹ t of cross-cultural immersion and I am thrilled to be part of an organisation that offers people such a unique opportunity to experience another culture while making a meaningful impact on the lives of others. Poonam Singh Headmistress, Indirapuram Public School, Ghaziabad

COMMONWEALTH CLASS Commonwealth Class was a special initiative from the BBC, British Council and Commonwealth Secretariat. The initiative offered free access to teaching resources, classroom activities, online debates and competitions to mark the run-up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. It aimed to energise young people’s learning by bringing together schools and children from across the Commonwealth to learn how to make the most of their place in the Commonwealth and wider world. It celebrated the values of the Commonwealth and connected its schools and young people to learn together about how to be active, responsible global citizens.

Queen’s Baton Relay Games at New Delhi India was fortunate to be the first country to receive the Queen’s Baton as it travelled the world in an international relay starting from the Buckingham Palace on 9 October 2013—about eight months before the games actually began. British Council India on 11 October organised the Queen’s Baton Relay Games at the Chattarsal Stadium, New Delhi which was attended by more than 2000 students from 65 schools. Inaugurated by Akhil Kumar, gold medallist in boxing from the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the event showcased a scintillating display of March Past by all the participants, including children from special schools. Dressed in the country’s traditional attire, the flag bearers showed pride in upholding the culture of that nation. Track events included 100 metres, 200 metres, shot put, long jump and a unique inclusive 4×100 relay race. Each participating school also created a collage, portraying the essence of the nation they represented. The vibrant and colourful collage reflected the hard work put in by the students in research on each Commonwealth country’s culture, tradition, and legacy. The day culminated in some amazing cultural performances from schools echoing the tradition of the country they represented. The loudest cheer was kept aside for India, as children from the special schools and normal schools joined voices for Sare Jahan se Achha, Hindustan Hamara.

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Inter-School Quiz on Commonwealth at New Delhi The second face-to-face engagement with students under Commonwealth Class witnessed 52 schools across India participating in an exciting inter-school quiz on Commonwealth, to mark 200 days to go for the Glasgow spectacle. The preliminary round of 25 questions saw 6 teams go through to the ﬁnals. The ﬁnalists, Acharya Bal Shiksha Mandir, Puducherry; Nehru World School, Ghaziabad; Chiranjiv Bharati School, Gurgaon; Bluebells School International, New Delhi; Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, KK Nagar, Madurai; and Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad, pitched in an exciting battle of brains and knowledge on questions based on the history of the Commonwealth, the games and its aspects, the Commonwealth of Nations, their cultures and traditions, prominent sportspersons and personalities, movies, literature and more. Bluebells School International emerged as winners Chiranjiv Bharati School coming a close second. “We are taking back a lot from this quiz. It was highly engrossing and we couldn’t take our eyes off for even a second”, quoted Manan Basu from the winning team. “It was a very good quiz and I learnt a lot”, was the signing off statement from Mudit Bhardwaj, Manan’s teammate.

“We are taking back a lot from this quiz. It was highly engrossing and we couldn’t take our eyes off for even a second ”. – Manan Basu, participant from the winning team of Bluebells School International, New Delhi

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Collaborative Drama Competition at Ghaziabad A unique collaborative drama competition was conceived by British Council where teams of 17 students from 17 different schools collaborated and enacted on themes related to the Commonwealth. Held in partnership with DLF Public School, Ghaziabad, the Create — Collaborate — Enact event took place on 10 May 2014. The teams were given topics in the morning and had about 3 hours to practice and put up a performance of 5–6 minutes. New faces, new format, limited resources; nothing stopped the extremely talented teams from performing some brilliantly scripted dramas, often with a strong underlying message. The themes provided to these teams were four lines from Rudyard Kipling’s If, a quote from the poet Rabindranath Tagore, and an African proverb. From a proud and haughty lioness from an African jungle to the dream of Mahatma Gandhi; from the fictional story of a rich and successful Aarav, to the fight of a sister against the molestation of her younger sibling, to the grit and determination of Yuvraj Singh fighting against cancer; the plays depicted some very thoughtful storylines.

Collaborative Music Competition at Mumbai Taking cue from the tremendous success of the previous collaborative event, the same format was repeated in Mumbai with musical performance replacing drama. Held in association with Udayan High School, Mumbai on 26 July 2014, the Create-CollaboratePerform event had 12 teams with 11 members each. The teams were instructed to play musical instruments and prepare the vocals in line with one of the three themes which were allocated to them via lucky dip. The highlight would have to be a performance by the three judges where students were invited to play the musical instruments and a live orchestra was created on the spot. It completely gelled with the theme ‘CreateCollaborate- Perform!!”. The performance got the crowd involved, had people enjoying, and screaming “ENCORE”. “This workshop has taught us how to mix with people we don’t know and I loved it”, shared Aron Castrino, student of Universal High School.

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Inter-School Quiz on Commonwealth at Ranchi After New Delhi, the quizzing buzz reached East India, at Surendranath Centenary School, Ranchi on 11 August 2014 where Loyola School, Jamshedpur went ahead of Delhi Public School, Ranchi to be declared winners in the Inter-School Quiz on Commonwealth. In the preliminary round, 48 three-member teams from 24 schools from Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Bokaro had to answer 25 questions. Based on their performances, six teams qualified for the final round. Apart from Loyola, the others who qualified for the finals were two teams from Delhi Public School, Ranchi, and one team each from three Ranchi schools Surendranath Centenary School, Jawahar Vidya Mandir and Sapphire International. Brigadier N.S. Sarna, commander of the local artillery brigade, handed over prizes to the three top teams. “The questions were tough but the students displayed their wonderful knowledge”, quoted Brig Sarna.

“The quiz covered a wide range of topics from politics to movies, from wildlife to literature and from environment to sports. The competition was exciting and learning was fun”. – Samita Sinha, Principal, Surendranath Centenary School, Ranchi

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Online Street Play on Commonwealth Themes After several face-to-face engagements related to Commonwealth Class, the British Council organised an online Nukkad Natak competition involving school children. Set as a challenge to perform in a nearby community centre, in a playground, or even in the school assembly, the street plays with themes around the Commonwealth Games garnered enthusiastic response. We received over a hundred entries from schools and the judges found the task of judging the winner extremely hard. The following schools were adjudged winners of the online street play competition: • Yadavendra Public School, Patiala, Punjab • Bal Bharti Public School, Noida, Uttar Pradesh • Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi • DLF Public School, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Commonwealth Class Team Event In the run up to the Commonwealth Games, schools from different countries worked collaboratively in teams. Each month they were set a task covering a range of Commonwealth themes exploring diversity, food and young people. The schools, miles apart and unknown to one another shed all the boundaries and produced outstanding work including presentations, creative writing, artwork and videos. Each team were required to do the following ﬁve tasks: Ÿ Getting to Know You Ÿ Pupil Participation Ÿ Commonwealth Recipes Ÿ Commonwealth Class Team Ÿ What We Have Learned SAI International School, Bhubaneshwar and Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School (ICSE), Thiruvananthapuram were two Indian schools in the winning team. One teacher and one student from each of the winning schools got an opportunity to visit Glasgow and be a part of once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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Being part of the Winning Team in the Commonwealth Class Team Competition A journey that started in January 2014 when the very news of being selected to be in Team 2 of the Commonwealth Class made everyone in the school excited and vibrant and there was no looking back after that. Every task assigned by the British Council was completed collaboratively and we made sure not to miss any of the live debates. All the participating schools of Team 2 worked closely as though we had a long connection. Finally the news of our team winning the overall prize was the ultimate joy, all efforts and interests awarded to the fullest. Each month we were assigned a curriculum task based on life in the Commonwealth and its values. The jury members’ announcement said “Team 2 was commended by the competition judges for their consistently excellent work showing a high level of collaboration”. There was an inimitable thrill when we landed on the soil of Scotland and met the winning team. The evening of July 23 will always remain memorable for the chance of witnessing the historical opening ceremony of the XX Commonwealth Games 2014 in the Celtic Park in Glasgow. The spectacular performances, the shinning lights, the glamour, the Royal family, the Scottish band and ﬁnally the Queen of England, Her Majesty made a jam-packed gallery dazed and awestruck. Visit to the Scottish National Gallery, participation in the Generation Art Lab creating art with music and creating magic with hands out of scrap made both teachers and students jovially energetic. The poetry workshop at the Empire Café with famous British poets Dorothea Smart and Malika Booker was absolutely amazing with the teachers and students alike trying to give out their best in weaving poems. Another golden opportunity was the visit to the Merchant City Festival, where the entire city was vibrant with community participation. A rendezvous at the Edinburgh Castle was an exclusive experience to remember forever. Every wall, every stone spoke aloud about the rich historical extravaganza of the Royal family of the United Kingdom which was followed by a visit to the National Museum of Scotland. The spirit of the Commonwealth was at its zenith in the Glasgow Green Park, where live zones were created for the public to view the action from the Commonwealth Games and enjoy the festival going around. The team visited Shawlands Academy, a school with a difference where they had the experience of painting for a mural. Watching the badminton matches live at the Glasgow Emirates Arena was yet another superb experience. The Commonwealth Class Team competition will have a lasting impact on all the students and teachers of our school who participated in each of the activities so keenly and also enjoyed the taste of success. Winning the prize and visiting Scotland is not the end of the Commonwealth Class activities. We have decided to keep the spirit going to establish school partnership with all the schools of the winning team and have already been working with the schools of Malaysia and Sri Lanka and hopefully will work with the other schools from Nigeria, South Africa, Australia, England, and Canada. Binati Mishra Teacher—SAI International School, Bhubaneshwar

Name: Thomas Mani P Organisation: Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School (ICSE) Designation: Vice Principal INTERVIEW

Q: Tell us about your school THOMAS MANI P: Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School (established 1994) is an unaided recognized co-educational school affiliated to CISCE, managed by the Fathers of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI). Christ Nagar aims at the holistic development of a student with great emphasis on the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical integrity. This holistic development of an individual is attained through academic excellence, professional competence, personal, interpersonal, and societal skills. Q: Which programmes under Commonwealth Class did you participate in? THOMAS MANI P: We participated in live debates, school assemblies, inspiring stories, Commonwealth Team event in which we were amongst the winning team (Team 2) along with SAI International School, Bhubaneshwar. We have also participated in several online surveys and presentations of art as part of Commonwealth Class. Q: What was your students’ experience while participating in these programmes? What did they learn from the Commonwealth Class programme? THOMAS MANI P: Students of class 9 to 12 were involved in the Commonwealth Class live debates. They learnt about Homelessness, Self-esteem and Confidence, Paralympics Sports, etc. It helped deepen the students’ understanding of other societies and cultures and helped in instilling positive values and preparing them for global citizenship. The school community on the whole learned about unity, diversity, collaborative work, team work and to respect one another. Q: How have your teachers benefitted from Commonwealth Class? THOMAS MANI P: For teachers, it enhanced their teaching practice, professional development and enabled them to work collaboratively with their counterparts across the globe. It also helped them to identify their talents, creativity and taught the value of working together, putting their differences aside and expressing ideas and values. At the end of the project our group became closer, almost like a family. Thank you Commonwealth Class project 2014 for putting us in this team. We had a great time. Q: What elements of the learning or experience will you carry forward or adopt and embed in your school? THOMAS MANI P: We have developed links with schools around the Commonwealth who were the members of Team 2, building on the UK school link we already had. We will establish global links communicating with peers, teachers and organize, plan collaborative activities and think creatively. We will improve skills in speaking, social perceptive, learning strategies, critical thinking, and active learning to a global perceptive.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME The School Leadership Development Programme is a two-phased course for school leaders and senior academicians, either nominated by the state education departments or school bodies. The course involves face-toface training and a change leadership project to be implemented by the participants in their own context of practice. Each participant receives a Certiﬁcate of Participation after successfully attending each module. There is a 6-month gap between the two phases of delivery.

The Leadership programme provides an opportunity to the participants to reflect on their professional practice and to engage, at an advanced level, in a study of the practice and theory underpinning the role of leadership in their own particular contexts. The programme is designed to provide participants with a rewarding experience in a lively, intellectual and social community, as well as to deepen their understanding of current practices and research in the field of leadership. It aims to help them to further develop themselves as professionals so that they can contribute to the development of leadership in their local and wider context. Through peer review and vivid discussions, learning happens in a collaborative manner with engaging activities and reflective brainstorming.

“It was a very interactive session, well-spaced out and clarity in terms of delivery. An A+++! It was an excellent session.” – Sharmila Soman, Principal, Cee Dee Yes DAV Public School, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Through its interconnected modules, the programme addresses areas from the following: Set A Ÿ Introduction to Leadership Styles Ÿ Building Teams Ÿ Creating and Communicating a Vision Ÿ Managing Change Ÿ Building a Great School Culture Set B Ÿ Beneﬁts of International Dimension Ÿ Staff Motivation Ÿ Time Management Ÿ Leading Effective Learner Learning Ÿ Pupil Voice The Leadership Programme is delivered by a panel of expert facilitators with a rich experience in leadership practice. The trainers have worked in close association with the British Council in making the content relevant to today’s needs and follow a ﬁxed delivery set-up to maintain standardisation of the training mechanism. British Council holds the copyright of the materials. In 2013–14, the School Leadership programme was conducted in the cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Dehradun, Bengaluru, and Guwahati.

“It was wonderful attending the programme, a number of lessons learnt.” – Arup Mukhopadhyay, Principal, Royal Global School, Guwahati

EQUIPS for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas EQUIPS (Education Quality Improvement Pathway for Schools) is a whole school development project designed and delivered by the British Council in partnership with the Department of Education or a similar body managing a defined set of schools. The overall aim of the project is to provide a robust pathway to the school for a step change in improvement of quality in teaching and learning through enhanced school leadership, teachers’ professional development and introduction of new pedagogical approaches. Using a project cycle approach that includes stakeholder engagement, needs analysis and baseline study, defining the pathway, action planning, capacity building, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and finally celebration of achievement; the project is designed to encourage collaboration, critical and reflective thinking using a supportive environment and within the context of the current practice.

The programme uses a project cycle approach that includes stakeholder engagement, needs analysis and baseline study, defining the pathway, action planning, capacity building, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and finally celebration of achievement. It is designed to encourage collaboration, critical and reflective thinking using a supportive environment and within the context of the current practice. In 2013, British Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to train teachers from 32 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas situated in the western region of the state in the districts of Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, and Meerut. The training, conducted in August 2013 was delivered by consultants on four modules, namely ‘Technology in Education’, ‘Global Citizenship’, ‘100 Words for Communication’ and ‘School Enterprise’ with a view to engage the teachers of the KGBV schools with activities pertaining to these modules. Working on a public-private partnership model, the programme had seven private schools linked with the 32 KGBVs to act as a ‘friend’ and companion and monitor progress, simultaneously ensuring learning is prevalent throughout the project adhering to given timelines for each activity. Each mentor school was tagged with four Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas. The project ended in April 2014 with 29 of the 32 schools successfully submitting their portfolio of evidence to the British Council. The schools were required to complete three projects as part of the programme. Under the School Enterprise project, the KGBVs made vermicellis, decorated lamps, learnt how to apply mehandi, grew vegetables, made pickles, made paper bags, etc. Most of their projects required development

EQUIPS for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas

of entrepreneurship skills and it was found that they accomplished their targets. Several KGBVs did more than one project under school enterprise.

“The design of the training modules was perfect and it went very well with the delivery method of the trainers; overall the training was excellent”.

Under the 100 Words of – Jennyfer Synrem, State Gender Coordinator—SEMAM, SSA, Communication project, almost all Government of Meghalaya schools prepared dictionaries using simple English words. The students of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas made a conscious effort to converse in English and started with English games like word chains and extended to making sentences. Most of the schools successfully prepared and presented short English plays (using 10 words and 100 words) which improved their confidence levels. Under the Global Citizenship project, the schools made a conscious effort to learn about the customs, traditions, cuisines, dance forms, dresses, and monuments of different countries around the world. The countries most commonly covered under this project include the United Kingdom, United States of America, Japan, China, and Italy. Some schools merged their school enterprise project with the global citizenship as they prepared different delicacies and sold them to the local people. Also under the global citizenship project, several schools studied about the global problems including pollution and appreciated the need to plant more trees. After the success of the EQUIPS programme in Uttar Pradesh, British Council signed another Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Meghalaya to work with 10 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in the state. The training on the same four modules was held at DRDA, Tura, Meghalaya from 13 to 16 October 2014 and formed the first step in the eight month long school quality improvement project. The schools have all submitted their action plans and are currently working on their first project under this programme.

SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS The Connecting Classrooms programme is committed to supporting partnerships between 5,000 schools in the UK and worldwide and to help over 30,000 schools to collaborate online. In India, the school-to-school partnership journey has been undertaken for a decade now. School partnerships give young people the chance to collaborate with their international peers on curriculum-based activities. A sustainable partnership helps educators and learners to understand the UK culture and also share best practice with their colleagues at home and UK and to learn from their education systems. Through this endeavour, pupils get a chance to tackle challenging global themes, explore their rights and responsibilities and prepare to work in a global economy. Ÿ Objectives for partnership activities Ÿ increasing global citizenship Ÿ enriching education Ÿ developing an equitable and sustainable partnership

“As an International Activity Coordinator, International School Award gave me the most brilliant experience. As a teacher as well as a coordinator, I felt a great deal of improvement in my skills. The interactions and visits changed my views and perspective about classroom lessons. Not only did I learn and improve but also learnt to reﬂect and introspect. The teachers at Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School were amazing and really warm....” – Swati Chatterjee, ISA coordinator, Adamas International School, Kolkata

Photo: Acharya Bala Shiksha Mandir, Thangaitittu, Puducherry

SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

Indian school: Glendale

Academy, Hyderabad Partner school: Ysgol Hiraddug, Dyserth, UK Glendale Academy, Hyderabad and Ysgol Hiraddug, Dyserth, UK have established a relationship between teachers and students of schools which has proven to be meaningful and already have further plans to enable further development and sustainability. Teachers and leaders from both schools have visited their sister schools through the Connecting Classroom programme run by British Council where they have shared ideas on pedagogy and planning including demonstration lessons, professional development sessions, questions and answer sessions, and formal and informal meetings with staff, school leaders, governors and school management. Pupils have shared ideas and work through letter writing, e-mails, project work and short ďŹ lms. A wonderful partnership has demonstrated a similarity of hearts and minds of pupils and teachers and look forward to a better future together. The whole program has created a very exciting atmosphere of cultural and language exchange.

SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

Indian school: New

Era Senior Secondary School, Vadodara, Gujarat Partner school: Dumbarton Academy, UK It is very aptly said that, if one shares an idea with another, both have two ideas and what better than sharing our ideas with our international friends! We at New Era are really proud of our partnerships with three schools in the UK which are strong and have sustained for ﬁve years. The journey started when we were looking for international partners to work on a joint project as a part of the International School Award way back in 2008. We found a link to Dumbarton Academy, Scotland and we did two projects, one on environmental awareness and the other on improving reading habits and making libraries active hubs of the school. We created a blog where the school students exchanged photographs for the environmental project—‘Pollution in my city’. The blog also served as a platform where several book reviews were shared and both partner schools’ students exchanged information on what they liked to read. It was a coincidence that one of Dumbarton Academy teachers, Mr Gordon Downie visited India with his family during that time. It helped in strengthening our ties and then there was no looking back. The following year two teachers from our school visited the Dumbarton Academy and the visit was reciprocated by their teachers visiting us. The reciprocal visits not only served the purpose of understanding each other’s similarities and differences but also enabled us to discuss our key strengths to plan future partnership projects. A fruitful outcome of this global partnership was that a calendar was conceptualised and designed by the students of both the schools. The calendar depicted paintings done by students of New Era and the prize winning photographs by students of Dumbarton. We raised funds by selling these calendars and utilized the funds to adopt two endangered animals, the Black Buck and the Lorikeet at the famous garden in Vadodara—the Kamathi Baug which houses a huge zoo and also an aquarium. This project won our school an award for the best innovative partnership project in the year 2012 by the British Council. New Era shares partnerships with Ernsford Grange School in Coventry, UK and Swinton Primary School, Glasgow as well.

SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

Indian school: Anjuman-I-Islam Girls’ Begum Sharifa Kalsekar Girls’ High School, Mumbai Partner school: North Leamington School, UK Anjuman-I-Islam Girls’ Begum Sharifa Kalsekar Girls’ High School is situated in the heart of downtown Mumbai, a densely packed urban locality. The school building hosts both primary and secondary, English and Urdu schools, which run on rotation each day. It is an English medium secondary school that holds the partnership with North Leamington School. This is a private, unaided English Medium school (afﬁliated with ‘A’ grade by the State Board Gradation), which teaches girls of 11-17 years. The partnership began in 2009 when Mr David Shipman from North Leamington School received funding for reciprocal visit with Anjuman that opened the gateway to Global Curriculum Project. The partnership has evolved over the years and with the Connecting Classrooms programme of the British Council has consolidated manifolds. Quoting the partnership agreement of both schools, “Our partnership is based on the shared belief that collaborative work between our two institutions can act as a means of both enriching the curriculum and equipping students with the skills necessary to be effective global citizens of the future. We are looking to create a vibrant and sustainable link between the two schools which will act as a platform to inspire learners’ interest in and understanding of global issues. We furthermore believe that through our partnership, each school can gain a greater understanding of both themselves and each other. Ultimately, we are seeking to develop a mind-set in our learners that is both curious and positive about diversity.” “The partnership has unquestionably helped to engage our students with global issues and they have thoroughly enjoyed participating in reciprocal activities that have allowed them to investigate the differences and commonalities between Britain and India”, quoted Paul Cosby, staff member North Leamington School, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.

SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

Indian school: Nehru

World School, Ghaziabad Partner school: The Glasgow Academy, UK The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education. With the objective to serve the nation's future generation Nehru World School has been tirelessly engaging teachers in excellence and exchange programmes. This year too the school organised exchange visits under British Council’s Connecting Classrooms to The Glasgow Academy, UK. At The Glasgow Academy, Scotland we spent a lot of time in the playroom and asked plenty of questions. Their ethos is learning through active play and meeting the child's individual needs through their own personal learning story. Nursery is a bright and welcoming classroom where we saw the children involved in challenging activities using a variety of equipment, in a safe and secure environment. Whether participating in outdoor or indoor pursuits, children are encouraged to make their own choices, while being supported by calm, qualiﬁed and competent staff. Teachers attend regular Professional Development training within the region and have plenty of opportunities to integrate their ideas into the playroom. They invite parents to get involved with the playroom activities so as to help with the lending library, join school outings and events and talk to the pupils about their areas of expertise. Kindergarten is a special time where children can expand their love of learning, make new friends and prepare for the important transition from pre-school to Prep 1. While observing the children of kindergarten in the playroom we saw the children making the most of their interests and abilities. A few things worth mentioning are emergent writing, math games, group and individual sessions, the healthy snack table, library, topic sections, water and sand activities, free play, and original arts and crafts around the room. Everywhere you look, you will ﬁnd the foundations for future learning. Children access these indoor and outdoor pursuits throughout the day, while being supported by teachers. Through all aspects of school life, pupils are encouraged to develop initiative, self-discipline, an enquiring mind and enthusiasm for selfdevelopment and support of others, all within the social structures of school life. The teachers provide a warm, happy atmosphere for the children to learn through play. Apart from observing classrooms, the teachers learnt how to enhance their teaching skills by learning various teaching methodologies. The teachers documented their leaning by clicking photographs, making reports and videos. They also kept updating a blog, www.nwstga.blogspot.in with their day-to-day learning experiences. It was a rich experience least to say!

SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

Indian school: Acharya

Bala Shiksha Mandir, Thangaitittu, Puducherry Partner school: BRIT School of Performing Arts and Technology, Croydon, London Achariya Bala Siksha Mandir, Thengaithittu has a sustainable partnership with BRIT School of Performing Arts and Technology, Croydon, London, UK. The UK teacher Ella Saunders visited the school in September 2013 and participated in various activities based on the theme “Cultural Understanding”. BRIT School is a special school in for Arts, Music, Dance and Theatre Arts. The exchange programme started with our students exchanging information on Indian music and dance and the BRIT school students about their studies. The visit by the Principal, Usha Parthasarathy followed soon and she observed the classroom teaching, listened to the musical performance, dance performance, theatre arts, and paintings of the students. BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology is a very special school for people who really love Arts and Technology. The Principal also gave a presentation on Indian music and traditional music instruments which were liked by the students. The students of the partner school are currently studying about the world music including Indian and African as part of their curriculum. A video presentation on the topic ‘Different forms of Indian Dances’ was also presented which helped the English students to know the cultural diversity in different parts of India through various dance forms.

Name: Rachna Pant Organisation: Ramjas School, Ramakrishna Puram, New Delhi Designation: Principal INTERVIEW

Q: Tell us about your school. RACHNA PANT: Ramjas School is a mixed school in an urban setting nestled in a quiet residential area. The students belong to predominantly middle class society with service background. The students have varied backgrounds and interests and value education. The school aspires to provide quality education at affordable cost to children. Value education is considered intrinsic to its ethos. Q: What motivated you to embark on a partnership journey? RACHNA PANT: The journey was undertaken with the motive of providing a platform to our students from where they could view a different culture, ethos and life. It was to enable them to appreciate the differences and learn from them. It was a step towards sensitization, giving exposure and opening a window. The wheels were set rolling with the aim to create global citizens. Q: How did you find your partner school? RACHNA PANT: The partner school was found with the help and guidance of the British Council. They had initiated projects like Dreams and Teams and Connecting Classrooms which provided a suitable opportunity to us. Later the link was taken forward under Connecting Classrooms programme and has been sustained since then. We will complete ten years of this partnership in 2015. Q: What did you learn from your partner school during the exchange visits and collaborative projects? RACHNA PANT: The learning was so gradual that it has assimilated as part of our thinking and impacts our vision. The 10-year long association has tuned us into understanding their culture, values and humour also. We have begun to appreciate the essential similarities of human nature notwithstanding the distance and developed a better understanding of each other. It helped bust some popular myths about each other and brought home the essential human worth of each person irrespective of their nationalities. Both sides had a ripple and cumulative effect. Collaborative projects on Chaucer, Ramayana, child rights, rivers in both nations, Shakuntala, Shakespeare, nutrition in adolescent girls have given both the schools a very strong insight to the other’s culture and tradition. Apart from the projects, several joint treks have been undertaken and formed the backbone of our exchange. Q: What is your message to new schools in India seeking partner schools in the UK? RACHNA PANT: We would like to reiterate the fact that it proved to be an immense learning experience whose accrued benefits are often long-term and seldom tangible but very edifying. What an exchange programme can achieve can never be replicated by any other simulation. In the future interest of the students as well as staff, it is important to provide them this exposure. Its cumulative effect would definitely translate into better, more sensitive and global citizens who would work for a stable and peaceful future of this world.

Name: Manjula Raman Organisation: Army Public School, Bengaluru Designation: Principal INTERVIEW

Q: Tell us about your school. MANJULA RAMAN: Army Public School is an equal opportunity school catering to wards of defence personnel. The school has a mixed group of first generation learners as well as students from privileged officers’ family. The aspiration of the school is to provide opportunity to students to develop skills for global citizenship through collaborative initiatives with schools in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Germany. Q: What motivated you to embark on a partnership journey? MANJULA RAMAN: The partnership programme started with the aim of expanding the reach of the school beyond its shores at international level and adds a global dimension to our curriculum. Q: How did you find your partner school? MANJULA RAMAN: The Army Public School Bengaluru is partnered with Burton-on-Wolds and Wymsewold Primary School both in Leistershire. We made the contact through a British Council programme called International Voices. Q: What did you learn from your partner school during the exchange visits and collaborative projects? MANJULA RAMAN: The collaborative initiative helped us to understand policies of UK schools especially in the areas of child safety, professional development, and English language learning. It also helped us with school sensitisation programme and documentation. We also exchanged lesson plans and worksheets. The World War I project was a great initiative between the schools.

GLOBAL TEACHER ACCREDITATION The Global Teacher Accreditation project is designed to provide highquality professional training to develop institution-based action research that will enable the teachers involved to enhance their pedagogical skills and knowledge. It aims to provide high quality professional training, accredit classroom-based action research, enable teachers to reflect on their everyday practice in order to improve students’ learning and provide opportunities for teachers to share their professional learning with other teachers locally and globally. After a successful 2012 edition, this edition received over 450 applications out of which 116 teachers were shortlisted for the action research. Initial proposal followed by 10 weeks of classroom intervention resulted in some fantastic findings and innovative work, set to benefit the students. The action research is based on the Kolb Learning Cycle and includes the collection of data, analysis, evaluation, followed by reflection and the setting of next steps. Last year, the teachers worked on five broad themes for their action research proposal which included: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

International Learning and Global Citizenship Digital Innovation in the Classroom Mainstreaming and Inclusion of Students with Special Needs Improving Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics Leadership for Change and Innovation

The next round of Global Teacher Accreditation was announced recently and will be completed by June 2015. The themes for this year’s action research are: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Assessment of 21st Century Skills and Inter-cultural Competency Innovative Teaching of Global Citizenship ICT for International Collaborative Learning School-to-School Partnership on Nurturing Global Citizens

Look out for the publication of action research topics of 2014. In case you want to know more about Global Teacher Accreditation, please write to connecting.classrooms@in.britishcouncil.org

GLOBAL TEACHER ACCREDITATION

Mentors Name

School / Organisation

Alok Sharma

State Council Educational Research and Training, Raipur

Arunabh Singh

Nehru World School Ghaziabad

Ashok Pandey

Ahlcon International School, New Delhi

Bhanu Shankar

Luxor World School, CAER

Binati Mishra

SAI International School, Bhubaneshwar

Deepa Bhanushali

Brihan Mumbai Mahanagar Palika (BMC)

Deivanai Vellayappan

Hari Shree Vidyalayam

Jayashree Inbaraj

Smt Kapila Khandvala College of Education

Jyoti Chakraborty

State Council Educational Research and Training, Raipur

Malathy Santhanam

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School

Manju Balasubramanyam Arif

Delhi Public School, Bangalore (North)

Manjula Chatterjee

Independent Consultant

Manjula Raman

Army Public School, Bangalore

Nirmala Krishnan

Mahindra World School

Nishi Bhambri

Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Bilaspur

Pradnya Gokhale

New Era Senior Secondary School, Vadodara

Purnima Ravindran

Sushila Birla Girls' School, Kolkata

Sadhana Bhalla

Mira Model School, New Delhi

Sandhya Kakkar

Bal Bharati Public School, Dwarka, New Delhi

Sangeeta Gole

Independent Consultant

Savithri Srinivasan

Gear Innovative International School

Seema Jerath

DLF Public School, Ghaziabad

Seema Shaikh

Pragnya Bodhini High School, Mumbai

Sunita Bhagwat

iEARN-India

Valsa Balaji

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, KK Nagar

Awardees with Commendation Name

School / Organisation

Action Research Topic

Ankita Diwekar-Kabra

Fountainhead School, Surat

A study of the effectiveness of adopting a structured and systematic approach towards teaching English language on the writing skills of grade 5 students

BV Ramana Rao

Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Bilaspur

Developing awareness about concept map among secondary level teacher trainees

Fatima Sheikh

Pragyna Bodhini High School, Mumbai

Developing life skills and values among the students of Class I through cinema

GLOBAL TEACHER ACCREDITATION

Name

School / Organisation

Action Research Topic

Jessica Patnaik

SAI International School, Bhubaneshwar

In what ways do students ages 10-16 find learning the meaning of global citizenship most beneficial?

Nandita Sinha

GEAR Innovative International School

Effectiveness of Activities based learning in the case of multiple concepts involved in Middle School Mathematics

Pedagopu Deepti

Delhi Public School, Bangalore North

Can problem solving methodology enhance mathematical skills and improve grades in 40 students of class IX?

Rajalakshmi Seetharam

Hari Shree Vidyalam

Dispelling the misconceptions in integers and maximising the learning outcomes for Class VI students

Rashmi Mantri

Apeejay School, Park Street, Kolkata

READING for LIFE

Ratna Biswas

Sushila Birla Girls School, Kolkata

Can ‘Critical Thinking Ability’ for 16-17 year olds, be increased by using the Problem Based Learning (PBL) methodology while teaching Biology?

Sonam Mayank Mehta

RIMS Undri International School, Pune

Evaluating the impact of Brain gym on reading fluency of dyslexic students of Grade VI - VIII

Sunitha Rao

Delhi Public School, Secunderabad, Nacharam

Improving teacher performance through need based development intervention sessions

Tanya Valecha

Rustomjee Cambridge International School, Dahisar West, Mumbai

How can awareness programme intervention policies and positive social interaction be used to address the problem of bullying at grade 8 and 9?

Vaishali Chetan Shah

Bombay Cambridge School, Andheri West, Mumbai

Evaluating the effectiveness /impact of active and cooperative learning styles in understanding the concepts of Web authoring (of IGCSE - ICT curriculum) using HTML language

Other Awardees Name

School / Organisation

Action Research Topic

A.Shailajha

Mahatma CBSE School, Madurai

Will mainstreaming and inclusion of students with behavioural issues aid them to learn better?

Amandeep Kaur

Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura, Delhi

An impact analysis of hands on learning experiences

Anita Bhattacharjee

Apeejay School, Park Street, Kolkata

To enhance critical thinking skills with the help of Digital Innovation

Anitha Bijesh

Delhi Public School, Bangalore South

Evaluating the implementation of an innovative and multi–dimensional approach In ELT towards facilitating whole class participation in Class VII

Aparna Sharma

Eicher School, Faridabad

How can I help students of class VII in an inclusive classroom improve learning of fractions by using Project Based Learning Approach?

GLOBAL TEACHER ACCREDITATION

Name

School / Organisation

Action Research Topic

Arijit Ghosh

British Council India, New Delhi

Will self-framed quizzing using digital resources improve higher order thinking skills amongst learners?

Ashoke Singh

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bokaro Steel City

Discover self within through children’s eyes - DARE TO CARE

Asif Iqbal

Raffles University, Neemrana

How to improve English pronunciation among ESL learners in the classroom

Bindu Jayakumar P

Carmel High School

Leadership for change and innovation enhancement of reading comprehension skills in middle school using innovative strategies in the classroom

Biswajit De

Maria’s Public School, Guwahati

Creating Teacher Leaders to impart global awareness, through innovative teaching of Biology

Chaitali Kalpesh Mehta

Rustomjee Cambridge International School, Dahisar West, Mumbai

Peer tutoring to enhance Mathematical abilities for Grade 11 students

Deepmala

Jodhamal Public School, Jammu

Enhancing students performance and interest in Social Science through collaborative learning

Elangovan R

Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher learning Secondary School

Multiple Intelligence in classroom

Fatima Khatoon

Pragnya Bodhini High School, Developing life skills and values among Sheikh Goregaon East, Mumbai the students of Standard I through cinema.

Geeta Varshneya

Khaitan Public School, Ghaziabad

School intervention for development of autistic children

Godwin Sugirthakumar L

Pushpalata British International School

How time management taught through active learning can help 12-year old students to perform better in scholastics and co-scholastics areas?

Gurmeet Kaur

Kerala Public School, Jamshedpur

“Rewired” - which is based on teaching and learning through technology aided concept maps

Jacqueline Vardon

Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Story Telling as a tool to promote the understanding of Multiplication in Grade 5

Jennifer Dias

St. Xavier’s High School, Fort, Mumbai

Will integrating international learning dimensions into the Personality Development (PD) syllabus of grade 10 facilitate students’ development as global citizens?

Jharna Banerjee

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ballygunge, Kolkata

Are our students ready as global citizens for tomorrow’s world?

K. Anusha

Mahatma Montessori School CBSE, Madurai

How to integrate traditional Mathematics games of our culture in this global teaching scenario?

GLOBAL TEACHER ACCREDITATION

Name

School / Organisation

Action Research Topic

K. Hemalatha

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Virugambakkam

Gender sensitisation at middle school level through Digital Innovations

K. Sivakamasundari

Chettinad Harishree Vidyalayam

How to help students of class VIII understand, retain, and recall Algebraic Identities?

Kala Nagarkoti

Nehru World School, Ghaziabad

Enhancing students learning by motivating and developing their curiosity thereby curbing their dependency on external tution.

Kalpana Jagdish Dogra

M K E S English School, Mumbai

To adopt activity based learning method to teach Math for grade III students

Kavita Sanghvi

MET Rishikul Vidyalaya, Bandra West, Mumbai

Introducing experiential learning theory in teaching Physics to students of Grade 9 to develop thinking skills

Lachmi Roy

Delhi Public School, Bangalore North

Enhancing the understanding of science topics, “Gravity and Friction” through the use of interactive smart board for 40 students of class IV

Latha Mukundan

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Anna Nagar

Involvement of technology in teaching Trignometry

Mahalakshmi Ramalingam

A.M.M. Matriculation Higher Secondary School

To equip a select group of grade IV children with low reading abilities to meet the grade level expectation?

Malavika Sinha

Apeejay School, Salt Lake, Kolkata

An action research to help students conquer math phobia.

Meera Bhalla

Singapore International School, Would we be able to assist in creating an inclusive Mumbai learning environment by developing and implementing, specialized teaching and assessment strategies?

Minaz Bhabha

The Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls' High School, Bandra, Mumbai

Implementing and assessing innovative thinking strategies to enhance writing skills in students of Standard VIII

Mona Raval

Innovative School, Rajkot

What can be done to conquer the problem of lack of regular teacher observation and its process?

Namita Verma

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bhiwani

How to use ICT effectively in cross curricular projects?

Neela Chaudhary

Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Bilaspur

Evaluating the effectiveness of remedial programme in mathematics for class 6 students

Nikhat Azam

Billabong International School, Santacruz, Mumbai

How will integration of technology with the Grade 4 curriculum add value such that it enhances students’ reading competencies?

Nilakantha Panigrahi

SAI International School, Bhubaneshwar

How to improve clarity of concepts of Physics through proper integration of ICT in the age group of 15-17 years?

P.Vijayalakshmi

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Virugambakkam

By helping teachers to make optimum use of learning management software

GLOBAL TEACHER ACCREDITATION

Name

School / Organisation

Action Research Topic

Paramjeet Kaur

Kamla Nehru Public School, Phagwara

Creating Global Citizens: strategies and Dhillon techniques

Poorna Vidwans

New India School English Medium High School, Pune

Improving the General Knowledge of students using a structured strategy

Preeti Kalita Acharya

OP Jindal School, Raigarh

Can enhancement of spoken language aid positive behaviour in standard VIII students?

Reema Sharma

Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Bilaspur

Improvement in teaching of English grammar through peer presentation

Reena Chirag Brahmbhatt

Bright Day School CBSE, Vasna, Baroda

Designing development for engaging students of Class VI upon nutritional components of food leading them to healthy eating habits’.

Renu Nargunde

Pradnya Bodhini High School, Mumbai

Effectiveness of De Bono's Cort Programme on Lateral Thinking

Ritesh Sharma

Apeejay School, Saket, New Delhi

To study the impact of Brain stimulating physical exercises in effective learning of science for middle school students

Sandhya Rani

State Council Educational Research and Training, Raipur

Improving upon the intonation patterns in primary school students through ICT activities

Sangeeta Sood

Sushila Birla Girls’ School, Kolkata

Digital innovations in classrooms

Sapna Manglani

Modern Public School, New Delhi

Improving learning of topic “Mensuration” through extra marks

Saswati Roy

Sushila Birla Girls’ School, Kolkata

Improvement of comprehension skills for children with learning disability in regular classroom of class - IV

Satyabrata Minaketan ODM Public School, Bhubaneshwar

Enhancing public speaking skills in students of senior secondary level

Seema Devi A

Delhi Public School, Bangalore North

Improving teaching and learning of Science

Shakila Surendran

Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School

How can I facilitate children with special needs to spell better?

Sharonee Mullick

Singapore International School, Will students’ critical thinking and social sensitivity Mumbai develop through integration of the global dimension into the social science curriculum

Sheebasree. H

Amrita Vidyalayam

How can I help children with Dysgraphia overcome their difficulty in writing at sentence level?

Shobana B Subramanian

Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam

How will blended learning help delivery of differentiated instructions in Mathematics for Grade 10 students?

Shuvashree Mukherjee

Delhi Public School Megacity, Kolkata

Journey with our dynamic Earth

GLOBAL TEACHER ACCREDITATION

Name

School / Organisation

Action Research Topic

Shyamala Venkataraman

Army Public Schol, Bangalore

Assessing the impact of experiential learning in Science

Silpi Sahoo

SAI International School, Bhubaneshwar

Can the use of smart board technology enhance the learning skills of Special Education Needs Children in the age group of 9-12 years?

Sisirkana Bhattacharya

State Council Educational Research and Training, Raipur

A study of the effectiveness of a programme on learning disabilities and inclusive practices on the awareness and attitude of B.Ed. trainees

Sonia Sinha

DLF Public School, Ghaziabad

Impact of individual action plan to improve spelling of children with learning disabilities

Sony Srivastava

Surendranath Centenary School, Ranchi

Impact of case studies in building concepts in science

Sowmya Raghubir

Delhi Public School, Raipur

Use of Performing Arts in literature to enhance and develop the concepts of Biology in Class IX

Sreekala Karunakaran Kerala Public School, Jamshedpur

Impact of guided discovery learning on the learning outcomes of school students in science

Suman Sood

Mongrace Montessori House, Kolkata

How can technology help to enhance learning of language in children in the age group of 4 to 6 years?

Sunitha S Rao

Delhi Public School, Secunderabad, Nacharam

Enhance student performance by enhancing teaching learning process of middle and high school teachers through effective PDPs (Professional Developmental Programs).

Thomas Mani P

Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram

Will digital technology improve learning environment and enhance achievement level at middle school?

Urvashi Talwar

Delhi Public School, Bokaro

The impact of hands-on activities in business studies in enhancing life skills and shaping global citizen

V. Gowrilakshmi

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Anna Nagar, Chennai

How to improve Emotional Intelligence of the students in a classroom through positive Teacher-Student relationship? How to improve Emotional Intelligence of the students in a classroom through positive Teacher-Student relationship?

Vaijayanthi

Green Park Central School

How can I help the students of Grade VIII in improving their reading comprehension?

Vanee Gopalan

Delhi Public School Hulugundi, Bangalore South

Will use of visual aids work as a differentiated tool to enhance language learning in 5 year old?

Vijayasudha

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, KK Nagar, Chennai

Methods to sustain interest of students of Narayanan Grade XI in learning Physics

Viji Arunkumar

Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam

Can technology be used as a visual, auditory and kinesthetic tool to enhance interest in Social Studies at the upper primary level?

Vinutha R Shetty

B G S National Public School

How can primary students be guided to identify the keywords to unlock Mathematics word problems?

Yogesh Gambhir

DRV DAV Centenary Public School, Phillaur

How can I create leaders through innovation?

“Action Research empowers the teacher to question, experiment, modify and improve classroom learning. Through this commendable initiative GTA has provided a wonderful platform for a teacher's growth.” – Purnima Ravindran, Mentor, Sushila Birla Girls’ School, Kolkata

Mentor

Mentee

Name: Sunita Bhagwat

Name: Tanya Valecha

Organisation: iEARN-India, New India School, Pune

Organisation: Rustomjee Cambridge International School

Designation: Director

Designation: Principal

INTERVIEW

Q: Tell us about your school. SUNITA BHAGWAT: I work as a Country Head for iEARN, an international organisation that helps schools to undertake various online collaborative projects with other schools from different parts of the world. More than 200 schools from India from urban and rural areas are in the network of iEARN-India. I am also a consulting director for New India School, Pune which is a cluster of 4 schools, affiliated to the SSC board. TANYA VALECHA: Rustomjee Cambridge International School is located in northern suburbs of Mumbai and has over 2000 students. This IGCSE School aims to prepare them as global citizens for the real world of tomorrow. Q: How did you decide to be a part of the Global Teacher Accreditation Programme of the British Council? SUNITA BHAGWAT: I have been associated with British Council’s program since 2006. Three years back when GTA started, I was asked to be part of it to play the role of a mentor. I personally being passionate about research, especially having experience of guiding action research, took this opportunity very happily. TANYA VALECHA: A colleague from my school was doing the same and suggested the same to me. I went through the details on the website and decided I wanted to do this too; as the idea of looking at an area/ topic in the school through the lens of a researcher and applying research methods appealed to me. Q: How have been the GTA learning journey and the experience? SUNITA BHAGWAT: GTA is a very fruitful learning experience. As a mentor, understanding the teachers and the schools from different cities, the context of their working and getting to know teachers’ passion to help their students and schools is been a knowledge sharing and learning experience. I would say this journey is very unique as you play the role of mentor/ guide and the same time a learner too. TANYA VALECHA: A reflective and enlightening journey would be the two words that sum it up precisely; as through the GTA action research, previously held notions were shaken, unexpected events in the regular school cycle and unexpected outcomes made each day a learning experience, with adequate scope for self-deliberation and reflection. Q: How did it feel to mentor / seek guidance from someone you haven’t met before this programme? SUNITA BHAGWAT: My experience of working with schools all over India by engaging them for online collaborative projects has helped me to understand teachers’ perspectives coming from varied background. So getting to know someone whom you have not met before and helping her to complete her task was not a very difficult assignment for me. It was rather enjoyable! With Tanya, my interactions were the least! When she told me the topic of her interest; I instantly appreciated her for thinking of such a unique topic. She only needed encouragement and guidance to complete her implementation in the last stage as she was running out of time.

TANYA VALECHA: The single meeting I had with my mentor made it clear that she was the perfect guide in this journey. Her soft spoken nature and technologically savvy attitude allowed us to surmount the biggest hurdle—being located in different cities. A patient ear and a progressively positive attitude by my mentor helped me face all the unexpected situations with ease. Q: What message would you like to give to the future mentors / participants of the Global Teacher Accreditation programme? SUNITA BHAGWAT: It is important to understand each one as a unique teacher and her idea of her GTA research is a very special work for her. Respecting her as an individual, respecting her school culture is essential. Mentoring is equivalent to learning from your mentees and at the same time constantly supporting and encouraging them to reach to the completion stage of their work is very important. TANYA VALECHA: As a means to identify and work with relevant issues pertaining to your school in a scientific way, and then later share it on a global platform, make GTA the ideal tool in every teacher’s hand—not just for self-development and reflection, but for a thoroughly reflective and learning journey. Go for it!!!!

ENRICHING EDUCATION WORKSHOP Enriching Education workshops have garnered positive responses and are seen as great professional development boosts for teachers of various disciplines. Delivered by a team of experts from India and the UK, the main objective of these workshops is to promote cross-curricular learning and provide a holistic experience to the various domains of school education. From experiential science to school enterprise, from dance to social science topics, from football to global citizenship, the workshop topics have been diverse and interesting to say the least. About 80 participants from 38 schools participated in the Enriching Education workshop held at Kaushalya World School, Greater Noida from 08-10 February 2014. Rivers of the World, Super Science â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Science through Stories, Deeper Understanding of Global Citizenship, and Big Dance Pledge were the workshop modules which the participants enjoyed over the three days. In June 2014, the Enriching Education camp travelled to Coimbatore. Held in partnership with Chinmaya International Residential School, the event took place from 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18 June 2014. Covered by all leading English dailies, this residential workshop was attended by 85 teachers across the country. Held in the serene and spiritual school campus at the foothills of the Nilgiris, the workshop saw a blend of subjects being covered from CrossCultural Communication for Global Citizens and Learning through Story: English and Beyond to FUN-damental Research: science experiments to get you thinking and Enriching Education through School Enterprise. The workshop also had modules on Football Remembers: The 1914 Christmas Truce and Deeper Understanding of Global Citizenship. These 3-day residential Enriching Education workshops have developed its credibility to offer cross-cultural learning opportunities for enhanced teaching and learning experience for the participants in the past editions. Watch out for announcements on the next Enriching Education workshop to be held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh in January 2015.

Name: Mukta Misra Organisation: Kaushalya World School Designation: Director Principal INTERVIEW

Q: Tell us about your school MUKTA MISHRA: Kaushalya World School is a new school in an upcoming urban belt, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Around 70% students are from rural background. They are mainly ďŹ rst generation learners but very eager to learn. The faculty has an edge in technology. As a result, creative teachers are always full of ideas to economise on time and ensure effective learning. The school is desirous of imparting world class education with global dimension and global outlook. Q: How old is the association of your school with the British Council? MUKTA MISHRA: The school has its association with the British Council from the very inception. Personally my association with British Council is more than 7 years old. Q: What was your experience during the Enriching Education workshop organised and conducted by British Council? MUKTA MISHRA: The national workshop on Enriching Education was a pronounced experience in terms of content, pedagogy and inter-cultural learning. On one hand theme like Rivers of the World enlightened the participants, topics like Global Citizenship and Dance were learning with great fun. The cultural blend of all the participants from various states of India was the cherry on the cake. Q: How have you or your teachers beneďŹ tted from the workshop? MUKTA MISHRA: The learning from the workshop was integrated in the school curriculum with various scholastic subjects like Geography and English. Big Dance, learnt during the Enriching Education workshop was shared with students along with the philosophy behind it. It was a part of our school Annual function also. Q: How have you carried forward the learning learnt from the workshop? MUKTA MISHRA: The learning from the workshop was shared with colleagues in various forums like Forum of Public Schools and Gautam Budh Sahodaya School Complex. The heads of the schools in such forums were eager to know more. The reference of British Council was shared with them. The representative of British Council personally shared various events in specially organised orientation programmes. Q: What suggestions would you like to give to the British Council for similar programmes in the future? MUKTA MISHRA: The workshop was very well planned.

FUTURE PROGRAMMES

GENERATION UK-INDIA The British Council, working alongside partners across the UK and India, is developing a new large scale programme, Generation UK-India, starting in 2015-16. This programme will support up to 25,000 young people from the UK to gain skills and experience through placements in India over the next ﬁve years. Our vision is to create a more globally competitive workforce, and strengthen cultural understanding between the two nations.

The UK Government has made skills development and outward mobility a priority. Encouraging participation in Generation UK-India will help young people to think internationally, highlighting the importance of gaining skills globally and promoting India as a key country to engage and build links with. Undertaking placements in India will increase employability and internationalisation amongst both UK and Indian workforces. Young people from diverse backgrounds will be given the chance to develop skills, international experience and cultural awareness required by modern employers. From summer 2015, Generation UK-India plans to work with Indian institutions to create opportunities for young people in the UK to undertake for: Ÿ Cultural immersion placements Ÿ Teaching assistantship Ÿ Work placements By hosting a teaching assistant, schools will get the chance to engage with the UK, build contacts for future collaboration and introduce different ideas and ways of working or studying to your institution. Teaching assistants are quality assured and can work at either primary or secondary level depending on their skills. They can make a difference to your school by: Ÿ Assisting with the teaching of English or other specialised subjects Ÿ Planning activities and lessons across the curriculum Ÿ Supporting co-curricular activities Ÿ Providing an international dimension to your school community including building links with the UK and much more All teaching assistants will be enthusiastic undergraduates, graduates or post graduates from UK universities. The placements will be from July 2015 or October 2015. The Indian schools can apply to host a teaching assistant for 2 or 6 months. This programme will build understanding, trust and engagement between our countries. It will bring an international dimension to Indian organisations, creating lasting connections and building networks for future collaboration. To ﬁnd out more about participating and supporting Generation UK-India or for more information, please visit www.britishcouncil.in/generationuk or contact us at generationuk.india@britishcouncil.org

GENERATION UK-INDIA

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The British Council, working with our partners, aims to create a new large-scale programme called Generation UK-India to support up to 25,000 young people from the UK in gaining skills and experience in India over the next ﬁve years.

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RESEARCH PUBLICATION The British Council Schools Team has initiated research publications recently and the ﬁrst attempt—an overview on the Indian school education system is published during this time. The research touches the various aspects of the Indian school education system in general; from the basic overview of the schooling system to the several initiatives undertaken by the Indian government to improve the education system in the country. The publication compares the two major national boards of school education with international boards like the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge International Examinations.

The timing of this publication is crucial as it would provide the hundreds of young people who will be coming to this diverse country under the Generation UK-India programme shortly a detailed insight to one of the largest and complex schooling systems of the world. The publication will also be extremely useful to the business organisations in the UK who are trying to make sense of a complex and diverse education system with the intention to satisfy extremely discerning Indian school market and reach out to the correct audience segment. This gives an idea about the procurement policies of private schools in the country as well with inputs from several school heads. We sincerely thank the heads of forty private schools across the country who provided valuable inputs to this research publication. Do write to connecting.classrooms@in.britishcouncil.org or contact your nearest British Council ofﬁce in case you want a copy of this publication.

CURRICULUM MAPPING The Curriculum Mapping Handbook for schools afﬁliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is an attempt by the British Council to help map International School Award learning activities and projects to curricular areas, CBSE life skills, international dimension outcomes, and global citizenship skills, themes, and outlooks. Currently, the scope has been limited to classes 6 to 10 but we will soon be extending this to cover primary classes as well. We hope to reach out to other state and national boards across the country.

As part of the International School Award experience, the schools worked on action plans, carried out a vast range of innovative international dimension activities in their classroom, toiled away at gathering evidence, evaluating and putting together a portfolio of evidence to finally celebrate the end of the journey at a hear- warming celebratory ceremony. However, we understand and appreciate that the first step is always the toughest one, with a barrage of doubts in the mind about the fittingness within the curriculum. How will we fit this into our curriculum? How will it help our students learning? How will we evaluate the impact on learning? How do we know what will be too easy or too hard for our class? are some of the questions that trouble every new school aspiring to achieve the benchmark set by the International School Award. The Curriculum Mapping Handbook is an attempt to answer some of the questions. It is neither an exhaustive list of lesson ideas nor a prescriptive instruction on making lesson plans and designing learning activities. The idea is not to provide a manual that will stifle creativity of the teachers, but one that will provide cues, clues and stimulus to innovate and create fantastic lessons for their class that meet all CBSE scholastic and coscholastic criteria as well as meeting International School Award standards.

British Council School Ambassadors

British Council School Ambassadors The British Council School Ambassadors are Connecting Classroomsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trusted partners. These are headteachers or teacher coordinators that have worked closely on British Council programmes and are deeply committed to its ethos of supporting global citizenship among young people. We at British Council are extremely proud to have the support of these committed professional who are helping us move forward in our endeavour. Each year we have an annual British Council School Ambassadorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Meet to come together, learn new developments, share ideas, and celebrate the success.

Name: Arti Jha Organisation: Delhi Public School, Aligarh Designation: Headmistress INTERVIEW

Q: Tell us about your school and why did you decide to be a British Council School Ambassador? ARTI JHA: Delhi Public School Aligarh is set in an urban background and is a co-educational school catering to CBSE syllabus. I am relatively new to this institution, but hope to make a change with my previous experiences. As an ambassador, it helped me to understand the ethos of British Council work better and benefit the students and teachers. Q: How old is your association with the British Council? ARTI JHA: It has been 8 years now since I first got myself associated with the British Council. We participated in Dreams and Teams Project and partnered with Heywood Community College of Sports with BRCM Public School, Bahal, Haryana. The school also participated in Inspirational Sport Launch by Gordon Brown. At Mody School, Laxmangarh, ISA was achieved in its first attempt and partnership was also established with Norbury Manor Business School of Enterprises, Croydon. I have been an ambassador for 5 years now. Q: How have you contributed towards your school as well as towards British Council by being a British Council School Ambassador? ARTI JHA: As a BCSA, I have mentored many schools for the ISA programme and facilitated many workshops on Connecting Classrooms. I have also facilitated as master trainers for KGBV training under EQUIPS programme for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas. My previous school (Mody School) received reciprocal visit grants for two years and got their first ISA in 2011 and are in the process to complete the second round. Q: What have been your biggest achievement / contribution as a BCSA? ARTI JHA: Introducing Connecting Classrooms to DAV Bihar and working as a facilitator for the EQUIPS programme. Training teachers of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas was a very different experience altogether. The schools have very limited resources and information. Training them for ICT appeared to be a Herculean task but it came out so inspiring for me as trainer. Q: How has the association with the British Council benefit you in your regular job? How has the association improved you as a professional? ARTI JHA: The association has certainly moulded me into a leader and added into my resume. I am leading a reputed school now. I owe my success to British Council for making me a leader. Q: What message would you like to give to the future British Council School Ambassadors? ARTI JHA: After 2007 whenever I faced any interview, I was asked only one question: “Would you be helping this school with British Council’s programmes? and I was in! It changes your life. It opens immense resources being a BCSA. One gets a chance to live in the midst of extremely talented intellectuals and it also widens the thought process. In a nutshell, it is an amazing experience and very effective way of personality growth.

ISA ROLL OF HONOUR

ISA Roll of Honour School

City

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Board of Affiliation

Hyderabad

Vinayak Kalletla

Supriya Karunakaran; Seshu

CISCE; IGCSE

Alwardas Public School

Visakhapatnam

P Mercy Nelson

Good Shepherd School

Vishakhapatnam I Faith

ANDHRA PRADESH Abhyasa International Residential Public School

Janet Kamal

CISCE

A Paul Dharmadas

CISCE

Insight International School

Hyderabad

Shazia Taheseen

Asra

IGCSE

Oakridge International School

Visakapatnam

Rama Mylavarapu

Najmus Saher

CP; CBSE; CIE

Oakridge International School Newton Campus

Hyderabad

Capt. Rohit Bajaj

Anuradha Sawhney

IB; PYP; IBDP; CBSE; IG

Pudami Neighborhood School

Hyderabad

C Nithya Bhavani

D Deepthi

State Board

St Peter's International Residential School

Hyderabad

Pratap Raj

Meghana Karmarkar

CBSE

Maria's Public School

Guwahati

Moushumi Banerjee

Biswajit De; Mautushi Borthakur

CBSE

NPS International School

Guwahati

Mr. Jitendra Nath Das (Director); Jay Kumar Singh (Principal)

Purbashree Pathak; Pritilata Choudhury; Ananta Das; Sukanta Sarkar; Anshuman Mohanty

CBSE

ASSAM

Sanskriti The Gurukul

Guwahati

Radha Barua

Vasundhara Kejriwal

CISCE

South Point School

Guwahati

Krishnanjan Chanda

Niranjali Baruah; Parwinder Kaur

CBSE

BIHAR BR DAV Public School

Begusarai

Anjali

Prabuuddha Ghosh

CBSE

DAV Public School, BSEB Colony

Patna

Ramanuj Prasad

Vinita Sharma; Nivedita Singh

CBSE

Dr D Ram DAV Public School

Patna

Indrajit Rai

Sabita Sinha; Jyoti Sinha

CBSE

Bilaspur

Shalabh Nigam

Debarati Ghosh; Puja Singh Baghel

CBSE

Ahlcon International School

New Delhi

Ashok Kumar Pandey

Sunita Rajiv

CBSE

Army Public School, Shankar Vihar

Delhi

Malini Naryanan

Rohini S Kanugo

CBSE

CHHATTISGARH Bal Bharati Public School DELHI

Bal Bharati Public School, Dwarka New Delhi

Suruchi Gandhi

Sandhya Kakkar

CBSE

Bal Bharati Public School, Rohini

Delhi

Rekha Sharma

Miti Dhingra

CBSE

Birla Vidya Niketan, Pushp Vihar

Delhi

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vasant Vihar New Delhi

Minakshi Kushwaha

Seema Dutt

CBSE

Abhijit Bose

Anubha Srivastava

CBSE

DAV Centenary Public School, Narela

Delhi

Bimlesh Kumar Jha

Ritu Rathee; Anubha Khatri

CBSE

DAV Public School, Ashok Vihar

Delhi

Kusum Bhardwaj

Aarti Lau

CBSE

D.A.V. Public School, East of Loni

Delhi

Sameeksha Sharma

Sadhana Sharma

CBSE

Darbari Lal DAV Model School, Shalimar Bagh

New Delhi

Adarsh Kohli

Shalini Arora

CBSE

DAV Public School, Vasant Kunj

New Delhi

Anju Puri

Jyotsna Jha

CBSE

De Indian Public School, Rohini

New Delhi

Seema Awasthi

Neelima Tambe

CBSE

Doon Public School

New Delhi

Vandana Sachdev

Swati Chatterjee

CBSE

Dwarka International School

New Delhi

Poonam Jha

Soma Banerjee

CBSE

G.D Goenka Public School, Sector - 9, Rohini

New Delhi

Shikha Arora

Deepika Singh

CBSE

ISA Roll of Honour

School

City

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Board of Affiliation

G.D.Goenka Public School, Dwarka

Delhi

Meenakshi Mahesh Bhakuni

Supreet Chhatwal

CBSE

New Delhi

G.D.Goenka Public School, Sector 22, Rohini

Ritu Pathak

Stuti Bhatnagar

CBSE

Indraprastha International School New Delhi

Rajesh Hassija

Guneet Kaur

CBSE

Indraprastha World School

Shikha Arora

Ritu Ranjan

CBSE

New Delhi

K.R.Mangalam World School, Vikaspuri

New Delhi

Meenu Kanwar

Shalu Kapoor

CBSE

Kulachi Hansraj Model School

New Delhi

Sneh Verma

Rashmi Kathuria; Nita Arora

CBSE

Lovely Public Senior Secondary School

New Delhi

Bhawna Malik

Shilpa Singh

CBSE

Maharaja Agrasen Public School, Ashok Vihar

New Delhi

Punam Gupta

Jharna Anand

CBSE

Mamta Modern Senior Secondary School

New Delhi

Pallavi Sharma

Ritu Kalra

CBSE

Mother's Global School

Delhi

Nita Jethy

Surbhi Gautam

CBSE

N K Bagrodia Public School

New Delhi

Prashant Parashar

Ritu Bhandari

CBSE

Nav Bharti Public School

Delhi

Sanjay Bhartiya

Shalini Sharma

CBSE

Ramjas School, R K Puram

New Delhi

Rachna Pant

Meera Bharadwaj

CBSE

Rukmini Devi Public School

Delhi

Anita Garg

Rajni Mahajan

CBSE

Sadhu Vaswani International School for Girls

New Delhi

Neeta Rastogi

Asha Joshi

CBSE

St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School

New Delhi

Rama Sethi

Archana Tyagi

CBSE

St. Mary's School, Safdarjung Enclave

New Delhi

Annie Koshi

Mary Mansukhani; Beenu Thomas

CBSE

St. Vyas School

Delhi

Chanchal Sharma

Omika Sharma

CBSE

Suraj Bhan DAV Public School

New Delhi

Anita Ahuja

Neera Kohli

CBSE

Tagore International School, East of Kailash

New Delhi

Suman Nath

Maya Ray

CBSE

Tagore International School, Paschim Vihar

New Delhi

Madhulika Sen

Preeti Chadha

CBSE

The Indian Heights School

New Delhi

Archana Narain

Anchal Sharma

CBSE

Vikas Bharati Public School

Delhi

S. Premlatha

Abha Jha

CBSE

Vivekanand School

New Delhi

Sanjana Mahajan

Kulvinder Kaur

CBSE

Amity International School

Bharuch

Shalin John

Utpal R.Shah

CBSE

Amity School

Bharuch

Prakash Mehta

Darpana Patil

CBSE

Anand Niketan International

Ahmedabad

Nazim Qureshi

Hina Gandhi

IGCSE

GUJARAT

Anand Niketan, Maninagar

Ahmedabad

Shilpa Shah

Rajni Dutt

CBSE

Anand Niketan, Satellite Campus

Ahmedabad

Anupama Singh

Beena Anand

CISCE

Anand Niketan, Shilaj Campus

Ahmedabad

Lamiya Shums

Vrajesh B. Parikh

CBSE; CISCE

Bachpan High School

Surendranagar

Meena Chatrath

Chetna Panchal

State Board

D. R. Amin Memorial School

Vadodara

Ratna Saha

Renu Bhatia

CBSE

Gujarat Public School

Vadodara

Abhilasha Agrawal

Beena Prashant; Sherly Lalu Varghese

State Board

Lotus School

Ahmedabad

Panna S Pujara

State Board

Mahatma Gandhi International School

Ahmedabad

Pascal Chazot

Joona Sheel Minoo Joshi

IB; CIE

Mother Teresa World School

Gandhinagar

Raji Dennis

CISCE

Podar World School

Vadodara

Shaji T Mathew

Nayana Rastogi

CBSE

ISA Roll of Honour

School

City

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Board of Affiliation

Prince Ashokraje Gaekwad School

Vadodara

P. Varadarajan

Ramesh Sharma

CBSE

Redbricks School

Ahmedabad

Sutapa Mishra

Padma Kumar

CISCE

Shanti Asiatic School

Gandhinagar

Gita Sharma

CBSE

Sheth C.N.English Medium School

Ahmedabad

Rita Mukherjee

Dona Shah

CBSE

Shree Gattu Vidyalaya

Vadodara

Anshu Tewari

Varsha Pargat

State Board

Silver Bells Public School, Bhavnagar

Bhavnagar

Chakrapani Estarla

Kashish Singh

CBSE

St Kabir School

Ahmedabad

Renu Srivastav

Darshini Vaghela, Deepa Hiranandani

CBSE

The H.B Kapadia New High School Ahmedabad

Renu S. Seth

IGCSE

UniqYou International School

Yogesh R.Patel

Yogesh R.Patel; Jitendra Patel

State Board

Sabarkantha

HARYANA Amity International School, Sec - 46

Gurgaon

Arti Chopra

Madhu Uppal

CBSE

Apeejay School, Sector-15

Faridabad

S. Samra

M. Kohli; V. Bhatia

CBSE

Anjana Uberoi

CBSE

Blue Bells Model School

Gurgaon

Sharmila Chatterjee

Chiranjiv Bharti School

Gurgaon

Sangeeta Saxena

CBSE

DAV Centenary Public School

Rohtak

S Juneja

DAV Centenary Public School

Ghaziabad

Archna Koul

Sandeepa Vij

CBSE

DAV Public School

Faridabad

V.K. Chopra

Rita Jindal

CBSE

Delhi Public School, Panipat Refinery

Panipat

Vinod Sharma

Sabina Garg

CBSE

Jayanti Prasad DAV Public School Sonepat

Chandra kanta Kapoor

Kanchan Arora

CBSE

KR Mangalam World School

Neeti C. Kaoshik

Vinati R Malhotra; Ritu Wassan

CBSE CBSE

Gurgaon

Lotus Valley International School, Sec 50 Gurgaon

Anita Malhotra

Harvinder Kaur

MDN Public School

Rohtak

R S Panwar

Ashima Narwal

CBSE

Ryan Global School

Gurgaon

Andrea Martin

Pratibha Kodesia

CBSE CBSE

Ryan International School, Sector 40

Gurgaon

Peeya Sharma

Neerja Batra

Shiva Siksha Sadan

Sonepat

Sarita Kukreja

Kuldeep Raghuvanshi; Meenu Singla

CBSE

St. Soldiers School

Panchkula

Renu Diwan

Aanchal Arora

CBSE

Suncity School

Gurgaon

Rupa Chakravarty

Sheena Shethi

CBSE

The Gurukul

Panchkula

Harsimran Kaur

Arti Jaiswal

CBSE

Solan

A J Singh

Renu Sharma

CBSE

HIMACHAL PRADESH Pinegrove School JAMMU & KASHMIR G.D. Goenka Public School

Jammu

R P Singh

Jyotica Shafaat

CBSE

Heritage School, Sainik Colony

Jammu

Jagadish Singh Dhami

Anuriti Bhargava

CBSE

JHARKHAND Chinmaya Vidyalaya

Bokaro Steel City Ashok Singh

Sonali Gupta

CBSE

Dayawati Modi Public School

Chandil

Marykutty Thomas

Sumita Banerjee

CBSE

DBMS English School

Jamshedpur

Rajani Shekhar

Srividya Narayan; Anjali Ganeshan

CISCE

De Nobili School, CMRI

Dhanbad

G Thomas Kennedy

Debjit Pal

CISCE

ISA Roll of Honour

School

City

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Board of Affiliation

Little Flower School

Jamshedpur

Sr. Hilda D'Souza

Savita Rao

CISCE

RVS Academy

Jamshedpur

Veena Talwar

Mitali Roy Choudhury

CISCE

Sacred Heart Convent School

Jamshedpur

Sr. Teresita Mary A.C.

Namrata Kaur Marwah

CISCE

Surendranath Centenary School

Ranchi

Samita Sinha

Sony Srivastava

CBSE

KARNATAKA B G S Eductaion Society

Mangalore

Prameela

Rashmi

CBSE

Coorg Public School

Bangalore

P N Ashok

Padma B P

CISCE

Delhi Public School, Bangalore South

Bangalore

Manju Sharma

Vanee Gopalan

CBSE

Global Indian International School

Bangalore

Ramesh Mudgal

Preetha Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Mello

CBSE

K V G International Public School

Mangalore

Medappa M K

Geethanjali

CBSE

Kautilya Vidhyalaya

Mysore

Savitha L

Meenala

CBSE

Legacy School

Bangalore

Saad Sait

Bindu Anil

Edexcel (UK) board

Mount Carmel Central School

Mangalore

Doreen A Dsilva

Sylvia Margaret Fernandes

CBSE

National Academy For Learning

Bangalore

Catherina Koshy

Vineeta Manoj

CBSE

National Residential School

Mangalore

Ganesha Murthy

Prapulla, Shashikala P

CISCE

PSBB Learning Leadership Academy

Bangalore

Mahalaxmi Kumar

Kanmani Kavitha K

CBSE

Royale Concorde International School, Kalyan Nagar

Bangalore

Leema M. J. Swamy

Beena Thomas

CBSE

Ryan International School, Yelahanka

Bangalore

Blessy Binoy

Lakshmi Priya

CISCE; IGCSE State Board

Samved School

Bangalore

Sandhya Siddharth

Veena Venugopal

The Yenepoya School

Mangalore

C K Manjunath

Shirly K

CBSE

TVS School, Tumkur

Tumkur

Sumana Magadi M.V

Pavana Praveen

CBSE

Bhavan's Adarsha Vidyalaya

Cochin

Sukumari Menon

Kalyani N P; Remya Das; Lekha N

CBSE

Bodhi School

Trivandrum

Anitha Dorairaj

Jyothi Krishna, Jayan Krishnan

CBSE

Campion School

Cochin

Leelamma Thomas

Mini Sinoy

CBSE

Carmel International School, Punnapra

Alappuzha

Fr.Thomas Chempilparampil CMI

Celeena V S

CISCE

CMI Public School, Chalakudy

Thrissur

Fr.Urumeese

Mini Joy

CBSE CBSE

KERALA

Fr .Thomas Porukara Central School

Alappuzha

Fr. Paul Mangad CMI

Renumol Treessa Joseph Harsha Ponnappan

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Model School

Trivandrum

Pooja S

Pravin S R

CBSE

Mary Matha Public School, Thrikkakara Kochi

Cochin

Sr. Anitha P Augustine

Romid Philip

CBSE

Naipunnya Public School, Kochi

Cochin

Fr Benny Maramparampil

Mary Sabu

CBSE

Rajagiri Public School

Cochin

Susan Varghese Cherian Ruby Antony

CBSE

Sacred Heart CMI Public School, Thevara

Cochin

Rev Fr Antony Madavanakkadu CMI

Dhanya Jose

CBSE

Sadhbhavana World School

Calicut

Joseph David

Anasuya Cherian

IGCSE; CBSE

Sarvodaya Vidyalaya

Trivandrum

Fr George Mathew Karoor

Meera Sreevalsan; Lizy Thomas

CISCE

ISA Roll of Honour

School

City

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Board of Affiliation

Shanthal Jyothi Public School

Cochin

Liza Sabs

Joseph John

CBSE

Sivagiri Sree Narayana Senior Secondary School

Trivandrum

Lariza Kuttappan

Riya Mohandas; Soja D

CBSE

St.Philomena's Public School

Elanji

Rev.Dr.John George

Joju Joseph

CBSE

The Wonder Years Primary School

Trivandrum

George Mathew

Pre-school

Viswajyothi Public School, Angamaly

Cochin

Fr. Martin Mundadan

Madhuri P

CBSE

Madhya Pradesh Choithram School

Indore

Rajesh Awasthi

Raminder Mac

CBSE

Delhi Public School

Jabalpur

Aparna Choubey

Sandhya Purswani

CBSE

Panini Janini Jnanpeeth English Medium Higher Secondary School

Hoshangabad

Preeti Dewaskar

Ryan International School

Indore

Rakesh Dewaskar

CBSE

Jyoti Hirpathak

CBSE

Sagar Public School, Gandhi Nagar

Bhopal

Pankaj Sharma

Samreen Khan

CBSE

The Daly College

Indore

Summer Singh

Gary Dominic Everett

CBSE

The Emerald Heights School

Indore

Siddharth Singh

Nisha Ahmad

CBSE

The Shishukunj International School

Indore

Lalita Singh

Vasundhara Ohri

CBSE

Mumbai

Shermeen R Syed

Ansari Alina; Fatima Tirmizi

State Board

MAHARASHTRA Anjuman-I-Islam's Begum Sharifa Kalsekar Girls' English School Anjuman-I-Islam’s Begum Sharifa Kalsekar Girls’ High School

Mumbai

Fauzia Ansari

Khan Ayesha

State Board

Apeejay School

Mumbai

Rakesh Joshi

Mertyl R. Shipley

CBSE

Bhavan's B. P. Vidya Mandir

Nagpur

Vandana Bisen

Resmi Umesh

CBSE

Nanded

Khushal Madhavrao Pandagale

Shete Sidheshwar Baburao

State Board

Hemangini Dolia

CISCE; IGCSE; CBSE

Bhimashankar Secondary and Higher Secondary School Billabong High International School

Mumbai

Nikhat Azam

Bunts Sangha's S.M. Shetty International School & Jr. College Mumbai

Leena Pimpley

Archana Sawarkar

IGCSE

Centre Point School

Kana Roy Chaudhari

Renu Singh

CBSE

Nagpur

Centre Point School

Nagpur

Sumathi Venugopalan

Ifrah Jalil

CBSE

City Pride School

Pune

Maya Sawant

Siona Tribhuvan

CBSE

Dr M G Parulekar Mitramandals

Mumbai

Manisha Dilip Chaudhari Neena Mathew

State Board

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya

Mumbai

Meenaxi Kilpadey

Meena Mishra

IGCSE

Euro School

Navi Mumbai

Natasha Mehta

Sunita Pandita; Amrita Lal

CISCE

Global Indian International School Pune

Amrita Vohra

Sheela Menon

CBSE

Goldcrest High School

Navi Mumbai

Jaspal Gill

Swati Sengupta

CISCE

Gyan Mata Vidya Vihar Senior Secondary School

Nanded

Fr. Melroy Almeida

Ashwini Manthalkar

CBSE

Jyotsna Dhirajlal Talakchand High School

Mumbai

Vibha M Mishra

Agnes H Salian

State Board

Kamla High School

Mumbai

Rekha Shahani Jagasia

Ghansharan Dhillon

State Board

Kids Kingdom Public School

Nanded

Sunil Shriwastav

Sunit Shriwastav

CBSE

Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School - ISC

Mumbai

Norina Fernandes

Kanchan Gupta

CISCE

ISA Roll of Honour

School

City

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Board of Affiliation

Lodha World School,Palava

Mumbai

Pramod Mahajan

Priya Shivakumar

CISCE

M K H Sancheti Public School & Junior College

Nagpur

Uma Bhalerao

State Board

MET Rishikul Vidyalaya

Mumbai

Kavita Sanghvi

Aparna Sawant

IGCSE

MSB Educational Institute

Mumbai

F Dohadwalla

Munira M Rangwala

CISCE CISCE

N L Dalmia High School

Mumbai

Seema Saini

Melita Coutinho

Oxford International School

Mumbai

Yigal S Banker

Pradnya Rane; Vrinda Nalavade CISCE Sapna Nair; Chandrani Banerjee IGCSE

Panbai International School

Mumbai

Chashminder Bakshi

Pawar Public School ( Kandivali )

Mumbai

Amita Katyal

Uttara Abhyankar

CISCE

Pawar Public School (Bhandup)

Mumbai

Suma Das

Radhika Padmanbhan

CISCE

Podar International School

Mumbai

Vandana Lulla

Prema Mathew

IB; CIE

Ram Ratna International School

Mumbai

Jaya Parekh

Gregory Hendricks

IGCSE

Ramsheth Thakur Public School

Mumbai

Raj Aloni

Priya Patil

CBSE

RIMS International School & Junior College

Mumbai

G Nagashree

Nidhi Soni

IGCSE

Rizvi Springfield High School

Mumbai

Rajni Patil (Acting Principal)

Rajni Patil

State Board

Ryan International School

Mumbai

Anjali Bowen

Sanghita Pal

CBSE

Ryan International School

Mumbai

(Mrs Munira Bagwan -Supervisor)

Pawan Deep Soni

CBSE

Ryans International School, Nerul Mumbai

Katherine James

Kavita Obhan

CISCE

Sheth N.L High School

Mumbai

Jayshree A.Dave; Pradeep S.Tripathi

Jayshree A. Dave

State Board

Shri Vithalrao Joshi Charities Trust's English Medium Primary, Secondary School & Jr. College of Science

Pune

Sharayu M. Yashwantrao

State Board

Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School

Mumbai

Revathi Srinivasan

G Vaijayanthi

CISCE

St . John's universal School

Mumbai

Shalini Jaiswal

CISCE

St. Mathewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High School

Mumbai

Larzy Varghese

State Board

St. Paul's High School

Mumbai

Rajkumar Rao

Vijay Kumar Rao

State Board

The Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution

Mumbai

Pavana Anchees

Daisy Zohrabi

State Board

The Universal School Tardeo

Mumbai

Sonali Sinha

Delnaz Bharucha

IGCSE

Z.P.P.School Bondhar (NC)

Nanded

Rajaram Rathod

Ashwini Kaurwar

State Board

Bhubaneswar

Sanjay Suar

Nandita Mishra

CBSE; IB

ODISHA KiiT International School Prabhujee English Medium School

Bhubaneswar

Sanghamitra Pattnaik

Manoj Pati

CBSE

SAI International School

Bhubaneswar

Harish Sanduja

Jessica Patnaik

CBSE

PUNJAB Cambridge International School

Amritsar

Sunita Babu

Reena Kahlon

CBSE

Cambridge International School

Phagwara

Jorawar Singh

Manju Verma

CBSE

Police DAV Public School

Jalandhar

Rashmi Vij

Cinny Malhotra

CBSE

Rayat International School

Mohali

Bindu Sharma

Bhupinder Kaur

CBSE

Sanskriti KMV School

Jalandhar

Rachna Monga

Gurmeet Kaur

CBSE

Sri Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary Public School

Amritsar

Dharam Veer Singh

Manju Sapra

CBSE

ISA Roll of Honour School

City

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Board of Affiliation

Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya

Jaipur

Krishna Bhati

Lakshmi Menon

CBSE

Maharaja Sumer Singh Public School

Kishangarh

Sangita Mehta

Sahhil Sethi

CBSE

RAJASTHAN

St Edmund's School

Jaipur

Pooja Singh

Anu Bhatia

CBSE

Tagore International School

Jaipur

Kamal Rathore

Arshi malik

CBSE

The Sagar School

Alwar

Jayshree Balasaria

Uttam Chatterjee

CBSE

TAMIL NADU Adhyapana School,CBSE

Madurai

Aruna M Visvessvar

Hilarie Balachandran

Alagar Public School

Thoothukudi

Deepashri Sarma

P. Anandha Saraswathi Devi

CBSE

Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Chennai

Ramani George

K. Shiny Pavithra

Matriculation

Anan Kids Academy

Coimbatore

J Stephenson

Vidya V

CBSE

Bharathi Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Coimbatore

K. P. Suganthi

Deborah Ann Fernando

NCERT syllabus or Samacheer syllabus

Bhavan'S Rajaji Vidyashram

Chennai

J. Ajeeth Prasath Jain

Sunila Mary

CBSE

Carmel's English School

Trichy

Pakia Jothi Devadass

CBSE

Crescent School

Chennai

S Yoosuf

C Arul Raj

IGCSE; State Board

D.A.V. Public School

Chennai

Minoo Aggarwal

Ganga Natarajan

CBSE

Glendale Academy

Hyderabad

Shoma Goswami

Ruchika Jain

CBSE

Good Shepherd International School, The Nilgiris

Coimbatore

P C Thomas

Sheila Alexander

IB Diploma; IGCSE; CISCE

Guhan Matric Higher Secondary School

Madurai

Muthukumar

V Gnana Guhan

Matriculation

Krishnamal Ramasubbaiyer School

Madurai

M.Shanthy

Matriculation

M C C Nursery and Primary School

Chennai

Priscilla Sunder

G C B Minna

State Board

Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School

Chennai

G.J.Manohar

D. Jaison Arputharaj

State Board

Mahatma Montessori Higher Secondary School (Residential)

Madurai

G.Venkataraman

R.Elangovan

State Board

Mahindra World School

Chennai

Nirmala Krishnan

S Kalpana Priya

CBSE

Manchester International School

Coimbatore

P R Venkitachalam

Manju Dominic, S S M Priya

CBSE; IB; CIE

Marg Navajyothi Vidyalaya

Kancheepuram

Glory Bai Stephen

Sindhu Thomas

CBSE

Nikita International School of Studies

Coimbatore

Sunanda K.C.

Rajesh S

CBSE

Pragathi Central School

Thirupur

V N Chakravarthy

Ananya Sen

CBSE

PSGR Krishnammal Nursery and Primary School

Coimbatore

P. K. Dhanam

J.Nagajothi

State Board

Shree Niketan Patasala

Thiruvallur

Chandra Jyothi

Eveline Cranab; Sharadha Sharma

CBSE

Sivakasi Nadars Matric. Hr. Sec. School

Madurai

S.Meenakshi

S.Alice Reginabai

Matriculation

Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School

Chennai

Subala Ananthanarayanan

Jayashri Shanker; Sathyavathi Sridhar

CBSE

ISA Roll of Honour

School

City

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Board of Affiliation

Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Chennai

Kalpalatha Mohan

Saigeetha Sathya; Mala Shankar

State Board

Sri Sivananda Balalaya

Trichy

J Sathya

S Selvi

CBSE

St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public School

Chennai

Shanthi Samuel

Preetha Abraham

CBSE

Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School

Coimbatore

Llewellyn Xavier

Christina Thomas

CISCE

The Ashok Leyland School

Hosur

Uma Srinivasan

Venkatachala Reddy G

CBSE

The Camford International School

Coimbatore

Mahalakshmi V

Vandana Chandrasekhar, Sindhu

CBSE

The Fathima Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Saidapet Chennai

Nigar Akthar

Naaz Parwar

Matri_ culation

The Hindu Senior Secondary School, Indira nagar

Chennai

Padmini Sriraman

Chandra Chandrashekaran

CBSE

The Ideal Mount Litera Zee School

Coimbatore

B. Themoli S Nazeema

D.A. Sharmila Jenifer

CBSE

The PSBB Millennium School Cuddalore

Chennai

Mahalakshmi Ramjee

Indumathi Shankardas

CBSE

The PSBB Millennium School

Coimbatore

Hemalatha Seshadri

Sripriya

CBSE

The PSBB Millennium School, DLF Garden City, OMR

Chennai

Hema Nagarajan

Padma S

CBSE

The Pupil, Saveetha Eco School

Chennai

Dolly Mohan

Subha Venkatramani

CBSE

The Velammal International School (Bodhi Campus)

Chennai

Mary Rani

Malliga Poornesh

CBSE

The Velammal International School, Ponneri

Chennai

K Kothandaraman

CBSE

TVS Academy, Hosur

Hosur

Srividya Mouli

Prabha Ravi

CBSE

Vani Vidyalaya Senior Secondary & Junior College

Chennai

Aruna Appasamy

K. Akila

CBSE

Vedic Vidhyashram School

Tirunelveli

Srividhya Muthukumar

S Durai

CBSE

VKM Vidhyalaya CBSE School

Tindivanam

Snehalata

Antony Sagayaraj

CBSE

CHIREC Public School

Hyderabad

Iffat Ibrahim

Sushmita Cheruvathoor

CBSE

UTTAR PRADESH Allen House Public School

Kanpur

Shobha Tyagi

John Samuel

CBSE

Cambridge School

Noida

Purnima Mehta

Deepa Wadhwa

CBSE

Cambridge School, Indirapuram

Ghaziabad

Jasleen Kaur

Hardeep Kaur

CBSE

City Montessori School, Anand Nagar Campus

Lucknow

Reena Soti

Ashish John Benjamin

CISCE

City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar

Lucknow

Shivani Singh

CISCE

City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar II

Lucknow

Neeti Tandon

Sushama Rajkumar

CISCE CISCE

City Montessori School, Mahanagar 2 campus

Lucknow

Vera Hajela

Anita Gupta

City Vocational Public School

Meerut

Prem Mehta

Anchal Sharma

CBSE

Darshan Academy

Meerut

Biswajit Dutta

Shalini Dargan Bhatia

CBSE

DAV Centenary Public School, Shastri Nagar

Meerut

Alpna Sharma

Hemlata Singh

CBSE

Delhi Public School, Indira Nagar

Lucknow

Ghazala Afsar Ruby

Ekta Arora

CBSE

Delhi Public School, Indirapuram

Ghaziabad

Meeta Rai

Sangeeta Hajela

CBSE

Delhi Public School, Sector- 30

Noida

Kamini Bhasin

Preeti Niwas

CBSE

Gargi Girls School

Meerut

Anupma Saxena

Deepti Simon

CBSE

ISA Roll of Honour

School

City

Principal

ISA Coordinator

Board of Affiliation

Ghaziabad Public School

Ghaziabad

Milan Yadav

Megha Bhoj

CBSE

Global Indian International School, Noida

Noida

Nandita Dasgupta

Guneet Kochhar

CBSE

Indirapuram Public School, Indirapuram

Ghaziabad

Rita Singh

Sangeeta Saini

CBSE

Indraprastha Global School

Noida

Ritu Gupta

Neilu Rawat

CBSE

JBM Global School

Noida

Upma Arora

Balpreet Kaur Minhas; Mona Bakshi

CBSE

K R Mangalam World School, Vaishali

Ghaziabad

Suman Sharma

Smita Ghosh

CBSE

Kaushalya World School

Greater Noida

Mukta Mishra

Amita Sinha

CBSE

Maples Academy

Muzzafarnagar

Garima Verma

Kshitij Srivastava; Ritu Manchanda

CBSE

Mayoor School

Noida

Sarita Madhok

Tilottama Mallik

CBSE

Sir Padmapat Singhania Education Centre

Kanpur

Rajeev Chauhan

Bhawna Gupta

CBSE

The DPSG International

Ghaziabad

Priyanka Mehta

Sharika Sharma

CBSE

Uttam School For Girls

Ghaziabad

Sharmila Raheja

Arti Khanna

CBSE

Dehradun

Veena Singh

Ritu Beri

CISCE; CIE

Assembly of God Church School, G T Rd (West)

Asansol

Joyce Rita Anderson

Jessica Spencer

CISCE

Assembly of God Church School, Sodepur

Asansol

Beatrice Shah

Nivedita Chatterjee

CISCE

UTTARAKHAND Unison World School WEST BENGAL

Assembly of God Church School, Ukhra

Asansol

Usha Rao

Ulecess Wheeler

CISCE

DAV Model School

Durgapur

Papiya Mukherjee

Mondira Dey; Anjana Dey

CBSE

Delhi Public School, Megacity

Kolkata

Indrani Sanyal

Shuvashree Mukherjee

CISCE

G D Birla Centre for Education

Kolkata

Sharmila Nath

Sudeshna Roy

CISCE

Gokhale Memorial Girls' School

Kolkata

Indrani Mitra

Shirin Amerjee CBSE

State Board

La Martiniere for Girls

Kolkata

Lorraine Mirza; Ruprekha Sarkar (Acting Principal)

Ratuli Mukherjee

CISCE

Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar

Kolkata

Sonali Sarkar

Krishna Sengupta

CISCE

Mahadevi Birla World Academy

Kolkata

Anjana Saha

Sangita Ghosh; Nandita Sarkar

CBSE

Mongrace Montessori House

Kolkata

Suman Sood

Suman Sood; Sarmistha Chakraborty

Pre-school

Our Lady Queen of the Missions

Kolkata

Sr Joicy Madassery

N Chakraborty; A. Arora

CISCE

Sri Sri Academy

Kolkata

Suvina Shunglu

Sumita Bose; June Pinto; Uma Raju

CISCE

St Joseph's College

Kolkata

Jayati Banerjee

Debasish Bhattacharya; Rakhee Neogi

CISCE

Usha Martin School

Dankuni

Tarun Singhal (Head of Operations)

Vivekananda Mission School, Joka

Kolkata

Sarmistha Banerjee

Applied for affiliation Deepa Banerjee

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