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Schools modelled around the Industrial age Changes made more at Infrastructure level Supply of Qualified Teachers not enough to meet demand Teacher Training not in line with changing needs Research eco-system (comparable to pharma research) vary nascent
Is the future bleak ?
What experts around the world are saying Talent Code: The rule of high velocity learning Deep practice is built on a paradox; struggling in certain targeted ways makes you smarter. Or to put it in a slightly different way, experiences where you are forced to slow down, make errors and correct them, end up making you better and faster without you realizing it. This kind of practice requires personalized attention by a “coach” who can pin-point the specific error being made at the specific level of a child’s ability. This can only be achieved in a personalized learning environment.
“The larger point of deep practice is realizing that mistakes aren’t verdicts, but rather the information you use to get better. They’re the navigation points we use to build the right connections. Struggling in the right way makes you smarter.” Daniel Coyle, author of “The Talent Code”
Flow (Mihaly): The psychology of optimal experience Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Harvard University) discovered that people find genuine satisfaction during a state of consciousness called Flow. In this state they are completely absorbed in an activity. During this “optimal experience” they feel “strong”, alert, in effortless control, unselfconscious, and at the peak of their abilities. He identifies a number of different elements involved in achieving FLOW. They are: having clear goals, getting immediate feedback, having a balance between challenges & skills and having no worry of failure - all of which is provided in a personalized learning environment. High
CHALLENGE Demands of Situation
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Brain Research: Myelination – The Magic in the brain The speed of neural transmission is based not only on the junction between the nerve cells (synapses) but the thickness of special insulation (myelin) around the nerve fibers. Repetitive use of connections in the brain – or practice – triggers cells which wrap layer upon layer of myelin around these connections. The faster and more precise the signals are, the more ABILITY we have to perform complex tasks.
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Need for personalisation
Is personalised learning a new concept ? The earliest means of education were highly personal:
Oral histories passed from adults to children, Informal or formal apprenticeships, and One-on-one tutoring have all been used in the early history of most cultures.
Then why it is rare in the current schooling system
Historical reasons (*Prussian Model of Schooling) Needs of Industrial age for workers leading to standardization Cost of delivering personalized education in the absence of Technology & AI is very high So how does one bridge this vision of the future with the realities of the present? Are there examples of personalised learning in the schools of today?
The future is present here A Mindspark Student Learns at his/her pace Is constantly engaged through interesting questions, games, interactives Clears his/her misconceptions as s/he proceeds Gets a sense of accomplishment/ joy by small but consistent WINS Teacher’s time invested based on students’ NEED
A Mindspark Teacher Uses learning triggers inbuilt into Mindspark to build deeper understanding Intervenes immediately based on data (formative assessment) Accesses specific research material for more impactful learning Synchronises Mindspark with her curriculum for a consistent learning experience in-class and out-ofclass. Potent research ecosystem to scaffold schools’ needs
A Mindspark School
Brings the student at the center of its raison d’etre Fosters a culture of self-directed learning within students and teachers Encourages all learners to take responsibility of their learning Provides a 1:1 student: teacher ratio through Mindspark
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Questions to trigger thinking
Mindspark focuses on understanding and analytical thinking, not just knowledge of facts, or drill in procedures. It helps students discover for themselves the ‘why’ behind the Maths they do. In Mindspark, children learn through answering questions that are pitched at their current learning level. The questions are carefully granulated at a skill level, with each question being just a little more difficult than the previous one.
Question type 1 One in the series of questions on applying understanding of unit fractions in real life context Idea that ½ is greater than ¼ is counter-intuitive Captures the misconception in students of extending their idea of whole number reasoning for fractional quantities
Question type 2 Solving this question calls for an integration of various ideas related to fractions and percents Simulates a real life scenario of how adults would be expected to use percent Many such questions with real life context help students practice a skill without it becoming a drill
Aarthi Muralidharan - Senior Educational Specialist Reading the explanations is an important step in the learning process. Make sure you don’t ignore this!
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Explanation to build conceptual clarity Our questions are specially designed to help students discover for themselves the ‘why’ behind the Maths they do. The questions are carefully granulated at a skill level, with each question being just a little more difficult than the previous one. Our adaptive logic uses this gradation to deliver to the child those questions that are appropriate to his or her ability levels. Based on a child’s answer to one question, Mindspark will determine whether the next question should be easier, more difficult, or another question of the same type, to ensure that learning happens in an efficient, productive manner.
Question type 1 Our questions test known concepts without explicitly introducing terms
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Such questions build understanding while preventing learning by rote The careful gradation among the questions helps a child see the connections between the various concepts and topics that he or she is exposed to
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Question type 2 The options in the multiple choice questions are designed to ensure that those knowing a concept can be distinguished from those not knowing a concept. It moves one level deeper to determine the reason behind why the child is struggling with certain questions, offering him or her targeted help to solve whatever the issue may be. Mindspark aims to bring about all-round knowledge on a particular topic before moving on to the next one.
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Ritika Datta, Educational Specialist You may find the questions too easy or too difficult at times, but keep at it! Remember that Mindspark takes you along a tailor made path, giving you questions that will help you master every topic one step at a time!
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Enrichments to stretch boundaries
Enrichments in Mindspark are stimulating and unconventional mathematical resources to explore how Maths is involved in offbeat topics.
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Aditi Agrawal, Educational Specialist Mindspark also provides you with remedials and enrichments. If you are doing really really well, Mindspark will give you enrichments which will help you explore more aspects of the same topic. However, if you are struggling with a concept, Mindspark will take you to a remedial which will help you understand it in a better manner.
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Games to build engagement & interest
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Save Toto
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Probability
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Toy Claw
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Abhimanyu Bhardwaj, Game Developer After studying Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, I was convinced that the subject is beautiful. I believe that Mindspark is the hero that Maths Education deserves. The richness and lucidity of content backed up by strong pedagogical values makes it the best way to learn Mathematics- with Understanding
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Interactive learning units Regular teaching of a concept in Mindspark - learning units with well researched pedagogy - display answers specific to student mistakes
Diagnostic test as a pre-test - well researched questions detecting misconceptions - questions randomly generated and appear in random order
Remedial Instructions - customized learning path based on significance of students’ misconceptions - remedials based on cognitive dissonance
Diagnostic test as a post-test - measure effectiveness of remedial treatment
Stage-1 According to recent learning theories, a learner may nurture misconceptions even after the best classroom instruction in a topic. Do we leave a learner with misconceptions or completely teach the concept again? Are our teachers equipped with the best of research to handle students’ misconceptions? Stage-2 We bring in the best of research in this field to help students overcome these misconceptions. With capabilities for personalized instruction, Mindspark is well poised to help such students. We use our insights on student misconceptions from ASSET, Detailed Assessment and Mindspark, interviews with students and research papers for this. Stage-3 Based on an in-depth understanding of students misconceptions, identifying misconceptions that are most prevalent across grades in important concepts in Maths Misconceptions prevalent in both bright students and relatively less bright students Sophisticated diagnostic tests to identify a student with misconceptions. Stage-4 Well researched probing questions with discerning distracters that are randomly generated and presented in random order to prevent peer students’ influence Specialized and focused remedial treatment for each of the misconceptions identified Measuring whether students have overcome misconceptions post remedial treatment
Maulik Shah, Senior Education Specialist I wish I had Mindspark in my school days when I studied Maths. I would have loved discovering Maths on my own! I can proudly say, “Yes! Good questions can teach!” Mindspark is way ahead in helping students learn conceptually and overcome misconceptions.
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Maths in daily life
People often argue that mathematics is important because it’s practical and useful for daily life. While that is true, it’s like saying the Pacific Ocean is ‘useful’ because it has plankton. The scientific usage of Maths affects our ordinary lives in unthinkable ways, while others explore Maths as a philosophical discipline. From the measurement of one’s trousers to the GPS system in one’s phone, Maths is all-pervasive.
Stock Markets – Cashing in on Probability Mathematical principles can help us look at data and events, and so figure out when to risk the odds and when not.
Design and Architecture – On the Lines of Geometry Right from figuring out how much space can be economized in a new building, to the creation of the perfect isometric projection for a videogame character, Geometry makes the world go round.
Mathematics in Fine Arts and Music Artists since ancient Greece have fawned over the beauty of designs based on the golden ratio. Rhythmic counting and rotational symmetry form the basics of dance, intuitive though they are. Musicians make ample use of fractions in noting time signature and arranging musical notes. Tasteful Proportions In a cooking recipe, we intuitively know that the ingredients have ratio relationships. Also, the change in serving size affects the quantities of all ingredients in equal proportion.
Credit Cards and Car Safety – The Calculus Affair You may not use Calculus while rolling up your sleeves, but a engineer uses it to find the centre of mass of your vehicle to design appropriate safety features, and credit card companies calculate your due payments based on balances and interest rates in flux. So the next time your car doesn’t tip over and you have a huge bill to pay, thank calculus.
Dev Dutta, Existential Educator I had a deep dislike for the way Maths was taught in school, when we were asked to use formulae like incantations. I rediscovered my fondness for true Maths after reading the works of mathematicians like Lockhart and G.H. Hardy. I then got an opportunity to work at EI and help children learn Maths in the epiphanic way that it is supposed to be experienced.
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Intuitive Features To Help Students Excel Exam Corner
The Exam Corner in Mindspark provides students with features that let them prepare for exams/quizzes. Available for students of classes 8-10, the Exam Corner allows students to challenge their understanding of concepts.
Timed Test
A Timed Test basically is a worksheet which has to be completed within a specific time limit by the student. They are designed to provide a specific type of reinforcement, practice or concept clarity to students. As the name suggests, they help students build their computational fluency.
Partial Solving
Mindspark allows students to enter the steps of their solution to some questions. This feature will evaluate each step entered by the student, point out mistakes (if any), and show the steps involved in the correct solution with proper reasons at each step. This will help students identify and fix the errors that gave them a wrong answer.
Monthly Revision Monthly revision session is a mixed bag of questions from the learning units cleared by the students across the topics attempted for that month. The session is activated by the teachers between the 25th and 30th or 31st of each month.
Glossary Mindspark has a glossary to help students look up mathematical terms. This feature allows students to click on tagged terms within questions. When a tagged (underlined) term is clicked, a window within the interface opens up with the definition of that particular term.
Sanjay Prajapati, Developer- Exam Corner Throughout my bachelor’s degree at IIT Delhi, I personally felt that education is an important field where there is a need for innovation. I would say Mindspark is an epic example where innovation meets social welfare. I try to seek my satisfaction in making students love Maths and I work day-in day out to bring the change we believe in.
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Student Rewards & Recognition Why Rewards? Students learn best in a collaborative environment with healthy competition. The best way to do this is to incentivize learning, which would make the learning path engaging as well as challenging to the student, especially while participating with his/her peers. In Mindspark, we have developed an elaborate Rewards System, to spur students to actively engage with the learning tool. This will consequently lead to a more holistic pedagogical development.
Rewards in Mindspark
Inspired by the behavioristic theory of learning, Mindspark encourages certain behaviors of the students by rewarding them for the same. The behaviors Mindspark likes to encourage in students are: Performance (Speed and Accuracy) – A child is encouraged to give the correct answers, which reflects his understanding of the concepts. Consistency (Regular usage of Mindspark) – Mindspark encourages the child to do Maths/Mindspark regularly irrespective of how many questions he/she gets right. Mindspark recognizes and rewards the effort that comes through hardwork. Reading explanations - One of the key elements of the learning process of the child in Mindspark is the explanations after each question. Mindspark rewards childrens who spent time in reading the explanation. Completing the topics - Mindspark also encourages students to persist and complete the topic started. Partial conceptual understanding may hamper a child’s ability to begin or completely understand new topics. Thus, Mindspark encourages children to go through the entire topics.
Leaderboard One of the key findings in the research was that “Students of grade 6 and upwards tend to favour a more social structure for utilizing their rewards. Students in general prefer individual efforts in gathering rewards”. Based on this finding we have incorporated a Badge system which is like a running trophy that few students from each class get and is shown in the Leaderboard of each student. The individual recognition is taken care by the Levels system wherein based on the number of Sparkies, the child reaches certain milestones and keeps progressing gradually to achieve higher levels of recognition.
Saloni Arora, Developer- Rewards System “A positively reinforced behaviour can accentuate the learning outcomes. And Mindspark does it in a fun and beautiful way.”
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Coordination with the syllabus
Mindspark enables students to enhance their Mathematical skills. The questions in this programme are available to students as per the curriculum they follow in school. The flow and content of the learning objectives are as per the curriculum requirements. The teacher is given full control over selecting the curriculum and also customising the learning objectives under any topic to maintain the parity between classroom teaching and Mindspark practice.
Mindspark allows the teacher flexibility in terms of selecting the curriculum from IGCSE, ICSE, CBSE & Mindspark recommended. The school can also control the option of allowing students to work on “deactivated topics” from home to enable the students to work on “low performance topics”.
Ranjani Mitra, Senior Education Specialist In my fifteen years of experience as a Mathematics teacher and school admin, using Mindspark I realised that the flexibility provided by customisation allowed me to ensure that the students got sufficient rigour on topics which were being taught in the class. It also allowed reinforcement of conceptual understanding and application skills.
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Mindspark as a Formative Assessment Tool Common Wrong Answer Report The common wrong answer report is the most powerful tool a teacher has, to diagnose misconceptions in her students at an early stage. We strongly recommend teachers to generate this report after every Mindspark session, and use the questions to reinforce classroom teaching.
Class-wise Topic Report The classwise topic report gives the teacher a bird’s eye view of all the students in her class. It shows her a summary of the students’ topic progress, number of questions attempted, accuracy, number of sparkies obtained and total time spent on Mindspark. Teachers swear by it.
Shashanka Kundu, Educational Specialist I have been with EI for over four years, working on content and features for both Maths and Science. I strive to make Mindspark more intelligent with the help of features such as the Partial Solver, The Intelligent Buddy and the Equation Editor. These features makes Mindspark more intuitive and student friendly.
The School & Mindspark Mindspark Schedule in your School Monday Day
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Mindspark generates students reports & highlights problem area in the topic
Mindspark Requirements Desktop Operating System Processor Speed
Win 7 / Win 8 / Linux* Intel i3 3rd Generation 3.4 GHz /AMD 4300 3.8 GHz
Laptop/Netbook
Tablet
iPad
Win 7 / Win 8 / Linux*
Android 4.0 or above
iOS 6 or above
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RAM
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HDD
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16 GB / 32 GB
Screen / Monitor
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Internet Connection
Dedicated 1 Mbps Leased Line or 2 Mbps Broadband for every 20 concurrent machines using MINDSPARK
* Some Linux variations like Ubuntu, Lubuntu etc. will also work. ** Please revert to check Mindspark compatibility (as of Jan 2014 - subject to change, for latest requirements please contact the EI sales representative)
Urvi Shah - Support Head It has proved to be a powerful tool not only for students but also for teachers. It takes students to the depth of the topic, helps in clearing misconceptions which in turn has helped wipe out the fear of Maths in students. Many teachers have mentioned that, with the various reports available in Mindspark for them, they are better equipped to tackle the challenges and misconceptions amongst students regarding mathematics.
Mindspark & Support EI Academic Support Team provides an online and telephonic support to all the Mindspark users to help them use the Mindspark programme effectively and to clarify their doubts, if any. Students and teachers can also write comments to EI and EI personnel will revert with the answer to the queries (related to content, other issues, etc). It is strongly recommended that teachers devote some time studying the Mindspark Teacher Interface and features available there. They will be empowered with the benefit of continuous Misconception Research. The research work conducted by our team is a resourceful expertise to help teachers address learning gaps and integrate scientifically proven teaching prompts in the classroom.
Mindspark orientation is provided to school (teachers & students) by EI team/online. Academic support team remains in regular contact with Maths teachers to navigate them and help them make best usage of the Mindspark. Monthly usage reports (for each section) for teachers and Principal will be shared. Periodical calls/emails/review meetings to gauge the usage of Mindspark and recommending best practices adopted by other schools in the country. Sharing best practices in terms of usage of various reports available in Mindspark, how to sync Mindspark with Teaching-Learning process, how to avoid implementation challenges and promote home usage, etc. Regular support provided on calls and emails. Conducting Mid-Year Reviews and End-Year Reviews and sharing consolidated MIndspark report with Principal and Management. Helping schools/teachers connect with Mindspark content development team for content related queries.
Mollins Turner, Head Support- West Having identified the learning gaps, it is a must that the teacher documents and integrates the ‘change’ recommended in the following practices. For instance, if teachers identify the misconception and its cause in the first year, it is must that the next year the recommended ‘change’ is practiced in the classroom. This ONLY can enhance the learning teaching potential, and therefore Remediation in true sense.
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Misconception Res earch Research Summaries Research Papers
We define misconception as a strong incorrect idea that a student possesses in a students already have preconceived notions about the concept. Different students topic. Misconceptions acquired in lower classes can continue in higher classes as such misconceptions, so that students can learn more effectively. To accomplish the misconceptions. The videos use data from questions that have been answered by available to teachers using Mindspark. Link for some of our videos. http://www.youtube.com/user/eivideos/videos
Mindspark prides itself in being a research based service. To ensure that Mindspark is up-to-date with the latest features in the field of learning, the team regularly reads research papers by well known researchers and educationalists, around the world. Together the team has read papers by celebrated researchers such as Alistar Mcintosh (Number Sense), Julie Sarama & Douglas Clement (Geometric shapes, Concepts in measurements), Kaye Stacey (Decimals), Constance Kamii (Fractions) and many more. The learning from these papers then takes the form of implementation. The team customises the learning found in the papers and studies how receptive students are to it through student interviews. Together with the learnings from the research papers and student interview we are able to create a pedagogically grounded service.
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Sridhar Rajagopalan, Managing Director - Educational Initiatives “Every child is unique”, but our school system is designed around classes and a Two IIM Ahmedabad colleagues and I started and ran Eklavya School, one of assessment that tested understanding, not recall of facts. Since 2001 over 6 million collection of data on student learning at these levels around the world!
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For last 3 years, Mindspark (Bhasha and Ganit) in Gujarati language is being enjoyed by more than 4000 students and 200 teachers, in various semi-urban and rural primary schools of Gujarat. Mindspark is duly modified to cover Gujarat Board curriculum. Gujarati Bhasha product is probably one of its kind product in Gujarati, teaching Language nuances through digital medium to the primary school students of Gujarat. The teachers of these schools get continuous and face-to-face support on teaching content as well as methodology for the core subjects. Regular assessment of the performance of these students indicated a very positive and motivating improvement. The project is supported by Torrent group as part of their CSR initiative.
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Mindspark Centres Educational Initiatives (EI) is running 5 Mindspark Centres in Delhi in slum areas since July 2012. Each centre has 20 or 30 computers and students come daily for an hour each in designated slots between 8am and 8pm. Each centre provides about 200-300 students from poor families / slums an opportunity to learn Hindi language, Mathematics and a bit of English. Based on quarterly tests conducted, strong learning gains in low income students have been found. This is especially significant since kids are behind their grade levels and get very poor quality of education in their schools. The initiative is supported by the Centre Square Foundation led by Mr Ashish Dhawan.
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Mindspark in private schools is a pioneer in the field of personalized and adaptive learning. Mindspark is delivering a strong impact for over 4 years across schools in India, Gulf and the US.
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Students love Mindspark and teachers find their Maths classes infused with high energy and excitement. Teachers customise Mindspark and it goes hand in hand with their teaching. The common wrong answers and customised worksheets for students are driving highly effective differentiated teaching practices. Teachers also use the research reports extensively and integrate the best practices from across the world in their classroom. Schools see significant improvement in student scores across the topics, year on year. Mindspark counts over X students in Y schools amongst its delighted users.
Mindspark on a Cloud
Mindspark is a cloud based application which can run on computers/tablets located anywhere in the world and allows users to connect to Mindspark servers via a web browser. Mindspark uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) for smooth functioning and lightning fast speeds.
Reliability & Stability Being on the cloud Mindspark servers are up 24x7, and due to Elastic Load Balancing, users can enjoy a seamless and problem free experience.
Availability & Scalability Mindspark can be scaled to any extend without affecting existing users, thanks to AWS’ immense and flexible bandwidth availability.
Superior accessibility & Security Mindspark runs on an internet browser hence its compatible with most devices. All accounts are password protected, hence extremely secure.
Easy to use All you need to work on Mindspark is a working internet connection, a browser and your login credentials... and you’re set!
Mindspark Impact Objective : Evaluate the impact of Mindspark on student learning by using ASSET Scores of 2011 and 2012.
Sample Set A total of 11,898 students from 98 schools are considered for this study. Only the students who have taken ASSET Math, across the nation, in both 2011 and 2012 are considered. Schools with more than or equal to 50 students in a class are considered
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Results Mindspark schools have shown a significant increase in relative performance in ASSET after usage of Mindspark
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The case of a School group in Western India Similar analysis was done to compare the performance of 3 branches of a school group in ASSET, one of them being a Mindspark school and others, not. Result: Mindspark students’ performance in ASSET significantly improved to move up the rank of the school by 29 points.
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Mindspark-School List
150+ leading schools have partnered with Mindspark North Zone
Chandigarh – Saupin’s School Delhi & New Delhi - The Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar, Vasant Valley School, St. George’s School, Bluebells School International, The Mother’s International School, Birla Vidya Niketan (Junior Wing), Shaheed Rajpal D A V Public School Ghaziabad - D L F Public School, G.D Goenka Public School, Uttam School For Girls Gurgaon - The Shri Ram Police Public School, The Shri Ram School, Aravali, The Shri Ram School, DLF-3 Hisar - Vidya Devi Jindal School Lucknow - Seth M. R. Jaipuria School Mohali - Saupin’s School Noida - Genesis Global School, Step by Step School, Vidya and Child Patiala - Yadavindra Public Sc
West Zone Ahmedabad - The Riverside School, Anand Niketan International, Anand Niketan, Satellite, Udgam School for Children Anjar - Welspun Vidya Mandir Bhopal - Asia Pacific International School, Billabong High International School, The Sanskaar Valley School, The Scindia School, Fort, Advanced Academy Jalgaon - St. Teresa’s Convent English Medium Higher Secondary School Jalna - Golden Jubilee School Jamnagar - Sarojben Memorial International School Kalol - Amrit Vidyalaya Kalyan - Podar International School (ICSE) Karjat - India First Foundation School Margao - Manovikas English Medium School Mumbai - Campion School, The Cathedral & John Connon School (Junior), Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School (Afternoon Section), MET Rishikul Vidyalaya, R N Podar School, G. D. Somani Memorial School, Garodia International Centre For Learning, Ghatkopar, Gopal’s Garden High School, Gundecha Education Academy, Shishuvan English Medium School, St. Mary’s High School, Andheri (West), Fravashi International Academy, Wisdom High International School Navi Mumbai - Podar International School (ICSE), Nerul, Sanjivani International School Pune - Podar International School (ICSE), Riverdale International Residential School, Vidya Valley School, Rajkot - M V Dhulashia and JHC Trust Schools, S N Kansagra School, The Galaxy School - Wadi Campus Surat - Fountainhead School, G D Goenka International School Thane - Ram Ratna International School, Ram Ratna Vidya Mandir Ujjain - Takshshila Junior College Vadodara - Navrachana International School, St Kabir Indian Internation
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