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old school’s promotion to India #1 to
the high quality of its teachers. “I am
very pleased that your sample respon-
dents have awarded VVS the highest
score under this parameter because a
school is only as good as its teachers.
We invest great effort and resources
in our teacher enrichment programme
and I am happy that this investment
has paid off. I am also pleased about
the high score we have been awarded
under the parameter of students’ emo-
tional and mental well-being which is
directly connected with competence of
faculty. Moreover we have introduced
an innovative environment sustain-
ability programme which includes
better-to-bus and car-pooling pro-
grammes to reduce children’s carbon
footprints and a Japanese style ‘time- Sishya’s Dr. Salim Thomas (centre right): everyday joyful learning priority
to-tidy’ initiative under which chil-
dren clean their classrooms before and and sports education which ensures says Thomas, an alumnus of the Law-
after school. These programmes have that our children have a joyful learn- rence School, Lovedale, Armed Forces
received wide publicity and probably ing experience everyday they come Medical College, Pune and officer of
account for our promotion this year,” to school. The mental and emotional the Indian Navy (1971-86) who came
says Krishnan. Currently this CBSE well-being of children is high priority aboard SSA promoted and established
and Cambridge International (UK)- for us in SSA and I am gratified with by his father, the legendary K.I. (‘Kit’)
affiliated school sited on an eight-acre our high score under this parameter. Thomas in 1974.
campus in the heart of South Delhi has Awareness of the good work we are Beyond the Top 10, several well-
1,400 children mentored by 161 teach- doing under these inter-connected known and respected schools have
ers on its muster rolls. parameters of school excellence is be- risen in esteem of the informed public
Dr. Salim Joseph Thomas, hind our big promotion this this year,” and promoted into the Top 20. While
president of the Kit Thomas Edu- most of them have moved a notch up
cation Society, promoter of the LSA’s director Meena Kak (right) & principal Jaya or down, the Lakshmipat Sing-
Sishya School, Adyar (SSA), Mishra: rightful rank hania Academy, Kolkata (LSA,
Chennai which has moved for- estb. 1996) has been awarded a huge
ward to #8 nationally (16) and promotion by this year’s sample re-
#1 Tamil Nadu and Chennai, is spondents. Ranked a modest #33
also satisfied that this 59-year- in 2022-23, it has been vaulted to
old school has been “restored to #11 this year with excellent scores
its natural position”. He is espe- under the parameters of academic
cially pleased that SSA has been reputation, co-curricular and sports
awarded high scores under the education, parental involvement,
parameters of teacher competen- and value for money. Perhaps more
cy, academic reputation, sports, important, together with the Heri-
individual attention to students, tage School, LSA is co-ranked Kol-
parental involvement and mental kata and West Bengal’s #1 co-ed day
and emotional well-being of chil- school this year.
dren. “This is most welcome news.
“The high scores awarded to We have been waiting for years
us under these parameters are to be awarded our rightful rank
mutually reinforcing. Competent as Kolkata’s #1 co-ed day school,
teachers ensure that children re- even if we have to share the honour
ceive holistic education compris- this year. As indicated by the high
ing good academic, co-curricular scores awarded to LSA under the

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