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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2022-23

Design Thinking Leaders It’s a proud moment for us to be ranked India’s
Preschools demonstrating extraordinary capability to #1 preschool in the category of Design Thinking.
break away from rote learning, and adopt pedagogies “I thank our incredible teachers, students, parents
which encourage development of children’s creative and support staff for their continuous efforts to reinvent
thinking, collaborative and problem-solving skills. foundational learning by incorporating new-age
pedagogies and practices. We have adopted a two-
Rank pronged approach to integrate design thinking into
pre-primary education. First, we have ideated, prototyped
India State City and tested pedagogies
1 1 1 Little One, The Jaipuria Preschool, Ghaziabad that work best for
children. Secondly,
2 1 1 Little Angels School, Gwalior our teachers guide
3 1 1 Indus Altum Early Learning Centre, Belagavi children to learn
4 2 1 Vidyasagar Preschool, JP Nagar, Bengaluru problem-solving
5 1 1 Budding Blossoms, Ashok Nagar, using the design
Mumbai thinking model
6 1 1 GEMS Genesis International School (Pre-primary), of empathising,
Ahmedabad defining, ideating,
6 1 1 Casagrand International School, Preschool & Learning prototyping and
Center, Chennai testing. For instance,
7 2 2 Garodia’s Academy — A Preschool, Mumbai in an activity to
7 2 2 Ryan Christian Montessori, Borivali, Mumbai encourage eco-
8 3 1 Cambridge School (Pre-primary), Sangli friendliness, our children redesign discarded bottles,
8 3 1 Little Pearls (CIPS) Preschool, Nagpur utensils, containers as plant pots and sprinklers using
9 4 3 Ikigai Global Prep School, Mumbai the design thinking approach” — Rashmi Minocha,
9 4 1 Bright Beginnings International Preschool, Thane principal, Little One, The Jaipuria Preschool,
10 1 1 Sanfort Preschool, Mayur Vihar 1, Delhi
Ghaziabad (125 children and 15 teachers)

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