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day-cum-boarding school set within
an expansive and superbly equipped
118-acre campus in suburban Indore,
has been awarded top scores under
eight of the 15 parameters of school
education excellence.
“All of us in DC eagerly look for-
ward to the annual EWISR, because
it provides a comprehensive diag-
nosis of the health and well-being of
India’s best schools. Therefore the
top scores awarded by your almost
10,000 knowledgeable sample
respondents on eight of the 15
parameters of education excellence
has come as a stimulating shot in the
arm for all our stakeholders, includ-
ing the governing board, teachers,
parents and students. It is proof that
we are not only providing all-round
balanced education to our children, Greenwood High Director Niru Agarwal: diligent professional development outcome
we have taken holistic education to a
new level,” says Bindra. Niru Agarwal, founder and cum-boarding schools promoted to
Bindra is especially pleased managing trustee of the Green- Ivy League in the inaugural EWISR
with DC’s top scores under the wood High School, Bangalore 2025-26 is a mere five. The state-
parameters of sports education (GWHS, estb. 2004) is equally of-the-art SAI International
and infrastructure. “Our Board of delighted that this relatively young School, Bhubaneswar, carefully
Governors has continuously sanc- day-cum-boarding school has been conceptualised by the late Dr.
tioned heavy investment in develop- vaulted into the Ivy League category Bijaya K. Sahoo after visiting
ing the school’s infrastructure. As a of super nova schools. with and drawing from the world’s
result we offer the best sports and “The highest scores awarded to us best boarding schools, is a model
field games facilities of any school under the closely related parameters day-cum-boarding school which
countrywide. These include a Ranji of teacher welfare & development, has established the hitherto
Trophy cricket ground; an under- competence of faculty and academic educationally backward state of
construction special grass covered reputation are very encouraging Odisha as a hub of 21st century
hockey field; fully-digital AI-enabled because we invest heavily in diligent K-12 education. Dr. Bijaya was
classrooms, and a full menu of co- teacher recruitment and train- unfortunately snatched away in
curricular education options. I am ing. The outcome is the excellent the prime of life by the Covid-19
also gratified that your sample re- IB, IGCSE and CISCE board exam virus in 2021. But not before he
spondents have awarded us top score scores awarded to our students. For established the fully residential,
for mental and emotional well-being instance 20 percent of all students in superbly furbished Sai International
of students. This is a high priority the 80 plus percentile in the CISCE Residential School, Cuttack and Sai
area for us. We provide deep coun- class XII board exams countrywide Angan pre-school, reportedly the
selling services for all students and this year, are from GWHS. This is largest modern pre-primary in Asia.
will shortly be introducing a whole an unprecedented achievement, These excellent, model K-12 schools
school Happiness curriculum,” adds thanks to the high competence of are being ably managed by Dr.
Bindra who modestly ascribes the our teachers. Our infrastructure and (Mrs.) Silpi Sahoo who is carrying
runaway high score awarded to DC facilities also deserve top score. All the valuable legacy of her late and
under the leadership parameter our campuses are 70 percent green much-lamented husband, forward.
to the “entire team” including the and provide excellent oxygen to stu- Likewise the impressively-
governing board, teachers, coopera- dents who are thus enabled to excel equipped Neerja Modi School,
tive parents and students. Currently in all field games and sports,” says Jaipur and DPS, RK Puram,
the co-ed Daly College has 1,780 Agarwal. Delhi which attract students from
students mentored by 250 teachers It bears reiteration that the across the country and beyond have
on its muster rolls. number of regularly top-ranked day- been awarded Ivy League status.

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