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Centa TPO 2020 Top 10 schools We are proud that

EuroSchool teachers have
No. of “performed brilliantly in
award
Rank winning Centa TPO 2020. In EuroSchools,
teachers we believe in providing rigorous,
1 Shiv Nadar Schools 46 relevant and meaningful
2 City Montessori School, Lucknow 33 academic experiences to our
3 Delhi Public Schools (Takshila Education Society) 27 students. This cannot happen
4 Reliance Foundation Schools 27 without effective teachers who
5 EuroSchools 14 are tried, tested and certified as
6 The Kindergarten Starters, Dubai 7 such. Participation in the annual
7 Arya Vidya Mandir, Mumbai 4 Centa TPO enables us to transform our teachers into
great teachers” — Shruthi Yalamalli Arun, principal,
8 LEAD Schools 4 EuroSchool, Whitefield, Bengaluru
9 Ahlcon International School, Delhi* 3
10 Asian College of Teachers, Kolkata 2
I am excited that teachers
not just from my school, but
* Though there are other schools with 3 winners, the expert “across India, enthusiastically
panel used historical performance in TPO as a tiebreaker. participated in Centa TPO 2020.
Our teachers are eager to learn
and constantly improve and Centa
Institutional reactions TPO is an excellent platform for

them to test their skills against
Our teachers’ engagement the best in India and around the
with and adoption of the world. I am very pleased that
“Centa TPO is intensive. participation in the Centa TPO has resulted in improved
When teachers are prepared to competencies of our teachers. The energy and enthusiasm
test themselves to know where they have shown to write the Centa TPO every year makes
they stand in their fraternity, me very happy” — Asha Alexander, principal, GEMS
they are incentivised to upgrade Kindergarten Starters, Dubai
and improve. It’s reassuring
to learn that our teachers are It’s very reassuring that our
the best in India, following a teachers have performed
test administered by a credible teacher certification “exceptionally well in the
organisation” — Col. (Retd.) Gopal Karunakaran, rigorous Centa TPO 2020. This is
CEO, Shiv Nadar Schools proof that they are not only great
at their jobs but are also deeply
I am thrilled that CMS invested in continuous learning
has the second largest and professional development.
“number of Centa TPO I am confident this tradition of
2020 winners. We want to participating in and topping the
grow this number because TPO will be continued by the school’s teachers in the
teacher competence and future” — Damanjit Kaur Sabherwal, principal, Arya
professionalism is critically Vidya Mandir School, Juhu, Mumbai
important for schools to
deliver high quality education. Centa is pronounced in our
To be able to develop 21st schools as ‘Santa’ because of the
century skills such as critical thinking and problem- “prizes and awards the Centa TPO
solving in children, teachers need to have them first. confers on our teachers. The annual
The Centa TPO incentivises teachers to develop these Centa TPO is not only transforming
skills while encouraging them to demonstrate their our teachers into subject experts, but
subject expertise and invest in continuous professional also into reflective, enquiring and
development” — Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, president transformative educators” — Dr.
and managing director, City Montessori School, Ashok Pandey, director, Ahlcon
Lucknow Group Schools, Delhi

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