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are obliged to initiate a Responsible and Conscious Design Thinking Leaders
Citizenship project to ideate solutions for social/environ- Schools demonstrating extraordinary capability to break
mental problems in their local communities. Moreover, away from rote learning, and adopting pedagogies that
all class IX students participate in the Design for Change’s encourage development of students’ creative thinking, col-
iCan global programme. Another important community laborative and problem solving skills are ranked under this
initiative is that we run Navsrijan, a free-of-charge school parameter.
on our campus which provides high-quality education to
over 350 poor children” — Promini Chopra, principal, Rank
Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Lucknow (students:
4,304; teachers: 228) India State City

Library & Reading Culture 1 1 1 Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana
Schools that provide contemporary library facilities and 2 2 1 1 ATS Valley School, Mohali
1
3
Billabong High International School, Malad, Mumbai
actively promote reading culture are ranked in this category.
3 1 1 Children’s Academy, Thakur Complex, Mumbai
Rank 4 2 1 DPS Navi Mumbai
5 1 1 Venkateshwar Signature School, Raipur
India State City 6 1 1 1 The Palace School, Jaipur
1
6
Delhi Public School, Nipania, Indore
1 1 1 KR Mangalam World School, Greater Kailash II, Delhi 7 1 1 Indraprastha Global School, Noida
2 1 1 The Somaiya School, Mumbai 7 1 1 Bishop Cotton Girls’ School, Bengaluru
3 1 1 Srishti World School, Visakhapatnam 8 2 1 Excellere World School, Gurugram
4 1 1 Royal Global School, Guwahati 8 2 1 Blue Bells Model School, Sector 4, Gurugram
4 2 2 Ryan International School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi 9 3 2 DCM Presidency School, Ludhiana
5 1 1 DALIMSS Sunbeam School & Hostel, Rohania, 9 2 2 Nalapad Academy, Bengaluru
Varanasi 9 3 1 The Polymath School, Bhiwandi
5 2 1 Allenhouse Public School, Panki, Kanpur 10 4 1 Silver Oak Universal School, Nashik
6 1 1 Little Angels High School, Gwalior 10 1 1 Delhi School of Excellence, Manikonda, Hyderabad
7 2 2 HFS International School, Powai, Mumbai
7 3 3 JM International School, Delhi
8 1 1 Focus School, Hyderabad
9 1 1 Delhi World Public School, Kandaghat, Solan
9 4 1 The Maurya School, Gurugram
10 1 1 Somnath International School, Kodinar, Gir-Somnath
10 3 3 Shree Chandulal Nanavati Vinaymandir School,
Vile Parle (W), Mumbai

This is great news because
we truly believe that love
“of reading is the founda-
tion and prerequisite of all
learning and knowledge acqui-
sition. In KRMWS, we provide This award is validation of Sat Paul Mittal School’s
well-stocked, air-conditioned commitment to fostering innovation and creativ-
libraries offering a wide range “ity within our students. Our objective is to create
of books, CDs and periodicals. happy and confident students who think out of the box,
During the pandemic we ensured access to books and solve problems and transform into conscientious future-
learning from children’s homes by establishing a virtual ready global citizens. The school’s teachers stimulate
Reading and Learning Centre. Our teachers encourage design thinking through experiential learning pedagogies,
children to develop the reading habit from young age brainstorming sessions and conferences, exchange pro-
through reading challenges and curate books for junior, grammes, field trips and research, special interest clubs,
middle and senior school students. All this has helped us community service projects among other programmes” —
create a vibrant library and reading culture” — Dr. Jyoti Bhupinder Gogia, principal, Sat Paul Mittal School,
Gupta, principal, K.R. Mangalam World School, Ludhiana (estb.2004), which has 1,584 students men-
Greater Kailash-II, Delhi tored by 103 teachers.

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