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Fionika Sanghvi: scepticism to surprise & satisfaction Sanchetna, Noida’s Chatterjee (right): continuous advancement

try’s #1 special needs school with top Fionika Sanghvi, principal Noida #8 (9), Aatman Academy,
score on four of ten parameters of of SPJ Sadhana School, Mumbai Thane #9 (7) and the previously
special needs education excellence. (estb.1973) — “the country’s first spe- unranked Srishti Child Develop-
“This promotion to #1 is a matter cialist school that nurtures severely ment & Learning Institute, Delhi
of great pride for TABIS and we would challenged children through utilisa- and Sunderji Institute of Special
like to thank your sample respondents tion of innovative therapies and peda- School, Pune (7) jointly ranked #10.
for taking note of the commitment of gogies” — is satisfied that the school Sharmila Chatterjee, principal
our teachers and staff to provide new has maintained its Top 5 ranking. “We of Sanchetna, Noida (estb.2009)
technologies-enabled learning envi- thank your respondents for recognis- — promoted by the Billabong High
ronments. Our latest initiative is to ing the commitment and passion of International School, Noida over a
offer our students the more flexible our highly qualified teachers and staff, decade ago — is delighted with the
IGCSE programme of the UK-based and look to higher ranked schools to school’s continuous rise in the special
Cambridge International board from share their best practices with us. It needs schools league table. “Our im-
the new academic year beginning will motivate us to strive towards con- proved rank this year reaffirms that
June 2021. This gives our students the tinuous improvement. The Covid-19 we are moving in the right direction.
option to choose between the national pandemic has forced us to devise on- The credit for this should be given to
NIOS and an international curricu- line pedagogies which is not an option our teachers as also to our pupils and
lum,” says Piya Marker, an educa- for CWSN in normal circumstances. parents for reposing their faith and
tion postgraduate with specialisation But there has been a visible attitudinal trust in us. I’m especially pleased that
in learning disabilities of SNDT Uni- shift from scepticism to surprise and we are top-ranked under the param-
versity, Mumbai, and director-head of satisfaction from our parents commu- eter of rehabilitation as this is a core
school. nity to our online academic and voca- priority of our vision and values,” says
In the Top 5 table Tamana Au- tional programmes, which are show- Chatterjee, an alumna of Delhi Uni-
tism Centre — School of Hope, ing excellent results,” says Sanghvi, versity and Indian Institute of Hu-
Delhi promoted in 1992 by cel- an education and commerce alumna man Rights, New Delhi. Currently,
ebrated educationist Dr. Shayama of Bombay and Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Sanchetna has 52 students and 17
Chona, retains its #2 ranking with universities, with a diploma in educa- teachers on its muster rolls.
top scores under the parameters of tion from the Rehabilitation Council Further down the league table of
teacher welfare & development, teach- of India, Delhi. Currently, SPJ Sadha- India’s most respected special needs
er competence and leadership quality. na School, Mumbai has 127 students schools, most institutions have mar-
However, the Academy for Severe mentored by 42 teachers and staff. ginally ceded rank because of the de-
Handicaps and Autism, Bengal- The Top 10 table of special needs but of two previously unranked insti-
uru (ASHA, estb.1995), ranked #1 in schools is completed by the Sweekar tutions — Shristi Child Development
2019-20 has been voted #3 this year, Academy of Rehabilitation Sci- & Learning Institute, Delhi at #10 and
followed by SPJ Sadhana School, ences, Secunderabad ranked #6 Brindavan Education Centre, Benga-
Mumbai #4 (4) and Mata Bhag- (#5 in 2019-20) followed by Asha luru at #18 .
wanti Chadha Niketan (MBCN), Kiran Special Needs School,
Noida (4) completing the Top 5 table. Bengaluru #7 (6), Sanchetna, Paromita Sengupta

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