Indirapuram public school gzb best schools of india 21 may 2013 (2)

1. INDIRAPURAM PUBLIC SCHOOL ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS

2. ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS SPARK CURIOSITY IN STUDENTS PARTICIPATIVE LEARNING ACHIEVE TO INSPIRE INCUBATING GERMINATED IDEAS FACULTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

3. SPARK CURIOSITY IN STUDENTS Encourage students to question everything Nothing is beyond questioning First principle approach to concept building, to build strong fundamentals Believe that a deep understanding of basics is the route to innovation and to developing scientific temper

4. PARTICIPATIVE LEARNING THROUGH CLUB ACTIVITIES Robotics Astronomy Science Mathematics Multimedia Ecology Rain Water Harvesting Conservation of Water - an awareness

5. ROBOTICS CLUB WONDERS

6. Astronomy Club: Understanding the Big bang!

7. ACHIEVE TO INSPIRE No substitute for hands on experience- Innovation is risky and messy! Getting hands dirty in trying something new Success begets more aspirants……

8. SOME ACHIEVEMENTS …INSPIRING OTHERS Second Runner-up in the NASA Space Settlement Contest 2010

9. INVITED TO REPRESENT INDIA AT INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2011

10. WINNER: DELL DIGITAL SCHOOLATHON

11. PRELIMINARY DISCOVERY OF AN ASTEROID (AHSH23) Under the International Astronomical Search Campaign

12. 2 GOLD, 3 SILVER AND 5 BRONZE IN INTERNATIONAL YOUNG MATHEMATICIANS CONVENTION IN NOVEMBER 2012

13. TWO GLOBAL TEAM BERTHS IN WORLD SCHOLARS CUP COMPETITION

14. JAPAN-EAST ASIA NETWORK OF EXCHANGE FOR STUDENTS AND YOUTHS (JENESYS)

15. INCUBATING GERMINATED IDEAS Encourage research work Encourage inter-disciplinary approach, eg , between Entrepreneurs and Science Clubs to evaluate viability of project

16. INCUBATING GERMINATED IDEAS One school sponsored student’s research, ie , a concept of an auto disease diagnositic machine, received national honor from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam The student also filed a patent (PATENT APP. NO.: 3181/DEL/2011) for the innovation

17. FACULTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE Excellent qualified and dedicated faculty- our core strength Faculty spares no effort at preparing for lessons in order to effectively teach concepts as well as application Go the extra mile to ensure that more promising students progress faster, through additional attention after-School hours & through special projects We encourage our students to adapt knowledge of international best practices in Science to local conditions, through projects & clubs Quality Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Information Technology laboratories

18. The School does not stop at this. We do not hesitate to hire or procure more equipment/ wherewithal to improve teaching-learning outcomes or facilitate students who need extra resources

19. INDIRAPURAM PUBLIC SCHOOL ‘FUTURE READY’ IN TEACHING PEDAGOGIES & PRACTICES

20. INFUSING TECHNOLOGY IN DAY TO DAY ACTIVITY Integrated classrooms with in-built e-smart classes E-learning in synchronicity with regular classroom learning Each student equipped with a Mathematics kit Regular classroom teaching is immediately followed by its real life applications. For e.g. grade tenth chapter “geometry” is followed by students designing 3-D geometric shapes in AutoCAD, Google Sketch-up etc. Aim is to expose students to technology in day to day functioning and at a very basic, grassroots level

21. Young scientists building a Mars rover

22. PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT OF FACULTY: ‘TRAIN THE TRAINERS’ The School head and the Science HOD participated in a project ‘Igniting Minds through Science and Technology’ sponsored by British Petroleum in Mumbai in January 2013 School also participated in a policy dialogue on ‘Science and Mathematics Education : The Way Forward’, at New Delhi in January 2013, conducted by the British council in partnership with the NCERT and UNESCO

23. FUNCTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS IN INDIA AND ABROAD Actively seek international and national collaboration Recipients of the International School Award from the British Council In active partnerships with Schools in India & abroad as part of the ‘Connecting Classrooms’ project of the British Council We conduct Inter-school student and faculty Exchange programmes Progressing with an exchange programme with Germany

24. FUNCTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS IN INDIA AND ABROAD Are actively pursuing the ‘International Award For Young People’ programme Actively pursuing the ‘Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE)’ programme Interaction includes physical visits by students and faculty, video conferencing with other schools, correspondence on emails etc Students are encouraged to share ideas and projects with these partners, thereby enhancing their own knowledge base.

25. ACTIVE IN PROBLEM SOLVING IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES Even as we pursue knowledge globally, we encourage students to participate actively in their local communities Helps ground knowledge in local requirements & realities for immediate application Our students have been getting a hands-on look at problems ( eg water) and working at solving these problems locally Overall, the aim is to encourage a holistic approach to problem solving, inter-alia encompassing engineering issues at a very practical level

26. EQUIPS @ KGBVs Indirapuram Public school is mentoring five Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Hapur (UP), with a view to raise educational standards under British Council’s EQUIPS (Education Quality Improvement Pathway for School) project

27. INDIRAPURAM PUBLIC SCHOOL INCORPORATING VALUE CENTRICITY IN TEACHING-LEARNING & ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES

28. CREATING ROLE MODELS AND ENHANCING PARTICIPATION Project SAMANVAY- involving Parents and Community

29. INFUSING GENEROSITY Students believe in the joy of giving; are immensely excited to be a part of Dr. APJ Kalam’s “What can I give mission” Students of our school teach slum children after school hours Every year, our students gather books, stationery, food and gift to Orphanages in the vicinity of the school Helps imbibe a sense of responsibility towards the community

30. PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT Taught to regard the Earth as being held in ‘Trust’ by each generation for the next Students cover their notebooks and books with newspapers Children recycle paper every Wednesday for the administrative staff to use later Our students have made giant strides in encouraging water conservation in the local community

31. Collaborative spirit

32. We believe every child is special We aspire to bring out the best in every child After all, every focused, educated mind is an asset to the Nation Thank You