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Indian Express
2 days ago
- General
- Indian Express
4 Indian schools among finalists for World's Best School Prizes 2025
Four Indian schools were on Wednesday named among the top 10 finalists across different categories for the annual World's Best School Prizes, organised in the UK to celebrate schools' enormous contribution to society's progress. Schools from Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh were unveiled as contenders for a membership to the Best School to Work programme to help schools attract and retain the best teachers. The worldwide winners across categories would be announced in October. The five World's Best School Prizes – for Community Collaboration, Environmental Action, Innovation, Overcoming Adversity, and Supporting Healthy Lives – were founded by UK-headquartered T4 Education in the wake of COVID to give a platform to schools that are changing lives in their classrooms and beyond. 'In a world being turned upside down by AI, as technology reshapes the way we learn and renders jobs that have existed for centuries obsolete, amid growing challenges of climate change, conflict, poverty and populism, the world our young people are entering has never felt more precarious. 'And a good education, with humans at its heart, has never been more important,' said Vikas Pota, Founder of T4 Education and the World's Best School Prizes. T4 Education calls itself a global platform bringing together a community of over 2,00,000 teachers from more than 100 countries to transform education. Government Girls Senior Secondary School, NIT 5, a state secondary school in Faridabad, Haryana, has been selected for transforming the lives of at-risk girls by interlinking nutritional programmes, physical wellbeing, and mental health support with education to break down societal barriers and ensure no girl is left behind. It is on the list of 10 finalists for the World's Best School Prize for Supporting Healthy Lives. ZP School Jalindar Nagar, a public primary school in Khed taluka, near Pune, has been recognised for revolutionising public-school education by providing quality student-led learning with its Subject Friend system, a peer-learning model where students of different ages teach and learn from each other. This Maharashtra-based school is a finalist in the World's Best School Prize for Community Collaboration category. Ekya School, J P Nagar, is an independent kindergarten, primary, and secondary school in Bengaluru which is empowering students to become innovative thinkers and proactive problem solvers through a Design Thinking curriculum that integrates human-centred design processes and skills development. This school in Karnataka has been named a Top 10 finalist for the World's Best School Prize for Innovation. Delhi Public School Varanasi, an independent kindergarten, primary and secondary school in Varanasi, is creating an environment where students are empowered to explore, grow and lead with compassion through its learner-centric educational model that embeds environmental stewardship and social responsibility into the learning experience. This UP school is in the running for the World's Best School Prize for Environmental Action. Congratulating the schools on becoming finalists for the World's Best School Prizes 2025, Pota said, 'It is in schools like these that we find the innovations and expertise that give us hope for a better future. Leaders and schools around the world have so much to learn from these inspirational Indian institutions.' The winners will be chosen by an expert Judging Academy, with all 50 finalist schools across the five prizes also taking part in a public vote opened this week to determine the winner of the Community Choice Award. The worldwide winners across these categories will be announced in October, with all the finalists and winners invited to the World Schools Summit in Abu Dhabi on November 15-16. The winning schools will share their best practices, unique expertise and experience with policymakers and leading figures in global education.
Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Putrajaya school shortlisted for World's Best School Prizes 2025
T4 Education said SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) has seen its pupils' stress levels drop by 60% and classroom behaviour improve by 40% through 'HELPIE'. (T4 Education pic) PETALING JAYA : A primary school in Putrajaya has been shortlisted as a top 10 finalist for the World's Best School Prizes 2025. SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) made the list after its pupils developed an app called HELPIE to make mental health support accessible, engaging and fun. Awards organiser T4 Education said that, through the app, the school had seen pupils' stress levels drop by 60% and classroom behaviour improve by 40%. Also, 90% of the pupils reported understanding their emotions better. In a statement, T4 Education said a survey among the 1,400 pupils in 2023 revealed that 34% of them were experiencing stress, and 47% were struggling to express their emotions. It said the school was planning to publish the app on the Google Play store so it could be integrated into the counselling programmes of other schools. T4 Education founder Vikas Pota praised the school as a beacon of hope, calling it an inspiration for global educators facing the pressures of technological change, climate crises and societal challenges. 'It is in schools like SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) where we find the innovations and expertise that give us hope for a better future. 'Leaders and schools around the world have so much to learn from this inspirational Malaysian institution,' he said. The winners of the awards' five categories – community collaboration, environmental action, innovation, overcoming adversity, and supporting healthy lives – and the T4 Education community choice award will be announced in October. 'They will be invited to the World Schools' Summit in Abu Dhabi on Nov 15-16 where they will share their best practices and unique expertise and experience with policymakers and leading figures in global education,' it said.
BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Two London academies shortlisted for World's Best School Prizes
Two "inspirational" London academies have been shortlisted for the World's Best School Prizes, which celebrate schools around the world that drive positive Academy West London, a state secondary in Feltham is a top 10 finalist in the Supporting Healthy Lives category while One Degree Academy, a state-funded nursery and primary in Enfield, is in the Overcoming Adversity winners of the awards, organised by educational platform T4 Education, will be announced in the deputy mayor for children and families, Joanne McCartney, said: "Both schools are shining examples of the life-changing impact education can have in our capital." Vikas Pota, founder of T4 Education and the World's Best School Prizes, said young people faced a "more precarious future than ever" as artificial intelligence continued to be developed and amid growing challenges of climate change."A good education, with humans at its heart, has never been more important," he said."It is in schools like Rivers Academy West London and One Degree Academy where we find the innovations and expertise that give us hope for a better future. "Leaders and schools around the world have so much to learn from these inspirational London institutions." There are five categories for the World's Best School Prizes:Community Collaboration Environmental Action Innovation Overcoming Adversity Supporting Healthy Lives The winners will be chosen by a judging panel and all 50 shortlisted schools across the five categories will also be part of a public vote, which opened on Wednesday, to determine the winner of a Community Choice Award. All the winners will be announced in winners and finalists of the prizes will be invited to the World Schools Summit in the United Arab Emirates in November.
The Star
3 days ago
- Health
- The Star
SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) shortlisted for World's Best School Prizes 2025
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian primary school has secured a place among the global top 10 finalists for the World's Best School Prizes 2025. SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) was named in the Top 10 shortlist for the World's Best School Prize for Supporting Healthy Lives. The school was recognised for its innovative HELPIE health mobile application, designed to improve students' mental well-being by offering tools for stress identification and management, along with fun games and health campaigns. Since its implementation, the school has seen a 60% drop in student stress levels. More than 90% of students report a better understanding of their emotions, and 87% say they understand their stress levels better. The initiative also led the school to win the prestigious AIA Healthiest Schools Competition last year. Efforts are underway to publish HELPIE on Google Play for integration into the counselling programmes of more schools. The primary school stands a chance to win part of the US$250,000 (RM1.06mil) prize, which will be equally shared among winners of the five prizes, with each receiving US$50,000 (RM212,525). The five World's Best School Prizes, founded last year by T4 Education, are the world's most prestigious education prizes. T4 Education and the World's Best School Prizes founder, Vikas Pota, said: "In a world being turned upside down by AI, as technology reshapes the way we learn and renders jobs that have existed for centuries obsolete, amid growing challenges of climate change, conflict, poverty, and populism, the world our young people are entering has never felt more precarious. And a good education, with humans at its heart, has never been more important. 'It is in schools like SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) where we find the innovations and expertise that give us hope for a better future. 'Congratulations on becoming a finalist for the World's Best School Prizes 2025. Leaders and schools around the world have so much to learn from this inspirational Malaysian institution,' he said in a press release on Wednesday (June 18). The five World's Best School Prizes – for Community Collaboration, Environmental Action, Innovation, Overcoming Adversity, and Supporting Healthy Lives – will be chosen by an expert Judging Academy based on rigorous criteria. Additionally, all 50 finalist schools across the five prizes will participate in a Public Vote, which opened on Wednesday (June 18), to determine the winner of the Community Choice Award. All six winners will be announced in October. The winners and finalists of these global school prizes will be invited to the World Schools Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 15 to 16, where they will share their best practices and unique expertise with policymakers and leading figures in global education.
Evening Standard
3 days ago
- Science
- Evening Standard
Two London schools in the running for World's Best School Prize
Vikas Pota, Founder of T4 Education and the World's Best School Prizes, said: 'In a world being turned upside down by AI, as technology reshapes the way we learn and renders centuries-old jobs obsolete, and amid growing challenges of climate change, conflict, poverty and populism, our young people face a more precarious future than ever. And a good education, with humans at its heart, has never been more important.
