Sri Adwayananda Public School, administered by Alliance Educational Foundation, is a private, English-medium school in Malakkara, Kerala,

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, that conducts classes from kindergarten to twelfth standard.

About the school

Sri Atmananda Memorial School, Malakara, Kerala

Founded in 1987, now with an enrolment of over 150 children on the three campuses of kindergarten through twelfth standard, the school is

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and accommodates children from varied

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and religious backgrounds. It is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations and also to the Clonlara School (USA). The school is located in Malakkara village near Chengannur, Kerala, India. Visitors to the school remark on the joyous atmosphere and enthusiasm evident among the children and teachers.Nisha Nair K. "They Learn Through Play and Play While They Learn," ''Malayala Manorama Vishukani'' (April 2007), pp. 72-76. See als
"I-School, My School"
''The Week'' (9 February 2003), pp. 16-19. See als
"It is Science all Around: Sri Atmananda Memorial School, Malakara"
(May 2003), ''The National Science Magazine''. In the Lower Primary Section (ages 5 through 8), the children are free to decide which activities to attend and how to organise their own day according to their interests. By the Upper Primary Section (ages 8–11), the children are motivated towards group projects that require a longer attention span. At this time, examinations are introduced in a fun way through an "Exam Fest" where everyone can help each other. By the High School (ages 12–14) and Plus-Two (ages 15–17) sections, the children prepare for the external board examinations in tenth (ICSE)/

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and twelfth (ISC)/

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standards or pursue the

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Senior Secondary Programme/ Clonlara diploma that assesses children on internal examinations, daily work, and a cumulative portfolio. The school also incorporates differently-abled children through assessments who can benefit from the program. The school’s resilient graduates have gone on to higher learning at distinguished institutions in India and abroad and on into the professional world.

Milestones

* Inauguration of School by Sri Adwayananda (1987) * Described by Sir Bernard Ledwidge, Chairman of Britain Committee for

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, as "the best school I have seen in all my career" (1991) * Authored teachers’ resource books of games and activities: ''Up and About!'' (1994), ''Let’s Colour Our World'' (1995), and ''Educational Board Games'' (1997), all published by Orient Longman, Ltd. * Invited to present teaching approach to Mikhail Gorbachev’s State of the World Forum (USA), 1997, 1999, 2000 * Received the KANFED 2000 Award for Best High School for Innovation * First graduating class (2001) * Rated by ''The Week'' magazine as “one of the top ten innovative schools in India” (2003)“I-School, My School”
''The Week'' (February 9, 2003), pp. 16-19. * Rated one of the top three schools in

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by ''Vishukani'' magazine (published by ''Malayala Manorama'') (2007) * Association of Indian Universities recognition of Clonlara diploma offered by Sri Adwayananda Public School as equivalent to +2 stage qualification of an Indian board for admission to Indian universities (2008) * Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the School (2012) * Annual International Colloquium on the Teacher-Student Relationship in Education series launched in August 2013 * Partnership with Decathlon India where senior students from the school have the opportunity to attend professional workshops and internships for pro

Training Programme

Sri Adwayananda Public School provides a three-year training program in its educational approach for its own teachers where teachers gain experience on each of the respective campuses: Lower Primary, Upper Primary, High School

Notes and references

External links

Official Website
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