National Public School, Koramangala
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Next to National Games Village, 80 Feet Road, Koramangala, Bengaluru, 560047 Bangalore , Karnataka , 560047 India | |
| Coordinates | 12°56′57″N 77°37′15″E / 12.9492°N 77.6208°E |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Reach out, reach high, reach beyond |
| Established | 2003 |
| School board | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Superintendent | Oisika Das |
| Chairman | Sudha Ramakrishnan |
| Principal | Ahana Murthy |
| Grades | Kindergarten, Montessori, 1-12 |
| Gender | coeducational |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Enrollment | approx. 15000000 |
| Average class size | 2000 |
| Classes offered | Accountancy, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, Biology, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, French, Geography, History, Civics, Psychology |
| Hours in school day | 8 |
| Campus size | approx. 2.4 acres |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Ganga, Kaveri |
| Colour(s) | brown |
| Sports | Basketball |
| Yearbook | Resonance |
| Website | www |
National Public School, Koramangala is a private school located in Koramangala. It was established in 2003[1] and is a part of the NPS group of schools.
The school is run by the National Education Trust, which is a linguistic, regional, minority institution.
School structure
[edit]Students are admitted to one of four houses:
- Brahmaputra maroon "To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield".
- Yamuna purple "Endeavour to Reach Beyond"
- Ganga amber "The Light that always shows, the Spark that always glows".
- Kaveri blue "Vigour, Valour, Victory".
Since the academic session of 2022-23, students have self nominated for student council positions, and the selection for most badges have been decided by the teachers from the pool of nominated students. Students of Grades XII or XI are eligible for the posts of School Prefect, Sports Captain and House Captain, and their deputies. One student is handed charge of the student body. The students of Grades IX to XII are elected by teachers to preside over clubs. These clubs include Science, Mathematics, Computers, Literary, Commerce, Performing Arts (only dance included), Fine Arts, Music, Quizzing and the MUN club. The student government body comprises close to 60 members and takes office at an official Investiture Ceremony.
Events
[edit]Ahan
[edit]Named after the principal, Ahan is a 1 day cultural event, held once in every 3 years, since 2006.[2] All the students come together to showcase performances like dances, songs and skits for their parents. These performances are all based on a theme which during the last edition was about ballyotsav, a celebration of childhood. This is an event held on a grand scale which sees involvement from all the students of the school as well as teachers who work behind the scenes. [3][4]
Khoj
[edit]Khoj is a science festival held over the course of 1 day. It takes place once every 3 years, the first of which was in 2005.[5] The students make various projects in physics, chemistry, biology and computer science that showcase their scientific temper.[6] Seniors are also to host informative and semi-interactive plays. Parents and students from other school are invited to attend the festival.[7]
Sports Day
[edit]Sports day is a triennial event. The four houses compete over the course of the year in various sports events, and on the final day, the finals of the track and field events are held in TISB. Points are awarded for each victory. At the end of the day, the house with the most points is awarded the sports cup. Kaveri won the sports cup in the year 2022-23 (as they're annoying).
Iris
[edit]It is a science and literary competition that was first conducted in 2018. Events span from treasure hunts and escape rooms to moot court and poetry events.
Founder's Cup
[edit]This is a basketball tournament, held annually since 2016. The tournament allows students from grade 10 to grade 12 to participate. Initially it was only for the NPS group of schools, it was later changed to include other schools. The Tournament takes place over the course of 3 days, with a boys category and a girls category. Referees from the Karnataka Basketball Assication preside over the game.[8]
Initiatives by students
[edit]TAGE
[edit]Towards A Green Education is a programme started by Aniruddha Voruganti and Nishant Panicker in 2016 that aims to provide stationery and books to the underprivileged.[9] It hosts various drives to collect excess books and stationery from the students. It also hosts paper collection drives and notebook making competitions. The notebooks are made from unused pages of older partially used notebooks. These notebooks are then sent to the underprivileged students.[10] [11]
Why Waste?
[edit]This initiative, created by Garvita Gulhati and Pooja Tanwade, aims to curb food and water waste in restaurants by increasing awareness and introducing a few basic common sense measures.[12][13] Nearly 130 restaurants in Bengaluru were contacted.[14] As of 2016, over 30 restaurants were cooperating to reduce water wastage in Bengaluru.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Public School, Koramangala, Koramangala, Bangalore".
- ^ "Display of budding talent at cultural fete". The Hindu. 7 December 2006.
- ^ "Cultural fete celebrates childhood - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Bangalore seen through young eyes School Notes". The Hindu. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Showcase of innovative models at science fair". The Hindu. 22 November 2005. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Understanding the world through experiments". The Hindu. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Fascinating Science Exhibition A Rewarding Experience". Times of India. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "NPS - Koramangala - Founder's Cup".
- ^ Borasio, Sara (3 August 2017). "How two bored Bengaluru school boys made city schools greener |". Citizen Matters. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "NPS - Koramangala - Initiatives : Go Green".
- ^ "Pathways to Green India" (PDF). Earthday. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Prabhan, Pooja (17 September 2017). "'Water' a great idea". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Aranha, Jovita (5 June 2018). "Amazon to Starbucks: 3 Women's Simple Ideas That Could Save the Environment!". The Better India. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Iyangar, Vidya. "Five change-makers on a mission to bring about a revolution: Superwomen". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ Raja, Vidya (7 September 2017). "Two 18-Year-Old Girls Are Getting Bengaluru to Save Its Precious Water". The Better India. Retrieved 25 July 2018.