Awards
The International School Awards 2018(ISA), organized at Dubai were given away on 23rdDecember 2018 in a glittering ceremony at Le Meridien Hotel & Conference Centre, Dubai. There were in all 30 awards. A detail survey and observation of the schools were done by the representatives of ISA 3 months prior to the ceremony and 2 coveted awards were bagged by Aaryans World School of Pune i.e. the ‘Best Eco-friendly school’ and ‘Best school for innovation in Education.’ The award was received by the Founder and Managing Director of the school Mr. Milind Tejpal Ladge at the hands of Dr. Attaullah Wahidyar, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Education, Dubai. International School awards 2018 is a global platform where all the premier schools and primary educational institutions get recognition for their commendable contribution to education sector. The awards were given away to recognize excellence in education and outstanding contribution in innovation & leadership which were sponsored by Dubai government and supported by UNICEF.
School Heads, school entrepreneurs and teachers from across India and across countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal, Philippines, Lebanon, the UAE, Netherlands, the UK were present on the occasion. The event witnessed participation of 500+ top schools from amongst 20 developing countries. Mr. Milind Ladge was called upon the stage to speak about the school in which he mentioned 3 most important aspects the school follows i.e. Eco-friendly, Innovation and Parent involvement. He apprised about Aaryans student centric organization of research & development (ASCORD) which is an inhouse research & development department which works mainly on innovative methods of learning and teaching as the name suggests. He also highlighted the phenomenon of the school being eco-friendly having established in nature friendly environment where students get to learn along with nature. He mentioned that the school is having rain water harvesting, water treatment plant, variety of birds and also fruit and vegetable gardens in the premises itself. Aaryans World School believes that best knowledge can only be gained along with nature. It is one of its kind established in the luscious green premises spread over a large area at Bhilarewadi, Katraj. The award ceremony took place in the presence of renowned speakers from around the world viz. Maurice De Hond, Founder of Steve Jobs Schools, Netherlands, an elementary school which gives each student an iPad to encourage individualized learning, Rohan Roberts, Innovation leader, GEMS Education, Dubai, the director of the Dubai Science Festival and a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of several global organizations, Vinny Garg, CEO, Nazakat, Inc. Virginia, USA, seasoned management consultant with over three decades of experience provisioning robust strategies to federal agencies and commercial entities to address a rubric of socio-economic challenges & Sumeer Walia, Director CEED, active enabler in Startup Ecosystem development in Punjab/Haryana and Chandigarh region. The world’s most influential writer and often being complimented for his sense of humour, the famous author and storyteller of India Mr. Ketan Bhagat was one of the speakers from India. One special speaker was Prodigy (Google boy) Kautilya Pandit who is known for having an IQ of 150, same as Albert Einsten being a 9-year-old. In the words of Mr. Ladge the ceremony was massive with significant and intellectual audience and participants, insightful speakers and magnificent arrangements for one and all and he feels proud and honoured to be recognized by the ISA 2018
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