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Greenwood High Ranked No.1 at India’s School Merit Awards 2016

Bengaluru, December 16, 2016: Greenwood High International School, a leading educational institution in the city, was ranked No. 1 in India by Education Today at India`s School Merit Awards 2016 which was held in the city recently. The school was ranked No.1 in India, Karnataka and Bengaluru categories as India`s Top International – Day - Cum Boarding School. Further, it was also awarded the No.1 rank in India under the parameter of ‘Infrastructure Provision & Academic Reputation’. Under India`s Top 20 ICSE School, it also Ranked No.3 in India and No.1 in Karnataka. In addition, Greenwood High off Bannerghatta road campus was also nominated under the Category of Top Upcoming Schools (India). The award result was published in the 2nd Annual Corporate Education edition of Education Today.

India School Merit Awards 2016 are based on Jury Rating, Parent’s Votes and Education Today’s Team Analysis. The prestigious awards were announced by Education Today after a survey report including 150 schools across India. Greenwood High was short listed among Top 150 Schools in the ‘International, Boarding, CBSE, ICSE, State, Army, Boys & Girls’ category. The short-listing was done out of 836 survey forms received by Education Today. The schools were categorized under 10 different parameters like Academic Reputation, Individual Attention, Infrastructure Provision, Innovative Teaching and Safety & Hygiene among others.

Ms. Niru Agarwal, Trustee, Greenwood High International School, said, “We are proud and honored to have received these awards. This is a result of sheer hard work and effort that we have put in for all these years along with our excellent staff and deserving students. With a good amalgamation of infrastructure, resources and fraternity, we continuously strive to provide excellent standard of education and academics to our students.”

GREENWOOD HIGH AT A GLANCE . . .

Greenwood High is a highly-reputed Day cum Residential International School in Bangalore, India established in 2004 offering IB, IGCSE and ICSE curriculum. We are the only International School in Bangalore to have received the honor of bagging 5 National awards and to be ISO 18001:2007 accredited with a "Safety and Health Management Systems Certificate". Greenwood High stands out with complete nurturing care, emphasizing on the all round development of the student. The futuristic curriculum lays equal emphasis on academics and personality development. With over 3100 students Greenwood High not only focuses of educational “best practices”, but also thrives to provide total personality and intellectual development.

Greenwood High student develops world’s first live online debating platform

The 16 year old has built a tech start-up to cater to the lack of such platforms

Bengaluru, December 05, 2016: Siddharth Pandiya, a student of Grade 12 at Greenwood High International School, Bangalore, has developed the world’s first live debating platform which allows debaters from around the globe to engage in an intellectual discussion of relevant topics. Siddharth, an avid debater and a Model UN participant, took the reins to start the initiative called Debate for Change, the first and only live voice debate platform in the world.

The 16 year-old is an avid debater and has participated in debates and Model UN conferences since middle school. Having noticed the glaring absence of a quality debate platform to debate with people on the same level, he started Debate for Change to fill this very void.

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“I realized that people who are interested in debating for joy, do not have a practice ground to learn from others and discuss the pertinent issues facing the world today, every day. Moreover, existing debates which we watch on TV and the internet often devolve into chaos, diluting the quality of debate. That is what inspired me to develop Debate for Change – as a platform for the exchange of ideas among people of all ages, across the world,” said Siddharth Pandiya about his initiative.

The website debateforchange has many unique features which set it apart from other text-based debate websites. Participants sign up, choose a topic and debate against people worldwide in the presence of a moderator, who judges the debate and decides a winner. Based on the number of participations and wins, debaters attain a worldwide ranking. The participants can discuss any topic with anyone registered.

Siddharth’s other notable triumph was when he founded MUNdreas, India’s premier Model UN (MUN) delegation, which has consistently won the country’s most prestigious MUN, Harvard MUN, in 2015 and 2016. He is also a tech enthusiast, and aims to pursue Computer Science during his higher education. Moreover, he has quizzed at the national level, and is a footballer, having represented his school as a central defender. He wishes to become a tech entrepreneur and start something of his own in this arena. Debate for Change is clearly a leap in that direction.

Niru Agarwal, Trustee, Greenwood High International, said, “Provided with due encouragement, students will rise to the challenge to solve any impending problem. Greenwood High is proud to have had the chance to harbor such talent that inspires generations of students to reach for something great.”

GREENWOOD HIGH AT A GLANCE . . .

Greenwood High hosted “WISSEN 2016” - City’s most esteemed quiz competition for schools

Bangalore, November 09, 2016 – Greenwood High International School today hosted the third edition of the inter school quiz competition – WISSEN 2016 at its Bannerghatta Road campus. The response from students of prominent schools in Bangalore was overwhelming. The WISSEN 2016 was won by National Public School, Koramangala. The 1st and 2nd runners up of WISSEN 2016 were Sri Kumaran Children's Home and National Public School, Indiranagar. The top 3 teams were rewarded cash prizes of Rs 1,00,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 respectively. The semi finalists also received consolation prizes.

Greenwood High hosted “WISSEN 2016” - City’s most esteemed quiz competition for schools

Winners - National Public School, Koramangala

About 200 students from more than 30 schools participated in the competition. A stringent protocol was followed to narrow down the top 8 finalists. The quiz was curated and conducted by quizmaster Vinay Mudaliar.

The quiz which was open for students from grade 7 to 10 revolved around current affairs, history, sports, entertainment, India etc and a special round on the environment and water conservation in keeping with the core theme of WISSEN – Go Green.

“Greenwood High is consistently committed to the cause of spreading awareness about environmental causes. We believe in holistic growth of our students and encourage them in all-round development events. We are proud of our students and the participation received at WISSEN. The crux of the theme of WISSEN is Go Green and WISSEN 2016 follows the course of this initiative to enable the younger generation to help engage in proactive practices to manifest the necessary environmental change,” said Ms. Niru Agarwal, Trustee, Greenwood High International School.

GREENWOOD HIGH AT A GLANCE . . .

Greenwood High to host WISSEN 2016

Bangalore’s most esteemed quiz competition for schools

Bangalore, November 04, 2016 – Greenwood High International School is set to host the third edition of the inter school quiz competition – WISSEN 2016 on November 9, 2016 at its Bannerghatta Road campus. The quiz which is open for students from grade 7 to 10 will revolve around current affairs, history, sports, entertainment, India etc and a special round on the environment and water conservation in keeping with the core theme of WISSEN – Go Green. Registration closes on 5th November 2016. Those Interested can mail at - wissen2016@greenwoodhigh.edu.in or Call +91 8884434000.

Each school can register up to three teams, with two members in each team. The registered teams will have to clear a preliminary round consisting of twenty questions to enter into the semifinals which will have 16 best teams. The top 8 teams will be selected to participate in the Grand Finale based on their performance in preliminary rounds and semifinals. The quiz will be curated and conducted by quizmaster Vinay Mudaliar.

The top 3 teams will be rewarded cash prizes for their education amounting to Rs 1,00,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 respectively. The semi finalists will receive consolation prizes.

“Greenwood High is consistently committed to the cause of spreading awareness about environmental causes. The school has engaged in numerous measures to inculcate the practice of environmental conservation among the students. The crux of the theme of WISSEN is Go Green and WISSEN 2016 follows the course of this initiative to enable the younger generation to help engage in proactive practices to manifest the necessary environmental change,” said Ms. Niru Agarwal, Trustee, Greenwood High International School.

GREENWOOD HIGH AT A GLANCE . . .

Greenwood High student builds an innovative app for the visually impaired

Bangalore, August 16, 2016 – Pavan Chitta, a 12th grade Greenwood High student has built an innovative app called “Bee My Guide”. The main goal of the app is to enable the visually impaired to know exactly what surrounds them in their immediate environment. This would enable them to have a relatively higher level of independence and in a way gain the sensation of vision through visualization by using the app along with their other senses. The app consists of various features such as My Vision, What's around Me, Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather etc.

This idea was conceptualized when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue in the Dark’ recently. What started as a fun trip ended up leaving a large impact upon him. He had the opportunity to dine in complete darkness and interact with visually impaired employees who act as guides at the restaurant. This is when he started to think that just as they guided him in the darkness at that restaurant, what could he do to guide them through their darkness. The restlessness was channeled into meetings and discussions with various visually impaired persons to understand their main problems and ultimately this app was born. There are several Visual Recognition APIs, including IBM's Watson Visual recognition, leveraging which Pavan was able to develop this app Bee My Guide.

Commenting on this initiative, Pavan Chitta said “I am hoping to expand this mission and eventually come up with a smart cane, which has the same functionality as my current app along with echolocation to detect distances from objects. In this technological era with cognitive explosion, wherein even cars will be able to navigate themselves in the near future, the potential for innovation in the field of helping the visually impaired is endless. It is only when you walk in someone else’s shoes, and immerse yourself in their daily life that you understand the difficulties they face”, adds Pavan.

Ms. Niru Agarwal, Trustee, Greenwood High International School said “We are very proud of Pavan Chitta and commend his dedication to help the needy in an innovative way. We applaud his dedication and hardwork and his relentless efforts have set an example for his peers. At Greenwood High, we ensure to encourage and support the budding talents and do not leave any stone unturned to help them relish their dreams. We provide the students a well rounded platform and allow them to grow and excel and will continue to do the same.”

Faizal, manager and in-charge of recruiting at a restaurant and visually impaired himself said, "The app is so accessible and easy to use that within 30 minutes, i got used to all the features. This app really helps us to be more independent."