National Public School, Koramangala Explained

National Public School, Koramangala
Motto:Reach out, reach high, reach beyond
Address:Next to National Games Village, 80 Feet Road, Koramangala, Bengaluru, 560047
City:Bangalore
State:Karnataka
Postcode:560047
Country:India
Coordinates:12.9492°N 77.6208°W
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Type:Private
Established:2003
Grades:Kindergarten, Montessori, 1-12
Superintendent:Oisika Das
Chairman:Sudha Ramakrishnan
Principal:Ahana Murthy
Gender:coeducational
Lower Age:3
Upper Age:18
Enrollment:approx. 15000000
Average Class Size:2000
Hours In Day:8
Campus Size:approx. 2.4 acres
Campus Type:Urban
Houses:Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Ganga, Kaveri
Sports:Basketball
Yearbook:Resonance
Colours:brown

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

Students are admitted to one of four houses:

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

Ahan

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

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

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

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

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

TAGE

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?

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Public School, Koramangala, Koramangala, Bangalore.
  2. News: Display of budding talent at cultural fete . The Hindu . 7 December 2006 . en-IN.
  3. News: Cultural fete celebrates childhood - Times of India . 25 July 2018 . The Times of India . 7 December 2017.
  4. News: Bangalore seen through young eyes School Notes . 25 July 2018 . The Hindu . 4 December 2009 . en-IN.
  5. News: Showcase of innovative models at science fair . https://web.archive.org/web/20071212164143/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/22/stories/2005112216630200.htm . dead . 12 December 2007 . 25 July 2018 . . 22 November 2005.
  6. News: Understanding the world through experiments . 25 July 2018 . The Hindu . 8 November 2011 . en-IN.
  7. News: Fascinating Science Exhibition A Rewarding Experience . 25 July 2018 . Times of India . 26 October 2017.
  8. Web site: NPS - Koramangala - Founder's Cup.
  9. News: Borasio . Sara . How two bored Bengaluru school boys made city schools greener . 25 July 2018 . Citizen Matters . 3 August 2017.
  10. Web site: NPS - Koramangala - Initiatives : Go Green.
  11. Web site: Pathways to Green India . Earthday . 25 July 2018.
  12. News: Prabhan . Pooja . 'Water' a great idea . 25 July 2018 . Deccan Chronicle . 17 September 2017 . en.
  13. News: Aranha . Jovita . Amazon to Starbucks: 3 Women's Simple Ideas That Could Save the Environment! . 25 July 2018 . The Better India . 5 June 2018.
  14. News: Iyangar . Vidya . Five change-makers on a mission to bring about a revolution: Superwomen . Bangalore Mirror.
  15. News: Raja . Vidya . Two 18-Year-Old Girls Are Getting Bengaluru to Save Its Precious Water . 25 July 2018 . The Better India . 7 September 2017.