Inventure Academy Principal among the top 28 school principals in India- EducationWorld June 2011

An English literature postgraduate of Calcutta University, Mallika Sen is a former principal of the Valley School, Bangalore, head of Aga Khan Education Services and currently principal of the Inventure Academy, Bangalore.

Purpose of school education. To prepare children to meet existential challenges. It must equip them with the knowledge and skills to innovate, excel in their chosen fields and contribute effectively to building a better society.

Most admired education thinker/philosopher. J. Krishnamurti, a leading thinker and educator of the 20th century who encouraged the awakening of intelligence out of observation, self-knowledge and compassion.

Differentiating characteristic of Inventure Academy. We have a set of core values which acknowledges every child’s uniqueness and potential. We believe in harnessing that potential for the common good. Our emphasis is on fair play, accountability and trans-parency, cultural sensitivity, consciousness of the envir-onment and institutional development through cons-tant review and refinement.

Leadership style. I look upon myself as a leader of competent and committed educators. I maintain a collaborative and consultative style of leadership, empowering faculty members at all levels.

Education philosophy implementation success. Inventure Academy has been set up along progressive lines of thinking. While achieving academic excellence is the focus, other aspects of students’ development are given equal importance. The vision and mission statements of the school are incorporated into the curriculum.

For or against the RTE Act mandating 25 percent quota for underprivileged children in private schools? Private schools can contribute towards providing high-quality education to economically weaker sections of society by adopting neighbourhood schools, building capacities of teachers in such schools, helping develop meaningful and relevant curriculums. Reservation of 25 percent seats for underprivileged children is not necessarily the sine qua non.

Future plans. Sustained faculty development. We also intend to address environmental issues that immediately impact our campus as well as create awareness in students to look at the big picture and strive towards reducing their carbon footprint.

Unwind/de-stress. Long walks, reading fiction, and listening to instrumental music.

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Inventure Academy's counselling facility helps students beat exam stress- DNA

The Indian Express appreciates Inventure Academy's green initiatives

Media applaudes Inventure's win against Vibgyor High to claim Viva Cup

The Hindu praises Muse-ical Magic play

Media praises Inventure's performance at Bangalore Sports Meet 2010

Inventure Academy puts the best foot forward



Inventure Academy wins the 4X 400 m relay by finishing it in 5:10.3 mins at the Bangalore School Games 2010 at the Sree Kanteerva Stadium. The school also defeated Vibyor by 14-4 in Basketball. 

Inventure Academy made headlines recently for being awarded the Champions Atheletics School at Bangalore School Games 2010. Around 60 schools from across Bengaluru participated in this three day event recently concluded at Sree Kanteerva Stadium. 

Competitions in sports events like soccer, basketball, atheletics, volley ball, kabadi, tennis. The achievements of Inventure Academy is below:

Event                                                Position        -    Student


Sr Girls- 400m                                  1st                     Payel Kela

Sr Girls- 800m                                  1st                     Payel Kela

Sr Girls- 1500m                                2nd                    Maya Sanaba

Sr Girls- 400x4 m relay                     1st                   

Boys Open-Lawn tennis                   1st                       Adil Kalyanpur and Nishchal Nadmuni

Girls Open- Lawn Tennis                  2nd                     Alisha Kalyanpur

Boys Open -Lawn Tennis
under 16                                          3rd                      Adil Kalyanpur

Jr Girls- 400m                                  3rd                      Anika Desai     


                        
Jr Boys- 800m                                 3rd                      Ankur Kela



            

Inventure Academy makes Best Film at BICFF

Inventure Academy won the award for the ‘Best Film’ under the Children’s produced film category of Bangalore International Children’s Film Festival (BICFF) 2010 on Thursday.

The competition titled `Make a film in 48 hours’ was organized by Ryan International School, Kundalahali and was open for around 20 schools in the city. The topic for the film revolved around Action for Green- with an aim of younger generation understanding the emission of green house gases, the main cause for global warming and there were 17 films which competed for the award.

Parthiv Shah and Akshay Bhamidipati who represented Inventure Academy, made a short documentary on `Life with Oxygen Masks’. `` There were four topics to choose from and we chose this as it seemed most challenging to us,” says Parthiv, a student of Grade 8 of Inventure Academy, who is all smiles after hearing the news.

The film is around 5 minute long and begins with showing life in 2020 where kids are leading a life with oxygen masks. In the flashback, we are shown the damage that vehicular pollution and industrial waste has already done to our environment.

``Message of our movie was to stop wasting more time in bringing about the `Change’ we so often talk about, and instead mobilize each other to working towards green world. Or else we have to be ready for our future generations to survive only with help of oxygen masks,’’ states Akshay, also a student of Grade 8 at Inventure Academy.

Inventure Academy, Head of School, Nooraine Fazal, says, ``I am delighted that the Inventurers took the opportunity provided by the Bangalore International Children Film Festival to develop and showcase their learning as movie makers and environmentalists.’’

``The win, is of course icing on the cake! Where our students had no specific preparation for the event, Inventure Academy in partnership with our parent body provides a very nurturing environment for students to identify, and develop their talents, and pursue excellence in their chosen fields,’’ she adds.

Click to view the movie- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI9g78dZdTk

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Inventure in the News

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Times of India Student Edition dated 11th March 2010

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Bangalore kids ace adventure contest

BANGALORE: Bangalore kids show their might again, this time at adventure sports. Five students from Inventure Academy, Bangalore, won Kellog's Cup INME Challenge, a national adventure sport contest.

The two-day event was held at river Tons, which is 160 km away from Dehradun, Uttaranchal, on November 23 ad 24. The students, from classes 9 and 10, along with faculty members, competed with students of 11 schools from different parts of the country. The winning team included Tanushree Taneja, Anthony Shek, Mihar Bhaskar, Nihal Aarons, Vinay Ramkumar and Srinivas Naidu.

The adventure sports included rock climbing, trekking, rafting and biking. Apart from these, the teams had to make movies, sing songs and use their team-building skills. The competition tested not just the teams' physical endurance, but also their creativity, ability to think on their feet and pull themselves together as a unit, with marks awarded for team discipline and attitude.

The students were given three days' training before they set out for the competition. Yet, some activities like rafting were entirely novel to them. Still, they rose to the challenge. "It is attitude and confidence that matters. The children knew how to handle risk, take decisions and cooperate," said Nooraine Fazal, who heads the school.

The Times of India
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TNN 10 December 2009.

Parthiv Shah of Grade 7 in NEWS

Schools play it right

Students in schools across the city are expressing themselves through theatre in a big way. If it’s not a large production every year, it’s the smaller ones in school that keeps them busy. Not only are they dedicated to this art form but they consider it as a great stress buster too.

Says Reshma Varghese, 17, from Sophias School, “I wanted to be on stage and am largely motivated by movies. Just getting up on stage, that adrenalin rush, is awesome.”

Inventure Academy also encourages theatre as part of their curriculum. Explains Principal Nooraine Fazal, “We do try to put up one big production every year. Last year it was Beauty and the Beast, the year before it was something the students scripted, directed and produced. This way our students get to showcase their talents.”


Beauty and the Beast
Eleven-year-old Sahana Ramprasad of Inventure Academy played one of the lead roles in Beauty and the Beast. She says it was stressful initially, “But once we got into the groove, it was great. The drama class that I enrolled in encouraged me to audition for the role. It was great to be involved all the way,” she adds.

Mallya Aditi recently staged a play Twelve dancing Princesses which had a majority of high schoolers participating. The director Judith Bidapa reveals, “Working together as a team with all the stresses involved in a production, raises the bar for the participants. Students produce the best as there is no ego involved and they take it to another level.”

And the students agree wholeheartedly. High schooler Aditya S is into art, costume design and stage setting apart from acting. “I also designed the brochure cover for this play.” Priya Mannering, 16, says it was a great to work with so many people at one go. Seventeen-year-old Ananya Menon says, “I have been active in school plays and have been inspired by my friends.”

Inventure Academy’s drama teacher Poornima Sukumar adds, “Character sketching by the students makes them more involved with the production. Apart from this, they are also involved in stage setting, dialogues etc.”

In the larger context, the creative arts have always been important in our culture. Adds Principal Satish Jayarajan of Mallya Aditi, “Theatre is demanding. We have seen children who are inhibited, blossom. It’s not just that everyone is good at theatre but doing theatre provides an opportunity to grow in other areas.”

Who said school is only about books?

August 29th, 2009
By Our Correspondent
Deccan Chronicle

Experential Learning

Experential ways of teaching are slowly yet surely becoming the new method of education in several schools in Bengaluru. Theme-based learning, say experts, can fuel the learning process by creating a correlation between what is taught and what the child learns.

Spread over a 25-acre campus on the Sarjapur-Whitefield Road, Inventure Academy’s approach to education is based on Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligence (MI).

Nooraine Fazal, co-founder and CEO of Inventure Academy, said that according to cognitive psychologist Gardner’s theory, “People have a unique blend of intelligence... Every child is unique and possesses intelligence that is different from another. And based on an individual’s MI, each child’s potential at the school is determined. And working on building that strength enables the child to learn better”. At her school, textbooks are not a medium of learning. In fact they don’t exist till Class V.

The idea, said Ms Fazal, is to do away with rote learning and instead teach by themes — this helps students connect with what they are learning. “This approach builds soft and life skills that help children adapt a logical, creative approach in a multi-cultural environment”, she said. The transition from interactive learning to textbooks, she said, is smooth.



By Madhumitha B
Deccan Chronicle