Achievements

• National Winners at Design Championship 2025 Finals

Our young creators have taken their success from the West Zone to the national stage at the Design Championship 2025, where their innovation and creativity shone bright once again.




National Achievements:




Student Name	Class	Category	Level	Prize
Prayasaa Rath	2	Game Design	Beginner (6-7 years)	Winner
Kiara Mittal	7	App Design	Middle (11-13 years)	Winner
Team of Devansh Gupta & Aniruddh Tendulkar	6	Game Design	Middle (11-13 years)	Runner-up




A special word of appreciation to our mentors, Ms. Neha Patil and Ms. Leena Kawale, for their dedicated guidance and encouragement throughout the journey. These accomplishments highlight our students' growing confidence in technology-driven creativity and reaffirm our school's commitment to fostering future-ready innovators and thinkers.




Design Championship (DC) is India’s Biggest National Design Championship organised by ICT 360, that provides a platform for school students to showcase their creativity and talent in the digital avenues.



• Winners at Design Championship 2025 - India West Zone

Our young creators excelled at the ICT 360 Design Championship 2025 - India West Zone. Their artistic literacy, design thinking and digital fluency shone through across categories.




Students Name	Class	Category	Level	Achievement	Mentor
Kiara Mittal	7	App Design	Middle (11-13 years)	Winner at Regional Level	Ms. Neha Patil
Prayasaa Rath	2	Game Design	Beginner (6-7 years)	Winner at Regional Level	Ms. Leena Kawale
Team: Devansh Gupta and Aniruddh Tendulkar	6	Game Design	Middle (11-13 years)	Winner at Regional Level	Ms. Neha Patil
Rushika Saha	1	Coding	Beginner (6-7 years)	Runner up at Regional Level	Ms. Leena Kawale
Anagha Khade	2	Graphics Design	Beginner (6-7 years)	Runner up at Regional Level	Ms. Leena Kawale
Samarth Chavan	4	Graphics Design	Junior (8-10 years)	Runner up at Regional Level	Ms. Leena Kawale




A special word of appreciation to our mentors, Ms. Neha Patil and Ms. Leena Kawale, for their guidance and encouragement throughout the competition.




Design Championship (DC) is India’s Biggest National Design Championship organised by ICT 360, that provides a platform for school students to showcase their creativity and talent in the digital avenues.




• Young Problem Solvers Shine in HCL Jigsaw 2025

Our students have made remarkable progress in HCL Jigsaw 2025, a prestigious pan-India programme by HCL designed to promote 21st-century skills and problem-solving among students of Classes 6 to 9.




Two teams from our school have qualified for this stage the Pre-Jury Round:



• Class 6: Anshika Sahu, Dev Gupta, Vihaan Tutturu
• Class 9: Abhay Mishra, Rayna Chopra, Rudraan Roy



From over 300,000 students in Round 1, the competition narrowed to around 8,000 teams in Round 2 across different class categories. In the Pre-Jury round, HCL Jigsaw shortlisted 25 teams per class.



• Shining Bright at DSO Competition 2025-26

Our young sports enthusiasts made the school proud with their remarkable performance at the DSO Badminton Competition 2025-26. Competing with determination, discipline, and teamwork, they brought home laurels for the school.




Our U19 Girls Football Team secured the Second Position after giving a tough fight in the DSO Football finals.

Achievements in DSO Badminton:

• U14 Boys Team - Secured 1st Position and qualified for the Division Level Tournament.
• U17 Boys Team - Secured 2nd Position.
• U 14 Girls Team - Secured 3rd Position.


• 1st Prize in Dr. Kalam's Mighty Minds Innovation Program 2024!

Kiara Mittal of class 7 won the 1st Prize in the Junior Category of the prestigious Dr. Kalam’s Mighty Minds Innovation Program 2024 (Season 3), a pan-India innovation and scholarship initiative by Mighty Me. Her outstanding creativity, problem-solving approach, and entrepreneurial mindset earned her the top position, a prize sum of Rs. 20,000, and a certificate of recognition.




Kiara's innovation, "Ecosphere Solutions", presented sustainable ideas such as:

• Bioenzyme-based eco-friendly cleaning products (plastic-free, safe, and affordable).
• An interactive digital game, Bharat Eco_Saver, promoting ocean clean-up awareness
• A community-driven waste-to-bioenzyme sustainable model, ensuring plastic-free solutions, improved soil fertility, and livelihood opportunities.



Dr Kalam’s Mighty Minds Innovation Program ’24 by Mighty Me is an initiative to identify the mighty quotient among young minds through a series of Brain Teasers, General Knowledge, Subject Assessments, Expert/AI interaction, Prototypes on real life problems of the world etc. via the Scholarship Test called Dr. Kalam’s Mighty Minds Innovation Program.



• CBSE Budding Authors Programme 2024-25

Akanksha Upadhyay of class 10 has been selected as one of the national-level winners in the CBSE Budding Authors Programme 2024-25. Her Hindi short story, "नई सुबह", has been chosen in the Hindi Short Story Writing and will be published in an e-book on the CBSE Academic Website featured in an e-book on the CBSE Academic Website, alongside other winning entries. Akanksha's creativity found its brightest expression under the nurturing guidance of our HOD, Hindi, Ms. Sangeeta Negi.




CBSE Budding Authors Programme aims to ignite the creative spark within students by encouraging them to explore the art of storytelling. Students from classes 5 to 10 can participate by submitting their short stories in Hindi or English.



• RFS Koparkhairane Athletes Shine at CBSE Cluster Meet

Tithi Sanghavi of class 11 clinched the Gold Medal in U-19 Girls Shot Put CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet 2025-26 and has qualified for CBSE Nationals to be held in September.




Muskan Shiv of class 12 won Bronze Medal in U-19 Girls Javelin Throw in the CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet 2025-26. Their dedication, discipline and sporting spirit along with the guidance of their coaches have brought this glory to the school.



• Rising Stars on the Field: Runners-Up at Subroto Cup 2025-26!

Our Under-17 Boys Football Team secured the Runners-Up position at the District Level in the Subroto Football Competition 2025-26, a prestigious Inter-School tournament known for showcasing young football talent.




With every pass, tackle, and goal, our team demonstrated exceptional skill, teamwork, and sportsmanship. This achievement is a shining example of the sporting spirit that thrives at Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane.



• Diplomacy at its Best: Best Delegate Awards at Inter-School MUN!

Aviral Rawat of class 12 and Vidit Agarwal of class 10 have each been awarded the Best Delegate in their respective committees at the Gopi Birla Memorial School Model United Nations 2025.




Representing their committees with eloquence, in-depth research, and diplomatic finesse, both students showcased the core values of leadership, critical thinking, and global awareness. Their performance reflects not only their individual brilliance but also the spirit of excellence encouraged at our school.



• Future Scientist in the Making: Kiara Lewis Selected for RSI-India 2025

It is a moment of immense pride for our school that Kiara Lewis, a student of Class 12B, has been selected for the RSI-India 2025 Research Programme - a prestigious, fully funded initiative jointly conducted by the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE), USA and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. Kiara is among the very few students from across the country selected for this prestigious initiative.




The Research Science Institute (RSI) India provides an exceptional platform for meritorious students of Classes 10 to 12 to engage in hands-on research in STEM fields under the mentorship of renowned scientists and experts. This year's programme will be held from 15 June to 26 July 2025 at IISc Bengaluru and includes tuition, travel, accommodation, and meals.

• Selection in Maharashtra Girls' Football Team

Sadhika Shyam of class 10 (2024-25) has been selected to represent Maharashtra at the National Level Girls' Football Championship. She will attend the state team's training camp in Nagpur from 10 to 14 April 2025, followed by her participation in the National Championship to be held in Imphal from 15 to 21 April 2025.



• Project Selected for Inspire Award Manak 2024-25

Project titled "Rechargeable Wellness Fuel Up Bottle: Hydration Infused With Natural Health Solutions" by Vaishnavi Rustogi of Class 9, has been selected for Inspire Award Manak 2024-25. Vaishnavi has been awarded a Research Grant of Rs 10,000 under this prestigious programme to develop a prototype based on her innovative concept. Dr Seema Lathkar and Dr Usha Gangavarapu mentored Vaishnavi for this project.




Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)* scheme is one of the flagship programmes of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. The INSPIRE - MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge), being executed by DST with National Innovation Foundation - India (NIF), an autonomous body of DST, aims to motivate students in studying in classes 6 to 10. The objective of the scheme is to target one million original ideas/innovations rooted in science and societal applications to foster a culture of creativity and innovative thinking among school children.



• Achievements in NASTA 2024 - First & Second Rank in Maharashtra!

Two of our students have made us incredibly proud by securing top ranks in Maharashtra State in the National Assessment for Scientific Temperament & Aptitude (NASTA) 2024, conducted by the Knowledge & Awareness Mapping Platform (KAMP).




Nagappan N. of class 10 secured the First Rank in Maharashtra and Thomas Georgy of class 8 secured the Second Rank in Maharashtra! Both students have been honoured with a Memento and a Certificate of State Excellence for their remarkable performance.




The NASTA 2024 assessment, conducted in December at our school, is an initiative of CSIR - National Institute of Science, Technology, and Development Studies (NISTADS). It is conducted by Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform (KAMP) for students of classes 4 to 12 and is an International Intellect E-based assessment platform to evaluate cognizance of 21st century skills, awareness and knowledge of Science, Technology & Humanities among students.



• Achievement in Global Economics Olympiad

Aviral Singh Rawat of class 11 won at the Regional Level in Global Economics Olympiad conducted by The International Institute of Financial Markets (IIFM) and is awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 1500/-




The International Institute of Financial Markets (IIFM), is a pioneer institute in the field of financial market education, certifications, mentoring programs, training and development workshops. It conducts International Finance Olympiad (IFO), Global Economics Olympiad (GEO) and Global Olympiad on Aptitude (GOA) every year. GEO, spread across 3 rounds of competition, is an attempt to encourage students of classes 9 to 12 to understand the concepts of economics at a young age to compete at an International level.



• Achievement in Aryabhata Ganit Challenge 2024

Neil Agrawal and Nagappan N placed among the top 100 students in Pune region in the Final Round of Aryabhata Ganit Challenge 2024 organised by CBSE.




The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts the Aryabhata Ganit Challenge to assess the ability of the students in real-time application of Mathematics. The exam is conducted in two stages - stage 1 and 2 and those who clear both these stages are eligible for the reward. Top 100 students from each CBSE region are awarded with a Merit Certificate.



• Achievements in All India School Contest conducted by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE)

Two students of Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai brought laurels to the school by winning prizes in the All India School Contest 2024 conducted by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE).




Samarth Chavan of class 3 secured the First Position in Poster Making in Primary Category at the National Level. He was mentored by Ms Leena Kawale.




Zidaan Siddiqui of class 4 secured the Second Position in Primary Category in the West Zone in Painting Competition, in the mentorship of Mr Suraj Nagwanshi. This is a remarkable achievement, as Zidaan has consistently secured positions in this competition for three consecutive years.




The Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE), set up on the recommendations of a Task Force constituted by The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), is a body registered under Society Act on January 27, 1999. It is a nodal agency recognized by the Government of India to handle all issues related to Plastics and Environment in the country.



• Youth Ideathon 2024

Two project prototypes titled Aquamen (RainScape Hydro-Panel) by Sambhav Saxena, Arush Gupta and Darsh Radharam of class 11 and Solar Dryer by Chhavi Thakur, Mishti Saxena and Anvi Alandkar of class 9 selected among the top 500 projects at the National Level in the Youth Ideathon 2024.




Youth Ideathon 2024, organised by ThinkStartup in collaboration with CBSE and MEPSC (Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skill Council) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship is India's largest festival of innovation and entrepreneurship for schools.



• Design Championship 2024

Out of the 38 projects submitted for Design Championship 2024, 6 got selected for Jury Round at the Regional Level and 5 of them secured remarkable positions at the National and Zonal level.




Students Name	Class	Name of Competition	Category	Position
Taarush Saha	3	Coding	Junior	First Position at the National Level
Harshil Sethi	9	Game Designing	Senior	First Position at the National Level
Aarav Panchal		Game Designing	Beginner	First Position in West Zone
Samarth Chavan	3	Graphic Design	Junior	First Position in West Zone
Team of Anushka Basuroy, Devanshee Biswal, Tanvi Natkar and Riddhisha Shetty	11	Movie Making	Senior	Runner-Up in West Zone




Design Championship (DC) is India's Biggest National Design Championship organized by ICT 360. This provides a platform for school students to showcase their creativity and talent in digital avenues. Students' projects were evaluated by an online jury comprising industry experts and eminent personalities from the education fraternity.



• Exceptional Achievements in The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024

Our students showcased exceptional talent and creativity, securing multiple accolades across both the Junior and Senior categories in the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024, world's oldest international writing competition. The students who earned accolades in this esteemed competition are listed below.




Junior Category:




Students Name	Class	Award
Ira Chauhan	7	Gold Award
Avantika Ravipati	7	Silver Award
Kiara Mittal	6	Silver Award
Evyavan Satapathy	8	Bronze Award
Thomas Georgy	8	Bronze Award
Anika Raj	7	Bronze Award
Tvarita Guliani	6	Bronze Award




Senior Category:




Students Name	Class	Award
Nagappan N	10	Gold Finalist Award
Tareya Bansal	12	Silver Award
Ridhima Pilkhwal	10	Bronze Award
Vaishnavi Nair	12	Bronze Award
Deshna Jain	10	Bronze Award
Tanisha Sinha	10	Bronze Award
Arjun Parmar	10	Bronze Award
Mishti Saxena	9	Bronze Award




Special mention goes to Nagappan N for being selected as a Gold Finalist. His entry stood out among a record-breaking 34,939 submissions, reflecting its exceptional quality. It was submitted to the Final Judging Panel for consideration for the overall Senior Winner or Runner-up prize.




This competition encourages young writers to express their views on global issues. This prestigious competition, hosted by the Royal Commonwealth Society, provides a unique platform for students to showcase their creativity and critical thinking through writing.



• National Recognition in CBSE Expression Series for 2024

Himani Upadhyaya of class 11 has etched her name in the list of National Winners in the 1st Expression Series for 2024 organised by Central Board of Secondary Education. Himani's painting on the Topic -"Culture as the unifying force for the modern world" is featured among the 24 entries selected at the National Level in the senior secondary category.




CBSE organised its 1st Expression Series for the academic session 2024-25 on the theme NEP 2020 - A Vision for Developed India. Expression series, initiated in the year 2014, encourages students to express their ideas on various topics through essays, poetry, drawings, paintings, and other creative formats. It aims to promote creativity, critical thinking, and the expression of ideas in young learners across India. The final winners are selected from four class categories, i.e. classes 1 to 5, classes 6 to 8, classes 9 and 10 and classes 11 and 12. Winning entries are compiled in an E-book.



• Silver Medal Champions at DSO Basketball Tournament

Our spirited Under 17 Girls Basketball Team has accomplished a remarkable achievement by securing the Silver Medal at the DSO Basketball Tournament 2024, held at Christ Academy. Their outstanding teamwork and determination were on full display as they reached the finals giving tough competitions and delivering impressive performances throughout. The following students were part of school's U-17 Girls Basketball Team -




Students Name	Class	Div
G.Nandita. V. Reddy (Captain)	9	B
Aditi Ranaba Patil	10	C
Leeza Zakir Syed	10	C
Chhavi Thakur	9	B
Mehal Mohanty	10	A
Tithi Sanghavi	10	C
Adwita Bhardwaj	9	B
Tanishka Panda	9	B
Yannah Ramchandani	9	A
Aastha Yogesh Sharma	11	C
Muskaan Shiv	11	B



• Sports Enthusiasts Shine at CBSE Zonal and Clusters

Our young sports enthusiasts participated in CBSE South Zone II Boxing Championship 2024-25 and CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet 2024-25, organised at Sanjay Ghodawat International School, Kolhapur.




It is a matter of great pride for all of us that 4 of our students have won medals in these events. In addition to this 3 of the medal winners have thus qualified for CBSE National Athletics Meet and Boxing Championship in their respective sport/category.




The achievements are as follows:




Student's Name	Class	Sport	Category	Prize
Avnoor Singh	10	Boxing	U-17 Boys (75-80 Kg) CBSE South Zone II Boxing Championship 2024-25	Silver Medal Qualified for CBSE National Boxing Championship
Shreyansh Mohapatra	8	Long Jump	U-14 Boys, CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet	Silver Medal Qualified for CBSE National Athletics Meet
Rayna Chopra	8	Shot Put	U- 14 Girls, CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet	Silver Medal Qualified for CBSE National Athletics Meet
Muskaan Shiv	11	Shot Put	U-19 Girls, CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet	Bronze Medal
Shakthi Kalyani Ramanathan	12	Archery	Under-19 Girls' Compound Round	5th position Qualified for Nationals



• Remarkable Achievements in Creative Articulation & Critical Thinking Conclave 2024

Our students represented the school in 11th edition of Creative Articulation & Critical Thinking Conclave 2024, an Inter-School Competition organised by B.K. Birla School, Kalyan. The stupendous performances of our students in this 3-day event, placed our school at the 2nd Runner-Up position, earning a prize of Rs 14000/-.




Name	Class	Event	Prize Won
Akshita Agrawal	10	Scriptorium: English Creative Writing Competition (Team event for classes 8 to 12)	Best Delegation
Aviral Singh Rawat	11
Kiara Mittal	6	Sensorium: Museum of Living Material Memories (Team event for classes 4 to 8)	Critic's Choice
Kiranmayee Dwivedi	8
Rudrakshi Bhaskar	8
Udaanti Chivate	8
Adhya Lamba	5	Telling The Tale: A Storytelling Journey (Team event for classes 4 to 8)	Best Delegation
Manas Desai	7
Palasha Deshmukh	6
Anushka Basu Roy	11	Imaginarium: Visual Art Installation Competition (Team event for classes 8 to 12)	First Runner-Up
Himani Upadhyay	11
Ira Chauhan	7	Ideate The Ideation: Logo and Catchline Designing (Team event for classes 6 to 8)	Second Runner-Up
Manasvi Gupta	8
Savar Roy Chowdhury	9	Citation of Excellence	Best Flute Player



• Sports Enthusiasts Shine in DSO and NMASA

Young sports enthusiasts of the school brought laurels in individual as well as team events in the Inter School Sports competitions organised by Navi Mumbai Sports Association (NMASA) and District Sports Office (DSO).




Achievements in DSO are as follows:




Student's Name	Class	Sport	Category	Prize Won / Position
Sadhika Shyam	10	Javelin Throw	U-17 Girls	2nd Qualified for Division Level
Soham Balshetwar	11	Shot Put	U-17 Boys	1st Qualified for Division Level
Shreyansh Mohapatra	8	Atheletics 100 M Race	U-14 Boys	2nd Qualified for Division Level
Muskaan Shiv	11	Javelin Throw	U-17 Girls	3rd
Tithi Sanghavi	10	Shot Put	U-17 Girls	3rd
Girls Football Team	6-12	Football	U-19 Girls	3rd
Avnoor Singh	10	Boxing	U-17 Boys 75+ Kg	1st Qualified for State Level
Aarush Kumar	12	Chess	U-19 Boys	4th Qualified for Division Level
Akshita Gupta	10	Kick Boxing	U-17 Girls Below 45 Kg	2nd
Kartik Pawar	8	Kick Boxing	U-14 Boys Below 42 Kg	1st Qualified for Division Level
		Karate	U-14 Boys Below 45 Kg	1st Qualified for Division Level
Ashutosh Upadhyay	10	Karate	U-17 Boys Below 58 Kg	2nd
Tejasvini Panchras	6	Shooting	U14 Girls Air Rifle Shooting: 10M Open Sight	3rd Qualified for Division Level
Prisha Thakkar	7	Gymnastics	U14 Girls Artistic Gymnastics	5th Qualified for Division Level




Achievements in NMASA are as follows:




Student's Name	Class	Sport	Category	Prize Won / Position
Rudrakshh Trivedi	8	Table Tennis	U-14 Boys	1st
Avika Kumar	8		U- 14 Girls	3rd
Rudrakshh Trivedi and Avika Kumar	8		Mixed Double (Team event)	2nd
Vihaan Deo	3	Chess	U-12 Boys	2nd
Daksh Poddar	4
Vedant Srivastava	4
Daiwik Kandpal	5
Taisha Chaudhary	4	Swimming: Back Style	U-12 Girls	3rd
		Swimming: Free Style	U-12 Girls	3rd



• Teachers Honoured in NCERT Video for Digital Excellence

Two of our educators, Ms Sherhana Naha and Ms Sangeeta Negi featured in videos on Digital Creativity & AI Skills released by NCERT.
Ms Naha and Ms Negi have demonstrated exceptional skills in integrating digital creativity and AI into their teaching practices using Adobe Express. Their innovative approaches to teaching English and Hindi, respectively, have been recognised for their excellence and are now serving as an inspiration to educators nationwide.
Link to view their innovative teaching methods:




Ms Sherhana Naha's Video: DIGITAL CREATIVITY& AI SKILLS: Teach English using Adobe Express with Al features - YouTube

Ms Sangeeta Negi's Video: DIGITAL CREATIVITY& AI SKILLS: Teach Hindi using Adobe Express with Al features - YouTube



• Jigyasa EPIC Hackathon 2024.

Navishka Roy and Sia Shukla of Class 9, have achieved remarkable success in the prestigious CSIR Jigyasa EPIC Hackathon 2024. Out of the six projects submitted by our school, the project titled "BreezEcho" prepared by Navishka Roy and Sia Shukla, developed under the theme "Clean and Green Energy" in the Junior Category has been placed among the Top 42 projects. They worked under the guidance of our teachers, Ms Vineeta Gupta and Ms Dipti Bwade, to accomplish this feat.




Navishka and Sia are now eligible for a two-month Summer Internship at CSIR Laboratory. During this internship, the CSIR will assign a mentor and allocate a CSIR laboratory for the students, where they will receive guidance on their proposal, which will be reviewed and developed suitably.




The new initiative, "Empowering Pupil Innovation and Creativity (EPIC)," launched by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) under its flagship CSIR-JIGYASA outreach programme, aims to inculcate a culture of inquisitiveness, innovation, and scientific temper among school students. It also seeks to nurture their potential in developing innovative solutions to address the challenges in the country through Science and Technology.



• Prolific Speaker Shines at Indian Debating League

Kiara Mittal of class 6 made the school proud by bagging the Most Enthusiastic Speaker Award in the Largest Sustainability Frankenstein Debate 2024. The event was organised by the Indian Debating League in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Debating Society, Delhi.




She also won the Best Speaker Prize in the Middle WSDC Category at the Mumbai Speech and Debate League 2024, organised by Indian Debating League and IIT Bombay.

• CBSE Budding Author Prgramme 2023-24

Short stories titled "Asli Udaan" by Anvi Chauhan of class 6 and "Radha Ka Sapna" by Palakshi Negi of class 7 (2023-24) have been selected in the category of Hindi Short Story Writing in the prestigious CBSE Budding Authors programme 2023-24. They were mentored by Hindi teacher Ms Shikha Gour and HOD Hindi Department Ms Sangeeta Negi. These short stories will be published along with all the winning entries as e-book on the CBSE Academic Website. Anvi's short story secured a place in the 20 entries selected under the category of classes 5 - 6. Similarly, Palakshi's short story is among the 20 selected from the category of classes 7-8.




CBSE Budding Authors programme aims to ignite the creative spark within students by encouraging them to explore the art of storytelling. Students from classes 5 to 10 can participate by submitting their short stories in Hindi or English.



• Remarkable achievement at Dr Homibhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition 2023-24

Akshita Agrawal and Nagappan N from class 9 have made the school proud by securing Silver Medals and earning scholarships of Rs 2000/- each in the esteemed Dr Homibhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition 2023-24.




This prestigious competition comprised three rigorous rounds: Written Test, Practical assessments, and a final round featuring personal interviews. Akshita and Nagappan showcased their prowess by presenting their projects titled "Periwinkle and Tulsi: Nature's Tiny Bioindicators" and "Nature Clues: Algae as Bio Indicators of Water Quality" respectively on the theme of Bioindicators.




Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition is conducted by Greater Bombay Science Teachers' Association (GBSTA) since 1981 to encourage students to take interest in science, to inculcate scientific attitude and to search science talent in students. The competition is conducted for the students studying in classes VI and IX.




Heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Usha Gangavarapu for her invaluable and constant guidance given to the students for this prestigious competition. Congratulations to other science teachers also for their contributions in preparing the students for the initial rounds.



• Remarkable feat at the National Level in Ignited Minds Olympiad on Futuristic Science & Technology

Kiara Mittal of class 5 secured First Position at the National Level in Ignited Minds Olympiad 2023-24 on Futuristic Science & Technology. She bagged an incredible opportunity of an all-expenses-paid visit to the Natural History Museum, London and a lifetime opportunity to interact with eminent scientists, researchers, and academicians of the nation. The competition was organised by Homi Lab in association with Kalam Center, Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt. of India and MANTHAN (a platform for Ideas and Implementation through Science Technologies and Innovation by Govt. of India). Homi Lab is a pioneering initiative that has set out to create the next generation of explorers and innovators who will lead humanity into the future.




After successfully demonstrating excellence in Round 1: Brain Marathon and Round 2: Future Scavenger Hunt, Kiara was interviewed by top Scientists, Academicians and Researchers for the Final Interview Round- Curious Conversation. She has been awarded 1st prize amongst all - 8 to 18 year old students who participated in the competition. She is currently being mentored and guided for the ongoing - Kalam Asteroid Search Campaign. Through this campaign, learners make confirmed discoveries of Main Belt Asteroids and important observations that contribute to the NASA Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA). She will also receive certificates from NASA for her preliminary discoveries of asteroids after the campaign.




Ignited Minds Olympiad on Futuristic Science & Technology is a unique opportunity for curious young minds to discover the future of humankind. This innovative competition is conducted for the students aged between 8 to 18 years and is held at three challenging levels. It aims to foster creative thinking, problem-solving abilities, and a deep understanding of the challenges and solutions related to sustainable development goals. This year more than 30,000 students participated across the globe.



• First Rank in the State in NASTA 2023



Akshita Agrawal of class 9 secured First Rank in Maharashtra State in the National Assessment for Scientific Temperament & Aptitude - NASTA 2023. She has received a Gold State Award and Certificate of State Excellence along with a scholarship for this remarkable performance at the state level.




The National Assessment for Scientific Temperament & Aptitude - NASTA 2023 was conducted in the month December in the school by Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform (KAMP) for the students of classes 5 to 12. It is an Initiative of CSIR - National Institute of Science and Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS). It is an International Intellect E-based assessment platform to evaluate cognizance of 21st century skills, awareness and knowledge of Science, Technology & Humanities among students.



• Achievement in Aryabhatta Ganit Challenge 2023

Neil Agrawal of class 9 placed among the top 100 students in Pune region in the second round of Aryabhatta Ganit Challenge 2023 organised by CBSE. He has received a Merit Certificate by the CBSE Board.




The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts the Aryabhata Ganit Challenge to assess the ability of the students in real-time application of Mathematics. The exam is conducted in two stages - stage 1 and 2 and those who clear both these stages are eligible for the award. Top 100 students from each CBSE region are awarded with a Merit Certificate.



• Achievement in Essay Writing Competition organised by Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) in alliance with Navi Mumbai Citizen's Foundation

Anvi Chauhan of class 6 bagged the Second Prize in Junior Category for her Marathi essay in essay writing competition "Akanksha Ki Udaan" organised by Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) in alliance with Navi Mumbai Citizen's Foundation.




"Akanksha Ki Udaan" conclave was conducted to engage relevant stakeholders / community for exploring 'Opportunities in Start-up business & Employment through Skill Building' just before the launch of the Grand New Greenfield 'International Airport' at Navi Mumbai. The conclave also gave this opportunity to students to soar high with words and colours through an Essay Writing and Drawing Competition. The competition was conducted in order to stimulate student's thinking and collect novel ideas for their Dream Airport. The winners of the competition were felicitated at the conclave in the presence of eminent personalities.



• Achievements in Orja 2024- 5th Interschool Science Carnival

Students of Reliance Foundation School Koparkhairane, have made the school proud by winning accolades in the 5th Interschool Science Carnival, ORJA-Exploring the Earth's Final Frontier organised by Shreerang Education Society, Thane.




Competition	Name of Students	Class	Theme	Category	Prize
Short Film Making	Tejas Ravi Rathod	11	Ocean Resources: Treasures of the Abyss	XI to XII	1st Prize
	Krishnabhadra Namboothiri	11
	Priya Sandeep Ingle	11
	Athira Ramakrishnan	11
	Sai Anjali Nukala	11
Poster Making	Kiranmayee Dwivedy	7	Ocean Science	V to VII	1st Prize
	Joshitha Nettam	9		VIII to X	3rd Prize
	Aastha Hinesh Unjiya	11		XI to XII	1st Prize
Extempore	Naivya Mishra	8	Ocean Science	VIII to X	3rd Prize




Orja is an interschool competition under the initiative of Evergreen Science Carnival and Research Exposition by the Shreerang Education Society, Thane in association with Marathi Vigyan Parishad. This year the competition was held from 1 February 2024 to 4 February 2024 and saw a large number of participants from various schools.




All India School Contest conducted by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE)

Students of Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane brought laurels to the school by winning prizes in the All India School Contest conducted by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE).




Maysha Zutshi of class 4 bagged the First Prize and Akshansh Sonit of class 1 won the Second Prize at the National Level in Painting Competition.




Zidaan Aqeel Siddiqui of class 3, secured the First Position and Jiaana Dugad of class 3 bagged the Third Position in West Zone in Painting Competition.




All four of them under the mentorship of our art teacher Mr Suraj Nagwanshi, represented the school in the junior category (classes 1 to 4) and submitted their paintings on the theme: Plastics- A Wonder material. The school also made it to the Eighth position in the category of Top 10 Schools. All winners received trophies, certificates and gifts in the felicitation ceremony conducted on 13 January 2024 at Campion School, Fort, Mumbai.




The Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE) set up on the recommendation of a Task Force constituted by The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), is a body registered under Society Act on January 27, 1999. It is a nodal agency recognized by the Government of India to handle all issues related to Plastics and Environment in the country.




"Chemsim" shines at The Rashtriya Bal Vaigyanik Pradarshani organised by NCERT

"Chemsim - Gateway to the World of Chemistry," a project by Sarvaarth Narang and Nitayanta Srinivas from Class 11, which earlier emerged victorious at the CBSE Science Exhibition 2022-2023 was showcased at the 50th Rashtriya Bal Vaigyanik Pradarshani hosted by NCERT from 26 to 31 December, 2023. This project was one among the 11 shortlisted for participation in RBVP, Pune!




Sarvaarth Narang, guided by Ms. Sunita Arora, presented the project, engaging numerous visitors during the exhibition's five-day span at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune.




The recorded presentation of "Chemsim" will soon be available on the NCERT website. Only three projects per sub-theme under the main theme of "Technology and Toys" were chosen for this video-recording, further emphasising our accomplishment.




Remarkable Achievements in online Inter-School Competition: Critical Thinking Round Table 2023

Our students participated in the 7th edition of Critical Thinking Round Table 2023, an online inter-school competition organised by Sunbeam School, Lahartara, Varanasi. The list of participants who brought laurels in various competitions is as follows.




Name	Class	Event	Details of the competition	Prize Won
Kimaya Joshi	8	CREATIVE CRITICAL IDEATION (Team event)	Each team member had to frame an oath inspired by an article which was shared at the time of the competition.	Second Award
Udaanti Chivate	7
Tejas Rathod (video recording)	11	QUATRO -English dramatics competition. An adaptation of Shakespeare's "Seven Ages of Man" to be enacted and video to be recorded	On the day of competition, live enactment was done and the recording was played simultaneously.	Best Production (making of the video)
Drishti Rana (story)	11	NEWSEUM (Team event) - Living Newspaper Docu-enactment (English)	In the team of Four members: two had to re-write and present a story published in a newspaper/magazine (October to December 2023); one had to present a weather report of the city of any date of December 2023; and one had to compose a song on current affairs based on any incident published in newspaper/magazine (October to December 2023)	First Runners Up: Delegation
Zoya Shaikh (story)	11
Kenisha Thomas (weather report)	8
Srinidhi Lakshmi (song)	11




Innovative Ideas Selected for The INSPIRE Awards - MANAK 2023-24

Three projects submitted by our students for INSPIRE AWARD - MANAK have been selected for research grant for year 2023-24 by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. All three projects will get a research funding of Rs. 10,000 each. The school submitted five projects and the following three have been selected.




1. Project Smart Solar Wheelchair by Advik Sheth of class 7: Developing a movable chair that works on the solar energy and will help the old age people and people with disabilities.
2. Project Escort by Yugank Wagh of class 10: Developing a website, to help people in different states of India, to make people acquainted with the different historical, spiritual significant monuments.
3. Project Hologram to remove Superstitions by Gautam Pillai of class 10: Developing a hologram effect video to remove the superstitions from the minds of many illiterate and literate people and to help people in different parts of India, to overcome false beliefs which are sometimes very dangerous for people's lives.

Remarkable Milestone as Project Proposal Selected For PRAYAAS 2023




Shakthi Kalyani Ramanathan of Class 11 has achieved a remarkable feat. Her project proposal titled Eco-Friendly Anti-Inflammatory Tampon is selected by the Jury Committee for the prestigious PRAYAAS 2023 (Promotion of Research Attitude among Young and Aspiring Students) scheme organised by NCERT. This project has been chosen in the category of Urban Private Schools, earning Shakthi a well-deserved Research Grant of Rs 50,000. It's worth noting the diligent efforts and dedication Shakthi has put into this project under the guidance of Dr Usha Gangavarapu and Dr Seema Lathkar.




A total 75 projects across India were shortlisted for an online interaction with Jury Committee. From these 75 projects, only 20 projects have been selected for the research grant under 4 categories - (i) Rural Government Schools (ii) Rural Private and Aided Schools (iii) Urban Government Schools and (iv) Urban Private Schools.




This accomplishment is a testament to Shakthi's intellectual curiosity, creativity, and commitment to making a positive impact through her research.




Outstanding achievements in Ei ASSET Talent Search Examination




Three of our talented students Kiara Mittal, Ira Chauhan and Aniruddh R Tendulkar performed proficiently in Ei ASSET Talent Search Examination. Ei ASSET (Educational Initiatives Assessment of Scholastic Skills through Educational Testing) is a skill-based assessment that evaluates students' conceptual understanding and pinpoints their academic strengths and areas for improvement.




Based on Ei ASSET scores each of these three students are invited for the second level Ei ASSET Talent Search which is a higher-level test. Each one of them has received the Gold Scholar Award, and have also bagged remarkable accomplishments which are as follows.




Student's Name	Qualified for the following programmes offered by eminent Universities like	Other achievement
Kiara Mittal, class 5	1. Gifted Summer Program by GenWise	Eligible for prestigious Johns Hopkins CTY Centre for Talent Youth Program based on her Last years' Score.
	2. Northwestern's Center For Talent Development (CTD) - Online Programs
	3. Northwestern's Center for Talent Development - Summer Residential Program
	4. Purdue University's GERI STAR Program
	5. Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) programmes
	6. Northwestern's Center for Talent Development - Civic Leadership Institute
	7. University of California, Berkeley - Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP)
Ira Chauhan, class 6	1. Gifted Summer Program by GenWise
	2. Northwestern's Center For Talent Development (CTD) - Online Programs
	3. Northwestern's Center for Talent Development - Summer Residential Program
	4. Purdue University's GERI STAR Program
	5. Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) programmes
	6. Northwestern's Center for Talent Development - Civic Leadership Institute
	7. Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY)'s Online Program
	8. Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY)'s On-Campus Summer Programs
	9. University of California, Berkeley - Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP)
Aniruddh R Tendulkar, class 4	1. Gifted Online Program by GenWise
	2. Northwestern's Center For Talent Development (CTD) - Online Programs
	3. Purdue University's GERI STAR Program




Achievement at the Regional Level of Global Economics Olympiad

Khushi Bhatia of class 12 won at the Regional Level in Global Economics Olympiad conducted by The International Institute of Financial Markets (IIFM) and is awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 1500/-.




The International Institute of Financial Markets (IIFM), is a pioneer institute in the field of financial market education, certifications, mentoring programs, training and development workshops. It conducts International Finance Olympiad (IFO), Global Economics Olympiad (GEO) and Global Olympiad on Aptitude (GOA) every year. GEO, spread across 3 rounds of competition, is an attempt to encourage students of classes 9 to 12 to understand the concepts of economics at a young age to compete at an International level.




Gold Medal in CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet 2023




Tithi Sanghavi of class 9 proved her mettle by clinching the First Position and bagging the Gold Medal in U17 Girls Shot Put in CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet 2023 and hence secured a well-deserved spot to represent our school at the CBSE Nationals.




Achievements in various Inter-School Sports Tournaments organised by DSO and NMSA




RFSKK students participated in various Inter-School Sports Tournaments organised by District Sports Office (DSO) and Navi Mumbai Area School's Association and have brought laurels to the school by their outstanding achievements. The young achievers with their dedication and sincere efforts have bagged the following positions:




Sport	Name	Class	Organiser	Category	Position
Judo	Sadiah Afreen	10	DSO, Navi Mumbai	U-17 Girls: Above 70 Kg	First Qualified for Divisional Level
Boxing	Darshil Shah	10	DSO, Navi Mumbai	U17 Boys: Above 55 Kg	Second
Kick Boxing				U-17 Boys: 60-70 Kg
Athletics: 400 m event	Sadhika Shyam	9	DSO, Navi Mumbai	U-17 Girls	Second Qualified for Divisional Level
Athletics: Shot Put	Tithi Sanghavi	9	DSO, Navi Mumbai	U17 Girls	Second Qualified for Divisional Level
Taekwondo	Prisha Yadav	9	DSO, Navi Mumbai	U-17 Girls: Above 52kg	Second Qualified for Divisional Level
Archery: Indian Bow	Shakthi Kalyani Ramanathan	11	DSO, Navi Mumbai	U-17 Girls 30 m & 40 m combined event	Third Qualified for Divisional Level
Archery				U19 Girls Recurve Round	First Qualified for Division
Swimming	Yesha Kamra	6	DSO, Navi Mumbai	U14 Girls: 100 m Freestyle	Third
				U14 Girls: 50 m Backstroke	Third
Swimming	Yesha Kamra	6	NMASA (Navi Mumbai)	U12 Girls: 50 m Backstroke	Second
				U12 Girls: 50 m Freestyle	Second
Table Tennis	Isha Arjaria	12	DSO, Navi Mumbai	U-19 Girls	Second
	Shaneel Anand
	Jeeya Kaur
	Samarth Pokharkar	6	DSO, Navi Mumbai	U-14 Boys	Second
	Rudrakshh Trivedi	7
	Vivan Gokhru	8
	Siddhant Mishra	8
	Rudrakshh Trivedi	7	NMASA	Mixed Doubles	Second
	Avika Kumar	7
Basketball			DSO, Navi Mumbai	U-19 Boys	Second
Football			DSO, Navi Mumbai	U-19 Boys	Second
Football			DSO, Navi Mumbai	U-19 Girls	Third




These achievements showcase the dedication and sincere efforts of our students, the unwavering support and guidance from the PE department and the specialised coaching provided to the school teams.




Congratulations to all the winners and wishing them more success in their future endeavours.




Team PlayPals Emerges Victorious at Youth Ideathon 2023




The project titled Doers and Fliers, developed by Team PlayPals, represented by Jasleen Kaur, Chinmayee Solanki and Heena Kunwar of Class 12, which was submitted for Youth Ideathon 2023 excelled in the final round securing a place in the top 10 projects. It has received an Incubation Grant of Rs 1 Lac to prepare a working model. The team also won a cash award of Rs 10,000 for students and Rs 5000 for mentor teacher Ms Sunita Arora. The project - Doers and Fliers is a desktop-based application developed using Python as front end and google firebase as back end. It comprises 4 interactive games and aims at aiding learning progress of slow learners in the primary classes through various Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and game based interactive techniques.




The project was placed among the Top 100 Teams and qualified for the top 25 teams at the National Level of Youth Ideathon 2023. The team PlayPals was invited for the Grand Finale on 19 November 2023 at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi).




Youth Ideathon 2023, organised by ThinkStartup in collaboration with CBSE and MEPSC (Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skill Council) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship is India's largest festival of innovation and entrepreneurship for schools. This year, it witnessed the participation of more than 1.5 Lac students from across India and abroad.




This is an incredible achievement, and we extend our heartfelt congratulations Jasleen Kaur, Chinmayee Solanki and Heena Kunwar and their mentor Ms Sunita Arora for this commendable accomplishment on the national stage.




Akshita Agarwal of Class 9 was adjudged as the First Runners-Up in the Final Round of HCL Jigsaw competition and was awarded a Certificate and Prizes worth Rs. 25,000/-.




The fourth edition of HCL Jigsaw witnessed more than 5000 participants hailing from 213 cities across 27 states and union territories of India. 29 students of RFSKK from classes 6 to 9 participated in the event. Akshita Agrawal, after successfully qualifying through three rounds was shortlisted for the Final Round and was adjudged First Runners-up. Akshita created a mobile application titled 'Safe Safar' around the problem statement - Improve and Promote Traffic Awareness. The mobile application 'Safe Safar' aims to reduce inconveniences faced by drivers in urban cities by bridging any information gap that may exist between the government officials and the drivers. Through this App, drivers can communicate with government officials and vice versa on various issues related to road construction, traffic congestion, etc.




Our heartiest congratulations to Akshita on this stupendous achievement!




Remarkable achievements in All India Design and Coding Championship 2023

ICT 360 conducted an All-India Design and Coding Championship 2023 for students of classes 1 to 12. 22 students from our school submitted a total of 17 projects in the categories of Graphic Design, Coding, Game Development, Movie Making, App Design and Web Design.




Out of these 17 projects, 12 projects by 17 students were selected for the Jury Round at Regional Level and 3 of these projects brought laurels to the school.




Samarth Chavan of Class 2, is declared as the Winner at the National level in the Category of Graphics Design for his project under the theme of Pioneers of Progress at the Junior Level. Hemang Garg of class 3 in the category Graphics Design is declared Runners-up at the Regional Level for his project under the them Pioneers of Progress in Junior Level. A team consisting of Ishaan Bhatta and Pari Kulkarni of Class 12 in the category Coding are declared Runners-up at the Regional Level for their project under the theme Empowering Quotes Bot at Senior Level. All of them have received a trophy and a certificate.




Details of all the projects which were selected for the Jury Round at Regional Level are as follows.




Team Name	Student Name	Class	Category	Level
Inventia	Saanvi Bhaskar	12	Web Design	Senior
Leader Board	Rhea Harish Pillai	12	Graphics Design	Senior
Space Vision	Krish Pravin Zope	11	App Design	Senior
Ignited Minds	Tejas Ravi Rathod	11	Movie Making	Senior
	Gautam Kumar Pillai	10
	Neil Nilesh Dandekar	10
	Neel Prasanna Jog	10
	Panshul Gour	9
Game Adventure	Harshil Sethi	8	Game Development	Middle
Youthful Innovators	Sabyyasachi Ghosh	10	Web Design	Senior
Magical Inventions	Akshita Agrawal	9	Web Design	Senior
Indian Pioneers	Samarth Santosh Chavan	2	Graphics Design	Junior
World of Discoveries	Vidit Agarwal	8	Web Design	Middle
Quote Generating Bot	Sashreek Chakravarty	7	Coding	Middle




Design Championship (DC) is India's Biggest National Design Championship organized by ICT 360. This provides a platform for school students to showcase their creativity and talent in digital avenues. Students' projects were evaluated by an online jury comprising industry experts and eminent personalities from the education fraternity.




RFSKK shines in Interschool MUN 2023

Vidit Agarwal of class 8 and Arshia Singh of class 9, delegates of UNSC and WHO respectively, won the first prize. Palaksha Krishnani, class 9, a delegate of WHO won the second prize, in the Interschool Model United Nations (MUN) Conference, organised by Nalanda Public School, Mulund.




Six delegates from our school participated in three committees - United Nations Security Council (UNSC), World Health Organization (WHO), and Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC). The conference included seven different committees and saw participation from twelve different schools from across Mumbai.




These young delegates showcased their in-depth understanding of global issues and diplomatic acumen, demonstrated hard work and dedication in securing significant positions in the committees they represented. The achievements highlight not only their individual abilities but also the thorough preparation and appropriate guidance provided by the teachers who mentored them.




CBSE Certificate for Outstanding performance

Yesha Kamra of class 6 received a merit certificate from CBSE for her outstanding performance in CBSE Storytelling Competition 2022-23 in the category of classes 3 to 5.




The Storytelling Competition was organised over the virtual mode by CBSE as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on the theme - 'The Story of India'.




Achievements in Wordsmith Warriors: Interschool Competition 2023-24

Students of Reliance Foundation School Koparkhairane have made the school proud by winning accolades in Wordsmith Warriors Interschool Competition 2023-24, organised by Somaiya School, held on 4 August 2023.




Anveshi Jaiswal of class 11 won the First prize in poetry creation and recitation competition 'Verses v/s Verses'. Jasleen Kaur of class 12 received the consolation prize in 'Tell a Tale', a short story writing and narrating competition.




With their creative imagination, spontaneity in inking the flow of thoughts and clarity of expression these students have come up with flying colours among many participants from various schools.




Outstanding Achievement at Indian Debating League' 23

Kiara Mittal of class 5 made the school proud by shining bright in the prestigious Mumbai Speech and Debate League' 23, organised by Indian Debating League, I.I.T. Debating Society and Burlington English.




Kiara bagged 'The Best Speaker' award in the junior category and 2nd Prize i.e. Silver Medal in the Turncoat Debating Event.




Aspiring Authors' Creativity Wins Accolades at the National Young Authors Fair

Hiyanshi Joshi of class 5 secured 8th position in national rankings for her book 'The Rescue Rabblets'. Tvarita Guliani of class 5 secured the 10th national rank for her book 'Princess of Beauty Island'. Both of them were also awarded with the Popular Author in India certificate.




The book titled ' A Tale of a Few Miles' written by Mysha Zutshi of class 4 made it to the 56th national rank along with winning The Jury’s Certificate of Excellence. Rudrakshi Bhaskar of class 7 was also awarded with The Jury's Certificate of Excellence for her book 'Andrila'.




These young authors also received other certificates in recognition of their outstanding creativity. They were also interviewed by NDTV.




Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhiarane also made it to the top schools in India in the National Young Authors Fair (NYAF). As you are aware, 57 of our aspiring authors' books have been published on the global Bribooks.com platform.




The school was invited to the National Young Authors Fair (NYAF) Award Ceremony in Gurugram in recognition of the excellent performance of our young authors.




The National Young Authors Fair, co-founded by BriBooks.com and EducationWorld, is the world's largest literary event where children were invited to write, publish and promote books in their journey to become globally published authors, with an ISBN issued by the Ministry of Education.




Achievements in Inter School Athletics Championship 2023

RFSKK students brought laurels in the RFS Inter School Athletics Championship 2023-24. The spirited sports enthusiast proved their mettle in the championship organised by Reliance Foundation Schools Academic Council (RFSAC), held on 3 and 4 April 2023 at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Reliance Foundation School, Jamnagar Gujrat. Students from 11 Reliance Foundation Schools participated in this event.




With 28 points, the School Athletics Team clinched the trophy for First Runners Up position in the Championship. Further, Rayna Chopra of Class 7, with her unwavering focus and exceptional talent, earned the title of ' Best Athlete in Girls' Category'.

With diligent efforts, all participants of RFSKK performed impressively and brought the following accolades -




Sr No.	Name of Student	Class	Category	Sport	Prize Won
1	Shaurya Thakur	9	Under 14 Boys	Shot Put	Bronze Medal
				Discuss Throw	Silver Medal
2	Rayna Chopra	7	Under 14 Girls	Long Jump	Gold Medal
				200 M Sprint	Bronze Medal
3	Tithi Sanghavi	9	Under 14 Girls	Shot put	Gold medal
4	Siddhant Salian	9	Under 14 Boys	400 M Sprint	Bronze Medal
5	Ansh Singh	9	Under 14 Boys	4*100 M Relay	Bronze Medal
	Puranjay Gupta	8
	Siddhant Salian	9
	Shreyansh Mohapatra	7
6	Rayna Chopra	7	Under 14 Girls	4*100 M Relay	Silver Medal
	Avantika Ravipati	6
	Sadhika Shyam	9
	G. Nandita Reddy	8




This remarkable achievement is a testimony of the commitment and expertise of our PE teachers, who have taken lot of efforts in coaching the athletes and shaping them.

• Innovative Idea Selected for The INSPIRE Awards - MANAK 2022-23

Tanishka Singh of class 6, has been selected for the INSPIRE Awards -MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge 2022-23). Her innovative project "Aplitic Mask" has cleared the first stage of the District Level Exhibition & Project Competitions (DLEPCs) which is being organised by the District Education Authority. She received a cash award of Rs. 10000/- to develop this model for further presentations.




The idea on creating skin-friendly and medicinal value masks was developed by Tanishka under the expert guidance of Dr Seema Lathkar, Ms Pratiksha Rajadhyaksha and Ms Bhumika Bhowmick.




The INSPIRE Award - MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge), executed by DST with National Innovation Foundation - India (NIF) aims to motivate students of classes 6 to 10. The objective of the scheme is to target one million original ideas/innovations rooted in science and societal applications to foster a culture of creativity and innovative thinking among school children.



• CHEMSIM Emerges Victorious at CBSE National Science Exhibition

Sarvaarth Narang and Nitayanta Srinivas of class 11 have made the school proud by winning among the top two projects under the main theme of "Technology and Toys" at the CBSE National Science Exhibition 2022-23. Their innovative project "CHEMSIM, Gateway to the World of Chemistry", which showcases the fusion of technology and toys in the world of chemistry, was adjudged the winner. They also won a cash prize of Rs 5000.




Under the expert guidance of Ms Sunita Arora, Ms Pratiksha Rajadhyaksha and Ms Anju Pental, our students developed a cutting-edge mobile application for performing chemistry practicals virtually.




The project won recognition for its creativity and originality at the Regional Level CBSE Science Exhibition, and it went on to win at the national level after being selected as the best among 42 projects under the sub-theme of "Advancement in Information and Communication Technology".




The CBSE Science Exhibition is a highly competitive platform that brings together the best of scientific talent from across the country. Winning at this exhibition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of Sarvaarth and Nitayanta and their unwavering commitment to excellence.




Heartiest Congratulations to this ingenious duo and teachers who mentored them. Wishing them more success in their future endeavours.



• Budding Authors of RFSKK Recognised for their Creativity & Imagination

57 of our budding authors bagged the opportunity to share their creativity and imagination on a global platform by getting their books published for the National Young Authors Fair organised by EducationWorld.




The Fair, co-founded by BriBooks.com and EducationWorld, is the world's largest literary event where children wrote and published their books with an ISBN issued by the Ministry of Education. These books are accessible on the official website of Bribooks - www.bribooks.com/bookstore




This selection has given the opportunity to the individual authors and to the school to compete with over 3000 other schools, win multiple awards and to be showcased at the New York Public Library in Manhattan.




BriBooks is the world's leading children creative writing platform, enabling children of all ages to learn creative writing, publish their books online, and sell printed-on-demand books on BriBooks.com and Amazon.com in one click.




List of students with the title of the books that are published on BriBooks.com




RELIANCE FOUNDATION SCHOOL KOPARKHAIRANE
National Young Authors Fair 2023
PUBLISHED BOOKS
SN.	NAME OF STUDENT	GRADE	SECTION	TITLE OF BOOK
1	Zidaan Aqeel Siddqiui	2	A	A Social Life Or A Social Lie
2	Reyansh Tandon	2	C	A Reward For Kindness
3	Aahana Sen Sharma	3	A	The Dreamy Adventure
4	Shramidhi Saha	3	A	Delna & Ruby
5	Mysha Zutshi	3	B	A Tale Of A Few Miles
6	Naisha Mehta	3	B	Brave Prince & The Princess
7	Praniel Singh	3	B	Steve's Adventure
8	Saisha Patel	3	B	Power of Positive Thinking
9	Shivali Sinha	3	B	Tommy & His Master
10	Ardrika Saji	4	A	Lily's Little Campsite
11	Aavya Mishra	4	A	Bag Of Bedtime Stories
12	Annika padhi	4	A	The Magical Book
13	Aryaditya Singh Chouhan	4	A	I Follow My Dream
14	Iha Parag Mohite	4	A	The Best Dream
15	K Bhandhavya Reddy	4	A	My Dream Friends
16	Kiara Mittal	4	A	01.My Beautiful Life 02. Paws To Product & Applause
17	Reyansh Pagare	4	A	Dream What You Want To Be
18	Stuti Pandey	4	A	Sky Adventure
19	Advait Sanket Goyal	4	B	Me N My Football
20	Aradhya Saji	4	B	Football Is My Best Dream
21	Aarvi Wadhera	4	B	Dreams & Hope
22	Advik Shukla	4	B	Stellas Mystery
23	Ahana Das	4	B	Maya & Magic
24	Anant Jhunjhunwala	4	B	01. The Adventure of Sams Sibling 02. Haunted Castel
25	Khloe Joanne Fernandes	4	B	Aster & The Stars
26	Prastuti Srivastava	4	B	My Alien Dream
27	Sarthak Bhattcharya	4	B	My Experience
28	Satvik Panigrahy	4	B	The Exciting Mystery
29	Batul Vohara	4	C	Eliza In The Mystery Of Magic
30	Bhuvi Hemrajani	4	C	The Super Six
31	Hiyansh Joshi	4	C	The Rescue Rabblets
32	Muskan Ravi Karia	4	C	A December To Remember
33	Praket Pate	4	C	The Two Friends
34	Tvarita Manish Guliani	4	C	Princess of Beauty Island
35	Ansh Saraogi	5	A	How I Flew To The Moon
36	Mihika Nambiar	5	A	The Diwali Skit
37	Ritwika Saikia	5	A	Olivias World
38	Shanaya Donbosco Vazhapilly	5	A	Adventure In Animal Kingdom
39	Vritika Shah	5	A	Young Enterprenure
40	Iha Singh	5	C	The Girl Who Ate The Sun
41	Mahi Sagar Sadhani	5	C	Firerain On Earth
42	Raagaa Shriram	5	C	The Mystery of The Grandpa
43	Pahel Dhoot	5	C	The Girl From Supernova
44	Taraj Bhatt	5	C	The Lost Diary
45	Kenisha Gajra	5	C	The Magical World
46	Rudrakshi Bhaskar	6	A	Andrila
47	Sharvani Swapnil Dalvi	6	A	We & Society
48	Tanishka Singh	6	A	Real & Fake Friends
49	Aamir Sayed	6	C	Legends Awaken Part 1
50	Akshita Gupta	8	A	The Letter
51	Aayushi Padte	8	B	Christmas In Finland
52	Nagappan N	8	C	You Are The Key
53	Aviral Rawat	9	B	The Last Sound
54	Darshil Shah	9	B	The Digital Realm
55	Gautam D Pillai	9	C	Over The Limit
56	Zaid Shuaib Lambe	11	B	Cayenne & Her Adventure
57	Aditi Ananth	11	D	Rising Notes



• Achievements in Orja 2023 - 4th Interschool Science Carnival

Students of Reliance Foundation School Koparkhairane, made the school proud by winning accolades in the 4th Interschool Science Carnival titled - Orja 2023, organized by Shreerang Education Society, Thane, held from 20 - 22 January 2023.




Ria Jain of class 9 along with Kasvi Singh, Akshita Agrawal and Panshul Gour of class 8 won First prize in Puppet Show with their creative and collaborative efforts. The theme of the Puppet Show was Earth Science and the team participated in the group of classes 8 to 10.

Neel Jog of class 9 won the First prize for Identification of Scientist in Pehchan Kaun quiz and Anshul Khadke of class 9 bagged the Second prize for Identification of Plants. Both won these individual prizes under the category of classes 8 to 10.

Using their imagination, knowledge and guidance from teachers, these students displayed outstanding performance among many participants from various schools.

Orja is a three-day interschool competition under the initiative of Evergreen Science Carnival and Research Exposition organized by the Shreerang Education Society, Thane, in association with Marathi Vidnyan Parishad (Thane Vibhag) and Thane Mahanagarpalika.



• Excellent Achievement in CBSE Gymnastics Competition

Prisha Thakkar of class 5 has proved her mettle by securing a Silver Medal in CBSE National Level Gymnastics Competition in the U-11 Girls Individual category, held at the Gaudium School, Hyderabad. She also secured 11 ^th rank in the All-India Ranking among a total of 150 participants who participated in her category.




She has made the school proud by showcasing her sheer dedication and determination on this national platform.



• DSO and NBASA Interschool Sports Achievements

Students of RFSKK made the school proud by achieving the following laurels in NBASA (New Bombay Area Schools Association) and DSO (District Sports Office) organised interschool sports competition.

Sr. No	Name of the Student	Class	Sport	Category	Organiser	Prize Won
01	Bhuvi Bhat	6 B	Badminton	Under 12 Girls	NBASA	2 nd Position
02	Veeyom Aggarwal	6 A	Badminton	Under 12 Boys	NBASA	2 nd Position
03	Aarshit Singh	9 C	Badminton	Boys Doubles, Open Category	NBASA	2 nd Position
	Veeyom Aggarwal	6 A
04	Rudrakshh Trivedi	6 C	Table Tennis	Under 12 Boys	NBASA	1 st Position
05	Yaksh Trivedi	10 C	Table Tennis	Boys Doubles Open Category	NBASA	1 st Runner-Up
	Aarav Agrawal	10 B
06	Avika Kumar	6 B	Table Tennis	Girls Doubles, Open Category	NBASA	1 st Runner-Up
	Naivya Mishra	7 C
07	Siddhant Salian	8 A	80mtrs Hurdles Run	Under 14 Boys	DSO	3 rd Position

• RFSKK shines in Interschool MUN 2022

The second edition of Interschool Model United Nations was hosted virtually by RFSKK. Having a participation of 85 students of six Reliance Foundation Schools from Surat, Nagothane, Mouda, Jamnagar, Lodhivali and Koparkhairne, students of RFSKK shined by winning accolades and awards.




RFSKK's team having Aditi Ananth of class 11 and Ishaan Verma of class 9 was announced as the Best Team. Along with this Vanshika Singh of class 12 and Saharsh Adhikari of class 10 were credited with the special mention award. The award for Outstanding Delegate was bagged by Nithyashree Jayaraman of class 10 and Anish Choudhury of class 11.




The Inter school MUN-2022 was organised for two days over the virtual mode with an objective to let the young minds fathom the real-world issues, analyse the probable cause and effect and coming up with reasonable solutions. Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation which enables the participants to learn about international diplomacy, relations, and the role of United Nations. RFSKK MUN-2022, witnessed success in achieving these aims and objectives with enthusiastic participants who researched, discussed and analysed the global political turmoil and conflicts. It benefitted in enhancing, reciprocating, co-operating and problem-solving skills in young minds and presented an opportunity to the young delegates to refine their skill sets to take on global challenges.



• Achievements in ICPE- All India School Contest 2022

Students of Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane brought laurels to the school by winning prizes in the All India School Contest conducted by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE).




Avya Ankur Desai of class 6, under the mentorship of Ms Neha Patil, won the First Prize in the Junior Category (West Zone) and Zidaan Aqeel Siddiqui of class 2, under the mentorship of Mr Suraj Nagvanshi, secured the Third Rank at the National level. Along with this, the school also made it to the ninth position in the category of Top 10 Schools.




The Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE) set up on the recommendation of a Task Force constituted by The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), is a body registered under Society Act on January 27, 1999. It is a nodal agency recognized by the Government of India to handle all issues related to Plastics and Environment in the country.



• Champions of RFSKK in Interschool Sports Competitions by DSO, Navi Mumbai

Proud moment for RFSKK as the school's sports enthusiasts shine with victory in several interschool competitions oraganised by District Sports Office, Navi Mumbai.




Vanshika Singh of class 12 C secured 2 ^nd position in 50-meter Butterfly for under 17 girls, in DSO organised Navi Mumbai Interschool swimming competition.




Aashman Sood, Aditya Chaudhari of class 8, Rishit Sinha of class 7, Rudraan Roy and Rudrakshh Trivedi of class 6, represented the school in under 14 boys Table Tennis and secured 3 ^rd position .




In Table Tennis Under 14 girls team represented by Tashi Goil of class 8, Naivya Mishra of class 7 and Avika Kumar of class 6, and Under 17 girls team represented by Riddhi Sinha of class 10, Alankriti Chandola of class 12 and Yaasha Dalal of class 8 made remarkable achievement by winning 2nd position.




Interschool Badminton Competition for under 17 girls, was also conquered by RFSKK. Team of Khushi Bhatia, Shrawasti Tewari, Riddhi Das of class 11 and Yaasha Dalal of class 8 proved their mettle by bagging the first prize.




Under 19 boys Badminton team represented by Manav Gupta, Krishn Damani of class 12, Ishan Agarwal and Vivaan Chavan of class 10 secured 3 ^rd position in the competition




The teams of Under 19 Boys and Under 17 Girls also bagged 3 ^rd position in Football competition.



• Achievements of RFSKK in Navi Mumbai Sports Association organised Navi Mumbai Interschool competition 2022-23

Under 14 boys secured 2 ^nd position in MNS Interschool Football Competition organised by Navi Mumbai Sports Association.



• Microsoft Showcase School

Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane has been recognised as a Microsoft Showcase School for the academic year 2022-23, thus starting a journey in digital transformations to create student-centred, immersive, and inclusive experiences that inspire lifelong learning and foster the development of vital future-ready skills. Our school joins a select group of institutions from around the globe that are recognised and applauded for educational transformation, including vision and innovation in teaching, learning, and assessment.



• Swachh Sarvekshan 2022

Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane won the SECOND Position in Navi Mumbai and FIRST Position in E-Ward, Koparkhairane along with a Cash Prize of Rs 21,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively in the Private School Category in Swachh Sarvekshan 2022 conducted by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. The main objective of this programme is to identify the standard of hygiene and sanitation at government, government-aided and private schools.



• Creative and Critical Thinking Conclave 2022-23

Students of Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane represented the school in the Creative and Critical Thinking Conclave 2022-23 organised by B.K. Birla Public School, Kalyan and made the school proud by bringing laurels in various competitions.




Sr. No.	Name	Class	Event	Prize Won
1	Aradhya Shukla	7 A	Torque- Integrated Dance Dialogues	Third Position
	Gayathri Nair	7 A
	Shreeya Angadi	8 B
	Abidha Goel	9 A
	Mouli Bhalla	9 A
	Suhani Mahajan	9 B
	Sai Anjali Nakula	10 B
2	Khant Shah	7 A	Sensorium- Museum of Living Material Memories	Third position
	Arshia Singh	8 B
	Anvi Chauhan	5 B
	Vivaan Khimasia	5 B
3	Nayana Thanvi	11 C	Logo and Catch Line Designing	Second position
	Khushi Bhatia	11 D
4	Kritika Goyal	12 C	Creative Writing (Senior)	Third position
5	Ishan Agrawal	11 C	Crossfire Debate	Third position
	Ishaan Bhatta	11 A		Best Speaker award (Semi-Final) to Ishaan Bhatta




Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane secured the Second Runner-up Delegation award. A certificate and Rs 5000/ have been received as a prize.




The 'B.K. Birla Creative and Critical Thinking Conclave' is an annual inter-school event organised by BK Birla Public School, Kalyan. Overall 34 schools from Mumbai and other cities participated in the event this year.



• RFSKK shines yet again in Education World India School Ranking Survey 2022-23

Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane has been adjudged the Second Best Co-educational School in Navi Mumbai for the Fifth Year in a row in the prestigious Education World India School Rankings Survey 2022-23. The school has secured the Seventh Position in Maharashtra and the Twenty-Eighth Position at the National Level.



• Achievements in 'Saksham' Online National Competition 2021-22

Students of Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane have brought accolades to school yet again by securing a position at the state level in 'Saksham' Online National Competition 2021-22, which was organised by Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA).




Name of the Competition	Name of the Student	Class	Position secured
Essay writing	Riddhi Sinha	10	Among top 50 at the state level
Quiz	Aviral Rawat and V Lahari	9	One of the top 10 teams at the state level
Painting	Himani Upadhyaya	9	Among top 50 at the state level
	V Lahari	9	Among top 50 at the state level




PCRA, a registered society set up under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India is committed to raise awareness about the importance of fuel conservation and environmental protection. The Essay writing, Painting, and Quiz competitions were organised with an aim to raise awareness among young bright minds about the conservation of Petroleum products in various fields.



• Outstanding achievement in Smart India Hackathon 2022

Team "Creative Genius" headed by Sukriti Choudhary along with team members Vyapti Gupta and Mayank Gulati of Class 12, has bagged a prize money of Rs. 25000/-, for their project "Insignia" which was among the best 9 projects selected for the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2022.




Smart India Hackathon 2022 (SIH 2022), a nationwide initiative, provided students a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and mind-set of problem solving. Smart India Hackathon 2022 (SIH 2022) was organised by Ministry of Education, MoE's Innovation Cell Government of India and AICTE for the students of classes 6 to 12.




Reliance Foudation School Koparkhairane had submitted 8 projects under the themes of Smart Education, Biotech, Smart Automation by 8 different teams of students from classes 6 to 12 for this competition in SIH 2022 Junior category. Project "Insignia" was presented under the theme of Smart Education and was selected from the 45 shortlisted projects for the grand finale. The teams were guided by teachers Ms Sunita Arora and Dr Seema Lathkar.

• Accolades in IMO

Achievements in the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) 2021-22 organized by the Science Olympiad Foundation:

• Master Vivaan Sidharth Khimasia of class 4 has secured the First Rank at the International level. He has bagged the First position at the Regional and Zonal levels as well, in the same Olympiad. He has been awarded gifts worth Rs. 1000, International Gold Medal and Certificate of Outstanding Performance.
• Master Vidit Agarwal of class 6 has secured the Fourth Rank at the International level. He has bagged the Fourth position at the Regional and Zonal levels as well, in the same Olympiad. He has been awarded gifts worth Rs. 1000, Zonal Gold Medal and Certificate of Zonal Excellence.
• Ms Suhani Panda of class 4 has secured the Fifth Rank at the International, Regional and Zonal levels . She has been awarded gifts worth Rs. 1000, Zonal Silver Medal and Certificate of Zonal Excellence.


• Achievement in Digital Photography

Joanne Alex, a student of class 12 has won the Second Prize in the First JuniorSkills Championship in the Skill category - Digital Photography (Senior Group), organized by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in partnership with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). She has received a Silver Medal, Cash Prize of Rs. 30,000 and a Certificate.




JuniorSkills 2021 is a platform that emphasises practical learning and encourages students to showcase their talent. It gives them the opportunity to be groomed by industry experts in order to be recognised and rewarded for their abilities on a national scale. Top 21 students get an opportunity to travel to the World skills International championship -The Olympic equivalent for skill competition.



• Achievements in NSO

Achievements in the National Science Olympiad (NSO) 2021-22 organized by Science Olympiad Foundation:

• Ms. Siya Sharma of class 6 has secured the First Rank at the International level in the National Science Olympiad (NSO) 2021-22. She has bagged the First position at the Regional and Zonal levels as well, in the same Olympiad. She has been awarded gifts worth Rs. 1000, International Gold Medal and Certificate of Outstanding Performance.
  
  
• Master Vivaan Sidharth Khimasia of class 4 has secured the Tenth Rank at the International level. He has bagged the Tenth position at the Regional level and Zonal levels as well. He has been awarded gifts worth Rs. 500, Medal of Distinction and Certificate of Distinction.


• Success in VVM
  

  Dhruv Jignesh Patel, a student of class 11 has secured the Second Rank at the State Level in Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan(VVM) and hence has been selected for the National Camp.

  
  

  Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan(VVM), a science talent search examination, is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati(VIBHA), in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organisation under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), an institution under Ministry of Education.

  
  
• Achievements in NMMC Online Sports Festival
  

  Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Sports For All jointly organised NMMC Online Sports Festival. RFSKK team's performance was outstanding in the Sports Festival. The achievements of the school in this festival are as given below -

  
  

  S No	Name	Class	Category	Event	Position
  1	Riddhiman Das	7A	U14 Boys	Football	First
  2	Abhinav S. Thaker	12C	Open	Chess	First
  3	Nishtha	12C	U19 Girls	Fitness	First
  4	Anant Singh	6A	U14 Boys	Fitness	Third
  5	Yashasvi Kartikeya Alajangi	7B	U14 Boys	Yoga	Third
  6	Sneh Sharma	Teacher	Open	Yoga	First

  
  
• Achievement in Sports
  

  Abhinav Thaker of class 12 has made the school proud by winning the First prize in Chess - Boys' Open Category in the NMMC Online Sports Festival held virtually on 29 January 2022. This event was organised jointly by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Sports For All.

  
  
• Glory for RFS in the International English Olympiad (IEO) 2021-22
  

  Achievements in the International English Olympiad (IEO) 2021-22 organized by Science Olympiad Foundation:

  
  

  S No	Class	Name of the Student	International Rank	Regional Rank	Zonal Rank	Awards Received
  1	4	Anvika Nikhil Ghatwal	2	2	2	Gifts worth Rs. 1000, International Silver Medal and Certificate of Outstanding Performance
  2	4	Tanmay Kenkre	3	3	3	Gifts worth Rs. 1000, International Bronze Medal and Certificate of Outstanding Performance
  3	4	Vivaan Sidharth Khimasia	5	5	5	Gifts worth Rs. 1000, Zonal Silver Medal and Certificate of Zonal Excellence
  4	7	Nagappan Nagappan	9	9	9	Gifts worth Rs. 500, Medal of Distinction and Certificate of Distinction
  5	7	Shravani Jha	10	10	10	Gifts worth Rs. 500, Medal of Distinction and Certificate of Distinction
  6	4	Mihika Nambiar	11	11	11	Gifts worth Rs. 500, Medal of Distinction and Certificate of Distinction
  7	9	Aarush Kumar	11	11	11	Gifts worth Rs. 500, Medal of Distinction and Certificate of Distinction
  8	8	Darshil Shah	14	14	13	Gifts worth Rs. 500, Medal of Distinction and Certificate of Distinction

  
  
• RFS students achieve success in the International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO) 2021-22
  

  Achievements in the International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO) 2021-22 organized by Science Olympiad Foundation:

  • Ms. Kim Mohite of class 10, RFS, Koparkhairane has made the school proud by securing the First Rank at the International level. She had bagged the First position at the Regional and Zonal levels as well, in the same Olympiad. She has been awarded gifts worth Rs. 1000, International Gold Medal and Certificate of Outstanding Performance.
  • Master Abhinav Hazra of class 8 secured the Seventh Rank at the International level. He had bagged the Fourth position at the Regional level and Fourth position at the Zonal level as well, in the same Olympiad. He has been awarded gifts worth Rs. 1000, Zonal Silver Medal and Certificate of Zonal Excellence.
  
  
• Laurels for the young achiever
  

  Master Ivaan Shetty, a student of class 1, RFSKK, has made the school proud by achieving the 20 ^th Rank in the Junior Category in "Class Act 2022 Hindustan Times Republic Day Quiz". He received a gift voucher and Participation Certificate.

  
  

  "Class Act" is India's biggest online school quiz, open to all students of classes 1 to 12, across the country and is organized by Hindustan Times. The participants are tested on various general topics during the quiz.

  
  
• Moment of pride for the young achiever
  

  Ms Leeza Sayed of class 7 has been awarded with a cash prize of ₹ 10,000 in the first round of the INSPIRE MANAK Awards. Her innovative idea of designing "Dewumen" - Dishwasher cum exercise machine for all, won appreciation and has been selected for competing in the final round of the competition.

  
  

  Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) scheme is one of the flagship programmes of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. The INSPIRE Awards - MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge), being executed by DST with National Innovation Foundation - India (NIF), an autonomous body of DST, aims to motivate students studying in classes 6 to 10 across the country. The objective of the scheme is to target one million original ideas/innovations rooted in science and societal applications to foster a culture of creativity and innovative thinking among school children.

  
  
• Accolades for young Space Explorers
  

  The project of our students, Tanishka Darira and Jahnvi Arora of class 12 A on the theme Explore Space was listed among 75 top innovative projects in ATL Space Challenge 2021. ATL Space Challenge 2021 was launched on 6th September 2021 by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog in collaboration with ISRO and CBSE as part of the nation-wide celebration of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav", an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture, and achievements. The ATL Space Challenge witnessed over 2500 submissions from both ATL and Non-ATL students across the country from which 75 top innovators were selected.

  
  

  The project of our students titled Hunting Exoplanets in Space secured the TOP EIGHTH position among the 75 top listings. Their project is a Desktop Application which can be used to:

  
  
  • predict the existence of an exoplanet near a star using the brightness of the star(Transit method)
  • check for predicted values and find out if a star has a planet near it.
  
  

  The efforts of our students Agnid Bhattacherjee and Chaitanya Manish Obhan of class 12 A for their project on mobile application titled Antarikshyaan MK II on the theme Explore Space were highly appreciated.

• RFS student wins HT Code-a-Thon

Master Shashwat Singhal of Class 9A secured FIRST Position in the Hindustan Times Code-a-Thon: Game Development under South Zone (aged 13-14 years). He was awarded with a laptop (i5 with 1TB HD and 8 GB RAM).




The second edition of HT Code-a-thon is India’s largest coding event. In this competition, participants have to code, complete the levels to make the ultimate game and become the HT Code-a-Thon champion



• RFS won the FIRST position in Private School Category in Koparkhairane, in the Swachchta Survekshan 2021

Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane has won the SECOND position in Navi Mumbai and FIRST position in Private School Category in E-Ward, Koparkhairane, in the Swachchta Survekshan 2021 conducted by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. The school was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 21,000 and Rs. 15,000, respectively.



• Glory for the young artist

Ms. Kiranmayee Dwivedy, a student of class 5 B, RFSKK, has made the school proud by winning the Gold medal in the Reliance Foundation Drishti Art Competition 2021. Her artwork on the theme "New India, New dreams" was adjudged the best among over 1900 entries from across the country. She has also been honoured with a "Letter of Appreciation" by Founder Chairperson, Reliance Foundation, Ms. Nita M. Ambani.




"Reliance Foundation Drishti Art and Essay Competition" is organized annually as a part of "Reliance Foundation Drishti" initiative which is engaged in various cornea transplant drives across the country.




Congratulations to the budding artist!



• RFSKK Physical Education Teachers selected for "Elite Coaches Squad"

Ms Yogita Marathe, Mr Vaibhav Kadoo and Mr Rahul Deshmukh, Physical Education Teachers, RFSKK were selected for the prestigious "Elite Coaches Squad" and were invited to attend a 4-day virtual workshop for Elite Athletics Coaches organized by Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) along with Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance Centre. The workshop was held from 2 December to 5 December 2021, with extensive sessions designed to enhance the understanding of the technical aspects of Middle/Long-Distance Running, Hurdles, Sprints, and other track and field events.




The teachers were a part of 30 member squad selected out of 1950 participants who attended a series of weekly webinar sessions spanning over two months (from June 2021 to August 2021) as part of RFYS Athletics Development Series.



• Laurels for RFS

Ms. Srinidhi Lakshmi, a student of class 9, RFS, Koparkhairane has made the school proud by winning the Third prize in the Junior category in the 8th Annual Survyapi Classical and Semi Classical Singing Competition organized by Vishwajyot High School, Kharghar from 20 December 2021 to 22 December 2021.




Ms. Sarmishtha Panda, T.G.T. at RFS, won the First prize in the "Other Teacher" category in the same competition.



• RFS wins "Top Ten Schools Award"

Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane won the " Top Ten Schools Award" for sending largest number of Entries in the All-India School Contest - 2021, organized by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE), Mumbai from 1 May 2021 to 31 July 2021.



• RFS won the SECOND position in the Swachh Survekshan 2021 by NMMC

Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane won the SECOND position in the Private School Category in E-Ward, Koparkhairane in the Swachh Survekshan 2021 conducted by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. The school was awarded a trophy, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 11,000.



• The Cathedral Mathematics Competition 2021

Aditya Deshpande (Class 12) finished in Sixth Place in the Senior Category in the International Cathedral Mathematics Competition 2021, which was organised by the Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai.



• Saksham National Competition 2021: Essay, Painting and Quiz

V. Lahari (Class 8), Shashwat Singhal (Class 9) and Saanvi Bhaskar (Class 10) have been awarded the Certificates of Achievement for the Best State Level Entry in the Saksham National Competition 2021, which was organised by Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), a registered society set up under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India to raise awareness about the importance of fuel conservation and environmental protection.



• Toycathon 2021

The team Fun Academy represented by Prerna Jasti, Soumorup Chakrabarti and Riyansh Sachdev (Class 11 of 2020-21) made the school proud in the Grand Finale of Toycathon 2021. Their innovative project entitled Fun Book was adjudged one of the Best Projects among the 279 Selected Projects in the Grand Finale. The winners received a cash prize of 25,000 rupees.




Three teams from our school had qualified to participate in this competition at the National Level of which two teams, Fun Academy and Creative Genius, made it to the Grand Finale.



Total 14036 teams across India participated at the preliminary stage of Toycathon 2021, an Inter-Ministerial Initiative organised by the Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell with support from All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of MSME, Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.




The three teams from our school that participated in the Toycathon 2021 at the national level are -




Name of the Team	Team Leader	Members	Name of the Project
Fun Academy (Winning Team)	Prerna Jasti	Soumorup Chakrabarti, Riyansh Sachdev	Fun Book (Educational Games)
Creative Genius	Sukriti Choudhary	Vyapti Gupta, Mayank Gulati	Insignia (Indian Sign Language Converter/Generator)
Cosmic World	Agnid Bhattacherjee	Chaitanya Obhan, Saiyyam Ahuja	Solaris Orbitron (Mobile Application)




The projects developed by the teams Creative Genius and Fun Academy, were also selected for the Grand Finale of Toycathon 2021.



• B. K. Birla Birth Centenary Creativity Conclave - 2021

Aditya Jindal (Class 12) and Ishan Agarwal (Class 10) of our school's debate team were awarded the title of the Best Delegation Research in Voice Your Votes: Multi - Format English Debate in the B. K. Birla Birth Centenary Creativity Conclave - 2021, which was organised by B. K. Birla Public School, Kalyan. Ishan Agarwal also secured the Third Position in the Final Round (Extempore) of Voice Your Votes.

Academic and Co-curricular Achievements:



• Dr Vikram Sarabhai Essay-cum-Elocution Competition (VSE-EC)

Yachana Shah and Rishikesh Sridhar of grade 9 brought laurels to their alma mater by securing the first and the third positions respectively in Dr Vikram Sarabhai Essay-cum-Elocution Competition (VSE-EC) that was organised online by New Horizon Public School (NHPS) in association with Navi Mumbai Science Foundation (NMSF). The topic of the competition was Life in a Space Colony - Future of Mankind.



• RFSKK Educators Make Their Presence Felt in the First National Toy Fair 2021

The RFSKK team, comprising teachers and school counsellors, participated in the category of the Department of School Education/ Higher Education and presented their educational kits, board games, puzzles, and manipulatives in the First National Toy Fair 2021. The virtual fair was organised by the Ministry of Textiles in collaboration with the Ministry of Education from 27 February 2021 to 4 March 2021. These edutainment tools, designed by the RFSKK teachers for the 4 to 13 age group, have been an integral part of classroom teaching for the last four years and aim at promoting children's creative exploration, emotional development, social skills, and physical well-being.



• Historic Clean Sweep by RSFKK Students in the National Conference on Integration of STEAM in School Education

The students of RFSKK displayed their imagination and ingenuity by creating innovative projects that earned them the first, second and third positions in the competition on "Integration of CODING with STEAM. The competition, a part of the national conference on "Integration of STEAM in School Education, was organised by NCERT Bhopal from 26 February 2021 to 28 February 2021. The three winning projects, Insignia, Funbook and Solaris Orbitron, presented in the national conference, were developed under the mentorship of Dr Seema Lathkar and Ms Sunita Arora and are based on coding and mathematics.




Name of the Team	Team Members	Name of the Project	Position	Prize
Cosmic World	Agnid Bhattacherjee, Chaitanya Oban	Solaris Orbitron (Mobile application)	I	Rs 1200 each and certificate
Creative Genius	Sukriti Choudhary, Vyapti Gupta	Insignia (Indian Sign Language converter/generator)	II	Rs 800 each and certificate
Fun Academy	Prerna Jasti, Soumorup Chakrabarti	Funbook (Educational games)	III	Rs 600 each and certificate



• RFSKK Students Selected for the Grand Finale of Toycathon 2021

Three teams, under the mentorship of Ms Sunita Arora and Dr Seema Lathkar, participated in the Toycathon 2021, an inter-ministerial initiative organised by the Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell with support from All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of MSME, Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.




Name of the Team	Team Leader	Members	Name of the Project
Creative Genius	Sukriti Choudhary	Vyapti Gupta, Mayank Gulati	Insignia (Indian Sign Language converter/generator)
Fun Academy	Prerna Jasti	Soumorup Chakrabarti, Riyansh Sachdev	Funbook (Educational games)
Cosmic World	Agnid Bhattacherjee	Chaitanya Obhan, Saiyyam Ahuja	Solaris Orbitron (Mobile application)




14036 teams across India participated in the competition. The projects prepared by the teams, Creative Genius and Fun Academy, have been selected for the Grand Finale of Toycathon 2021.



• RFS Genius Proves His Mettle in the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana 2020-21

Krish Vasa, a student of class 12, has been recommended for the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship. His outstanding performance in the aptitude test earned him an all-India rank of 698.



• Academic High-Flyers Qualify for JEE (Advanced) 2021

Pranav Chakravarthy, Annanya Rakesh Pathak, and Krish Vasa have qualified for JEE (Advanced) 2021. Both Pranav Chakravarthy and Krish Vasa obtained 99.36 and 98.92 percentiles percentile in the JEE Main (BE/BTech) 2021, and Annanya Rakesh Pathak secured 99.26 percentile in the JEE Main (BArch) 2021, which was held in February.



• Dr Homi Bhabha Balvaidynaik Competition 2020-21

Neil Agrawal, Akshita Agrawal, Sohalia Roy Choudhury and Nagappan N of class 6 qualified for the second round in Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidynaik Competition 2020-21, which was organised by the Mumbai Science Teachers' Association. The first round, which was the theory competition, was held on Sunday, 17 January 2021, and the online practical competition (second round) was held on Tuesday, 23 March 2021.



• RFSKK Students Shine in International English Olympiad (IEO)

The RFSKK students participated in the 11th International English Olympiad that was organised by Science Olympiad Foundation in collaboration with British Council , on Saturday, 28 November 2020 and Sunday, 29 November 2020 and brought laurels to their alma mater. The details of the participants and their accomplishments are as follows:




Name of the Student	Name of the Exam	Achievement	Award
Neil Agrawal	International English Olympiad (IEO)	Zonal Rank-13 Regional Rank-14 International Rank-18	Gifts Worth Rs. 500/-, Medal of Distinction and Certificate of Distinction
Aviral Rawat	International English Olympiad (IEO)	Zonal Rank-4 Regional Rank-4 International Rank-4	Gifts Worth Rs. 1000/-, Zonal Gold Medal and Certificate of Zonal Excellence



• International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO)

The RFSKK students participated in the 14th International Mathematics Olympiad that was organised by Science Olympiad Foundation in collaboration with British Council on Saturday, 26 December 2020 and Sunday, 27 December 2020 and brought laurels to their alma mater. The details of the participants and their accomplishments are as follows:




Name of the Student	Name of the Exam	Achievement	Award
Shriish Sachin Pendse	International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO)	Zonal Rank-11 Regional Rank-27 International Rank-60	Gifts Worth Rs. 500/- + Medal of Distinction + Certificate of Distinction
Kartik Rajendra Pawar	International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO)	Zonal Rank-12 Regional Rank-12 International Rank-12	Gifts Worth Rs. 500/- + Medal of Distinction + Certificate of Distinction



• RFS Genius Selected for State Level Camp in Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM)

Devansh Bhavin Sanghavi of grade 11 secured the second position at the district level in Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM), a national level, science talent search examination that was conducted online by Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM), an initiative of Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organisation under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), an institution under the Ministry of Education. A science enthusiast, Devansh Sanghavi has qualified for the state level camp.



• Mathematics Enthusiasts Win Certificates of Distinction in BRICS MATH.COM+
  The students of RFS were awarded the Certificates of Distinction for their remarkable achievements in the 4th International BRICS MATH Online Competition that was organised by the educational platform DINOLAB.IN from 16 November 2020 to December 2020.
  • Sagarika Mukherjee, a student of grade 4 was awarded the Certificate of Distinction for scoring among the Top 3% in the world and Top 1% in India.
  • Batul Vohara, a student of grade 2 scored among the Top 10% in the world and Top 3% in India.
  • Damien Naha, a student of grade 12 was awarded the Certificate of Distinction for scoring among the Top 1%in the world and Top 1% in India
  
  
• RFS Creative Genius Secures Third Position in ISEA National Level Competition 2020
  

  Creative genius V. Lahari of grade 7 secured the third position at the state level in ISEA National Level Competition -2020 that was organised by Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India in August 2020. She participated in the essay writing competition in group 1 category. The theme of the competition was Information/Cyber Safety and Security Awareness.



• RFS Singers Enthral Audience in Annual SURVYAPI Semi - Classical and Classical Singing Competition The budding singers of RFS participated in the 7th Annual SURVYAPI Semi-Classical and Classical Singing Competition that was organised online by Vishwjyot High School, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai on 19 December 2020 and 22 December 2020. The mellifluous renditions of the semi-classical and the classical songs by the talented singers in the final round won the hearts of both the audience and the judges.
  • Mayank Gulati of grade 11 won the first position in the Senior category and Srinidhi Lakshmi of grade 8 secured the third position in the Junior category.
  • RFS Educator, Ms. Sarmistha Panda gave a virtuoso performance and won the second position in the Other Teacher category
  
  
• RFS Student Shines at the All-India Contest 2020
  

  Khant Shah of grade 5, under the mentorship of Mrs Leena Kawale, secured the first position (West Zone) in the junior category in the All-India Contest 2020 that was organised by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment. The school was also placed among the top ten schools in the competition.



• Philomath Nikhil Baishkiyar Qualifies JEE (Advanced) 2020

Nikhil Baishkiyar has qualified the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2020. He secured an All India Rank of 1546. An academic high-flyer, Nikhil Baishkiyar has also cleared BITSAT 2020, which was conducted by Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.



• RFS Students Win Accolades in ISRO Cyberspace Competitions-2020 (ICC-2020)
  • The talented students of Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane brought glory to the institution by winning accolades in the online ISRO Cyberspace Competitions-2020 (ICC-2020), which were organised by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the months of June and July.
  • Hiya Krunal Bhavsar, Varnica Sharan and Mehaan Tejas Gandhi of grade 1 and Ira Chauhan and Anvi Chauhan of grade 3 were awarded certificates for their exemplary performance in drawing related to space science and securing ranks among the Top 11 - 500 at the All India Level in the Drawing Competition.
  • Sagarika Mukherjee and Pranavi Chandola of grade 4, Shree Surendra Bijwe of grade 5 and Parth Jayesh Vadher of grade 7 received certificates for securing ranks among the Top 11 - 500 at the All India Level in the Model Making/Science Craft Competition.
  • Saanvi Bhaskar of grade 9 was ranked among the Top 11 - 500 at the All India Level in the Essay Competition (Hindi).
  
  
• RFS Quizzers Make Their Mark in the Online Quiz Competition 2020

Vyapti Gupta of grade 11, Simrah Fahad Abbasi of grade 3, Paavani Jain of grade 4, Batul Vohara of grade 2 and Aniruddha Chavan of grade 9 were awarded certificates for scoring among the top 10% of the participants in the online quiz competition, which was organised by Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai on 26 September 2020. The theme of the quiz was "Life and Works of Mahatma Gandhi".



• RFS Philomath Wins Certificate of Distinction in The Cathedral Mathematics Competition

Damien Zebulon Naha, a student of grade 12 was awarded the certificate of distinction for scoring among the top 10% in the senior category of the Cathedral Mathematics Competition, which was held on Saturday, 1 August 2020 and Sunday, 2 August 2020. The international online competition was organised by the Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai.



• Shreeya Angadi Makes the School Proud in the Interschool Solo Folk Dance Competition 2020

The graceful Shreeya S Angadi of class 6 secured the third position in the Interschool Solo Folk Dance Competition in the junior category. The online competition was organised by Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Boiser, on 5 September 2020. Dressed in a colourful ethnic costume, Shreeya performed the traditional dance Jhumur and enthralled the audience.




Sports Achievements:



• RFS Quiz Enthusiasts Dominate the Leaderboard at RFS Interschool Online Sports Quiz 2020

The team comprising Yash Goel and Dhruv Patel of class 10 and Nayana Thanvi and Akshita Krishna of class 10 secured the first position in the RFS Interschool Online Sports Quiz 2020 with a remarkable score of 120 points. A total of twelve Reliance Foundation schools across Gujarat and Maharashtra participated in the online sports quiz, which was organised by Reliance Foundation Schools Academic Council on Saturday, 29 August 2020.

Kishor Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana

• Bhaskar Hurkat of class 11 qualified for the second round of Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) after clearing the first round which was held on 3 November 2019.



Logical Puzzle solving Contest at Nehru Science Centre

• Apoorv Rane of class 9 won the First Prize in the Logical Puzzle Solving Contest held at Nehru Science Centre on 20 December 2019.



27th National Children's Science Congress(NCSC)

• The RFS Science Project titled "Natural Dyes and the Effects of Different Detergents and Soaps on Them" by Riddhi Sinha and Vasudha Saxena of class 7 was selected for participation at the State Level of 27th National Children's Science Congress (NCSC) 2019-20.



IGKO

• Sumit Kaushik of class 10 won Bronze Medal, Certificate of Zonal Excellence and Cash Award of Rs 333 in the IGKO.


• Co-Curricular Achievements



Survyapi & Rangvyapi

• The talented Nithyashree Jayaraman of class 7 left an indelible impression on the judges and the audience with her powerful voice and claimed the first position (junior category) in the 6th Annual Survyapi Semi Classical Singing Competition on 7 December 2019. The gifted Srinidhi N Lakshmi of class 7 won the consolation prize in the junior category.
• The artist in the making, Sambhav Saxena of class 6, bagged the second position in the 4 ^th Annual Rangvyapi Drawing Competition on 3 December 2019.



Nurturing Talent for Nobel Laureatism

• Science enthusiast Ashvin Nair of class 10 won the first position in the third edition of the Interschool Essay Writing Competition Nurturing Talent for Nobel Laureatism that was organised by Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane, in association with Navi Mumbai Science Foundation (NMSF). His in-depth presentation, excellent public speaking and problem solving skills and ingenuity earned him the coveted prize in the category of Physiology and Medicine.



Interschool Competitions organized by Sadhu Vaswani International School, Sanpada

• Arnav Bhatnagar of class 6 and Pari Kulkarni of class 8 obtained the Second Position each in the group 1 and group 2 categories respectively in the Essay Writing Competition.
• Lavisha Mehta of class 8 clinched the Second Position in the Poster Making Competition.
• Anika Soni, Abhiraj Mukul Hingne, Shlok Nair and Ivaan Shetty of Pre-Primary obtained the First, Second, Third and Fourth Positions respectively in the Fancy Dress Competition.



Interschool Competitions organized by Nehru Science Centre

• Arush Gupta, Karthik Pillai, Changesh Kavish, Ayush Shankar, Shashank Kotani, Ishaan Agarwal, Rishikesh Sridhar, Ananya Odak, Kimberly Thomas and Rishveer Singh secured third position in Inter School Band Competition organized by Nehru Science Centre.
• Vihaan Bhavishi of class 4 won appreciation prize in Fancy Dress Competition organized by Nehru Science Centre.



Creativity Conclave (BSK-MUN) 2019-20

• RFS Delegates Bag Prizes at the Creativity Conclave (BSK-MUN) 2019-20 A team of five student delegates comprising Sahil Agarwal of class 12, Ashvin Nair, Pranav Rao, Aditya Deshpande and Aditya Jindal of class 10 was awarded various prizes at the Creativity Conclave (BSK-MUN) that was organised by B K Birla School, Kalyan.
  Sahil Agarwal, Ashvin Nair and Pranav Rao demonstrated their brilliant negotiating and public speaking skills. They clinched the title of the Delegates of High Commendation. Aditya Deshpande with his persuasive speech mesmerised the judges who awarded him the title, the Delegate with Special Mention. The inspiring speech delivered by Aditya Jindal helped him lock up a Verbal Commendation.



RFS Flag Flies High at the Creativity Conclave 2019

• The students of classes 6 - 12 participated in the Creativity Conclave 2019 organised by B K Birla School, Kalyan on Saturday, 7 September 2019 and Monday, 9 September 2019. More than nineteen schools across the country participated in this mega event.
  The creative team comprising Neeheka Amit Luthra of class 9 and Pari Kulkarni of class 8 bagged the first position in Imagescape Creative Writing.
  Kavita Rana, of class 11 won the best speaker extempore title in "Voice the Vote" (Debate) Competition.



NOVELLA:

• RFS Students Emerge Triumphant at the NOVELLA-THIRD EDITION-WORD JAMBOREE
  The students of Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane became the cynosure of all eyes at the NOVELLA-THIRD EDITION-WORD JAMBOREE that was organised by St Mary's School, Koparkhairne on Saturday, 22 June 2019.
• Anvi Chauhan and Ira Chauhan of grade 2 bagged the first position in "Create Your Own Frankenstein" competition.
• Mehek Shrivastava and Ayonika Roy from grade 7 obtained the second position in "Proverbial Twist" competition
• Mitaansh Jadwani and Tejas Rathod of grade 7 clinched the second and the third position respectively in "Wrap Your Words" competition.
• Our little angel from UKG, Vihaan Bhatia obtained the third position in "Giggle" competition.
• Shreya Rajeev of grade 9 clinched the third position in "Raging Words" competition.


• Sports Achievements

Annual Sports Meet 2019 at Jaipuriar School:

• Nayana Thanvi of class 8 secured 1 ^st position in 100 mtrs race in Jaipuriar Annual Sports Meet 2019 organized by Jaipuriar School, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai.
• Nayana Thanvi, Debdatta Bhattacharya, Riddhi Rode and Poorva Dixit of class 8 and 9 secured 1 ^st position in 4*100 meters Relay Race Under 14 Girls' Category in Jaipuriar Annual Sports Meet 2019 organized by Jaipuriar School, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai.



YMCA 4 ^th State Meet

• Darsh Radharam of class 6 secured 1 ^st position in 100 meters race Under 12 Boys' Category in YMCA 4 ^th State Meet.



Navi Mumbai Area Sports Association NMASA

• Aditya Saji of class 8 secured 2 ^nd position in DSO organized 80 meters hurdle race and 100 meters race under 14 Boys' Category. He has also qualified for Interschool Mumbai Divisional level. He claimed 1 ^st position in Navi Mumbai Area Sports Association (NMASA) Badminton Under 14 Boys' Singles Category. He has also secured 3 ^rd position in DSO organized Long Jump Competition Under 15 Boys' Category.



DSO:

• Karthik Vijayapuram of class 12 secured 3 ^rd position in 400 meters race Under 19 Boys' Category in CBSE Cluster Athletic Meet. He secured 3 ^rd position in DSO organized 800 meters race Under 19 Boys' Category. He secured 3 ^rd position in DSO organized 400 meters race Under 19 Boys' Category.
• Karthik Vijayapuram, Akhil Menon, Vedant Singh and Raghav Dadhwal of classes 11 and 12 secured 3 ^rd position in DSO organized 4*100 meters relay race Under 19 Boys' Category.
• Karthik Vijayapuram, Akhil Menon, Srijan Thakur and Raghav Dadhwal of classes 11 and 12 secured 3 ^rd position in DSO organized 4*400 meters relay race Under 19 Boys' Category.
• Poorva Dixit of class 9 secured 3 ^rd position in DSO organized 3000 meters walk in Under 17 Girls' Category.
• Ashvin Nair, Shourya Agarwal and Aditya Jindal of class 10 secured 2 ^nd position in DSO organized Table Tennis Competition Under 17 Boy's which was held on 7 October 2019.
• Ashvin Nair of class 10 participated at the Interschool Mumbai Divisional level DSO organized Table Tennis Under 17 Boy's Category.
• Table Tennis player Atharva Mohan of class 8 claimed second position in Navi Mumbai Area Sports Association (NMASA) Under 14 Boys' Singles Category.
• Navya Chopra of class 9 secured 3 ^rd position at the Navi Mumbai district level of the Interschool Karate Competition 2019 Girls' Under 17 below 68 kg Category, organised by the District Sports Office.
• Master Divyesh Kuduva secured 5 ^th position in DSO organised Inter School Chess Competition in Under 14 Boys' Category.
• Ameya Rao of class 12 pulled off an outstanding performance in the Interschool Navi Mumbai Swimming Meet organised by the District Sports Office to claim the 2 ^nd position each in the 50 metres free style, breast stroke and butterfly in the boys' Under-19 boys' category. He qualified for the divisional level. At divisional level, he secured 3 ^rd position in the 50 metres free style in the Boys' Under-19 Category.
• Prisha Das of class 7 won First prize in DSO Lawn Tennis competition Under 14 Girls' and qualified for DSO Interschool Mumbai Division Lawn Tennis Competition.
• Vaibhav Tiwari of class 11 and Aditya Saji of class 8 qualified for DSO Interschool Mumbai Division Badminton Competition in individual selection trial.



CBSE Chess Nationals 2019:

• RFS Chess Team Qualifies for the CBSE Chess Nationals 2019
  The chess team comprising Vaibhav Gala of class 12, Damien Naha and Gautham Ganesan of class 11 and Mayank Gulati of class 10 has qualified for the CBSE Chess Nationals by pulling off an emphatic win in the Under-19 Boys' category in the CBSE South Zone Team Chess Championship 2019. The team garnered 9.5 points according to the Swiss Method and claimed the second position in the ranking cross table.



Interschool Chess Competition-2019:

• RFS Chess Enthusiasts Qualify for the Mumbai Divisional Level of the Interschool Chess Competition-2019. RFS chess players, Vaibhav Gala of class 12 and Divyesh Kuduva of class 8 qualified for the DSO Mumbai Divisional Level Chess Competition 2019 by securing the second position in the Under - 19 Boys' category and the fifth position in the Under - 14 Boys' category respectively at the Mumbai District Level of the Interschool Chess Competition 2019, organised by the District Sports Office.



Maharashtra State Junior Athletics Championship:

• Reliance Foundation School Athletes Qualify to Participate in Maharashtra State Junior Athletics Championship RFS Athlete Tanishka Darira bags Silver Medal at Thane District Athletics Championship-2019 Star athlete Tanishka Darira of class X proved her mettle on the field by clinching Silver medal covering 4.8 mts in Long Jump in Under-16 Girls' Category in the Thane District Junior Athletics Championship 2019. Tanishka will represent Thane District at the State Level Championship.



Thane District Athletics Championship 2019:

• RFS Spirited Athlete Karthik Vijayapuram Secures Second Position in Hurdle Race at Thane District Athletics Championship 2019
  Spirited athlete Karthik Vijayapuram of class XII proved his mettle on the field by qualifying for the State Level Championship, by securing Second Position in the 400 metres Hurdle Race in Under-18 Boys' Category in the Thane District Athletics Championship 2019.
• Promising Athlete Srijan Thakur Qualifies for High Jump Srijan Thakur of Class XI cleared the qualifying mark of 1.45 mts in High Jump in Under 18 Boys Category to represent Thane District at the State Level Championship.

Scholastic and Co scholastic Achievements

International English Olympiad (IEO)

• Satvik Sharma of class 9 secured the First Zonal Rank in the International English Olympiad (IEO) conducted by British Council in collaboration with Science Olympiad Foundation and won Gold Medal, Certificate of Excellence and a cash prize of Rs 5000 for his performance.



CBSE Cryptic Crossword Competition (CCCC 2018):

• Krish Vasa and Srijan Mishra of class 10 were adjudged the Runner-Up Team in the CBSE Cryptic Crossword Competition (CCCC 2018) that was organised by Extra - C.

Litspark-Novella Story Fest - organised by St. Mary's ICSE School, Koparkhairane:

• The school team bagged the Best School Trophy in the event.
• Kiara Mittal of class UKG bagged the first position in "Dress Circle" competition.
• Anaiya Dutta of class 4 clinched the first position in "Judge a Book by Its Cover" competition and also won the "Best Creative Artist" award.
• Siddharth Chakrabarti of class 8 secured the first position in "Crown a Sonnetist" competition.
• Siddharth Camarushi of class 10 won the second position in "Stipple a Stanza" competition.



Creativity Conclave 2018-19 organised by Birla Public School, Kalyan:

• The students of grades 6 - 12 participated in the Creativity Conclave 2018-19 organised by Birla Public School, Kalyan.
• Saiesh Shankar and Pari Kulkarni of class 7 secured first position in creative writing competition, "Pen it like me" in the Creativity Conclave 2018 organised by B. K. Birla Public School, Kalyan. School Band comprising of two vocalists and nine instrumentalists secured the first position in the singing competition, "Harmony (School Band Singing)".



Survyapi:

• In the Interschool Solo Singing Classical Competition, "Survyapi", Preethika M. Easwaramurthy of class 11 and Neel Jog of class 5 secured second and third position respectively.



Interschool Science Project, Srijan 2018:

• In the Interschool Science Project, Srijan 2018, Aviral Agarwal and Vandan Agrawal secured the first position in class 11-12 (Group B) category.



Economics Quiz organised by North Point School, Koparkhairane:

• Aishani Gupta of class 12 and Nikhil Baishkiyar of class 11 secured the first position in Equizic, The Economics Quiz organised by North Point School, Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai.



CBSE Science Exhibition 2019:

• Vedant Singh and Karunesh Biradar of class 11 bagged the third position at the regional level in the CBSE Science Exhibition 2019. Their exhibit entitled "Eco Friendly House" that was based on the theme "Scientific Solutions for Challenges in Life" qualified for participation at the national level.



AMUN conference conducted by the Apeejay School, Nerul:

• In the AMUN conference conducted by the Apeejay School, Nerul, Sahil Agarwal and Soham Dharia won "The Best Peacemaker" and "The Best Munner" awards respectively. Aditya Deshpande won "The Best Resolution Award" for the committee he participated.



National Level of Season 11 of Classmate Spell Bee:

• Aarush Kumar (6 C), Ananya Odak (7 A), Jahnavi Gupta (8 C) and Aarsh Duhlani (8 C) were selected for the National Level of Season 11 of Classmate Spell Bee 2017.



Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidynaik Competition 2018-19:

• Aditya Shankar Deshpande of class 9 won the silver medal, a certificate and a scholarship worth Rs. 2000/- in the Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidynaik Competition 2018-19 that was organised by the Mumbai Science Teachers Association.



National Level Letter Writing competition 2018:

• Megha Siddhartha Sodagudi of class 12 received a Certificate of Commendation for participating in Dhai Akhar National Level Letter Writing competition 2018 in the Envelope Category.



Sports Achievements

Navi Mumbai Area Sports Association NMASA

• Tanishka Sakhare's outstanding leap of 4.44 metres in the girls' Under-16 category earned her the first position in the NMASA Athletics Meet 2019.
• The relay team comprising Poorva Dixit and Priyanshi Jhala of class 8, Jill Vyas and Tanishka Sakhare of class 9 attained the third position in the 100 metres run relay in the girls' Under-16 category in NMASA Athletics Meet 2019.
• Dhruv Narsingani of class 2 and Dhiren Gami of class 7 secured the Bronze Medal in the Boys' Under 8 and Under-14 Categories respectively in NMASA Skating Competition 2019.
• Garvit Kothiyal and Shrisha Yadav of UKG B won the gold in the Boys' and the Girls' Under-6 Categories respectively in NMASA Skating Competition 2019.
• Sara Ganesh of class 6 secured second place in Under 12 Girls' Category in the NMASA Table Tennis Tournament 2018.
• Satvik Sharma of class 10 bagged the Runner Up title in Under-16 Boys' Singles Category in the NBASA Badminton Tournament 2018.
• Omkumar Jadhav of class 10 qualified for the Divisional Level by securing second place in Epee Event in Under-17 Boys' category in the DSO Fencing Competition.



DSO

• In the DSO Athletics Meet 2018, Aditya Saji of class 7 qualified for the DSO Divisional Meet by securing second position in the 80 Meters Hurdles in Under-14 Boys' category.
• Smeet Nandu of class 12 secured 3 ^rd position in Shot Put in Under-19 Boys' category in the DSO Athletics Meet 2018.
• Karthik Biju Vijaypuram was selected for the Maharashtra State Meet on the basis of Time Trail in 400 meters hurdles in Under-18 Boys' Category in Thane District Athletics Championship 2018.
• Smeet Nandu of class 12 won the Bronze Medal in Shot Put in the Under - 18 Boys' Category in Mumbai division and TDAA selection trial 2018.
  RFS Football Team emerged as Runners Up in the Under-17 Boys' Category in DSO Inter-school District Football Tournament 2018.
• Sara Ganesh of class 6 qualified for DSO Table Tennis Divisional Level Tournament on the basis of Individual Selection Trial Under-14 Girls' Category in the DSO Table Tennis Tournament 2018.
• Ameya Rao of class 11 was qualified for the Divisional Level by securing second position in 50 meters freestyle and first position in 50 meters breast stroke in the DSO Swimming Competition.
• Vaibhav Tewari of class 10, Tushar Jain of class 11 and Dheer Thakker of class 9 were declared Second Runners Up in Under-17 Boys' category in the DSO Navi Mumbai School Games Badminton Competition 2018. Vaibhav Tewari was selected for the Divisional Badminton Tournament in Individual Selection Trial.
• Omkumar Jadhav of class 10 qualified for the Divisional Level by securing second place in Epee Event in Under-17 Boys' category in the DSO Fencing Competition
• Omkumar Jadhav of class 10 secured first position in Epee Event in the 11th Cadet Mumbai Suburban District Fencing Championship 2018 which made him qualify for the National Level.



Reliance Foundation Schools Academic Council Badminton Tournament:

• RFS Shuttlers bagged the overall runner-up position in Reliance Foundation Schools Academic Council Badminton Tournament.
• Rithvik Gupta won the Boys' Singles Crown in the Under-12 category.
• Darshil Shah and Rithvik bagged the Boys' Doubles in the Under-12 category.
• Arushi Bhatnagar was the runner-up in the Girls' Singles category.
• In the Under-14 category, Dhruv Patel was the winner of the Boys' Singles title.
• The team of Brijesh Rajpurohit and Dhruv Patel was declared the runner-up in the Boys' Doubles category.
• Riddhi Das was the runner-up in the Girls' Singles category.
• Riddhi Das and Shifa Momin clinched the third position in the Girls' Doubles category.
• Vaibhav Tewari of class 10 secured first place in Badminton Under-17 Boys' category in Sports for All Championship.



Mumbai Divisions inter school Badminton tournament 2018-19:

• Mumbai Divisions inter school Badminton tournament 2018-19 Shuttler Master Vaibhav Tewari qualifed for the State Badminton Competition 2018-19 in Mumbai Divisions inter school Badminton tournament 2018-19 in Boys' Under-17.



Reliance Foundation Youth Sports Athletics Championship 2018:

• In Reliance Foundation Youth Sports Athletics Championship 2018, Aryan Landge won the Gold Medals in 100 and 200 meter races in Senior Boys' Category. Tanishka Sakhare won Gold Medal in Long Jump in Junior Girls' Category. Jill Vyas won Bronze Medal in Long Jump in Junior Girls' Category.



Mumbai Division & State Selection Trial 2018:

• Master Aryan Landge of class 12 secured 3 ^rd position in 100 Meters Race and 2 ^nd position in 200 Meters Race in Boys' Under-18 Category in Mumbai Division & State Selection Trial 2018.
• Karthik Biju Vijaypuram was selected for the State Level on the basis of Time Trail in 400 Meters Hurdles in Under-18 Boys' Category in Mumbai Division Athletics Meet and State Selection Trials 2018.



States Junior Athletics Championship 2018:

• Master Aryan Landge of class 12 secured Silver medal in 200 Meters Race and Gold medal in Medley Relay Boys' Under-18 category in Maharashtra States Junior Athletics Championship 2018.
  He was the part of medley relay Mumbai Division Team Boys' Under 18 Category.
• Tanishka Sakhare secured third position in Long Jump in Under -16 Girls' category in the Bombay YMCA Annual State Level Athletics Meet 2019.



Zonal Level Achievements:

• Sprinter Master Aryan Landge of class 12 secured Gold Medal in 100 Metres Race Boys' Under-18 Category at Raipur, Athletics West Zone Championship 2018.
• Aryan Landge won the Individual Championship Trophy by securing a Gold Medal in 100 and 200 Meter Races in CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet 2018.
• Karthik Biju Vijaypuram secured Bronze Medal in 800 mtrs in Boys' Under-17 Category in CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet 2018.
• Catherine Binu Maria secured Gold and Bronze Medals in 200 and 100 meter races respectively in Under-19 Girls' Category in CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet 2018.
• Tanishka Sakhare secured Bronze Medal in Long Jump in Under-17 Girls' Category in CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet 2018.



National Level Achievements :

• Aryan Landge secured second place in 100 and 200 Meter Races in Under-19 Boys' Category in CBSE National Athletics Meet 2018.

• Hindustan Times Ranks Reliance Foundation School The No. 7 School in Navi Mumbai
• Hindustan Times Scholarship
  Miss Shifa Momin of class 6 won the prestigious Hindustan Times Scholarship for the year 2017-18. She was awarded with a Trophy, a Certificate of Merit and a Rs 50,000 Scholarship in a grand ceremony held on 23 ^rd February 2018 at Rangsharda Auditorium, Bandra. She is among the 50 winners who were selected for the Scholarship.
  
  After qualifying a tough two round selection process, Shifa made it to the final 50 students from amongst more than 84,000 applicants from more than 220 schools across Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
  
  Shifa says, "It was an amazing experience and I realised that, if you believe you can, you shall surely deserve it. I want to celebrate this moment by giving a part of it to light up the lives of other girls who deserve it".
• RFS Shuttler retains the Mayor Cup
  RFS shuttler Vaibhav Tewari of Class IX received the Mayor Cup by securing 1 ^st Position in 'Navi Mumbai Mayor Cup Badminton Competition' in the Under-17 Boys' Category, organized by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. He also won a Cash Award of Rs. 6000. The competition was held at Navi Mumbai Sports Association, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
  Vaibhav has won the Mayor Cup for two consecutive years.
• RFS Football Team clinches 'Runners-up' title in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots & Youth Football League 2017-18
  Reliance Foundation School's Football Team clinched the 'Runners-up' title in the Under-14 Boys' Category in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots & Youth Football League 2017-18 organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association (NMASA).
• RFS Athlete excelled in 1 ^st Khelo India School Games
  RFS athlete Aryan Landge of Class XI represented Maharashtra State in the 1 ^st Khelo India School Games organized by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports in Delhi. He participated in the 4 x 400 meters relay race and won Bronze Medal.
• Certificate of Merit awarded to Meritorious Students of Class 10 by CBSE
  The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) awarded ' Certificate of Merit' to Shriya Dixit, Avani Verma, Nupur Rajesh, Saijal Singhal, Catherine Binu Maria, Khyati Mathur, Aviral Agrawal and Jayan Mehta of class 10 for outstanding performance and for obtaining Grade 'A1' in all five subjects in All India Secondary School Examination 2017.
• RFS Science Project qualified for National Level CBSE Science Exhibition
  The RFS Science Project titled ' Waste-Not the Waste' under the sub theme ' Waste Management' by Ninad Agrawal and Aaditya Sinha of class 9 bagged second position in the Regional Level CBSE Science Exhibition held at Jaipuriar School, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai from 4 ^th to 6th January 2018. A total number of 90 schools from CBSE Chennai Region (Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Goa) participated in this Exhibition.
  Their project has been selected for participation at the National Level CBSE Science Exhibition to be held in the first week of February 2018.
  The project titled, ' Waste-Not the Waste', is conceptualised to make RFS as a zero waste generating institution.
• RFS Athletes excelled in Reliance Foundation Youth Sports Athletics Meet-2017
  RFS Athlete Aryan Landge of Class XI won Silver Medals in 100 meters and 200 meters races (Senior Category) and Catherine Binu Maria of Class XI won Bronze Medal in 200 meters race (Senior Category) in Reliance Foundation Youth Sports Athletics Meet-2017 held at Priyadarshini Park, Malabar Hill, Mumbai.
• RFS retains the 'Best School Award' in Expressions 2017 - an Inter School Elocution Competition
  The RFS Elocution Team of Aditya Jindal and Ashvin Vinod Nair of Class VIII won the 'Best School Award - First Position' in Group A (Classes VIII-X) and Siddharth Thopalli and Himagn Samir Malik of Class XI won the 'Best School Award - Third Position' in Group B (Classes XI-XII) in the Inter School Elocution Competition - 'Expressions 2017', organised by Tilak Group of Schools, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. A total of 80 students from 25 schools of Navi Mumbai participated in the competition.
  The School has won this award for three consecutive years in classes 8-10 category.
• RFS Athlete won Gold Medal in 22 ^nd CBSE National Athletics Meet-2017
  RFS Athlete Aryan Landge of class XI Commerce won Gold Medal in 22 ^nd CBSE National Athletics Meet-2017 in 200 meter race (Under-17 Boys' category) held at Allons Public School, Bemetara, Chhatisgarh.
• RFS Athlete wins Bronze Medal at District Level DSO Athletics Competition
  RFS athlete Tanishka Sakhare of Class VIII secured 3 ^rd Position in Long Jump Under-14 Girls' Category in the District Level DSO Athletics Competition.
• RFS Student qualifies for DSO State Level Fencing Competition
  Omkumar Jadhav of Class IX excelled in the DSO District Level Fencing Competition in Under-14 Boys' category and qualified for the DSO State Level Fencing Competition which will be held at Dhule, Maharashtra.
• RFS Athlete won Gold Medals in CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet
  RFS Athlete Aryan Landge of class XI Commerce won Gold Medals in CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet in 100 & 200 meter races (Under-17 Boys' category) held at Sanjay Godhawat International School, Kolhapur.
  He has qualified to participate in the National Level Athletics Meet 2017-18 which will be held at Allons Public School, Bemetara, Chattisgarh in the month of November.
• RFS Shuttler Clinches Winners title at NMASA Badminton Tournament
  RFS shuttler Vaibhav Tewari of Class IX clinched the 'Winners' title in NMASA Under-16 Boys (Singles Category) Badminton Tournament organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association.
• RFS Badminton Team Clinches 'Winners' title at NMASA Badminton Tournament
  RFS Badminton Team represented by Vaibhav Tewari and Satvik Sharma of Class IX clinched the 'Winners' title in NMASA Under-16 Boys (Doubles Category) Badminton Tournament organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association.
• RFS Badminton Team Clinches 'Runners-up' title at District Level DSO Badminton Competition
  RFS Badminton Team represented by Vaibhav Tewari, Satvik Sharma of Class IX and Niranjan Anand of Class X clinched the 'Runners-up' title in the Under-17 Boys' Category at the District LevelDSO Badminton Competition. Vaibhav Tewari of Class IX qualified for Divisional Level DSO Badminton Competition 2017.
• RFS Badminton Team Clinches 'Runners-up' title at District Level DSO Badminton Competition
  RFS Badminton Team represented by Dhruv Patel of Class VII and Priyesh Chavda of Class VIII clinched the 'Runners-up' title in the Under-14 Boys' Category at the District LevelDSO Badminton Competition. Dhruv Patel of Class VII qualified for Divisional Level DSO Badminton Competition 2017.
• RFS Chess Team secured 3 ^rd Rank in NMASA Chess Tournament
  RFS Chess Team represented by Mayank Gulati of Class VIII, Divyesh Kuduva of Class VI, Ameya Palvankar of Class VIIand Vaibhav Gala of Class X secured 3 ^rd Rank in the Under-16 Boys' Category in the NMASA Chess Tournament organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association.
• RFS Table-Tennis Player secured 2 ^nd Position in NMASA Table-Tennis Tournament
  RFS Table-Tennis Player Sara Ganesh of Class V secured 2 ^nd Position in NMASA Under-12 Girls (Singles Category) Table-Tennis Tournament organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association.
• RFS Student wins Gold Medals in Raigad District Badminton Championship & State Selection Trials-2017
  Vaibhav Tewari of Class IX won Gold Medals in the Raigad District Badminton Championship & State Selection Trials-2017 in U-15 & U-17 Boys' (Singles) category. The Championship was held at Ramsheth Thakur International Sports Complex and was organized by Badminton Organisation of Raigad & Panvel Mahanagar-Palika Badminton Association.
• RFS Student Wins Silver Medal in Federation Cup Fencing Competition
  Omkumar Jadhav of Class IX received a silver medal by securing 2 ^nd Position in State Level 'Federation Cup Fencing Competition' in Under-14 Boys' category which was held at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. He also participated in National Level Under-17 Individual Fencing Championship organized by Maharashtra Fencing Association at Nashik, Maharashtra.
• RFS Student etched his name in Books of Records
  Dhiren Mahesh Gami of Class VI was amongst the 371 skaters who participated in an attempt of creating a unqiue record by skating for 51 hours continuously at the Shivaganga Roller Skating Club in Belgaum, Karnataka. He was awarded a Certificate of Participation by Guinness World Records. He also etched his name in the coveted 7 books of records namely, Asia Book of Records, India Book of Records, Limca Book of Records, Indian Achiever Book of Records, Global Records, Unique World Records and Children Records.

• RFS students excelled in International English Olympiad Examination
  RFS students participated in the International EnglishOlympiad Examination organized by Science Olympiad Foundation and brought laurels to School by winning medals, merit certificates and cash prizes. The details of the participants and their accomplishments are as follows:
  • Miss Saara Nayar of Class 9 and Master Satvik Sharma of Class 8 bagged First International Ranks in the International English Olympiad (IEO) conducted by British Council in collaboration with Science Olympiad Foundation and won Gold Medal, Merit Certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 1000 each for their performance.
  • Miss Dhatri Mehta of Class 8 won a Zonal Silver Medal and a Merit Certificate along with a cash prize of Rs 1250 by securing 10th Rank at the International Level.
  • Miss Ritika P Singh of Class 9 also won a Medal of Excellence, Certificate of Excellence and a Merit Certificate.
  Mater Satvik Sharma will be felicitated along with the top performing students in an award function to be held on 4 ^th June 2017 in New Delhi.
• RFS Athletes Excelled in NMASA Annual Athletics Meet-2017
  The following athletes participated in the Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association (NMASA) Annual Athletics Meet-2017 held at Vashi and brought laurels to school with their exemplary performance:
  • Catherine Binu Maria of Class X secured 1 ^st Position in 400 meter race in Under-16 Girls' Category.
  • Madhavi Thanvi of Class IX secured 2 ^nd Position in 400 meter race and 3 ^rd Position in 100 meter race in Under-16 Girls' Category
  • Sameeksha Rane, Siya Sood, Madhavi Thanvi and Catherine Binu Maria secured 2 ^nd Position in 4 x 100 meter relay in Under-16 Girls' Category
  • Sayed Naser Hussain of Class VIII secured 3 ^rd Position in 100 meter race in Under-14 Boys' Category
  • Karthik Vijaypuram of Class IX secured 3 ^rd Position in 400 meter race in Under-16 Boys' Category
• RFS Football Team Emerges as Champions in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots Football League 2016-17
  Reliance Foundation School's Football Team emerges as Champions in the Under-14 Boys' Category in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots Football League organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association (NMASA). In the Final, RFS was pitched against Father Agnel School, Vashi and RFS emerged triumphant by 2 goals to 0. The School has won the Championship for the two consecutive years.
• RFS Football Team Emerges as Champions in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots Football League 2016-17
  Reliance Foundation School's Football Team emerges as Champions in the Under-12 Boys' Category in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots Football League organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association (NMASA). In the Final, RFS was pitched against Father Agnel School, Vashi and RFS emerged triumphant by 9 goals to 1. The School has won the Championship for the two consecutive years.
• RFS Shuttler Wins the Mayor Cup
  RFS shuttler Vaibhav Tewari of Class VIII received the Mayor Cup by securing 1 ^st Position in 'Navi Mumbai Mayor Cup Badminton Competition' organized by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. He also won a Cash Award of Rs. 5000. The competition was held at Navi Mumbai Sports Association, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
• RFS Football Team Emerges as Champions in 'Sports For All-2016'
  RFS Football Team emerges as Champions in the Under-14 Boys' Category in the Inter School Multi Sports Championship 'Sports For All-2016' held at D Y Patil Stadium, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
• RFS Shuttler Wins Silver Medal in 'Sports For All-2016'
  RFS shuttler Vaibhav Tewari of Class VIII received Silver Medal by securing 2 ^nd Position in 'Sports For All-2016', an Inter School Multi SportsChampionship. It was held at D Y Patil Stadium, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
• RFS Football Team Emerges as Champions in 'Sports For All-2016'
  RFS Football Team emerges as Champions in the Under-12 Boys' Category in the Inter School Multi Sports Championship 'Sports For All-2016' held at D Y Patil Stadium, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
• RFS Football Team Emerges as Champions in Reliance Foundation Schools Academic Council Football Tournament
  RFS Football Team emerges as Champions in the Under-12 Boys' Category in the Reliance Foundation Schools Academic Council Football Tournament, held at J H Ambani School, Lodhivali, District Raigad, Maharashtra. It was organized by Reliance Foundation Schools Academic Council.
• RFS Science Project at State Level of '24 ^th National Children's Science Congress'
  The RFS Science Project titled 'Effects of Technology on Children's Health' under the theme 'Lifestyles and Livelihoods' by Arya Sorate, Adhya Kombrabail, Damien Naha, Prapti Preyasi and Aastha Mistry of Class 8, qualified for the State Level of 24 ^th National Children's Science Congress (NCSC) to be held at Digras, Yavatmal.
  This is the second consecutive year that the School Science Project has been selected for the presentation at State Level of National Children's Science Congress (NCSC).
• RFS Badminton Team Secured 2 ^nd Position in CBSE Cluster IX Badminton Tournament
  Satvik Sharma and Vaibhav Tewari of class VIII secured 2 ^nd Position in CBSE Cluster IX Badminton Tournament in Under-14 Boys' category held at Vidyapratisthan School, Baramati.
  Both the players have qualified to participate in the CBSE National Level Badminton Tournament to be held at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
• RFS retains the 'Best School Award' in Expressions 2016 - an Inter School Elocution Competition
  The RFS Elocution Team of Ms Ananya Sharma and Ms Saraa Nayar of Class IX bagged the 'Best School Award - First Position' in Group A (Classes VIII-X) in the Inter School Elocution Competition - 'Expressions 2016', organised by Tilak Group of Schools, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. A total of 32 students from 16 schools of Navi Mumbai participated in the competition.
  Ms Ananya Sharma was adjudged the 'Best Orator' in her category.
  The School has won both the awards for two consecutive years.
• RFS Athlete Wins Silver Medal in CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet
  Sayed Naser Hussain of Class VIII received a silver medal by securing 2 ^nd Position in the 100 M race in Under-14 Boys' Category. He participated in the CBSE Cluster IX Athletics Meet held at Delhi Public School, Nagpur from 9th November to 12th November 2016. He has been selected to participate in the CBSE National Athletics Championship to be held in Vadodara, Gujarat.
• RFS Football Team Clinches Runners-up title in State Level DSO Football Tournament
  RFS Football Team clinches Runners-up title in the Under-14 Boys' Category in the State Level DSO Football Tournament held at Osmanabad, Maharashtra.
  Sayed Naser Hussain of class VIII has been selected to represent Maharashtra State in the 62 ^nd National School Football Championship to be held in Sagar District of Madhya Pradesh.
• RFS Badminton Team Secured 3 ^rd Position in DSO Divisional Level Badminton Championship
  Satvik Sharma and Vaibhav Tewari of class VIII secured 3 ^rd Position in DSO Divisional Level Badminton Championship in the Under-14 Boys' Doubles category held at Karnala Sports Complex, Panvel.
• RFS Football Team Emerges as Champions in Divisional Level DSO Football Tournament
  RFS Football Team emerges as Champions in the Under-14 Boys' Category in the Divisional Level DSO Football Tournament held at Father Agnel School, Vashi and qualified for State Level Tournament.
• RFS Science Projects at Regional Level of '24 ^th National Children's Science Congress'
  The RFS Science Projects titled 'Effects of Technology on Children's Health' by Arya Sorate, Adhya Kombrabail, Damien Naha, Prapti Preyasi and Aastha Mistry of Class VIII and 'The Study of Dark Side of Shiny Metal- Aluminium' by Sumit Kaushik, Dheer Thakker, Devarsh Ganatra, Devansh Dang and Sushant Tangudu of class VIIqualified for Regional Level of 24 ^th National Children's Science Congress (NCSC).
• RFS Athletes Excelled in District Level DSO Athletics Competition
  The following athletes participated in the District Level DSO Athletics Competition held at Sports Authority of India Sports Complex, Kandivali, Mumbai:
  
  • Madhavi Thanvi of Class IX secured 1 ^st Position in 400 meter race in Under-17 Girls' Category.
  • Catherine Binu Maria of Class X secured 2 ^nd Position in 400 meter race in Under-17 Girls' Category.
  • Sayed Naser Hussain of Class VIII secured 2 ^nd Position in Long Jump in Under-14 Boys' Category
  All the athletes qualified for DSO Divisional Level Competition 2016.
• RFS Student Wins Gold Medal in DSO State Level Fencing Competition
  Omkumar Jadhav of Class VIII received a gold medal by securing 1 ^st Position in DSO State Level Fencing Competition in Under-14 Boys' category. The competition was held at Divisional Sports Complex, Aurangabad.
• RFS Football Team Emerges as Champions in District Level DSO Football Championship
  RFS Football Team emerges as Champions in the Under-14 Boys' Category in the District Level DSO Football Championship held at Father Agnel School, Vashi and qualified for the Divisional Level Tournament.
• RFS Student Wins Silver Medal in District Level DSO Taekwondo Competition
  Jeeya Mehul Chanpura of Class VII received Silver Medal by securing 2 ^nd Position at the District Level DSO Taekwondo Competition. She represented the School in 35-38 kg category.
• RFS Badminton Team Clinches Winners title at District Level DSO Badminton Competition
  RFS Badminton Team represented by Vaibhav Tewari and Satvik Sharma of Class VIII clinched the ' Winners' title in the Under-14 Boys' (Doubles) category at the DSO Badminton Competition and qualified for Divisional Level DSO Badminton Tournament 2016.
• RFS Shuttler Clinches Winners title at District Level Badminton Championship
  RFS shuttler Vaibhav Tewari of Class VIII clinched the ' Winners' title in the Under-15 Boys' (Singles) and Under-15 (Doubles) category at the Raigad District Championship and qualified for State Selection Trial 2016.
• RFS Student Wins Bronze Medal in 13th Cadet Maharashtra State Fencing Championship
  Omkumar Jadhav of Class VIII received Bronze Medal by securing 3 ^rd Position at the 13th Cadet Maharashtra State Fencing Championship organized by Maharashtra Fencing Association held at Ahmednagar. He was a member of Epee Team.
• RFS Student Wins 1 ^st Prize in Inter School Drawing Competition
  Sarth Jathar of Class IX won 1 ^st Prize in the Senior Category of Inter School Drawing Competition organised by Fortis Hospital, Vashi in association with Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and Lions Club Navi Mumbai. A total of 155 students participated in the Senior Category from various schools of Navi Mumbai.
• RFS Student Wins Silver and Bronze Medals in Thane District Athletics Association Championship
  Sayed Naser Hussain of Class VIII received a silver medal by securing 2 ^nd Position in Triathlon (100 Mt, Shot Put and Long Jump) and a bronze medal by securing 3 ^rd Position in Long Jump (5.09 Mt) in Under-14 Category. He represented the School in the Thane District Athletics Association Championship 2016 organized by Thane District Athletics Federation (affiliated to Athletics Federation of India) by participating in Long Jump and Triathlon events. He has qualified to participate at Maharashtra State Junior Athletics Championship in Triathlon.

• RFS Football Team Emerges as Champions in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots Football League
  Reliance Foundation School's Football Team emerges as Champions in the Under-14 Boys Category in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots Football League organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association (NMASA). In the Final, RFS was pitched against North Point School, Koparkhairane and RFS emerged triumphant by 3 goals to 2.
• RFS Football Team Emerges as Champions in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots Football League
  RFS Football Team emerges as Champions in the Under-12 Boys Category in Mumbai City FC - NMASA Grassroots Football League organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association (NMASA). In the finals, RFS defeated Sanjeevani International School with 7-6 in a tiebreaker after levelling the game at 1-1 in the regulation play. A total of 48 teams participated in the tournament in which RFS scored 60 goals in all to make it to the top by conceding just 16 goals.
• RFS bags 'Best School Award' in Expressions 2015 - an Inter School Elocution Competition
  The RFS Elocution Team of Ms Ananya Sharma and Ms Saraa Nayar of Class VIII bagged the 'Best School Award - First Position' in Group A (Classes VIII-X) in an Inter-School Elocution Competition - 'Expressions 2015', organised by Tilak Group of Schools, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. A total of 34 students from 17 schools of Navi Mumbai participated in the competition.
  Ms Ananya Sharma was adjudged the 'Best Orator' in her category.
• RFS Science Project at State Level of '23 ^rd National Children's Science Congress'
  The RFS Science Project titled 'Study of Relationship Between Weather and Earthworms' under the theme 'Weather, Climate and Ecosystem' by Ms Shreyaa Malhotra, Ms Madhavi Thanvi, Ms Ritika Singh, Ms Aarushi Chitkara and Mst Sarth Jathar of Class VIII qualified for State Level of 23 ^rd National Children's Science Congress (NCSC).
  
• RFS Student Wins Cash Award in CBSE Expression Series
  Aaryan Rastogi of Class VIII won a Cash Award of Rs 2500/- in the CBSE Expression Series on Dr A P J Abdul Kalam in Classes VI-VIII Category for his drawing. Aaryan’s work is amongst the top 36 entries across India and the only student from Maharashtra to have won the award in this category.
• RFS Badminton Team Clinches Runners-up title at Divisional Level Badminton Tournament
  RFS Badminton Team represented by Niranjan Anand, Vaibhav Tewari and Satvik Sharma won the 'Runners-up' title at Divisional Level Badminton Tournament. The team qualified for the Divisional Level tourney after winning at the DSO Level in Navi Mumbai.
• RFS Shuttler Clinches Runners-up title at NMASA Badminton Tournament
  RFS shuttler Vaibhav Tewari won the 'Runners-up' title in NMASA Under-14 Boys Badminton Tournament organised by Navi Mumbai Area Schools Association.
• RFS Football Team at State Level Subroto Mukherjee Football Tournament
  RFS Football Team played at the State Level in the prestigious Subroto Mukherjee Football Tournament after emerging Champions at Navi Mumbai, Thane District and Mumbai Division levels.

• Homi Bhabha Balvaidyanik Competition
  Our students, Sameeksha Rane and Satya Shreyas made us proud by bagging Gold Medals for their exemplary performance in Homi Bhabha Balvaidyanik Competition organised by Mumbai Science Teachers' Association. This is a prestigious and coveted honour for the school in its first year itself as out of six Gold Medals secured by students of Thane region, two have been bagged by RFS students.
  
  Satya Shreyas prepared his action research project on "Mangroves - The Nature's Bank of Animals" to understand the values, functions and attributes of mangrove ecosystems and also to create awareness of the importance of protecting mangrove forests for the final round.
  
  Sameeksha Rane's action research project titled "Glorious Gulmohar" was a study of the ways in which Gulmohar trees are beneficial to mankind, especially to the environment.
• Inter School Elocution Competition
  Khyati Mathur and Hunar of Class VIII bagged 3 ^rd Position in Group A of 'Expressions 2014 - 15', an Inter School Elocution Competition organised by Tilak Group of Schools and Colleges, Nerul on 29 ^th November 2014. Khyati and Hunar were part of the 'Class VIII - X' group comprising 38 students from 19 participating schools.