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2023-24

  • 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
    Table Tennis 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.


  • 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
    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
    Archery: Indian Bow Shakthi Kalyani Ramanathan 11 DSO, Navi Mumbai U-17 Girls
    30 m & 40 m combined event
    Third
    Qualified for Divisional Level
    Swimming Yesha Kamra 6 DSO, Navi Mumbai U14 Girls:
    100 m Freestyle
    Third
    U14 Girls:
    50 m Backstroke
    Third
    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.