Delhi, Ratlam and Madurai schools win World’s Best Schools Awards 2024

Three innovative and inspiring schools from Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu were on Thursday named winners of the World’s Best Schools Awards 2024, a record year for Indian schools, and two of them will receive $10,000 each. Ryan International School in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, CM RISE Vinoba School in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam and Kalvi International Public School in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai are among the award winners.

While the state-run CM RISE Vinoba Kindergarten to Secondary School won the award in the Innovation category, the independent Ryan International School Kindergarten to Secondary School won the World’s Best School Award for Environmental Action. It was founded by London-based T4 Education in collaboration with Accenture, American Express and the Lemann Foundation.

“Their innovative solutions will inspire many others around the world to take the necessary steps to safeguard the future of our planet,” said Jill Huntley, managing director of Global Corporate Citizenship at Accenture.

Meanwhile, Kalvi International Public School emerged winner in the Community Choice Award category after attracting the most votes from the 50 schools shortlisted for the five World’s Best Schools Awards in a public vote. Receive membership in T4 Education’s Best School to Work program, which is designed to help schools attract and retain the best teachers by creating great work environments.

That India succeeds with not one but three schools demonstrates that the nation’s institutions truly are among the best in the world. “I am hopeful that governments will now look to their shining examples to see what can be achieved when schools commit to high performance and when education seeks to address some of the biggest challenges facing our societies,” said Vikas Pota, founder of T4 Education and the World’s Best Schools Awards.

CM RISE School Vinoba, originally founded for tribal girls in an urban slum community who were hesitant to adopt formal education, was recognized for innovative practices such as integrating education with local festivals and organizing early morning sports sessions. The school plans to use the prize money to expand its Learning and Development Laboratory.

Ryan International School, Delhi was recognized for addressing water scarcity and pollution through innovative projects such as hydroponic and biogas plants. The school intends to use the prize money to expand its green technologies and establish a startup incubator for student-led environmental projects.

Colegio María de Guadalupe in Argentina won the Best School in the World Award for Community Collaboration, Istituto Galilei-Costa-Scarambone in Italy won the award for Supporting Healthy Living 2024 and the First Ukrainian School in Poland from the Ukraine Unbreakable Foundation won the award in the Adversity Category Overcoming, chosen by an expert Academy of Judges.