In the latest EducationWorld India School Rankings 2018-19, 12,214 sample respondents ranked Learning Paths School (estb. 2008) #1 in Mohali and #7 in Punjab in the co-ed day schools category – Paromita Sengupta Sited on a compact 2.75-acre modern campus in Mohali’s Sector 67, next door to the Mohali campus of the top-ranked Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Learning Paths School (formerly The Millennium School, estb.2008) has quickly earned a good reputation in this fast-developing IT city for providing contemporary ICT-enabled K-12 education. In the latest EducationWorld India School Rankings 2018-19, 12,214 sample respondents ranked Learning Paths School (LPS) #1 in Mohali and #7 in Punjab in the co-ed day schools category. Moreover, a specially constituted Grand Jury certified LPS for innovative teaching practices. Promoted by the Haryana-based Western Education Society (regd.2005), this CBSE-affiliated co-ed day school admitted its first batch of 150 students in 2008. Since then, enrolment has risen to 1,760 students mentored by 110 teachers. “LPS was established to transform children into responsible, independent thinkers and life-long learners with the knowledge, attitude and courage to succeed in an ever changing world. Therefore right from inception, we have innovated teaching-learning practices that go well beyond the prescribed CBSE curriculum. For instance, we are the first school countrywide to provide industry-aligned commerce and humanities education in classes XI-XII through our Agile Personalization Framework initiative,” says Robin Aggarwal, founder-director of LPS. A law and business management alum of Panjab and Boston universities, Aggarwal acquired a decade’s useful business management experience with blue-chip multinationals (Boston Scientific) in India and abroad (State Street Bank) before he co-promoted LPS 11 years ago. The LPS management’s emphasis on innovative pedagogies has had a beneficial impact on students’ learning outcomes. In 2019, of the 45 class XII students who wrote the CBSE board exam, six averaged more than 90 percent. Its first batch of class XII students who graduated in 2018 have been readily accepted into reputed institutions in India and abroad including Ashoka and Panjab universities (India), Purdue University (USA), Calgary and University of British Columbia (Canada). “It’s deeply satisfying that LPS has evolved into a progressive institution providing excellent academic and co-curricular education with strong emphasis on values and life skills development. Our curriculum and pedagogies are designed to accommodate children’s differing learning styles and test their multiple intelligences. However LPS’ greatest strength is our team of 110 teachers who are continuously upgrading their skills and expertise in regular training workshops,” says Nutan Budhiraja, an alumna of Delhi University who brought over two decades of teaching and administrative experience in Delhi’s Miranda and Indraprastha colleges, the Middle East International School, Doha and Yadavindra Public School, Mohali into LPS, when she was appointed principal in 2018. Students’ learning capabilities are enabled by the school’s excellent infrastructure designed for academics, co-curricular and sports education. Its wi-fi enabled campus hosts a futuristic three-storeyed building with 58 well-ventilated classrooms furbished with smart boards and projectors, two well-stocked libraries housing 10,000 volumes with 40 journal subscriptions, two state-of-the-art…
