In a first of its feat in Kashmir, the students of Aarifeen School of Excellence (ASE), Baramulla, bagged 61 gold medals in the International Junior Olympiad, organised by the National Olympiad Foundation (NOF).
The outstanding performance by the young learners at ASE has brought laurels to the school.
NOF- junior, the leading education technological company that provides engaging learning experiences to students across 14 countries holds Olympiad exams to test the strengths of students at different levels.
Ms. Aafreen Farooq, the curriculum coordinator at ASE, said “The performance of the students is credited to the child-centric and activity based curriculum of international standards that makes easy for learners to crack the competitive exams”.
Coordinator ASE, Ms. Asma Sadiq, while congratulating the students on their remarkable feat, stated that ASE is extremely proud of its learners.
“The decision to introduce activity based curriculum at the inception of the school by the school management is reaping fruits. The curriculum is dynamic and child-centric, with multiple domains and intelligences and as such learners are cracking the exams without specialized efforts,” she said.
“I would like to thank my team of Educators for delivering best to the learners. I would also like to thank the management for providing world class training to the staff, which has acted as a capacity building programme for all of us at the school”.
She added that the Olympiads shall be a regular part of the Aarifeen School of Excellence academic school year, and the students shall be encouraged to participate in international level competitive exams.
Expressing their appreciation for the school, the parents of the students attributed the success to the curriculum that prepares children for international Olympiads. They expressed gratitude to the educators and school management for choosing a curriculum of international standards.
