PCMC English Medium School, Bopkhel, in Pune, will now progress to the public advisory vote round of the prize in the Community Collaboration category, with the winner to be awarded during World Education Week next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A village school in Maharashtra<\/a> on Thursday was unveiled as one of the three finalists for the inaugural USD 250,000 World\u2019s Best School Prizes, launched in the UK to celebrate schools worldwide for their contribution to society\u2019s progress. The school has created a cultural dynamic centred on close ties within the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PCMC English Medium School, Bopkhel, in\u00a0Pune<\/a>, will now progress to the public advisory vote round of the prize in the Community Collaboration category, with the winner to be awarded during World Education Week next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The school, in a remote village in Pune district, is run as a public private partnership between NGO Akanksha Foundation and local government, with most of its students from low-income families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPCMC English Medium School, Bopkhel also works with local doctors, grocers and religious leaders to help create programmes that help parents in financial need,\u201d said T4 Education \u2013 the UK-headquartered digital media platform which founded the prize earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe school launched a programme of free medical check-ups in the community and \u2018Master Chef\u2019 style classes were launched that taught families about how to have a healthy and balanced diet. Students are also part of a daily fruit eating initiative that keeps them on track for healthy eating and every week they have a set meal plan. The impact has trickled into their home lives as parents have started to follow the same nutrition plan,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The prizes, founded in collaboration with Accenture, American Express, Yayasan Hasanah, Templeton World Charity Foundation, the Lemann Foundation, D2L, Mellby G\u00e5rd, and Universidad Camilo Jos\u00e9 Cela, are aimed at sharing the best practices of schools that are transforming the lives of their students and making a real difference to their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The five World\u2019s Best School Prizes are designed across the categories of Community Collaboration, Environmental Action, Innovation, Overcoming Adversity, and Supporting Healthy Lives and the finalists have been whittled down from thousands of entries by a worldwide Judging Academy of distinguished leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTeachers everywhere will be inspired by the example of this outstanding Indian school,\u201d said Vikas Pota, Founder of T4 Education and the World\u2019s Best School Prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe World\u2019s Best School Prizes surface the expertise of inspirational schools from every corner of the globe. It\u2019s time for governments everywhere to listen to their voices,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If PCMC English Medium School, Bopkhel were to win the World\u2019s Best School Prize for Community Collaboration, it has plans to donate some of the prize money to the Akanksha Foundation due to their contribution towards the management of the school. The funds would also be distributed towards other schools that work with the foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PCMC English Medium School, Bopkhel, in Pune, will now progress to the public advisory vote round of the prize in the Community Collaboration category, with the winner to be awarded during World Education Week next month. 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