About Us
Our Approach
Every Child is unique in their own way. City Pride School believes in distinct culture in the cradle of which, children progressively acquire good traits, life skills along with promising education.
Besides honour, faith, and excellence, it also upholds the essence of Indian culture and heritage as well as keeping its doors open to modern thought and scientific outlook. The school aims to create a free and motivating atmosphere to inculcate knowledge, the spirit of Nationalism, brotherhood, belongingness, a sense of discipline, general manners, and refined tastes.
At the same time, equal importance is being given to building a healthy and strong body by physical exercise, games, and sports.
Maximum efforts are being put into galvanizing the hidden talents of students, build their confidence and create awareness so that when they grow up, they are ready to face the competitive world positively.
To achieve what we desire, City Pride School ensures the highest quality of faculty, resources and infrastructure.
City Pride group of Schools is the most reputed group of schools in Pune area, presently running three campuses - in Nigdi , in Moshi and in Ravet area , while the fourth upcoming branch will start its operations in next academic year 2025-26 in Pradhikaran , Ravet. All the three campuses are affiliated to CBSE board and the upcoming branch in Pradhikaran too is recognized by Maharashtra state for running CBSE school. All schools have state of art infrastructure equipped with all amenities required for excellent learning environment. City pride is known for its innovative and futuristic academic programme backed by excellent teaching- learning methodology delivered by experiences fleet of teachers in all its campuses. Pioneer in many innovative strategies, city pride school has made its mark at various national and international platforms. Its futuristic vocational skill labs, state of art performing art facilities , life skill programmes and coaching facilities for competitive exams gives city pride school a unique place as the first choice of school, for parents.
City Pride School has appeared as the top school in the times of India survey for national curriculum consistently for past many years. The CBSE board results of the school for all the previous years is 100 % with more than 70% percent students securing 90% and above!! Success of the School is defined by its alumni!! Many of our ex-students are making us proud now while studying in top notch higher educational institutions nationally at IIT, NIT BITS , Government Medical colleges, NFD, National Law college, IBS and also internationally at MIT USA , Georgia tech , yale, Carnegie Mellon university to name a few !!
The school is accredited for its quality standards By NABET [National Accreditation Board of Education & Training ] for its school Governance and is recipient of prestigious E-Governance Award by Maharashtra Government as 'Best IT enabled school of Maharashtra'. School has received 'International School Award' by British Council for its global approach in education. The school is also conferred the title of 'Creative School' by Finland based CCE council in the past. City Pride School has been selected by Government of India for establishing 'Atal Tinkering Labs' on the basis of its innovation and research oriented approach.
The Ethos and Values of City Pride Group of Schools
School - Vision Statement
To develop children into enlightened citizens of tomorrow “REACHING NEW HEIGHTS”
School - Mission Statement
City Pride School will emphasize quality education in a facilitative, challenging, and positive environment, encouraging sharing and caring to make dynamic, inquisitive and rational individuals who display high self-esteem and a sense of morality.
School’s Role
Our School strives to attain excellence in a happy, caring, secure and dynamic community, where we all have the opportunity to achieve our highest potential in life. We believe our first responsibility towards our children is to meet their needs and to provide outstanding opportunities to them. We provide a range of educational and social experiences appropriate to the age, ability and needs of our students.
The school is committed to honesty and responsibility in all relationships, respecting the rights of individuals and stressing the importance of social awareness and sensitivity. We create opportunities for every individual in the school community to develop up to his or her maximum potential. We provide resources to ensure maximum educational benefit. We create and sustain a professional learning environment by adopting philosophy of continuous improvement in every aspect of the school.
The school takes sincere efforts to do its best for children and we endeavor to create a caring environment, within which each child is regarded as an individual and valued for his/her own unique qualities. We wish that the child is happy, secure, relaxed and confident in his/her interaction with people, ideas & environment and is encouraged & helped to achieve the best of his/her ability throughout the learning experiences. We strive to keep parents informed as fully as possible about their child's progress and achievements. Students are encouraged to participate in different fields & extra- curricular activities, various intra- school and inter-class competitions.
Student's Role :
Every child is expected to work optimally and to give the best of his/her abilities in all that he/she undertakes. We believe that every child recognises "Leader in him or her" which makes him a proactive collaborator and successful team player. We would appreciate our students to build long lasting friendships with their peers and strong bond with their teachers and facilitators. We emphasize that children show due respect to all the helpers and treat everyone at school with dignity. We hope that City Pride School children , in what ever career they take up, would make the school and the country proud in the years to come.
Teacher's Role :
The core strength of City Pride lies in its large pool of teachers who are most able and efficient. Our teachers are well qualified, talented, skilled, computer literate, efficient, lovable, caring and dedicated towards their vocation. The in-service training programmes conducted by school help teachers to upgrade and update themselves in all respects and develop a positive attitude.
From kindergarten upto grade 2, each class has a mother teacher along with the main teachers to take care of kids during school hours. Various subject teachers, hobby teachers, competitive coaching trainers, soft skill trainers, sports teachers as well as the cultural club teachers possess excellent track record of their domain expertise and make learning engaging and interesting.
Parent's Role :
We treat our parents as the family members of the City Pride family. They are our best advisors to reach new heights. We hope parents take an active interest in their child's education and feel free to discuss issues with our teaching staff. Through collaborative groups like “Advisory group” and "Connect to Inspire" , parents contribute constructively in development of students and school. We strongly promote that parents and school make a perfect "team" for creating wonderful yet promising childhood for our kids.
Our Parent Body
Audyogik Tantra Shikshan Sanstha (A.T.S.S)
City Pride School is promoted, established & run by “Audyogik Tantra Shikshan Sanstha (A.T.S.S)" popularly known as A.T.S.S.
A.T.S.S. was established in the year 1966 by a Konkani linguistic community of likeminded professionals who had migrated from Goa and Konkan region to Mumbai and Pune. The founder Chairman of the trust late Mr. M.D. Jambhekar has been a visionary and under his able leadership ATSS trust was established with the aim to provide technical & job oriented education to the young boys and girls in Maharashtra with priority given to Konkani linguistic community. ATSS is an educational public trust and is also registered under Societies Act. Over 20,000 plus students have graduated out of various institutions run by the ATSS and well placed all over India and abroad. The institute also runs prestigious undergraduate and post graduate courses.
The institutions run under this umbrella are :
- Institute of Industrial and Computer Management and Research (I.I.C.M.R.) Conducting post graduate programmes: Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University & Approved by AICTE New Delhi.
- IICMR Post Graduate Research Centre: PhD Research Studies (Management & Computer) recognised by Savitribai Phule Pune University.
- ATSS College of Business studies and Computer Application Running Undergraduate programmes in science and commerce: Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University & recognised by Government of Maharashtra.
- CMF College of Physiotherapy: Graduate & Post graduate degree course in Physiotherapy affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health science.
- City Pride School, Nigdi : Affiliated to by CBSE
- City Pride School, Moshi : Affiliated to by CBSE
- City Pride School, Ravet : Affiliated to by CBSE
- City Pride School, Pradhikaran : Recognised by Govt. of Maharashtra for running CBSE School
- City Pride Junior College, Nigdi :[ Science & Commerce] recognized by Maharashtra State Board of Higher secondary Education.
Thus the parent trust covers the wide range of education from KG to PG with highest quality and commitment.
Message from Directors
It is a indeed a proud moment for us as we share the success of a tiny seed sown 24 years back named City Pride School. In these years we have travelled a long distance, crossed a lot of hurdles, learnt from mistakes but never compromised with our final objective of highest standard of education. We are very pleased that City Pride School is opening its fourth branch at Pradhikaran Ravet this year.
We strongly believe that unlike colleges and universities, schools are the foundations where the mold is made. Twelve long years of right schooling can transform a child into a confident, responsible and capable youth of tomorrow and we all as school, teachers and parents, are those privileged ones who can drive this transformation. Infrastructure, Curriculum, teaching learning, and evaluation are the pillars of education and are all linked with a common thread of creativity and out of box thinking.
Our school children belong to Generation Alpha that is, the children born after year 2000 . These children are born with technology and they assume that every problem in life can be solved using technology. Their human intelligence sometimes takes back seat to the Artificial intelligence . They need immediate solution to each problem and their problems are also complex to understand by older generation. These children if given a right track and direction with proper handholding , can achieve their goals effectively. Now with AI capturing every part of life, the students of today will be facing a completely different work life in future ,when the graduate . Schools will need to respond to these future challenges and also opportunities for our next gen., Hence An ideal school system of today, should be characterized by flexibility which makes it adaptable to change .
We now need to redefine what is true success and yes we have the challenge to develop our children for facing the unknown challenges of future with strong foundation we give them today. Rather than giving too much emphasis on “ What” to learn , the schools need to educate children on “How“ to learn thereby making them independent learners. They need to be given ample options to experiment on what they like and at the same time should be supported at school to achieve their best in whatever they choose. City Pride School strongly believes that every child is unique and we give them a platform for achieving his/ her best. Whether it is fashion designing or animation and gaming or learning classical dance and music; City Pride School gives opportunity to learn it systematically within school itself. Our Prime Minister's dream of “Make in India “would be a reality when the budding scientist could put their head, heart and hand to innovate new products which are globally accepted. The various skill labs at the school exactly aim to achieve this.
The school has been taking hard efforts to develop the logical, analytical and quantitative skills of the children right from their primary school. The school curriculum is modified and integrated with the coaching of various competitive examination within the school. Through such an effort we ensure consistent development and promising performance. Year on year we have witnessed that children are doing exceedingly well in these exams. Today City Pride School is the first choice of PCMC residents for their kids. All the four branches of city pride school follow the same educational philosophy carrying the same legacy. We are sure in the years to come, the bright stars of City Pride School will contribute remarkably in the progress of our Country.
Warm Regards
Dr. Ashwini Jambhekar-Kulkarni and Dr. Deepali Jambhekar–Sawai
Director City Pride Group of Schools
Learning at City Pride School
Immersive Learning Experience @ CPS
Education at City Pride School is based on project approach with exposure through field visits, research projects, science workshops and presentations. The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation is done meticulously in the school. The discovery science lab based on the principle of GAKKEN system, Japan is an appropriate example of learning science through observation and enquiry.
City pride school ensures that students are socially conscious. Various environment protection activities are taken up by school which involve active participation by students. The school has been awarded as the 'Best School' for 'Implementation of various methods to protect environment. Exposure to innovative programmes make our children ready for 'out-of-box' thinking and also helps in developing their all round personalities. Since grade 2 , the school provides life skill training through internationally acclaimed “ Leader in me “ by Stephan Covey foundation USA to students for building their confidence, communication and leadership skills. The students regularly work in group projects, undergo summer internships in industries in secondary classes
Wi-Fi Campus with smart classrooms
Being awarded as “Best IT enabled school award" we use technology appropriately to make learning effective and interesting. All the classrooms are smart classes equipped with AV facilities, LCD projectors and Computers in each class. The entire school is Wi-fi connected. Teachers regularly use digital learning technology for teaching learning and evaluation process. The school has implemented ERP system for effective learning management system. The high capacity generator ensures uninterrupted power supply in the entire school. This strong technical foundation enabled the school to conduct On line school most effectively during corona times using MS teams platform.
STEAM Education at City Pride
Science , Technology , Engineering, Art and Math [ STEAM] are the areas which needs application based learning from school years , in order to get prepared for 21st century careers .
For actualizing prime minister's dream of 'Make in India' Government of India has selected and supported few promising schools in the country to develop 'Atal Tinkering labs' as incubation centres. City Pride School is among those privileged schools in the country. School has developed state of art skill labs in various exciting STEAM areas. All our branches have different skill labs in areas of robotics & electronics, Animation and design, advance mechanics, fashion designing. Recently we have started Artificial Intelligence lab in two branches. City pride school is a proud winner at many national level tech competition like hackathon, seed the future entrepreneur by Dassault systems, Indian youth Ideathon, Design Olympiad due to this strong foundation.
Tinkering Labs at CPS for STEAM Education
Artificial Intelligence AI
City pride school has started AI curriculum as an elective for our students , we have tied up with AI industry experts to develop an engaging curriculum which not only introduces our kids to the power of AI but also would touch upon the programming aspects of AI in subsequent years.
Robotronics
The school has established well equipped Robotics lab. The students can choose robotics as an elective from std. 6th and get in depth training of Robotics up to programming level while understanding the electronics concepts Students build Robots, programme them according to the tasks given.
Animation and Gaming
Another most popular elective that the students can choose from std.6th is 'Animation & Gaming' A separate animation lab has been developed with high end hardware, software and equipment. Experts from animation industry are appointed to impart practical knowledge to students for creating animated Films and games.
Advanced Mechanics
School has developed Mechanical Engineering lab with the facility of Computer aided design. The 3D printer in the school is used for manufacturing the actual prototypes of designs prepared by students. Various Mechanical Engineering concepts, aeromodelling are strengthened through use of mechanical tools in this lab.
Fashion designing
The school offers an elective for such creative children as 'Fashion Designing' since std. 6th. The students design and stitch clothes & accessories in school, and display them on ramp in annual events. Qualified fashion designers are appointed for guiding the children.
Creya programme for design thinking
The Sanskrit word क्रिया promotes learning by doing !! Grade 4 and grade 5 students start their journey of skill development through design thinking , problem solving at our creya lab . These young buddies experience team work , meaning of sharing responsibilities while finding solution to a capstone problem.
Also Students of middle school undergo “Design thinking certificate course” along with developing application based on it . They systematically learn and implement design thinking principles in their respective skill labs to develop projects .
Financial Literacy
Understanding Money at early age makes kids aware as well as responsible .At city pride school grade 7 and grade 8 students undergo basic and advance level “ financial literacy certificate course “ starting with terms like Debit , credit , students reach upto the level understand DMAT accounts, investing in shares as well as creating financial statements . The other purpose of this programme is to understand future careers in commerce and finance , so that kids explore their interest in such streams . Expert chartered accountants are invited to coach students for these programmes .
Computer Education
Strong computer literacy is one of the fundamental skills of 21st century . “ Learning computer skills” and “ building other skills through computers “ … we value both !!! State of art computer labs are available with high speed internet connectivity. Along with computer training School uses computers as application tool for learning core subjects like mathematics Integrated in curriculum. city pride computer department has written &published books for students of school. School is the recipient of 'Best IT Enabled school' by E-Governance department of Govt. of Maharashtra. The school holds prestigious interschool computer competition 'Cyber Champs' in collaboration with Persistent systems with participation from most prominent schools in and around Pune.
Maths Education
Maths builds logical and analytical skills in kids at young age . maths is an interdisciplinary subjects which becomes integral part of our lives whether we take it up as career or not !! To create visual impact of mathematical concepts, school has setup a wonderful Maths lab. To promote personalized learning in maths ,school has introduced AI tools like Khan Academy, to ensure no child is left behind . School intensively works of building and integrating concentric maths curriculum from grade 1 to grade 9 with focusing of ensuring children is ready to step up to higher grade with confidence and pre requisite understanding . This helps reducing phobia for maths as subject . On other had we present various opportunities for high performers in maths , where they participate in maths Olympiads , maths quizzes and make us proud .
Discovery science curriculum
Science happens all around us every day, but students find it difficult to relate it to their science lessons. Working in our discovery science lab help the students to see why science is such a fascinating subject. This also stimulates their need to know more about their surroundings & how things work.
school has developed 'Discovery science labs with amazing collections of science kits and models.' Where students learn various scientific principles through enquiry based learning. In this unique approach of learning science , we ensure that the science curriculum in class in mapped with experiments in discovery classes starting from grade 3 . students observe , handle and enquire before they learn science topics in classroom . Such approach builds strong understanding of scientific principles and real life applications . School uses “ Think books “ as workbooks and “open door” assessment tools to ensure the application focus and use blooms taxonomy .
Competitive Examination Coaching
City Pride believes in developing quantitative and analytical thinking from younger age. The right way to do this is through various competitive examinations, quizzes and Olympiads at state and national level. School takes keen interest in preparing selected students of the school for various platforms such a state scholarships, mathematics exams, Homi Bhabha science exam, National talent Search exams, various Olympiads right from primary level. Introduction of mental aptitude coaching since grade 3 [verbal, logical & quantitative] as subject paves way for logical and analytical skill . The school has participated in prestigious national level competitions held by COEP, IISER,IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Chennai and IIT Mumbai. The school team has won gold medal at National Science Congress , All India Hackethon , youth Ideathon , inspire awards etc. “ Super achiever “ is a grand award ceremony conducted every year, where all these achievers are awarded with medals at the hands of eminent personalities
Languages and social science
Building strong language skills is connected to positive expression of thoughts .Languages bring us closer to culture of the society . Ay city pride we offer indian as well as international languages like sanskrit , Marathi , Hindi and German . To enhance enrichment of languages we use various interactive methodologies like role plays , debates , plays , script writing sessions , film festivals for students. Internationally acclaimed language programmes like “ Karadi Path “ ensures effecting English language acquisition since Kinder Garten .
Social science connects us to world , to make this subject interesting we link current political and global issues while teaching this subject , Children are promoted to express their views on such burning issues through group discussions and debates .
Library the resource center
Reading gives strong foundation for enriched language and at the same time children can visualize and dive into the experiences & imagination , the books offer them . Lot of information also is provided in interesting way which gives them better perspective to build thoughts and opinions . Creating reading habits since early childhood is very important to build an all round personality in future The school has a well-stocked library with thousands of books on various topics which are age appropriate. Students are rewarded with “ Avid Reader badge “ for recognizing their love for reading . Getting an avid reader tag means opening doors to infinite treasure of books, participate in story writing workshops and interact with authors !! now Kids of city pride school are themselves authors of bestseller books making us even more proud!!
Dance and Music through Performing art
With our vision to develop enlightened citizens, the school gives special emphasis on developing cultural and creative instincts among our children. Excellent infrastructure in terms of performing art rooms for Music , dance, instruments is provided in school campus. kids learn classical and western dance and music , instruments like keyboard , drums , guitar , table throughout their schooling years starting from grade 1.
Full-time coaches as well as expert faculty, artists are invited to mentor children in these areas from std. 6th. City pride school has its own Rock band which was winner of national level Rock band competition while on the other hand many of our artists have mesmerized us with their Indian classical performances.
Visual Art
Art is expression of creativity and emotions !! it’s the way kids perceive world around them and derive so much of joy and positivity . our art teachers bring in so many colours in the lives of our kids .
The art and craft lab in the school is filled with creative designs, craft work, paintings and artistic products. The children are engaged in bringing creative ideas into reality though painting, craft and pottery. Special workshops like umbrella painting , pottery , lantern making , block printing give immense joy of creation to kids. interested children are given coaching for elementary and intermediate examinations.
Sports and Physical Education
Games and Exercises are an important means of recreation and helps in building team spirit and positivity. They refresh children and enable them to be stress free along with underlined importance of physical health . The school has a state of art in-campus playground to bring out the sporting talents of children and to inculcate a spirit of sportsmanship. Specialized coaching is provided Various games like Volleyball, basket ball, Athletics, and Karate. City Pride Sports activities are arranged in the morning & evening under expert coaches. Students participate and win at State, National and international level sports competitions regularly.
Life skills for positive personality
Life skills are built as habits when kids are young !! Being proactive , begin with end in mind , prioritize, think win win , empathise , synargise and revitalize your energies regularly are the 7 habits for being effective. City pride has brought in a complete “ Leader in Me programme “ from Stephan covey foundation USA for our students from grade 2 onwards. Building strong communication skills , team work and sound personality are the result of consistently working of these soft skills of our children. Integrating roll plays , debates , group discussions , presentation with teaching learning make children confident and expressive .“Student of the year" is an innovative inter school competition conducted by school by soft skill department.
Student Council to explore leadership skills
India is the biggest democracy in the world. City Pride School believes in imbibing these democratic values in our kids. A school council is elected by the students through voting process. They actively participate in the decision making in school at various levels. We take special efforts to develop leadership skills among these school council members through specially designed leadership development program
Student Counselling for mental wellbeing
School has appointed full time counsellors to help children to overcome their emotional and social insecurities and to achieve better confidence in life. To cater to the learning difficulties seen among some children we have also introduced remedial coaching with the help of expert teachers. Counsellors work with 360 degree approach while working with the students by counselling the parents, teachers and peers of the concerned child for better outcome. Experts are invited to conduct parent counselling sessions regularly throughout the year . school promotes and implements differential assessment for children with learning difficulties to boost their self esteem. Considering the need of an hour , counselling department conducts sessions on good touch-bad touch , puberty , creating emotional balance for kids
Career Counselling & Summer Internships
New careers are emerging very fast and awareness at appropriate age is crucial. School conducts Career counselling sessions for secondary students and their parents. Various sessions, panel discussions on emerging careers of 21st century are conducted by experts in specific areas like design, defence, aviation, food craft, financial management, paramedical along with conventional careers are discussed in the career Mela organized by school .
As a unique practice of CPS , students of grade 10 work as summer interns in various organisations including CA firms, manufacturing industries, hospitals, Hotels , IT firms , architects , NGO etc. to get exposure and immersive experience of various careers and peep into the corporate world at a very early age.
School Magazine- Path Finder
The school publishes theme based school magazine with unbound participation from teachers, students and even the parents for last 8 years. The school magazine is spontaneous, creative and participative giving platform to students for exhibiting their creative writing talents.
Outbound learning …Field Visits , excursions and Picnics
Learning beyond 4 walls is an essential element of school life at city pride . we take our kids to around 50 places of significance through out their school years . These visits are aimed at immersive learning through observation , interaction and creating awareness about life around them. Trekking in mountains teaches many life skills to students like perseverance, teamwork , presence of mind , environmental awareness to name a few . City pride school has joined hands with Giripremi mountaineering institute for conducting treks in sanhyadris and Himalayas .
We also conduct long distance educational tours for students every year, which includes places like Goa, Hyderabad, Gujarat, Bangalore-Mysore, Pachmadhi, and Punjab while higher class students visit European countries like Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria every year. The experience of such long distance tours is long cherished by students life long and builds lasting friendships among them.
nternational Exposure
World has come closer in 21st century due to many reasons like technology, migration and global outlook. Our students will be global citizens of tomorrow and hence international exposure at young age will make them more aware, capable and confident. Keeping this in mind, City pride school has integrated various programmes aiming global exposure, culture and international connect for our students. School has received prestigious 'International Dimension in Schools' [IDS] status by British School students participate in various international projects like seed program by French company La Dassault systems, US based ciena challenge, schools in Taiwan and Germany to name a few .
Joy of Celebrations ….Connecting to roots
In todays digital world , when our children will be global citizens of tomorrow, we also want them to remain connected to their cultural routes as well !! Whichever religion it belongs to , every festival teaches us universal values of humanity , joy of being together and strengthens the cultural ties .At the same time it builds sense of nationalism though celebrating days of national importance.
City pride school respects every religion and celebrate all festivals with same enthusiasm and joy .
Recently school conducted “Flash Mob“ On Mahatma Gandhi at prominent public places . Sanskrit Diwas , hindi Diwas , Marathi diwas are marked with performances and activities dedicated to these Indian languages while science day , environment day promotes scientific thought and environmental awareness
Intra school competitions …exploring hidden talents
City pride believes that each child is unique and has a natural urge to perform and showcase their talents. Though many times these talents remain hidden due to the fact that the kids never get appropriate platform to showcase them . At city pride we celebrate intraschool week where all kids are promoted to participate mandatorily . It could be an individual talent show like elocution , solo dance & music , role play , drawing , craft work or a group performance. This build awareness, interest as well as confidence in showcasing the inner talents infront of their classmates. Over the years we have been successful in discovering many hidden gems in the school through this talent show. We award the winners with tropies and medals for motivating them.
Teacher Development Programmes for continuous development
We strongly believe that the strength of every school lies in it's teaching standards. We have a strong team of teaching staff and every year new members are added to this pool . All our teachers are qualified, trained and experienced. They are selected through rigorous selection process. The ratio of student : teachers is 15:1 which enables us to balance distribution of work with collective and participative sharing of academic delivery .
The teachers are enriched with regular on the job training programmes to improve their teaching proficiency & to adopt new techniques and skills in their teaching. Teachers of city pride school are tech savy using AI tools, platforms like Microsoft tools , GPT efficiently . Teachers attend various seminars & workshops on project methodologies, teaching strategies, behavioral programmes for continuous improvement. Every teacher is suppose to complete minimum 25 hours of training programmes per year.
The conducive working environment of school motivates our teaching and non-teaching staff to give their best in the work.
Social Connect ….Building Empathy and belongingness
Along with achieving personnel goal and individual success in life , it is immensely important that our children become compassionate , caring and responsible individuals . city pride want students to get connected to society around them , empathize with less privileged , help those in need , build right habits to protect environment, recognize the contribution of others in their success and create feeling of respect and love for other .To build such universal values , school plans various activities , visits , projects which will connect the students to the society around them .
During corona students were part of “ WAR ROOM “ in radio channel started by PCMC as help line. Students participate in cleanliness drives during Ganpati festival and projects like “ पुनरावर्तन “ for Ganpati idol recycling, students serve वारकरी during वारी processions while flash mobs and street plays are conducted on prominent places in PCMC for creating awareness about cleanliness and environment .
City pride in true sense believes in inclusive education . We have tied up with “ झेप “ , a prominent rehabilitation centre working for differently abled children. City pride school is an active participant of environment protection groups and participates in the initiative “climate worriers“ through which various activities
Connect to Inspire… Parents’ active participation
City Pride School considers the parents as our family members!! They are the strongest pillars of our school. We are blessed with intelligent, enthusiastic and expert parents who believe in basic philosophy of our school. 'Connect to Inspire' is a platform through which school encourages parents to actively participate in various programs of school and thus inspire children in their areas of expertise. Interaction days are planned every month for mutual interaction of parent and teachers on individual basis. The 'Parent Teacher Association' and 'Advisory Parents' ensure that the significant pillars of school that is school management, teachers and parents work to gather and contribute for school development and improvement.
Support Services
Transport Facility
School bus service is provided to students in tdifferent areas of the city at reasonable charges. A separate transport committee as per state Government rules is constituted for the optimum convenience in this regards. Experienced, badge holder bus drivers and lady attendants are provided for safety of our children. CCTV cameras and Bus tracker system further ensures that our kids travel safely from and to the school.
Health and Hygiene
School has a fleet of cleaning staff for keeping the school campus neat and clean. Water coolers , water filters are cleaned regularly with water potability test .
Well-equipped First Aid facility with full time Nurse on campus, is available to take care of medical emergency and general illness. Medical, Dental and Eye check-up is organised at school .
Safety and Security
School gives high priority to safety of our students with entire school campus and school busses under CCTV surveillance and continuous monitoring. Sessions like good touch bad touch, Puberty lectures for mother daughter, self-defence workshop for girls are regularly conducted, school has number of complaint boxes with intervention by counsellors for handling issues if any.
Fire drills and emergency drills are conducted for awareness, all the teachers and support have undergone CPR and first aid training for quick response if emergency arises.
Break Fast Facility
Considering the need of working parents, the school provides “breakfast facility to the students which is optional. The breakfast is prepared and served by experienced service provider at reasonable cost. A separate breakfast committee is constituted by the school for regulating the quality and cleanliness of the food.
School Website
City Pride group of Schools has its website, namely www.cityprideschool.com It is an interactive web site which is always updated and provides powerful medium for communication & interaction. Additionally each branch has a separate website which contains specific school related information, news and notices.
School ERP "Top school"
A learning and administrative management software is installed in school to automate all its operations. This ERP manages students profile, parent communication, financial aspects, evaluation, attendance to make it more effective and efficient. School has promoted paperless communication with parents through ERP instead of notices on paper.
MS Teams as academic platform
School uses Microsoft teams as official platform for online teaching learning and sharing of learning material like notes , assessment and learning videos .
Pillars of the School
Dr. Ashwini Jambhekar - Kulkarni (Director, City Pride Group of Schools)
An eminent educationist , Dr. Ashwini Kulkarni holds a PhD degree in school education. She is an Engineer with post graduation in Management. She is professor in management and also an approved PhD guide of University of Pune . In her professional career of more than 34 years, she has received various national and international awards for her work in the field of education. She has played an active role in establishing and nurturing City Pride School. She is the secretary of the parent trust ATSS.
Dr. Deepali Jambhekar - Sawai (Director, City Pride Group of Schools)
Dr. Deepali Sawai is a Computer Engineer with Doctorate in advance computer technology with more than 30 years of experience in the field. She is an approved PhD guide for Computer under S. P. Pune University. She is the member Board of Studies (Computer Management) of S. P. Pune University. She is also the author of many computer books and research papers. She has played a key role in implementing modern technology in City Pride School. She is the Chairperson of the parent trust ATSS
Dr. Kanchan Deshpande [Principal, City Pride School, Nigdi branch]
Dr. Kanchan Deshpande is a prominent educator with more than 25 years of experience . Dr, Kanchan has completed her doctorate degree in education . she is lead accessor of NABET quality assessment and SQAA expert .
Mrs. Suja Rajesh [ Principal, City Pride School, Moshi branch ]
Mrs. Suja Rajesh is a passionate science graduate with degree in Education. With a long experience of 24 years in teaching, Mrs. Suja Rajesh is another strong pillar of City Pride School.
Mrs. Sumedha Phadke [ Principal, City Pride School, Ravet branch ]
Mrs. Sumedha Phadke is a post graduate in English and graduate in Education along with Diploma in School Management with an experience of 22 years in teaching. She is an CBSE empaneled master trainer and a NLP expert.
Mrs. Sundari Jayshankar [ Academic Head city pride group of schools ]
Enriched experience in school education as school head for more than 30 years with masters degree in science and English at her credit .Ms. Sundari heads the academic progression in city pride group in order to achieve highest standards of academic delivery consistently
Awards and Recognitions
Maharashtra Top Dynamic School 2023:
City Pride School, Nigdi received " Maharashtra's Top Dynamic School 2023 " award from Education Today News Network.
Our Director Dr. Deepali Sawai accepted the award at the Educator's Summit on 4-10-2023 at Mumbai.
Times School Survey 2023:
Once again City Pride Group of Schools has been recognised in the category of Academic Excellence in Times School Servey 2023 in PCMC
Once again at top position in Times School Survey in 2022:
Once again City Pride Group of Schools finds itself on the pedestal of the prestigious Times School Survey of best school in two categories, "Highest parent satisfaction" and gets the title as "Next Generation School"
Recognised Top ranked school of the City in the category of National Curriculum
A survey was carried out by the Dexter Consultancy Private Ltd, to appreciate the best institutions of Pune . In the zone wise survey City Pride School stands as the finest institution ranking 1st for its National Curriculum. City Pride School truly proves to be an institution that makes all its attempts to provide the best to its students always reaching new heights.
Best Enterprising School Award
Happy to announce that City Pride School has got "Best Enterprising School Award" in the Innoventure IntelligencePlus National Level competition 2020.
Top position in the category of Screen time management conducted by Times School Online Education Survey 2020
City Pride School feel proud to share that - CPS once again secured top position in the category of Screen Time Management conducted by Times School Online Education Survey 2020 . Its indeed a very proud moment for all the stake holders as this brings positivity in such pandemic situation and it acknowledges the fact that City Pride School is on the right path in online teaching.
Value for Money
India School Merit Awards 2019 has been declared and City Pride School is Ranked Number 1 in India under the Top CBSE School for the parameter "Value for Money". Brainfeed has selected City Pride School for the Brainfeed School Excellence Awards 2019 -2020 as one of the Top 500 schools of India.The jury unanimously selected our school for transforming education and young minds through a noteworthy spectrum of initiatives and efforts. Congratulations to the whole CPS family, it is a real proud moment for all !!
ISA Award
The school has received “International School Award 2019-2022” by British council. This award is given only to those schools which exhibit international connect and global exposure in their educational methodology. It is ensured that not less than 80% of the students are involved in project with international philosophy / exposure. The award is received by CPS ISA Coordinator, Mrs. Sumedha Phadke on behalf of CPS in a function.
Creative School
The Finland based Council for Creative Education (CCE) has accredited City Pride School as "CREATIVE SCHOOL". The school received this honour for Innovative creative practices, design of the Learning Space , Pedagogical Learning Environment and Creative Teaching.
ISA Award
The school has received “International School Award” by British council. This award is given only to those schools which exhibit international connect and global exposure in their educational methodology. It is ensured that not less than 80% of the students are involved in project with international philosophy / exposure.
Achievement of our students
CPS is blessed with enthusiastic, hardworking students who are backed by excellent set of mentors and supportive culture . School creates positive & conducive environment for students as well as their teacher mentors to succeed in range of competitions , olympiads and performances at state , national as well as international level . Few of such success stories of past 3 years are as follows.
@ competitive exams and Olympiads
Maharashtra state Scholarship Examination 2023
CPS emerges as top CBSE school in state with highest state merit ranks as follows State level rank 5th – 7 students , state level rank 8th – 3 students, state level rank 9 – 1, state level rank 4th - 1 & state level rank 1st – 1
Homibhabha Balvaidnyanik Spardha
Anulekha N & Swara G bagged Silver Medal & cash prize & Shravi K bagged Bronze Medal & cash prize. Vasudha M bagged Silver Medal & cash prize.
Institute for Promotion of Mathematics (IPM) 2023
National level mathematics exam 92 students appeared in mega final merit list with Outstanding achievement :- Yuvraj Deshmukh – national Rank 1 (Rs. 9375 + Trophy )
Mitesh Jain – national Rank 12 ,
Akshara Reddy -national Rank 14
Atharva Mahajan- national Rank 11
Juku Germany Scholarship
Himani Shah bagged a prestigious JUKU ( Jugendkurs) scholarship by Max Mueller Bhavan to attend a language course in Obertauern, Austria.
International English Olympiad (IEO)
85 students bagged Gold Medal of excellence, 6 students bagged Medal of distinction & 30 students got selected for 2nd level
National Science Olympiad (NSO)
113 students bagged Gold Medal of excellence, 18 students bagged Medal of distinction & 94 students got selected for 2nd level
National Cyber Olympiad ( NCO)
41 students bagged Gold Medal of excellence & 7 students bagged Medal of distinction.
International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO)
79 students bagged Gold Medal of excellence, 6 students bagged Medal of distinction & 71 students got selected for 2nd level
IQube Intelligence Olympiad
Kavya Satpute bagged a Lenovo tablet for top rank . Scholarship winners 441 students, Merit certificate 364 students , Distinction certificate 433 students & Gold Medal for two students, silver Medal for 2 students
National Hindi Olympiad (NHO)
14 students bagged Gold Medal, 12 students bagged Silver Medal & 8 students bagged Bronze Medal, 1 student bagged Medal of excellence & 1 bagged achievement certificate.
Marathi Bhasha Olympiad
5 students bagged विशेष प्राविण्य पदक, 12 students bagged विशेष प्राविण्य & 27 students bagged प्राविण्य.
International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO)
54 students bagged Gold Medal of excellence.
Maharashtra Talent Search ( MTS)
State level ranks 3 students, District level ranker 1 student & 5 with special prize
Ganit Prabhutva Exam ( Mathex)
11 students bagged scholarship with Medal & certificate, 1 student bagged Medal with certificate.
Compuskills computer competition 2023
Satyaj Hedaoo & Anshul Kulkarni bagged 2nd prize trophy, along with certificates & a cash prize. The grand finale took place at Tilak Smarak Mandir.
Cyber Genius computer competition 2023
CPS bagged overall championship trophy for junior group with Robomission -2nd prize- Hardik Sonawane & Jivraj Patil .
Scratch - 3rd prize- Satyaj Hedaoo & Sarthak Gaikwad.
ICT innovation - 2nd prize - Bargabh Mishra & Amey Ranka.
Logo- 3rd prize- Anveet Pate, Elisha Shinde – MSW Logo -1st Prize
Awani Chanvan, Aryan Arun – MS Paint – 1st Prize, , Sarvadnya Pawar – Paint – 3rd Prize , Ashi Pandey – Ms Powerpoint – 3rd Prize, Om Jagdale & Atharva Mahajan – RoboMission – 1st Prize.
CIE computer competition 2023
Organized by Janana Prabodhini, Pradynesh Ms.Paint 2nd prize ,Soumya Msw Logo 2nd prize, Spruha Ppt 1st prize.
Sanskrit Saral Exam
Excellent performance by CPS with 100/ 100 marks for 7 students, Excellence Certificate for 35 students.
German Exam by Max muller bhavan
FIT1:- 34 students with A+, 21 students with A . FIT 2 -1 student A+ , 4 students with A
Cyber Champ 2024
City Pride School bagged Best Presenter trophy. 1st & 2nd prize in powerpoint & 3rd prize in MS Paint for 1 student , 2nd prize in Robotics for 3 students, 2nd prize in MS Logo,
National Level Ticklinks Vivekanand Young Explore Contest
Out of 6000 students all over India, 200 schools & 18 states, City Pride School bagged 9 scholarship awards with cash prize
Mathemania Math Quiz Competition
City Pride School bagged 1st & 2nd prize & received gift voucher.
Jaldindi Pratishthan Essay Competition
City Pride School bagged 3 gold Medals, 3 silver Medal & 3 bronze Medal . Infinity community Radio 90.4 FM :- Student from 8th V Arna Malegaonkar recorded the 2nd prize & Anya Vashistha bagged 3rd prize essay in essay competition organized by Jaldindi Pratishthan. Got the opportunity to host Infinity community Radio 90.4 FM
National level Bharat ko Jano Quiz Competition
City Pride Bagged 1st prize in Junior Level.
Spell Bee spelling competition
14 students Gold Medals, 14 Silver Medal & 17 bronze Medals , 1 student bagged 1st prize in national round & 1 student bagged 3rd prize. 30 got selected for Nationals
Science Promotion Orient Test
Avanish Nikam got selected in Top 100 young science talents in India Internship with 100% scholarship & merit badge.
Secondary Stage
The secondary stage prepares students for future academic challenges and life skills, including problem-solving and critical thinking.