Neev High School Profile 2023-24

NEEV ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE

2023-2024 IB Code: 050390, UCAS Code: 42086, CEEB Code: 671201

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Neev is an ecosystem of learning and growth where learners discover passions and strengths through interdisciplinary learning, travel across India, field trips and engagement with inspiring speakers, intra and inter school sports, arts, literary and cultural activities and events, service, internships, and diverse academic choices. Student initiatives in leadership, service, reading, writing, arts and sports, drives Neev’s culture and upholds values. Our unique parent community of entrepreneurs, change-makers and risk-takers, with global work experience, value, support and partner in the learning Neev’s vision delivers. Impact beyond our walls leads to Neev hosting India’s largest children’s literature festival, a book award set up to recognise great children’s literature from India, and our upcoming Teacher Training Institute for educational reform. As Bangalore’s only city center IB school our campus is a vibrant learning culture driven by community interaction.

VISION

Reimagining excellence in education in a changing India

MISSION

Building knowledge, self-awareness and relationships with people and the environment, to lead happy, healthy, impactful lives.

VALUES

Grit, Honor, Grace

DEFINITION OF LEARNING

CAMPUS DETAILS

Neev Academy, Kempapura Main Road, Yemalur, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560037

+91 - 9148146446

neevacademy.org

Neev’s culture aims to keep the uniqueness of each child as they grow with us from the age of 18 months to 18 years. The learning framework builds on this belief while keeping relationship building and well-being at the core of our practices. This helps us to articulate the definition of learning as 5 impacts that we seek -

Self-directed learners who will be able to learn autonomously throughout their lives in order to achieve their potential, keep pace with change and meet emerging opportunities.

Effective Communicators who engage with people, ideas, stories, and emotions positively and capably across multiple environments as part of their engagement with others.

Highly capable Disciplinary Thinkers who are able to use sophisticated tools and strategies to learn, extend and transfer their learning, engaging positively in the complex and ambiguous world around them.

LEADERSHIP

Kavita Gupta Sabharwal, Director kgupta@neevschools.com

Shanthi Raghunath, Associate Director shanthi@neevschools.com

Gouri Kar, Head of Senior School gouri.kar@neevschools.com

Saibhavya Prabu, Co-ordinator, Diploma Programme saibhavya.prabu@neevschools.com

Parull Khanna, Head - Student Advancement Cell parull.khanna@neevschools.com

Empathetic Collaborators who will be able to lead and contribute to the design of thoughtful solutions and responses to opportunities in an increasingly interconnected and complex world.

Community Builders who develop skills and dispositions to understand, take personal ownership, and commit to supporting the positive development of their local and global communities.

NEEV ACADEMY STATISTICS

neevacademy@neevschools.com Curriculum

Nationalities

Supported Languages in school

Medium of instruction

Australian, Canadian, French, German, Indian, American, Korean, Sri Lankan, British English, Hindi, Kannada, French, Spanish

English from Early Years to Grade 12

HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS

MYP (Grades 9&10) DP (Grades 11&12)

ASSESSMENT AND GRADING IN DP

Studies

English Language and Literature (HL/SL) English A Literature (HL/SL)

Economics (HL/SL)

History (HL/SL)

Geography (HL/SL)

Psychology (HL/SL)

Business Management (HL/SL)

Environmental Systems and Societies (SL)

Global Politics (HL/SL)

Physics (HL/SL)

Chemistry (HL/SL)

Biology (HL/SL)

Computer Science (HL/SL)

Environmental Systems and Societies (SL)

Analysis and Approaches (HL/SL)

Applications and Interpretations (HL/SL)

Visual Arts (HL/SL) Core

Report cards on academic and pastoral aspects are issued at the end of term 1 and term 2 in Grade 11 and at the end of term 1 and the mock examinations, in Grade 12. Two grades are awarded:

An achievement grade which is formed from a combination of continuous assessment (40%) during the term and the end-of-term examination (60%). A grade scale from 1 to 7 (seven being the highest), is used to report achievement grades.

An effort grade which is based on formative tasks and non academic parameters such as academic honesty, independent work, self-management, communication, creativity, class participation and collaboration. A grade scale A to D (A being the highest) is used to report effort grades.

Predicted grades are based on a student’s body of work matched to overall subject grade descriptors. There is a very close correlation between our predicted grades and the final diploma programme results. The predicted grades are generated once per student at the time of their university application.

Student Advancement Cell

The SAC supports services and provides opportunities to students through Learning Support, Social Emotional Wellbeing, College Counseling & Student Life. Neev is an inclusive school with students with mild to moderate learning difficulties. All students are supported for academic and executive functioning difficulties by the learning support team, academic teachers for remedial lessons and the school psychologist for behavior concerns. The college counselor works closely with all students of high school while student life is catering to all grade levels.

Individual and Collaborative Learning

Neev Academy offers individual and collaborative learning opportunities in Indian performing arts to keep our students rooted to the Indian cultural forms like Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kalaripayattu, Basoori, Carnatic vocals, Hindustani vocals, violin and Indian percussion instruments. Students showcase their learnings on SrijaNeev, our community cultural fest.

Clubs and Activities

To drive passions and interests, Neev students take initiative to run and participate in clubs and activities such as Debate, MUN, Theater, Robotics, Coding, Pottery, Entrepreneurship, Music, Dance and many more during and beyond school hours. These efforts are celebrated with intra and inter school events and awards like the NeevAikyam, Ambedkar Debate Prize, Begum Rokeya Writing Prize, Chandrashekhar Science awards, NeevMUN and NeevHackathon.

Reading Initiative

Neev strives to build a strong foundational love for books. Our unique Reading team introduces books using a calendar of genres and works with teachers to build literature into units of study to broaden perspectives. These efforts are amplified with the Neev Literature Festival (NLF), the Neev Book Award, the NLF Reading Challenge and the RK Narayan reading growth award to spread the love for reading.

Learning Journeys

Thinking globally and acting locally, Neev keeps with the IB philosophy. Our students get opportunities for immersion in the traditions and culture of our diverse country. Learning journeys are embedded into the curriculum and allows students to understand the grandeur and reality of India; from Hampi in the south to Ladakh and Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab in the North, and from Gujarat in the west to Nagaland in the east. The trips are built around the concept of culture, self identity, historical enquiry, adventurous hikes and exploring regional identities with indigenous knowledge systems developed over centuries.

Student Government

The student government at Neev, has representation through all grade levels ensuring an active experience of the working of a democracy. Leaders range from the President to House captains & class representatives giving a good representation of the student body. There is also a programming and fundraising coordinator and a student led magazine - NeevTimes.

Sports

To develop a culture of sports and build strong school teams Neev Academy offers track & field, football, basketball, tennis and swimming. Our school teams participate and excel in many inter school and national competitions like ISSO games. We also host an inter school sports and cultural meet - Aikyam.

Academic Writing

Academic writing workshops at Neev help students analyze, think critically and focus on technique and style. Understanding writing imperatives makes it easier for growing learners to write papers and essays which they exercise through academic work, university applications, reflections, research and writing oriented internships and passion led research papers across learning areas.

Internship Opportunities

Over the years Neev students have interned at organizations in their areas of interest from the likes of Takshashila Institute and IDFC Foundation for the students interested in Public Policy to Mahindra Aerospace for the students who were interested in mechanical engineering. Some other organizations include - Investment firms FinTech Capital and HSBC, Research companies IBM and Frolle to advertising firms JWT and Dentsu Mcgarry Bowen.

AREA OF STUDY SELECTED BY M2023

Scholarships 2023 - Ranging from $10,000 to over $40,000 per annum

India

Ahmedabad University

Ashoka University

Azim Premji University

Bennett University

FLAME University

Krea University

Manipal Institute of Technology

O.P. Jindal Global University

Plaksha University

St Joseph’s College

PES University

USA

Arizona State University

Babson College

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Brandeis University

Brown University

CalPoly Pomona

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Cornell University

Culinary Institute of America

Denison University

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Fordham University

Franklin & Marshall College

George Washington University

Hampshire College

Indiana University

Iowa State University

Ithaca College

Indiana University – Purdue University

Indianapolis

Knox College

Massachusetts College of Art & Design

Middlebury College

Mount Holyoke College

New York University

North Carolina State University

Northeastern University

Ohio State University

OTIS College of Art & Design

Pace University

Pennsylvania State University

Pratt Institute

Purdue University

Rhode Island School of Design

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rutgers University

San Diego State University

Savannah College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts

Simmons University

Smith College

Swarthmore College

Syracuse University

Temple University

College of Wooster

Savannah College of Art and Design

Trinity University

University at Buffalo

University of Arizona

University of California - Berkeley

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University of California – Davis

University of California – Irvine

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University of California - Los Angeles

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Maryland

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota - Duluth

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Pittsburgh

University of Rochester

University of South Florida

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University of Texas A&M

University of Texas Dallas

University of Texas Tyler

University of the Atlantic

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech)

Washington University in St. Louis

Wheaton College

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UK

Birmingham City University

Cardiff University

Coventry University

Durham University

Imperial College London

King's College London

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London School of Economics

Loughborough University

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Oxford Brookes University

Queen Mary University of London

Queen's University Belfast

Royal Holloway

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SOAS University of London

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University of Dundee

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University of Plymouth

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University of Reading

University of Sheffield

University of Southampton

University of St Andrews

University of Strathclyde

University Of Surrey

University of the Arts London

University of the Creative Arts London

University of Warwick

University of Westminster

Canada

Concordia University

Dalhousie University

McGill University

McMaster University

Ontario College of Art & Design

Queen's University

Simon Fraser University

University of Alberta

University of British Columbia

University of Guelph

University of Ottawa

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University of Waterloo

Wilfred Laurier

York Universityy

Singapore

Lasalle College of the Arts

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Nanyang Technological University

National University of Singapore

Ireland

National University of Ireland, Galway

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Australia

Bond University

Monash University

University of Melbourne

University of Sydney

Malaysia

University of Nottingham

Europe

Amsterdam University

École Polytechnique

Eindhoven University of Technology

IE University Spain

Leiden University

Maastricht University

TU/ Delft

Twente University

University of Groningen

Utrecht University

Middle East

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Final Destinations of the class of 2023 (Class size - 18)

INDIA 8 (44%)

USA 5 (28%)

UK 4 (22%)

Gap Year 1 (6%)