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Support through Dhirubhai Ambani International Key achievements of DAIS:
FY 2020-21
School (DAIS)
every stage dais.edu.in Ranked #1 International School Education
in India by Education World
DAIS provided students a seamless learning experience
through virtual schooling through the pandemic. for the eighth consecutive year
(from 2013)
During FY 2020-21, when the pandemic disrupted education, Reliance Foundation
continued to equip and invest in India’s children and youth during these challenging The Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS) is a world-class DAIS ranked among the Top
institution with ICSE, IGCSE, and IB Diploma curricula and is a member
times. From supporting early childhood education and development, to school of the Cambridge International Primary Programme. It educates ~1,090 10 IB schools globally in 2020
education and higher education, Reliance Foundation provided support through children every year, with about 158 teachers experienced in national The IB Diploma graduates of 2020
and international curricula. In IB Diploma Examinations for the year, four
scholarships, amenities and efforts to bridge the gap with an equity focus. students earned the perfect score of 45 and the School’s average score earned admission to 23 of the top
was 39.8 points. 35 universities worldwide
Virtual School @ DAIS During the year, students won

In light of the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, DAIS did 550 awards in various co-scholastic,
everything possible to give students a seamless learning experience, sporting and co-curricular events at the
launching virtual schooling in April 2020. Teachers focused on various
innovative pedagogical innovations, including differentiated learning state, national and international levels
instruction to make the virtual school experience effective and enjoyable.
The school also successfully conducted assessment and evaluation with
appropriate solutions and implemented its digital library plan. A number
of physical education and co-curricular activities, community service
and other initiatives were conducted virtually to give students a seamless
learning experience. The school also carried out programmes under
school-parent partnership.

Giving back to the Community

A student of Reliance Foundation School attending online class Community service is an important part of DAIS education, The virtual platform enabled our students to
aiming to develop students as active and positive reach out to the children in remote villages,
contributors to the community. creating opportunities for them in various
This year our students have offered online service activities curricular and co-curricular activities. For DAIS
through MS Teams. As part of the ‘Service’ aspect of the students, this initiative provided a valuable
Each year, Reliance Foundation provides high quality education In parallel, Jio Institute was set up over FY 2020-21, and will
to over 14,000 students in India through Reliance Foundation be ready to commence academic sessions soon, creating IB CAS (Creativity, Activity, and Service) programme, our learning experience and an opportunity to make a
Schools. This year, the schools swiftly pivoted to digital a new ecosystem of cutting-edge research and innovation. Class 11 students undertook an online project of offering meaningful contribution to the community.
learning in order to adapt to the need for remote classes for a The Jio Institute will be a world-class, multi-disciplinary, extracurricular activities for the students of Birsa Munda
homebound student community in the midst of the COVID-19 higher education and research institution in Navi Mumbai, High School in Jharkhand, where most of the children Sreeraman Ramanathan
pandemic. Reliance Foundation also nurtures excellence in Maharashtra. belong to the tribal communities. CAS Co-ordinator, DAIS
teaching and during the year, as always, it supported teachers Through this project, our students could extend numerous
through its premier teaching awards, which went completely opportunities to these tribal children to realise their
digital this year. dreams. This project has helped our students enhance
their communication and leadership skills.
The Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarships (DAS) have supported
12,776 students to pursue secondary education of their choice
since its inception in 1996. This year, Reliance Foundation
Scholarships were launched in January 2021 to support India’s The CAS project at Birsa Munda High School was a gratifying experience and expanded the scope
brightest students in Artificial Intelligence and Computer 14,000+ students of remote learning beyond our expectations. The opportunity to smile with the kids every week
Sciences – advanced technologies that are going to play a
crucial role in India’s technology-driven growth. Reliance Benefitted through high quality education by engaging with them in various activities was a unique and memorable experience.
Foundation also supported 15 NGOs working at the grassroots provided by Reliance Foundation Schools, Kareena Shankta
through the Education and Sports for All Initiative. this year
Class 11 Student, DAIS