MORADABAD, UP—These days, the world of education is changing like never before. Mr. Sanjay Tiwari, who recently assumed the duties of Principal of the CL Gupta World School, knows that schools must keep up with change to provide a strong educational foundation. Technology is now a part of that foundation, and curriculum supplements like the First In Math® Online Program are fast becoming essential to a school’s success.
Top-ranked First in Math player, Riyanshi Agarwal, poses with several of her team members and proudly displays her award.
CLGWS boasts a teacher-student ratio that is the best in India, with only 20 to 25 students per class. The emphasis is on differential teaching, catering to distinct learning styles in a class—and doing away with the need for any outside coaching. The learning experience is presented to students in such a way that that every failure is seen as a stepping-stone towards success, and that every success is an added responsibility to maintain the standards achieved. According to First In Math Global Implementation Strategist Monica Patel, the First In Math program meets these very same requirements within a technology-based framework.
“FIM provides immediate, positive feedback at every interaction, to ensure that students engage in the amount of practice necessary for skill retention,” says Patel. “What is unique is that our comprehensive content is presented in a game format, engaging all students in serious mathematics like no other program can. The result is that students take ownership of practice, and become energized and excited about maths.
FIM School Anchor, Anupriya Saxena, agrees, and recently organised a FIM Team Challenge among CLGWS students. Riyanshi Agarwal, standard 8, is currently the #1 ranking student in India, and earned a FIM “Bronze” medal in the competition. Agarwal has amassed more than 15,615 virtual stickers in the program.
“Teachers are valuable and irreplaceable,” says Patel. “But combine their leadership with the power of the First in Math Online Program and schools can experience great success—even if you have students who would rather be athletes, celebrities, rock-stars, rule Bollywood and might even think that maths is boring! FIM is great for getting students excited and changing their attitudes about maths.”