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XSEED STORIES
XSEED’s solution is a scalable teaching toolkit for
educating any child based on a scientific 5-Step
Learning Process.
XSEED teachers begin a class by clearly stating the
learning goal, ask children what they know already,
demonstrate an experiment or conduct a group
activity, let children speak before they do, ensure
the “application questions” are done independently,
fiercely believe in practice, assess daily, and support
each child individually.
www.xseededucation.com
Letter from
Ashish Rajpal
I am delighted to share with you XSEED Stories - a selection of 25 letters
written to us by the leaders of XSEED member schools across the country
describing the impact XSEED had on their children.
Through real anecdotes from children, teachers and parents, these letters
paint a picture of what authentic learning actually looks like - children
experimenting with their own hands, solving real world problems, and
building the unafraid character needed to face life. They also prove that
when teachers are equipped with the right tools and support, they can
bring lessons to life in their classrooms.
Set in big cities and small towns, serving both the needy and the affluent
children and located at every nook and cranny of India, these stories
prove that context and resources do not limit progress.
XSEED has crossed an important milestone of reaching one million
children. While these numbers make us very happy, what makes us truly
proud is the visible impact XSEED has had on how children actually learn,
how teachers teach - as a result of which there is a huge improvement
in schools.
I invite you to take time to read these stories and experience the possibility
of unleashing the potential of every child we educate in our schools.
Do write to us (contact@xseededucation.com) with your thoughts and
feedback.
Warmly
Ashish Rajpal
Founder,
XSEED Education
1
STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
CONTENTS
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
pg 4 pg 6 pg 8 pg 10 pg 12
Hebron
Guru Kripa Divine Hyderabad
Curious Cubs Matriculation L.P. Savani Academy
Grace Public School International School
School
Saifee Senior
Paramlakshya World Pragyan School of Roopnagar Public R.V.G Matriculation
Secondary English
School Learning School School
Medium School
Union Christian
Sri Sankara The Packianath
Strawberry Kids Tapovan School Matriculation Hr.
Vidyalayaa Public School
Secondary School
[1]
AKAL ACADEMY KOLLIANWALI
Sitto Road, Shri Muktsar Sahib, Malout - 152 107, Punjab
4 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ We have observed a dramatic
change in student’s academic,
personal and social behavior
”
“We appreciate the XSEED methodology, as
we have seen a great change in our students,
who now don’t cram, they learn, understand
and also raise questions”
5
[2]
AKSHARASRI HIGH SCHOOL
Near Kotla Railway Halt, Krishna Nagar, Kurnool - 518 002, A.P.
6 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“The student suggested that they use a wooden stand
instead as plastic takes years to decompose
”
“A grade 3 student showed
her mother some plants
and explained to her the
different kinds of leaves
”
8 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“The magic circle of Five Step Teaching
method in XSEED pedagogy deserves
commendation as it encompasses the
whole class in the learning process”
9
[4]
ANKUR PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL
15th Cross, S.S. Puram, Tumakuru - 572 102
XSEED
has
a
unique
way
of
explaining
concepts,
making
it
easier
for
children
to
understand
them,
be
it
Math
or
English.
Focusing
more
on
creative
writing
in
English
is
helping
children
develop
good
communication
skills
and
better
comprehension.
With
prior
knowledge
about
the
strands,
we
can
standardize
teaching
methodologies
and
teachers
can
give
proper
instructions
to
the
students.
A
fine
example
of
how
activities
are
enabling
learning,
is
when
Grade
6
students
were
trying
to
measure
the
angles
of
a
given
triangle
with
the
purpose
of
deducing
that
the
sum
of
the
angles
is
180
degrees.
They
were
measuring
the
angles
wrongly
and
were
unable
to
draw
the
right
conclusion.
The
teacher
had
an
idea,
stemming
from
lesson
plans
where
students
had
used
straws
to
make
angles.
The
teacher
took
a
long
straw
and
asked
the
students
to
identify
the
angle
and
its
measure.
They
immediately
said
that
it
was
a
straight
angle
measuring
180
degrees.
Then
she
asked
them
what
would
happen
if
this
straight
angle
were
bent
make
a
triangle?
The
students
immediately
answered
that
180
degrees
gets
divided
among
the
three
angles
of
the
triangle.
Each
lesson
plan
in
XSEED
suits
the
three
types
of
learners
–
visual,
auditory
and
kinesthetic.
It
makes
the
learner
to
think
and
apply
the
concept
in
real
life
situations.
It
also
gives
them
an
opportunity
to
take
on
higher
challenges.
With Regards
10 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“Each lesson plan in XSEED suits the three types of
learners – visual, auditory and kinesthetic
”
“ Activities are enabling
learning
”
12 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Ais child who was always “Approaching” in the BAR assessment,
so confident today, is reading stories flawlessly
”
“ Education coach is the “Our children are exceeding every day
with XSEED. I wonder how I would have
USP of XSEED
” started a school without XSEED. I cannot
think of a school without the blue scale,
learnometer and XMP”
13
[6]
CURIOUS CUBS
Near Balika Vidyalaya, Khetarajpur
Sambalpur - 768 003, Odisha
14 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Students now learn by
doing things
”
“We chose XSEED to be the partner
of change! Since then Curious Cubs “Teachers create a
has become an exemplary school in ‘sense of community’
the town; one where teachers are
no longer instructurs but facilitators
and the students are no longer
”
in the classroom
listeners but explorers”
15
[7]
GURU KRIPA DIVINE GRACE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Ranjeetpur, Huzoorpur Road, Bahraich
16 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Science has come out of
the pages of books
”
“ They are also becoming
journalists and poets
”
“XSEED has been phenomenal in transforming education in our school. The students are 17 now
more confident, and see the classroom as an interesting place where they can interact, where
they can learn by doing”
[8]
HEBRON MATRICULATION SCHOOL
Manjampoondi, Thandrampet Road, Tiruvannamalai - 606 707
18 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Even the children who
were not proficient in
English understood
the subject so well
”
20 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Iclass
was astonished to see Nursery
children understanding
“The child friendly curriculum manual
provided by XSEED gave great
clarity to teachers through its nicely
numbers and being able to documented 5 steps; resulting in a
count
” great learning experience”
22 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Students collected varied
leaves and dried them at
home to observe venation
”
“XSEED has served as a skill accentuating
program. The well researched inbuilt
Lesson Plans of XSEED serve as an
“ The pupils exhibit more
interest in learning and
enchiridion for the teachers wherein they
now perform as a facilitator doing value
addition to the content”
enjoy posing queries
”
[11]
THE MAPLE TREE
Kashiram, Rangapahar Cantonment Road
Dimapur - 797 112, Nagaland
24 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ We did not know that
children could ask so
many questions
”
“Students
clearly enjoy
the creative
lesson plans
”
“We look forward to growing with XSEED and
making a difference to the community by continuing 25
to provide high quality education to our children”
[12]
MAHARANI GAYATRI DEVI GIRLS’ SCHOOL
Jaipur, Rajasthan
26 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Classes are
lively, noisy and
student centred
”
28 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“The best part about XSEED
is that teachers also became
active learners loaded with
enthusiasm making their
classroom livelier. The most
appreciable part of an
XSEED lesson is the analysis
where teachers get a chance
“Anew
Grade 4 student explored a
method of multiplication
29
not yet introduced in class
”
[14]
P.OBUL REDDY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Road No. 25, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad - 500 033
30 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Aherself
student chose to express
through a drawing
depicting her as a princess
”
32 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Children no longer
wait for their
teachers to give
answers
”
“XSEED nurtures the curiosity
“They are no longer in children which helps them
to enhance their academic
shy to come up performance. Thus, proving that
with their thoughts
” knowledge is acquired and not
learned."
[16]
PARAMLAKSHYA WORLD SCHOOL
Garhi-Bolni Road, Near Kasola - Khushkhera Mega Highway
Kotkasim, Alwar - 301 702, Rajasthan
34 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Children are happy
and in love with
school
”
satisfying
”
[17]
PRAGYAN SCHOOL OF LEARNING
Adarsha Pally, Line 2, Banarhat Colony, Banarhat
36 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Students appreciate an
exciting discovery
”
“ Now he goes home
everyday, takes out his
workbook and tells his
parents what he did at
school
”
38 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ My daughter who is in
grade III would not like
to miss school at any
cost
”
“XSEED language provides
an excellent platform for
developing their imagination,
creativity and self expression.
Students have started writing
small poems and are confident
thinkers"
“ I-VIII grade
students have
slowly started
completing their
work with little
or no help
” 39
[19]
R.V.G MATRICULATION SCHOOL
Kurichikottai, Udumalpet, Tirupur - 642 112
18/12/2016
Dear
XSeed
Team,
It’s
our
fourth
“XSeed
year”
at
RVG
Matric
and
the
amazement
of
the
initial
days’
occasional
sparks,
when
we
would
be
“surprised”
at
what
an
XSeed
lesson
plan
could
bring
out
in
the
classroom,
has
given
way
to
the
sense
of
achievement
of
tangible
long
term
results.
Shared
clarity
of
purpose,
deep
understanding
of
concepts,
focus
on
application,
higher
order
thinking,
confidence
in
expression
and
effective
class
management
have
become
our
norm.
Our
students
revel
in
a
methodology
that
puts
them
at
the
center,
is
fun,
though
relevant,
and
introduces
them
to
cooperative
learning
strategies.
Our
teachers
enjoy
the
scaffolding
of
a
well
structured
curriculum,
the
detailed
support
of
the
lesson
plans
and
an
assessment
system
well
aligned
with
the
learning
outcomes.
Our
parents
are
ecstatic
at
the
awakening
of
the
inquisitive
spirit
in
their
children
and
grateful
that
such
methodology
has
been
made
available
to
rural
children
in
a
village
school.
To
share
a
few
of
their
many
stories:
Mother
of
UKG
child:
“My
daughter
wants
to
do
everything
by
herself
and
won’t
let
me
help!”
Mother
of
VII
grade:
“The
method
of
colours
they’ve
used
for
algebra
is
very
clear,
so
my
daughter
is
explaining
it
to
our
neighbor
of
VIII
standard”.
Father
of
V
grade:
“After
the
lesson
on
earning
and
savings,
my
son
explained
to
me
how
to
divide
my
income
and
keep
some
aside
for
savings
and
balance
for
spending”.
Father
of
III
grade:
“Once
I
was
saying
that
the
Sun
moves
from
East
to
West
and
my
daughter
corrected
me
that
it’s
the
Earth
that
moves
and
not
the
Sun!”
Parent
of
VII
grade:
“Our
bulbs
at
home
were
getting
fused
very
often
and
my
son
suggested
we
put
a
circuit
breaker
in
the
line
to
avoid
this
problem”.
From
a
leadership
point
of
view,
XSeed
is
the
best
partner
for
a
learning
organization:
while
being
scientifically
grounded
in
the
latest
pedagogic
research
and
systematically
designed
to
provide
a
guaranteed
curriculum,
the
XSeed
non-‐threatening,
coaching-‐like
teachers’
monitoring
and
feedback
system
provides
the
faculty
with
an
ongoing
and
inspiring
growing
opportunity.
Each
teacher
is
equipped
with
very
practical
actions
to
take
to
class
(instead
of
generic
and
difficult
to
apply
guidelines)
and
set
for
success,
which
is
in
itself
the
most
powerful
motivating
force
behind
excellent
performance!
Our
successful
partnership
with
XSeed
wouldn’t
have
been
half
as
smooth
without
the
competent
and
encouraging
mediation
of
our
education
coaches
to
which
we
are
extremely
grateful.
Truly
yours
Mrs.
Giulia
Santossh
Correspondent
RVG
Matriculation
School
40
STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Each teacher is
equipped with very
practical actions to
take to class
”
“My daughter
wants to do
everything
herself
”
“XSEED is the best partner for a learning organization while being scientifically grounded in the
latest pedagogic research and systematically designed to provide a guaranteed curriculum.”
[20]
SAIFEE SENIOR SECONDARY ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL
Delhi Gate, Udaipur, Rajasthan
42 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“XSEED has delivered what
it promised and has stuck
to its core aim
”
“We were surprised at
the way he related “XSEED to me is not just a course book or
manual. It is the very satisfaction of my
and applied classroom teachers after delivering every lesson, the
learning to a different smile of understanding on every child,
”
and the pride of every content parent.”
situation 43
[21]
SRI SANKARA VIDYALAYAA
Sri Sankara Garden, Chinnandankovil, Karur - 639 001
44 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ My daughter often re-enacts at home what she was
taught in school on a particular day
”
“Children love
to come to
school
”
“XSEED has done a wonderful job by tailoring the
curriculum to suit our needs, training our teachers
45
periodically, providing sufficient teaching aids and giving
continuous feedback for betterment"
[22]
STRAWBERRY KIDS
Danavaipeta, Rajahmundry - 533 103
46 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“Aditya’s father, an engineer
was surprised that his son
“XSEED is an important tool for teachers to
ensure that their students move away from
rote learning to more practical learning.
could speak about the area This is because XSEED encourages learning
of his house
” with experiments"
47
[23]
TAPOVAN SCHOOL
Near Koppagate, Harpanahalli, Bangalore - 560 105
48 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ ‘Astudents
Potter’s Life’ inspired the
to become potters for
one day
”
“The best part of XSEED is that the team is vibrant
and open to correct, modify and adopt changes
year after year. The whole process is dynamic and
keeps evolving for better growth"
49
[24]
THE PACKIANATH PUBLIC SCHOOL
Kattathurai, Kanyakumari - 629 158, Tamil Nadu
50 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Students bought solar cells, applied what they had
studied, prepared solar lanterns and distributed these to
people who can’t afford them
”
“XSEED is not only for marks, it transforms students to change their lives in a highly
positive way, which in turn transforms the society”
[25]
UNION CHRISTIAN MATRICULATION HR. SEC. SCHOOL
Nowroji Road, Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031
52 STORIES
25 Stories About a Million Children
“ Classrooms became activity hubs where there was
unending curiosity, limitless creativity, and learning
became an enjoyable affair
”
“The XSEED programme is designed in a very specific
way with learning steps clearly drawn out, so that
the learners will never remain at the surface level,
they will be pushed to dive into deep learning ”
A LEARNING CLASSROOM
THE 5-STEP TEACHING METHOD
XSEED STORIES
XSEED’s solution is a scalable teaching toolkit for
educating any child based on a scientific 5-Step
Learning Process.
XSEED teachers begin a class by clearly stating the
learning goal, ask children what they know already,
demonstrate an experiment or conduct a group
activity, let children speak before they do, ensure
the “application questions” are done independently,
fiercely believe in practice, assess daily, and support
each child individually.
www.xseededucation.com