aProCh won the World Innovation Award at Smart City World Expo in Spain

Riverside School has been ranked *No. 1 in Ahmedabad and Gujarat, and No. 5 in India* for International Day Schools in the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2024-25! 

So proud to share that Kiran received the Hindu BusinessLine Changemaker award for Social Transformation! 

The highlight was receiving the award from the Hon Finance Minister of India - Mam Nirmala Sitharaman 

The Riverside School has been named among the world’s Best Schools to Work, earning *PLATINUM Certification* for its outstanding leadership, working environment and school culture.

The Best School to Work programme is the gold standard of school culture. Developed by T4 Education in collaboration with its community of over 200,000 teachers and school leaders, it is an independent, evidence-based mechanism to certify schools for their working environment.

Excited to share that Kiran is selected as part of the group of Inspiring Leaders! 

Source: Children & Nature Network
Inspiring Leaders 2022 | Children & Nature Network

Delighted to share that Kiran Sethi was felicitated by Times of India for her invaluable contribution in the field of Education, at their “She Rise” event, to celebrate International Women’s Day.

We are thrilled to share that Riverside School is the Winner of the ‘World’s Best School Prizes 2023’ in Innovation. The award is a recognition of the dedication and innovation of the entire Riverside community.

We believe in the power of education to transform lives and make the world a better place and are committed to continuing our journey of using innovative teaching methods and pedagogy to create empowered, compassionate, and creative global citizens.

No 1 School in Ahmedabad

No 1 School in Gujarat

No 5 School in India

International School of the Year!

Kiran was selected as the recipient of the prestigious Inspirational Guru Award 2023 by SSVM Transforming India Conclave 2023. 

Drum Roll please!!! The International Play Association, awarded @aprochorg the ‘Right to Play Award!! Kudos to @kirtizala.4 and @rajdhamelia for the tireless effort and passion to make our cities child friendly 

The “IPA Right to Play Award” Programme was created to recognise and celebrate projects that utilise innovative and practical ways to implement Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Absolutely delighted to share with you that HundrED.org, has featured The Riverside School, talking about "how one school in India spread a global movement, to empower children to say "I CAN".  

Absolutely delighted and honoured to share with you that The Riverside School has been  featured in a ground-breaking book titled FutureSchool, written by Valerie Hannon and Julie Temperley.  The book talks about how Schools around the world are applying learning Design Principles for a New Era!! 

Excited to share that Kiran was a Speaker at #ChangeNOW2022 conference in Paris. It is the largest gathering of change makers- breaking down barriers to accelerate solutions and solve our planet’s biggest challenges. 

Delighted to share with you that Kiran was a Keynote Speaker at a Conference - "The Covid Generation: Children and Youth in and after the Pandemic - Responding to the World Crisis", organised by the The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Vatican City, Rome.  The Pontifical Academy has now come out with a Final Statement on the Conference, which will shortly be shared with President Joe Biden of U.S.A. and President Alberto Fernández of Argentia, among other luminaries across the Globe.  This Final Statement can be accessed via this link :

For the second year in a row, Kiran continues to be on the Jury for the prestigious YIDAN Prize.

“These blockchain credentials acknowledge that you've achieved a world-class standard in educational innovation, having being chosen as one of the leading applications from a cohort of 1500”

In the category of International Day Schools, Riverside wins No.1 in Ahmedabad, no.1 in Gujarat, no.4 in India. Riverside is also no.1 in the country in the parameters of Life Skills Education. The icing on the cake is that Riverside won the Grand Jury Award as no.1 in India for Design Thinking Leadership!!!

Lexus India has announced the winners of the second Lexus Design Award India (LDAI). Kiran Sethi has been awarded the Lexus Design Award 2019 for her pioneering initiative - Design for Change at a ceremony in Pune.

The Riverside School which has been ranked no.1 in Gujarat and Ahmedabad and no.4 in India in the International Day Schools category in the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2018, India's Most Respected Schools Survey, which rates and ranks the country's most high-profile day, legacy boarding and international schools. 

Hillary Clinton with Kiran Sethi and other Winners at Vital Voices Global Leadership Award Ceremony in Washington DC

Kiran Sethi won the Qimpro Gold Standard in Education Award in Mumbai

Excellence In Instructional Leadership award was given to Kiran Sethi of The Riverside School, Ahmedabad.

The mission of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) is to enrich society through ideas and action.

Design for Change has been selected as one of the top 10 Finalist for the Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards. The Awards were launched in 2005 to celebrate and promote good practice in education throughout the Commonwealth.

The Varkey Foundation established the Prize in 2014 to raise the stature of the teaching profession, so that children will dream of becoming the greatest teacher in the world. We seek to celebrate the best teachers — those who inspire their students and community around them.

Lego Foundation declares Design for Change as "Champions of Learning through Play" in the "Re-imagine Learning Challenge".

Riverside School was ranked the #1 Day School in Gujarat, 2010, #1 Day School in Gujarat and No. 2 in India, 2014, #1 Day School in Gujarat, 2013, #1 Day School in Gujarat, 2012, #1 Day School in Gujarat, 2011 by Education world, India's Most Respected Schools Survey, which rates and ranks the country's most high-profile day, legacy boarding and international schools.

A global network launched by Ashoka to identify, connect and support innovative schools around the world that are empowering young people by equipping them with core skills such as empathy, teamwork, leadership and creative skills which will enable them to work successfully in rapidly changing environments. These Changemaker skills will enable children to bring about a lasting change not just in their lives but also in their communities, organizations, society and wherever they are most needed as adults.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs announced Kiran Bir Sethi as the 2013 Patricia Blunt Koldyke Fellow for Social Entrepreneurship. They honoured her as a Koldyke Fellow for her efforts to generate innovative solutions to challenges in India's schools, education system, and education policies, which have since become replicated globally.

Design for Change has won the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation Youth Innovation Awards 2012.

Design for Change, an initiative of The Riverside School, was the winner of the Design to Improve Life (work category) award given by Index: Design - the world's biggest, and perhaps most important - design prize. The Danish, non-profit design organization INDEX: Design to Improve Life received almost 1,000 nominations for the competition from 78 countries. The winners of INDEX: Award is not traditional design, but rather design that vastly improves the lives of people all over the world.

Ms Kiran Bir Sethi was awarded the 'Call to Conscience' award by the King Center at Stanford University on 15th Jan 2009 (Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday)!! This is a validation of the pedagogical practices at Riverside.