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{{Infobox school
| name = National Public School, Koramangala
| picture =
| logo = NPSK Logo.png
| alt = Image of the school building, front entrance
| caption =
| motto = Reach out, reach high, reach beyond
| motto_translation =
| address = Next to National Games Village, 80 Feet Road, Koramangala, Bengaluru, 560047
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.9492|77.6208|region:IN-KA|display=inline}}
| pushpin_map = India Bengaluru
| other_name = 
| former_name = 
| type = Private
| established = 2003
| closed =
| school_board = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
| grades = Kindergarten, Montessori, 1-12
| superintendent =
| chairman = K. P. Gopalkrishna
| principal = Jyotsna Nair
| staff =
| faculty =
| gender = coeducational
| lower_age = 4
| upper_age = 18
| enrollment = approx. 1500
| average_class_size = 30
| classes_offered = [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematics]], [[Economics]], [[Biology]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[French language|French]], [[Geography]], History, Civics
| hours_in_day = 8
| campus_size = approx. 2.4 acres
| campus_type = Urban
| houses = Challengers, Explorers, Pioneers, Voyagers
| sports = Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Badminton
| team_name =
| newspaper =
| yearbook = Resonance
| colours = brown
| communities =
| feeder_schools =
| website = {{URL|http://www.npskrm.com}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''National Public School, Koramangala''' is a private school located in Koramangala. It was established in 2003<ref>https://www.urbanpro.com/national-public-school-koramangala-bangalore/371</ref> and is a part of the NPS group of schools.

The school is run by the National Education Trust, which is a linguistic, regional, minority institution.

== School structure ==
Students are admitted to one of four [[house (school)|houses]]:
* Challengers ''scarlet'' "To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield".
* Explorers ''purple'' "Endeavour to Reach Beyond"
* Pioneers ''amber'' "The Light that always shows, the Spark that always glows".
* Voyagers ''blue'' "Vigour, Valour, Victory".

Each year, the faculty members nominate a student body to govern individual clubs and associations. Students of Grades XII or XI are eligible for the posts of School [[Prefect]], Sports Captain and House Captain, and their deputies. One student is handed charge of the student body. The students of Grades IX to XII are elected by teachers to preside over clubs. These clubs include Science, Mathematics, Computers, Literary, Commerce, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Music, Quizzing and the News Desk. The student government body comprises close to 60 members and takes office at an official Investiture Ceremony.

== Events ==
=== Ahan ===
It is a 2 day cultural event, held once in every 3 years, since 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Display of budding talent at cultural fete |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/display-of-budding-talent-at-cultural-fete/article3030769.ece |work=The Hindu |date=7 December 2006 |language=en-IN}}</ref> All the students come together to showcase performances like dances, songs and skits for their parents. These performances are all based on a theme which during the last edition was about ballyotsav, a celebration of childhood. This is an event held on a grand scale which sees involvement from all the students of the school as well as teachers who work behind the scenes. <ref>{{cite news |title=Cultural fete celebrates childhood - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Cultural-fete-celebrates-childhood/articleshow/50069868.cms |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=7 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangalore seen through young eyes School Notes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Bangalore-seen-through-young-eyes-School-Notes/article16820251.ece |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=4 December 2009 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

=== Khoj ===
Khoj is a science festival held over the course of 2 days. It takes place once every 3 years, the first of which was in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=Showcase of innovative models at science fair |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/22/stories/2005112216630200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212164143/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/22/stories/2005112216630200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 December 2007 |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 November 2005}}</ref> The students make various projects in physics, chemistry, biology and computer science that showcase their scientific temper.<ref>{{cite news |title=Understanding the world through experiments |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/understanding-the-world-through-experiments/article2607653.ece |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=8 November 2011 |language=en-IN}}</ref> Seniors are also to host informative and semi-interactive plays. Parents and students from other school are invited to attend the festival.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fascinating Science Exhibition A Rewarding Experience |url=https://toistudent.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/events/fascinating-science-exhibition-a-rewarding-experience/26779.html |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=Times of India |date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

=== Sports Day ===
Sports day is a triennial event. The four houses compete over the course of the year in various sports events, and on the final day, the finals of the [[track and field]] events are held in [[The International School Bangalore|TISB]]. Points are awarded for each victory. At the end of the day, the house with the most points is awarded the sports cup

=== NPSK Hack ===
It is an annual [[hackathon]] held in the auditorium of the school.<ref>http://www.npskrm.com/hackathon_2017.html</ref> The first edition was in 2016. It was the first hackathon in Bengaluru where the participants were school students.
Teams from other schools are invited to program for 8 hours. At the end of the day, the students with the best projects win prizes.

=== Zenith ===
It is a biannual single day fest that includes cultural and technical events. Various schools are invited to participate in the multitude of events including, but not limited to singing, dancing, programming, engineering and quizzes.

=== Iris ===
It is a science and literary fest that was first conducted in 2018. Events span from treasure hunts and escape rooms to moot court and poetry events.

=== Founder's Cup ===
This is a basketball tournament, held annually since 2016. The tournament allows students from grade 10 to grade 12 to participate. Initially it was only for the NPS group of schools, it was later changed to include other schools. The Tournament takes place over the course of 3 days, with a boys category and a girls category. Referees from the Karnataka Basketball Assication preside over the game.<ref>http://www.npskrm.com/founders_cup_2017.html</ref>

== Extracurricular activities ==
Students participate in various activities such as quizzing, [[Model United Nations|MUN]]s, spelling bees, dancing (classical and western) and singing. The school has 2 basketball courts, one cemented. It also features a volleyball / throw ball court and an empty ground. The students have 2 physical education periods a week, each lasting 35 minutes. They are encouraged to play any of the aforementioned sports. Students also attend various sports tournaments representing the school.

== Initiatives ==
=== TAGE ===
'''T'''owards '''A''' '''G'''reen''' E'''ducation is a programme started by Aniruddha Voruganti and Nishant Panicker in 2016 that aims to provide stationary and books to the underprivileged.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Borasio |first1=Sara |title=How two bored Bengaluru school boys made city schools greener {{!}} |url=http://citizenmatters.in/tage-bengaluru-ashoka-youth-venture-green-schools-4547 |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=Citizen Matters |date=3 August 2017}}</ref> It hosts various drives to collect excess books and stationary from the students. It also hosts paper collection drives and notebook making competitions. The notebooks are made from unused pages of older partially used notebooks. These notebooks are then sent to the underprivileged students.<ref>http://www.npskrm.com/initiatives.html</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |title=Pathways to Green India |url=http://www.earthday.org/wp-content/uploads/Pathways-to-Green-India-Innovative-Ideas-for-Students.pdf |website=Earthday |accessdate=25 July 2018}}</ref>

=== Why Waste? ===
This initiative, created by Garvita Gulhati and Pooja Tanwade, aims to curb food and water waste in restaurants by increasing awareness and introducing a few basic common sense measures.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prabhan |first1=Pooja |title='Water' a great idea |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/170917/water-a-great-idea.html |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=17 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Aranha |first1=Jovita |title=Amazon to Starbucks: 3 Women's Simple Ideas That Could Save the Environment! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/144159/amazon-starbucks-environment/ |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=The Better India |date=5 June 2018}}</ref> Nearly 130 restaurants in Bengaluru were contacted.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iyangar |first1=Vidya |title=Five change-makers on a mission to bring about a revolution: Superwomen |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/five-change-makers-on-a-mission-to-bring-about-a-revolution-superwomen/articleshow/63250369.cms |work=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> As of 2016, over 30 restaurants were cooperating to reduce water wastage in Bengaluru.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raja |first1=Vidya |title=Two 18-Year-Old Girls Are Getting Bengaluru to Save Its Precious Water |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/114639/bengaluru-girls-trying-to-get-people-to-save-water/ |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=The Better India |date=7 September 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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