Sunrise International School
Pune, Maharashtra
A well-performing CBSE school with strong board results but no applied technology exposure and an unused computer lab.
1,240Students in weekly lab hours
Est. school transformation partner
Transforming Schools for the Future.
Kriaa Excellence Academy partners with institutions to build future-ready learning ecosystems that develop technology, business, communication and innovation skills — delivered inside your academic calendar and measured every term.
5
Service models
5
Readiness pillars
20 wks
To first cohort
Future Skills
Five pillars mapped grade by grade, from class 4 to class 12.
AI & Technology
Licensed software, devices and platform managed as one stack.
Industry Readiness
Mentored ventures, portfolios and showcase events each year.
Working with independent schools, CBSE and ICSE institutions and multi-campus education groups.Partner names shown are placeholders.
Sunrise International
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The case for change
The future of education has already changed. Most school models have not.
Boards still measure recall. Employers and universities increasingly measure judgement, communication, financial reasoning and the ability to build. That gap is not closed by an annual workshop or a computer lab refresh.
Closing it requires infrastructure, licensed technology, a mapped curriculum, trained faculty and continuous measurement — operating together, for years, inside an ordinary school week.
68%
of school leaders report a gap between curriculum and career skills*
1 in 2
students will work in roles not listed in today's subject choices*
3 terms
typical time for a Kriaa pillar to become faculty-led
*Illustrative figures for this design concept.
Who we are
A transformation partner, not a vendor.
Kriaa Excellence Academy exists for one purpose: to help institutions build future-ready ecosystems that outlast any single programme, product or academic year.
Institutional first
We work with owners, directors and principals on governance, investment and phasing before we discuss equipment.
Inside the timetable
Programmes occupy scheduled periods with named faculty owners, so participation is universal rather than optional.
Evidence-led
Every pillar carries rubrics. Leadership receives a term report covering participation, progression and certification.
Designed to hand over
Our success measure is your faculty running the Centre of Excellence confidently without us in the room.
Centre of Excellence
An architecture, drawn before anything is installed.
Each layer is scoped, costed and scheduled in the Design phase, so leadership approves a blueprint rather than a quotation.
01
Infrastructure
Purpose-built STREAM and innovation spaces with safety-compliant layouts, storage and display for student work.
02
Technology
Devices, networking, licensed software and the Kriaa platform, deployed and maintained as one managed stack.
03
Curriculum
Grade-mapped modules aligned to NEP 2020 intent and board timetables, with assessment rubrics for each pillar.
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Trainers
Certified domain trainers on campus, working to a fixed weekly schedule alongside your academic team.
05
Faculty Development
Structured upskilling tracks so your teachers own delivery confidently within two academic terms.
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Student Development
Competitions, showcases, mentorship and portfolios that turn classroom skills into visible outcomes.
Ecosystem model
An interactive model of a campus operating as one connected ecosystem — infrastructure at the base, programmes above it, outcomes at the centre.
Five future-readiness pillars
Science · Technology · Robotics · Engineering · Arts · Mathematics
STREAM Lab
A working innovation lab where students build robots, prototype with 3D printers and run real experiments — not a display room.
Robotics & automation
3D design & fabrication
Applied mathematics
Scientific method
Service matrix
Five models. Licensed individually, or as one Centre of Excellence.
PaaS
Platform as a Service
A unified platform that hosts curriculum, assessments, project portfolios and progress dashboards for every grade — configured to your academic calendar.
- Unified learning platform
- Grade-wise curriculum mapping
- Portfolio & project tracking
- School-branded deployment
SaaS
Software as a Service
Simulation, coding, design, finance and AI software licensed per school, kept updated centrally so faculty never manage versions or installations.
- Coding & AI toolchain
- Simulation & design suite
- Assessment engine
- Central licence management
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
STREAM lab design, robotics kits, hardware, networking, safety compliance and AMC — delivered as a managed infrastructure programme.
- Lab design & build
- Robotics & IoT hardware
- Networking & devices
- Annual maintenance
TraaS
Trainer as a Service
Domain trainers for robotics, AI, finance and communication who work alongside your faculty on a fixed weekly schedule, with substitution guaranteed.
- On-campus certified trainers
- Domain specialists
- Guaranteed substitution
- Faculty co-teaching model
TaaS
Training as a Service
Structured faculty development, leadership workshops and parent orientation programmes that make the transformation sustainable after handover.
- Faculty development tracks
- Leadership workshops
- Parent orientation
- Certification pathways
From vision to implementation
A twenty-week programme with named milestones.
Leadership signs off at the end of each phase. Nothing is procured before the blueprint is approved.
Discover
Weeks 1–3Academic audit, infrastructure survey, faculty capability mapping and leadership interviews.
Design
Weeks 4–6A school-specific blueprint: lab layout, programme mix, timetable integration and investment plan.
Build
Weeks 7–14Lab build-out, platform deployment, software licensing, safety certification and content configuration.
Train
Weeks 15–20Faculty development, trainer deployment, student onboarding and parent orientation sessions.
Measure
Term-wiseRubric-based skill assessment, participation analytics and leadership reporting every term.
Scale
Year 2+Expansion across grades and campuses, advanced electives and inter-school innovation events.
Featured case study
Sunrise International School
Pune, Maharashtra
Challenge
A well-performing CBSE school with strong board results but no applied technology exposure and an unused computer lab.
Approach
A full Centre of Excellence: STREAM lab build-out, platform deployment, two on-campus trainers and a 20-week faculty track.
1,240
Students in weekly lab hours
38
Faculty certified
26
Student ventures launched
More transformations
Vidya Vihar Group of Schools
Hyderabad, Telangana
A four-campus group needing one consistent future-skills programme across very different infrastructure levels.
4Campuses aligned
Green Valley Academy
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Parents questioned relevance of the curriculum to careers; admissions had plateaued for three consecutive years.
+42%Admission enquiries
Impact
Reported to leadership. Reviewed every term.
120+
Partner schools
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85,000+
Students reached
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3,200+
Teachers trained
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45+
Programme modules
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180+
Industry experts
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From school leadership
“Kriaa did not sell us equipment. They rebuilt how our school thinks about skills — the lab is busy every single period, and our own teachers now lead it.”
Dr. Anita Deshmukh
Principal, Sunrise International School, Pune
“Rolling one programme across four campuses looked impossible. The blueprint, the trainers and the term reporting made it a managed project, not an experiment.”
Rajesh Iyer
Director, Vidya Vihar Group of Schools
“Parents ask better questions now, and we have real answers. Our students pitch business ideas that adults take seriously.”
Meera Krishnan
Academic Head, Green Valley Academy, Jaipur
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Questions
What directors usually ask first.
Anything not answered here is covered in the consultation call, along with an indicative investment range for your campus.
It is the combination of infrastructure, technology, curriculum, trainers, faculty development and student programmes operating as one system inside your campus. A lab alone is equipment; a Centre of Excellence is a working ecosystem with owners, timetables, rubrics and reporting.
We begin with a Discover audit of academics, infrastructure and faculty capability, then design a blueprint specific to your school. Delivery happens inside your existing timetable — we do not ask you to restructure the academic year.
Five pillars: STREAM Lab, Financial Literacy, Communication Excellence, Business Literacy and Digital Literacy. Schools can start with one pillar and expand, or deploy the complete Centre of Excellence in a single phase.
A single-pillar rollout typically runs 8–10 weeks. A complete Centre of Excellence runs roughly 20 weeks from Discover to first student cohort, with scaling in the following academic year.
Every pillar carries assessment rubrics. Schools receive term-wise reporting on participation, skill progression, faculty certification and showcase outcomes, reviewed with leadership in a formal term meeting.
Services are modular — PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, TraaS and TaaS can be licensed individually or bundled. Pricing is per campus and per grade band, quoted after the Discover audit.
Next step
Begin with a school transformation consultation.
A 45-minute structured conversation with our academic and infrastructure leads, followed by a written summary of options, phasing and indicative investment.
Who should attend
Owner, director or principal, plus your academic head.
What you receive
A written blueprint summary and reference school contacts.
Timeline
Consultation within 7 working days of enquiry.
Commitment
None. The audit call carries no obligation.