Annual Day at IWS Aurangabad

Indus World School celebrated its 2^nd Annual Day “Indutsav- Parivartan” on 25^th February 2012 at CIDCO Auditorium. The Event commenced with the lighting of ceremonial lamp followed by the welcome speech by student.

The program started with sharing the Annual Report with the parents and felicitation ceremony. Students who had excelled in various curricular activities were awarded for their outstanding performances.

The cultural program started with meticulous performances of “Bharatnatyam” followed by thrilling and power packed performance of Tiny- Toddlers of Pre-primary and budding artists of primary section.

The audience was spell bound while looking at various aspects of relations in life and understanding their importance at various stages. It was displayed through various historical character like- Shivaji, Mahatma Gandhi etc. it was a magnanimous effort of students to reveal their sentiments in two and a half hours.

In the end, Head Mistress Ms. Namita Parthasarthy encouraged the students with her words of wisdom and blessings and thanked everyone for making the day memorable.

Workshop on Bapu's Charkha gets good response at IWS Aurangabad

A workshop on learning to run Bapu's Charkha was organised at IWS Aurangabad at its campus. Not only the school students and their parents but also people fom across the city benefitted with the workshop which was organised in memory of Mahatma Gandhi. The workshop was addressed by Mr. Mukesh Kulkarni, a Khadi expert, who briefed the audience on Bapu's symbol of non violence, independence and economic progress. Kulkarni also explained the types of charkhas that have evolved since last five decades. Speaking on the occassion Director IWS Prof. Aaditya Lohana said "Learning this skill will help them imbibe the characteristics of patience and then understand that one has to pass through several processes before reaching the end result.

Destination Kolar Dam!

With the winter chill just fading out of the skies, it seemed a perfect time to plan a travel. Outbound 2012 to Kolar Dam - an adventure camp organised for the entire staff of IWS, Indore. This was my first opportunity to interact with the extremely buoyant crowd of Indus. The excited and happy faces at the railway station, the frenzy of the train and the bus ride took us all in the middle of a forest area near Bhopal. The dam was an enormous structure in the middle of pristine beauty. The camp was located further up. ‘Junoon adventures’ the tour guides were ready to welcome us all with a package of tough physical activities, great food and a comfortable night in the tents.

Be it the Treasure hunt, the Stick race, the Burma bridge walk or the Trust fall, all of us gave in completely. No matter what, each one shed away his/her inhibitions to be a part of the fun! After every such task it was time to reflect. Reflect on the need for such an exercise, reflect on the thoughts one went over and reflect on what it can do in the class! The kind of bonding I saw amongst everyone, did not alienate me. Each one was ready to share the load, help her partner trek smoothly and take some extra pains for the team. Vow! Within a timeframe everything was possible. The only discipline required was silence! So much could be achieved in a span of 24 hours. That was time management! What we carried back was an experience that can transform a bunch of naughty careless kids into excited, committed and disciplined students. The junoon ought to linger on within us to make each day a special one for the kids!

By :

Meenu Gupta

Mentor

IWS - Indore among Best four in inter school singing competition

An inter school group song event 'Reverberations' was held at Choithram School Manik Bagh. Nine schools of the city including, The Emerald Heights International Schools, National Public School and the hosts Chothram Manik Bagh participated in the event. The programme commenced with the lighting of lamp by the Principal of Indus World School Mrs. Smita Ratore who was also the cheif guest for the event. A welcome song by the school choir set the stage for the performances.

After the performances of all the schools, Sapna Kekre gave a song recital while the energetic bhangra performance by junior school students enthralled all. The cheif guest principal Indus World School Mrs. Smita Ratore enlightened the audience with her thought provoking words. She presented trophies to top four presentations which were Insdus World School, National Public School,Choithram School, north campus and Choithram school Manik Bagh.

Mrs. sapna Kekre, Mrs. Amrita Kamalapur and Mrs. Natasha saxena were the judges of the event.

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Valentine..? No, it’s Grandparents’ Day !!!!! at Jalgaon

We as a people look to be at cultural crossroads and rarely confident of what is right and what is wrong when it comes to 14^th Feb. Somehow, a majority of 35+ population, feels it is irrelevant to us to celebrate Valentine Day as it is against the very Indian flavor. However, the young generation seldom finds  time to understand all the contours of it and just loves to immerse into the red , pink and yellow of it ! But give an alternatives with convincing logic and just see the same young generation making a rainbow of it ! With this at the back of our mind, we decided to celebrate every 14th  February as Grandparents’ Day.. with an eye on the future; even if we reduce a few would-be inmates of Oldage Homes, we think we would have achieved something hugely satisfying and tangible.

On 14^th Feb 2012, we had all the grandparents of our students....it just turned the day into a festive  extravaganza.  They played, they ran,they sang, they laughed, they shared, they had emotional tears…. they simply wanted not to be reminded of their age. Just silently – and simultaneously screamingly, they shouted they needed it much more than the young ones …..it, what ? Love and nothing more!!!!

(The function was inaugurated at the hands of the eldest; many a game like lemon-&-spoon, Musical chair, antakshari; quiz contest based on Indian festivals, etc were held and the winner rewarded and at the end they opened their hearts. For Ujjwal Education Trust, this was ninth year in row. The result is that some of our ex-students have been celebrating the day as Grandparents’ Day wherever they are studying or staying.)

Republic Day at IWS Aurangabad

All teaching and non-teaching faculty of Indus World School came together and celebrated the 63^rd Republic day by pledging our allegiance and loyalty to our motherland India, who has come a long way to reach its status of an economic and political icon it is today.

One of our Grandparent hoist flag, followed by the singing of the national anthem and exchanged his valuable experiences during the period of independence with the students of Indus World School.

Students of grade III to VII put on a show of intricate steps through their marching skills. The school campus echoed with the melodious patriotic songs by the children of grade I to IV. The patriotic skit presented by the pre-primary mentors, left everyone spellbound. The Dominos pizza team also joined us with patriotic fervor. A lively cultural programme mesmerized the audience and reflected the feeling of patriotism among students.

The headmistress Namita Parthasarathy gave a message that, “Wherever we are, at home or at work, let us bring honor to our nation. Let’s celebrate our Republic day in a true manner by becoming responsible and loyal citizens of our nation. Jai Hind!”

The celebration ended with the distribution of sweets.  

Target IIT seminar evokes good response at Aurangabad

"Getting admission into IIT is no longer a difficult task due to increase in the number of IITs and seats", said Mr. R. Shiva Kuma Chairman Indus World School.

Mr. R. Shiva Kumar himself is an aluminus of IIT, Chennai. Addressing parents at Aurangabad on 4th February 2012, he said that IIT has become a bench mark and their graduates are in great demand in US.Both students and their parents are however  vexed about admission into IITs and have several queries. They are always confused about the objective of opting IIT, procedure of selection, exam syllabus, age when te student should start preperation and so on and so forth.

The government is planning to conduct a common enterance test for admission into engineering, merging IIT-JEE and AIEEE which will become more difficult and students will have to work harder to get through. The picture about the enterance exam structure will be clear in few days added Shiva Kumar.

Prof. Aaditya Lohana Director Indus World School, said that engineering stream was not focused upon in the state as many people are not aware of the opportunities in this field. Parents, teachers and students were present in large numbers for the seminar.