Tuesday, October 16, 2012

CBSE West Zone Chess Tournament



Starting Mess for more than 1500 people

Indus World School, Indore hosted the CBSE West Zone Chess Tournament from 1st to 4th October. More than 90 CBSE schools from 8 states participated in this tournament. Close to 1000 students pitted their brains against each other in this tournament. Mr. Sandeep Bhandari HOD Sports, SICA School, had been appointed as observer by CBSE and Mr. Pranesh Yadava, (International Arbiter) was the chief arbiter for the tournament. 
About 750 students from neighbouring states were provided accommodation at the school campus, with girls staying at Chawani and the boys at Jhalaria. Children enjoyed the delicious food cooked by the school mess. School Chairman Mr. Shiva Kumar shared that all staff worked tirelessly and made all efforts for the smooth functioning of the tournament. At the end of the tournament, the participating teams in their feedback particularly appreciated the cheerful support extended by all school staff.

The well known Indian Wrestler, Arjun Awardee Mr Kripashankar Patel was the chief guest for the opening ceremony of the tournament. After declaring the meet open, he exhorted all participants to never lose hope. Sharing incidents from his own experiences in international competitions, he spoke about how even the last moments of a game can be crucial and deciding.

The Opening Ceremony began with a march past of all participating teams. Principal Ms Smita Rathore welcomed all dignitaries and participating teams. School Director Prof Aaditya Lohana spoke about the philosophy and vision of Indus World School. He also administered the oath to all participants. Music and dance performances by students of Indus World School set the mood for the programme. The excitement and passion of chess, which is truly a battle of minds, was symbolized through a Chess Dance in which the dancers depicted an entire game of chess through their dance moves. Mr. Girish Belkar proposed the vote of thanks. The programme was anchored by Saloni Vyas of class XI.

The first round of the tournament began post lunch. About 450 matches happened simultaneously in all the rounds. From Indus World School, Vinamra Rathi (Class VII), Osho Jain (Class VI), Dhyan Yajnik (Class V), Aditya Tiwari (Class VI), represented the school in Under 14 mixed category and Keshav Krishnamurti Sharma (Class X), Rajat Gupta (Class X), Abhishek Kanthed (Class X), Sarthak Agrawal (Class VIII), Anuj Parmar (Class XI) represented the School in the Under 19 mixed category. Many dignitaries like Mr. Sanjay Kasliwal and Mr. Anil Fatehchandani, including Principals from various schools, Indore Sahodaya Chairman Mr. Rao, Mr. Rajesh Awasthi visited the school during the tournament to encourage the participants. 

The Tournament ended with a closing ceremony on the 4th of October. On the occasion an inter-state dance representing the different participating states was performed by the students of Indus World School. The school music band also performed farewell songs for the participants. Children of Ananda classes gave a performance giving the message that 'nobody's perfect'. Mr. Shiva Kumar, Chairman, Indus World School and Prof. Aaditya Lohana, Director of Indus World School Indore and Raipur, gave away the medals and appreciated the performance of the participants. The four days tournament ended on a positive note as children bid goodbyes to their newly made friends from different states. 

The winners of the tournament will represent West Zone in the Nationals to be held from 1st to 5th November. The Nationals of CBSE Chess tournament is also going to be hosted by Indus World School, Indore. 

Cafe 10 to 8 by young entreprenures of  IWS

Mini business big learning
While the matches were in progress, the class XI students of Indus World School got a lesson in entrepreneurship. 10 students put up a canteen stall named 10-2-8. These entrepreneurship students managed all accounts, book keeping, purchase and profit/loss. The canteen was a hit from day one. The students have got a hands-on experience in all that is involved in setting up a small business.

Localites learn chess

Residents from the neighbouring Jhalaria village got an opportunity to learn chess in Indus World School. The school Chairman Mr. Shiva Kumar said that Indus World School has always believed in reaching out to the public and sharing with them the benefits of education. As the school hosted the CBSE West Zone Chess Tournament, the school decided to use the opportunity to generate awareness and interest in the local villages about chess. As part of this decision, residents of neighbouring Jhalaria village were invited to visit the school campus. They received instructions on the basic moves and opening stragegies of chess. Mr. Sharad Bhandari, an agriculturalist, shared that he had never imagined he would be able to play chess but the guidance received from school was a novel experience and he looks forward to learning the game further. Payal Sisodia a class IX student  said that this was an enjoyable experience and she would encourage her other friends also to learn the game and play with her. 

Friday, October 12, 2012

‘My Parenting Style’- FB Application by IWS


Dear Parent,

As parents, we have always wondered if we are using the right parenting techniques to bring up our children, so that they can be equipped with the right life skills as they grow up.  We have also often looked for inputs to help us in this very critical area.
The Research team of Indus World School has now developed a unique parenting application which will surely help us learn more in the area of effective parenting. What makes it special, is that it is the first educational parenting application developed by a school in India.
I am happy to announce the release of the My Parenting Style application from Indus World School on Facebook. This test  is developed by the research team of Indus World School, India. 

What is the My Parenting Style application?

It is a free application which will help a you to understand your style of parenting when looked at from 6 dimensions - Nurturing, Normative, Problem Solving, Resilient, Confronting and Creative.
Each of these dimensions yields a style of parenting. At the end of this exercise, you shall get a report on your scores on the various styles of parenting you adopt, To help you to understand the different styles of parenting, you will also get a detailed explanation on each style and tips which will help you to improve on each style.

How to access the application?

Just enter on your favourite browser :  http://www.indusworldschool.com/fb
or  go to www.facebook.com/indusworldschool  and  link to the application will be available.
Or go to facebook and search for My Parenting Style application
We are sure this application would help you understand yourself as a parent better. Please take the test and let us know your feedback.

You can send your feedback on :  sujit@careerlauncher.com.