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| 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.
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| 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.
