MAY - AUGUST 2012

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Towards ExcellencePage 1

Innovations in SchoolPage 2

Carrying the Legacy Forward Page 3-4

AccomplishmentsPage 5-7

Recount Page 8-9

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SALWAN PUBLIC SCHOOLISO 9001:2008 Certified

Read the Salwan Education Trust e-newsletter on the school website. Theme For July - Spirituality

EDITORIAL...

Students are like pages of a book, each with unique information. When they are combined it becomes a school, the original book full of knowledge. The essence of a school lies in its value adorned students. Culture strengthens values, values build a person and persons build a societySalwan as a family resembles this beautiful aura of vibrant colours, pious religions and diversified unity. Once again, we Salwanians are engaged in the spectrum of opportunities, learning and creativity for the imminent mega event ‘Bharat ki Mahakatha’. With ‘Reflections’ we intend to provide an overview of the achievements by the Salwanians and portray the immeasurable fervour for the year ahead. – By class XI A, B, C.

Standing (L-R) : Naincy Saxena, Tanya Rastogi, Akshita Yadav, Karthi Manoj, Ankita Singh)Sitting- (L-R) : Priyakant Bhardwaj, Swarnim Bhardwaj

ACKNOWLEGMENT: Photography ClubVarun Dudeja (XI-D), Shubham Tandon, Sachin Yadav, Priyank Sharma, Polavarapu Dhwanish (VII-C) , Pratishtha Arora (XI-B)

Message from Gp. Capt. Om Prakash (Retd.)

Education today is dynamic. Research on the aspect of teaching

has thrown many innovative methods of teaching. There is a much

deeper insight into the ways a child learns. Hence it is imperative

that the teachers are thoroughly updated with the latest methods and

the diligent use of them. We make sure that our faculty is aware and

trained in the modern methodology of teaching and it is our intent

to achieve a perfect teaching-learning environment so as to facilitate

the students and teachers to gain the best possible results.

Our Gratitude to Our Former Directors

Upgradation of the InfrastructureWe express our gratitude to Brigadier R.S Dabbas (Retd.) for his

contribution in the visible improvement of the school infrastructure.

Renovation of junior library and museum

Laying of grass grid path

Maintenance of classes of all blocks

Interior work of Block C and D.

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CBSE CLASS XII TOPPERS 2011-12

Name Percentage StreamShubhankar Singh Yadav 96.4 ScienceSakshi Chhabra 93.6 CommerceHamsini Marada 93.4 Humanities

S. NO NAMES OF THE STUDENTS1 Anmol Khandelwal2 Piyush Garg3 Swarnim Bhardwaj4 Tanisha Batra5 Akshita Yadav6 Kanuj Chaudhary 7 Nidhi Chincholi8 Suyash Narain9 Vishal Bhalla10 Naincy Saxena11 Pratishtha Arora12 Umang Gosain

CLASS XII CBSE BOARD RESULTS AT A GLANCE, 2011-12

CONSOLIDATED RESULT (Stream Wise)Parameters Science Commerce Humanities Aggregate Average 78.83 72.33 83.73 78.29 No. of students Appeared 69 54 9 132 Pass% 100 100 100 100 Highest %age 96.4 93.6 93.4 96.4 Above 90% 9 2 3 14 Distinctions 37 20 4 61 I Div. 22 25 2 49 II Div. 1 6 0 7 III Div. 0 1 0 1

CLASS X CBSE BOARD RESULTS 2011-12STUDENTS SCORING 10 CGPA

COLLEGE SELECTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS OF CLASS XII (SESSION 2011-12)

S.NO NAME COLLEGE1. Shubhankar Singh

YadavSRCC Economics Honours (New Delhi)

2. Akshara Mishra DY Patil Medical College (Pune)3. Prafful Golani BITS (EEE) Goa4. Chanderjeet Yadav NIFT, Delhi (graphic designing)5. Sannidhi Bapna NIFT,Chennai (Jewellery designing)6. Garvit Gupta Government Law College, Mumbai7. Arushi Bagla Journalism, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce8. Sharika Sanjay SRM, Chennai (Electronics and communication)9. Abra Sinha SRM, Chennai (Instrumentation and communication)10. Benika Narang Jesus and Mary College (Psychology Honours)11. Divita yadav B.Sc Chemistry Honours, Maitreyi (D.U)12. Prachi Bhardwaj Daulat Ram College (English Honours)13. Vidhi Bhardwaj BBA, Bansathali (Rajasthan)14. Shreemanti Dutta Hotel Management, IHM,Mumbai

Merit Awards for Science ToppersShubhankar Singh Yadav and Shivansh Mudgil from class XII have been awarded a scholarship of ̀ 80,000 per year by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. They have secured an outstanding score of 482 and 472 out of 500 respectively. The scholarship will be given for a period of 5 years.

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‘Cultural Confluence-United Colour’, a seven day programme for children was organized by Indian Council for Relation and Empowerment at Ashoka Hotel, Chanakyapuri between May25 and 31, 2012. Twenty one students from SAARC Nations , Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan attended the camp. Ayush Nanda of class XII E from our school was selected as the representative of India in the first ever Art Competition of South Asian countries. He bagged the first prize and received a cash award of `10,000 and a trophy for displaying his exceptional talent in art category.Ayush Nanda with his award winning painting titled ‘Vision through Nature’.

SAARC Nation Art Competition by ICCR and Empowerment

The school has started regular classes on Saturdays for the students of classes XI& XII. The classes are held for all the academic subjects between 7.45 am and 12 noon. The topics covered during the week will be revised to enhance the conceptual knowledge of the students.

A workshop on Robotics was conducted on May 3, 2012 by the Library faculty. The resource person Ms.Swati Sharma, from Enterces Space Lab, briefed the students about the history of robots through a presentation. The Students enjoyed the video on different types of robots and learnt to identify the components used in making of a particular robot. As a follow up of the workshop, a Robotics Club has been introduced in our school this year to provide the students with a platform to enhance their mechanical as well as analytical skills. The classes are conducted for the students of classes VI – X during activity periods. The entire course is divided into 3 levels – Beginners, Intermediate and Expert. The students learn assembling of Robots and programming on computers to make the robots workable. Students are trained to participate in Robotics Olympiad as well as get exposure to International Robotics Olympiad based on their capabilities. On the successful completion of each level, a certificate will be given.

CBSE has collaborated with National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Ministry of Tourism and Travel and Indian Hotel Management for introducing Food Production as a subject in class XI and XII. The subject will be pursued as an optional subject. The course will give the students an advantage of opting for any of the Hotel Management courses after class XII. The University of Delhi has added it as a vocational subject for admission to its undergraduate courses.

‘ FOOD PRODUCTION’ INTRODUCED IN CLASS XI

EXTRA CLASSES FORCLASS XI AND XII

ROBOTICS CLUB

Excellence In Pursuit - MoUOur Principal Dr Indu Khetarpal recently visited Helsinki, Finland to attend the Global Education Leader Programme (GELP) which was held between June 14 and 17, 2012. The objective of the conference was to celebrate, explore, discuss and learn from key achievements in the transformational work in the GELP Jurisdictions. In the meet, Dr Khetarpal made a presentation on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Director and Principal and the Head Boy and Head Girl in the year 2012.The Project was selected as one of the pioneering projects for ‘Innovations in Schools’. The MoU has brought about a significant change in the behaviour of the students and also improved their academic performance.

CBSE Indian DelegatesOur Principal with other delegates at Helsinki, Finland

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The Student Council Elections in our school inculcate the spirit of leadership and management. This year also the elections were held with a great deal of enthusiasm. Campaigning for the elections for the session 2012-13 commenced on July 13, 2012 with the nominees displaying their skills in slogans and innovative methods to woo the voters. Canvassing was held from July 13-18, 2012 and the nominees put forward their agendas and visions for the school. Polling was conducted on July 23, 2012. Twelve electronic polling booths were engaged for efficient voting.

STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS FOR THE SESSION 2012-2013

The nominees with Mr. Ashok, Principal, Indian High School, Dubai

Students exercise their right to vote.

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Lt. General Dalbir Singh Sidhu taking the guard of honour

The school orchestra performs on Vande Mataram

Release of the book ‘Confluence’

The Headboy and Headgirl taking the oath

Reaching out to the students through slogans.

Our school celebrated the 66th Independence Day along with the Investiture Ceremony for the Student Council Members for the session 2012-13 with great zest and patriotic fervour on August 15 2012. Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Sidhu was the Chief Guest for the event. The programme commenced with the hoisting of the tricolour by the Chief Guest followed by the National Anthem. In his address, he advised the students to grow and evolve as worthy citizens of

INVESTITURE CEREMONY

India. He said that he was intrigued by the school’s motto “Service before Self” which is also the motto of the National Defence Academy. The project based publication ‘Confluence-Books to read and imbibe’ was released. The project is an initiative of the Library faculty and the school’s Editorial Board. The father of the Headboy, Mr. Ashish Shandil and the grandfather of the Headgirl, Mr. Rishi Sehrawat shared their views about the council and the school. The members of the newly elected council pledged to uphold the dignity of their respective posts and serve the school with sincerity and commitment

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Newly Elected Student CouncilPRITHVI SRISHTI AKASH SAGAR

CAPTAIN Siddhant Bajapi

Rashika Sharma

Apoorva Malhotra

Pradeep Sigar

VICE-CAPTAIN Kanika Sandal

Tapasay Bhatnagar

Aanshi Jain Nikita Jain

PREFECT Tanya Gupta

Aryan Garg Ananya Seth Vanshika Gupta

VICE-PREFECT Ananya Sharma

Khushi Gulhar

Gandharv Ahuja

Lavanya Sharma

National Level Competitions –National Talent Search ExaminationNational Talent Search Examination was conducted by State Council for Educational Research and Training ( SCERT). A total of 102 students were selected for their commendable scores in Science and Mathematics. The three students selected from our school were Nikita Yadav (X B), Tushar Gupta (X B), and Anurag Choudhary (X C). The students have been awarded a scholarship of Rs 2000 per month and if they pursue Science stream in class XI and XII, they will get a scholarship of Rs 1500 per month.

ENVIRONMENT-Creating more awareness about the environment associated programmes in the school-Launching a cleanliness drive.

ACADEMICS

-Strengthening the shadow council to raise the bar of excellence in academics

STUDENT RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

-Maximum utilisation of the school resources provided to the students.

CULTURAL

-To ensure participation of the students in the grand event ‘BHARAT KI MAHAKATHA’ and make the programme a huge success.

Our Student Council is all set to take on the responsibities and challenges for a prolific academic session 2012-13.

VISION

Shivam Shandil Head Boy

2012 - 2013

Mahima Kataria Head Girl

2012 - 2013

S.No Name Class Event Position Secured

1. Sandeep Hugar VII A 200 m freestyle50m backstroke100m backstroke100m breaststroke 50m breaststroke

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2. Bhavya Prince IV D 50m freestyle50m breaststroke50m butterfly stroke

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State Level CompetitionsState Swimming Championship The students of our school participated in the Open Junior and Sub-Junior Haryana State Swimming Championship held at Sports School, Rai (Sonipat) on May 27, 2012. Following were the winners

Accomplishments

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TsDistrict Level Competitions -District Swimming ChampionshipThe following students won laurels for our school in the district School Swimming Championship held at Kamla Nehru Park Gurgaon on July 21, 2012.

NAME CLASS CATEGORY EVENT POSITION SECURED

Sandeep Hugar VII A U/14 Boys 100m butterfly 200m freestyle 100m breaststroke

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Ojus Malhotra VII A U/14 Boys 400m freestyle 3rd

Kushal Veer VII C U/14 Boys 400m freestyle200m freestyle200m breast stroke

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Prateek Khatri X C U/17 Boys 200 m freestyle 2nd Akshay Dalal X D U/17 Boys 800 m freestyle

200 m back stroke 1st

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Shreya Kulkarni VIII D U/14 Girls 200m breast stroke 2nd

Rimjhim Sehrawat

XC U/17 Girls 50m breast stroke100 m breast stroke50 m freestyle

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S. No NAME CLASS1 Kapil Yadav X-A2. Anmol Khandelwal XI-B3. Jayesh Sanwolodia XI-C4. Aakash Yadav XI-E5. Dharmanvendra Pundir X-B6. Goyam Jain X-D7. Paraj Dalal X-D8. Amit Yadav XI-B9. Shivam Goel XI-F10. Naman Gosain XI-D11. G. Srikant XI-E12. Hemank Kapoor X-D

District Volleyball CompetitionThe DEO of Gurgaon organized the district Volleyball Competition at Government Senior Secondary School, Gurgaon on July 18 and 19, 2012. Our school secured the 2nd position in the competition. Names of the students are:

Open Swimming MeetKhajan Singh Swimming Academy, Kendra Vidyalaya, New Delhi organized a South West Delhi Open Swimming Meet on 22nd July 2012. Following were the winners from our school.

NAME CLASS EVENT POSITION SECURED

Sandeep Hugar VII A 50m backstroke 50m breast stroke

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Preksha Kumari V A 50m freestyle 50m butterfly

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Yashika Rawat V A 50m backstroke 3rd

Invitational Swimming MeetPardeep Tokas Memorial Invitational swimming meet was organized by Balsa Gang Nath Swimming Centre at sector-14, Kendriya Vidyalaya on May11, 2012. The winners were NAME CLASS EVENT PRIZE

RECEIVEDSandeep Hugar VII A 50m breast stroke

50m butterfly50m backstroke

1 Gold2 Silver

Bhavya Prince IV D 50m freestyle50m butterfly

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Yashika Rawat VA 50m breast stroke50m freestyle50m backstroke

1 silver2 bronze

Soumya Yadav IV B 50m butterfly 1 Silver

Model Making CompetitionDistrict level Science Model Making competition ‘Inspire’ was organized by SCERT, Haryana at GGSS School, Jacubpura Gurgaon on July 27, 2012. Altogether 50 schools participated in the contest. The competition included various themes ranging from Mathematics to Science and biodiversity. Drishti Gupta and Ankita Singh from class XI-C bagged the first prize under the category “Energy”.

District Chess ChampionshipOur school organised the District Chess Championship from May 11-13, 2012. 219 students participated from 22 different schools across Gurgaon. The following students from our school bagged prizes.

NAME CLASS CATEGORY POSITION SECUREDGarima IXC U/15 3rd Jatin Bhardwaj IX B U/19 2nd Sahil Aggarwal IX B U/19 3rd

Cicero’s CarnivalOur school participated in the Annual School Festival, ‘Cicero’s Challenge 2012’ organized by the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), Chattarpur, Delhi on May 3-4, 2012. The carnival witnessed over 45 schools from Delhi and NCR participating in extensive range of events. The central theme of the carnival was ‘GET REAL’ and the events were based on this theme. The events ranged from debate; creative writing, Just a Minute to personality contest, choreography, photography and rock band competition. 70 students from our school participated enthusiastically. Our school

won prizes in Choreography, creative writing, T-shirt painting and Ad Zap. Following are the names of the winners:

NAME CLASS EVENT POSITION SECUREDRashika SharmaPrashant ChawlaKshitiz Chauhan

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T- shirt painting 2nd

Ritika Singh XII-E Creative writing 3rd

Puneet GroverDrishti Gupta Mrinalini MathurJuhi JoshyRoma BehwalHimanshu GogiaSarthak MittalAnukriti KhareDevanshu Mishra

XII- CXI- CXII-FXII-BXII-CXII-EXII-DXII-BXII-A

Choreography 3rd

Anukriti KhareDevanshu MishraRoma BehwalBhavya Anand

XII-BXII-AXII-CXII-C

Ad Zap 3rd

Vocal Music CompetitionA vocal music competition was organised by Bal Bhawan at sector 4, Gurgaon on 12 August, 2012. Our school won the following prizes:

NAME CLASS EVENT POSITION SECUREDArjun Anand VI-B Carnatic Vocal

Classical Music1st

Kanika Agarwal IX-D Indian Classical 2nd Kanika AgarwalKritika KatyalMalvika SinghShalini SharmaSushmita NayakSurbhi DhashmanaIstuti Heena Ghai

IX-DIX-DIX-DIX-DIX-DIX-CIX-CVIII-B

Group song( Folk) 3rd

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FACULTY COMPETITION DATE GROUP WINNER HOUSE

NAMES OF THE WINNERS

ENGLISHSHOW AND TELL TOPIC- Family May 9-12, 2012

CLASSES I- III

---- Vandit Garg (I C), Ishan Goel (VI C),Samarth Sharma (II B), Asmi Goel (III E

MEMORY GAME May 10, 2012 CLASSES IV&V

---- Namit Bhutani (IV C), Neha Jaglan (V B)

ENACT A FABLE May 17, 2012 III SAGAR Arnav Bhardwaj (VI C), Chhavi Kapoor (VI C), Pratibha Yadav (VIII A), Anish Sharma (VIII C), Lalit Marada (VIII A), Abhishek Aggarwal (VIII C),P. Dhwanish (VII C), Shreya Saman (VIII A)

SHAKESPEREAN SOLILOQUY

May 17, 2012 IV AKASH Aditi Bhatnagar(XI D), Dharmavendra Pundir(X B)

SCIENCEPOSTER MAKINGTOPIC- Go Green, Save Environment

July 19, 2012 I SAGARPRITHVI

Rohi Shah (II A)Sonal Aggarwal (III E)

POWER POINT PRESENTATIONTOPIC- Air, Water, Land, Waste management

July 30, 2012 II SRISHTI Vedanta Mehndiratta (VD)Aryaan Garg (V C)Khushi Gulhar (IV A)Divyana (IV E)Arishta Rattan (IV E)

QUIZTOPIC-Who am I ? know your school, Rapid fire

July 19, 2012 III PRITHVI Akshay R. Menon (VII B), Nishant Pandey (VIII D)

MODEL MAKINGTOPIC- E-Waste management and disposal

July 26, 2012 IV SRISHTI Suyash Narain (XI A), Saurabh Yadav (XI A), Tathagat Singh Parihar (X A)

Our school celebrated the ‘Family Day’ on May 9, 2012. The event was attended by a delegation of nine teachers from Happy Days School, Shivpuri as our honoured guests. The chief guest for the occasion was Mrs. Asha Sharma, Chairperson Gurgaon Progressive Schools Council (GPSC). The students of class X and XI staged an excerpt from the famous Novel of E.R.Braithwaite ‘TO SIR, WITH LOVE’ which beautifully depicted the importance of teachers in the life of students. Students also performed songs in Japanese, French and Sanskrit and the tiny tots of our primary wing in their colourful costumes charmed the guests. It was followed by the address from the Principal. The programme ended with the formation of human chain.

Family Day Celebrations

Teachers form the human chain- the tradition continues..

Tiny tots entertain with their charm Students presenting the skit. ‘To Sir, with Love’

Book ExhibitionA Book Exhibition was held from May 7-10, 2012 in the Block D basement. It was organised by Kohli Books and Books. More than 8000 books of various genres from fiction, art and craft to literature were displayed. The students benefited from the exhibition and some new books were added to the collection of our school library.

Book- a friend that remains always…

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Under the JENESYS Programme, two students of our school Shefali Yadav and Shubham Bhatnagar of class XI visited Japan from 9th - 19th June 2012. 119 students from various schools took part in the programme. The purpose of the programme was to gain more understanding about the culture and education system

of Japan. They visited the Tokyo museum ‘Ishikawa prefecture’ and the Tokyo University. The students enjoyed a calligraphy session with students of Terai High School and visited JAIST (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). It was an expedition filled with exploration and learning.

Two cultures uniting in the land of the rising sun

TINY TOTS ON STAGEBased on the theme of the month, in the month of July, students of Pre- Nursery and Nursery enacted stories and recited rhymes on the theme ‘Environment’. The students participated wholeheartedly and extended their gratitude to Mother Earth.

JENESYS Programme (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youth)

Shubham’s ExperienceThe most impressive thing about Japanese people is their humble nature and practical approach to every situation. Despite several setbacks in their economy due to natural calamities they are a strong and united nation. I think that the country is very technologically advanced. I felt that there was a lot to be learnt from the citizens and their way of living, which includes abiding by all rules.

Shefali’s experienceI visited Kaneno Elementary School and saw that the students themselves serve the food and clean the tables. The teachers and the students sit together for their daily meal. The people are very honest and hardworking. One of my friends left her purse at a shop and the shopkeeper came to return the purse. I was impressed by the discipline and cleanliness in that country and felt inspired to take an initiative to save electricity in our school. The shadow council and student council members would ensure that all the fans and lights are switched off during dispersal.

Salwan Education Trust (Set) WorkshopsS.No Faculty Date Venue Resource Person Topic Highlights1. Social Science May 17, 2012

GD Salwan Rajinder Nagar

Dr. Navina Jaffe Role of heritage in education in SST curriculum

-Innovative Methods of teaching Social Science.

2. Science May 18, 2012 SPS, Mayur Vihar Mr. Dhiran M Joshi Dr. Gagan Gupta Prof. Hari Om GuptaDr. Rita TalwarEr. Anuj Sinha

- Activities on principles of science - APC interface for science experiment - Up-gradation of chemistry labs

-Promoting interest in science through scientific & technological activities. -promoting scientific experiment through computers

3. Art & Craft May 18, 2012 SPS, Mayur Vihar Mr. Prakash Mr. Anoop Biswas

-Wood Carving session Class Management of XI & XII

- Art lab development maintenance of records and documentation

4. Language May 19, 2012 SPS Rajinder Nagar Prof. R.Borges (French) Prof. Tomar (Japanese)

- Innovative techniques for languages - Challenges involved in teaching a foreign & regional language

- Ability to converse fluently – the real target -Relevance of regional languages.

5. Commerce May 21, 2012 SPS, Rajinder Nagar Dr. S.C Sharma - Changes in accountancy of class XII

- Schedule VI of the companies Act 1956

6. Math’s May 21, 2012 SPS Morning, Rajinder Nagar

Mrs. Nisha Negi Dr. AK Wazalwar

- Innovative techniques of teaching

- Various activity methods for teaching Mathematics

7. Montessori May 22, 2012 SMS, Rajinder Nagar Ms. Sonya Philip - Early Step to Literacy - How to improve learning among pre-schoolers

8. English May 23, 2012 SPS, Rajinder Nagar Dr. Praveen Suman Dr. Jyoti Katpalia

- Diff. b/w learning difficulty and learning disability - Techniques of teaching drama & poetry

- Scholastic backwardness, its indication and causes -Origin and Elements of Drama

9. Music & Dance May 24, 2012 Salwan Junior Public School, Naraina

Mr. AV RaghaVendra - Dance & Light design techniques

- Dance & choreography, designing costumes, technical rehearsal

10. Physical Education

May 25, 2012 Multipurpose Hall, Rajinder Nagar, Delhi

Dr. Deepak Dogra Ms. Ruby kumar Ms. Alka Sibal

- Fitness and Gym operation - Fitness, weight management

11. Computer Science

May 28, 2012 SPS Gurgaon Mr. Parveen Kumar -Cloud Computing - Virtual and its application and impact in education.

12. Library May 28, 2012 SPS Gurgaon Mr. Shantanu Ganguly -Inculcating reading habits - Development and automation of school libraries.

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The students with their project

Life through a lens.

Cool Rooftop A cool rooftop project was undertaken by the students of class XI under the guidance of Ms Hema Malini in our school. The basic aim of the project was to prepare a model to show the effectiveness of painting the roofs of building and houses in light colours to provide natural cooling. Two rooms have been constructed in our school to demonstrate the main idea of the project. The Aravali Foundation, India conducted an inspection of the project and appreciated it. The second inspection is due in the month of September. The following students from class XI were involved in the project:

Suyash Narain XI A Anmol Khandelwal XI BSwarnim Bhardwaj XI B Drishti Gupta XI CAnkita Singh XI C

Vacation Programme on Bio-Resources 2012A vacation programme on Bio Resources was organized by Aravali Foundation for Education from May 20 to June 5 2012, in our school. Drishti Gupta of XI C, Rashi Saini and Pankita Duvedi from XII B attended the event. Each year ‘Aravali foundation’ organizes UPBR programme for the students of the classes 10th to 12th. The purpose of the programme is to sensitize the students about the importance of conservation of the environment. Forty students from Delhi and NCR participated in the programme. The students visited Agriculture and Technology Departments and interacted with the scientists who enlightened the students with their research work.

Leadership ProgrammeA leadership programme for the newly elected student council and shadow council members

was conducted from July 24-27. The session focused on governance, leadership skills and qualities a perfect leader should possess. Mrs. Jyoti Choudhary organized activities and presentations for the students. Video clippings of lectures by great leaders were shown to stress upon the importance of time management. The programme included four sessions that helped shape up and prepare the students for the session ahead.

The Annual Principals’ Meet 2012The Annual Principals’ Meet 2012 was organised by The Hindustan Times at the Taj Palace, New Delhi on July 16, 2012. It was attended by Ms. Mahua Bhattacharya and Ms. Neelam Saxena of the English faculty. More than 750 educators from Delhi and NCR schools attended the event.

Workshop on PhotographyAn NIE workshop on photography was held on 10th May 2012 in the Block B basement. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Punit Kamra and his assistant Rohan from ‘The Times of India’. Students were given interesting information about cameras, their maintenance and techniques to take good pictures. Class VIII students attended the programme

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Teachers Orientation ProgrammeOur school organized an orientation programme for the teachers of Happy Days School, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh from May 9-12, 2012. Sessions on Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE), Examination policies, office management, and purchase of goods, security and curriculum development were conducted. Our Principal Dr Indu Khetarpal and the Principal of Happy Days School, Ms Gita Diwan with a team of eight teachers attended it. The teachers from Shivpuri interact with our school teachers

The school is the Special Study Centre of “Indira Gandhi National Open University” (IGNOU), New Delhi .The Public Administration Faculty from School of Social Sciences, IGNOU has initiated a project on “Capacity building in disaster Management for Government Officials and Representatives of Panchayati Raj and Urban Local bodies at district Level in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Local administration. Series of eight such programs are conducted in each district. Aim of this project is: To build community Awareness on Disaster

Preparedness Plan long term hazard mitigation and motivation

activities through participatory exercises in self help; Strengthen Local capacity for paying attention to early

warning and preparedness to organize evacuation and relief activities.

Capacity building through this project is carried out with support of Regional Centres and Study centres of IGNOU.

Face To Face Training Programme (FTTP) On Capacity Building for Disaster

CAREER COUNSELLING SESSIONS 2012-13 for the students of class XI

Fashion Studies • Visit to NIFT, New Delhi on May 8, 2012• Brief of the Institute, Visit to library, Knitwear Lab, Pattern making and

Illustrations lab.Science • Session on career in Engineering by Bhumika Sharma, Head of

placement Cell, ITM Gurgaon on May1, 2012.• Discussion on Engineering as a profession, specialization, eligibility

criteria.Humanities • Session on admission on Delhi University by Mr. Srikant, Associate

Professor on May 10, 2012• Session on the courses, admission procedure, eligibility criteria and

reservation.Humanities and Commerce

• Session on Law by Mr. Hemraj Singh, Legal Editor on May 11, 2012• Career options in law, top institutes and their admission criteria,

qualities required to be a good lawyer.Home Science and Wellness Club

• Visit to Mother Dairy Plant, New Delhi on May 18, 2012• Brief about history of Mother Dairy and its functioning.

Educational Trip to Kingdom Of DreamsAn educational trip to Kingdom of Dreams was organized on May 25 2012 for class XII Media studies students. The students learnt about different activities and people engaged in making successful shows at KOD theatre. A brief introduction was given by Charles Bardey, the Technical Head, to the students about the various departments like music, dance, sound, AV, show calling, stage automation etc required for each performance. A complete description was given about the green rooms, backstage, conduct and systems involved.

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The Salwan stage is all set to present the ancient narrative Mahabharata in vibrant colours of dance, drama and music.The upcoming mega event has generated a great excitement in the Salwan atmosphere. Besides the dance rehearsals, Display Board preparations, talk shows in the assembly, questions related to the different events and situations in Mahabharata have been put up on the school website. Opinions and views on the topic are invited. This is certainly keeping all the students involved and active with the mega event. One of the questions that had been put up was:

Dhritrashtra could not ascend the throne of Hastinapur as he was

physically challenged (blind).

Do you think this criterion is justified?

Yes, it was justice to the people of Hastinapur as a blind man could not look after himself; his wife was the one to look after him, for such a man it is impossible to look after the people of Hastinapur and the Hastinapur itself. Thus, he was not the man for the throne of Hastinapur..... -Sidhant chhabra

Dhritrashtra was physically challenged (blind) and so he couldn’t ascend the throne of Hastinapur. The duty of a king is to resolve the problems of his people and to help and support them. How can a person who is himself dependent on others for his every next move

control such a big empire? -Somya Dudeja

Buzzzz in the school…Children show their creativity in making of Bharat ki Mahakatha

Bharat Ki Mahakatha- The Epic Saga

ROMASIS-A Special Education ProgrammeAs a part of Special Education Programme, the Central Board of Secondary Education has provided relaxation measures for the children with Special Education Needs(SEN). The school has adopted some of these measures in collaboration with Romasis Health Care- a Pediatric Neuro Developmental Clinic. The objective of the project is to provide complete guidance and spectrum of services related to SEN under one roof.

My Thinking ProgramOur school has initiated ‘My Thinking Programme’ in order to provide the students with better learning and development avenues; it is a unique concept for the development of High Order Thinking Skills and Thinking Processes in children. The programme uses many globally awarded Physical Thinking Tools to develop cognitive, emotional and social thinking processes amongst school children. The classes will be held every Thursday and Friday during school hours.

Forthcoming Events Bharat ki Mahakatha - December 1- 2, 2012 ETMA Navtika conference - September 27 - 29, 2012

Salwan Public SchoolISO 9001:2008 Certified

Sector - 15 (II), Gurgaon – 122001Phone : 0124 – 4886050

www.salwangurgaon.com; email - admin@salwangurgaon.com

New ArrivalsTitle Author Publisher Year of Publication Age Group

Complete French and Grammar Review Ronee White Barron’s Publication 2011 Secondary

Pax Indica Shashi Tharoor Penguin India 2012 Senior Secondary

Beyond Our Lives Kuldip Nayar Roli Books 2012 Senior Secondary

Exchange ProgrammesThe following exchange programmes will be held in our school during the session.

SCHOOL DATES OF THE VISITS TOPICAt SPS At the respective

SchoolKings School, Goa

October 6-15, 2012. December 8-16, 2012. Agriculture Practices and Water Resources

Choice School, Cochin

October6-15, 2012. December 8-16, 2012. Indian authors in English with special reference to contemporary authors

Indian High School, Dubai

November January/ February 2013.

To participate in the school’s annual function & Sports

KCCPS, Singapore

October 5-12, 2012. October 5-12, 2012. Video Conferencing on diverse features of Indian and Singapore topography on 23rd August, 2012.

Seymour Girls College, Australia

January 21-27, 2013. Yet to decide. Issues Concerning Social Justice

Navtika ConferenceETMA Navtika Conference on ICT (Information Communication Technology) Culture in Education is being organized from September 27 to29, 2012 in collaboration with Education Technology and Management Academy at India International Centre New Delhi. Navtika is India’s only Journal of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). Professionals will address the conference about the methods of effective teaching for a better childhood learning experience. The conference will also deal with all the issues and challenges in diverse fields relating to ICT in Early Childhood Education.