6th January 2009 - The Scindia School

Academics Competitions Initiatives
Editorial
Like every year this time too the quarter from October to December
remained full of a mood of celebration and fun as the entire school
community prepared for the Founder’s Day.
Soon after that the students left for educational camps to various exciting places. The
half yearly exams for classes IX-XII were held in the 1st week of December and then the
School closed for a one month long winter break on the 12th of December.
Celebrations
Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated in a calm and
sombre atmosphere on the 2nd of October.
The Social Service League organised lunch for
the visitors of Sonsa village who later put up
an entertainment programme in the evening at
SMOAT.
The Founder’s Day was celebrated with
traditional splendour. In the build up to the
celebrations the entire school was spruced
up and wore a new look. The skating rink
cum basketball court was inaugurated by Her
Highness Maharani Priyadarshani Raje Scindia.
Old boys thronged the Fort in large numbers
and were accorded a warm welcome. The
old boys’ day was one full of nostalgia and
bonhomie when they relived the beautiful
moments they had spent here.
On Founder’s Day the various publications
of the school were released. This year for the
first time the finals of the athletic meet were
held on the same morning when Old boys
cheered for the boys of their houses very
enthusiastically
The Founder’s Day function comprised of an
English play, a Hindi play, performance by
the school band, orchestra performance and
prize distribution by the Chief Guest Dr. E.
Sreedharan, Managing Director of DMRC.
The exhibition in the Science Block which
showcased the hard work put in by the
students during the entire term was widely
appreciated by the guests and visiting
dignitaries.
The dog show, display of Yoga Aasans by the
school boys, scuba diving, parasailing and
rides on the hot air balloon added to the fun
while the café provided gastronomic delights.
On the occasion of Children’s Day the Social
Service League organised a sports meet for the
lesser privileged children.
Visitors
Dr Udayan Patel(Ex Md ) visits the School
every month for three days. He engages in
discussions with various groups of students
and staff, session by session. These sessions
help the School community introspect on
several core issues such as motivation,
interpersonal relationship, creativity, self
assessment, school norms, senior junior
relationship, rights and responsibilities, etc.
RSC
Eight students attended the Senior Regional
Round Square Conference at PPS Nabha.
The theme of the conference was ‘Democracy
Empowering the Underprivileged’
Eight students attended the Junior Regional
Round Square Conference for South Asia and
Gulf at Sanskar Valley School, Bhopal. The
theme of the conference was ‘Discover the
Power Within.’
The first results of the skill based assessment
for classes 6, 7 and 8 were announced
soon after the students came back from the
camping trips and education excursions. As
mentioned earlier we have begun tracking
academic development of our younger students
through a set of skills that are required in
(characteristic of) each subject. A few attitudes
and personality traits relevant to academic
development are also assessed. The results of
the first full length test were sent to parents
of students of classes 9 to 12. Students’
performance in this FLT was carefully looked at
by the whole faculty and appropriate remedial
and counseling measures were initiated.
During the entire month of November
academic preparations were in full swing in
light of the Half-yearly examinations to be
held in first week of December. Hence, the
accelerated programme for class XI Science
was also suspended 10 days prior to these
examinations.
The compiled results along with the reports
of respective subject teachers and the House
Master were sent home on 20th December.
A ‘synopsis’ of work done over the term was
also included in it. Appropriate and adequate
amount of work was assigned for the holidays
especially for the board exam classes.
Faculty News
The staff underwent training in basic first aid
at the school infirmary. The programme was
organised by the School Medical Officer, Dr
S.P.S. Jadon and his team.
The School hosted a three day Science
Workshop for the Science teachers of the
school and some other schools of the city.
The workshop which was conducted by three
eminent scientists opened up new vistas for
teachers and students. The teachers learnt to
think out of the box and involve students more
in the teaching- learning process to make the
class more interactive through activity based
learning.
The School hosted the 36th All India Platinum
Jubilee Memorial English Debate. To make
the contest more stimulating and challenging
this year it was conducted in two rounds. The
Cambridge format will be introduced next year.
The debate was won by The Scindia School for
the fourth consecutive year.
A large number of co-curricular activities gave
the students a platform to showcase their
multifarious talents. The highlight of the quarter
was the cross country race where each student
gave in his best to score points for his house.
obituary
A new ceremony was started this year whereby
a replica of the School flag and a lamp would
be handed over by the Madhav Awardee to a
young student from a Junior House signifying
the handing down of traditions from the old
to the new. This year Mr A.N. Dar,( Madhav
Awardee ’09) handed over the torch to
Aishwarya Raj of class VI.
The entire Scindia fraternity mourns the sad demise of
Gen Ashok Handoo (Ex Ja ’44), Madhav Awardee for the year 1986, who
breathed his last on 30th December 2009 and Shri Bapusaheb R.Garud
(Ex Sh ’51) who passed away on 16th December 2009. Our heartfelt
condolences to the family of Shri B. S. Birwal, former Office Supdt. (1987
– 2002) who passed away on 2nd January, 2010.
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VOL 6 | Jan 2010