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Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeated Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi.
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General Motors produced its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
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Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, was discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
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The Youngest IPL Player-Sarfaraz Khan 18 year old Sarfaraz Khan, the youngest IPL player, created a world record by hitting his first halfcentury in the ICC, U-19 world cup. He was chosen in 2015 by the IPL and was signed up for `50 lakh and played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Sarfaraz, along with three other cricketers, was selected for a month-long stint with Hull Cricket Club, a premier club in the United Kingdom, for the Yorkshire League in 2012. He also featured in the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2012. His father Naushad Khan, a well known cricketer has been his coach. Sarfaraz has been the favourite of many prominent cricketers.
Meridian School Bags Finance Gurukul Award The conclave started with panel discussions for teachers, students and educators. The teachers’ panel discussion gave an opportunity for teachers to share their ideas on making classrooms more collaborative and interesting for students.
The Finance Olympiad initiated by National Finance Olympiad Association, the national body established under the aegis of Economic Times.com and International Institute of Financial Markets Ltd (IIFM) is an initiative to make young students
In the learners’ conference, students in the age group of 13-15 shared their idea of a better education system. Students collectively shared the need to bring in better ways of teaching. Mr. Ujjwal Singh, Vice President, Product – K12, Pearson India said, “The inputs that we received in the teachers and learners discussion will be reflected upon by the entire Pearson’s K-12 product team.” familiar with the need and art of managing money that will help them inculcate the habit of analyzing finance in their day to day life, to strive for savings and also invest their available resources to multiply their worth so that they have comfortable resources for their future endeavors. Meridian School, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, is proud to announce that the School was awarded the ‘Finance Gurukul Award’ as maximum number of students participated in the Olympiad and Sanjana Soma, a student of Grade XII emerged as the Southern Region Topper. She received a cash prize of `20,000 along with a Certificate of Achievement.
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Counselling to Relieve Exam Stress
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BSE started the Pre-Examination counselling related to exam stress for students and parents from February 1 and it will continue till April 22. Students can dial a toll free number 1800118004 from any part of the country which will give centralized access to CBSE helpline. The tele helpline will be operational from 8 am to 10 pm on all days. Students can also email in their queries to counselling.cecbse@gmail.com to which they will receive a reply from experts.
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National School Athletics Championship to Kerala
Keeping this concept, Navyabharathi Global School, Nizamabad, Telangana State, celebrated this day with great joy of donating books and contributing to transform the lives of kids. The Day was devoted to instil the habit of reading and emphasize the value of books and celebrate it high by exchanging books among each other.
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erala emerged as the overall winner for the 19th consecutive time in The National School Athletics Championship held from January 29 to February 2 at Olympian Rahman Stadium in Kozhikode, Kerala. The host of the championship, Kerala got 306 points winning 39 gold, 29 silver and 17 bronze medals, followed by Tamil Nadu at second position with 116 points winning 11 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze medals and Maharashtra with 101 points obtaining the third position.
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planned to admit foreign students through tests held abroad. It is aimed that the plan would be operationalised from the JEE/GATE exams to be conducted in 2017. The students will be selected through a common entrance exam which would be administered by the IIT with the help of Indian missions in these countries.
Kalam’s sparkles
In all the activities the students indulged out of pure joy and fun that reflected the spirit and message of Dr.Kalam, that learning gives creativity and creativity leads to thinking and thinking provides knowledge. And sometimes it is better to enjoy with friends because later in life when you look back, marks don’t make you laugh only memories do.
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he Indian Army announced that it will be organizing free tuition classes for needy students of Class X to XII in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The aim of conducting tuition classes is to provide free education to needy children of the far-flung areas in order to create better future prospects for the students.
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niversity Grants Commission (UGC) said that Universities across India will celebrate “Matribhasha Diwas” to promote the use of mother tongue on March 3 this year as February 21, the day declared by UNESCO as Mother Languages Day, happens to be a Sunday. The commission has also asked universities to hold various activities to celebrate “Matribhasha Diwas”.
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r.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam continues to live in the hearts of his admirers. Mahatma group of Schools, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, named its annual carnival “Kalam’s Sparkles”. The three day art and science expo emphasised the extremity of climate change commemorating the UN’s International Year of Light and Soil-2015. The event prompted the students to care for nature.
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he Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, opened a space pavilion at the Indian Institute of ManagementKozhikode on February 16. It will provide information on the Indian Space Programme right from the inception to the future missions of ISRO through display panels and audio-visual aid. The working principle of ATM banking, teleeducation and stock exchanges through satellites of ISRO will be displayed. The pavilion is open to students and public throughout the year with prior permission from the IIM-K authorities.
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25 lakh students to appear for CBSE exams
Y-E-S Awards for Indian students
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onda Motor India Pvt Ltd (HMI) presented its ninth Young Engineers and Scientists (Y-E-S) awards for 2015, to 14 students from various centres of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in India. Each student was provided a scholarship worth $ 3,000. The Y-E-S awards were instituted by Honda Foundation in India in 2008, to encourage and support young engineers and scientists. They were selected on the basis of their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), technical papers, essays and finally a oneon-one interview.
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Singapore-based JuzKidz Forays Into India
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ingapore-based JuzKidz Academy, founded by, Denise Chahal has made a foray into India with its maiden tie-up with The Bangalore School to introduce their early education program to pre-schoolers and educationists of the city. The JuzKidz Academy Preschool Franchise program aims to associate itself with at least 30 schools in the first year of operations in India. Ms. Denise Chahal said, “My
years of experience in the field of early education have shown me that children increasingly need to be sensitized to the world around them. Our decision to foray into India was because our research showed us that preschools in India are not organized and methodical. This program is designed to inculcate, right from a young age, the ability to be productive with complete regard to their surroundings.” Ms. Usha Mohan, Principal,TBS said, “A primary benefit of this franchise model is the fact that there is a structured approach to the curriculum and inbuilt audit systems that enable accountability at every level - be it the academic growth of the child, or the accuracy with which the program is being implemented by the teaching staff.” For more information log on to http://www.juzkidz.com
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cleared, bamboos and trees are cut down, and the land is prepared for jhum (seasonal farming) cultivation. The cut trees and bamboos are left for drying in the sun before being burnt. This gives the farmers a few days of respite and this free period is celebrated as Chapchar kut. On this day people of all ages dressed in their colourful costumes and distinctive head gears and jewelries, assemble and perform various folk dances, singing traditional songs accompanied by beating of drums, gongs and cymbals. The major attraction of the fest is the colourful ‘Cheraw dance or the bamboo
dance.’ It is performed only by women. Men sit on the ground and tap the bamboos in rhythm against each other. Along with the bamboo dance some other dance forms performed during this occasion include ‘Khuallam’, ‘Chheihlam’, ‘Chai’ and ‘Sarlamkai.’ During the festival exhibitions, the handloom and handicraft products are showcased along with other events like musical competitions, flower shows and food festivals. The festival is celebrated with gusto and fanfare and people of Mizoram engross themselves into an infinite aura of merriment during the celebrations.
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Paripally Gajamela Elephant Festival very celebration is regarded incomplete without the participation of elephants in Kerala. The Paripally Gajamela is one of Kerala’s most impressive temple festivals. In Kerala, festival dates are decided in accordance with the Malayalam calendar and the local traditions and customs. The grand spectacle of a procession parading about 50 caparisoned elephants is veritable feat for
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the eyes. The gettogether of elephants takes place on the last day of the ten day festival at Kodimoottil Sree Bhagavathy Temple dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali at Paripally town in Thiruvananthapuram. The ritual is called as nerch. The procession presents a spectacular view of a string of caparisoned elephants. Mahouts atop colourfully decked
up majestic tuskers, holding high tinseled silk parasols and swaying white tufts and peacock feather fans to the rhythm of the temple orchestra. The elephant pageant is accompanied by the musical harmony of five traditional instruments which forms a passionate element of the kudamattam ritual (the synchronized
changing of the parasols atop the tuskers). The thaals, drums and local instrument create a vibrant sound. The colourful decked elephants also participate in dancing event by nodding their heads on the music style. Cultural programmes are held every night all the way throughout the festival days.
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NADASWARAM
The ‘Nadaswaram’ or ‘Nagaswaram’ is a double -reed wind instrument. It is a traditional classical instrument originated in Tamil Nadu. It is the world’s loudest non-brass acoustic instrument similar to ‘Shehnai’.
n Tamil culture, the Nadaswaram is considered to be very auspicious and is a key musical instrument played in almost all Hindu weddings and temples of the South Indian tradition. It is part of the family of instruments known as ‘Mangala Vaadya’(auspicious instrument). The instrument is played in pairs and accompanied by a pair of drums called ‘Thavil’. It is also accompanied with a drone from a similar oboe called the Ottu.
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instrument called “vangiyam” which is similar to Nadaswaram. There are seven holes played with seven fingers and, therefore, it was also known as “Ezhil”. The Nadaswaram contains three parts, namely ‘Kuzhal’, ‘Thimiru’ and ‘Anasu’. It is a double reed instrument with a conical bore which gradually enlarges toward the lower end. The top portion has a metal staple (Mel Anaichu) into which is inserted a small metallic cylinder (Kendai) which carries the mouthpiece made of reed. Besides spare reeds, a small ivory or
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The instrument is played in pairs and accompanied by a pair of drums called ‘Thavil’. It is also accompanied with a drone from a similar oboe called the Ottu. horn needle is attached to the instrument and used to clear the reed of saliva or other debris allows free passage of air. A metallic bell (Keezh Anaichu) forms the bottom end of the instrument. Traditionally, the body of the nadaswaram is made out of a tree called ‘aacha’ (Anchan) although now-a-days bamboo, sandalwood, copper, brass, ebony and ivory are also used.
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The Nadaswaram has seven finger-holes and five additional holes drilled at the bottom which can be stopped with wax to modify the tone. The Nadaswaram has a range of two-and-ahalf octaves, similar to the Indian bansuri flute which also has a similar fingering. Unlike the flute, where semi and quarter tones are produced by the partial opening and closing of the finger holes, in the Nadaswaram the tones are produced by adjusting the pressure and strengths of the airflow into the pipe. Due to its intense volume and strength, it is largely an outdoor instrument and much more suited for spaces than for indoor concerts. march 16
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Albert Einstein Born: March 14, 1879 Died: April 18, 1955
he first child of the Jewish couple Hermann and Pauline Einstein, young Albert had a passion for enquiry that eventually led him to develop the special and general theories of relativity. Einstein’s first major paper was ‘The Investigation of the State of Ether in Magnetic Fields’. In 1905 Einstein published four papers focusing on the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, the special theory of relativity and the matter/ energy relationship, thus taking physics in an electrifying new direction. The equation : E = mc2 suggested that tiny particles of matter could be converted into huge amounts of energy, foreshadowing the development of atomic power. In 1915, Einstein completed the general theory of relativity. He was convinced of the merits
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of general relativity because it allowed for a more accurate prediction of planetary orbits around the sun and nuanced explanation of how gravitational forces worked. In 1921, Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics. Einstein had held on to the belief that the universe was a fixed static entity aka a ‘cosmological constant’ and asserted that the universe could be in a state of flux.
A small amount of mass can make a large amount of energy. Conversion of mass in atomic nuclei to energy is the principle behind nuclear weapons and explains the sun’s source of energy. In 1939 Albert Einstein alerted President Franklin D Roosevelt about the possibility of Nazi bomb and advised to galvanize own nuclear weapons. After 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, Einstein became a major player in efforts to curtail usage of the a-bomb. In 1947, Einstein espoused working with the UN to maintain nuclear weapons as a deterrent to conflict. Einstein continued on his unified field theory, aspects of general relativity, the time travel, the black holes and the creation of the universe.
In 1859 Jamsetji Tata went to Hong Kong to expand his father’s business. By 1863, Tata Offices were set up in Japan and China. Jamsetji’s attempt to set up an Indian Bank in London proved disastrous. The Tata Group suffered huge monetary loss.
JAMSETJI NUSSERWANJI TATA Born: March 3, 1839 Died: May 19, 1904
amsetji Tata, the ‘Father of Indian Industry’ was a man of sharp business acumen and charisma. Jamsetji graduated from the Elphinstone College and joined his father’s trading firm. He was the founder of the vast industrial empire which is in the limelight all over the world today. Jamsetji started his career in business at a very early age and with his zeal and dedication helped his business to set up the ladder of success and reach heights.
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He was an Indian entrepreneur and an industrialist well-known for his pioneering work in Indian Industry.
By 1868, Jamsetji steadily established several cotton mills and was very successful. The products were exported to Japan, China, Korea and the Middle East. Jamsetji always gave importance to the welfare of the employees, Staff interest and working environment were always given vital importance. The following are some of the business ventures of Tata Group: • A sick oil mill is converted to a Cotton Mill called Alexandra Mill. • The Nagpur Cotton Mill is christened as Empress Mill. • An Iron & Steel Company was set up at Jamshedpur (Now Tata Nagar). • A world-class learning institution was established. • The Taj Mahal Hotel – a unique hotel conglomerate was set up in 1903. • A Hydro-Electric plant was set up.
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TEM forms the basis of education that enables the beneficiaries enjoy the benefits throughout their life. The benefits include being able to keep up personally and professionally with the tremendous and transformative developments that science and technology will bring to the society.
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STEM courses are typically more academically rigorous than the social sciences and humanities. They create more opportunities for students to learn skills. The resources include laboratory simulations, games, tutorials and podcasts that can supplement students’ learning. Teachers and educators can also increase their technological knowledge. Obstacles such as budget restrictions, lack of resources, inadequate teacher qualifications and lack of professional development would hamper in the implementation of STEM education. Nevertheless, collaboration with content providers can help schools expand this area of learning.
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STEM EDUCATION Creating Borderless Learning Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education would remain the mainstay of future learning for students in the 21st century. Students would greatly benefit from this type of education because most of the future global jobs will be STEM related.
subjects that are fun and engaging. In STEM labs, students experience subjects by ‘doing’, which increases understanding and retention of core academic concepts. The STEM labs ignite and stimulate the intellectual curiosity and creativity of students. STEM labs comprise tools designed to integrate science, technology, engineering The STEM labs, supported and math into the education system. The by robust curriculum, labs provide hands-on, expose students to inquiry-based learning science, math and other
only ‘What you know’ but by ‘What You Can Do With What You Know’, ” remarks Rishi Khemka, Founder-CEO, Mindbox.
The students are empowered with 21st century skills with an output method of developing creativity and life skills. They use Visual Communication as a Language, Design Thinking and STEAM as subjects. The students deliver using ‘Technology solutions that will prepare as a Tool’ in the school the workforce of the through Project and future high-tech careers. Design-based learning The STEM solutions Methodology. provide cost-effective Thus, STEM represents learning that improves a paradigm shift from teaching efficiency. traditional education “STEM is a powerful philosophy based on weapon which can be standardized test scores used to design, innovate to a modern idea to focus and build an approach on valuing the learning to understand, explore based on reality and and engage with the exploratory learning 21st century skills by not environment. Courtesy: digital LEARNING, Volume 12, Issue 02. Slightly adapted from inputs by Aamir H Kaki, Elets News Network and Rishi Khemka, Founder-CEO, Mindbox
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HOW TO OVERCOME
EXAMINATION FEAR?
Come March! Welcome fear and anxiety! The major cause of stress for students is examination. Examination fear and examination anxiety are things which are common among students of all age groups. Some are capable of handling examination fear and stress in their own way. But many fall prey to the effects of examination stress and go into depression, perform badly in the examinations or even take extreme measures. Sometimes, the stress before examination is often worse than the actual examination itself! What Is Examination Anxiety? Too much to study + Too little time available = Anxiety Examination anxiety is • Excessive worry about upcoming examinations • Fear of being evaluated • Apprehension about the consequences. Unsystematic attitude, lethargy, irregular food habits resulting lack of appetite and poor nutrition, lack of information regarding the course or various subjects, having no idea about the course requirements and expectations or learning outcome, lack of prior information about examinations and testing location all these factors add to the anxiety. Inconsistent content coverage, lack of understanding of the concepts tend to make the student try to memorize the text, reading without understanding, binge studying, isolated environment and lack of rest just before the examinations make the student not being able to recall the material, lack of review
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notes -all add up to make the student have no control over the situation and increase the anxiety, develop negative thinking or irrational beliefs and catastrophic predictions in the mind of the student. How to deal with examination anxiety? • Leave plenty of time for studying • Draw up a schedule to make most of the study time • Set aside the time that may be required • Keep all class notes and school work organized; get into the habit of looking over your notes • Take breaks while studying. Eat proper meals. Avoid people who generate anxiety while studying. • Show up on time or early for the examination • Read all instructions and questions carefully • Stay focused on the question at hand • Answer the easy questions first to get confidence • Skip a difficult question. Return after completing all other questions
How to overcome examination fear? • Develop good study habits. Study regularly. Proper study habits and preparations are keys to cutting out examination fear. • Avoid last-minute cramming. Prepare well in advance. • Do not study all night or procrastinate. • Keep body and mind healthy by getting enough sleep, eating well and doing exercises • Discuss with the tutor to aid in focusing study sessions. Knowing what the test will cover helps and practice test gives an idea. • Be Positive. Create the mantra “I just need to do the best”. Push back negative thoughts. • A last-minute review can help remember facts. Revision is very important • Fretting over last-minute study is likely to cause more anxiety • Beat the morning rush by waking up early • Relax. Exercise mildly
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Education System Should Keep Pace with the Changing Society “It only takes one pioneer to change a generation. . .” is true of Shri V V Bhat, who instituted Children’s Academy on the firm foundation of academic excellence. A team of dedicated and well-qualified teachers make efforts to enhance the intellectual capabilities of all the students. The school keeps up its métier by constantly training teachers in the newest methodologies and move over from the ‘talk and chalk’ method of education to the more appealing audio-visual method of learning.
Shri. Rohan V Bhat, Chairman, Children’s Academy Group of Schools, Malad(E), Mumbai in an interview with the BRAINFEED informs, “Our primary endeavour is to create passionate students who are life-long learners, capable of accepting the dynamic challenges of the new world order.” We present his views on the current educational system and how his school has been preparing students for future.
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What is your opinion about the present-day educational system in our country?
The present-day educational system in India is fairly well-built. Though we cannot claim to be using the best practices of the teaching-learning methodologies, we do have to understand that it is meant for a mass education system. It’s time now to move from quantity to quality education.
The current curriculum for the secondary and higher secondary / senior school has great content but lacks contemporary practical and vocational fields that have excellent career prospects for the generation next. Our society is changing at a fast pace, but the education system has not been able to keep pace. We require to include basic selfawareness, communication, ICT
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Do you think the schools are able to prepare the students for global citizenship?
In the Indian education system schools have traditionally prepared students to pass exams. I would say that some private schools are trying to incorporate curriculum and teaching strategies that will prepare the child to face global challenges in all areas of life. The schools are using content which is more relevant to contemporary life and global issues, introducing interactive and participatory teaching-learning practices. But the majority of the public schools sadly lack in any attempt to do the same.
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trying to imbibe the same but “Rome was not built in a day.” In order to enrich students’ learning experiences, teachers need to be trained well to ensure the uptake of new citizenship skills and help them expand their thinking and outlook. The new age teaching fraternity should be comfortable with a curriculum that dwells exclusively on global citizenship and also model the same in their teaching practices.
and problem-solving skills in our curriculum to integrate it to our modern day needs
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What are the challenges of future education that you foresee? Are the schools geared up to face the changing scenario?
The future education will experience a sea change in terms of the basic value system that is already deteriorating at a fast pace even today. The schools are indeed
If we aim at nurturing and raising up successful students, we must partner with their parents who are ultimately responsible for them. Modern day parents seem to be content outsourcing their responsibility to schools by paying huge fees. I strongly believe that holistic development of the child is impossible without wholehearted parental involvement.
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Do you think our teachers are better-equipped to tackle the ever-changing educational system?
Trained teachers stepping out of teacher training institutes are often ill-equipped to identify learning difficulties and to tailor the classroom activities to the needs of the students. As school leaders, we should recognise that highly effective teaching practices are the key to improving student learning throughout the school. The onus is on us to ensure that we train our teachers and equip them with skills to ensure that every student is engaged, challenged and learning successfully.
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What instructional method would you recommend to the teachers? Are there teachers who can skillfully handle such technology-assisted classes? It is aptly said that students learn more effectively when they are motivated to learn by engaging them in meaningful activities. Though the new generation of teachers is better at using technology in classrooms, it does not guarantee to engage the students in meaningful and varied learning experiences. To facilitate new learning and to make it interesting, a variety of tasks and contexts should be used. This calls for continual training of teachers to help them formulate new, interesting and engaging lesson plans. Instructional practices need to be customized according to the age and need of the learner to be effective and need not necessarily be technology oriented.
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How is your school successful in improving student performance by providing holistic education? We have been proponents of holistic education long before the popularization of the term. Our campus and infrastructure are
designed to advance and support the holistic development of our students. What we look to do is instill in our students qualities they will carry with them their entire lives. Qualities of leadership, team spirit and discipline are best inculcated through co-curricular activities and sports. We believe in creating responsible citizens, and as they say, habits caught young, stay for a lifetime. We have consciously undertaken several steps to introduce to our students early in life, the aspect of social awareness and social responsibility. This is done under the aegis of our clubs: Science, Nature ,Anti-addiction and Heritage clubs. Our lesson plans have the “value” component embedded in them, for instance, the topic “Living and Non-Living things” deals with sensitivity, empathy, and love for fellow living beings.
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Classrooms must be exciting and promote curiosity. How is your school able to adhere to the higher standards of academic enterprise and innovation? A variety of teaching methods is used to encourage imagination, creativity and critical thinking. Are teachers of your school prepared for this? At Children’s Academy, we have an explicit agenda for the optimal and innovative use of varied teaching methodologies to enhance the learning experience. The school leadership team has established and is driving an active improvement agenda for the school, grounded in evidence from research and practice. Explicit and clear school-wide targets for improvement are set and communicated, with accompanying timelines. The
school has a sequenced plan for curriculum delivery that ensures consistent teaching and the accompanying assessments provide a clear reference to monitor learning across the year. The lesson plans developed by the school adhere to the highest levels of the academic enterprise. Evidence-based teaching practices are embedded in it, and assessment and reporting procedures are refined collaboratively and continually. The USP of our school has been to train teachers continually to place a high priority on identifying and addressing the learning needs of individual students. Teachers carefully monitor the progress of each individual student, identify learning difficulties and tailor classroom activities to cater to them.
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“Life Skills” is an integral component of our school curriculum. The focus here is to equip our students with the skill sets to excel in an extremely competitive world. Teamwork, being adaptive to change, critical thinking, problem-solving, computer and technology skills, communication and self-direction skills, leadership skills, soft skills, are a part of their curriculum. Our core competencies of high-quality instruction with an international dimension and efficient use of instructional technology with excellent academic attainment, support our mission of preparing passionate, lifelong learners capable of accepting the world’s challenges. march 16
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EVENT REVIEW Mr Arun Bali, Bollywood actor was the Chief Guest for the event. He inaugurated the conference by lighting the lamp. This was followed by felicitation of the Chief Guest and the Early Childhood Association Awards for 2016. Schools from different states of India participated in different categories of best practices and innovations in early childhood education, on the basis of which they were ranked such as: Innovative practices in reading, Inclusive education, Effective partnership with parents and so on.
4th International Conference on Quality Matters in Early Childhood Care And Education
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arly Childhood Association organized the 4th International Conference on “Quality Matters in Early Childhood Care and Education”, on February 20 and 21, at Juhu, Mumbai. 52 eminent speakers and more than 150 participants attended the conference. The conference on the first cheerful morning, commenced with an expert talk by Dr Reeta Sonawat on “Fostering Quality in Creche: A challenge” in the Indian context and Sustainable Developmental Goals. Dr Jeremy Williams, Asian International College, India, spoke on the topic: “The Discourse on Quality in Early Childhood Education: What can we agree on?” Mr Ryan Bhangera, Furtados school of music conducted a learning session on “Music-isfun:a music education programme for preschools and daycares”, covering the benefits of music being inculcated in a classroom and interesting ways to introduce music to children.
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The conference was addressed by Ms. Swati Popat Vats, President, ECA. She emphasized the importance of quality in early childhood education and how to
Awardees Commitment for inclusive education
Dr. Swaroop Sampat Rawal, Mumbai
Most Committed NGO in ECE Save the Children India Most Committed Journalist in ECE
• Mr. Brahmam V. Kakani, Brain Feed Magazine • Ms Vinamrata Bhorwankar, Times of India
Most Committed Supervisor Ms. Nanaya Priolkar, Goa from ICDS program Most Committed CDPO from Ms. Halima Khan, Colaba ICDS Program Exemplary Contribution in ECCE award
• Dr. Reeta Sonawat, Mumbai • Dr. Vineeta Kaul, Delhi
take care of necessary qualities “right now” and not to wait for the children to grow up and then think about quality. She mentioned about the vision and achievements of ECA since its inception and emphasized the necessary standards that must be maintained by private players and the steps that Government should take in India.
The Bangalore School received first rank in the category of nature in education PAN India.
The Chief Guest Mr. Arun Bali launched the conference journal and the book on “Quality in ECE” In Emerging Paradigm session various papers were presented in which parallel sessions were conducted in 2 different rooms. Room1 was moderated by Ms Jeremy Williams and Room 2 was moderated by Ms Kavita Rode and the eminent speakers discussed on various interesting topics like ‘Quality matters in ECCE’, ‘Inducting Quality Skills for Preschool Teachers in 21st Century.’ The Knowledge Churning Session was conducted on “Bridging the gap between primary and preprimary.” Moderator for this session was Ms Swati Popat Vats. Majority of the speakers agreed that the gap existed between primary and pre – primary and hence forth solutions were discussed to bridge the same gap.
Mr. Brahmam V. Kakani, Chief Editor, Brainfeed Magazine receiving the most Committed Journalist in ECE
Mr Francis Joseph, Rminds Education, was the moderator for the knowledge churning session and the speakers spoke about how quality should be measured through the output and various ways of spreading awareness about the program.
Dr. T. Sudha, Director, Delhi Public School, Nacharam, Hyderabad receiving the Award
On the 2nd enthusiastic day, the conference began with the ECA Anthem. The session was followed by the speech about power of dreams and learning in life by Mr Arjun Vajpai’, the third youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest.
Mr. K. E. Harish, CEO, Sadhbhavana World School, Kerala
An interesting session on paradigm shift was conducted by Ms Swati Popat Vats on the topic “Understanding the Developmentally Appropriate Method of Nurturing Writing Skills in Young Children.” She spoke about 3 line books and cursive writing and said that scribbling, doodling, drawing and colouring are the 4 friends which are integral steps towards writing.
A book on “Quality in Early Childhood Education” and a DVD was launched on “Effective Practices for Addressing Challenging Behaviuors” by Mr Arjun Vajpai, Dr Reeta Sonawat and Ms Swati Popat Vats.
The Emgering paradigm session was conducted in a parallel fashion in 2 rooms where Room1 was moderated by Dr. Reeta Sonawat and Room 2 was moderated by Ms Revathi Srinivasan and the speakers discussed on topics like ‘Inclusive Education in Mainstream Education System’, Do Preschool needs Uniform?’ Mr. Ketan Bhagat highlighted his book “Child/God” and spoke about three qualities, the rajas, the sattva and the Tamas. The session concluded on a successful note with vote of thanks and distribution of Certificates to the achievers. march 16
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THE CHALLENGES IN THE STUDY OF
SCIENCE IN SCHOOLS The world is profoundly shaped by science and technology. Preserving environment, reducing poverty and improving health – these challenges require scientists capable of developing effective and feasible solutions. The importance of science education was underlined in the Declaration of 1999 at Budapest. elevant and quality science and mathematics education develops critical and creative thinking, encourages behavioral changes that can put the world on a more sustainable path and stimulate socio-economic development. To achieve this vision one must find a way to create an academically rigorous and relevant educational experience for K-12 students.
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Schools provide quality education but the world is changing and advancing at an even faster rate than the schools. A number of schools have found ways to keep pace with the rate of change in society. The students are prepared for a world that demands higher levels of knowledge
and skills than ever before. The country has had a handful of Nobel Laureates in different sciences. However, the parents of average students would prefer their wards to study Engineering or Medicine for a career. According to educationists, this is how science education is neglected in India. The IT revolution in the country came about only because of the basic strength of science and mathematics in our schools in the 1950s an d 1960s. The craze for engineering is meaningless and more students should opt for mathematics and science.
“We need more people to do pure Mathematics and Science. It’s alarming that only a few of the top students opt for these subjects.” – Ms Sujata Ramadorai Member, National Knowledge Commission and Professor, School of Mathematics, TIFR
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Shri M Anandakrishnan, Member, Yash Pal Committee and Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT-Kanpur, provides a few prescriptions to improve science education in India. a) The examination system needs to be totally overhauled b) The rigidity or compartmentalization of various subjects should be done away c) The subjects taught in the classroom should relate to real-life situations The knowledge system is fragmented at the school level with separate subjects. The physics and biology are taught as though they have no relation to each other. There is no flow or porosity that allows ideas to migrate from one area to another. An inter-disciplinary approach to teaching science becomes the cutting edge of integrating difficult disciplines. Science education has undergone many changes. Science is made more accessible to a wider range of students, to broaden the focus of the curriculum and to develop a more diverse and effective repertoire of teaching strategies.
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geography, etc. but yet to impact the foundation level for all knowledge, viz. school education. The curriculum can be frustrating for an average student while a bright student, tech-savvy by default, is taught through an outdated curriculum by replace a classroom teachers who are not – Shri Vijayan environment and inclined to change their President, Indian teachers and peer age-old lesson plans, National Science interaction but it can teaching resources Academy and honorary provide that much professor, IISc, and worksheets. There needed value added Bengaluru. is no innovation and to students’ learning. creativity to interest The students, however, are digital students and experiential learning natives and are quite comfortable is out-of-bounds for them. All in interfacing with the screen. the stakeholders are examinationoriented and are bothered only Limitations of School Curriculum about results. The School Curriculum has not Addressing the Challenges changed much in its format, pedagogy and content since long. 1) Use Technology to teach The 21st century is heralded Computer Science and Math as the knowledge age with the to make up for what students breakthrough in computers miss in school curricula. and telecommunications. The advances in computer science 2) Teachers to integrate have impacted every field of technology into curriculum and learning like math, physics, lesson plans and go for online chemistry, biology, medicine, assessment and evaluation.
“The structure of Indian science Crowded classrooms, is unequal to the inadequate requirements infrastructure and lack of modern of trained and motivated scientific teachers are some of the research. causes of the problems Science being faced by Indian education education system. should be more Online education cannot participatory.”
Through a blended learning environment, students can have 24 x 7 accesses to their subjects and assignments. 3) An LMS-based course would encourage active learning and bring alive the traditional textbooks with interactive multimedia. LMS can also reduce the burden of paperwork on teachers and leave them with sufficient time to innovate and teach. 4) Teachers can spend more time helping students with selflearning strategies and help them think on their own and relate their learning to their everyday lives and experiences. 5) Technology leverage provides goal-oriented personalized learning for imparting skills required for 21st century knowledge society. 6) National Science Foundation has advocated the need to improve undergraduate science instruction and enhance science literacy for students. Science teachers are challenged by the harnessing of student focus. Science is meticulous, requiring a sense of focus and discipline. Adhering to inquiry, embracing the scientific method, understanding how a hypothesis works and how to approach it when the answer is not directly evident, the noting of data and the fine-tuning of representing data - are all very challenging skills to impart to students. In an educational setting where so many students easily capitulate and “want the answer”, science teachers have to find ways in which they are able to stress to
students that science is both process and product, recognizing both going hand in hand with one another. Teaching students to understand the nature of science and the revelatory power of discovery in the discipline becomes the elements of science that are the most challenging to teach. Science teachers face the challenge in teaching the value and intrinsic love of process in an increasingly product-driven setting. Being able to broaden science to all students from stereotypical notion that science is just for ‘nerds’ is a challenge that science teachers face. ‘Science teaching and learning for all’ is not a battle cry for science teachers but is an important challenge that can be addressed in terms of seeing its application for all students. The state of science education is at crossroads. Towards the second decade of the 21st century, the present generation is faced with enormous scientific challenges. Some of them include HIV/ AIDS pandemic, global climatic
change, world hunger, space exploration and the development and implementation of alternative sources of energy. Scientific advancement is at it peak but the schools are facing critical challenges. 1) The availability of appropriate textbooks and classroom resources 2) The preparation and training of science teachers 3) Political and religious opposition to cutting edge science instruction 4) The need to meet standards and to prepare students for standardized examinations. 5) The dramatically increasing use of the internet as a source of information. Given the issues, it is extremely important to understand, acknowledge and build upon the abilities of students and tailoring instruction to address to address the unique challenges faced by them. march 16
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COVER STORY Adaptability The fast tempo of knowledge generation in today’s society requires that students to be more adaptable in their thinking than ever before. The abilities and attitudes needed to adapt to the eve r-changing landscape of scientific ideas are myriad and varied. The y include abilities, beliefs, attitudes, dispositions, goals and motives, all of which present unique challenges for the developing young learner.
pressed by time, focus on the scientific facts rather than of the scientific process. Study of Nature Study of science is study of nature. Science tries to understand how natural processes occur, reproduce them in the lab and find ways to put them to the science of humanity. Hence, contact with nature is essential for an effective science education. Through exploring nature, students understand the importance of studying natural processes. The outdoors are living laboratories where students can observe, investigate and analyze natural processes. Students are motivated to learn when the content is connected to nature. They are able to retain knowledge better and think more creatively when learning outdoors. Recommendations for Science Educators a) Productive learning environment has to be fostered b) Active engagement based on students’ personal interests and career goals may be promoted
To learn science successfully, students need to understand how real science is made and how real scientists work. Students must learn how to use the proper tools in classroom investigations which will help students focused on and involved in what they are investigating by making them feel like real scientists conducting real scientific work. Science content is losing protagonist in school curricula. The time dedicated to learning science is diminishing every year and more often than not, teachers
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c) Requisite knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary for science need to be developed d) Learning progressions by revisiting previous content in more depth should be capitalized e) Promoting Inquiry and Problem-based learning approach to science instruction help students understand the principles. f) Assessments that focus on higher-order learning need to be adopted
g) Professional development for secondary science in-service and pre-service teachers that includes development and motivation should be provided Role of Science Teachers Teachers should strive to create conducive environment to science learning in the classrooms -an environment that is actively engaging, flexible, social and co-operative and that promotes independent enquiry and problem-based learning. In PBL students work in collaborative groups to explore meaningful problems while the teacher guides students through a learning cycle that overlaps significantly with the methods and learning goals of inquiry known facts, generate hypotheses and self-direct their learning. Assessments Science teachers construct assessments for classroom use to determine what their students know prior to instruction and what they have learned from instruction (Summative Assessment). Formative Assessment focuses on higher levels of critical thinking and reasoning, group-based assessments and move away from the extrinsic emphasis on grades. Examinations merely determine factual knowledge whereas assessments require higherorder thinking; reasoning and problem-solving performance assessments such as concept mapping, portfolios, dynamic assessments, interviews and computer-based assessments are certainly on the rise. Assessments that require critical thinking in the science classroom is to be encouraged.
Science Education: Challenges and Opportunities Background In terms of trained manpower in science, India ranks very high in the community of nations. However, this status has been under considerable strain for quite some time now. The Sciences have commanded great respect and have drawn unmanageable rush of those who wanted to opt for both natural and life sciences in combination with mathematics and later with computer sciences, particularly at the senior secondary level. The twin professions in engineering and medicine have always enjoyed greater social premium. The many-fold growth in the educational institutions in these fields is a testimony to these assertions.lt is not to undermine the importance and relevance of other vocations and intellectual pursuits. The great strides the country has made in the emerging areas of scientific knowledge and technology can only be attributed to the large pool of talent, varied opportunities and the potential of sciences to provide solutions to a wide range of human problems. Space research and highenergy physics have particularly contributed to our scientific prowess and credibility. Present scene The last two decades have witnessed a paradigm shift in the way young students look at their career options and the choice of subjects. The economic liberalization unleashed in the
Dr. Ashok Pandey Principal, Ahlcon International School, Delhi early nineties has opened up a plethora of new options. The perception is gaining ground that burning midnight oil and encountering untold stresses and strains while doing math and physics is no more a worthwhile exercise. It requires far less effort and time to go in for mass communication, journalism, management, fashion and designing, IT services and a whole lot of promising careers with attractive packages. No wonder then that humanities and commerce have gained popularity which is currently on the rise. The teaching of science at a lower level has got to do a lot with the way the students weigh their
options. New methods in science teaching have not found favour with a large number of schools and colleges in the country. The joy and thrill of experimenting, enquiry, investigation, discovery, verification and achievement of desired results can only be realized if fundamental changes are introduced in the way science subjects are taught and learnt at school level. Art and culture are important as redeeming disciplines in refining our sensitivities. They occupy a valuable place in the domain of human knowledge. But the answer to some of our most pressing problems today lie only in the scientific knowledge base. Physics has often been seen as a dry subject. Chemistry is perceived to be a subject victimized by too many reactions. Similarly, biology is considered to be plagued with details and diagrams. No sincere effort has been made to allay these fears and perceptions. The joy of learning lies in ‘doing’. Unless the science teaching is oriented towards ‘I do’ rather than ‘I listen’, the experience of the child will not be different.
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Another area of concern is to develop scientific temper in our students. Many of the problems that afflict our society today owe it to the lack of scientific attitude and temperament. The spirit of enquiry, analysis, suspending judgment and repeated verification of facts forms the basis of good decision-making and ensures lasting solutions to our problems. In a country like ours where managing diversity is both a challenge and an opportunity, it is imperative to rid the new generation of prejudices, conflicts and contradictions. The role of an effective evaluation process as an important link in the teaching-learning process has been identified long back. Designing questions in accordance with the achievable objectives is very important. The whole attitude towards science can be changed by the way we put our students through testing. Also a mechanism needs to be developed by which the recent scientific findings can be brought within the awareness of young children.
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If the quality of human life is to be elevated, we ought to have a team of dedicated researchers engaged in this self-less pursuit. The social consciousness of the scientific community needs to be awakened. Otherwise, as HG Wells said, the history of the future will continue to be a race between education and disaster.
Challenges ahead: The training of the mind is of utmost importance in the process of growth. To sharpen the intellect of the children and challenge them with problems that require deeper understanding and appreciation of its nature is the major task
that we face today. The recent success and emergence of “Information Technology” has proved that societal problems are not about machines and medicines alone. Yes, we wish to contain disease but we also wish to remove poverty. We need to extensively depend on power plants for our growing energy requirements, but not at the cost of the ecology. If the quality of human life is to be elevated, we ought to have a team of dedicated researchers engaged in this self-less pursuit. The social consciousness of the scientific community needs to be awakened. Otherwise, as HG Wells said, the history of the future will continue to be a race between education and disaster. Several fault-lines have been allowed to develop in the entire management of science teaching. The children fail to relate their classroom experience with the outside world. The class room environment hardly offers any space for stimulation and reflection. Stress on bookish lecturing and excessive memorizing further dampens the spirit. The focus therefore has to shift from ‘syllabus’ to ‘knowledge’, understanding and application, and higher order thinking skills. The role of educational institutions is of critical importance in keeping the flag of science fluttering high. We need to upgrade the curriculum. Training of teachers and equipping them with the modern tools of educational technology is the responsibility of the policy makers and of those entrusted with the task of nation building. ( Excerpted from the book Pedagogical LifeEssays on Educating India by the author)
EDUCATION Ms. Shalini Ahuja CEO, Safe Baby
FIVE STEPS TO IMPROVE CHILD SAFETY IN SCHOOLS One of the dimensions of safety is to prevent accidental injuries to children below the age of 5 years. According to the International Association for Child Safety (IAFCS) USA, children are most prone to accidents till 5 years. Therefore, it is mandatory for the school management to keep children under the age of five safe. The following five simple precautions would help schools reduce the risk of accidents.
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Cleaning agents should be kept away from the reach of children. For children a white colour liquid means milk. The child cannot read the bottle labels nor understand the toxic chemicals in the bottle and may drink. Cleaning agents should be kept under lock and key or on higher cabinets.
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A choking hazard is any object that could be caught in a child’s throat blocking the airway and making it difficult or impossible to breathe. Toys, beads, food items, button batteries and many other small objects are a choking hazard to young children. The American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) recommends that children aged 5 and younger should not be given hard candies or gum, and that raw fruits and vegetables be cut into small pieces when they are fed to young children. Children should be supervised while eating, and should never run, walk, play or lie down with food in their mouth. . Other choking hazards: • Latex balloons • Coins • Marbles • Toys with small parts • Toys that can be compressed to fit entirely into a child’s mouth • Pen or marker caps • Small balls • Button batteries • Hair clips and beads
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It is common to hear of accidents where the finger of a child has been pinched or cut off by the school door. It could either happen at the hinge side of the door or at the side of the handle. Not only is it extremely painful but a child may lose a finger too. The school should install finger guards on the hinge side of the door. Using simple strong hooks (as shown in the image) at a height of 5 feet behind the door will reduce the risk of the door slamming due of wind or children banging the door as they exit.
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There should be different playing zones for pre-primary and primary children. The surface should be rubberised and playing equipments should be selected carefully. Young kids should always be supervised by adults on the playground.
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Accidents come unannounced. The school teachers should be first aid and CPR certified. In case an accident occurs, there should be a pre- set protocol in place and the accident should be noted down in a log book. Safe Baby is India’s first business focused on child safety, established in 2011. Safe Baby has worked with India’s leading playschools, daycares and schools. Safe Baby offers child proofing safety audits and workshops on preventing accidents and first aid. march 16
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HANDWRITING SECRETS - 31 WATCH
Y. Mallikarjuna Rao Director National Handwriting Academy, Hyderabad Email:handwriting56@gmail.com
Four Qualities of a Good Answer
What you know is 50% and ‘how’ you present on the paper remains 50%. Follow these 4 things and score 100% for every answer you write.
2 1 Exact Content Before you start writing the answer always think that the person who corrects the paper knows the answer much better than you. Answer to the point. For a question “What’s the capital of India?” Writing the answer starting from the history of the capital city is not appropriate.
Grammar Though you have all the answers in mind, putting them on the paper, writing every sentence with proper structure is equally important. Incomplete, irrelevant or meaningless sentences always make an examiner irritated which leads to the answer being given fewer marks than what it actually deserves. For instance:A gentle man who had to go to his village along with his brother, in order to sell all the property, wrote his leave letter in this way: “As I am leaving to my village to sell all my property along with my brother, so kindly grant me leave for 10 days.”
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Spellings Writing a word in proper spelling especially in a foreign language like English has always been a challenge for a typical Indian. As your answers are read in your absence they must be communicated very effectively. And writing them without spelling mistakes is the only way to reach straight your examiner. For instance, believe has “ie” where as receive has ‘ei’ for the same ‘ee’ sound. Certain words become plural just by adding ‘s’ to it and for some other words ‘es’. It may also has ‘ae’ or ‘ii’ accordingly letter ‘c’ is written for ‘k’ sound in a word colour. Google for proper spelling techniques or refer to books much before you write final exams.
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4 Handwriting Handwriting plays a major role in presenting your quality answer. Refer to various techniques given across this book and mainly keep practicing while you are preparing for your exam. Illegible writing with poor spacing, poor zones, poor lettering leads to irritation. In order to be judged as per your knowledge you need to work on the most effective, legible and beautiful handwriting.
Mahatma Gandhi in his autobiography – ‘My Experiments with Truth’ says “ Bad handwriting is the sign of imperfect education.”
Do check the size of handwriting, slant, strikeoff’s, avoid overwriting etc.,
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Underwater Target Shooting, a fascinating and fun sport, started in the mid-1980s in France and is currently practiced in Europe. The sport tests a competitors’ ability to accurately use a spear gun via a set of individual and team events conducted in a swimming pool using free diving technique.
starting line whilst reloading the spear gun. This cycle is repeated within a time frame of 5 minutes until 10 shots are fired, usually in 2 rounds of 5 to allow competition officials to replace the target sheet.
Rules Competitors must be 18 years of age in order to participate in International events while National competitions in some countries such as France include age classifications for Juniors and Masters. Equipments Each competitor is required to have the following equipment: diving mask, fins, snorkel, spear gun, diving weighting system and an exposure suit such as wetsuit. Target and Pool Space A target consists of 33 cm by 35 cm panel whose centre is located 80 cm above the pool bottom and is supported by a frame. The panel is made of plastic foam sufficiently rigid enough to allow a spear to remain impaled.
The sport is conducted in a swimming pool with a minimum pool size of 25 m x 10 m, a depth between 1.8 m and 5.0 m, and with a water temperature of 23°C +/-5°C. The targets are located about 1 to 1.5 m, from the back wall of the pool and are centered 2.5 m apart to create a number of specific shooting ranges. The following lines are marked on the pool bottom - shooting line, starting line, and a line located 3 m from the starting line to demarcate space for in-water preparation by competitors from the remainder of the pool which is used
for warming up by competitors. Individual events Precision - The competitor dives at the starting line, swims underwater to the shooting line where he/she stops to obtain support from the pool bottom or from a ballasted object, fires at the target, swims to the target to retrieve the spear, surfaces, and swims back to the
Biathlon is identical in conduct to that of the Precision event; however the competitor is required to return to the starting line after retrieving the spear before surfacing to take a breath. This cycle is repeated within a time frame of 2 minutes 30 seconds for men and 3 minutes for women until 5 shots are fired. Team events Relay is a team event identical to the Biathlon event but is conducted with 2 or 3 competitors. Each competitor takes turns in firing at the target until 9 shots are fired within a time frame of 4 minutes 30 seconds. The first French national championship was held in 1990 followed by European championships in 1998 and world championships in 1999. march 16
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Gone are the days when women were limited to the kitchen, dedicating her whole time taking care of her family and so on. But the scenario has changed. Now-a-days we find women not only competing shoulder to shoulder with men but even outdoing them in many fields.
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here is no dearth of exceptionally talented women entrepreneurs in India who have proved that they can very well handle the economics of the business as much as they can manage the home accounts. We have at present many examples of women who have made big name for themselves in the business world.
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. The Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women’s movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women’s conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for women’s rights and participation in the political and economic arenas. The International Women’s Day logo is in purple and white that symbolises justice and dignity Brainfeed which relates to women’s equality. interacted The theme for this year is with few women, “Pledge for Parity.”
and gathered their wonderful responses.
Women have emerged stronger with time in spite of circumstances she faces at home and workplace. She has the divine power to confront all challenges. Her being an agent of reproduction places her in the position of life blood of entire humanity. She remains committed to her dreams for family and society thus becomes an integral component and partner in rhythm of national development. Much of her work may remain invisible, unremunerated and unrecognized but each woman is a famous nation builder in herself. Truly Women are the ‘MEN’ in 21st Century. Salute to all the women!!!
Ms. Punam Gupta Principal, Maharaja Agarsain Public School, Delhi
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Being a post graduate, I worked in a corporate concern before marriage and after marriage doing activities like sari printing, as a consultant in an educational concern and many more. I was able to manage this coz of the freedom and the moral support been rendered by my family members. So the freedom of the women actually starts from HOME. After independence, women are into different fields and doing wonders which is a good sign for a developing nation. At present I am enjoying as a home maker, dedicating my time to take care of my family. Respect the women fraternity, appreciate them and express your love for them and make them feel happy.
Although there could be many other advantages of a working mom but for being last but not the least advantage is working woman could give something back to her society. Working and independent woman is always a sign of a healthy society and could contribute in creating such a society. Now-a-days due to inflation and other economic problems it has become vital to make more efforts for good earning. So for such a thing a woman has to earn and understand the responsibilities of her family. Keeping aside the disadvantages of being a working mother, one should be positive and strive to see the advantages it offers a family. A working mother should feel proud of herself as she has the power to give the best to her family at the same time not forgetting her responsibilities.
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Ms. Mrinalini Priya Asst. Manager, State Bank of Mysore, Hyderabad.
Home Maker, Hyderabad.
Today’s woman is not just equal to a man but is in fact stronger, for she not only earns but also cooks the bread, grooms children, and carry all household work too! She is a super woman. But is this all? In an urge to be a ‘superwoman’ she actually ends up being “super stressed”. Isn’t She? Our parents educate and support us to take up a bright career but the society expects a girl to manage her marital responsibilities. So how do we deal with it? Follow the Golden Approach of “3 C” Context, Create & Communicate. Love and be Loved, May you all have a happy and healthy life!!! Happy Women’s Day!!!
Happy International Women’s Day filled with love! I have 365-days every year, so it is not necessary to spend my 24-hours to remind the world how I enjoy my life, say what I think or decide what to do. If you get many flowers, don’t be flattered, otherwise, don’t be sad. The point is not what the men say today, but opens your eyes and sees what they do for you the rest of the year. Have an aim and achieve your goal and you will be recognized at the top of the world. This achievement will be a celebration for you every day.
Ms. LE Phuong Truc Quynh Student Pursuing Tourism, French Reunion Island.
Minal Naik Chartered Accountant, Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
Women empowers the family which in turn empowers the society and the nation. It is true that women have competed with men in all the areas but are the women really safe, are they able to tackle all the situations in the society. According to me everyday should be a women’s day, where proper respect and importance is given to women. The true women’s day will be the day when women can move out in the society safely at any time. Hope that day will come very soon!!!
T. Himalekha Student, B.Com, Hyderabad.
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BIG Question amphor is found in the wood of the camphor laurel, a large evergreen tree found in Asia particularly in Sumatra, Indonesia and Borneo and also of the unrelated kapur tree, a tall timber tree from the same region. Dried rosemary leaves, in the mint family, contain up to 20% camphor. Camphor can also be synthetically produced from oil of turpentine.
Why Does Camphor Change into Gas Without Turning into a Liquid? melts into water and further heat separates the particles of water further to form water vapours. Similarly the camphor molecules are held together by weak forces, even weaker than ice molecules, and simply evaporate on heating without melting.
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When milk is heated it comes up in the container and finally spills out. Unlike water, milk is not a simple substance. It is a colloid and contains many substances in suspended form. It contains fat, sugar, starch, protein, vitamins and minerals. When milk is heated, slowly the proteins and fats get separated. Since they are lighter than the milk they get collected on the surface in the form of a layer called cream. During heating some water in the milk gets converted into water vapour. As the upper layer of the milk is covered with cream, the
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substances. Such substances are called sublimatory substances and this process of conversion is known as sublimation. It is well known that all the substances are made up of atoms and molecules. These particles are held together by a force of attraction. If the force of attraction is weak, the particles can be separated easily. In a block of ice, the force of attraction is quite weak. With a small amount of heat the ice
A piece of camphor gives off a strong smell. It means that even at a moderate temperature, the molecules of camphor escape and spread everywhere. The atmospheric heat is enough to separate its molecules. At 179 degrees Celcius camphor melts to form a liquid but the moment it melts it catches fire and starts burning. However, if we remove all oxygen from its surroundings then it melts. Now camphor can’t burn, because there will be no oxygen around it.
Why Does Milk Spill Out When Boiled? vapour gets trapped under it. As the milk is heated further the water vapour expands and thick foam is produced on top. Finally, the trapped vapour pushes the layer up and in the process bursts through. As the vapour escapes, a lot of cream and milk spill out. It is very easy to prevent milk from
spilling. Provide a passage for the vapour to go out. Keep a long spoon in the milk container so that water vapour is able to escape along the handle of the spoon. This prevents the vapour from getting deposited under the layer of the cream and thus spilling out of the milk.
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he Central Industrial Security Force is a Central Armed Police Force under the aegis of Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Initially established under the CISF Act, 1968 to protect major PSUs, it was converted to an armed force with a larger ambit in 1983. CISF provides security to industrial ventures and establishments, VIPs and engages in disaster management. With personnel of over 165,000, it is the largest security force in the world. This year the 47th Raising Day of CISF is observed.
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orld Meteorological Organization, established in 1951 as a specialized agency for meteorology keeps current details about earth’s atmosphere behaviour, atmosphere interactions with the oceans resulting climate. It plays a significant role towards water resources safety, food security and transport. Environment, weather, climate and water cycle are natural resources beyond international boundaries and calls for universal co-operation for growth and development. “Hotter, drier, wetter – Face the Future” is the theme of World Meteorological Day 2016.
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International Fleet Review 2016 Naval Fleet Review is a ceremonial and stately inspection of the naval warships by the President who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. International Fleet Review 2016 was hosted by Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from February 4 to February 8. President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, AP Chief Minister Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu and other Indian dignitaries along with Naval heads representing more than 50 countries took part in this review. The display showcased the latest acquisitions of the Indian Navy. The spectators were enthralled with the cultural events that included folk dance performances, classical dances, music, and a reinterpretation of the epic Mahabharata.
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MARINER 10 THE FIRST SPACECRAFT TO VISIT MERCURY
experiments in the interplanetary medium and to obtain experience with a dual-planet gravity assist mission. Since Mercury is so close to the Sun it was too difficult to incorporate an orbit around Mercury in the route, so Mariner 10 orbited the Sun. In order to reach its destination, the satellite was accelerated with the gravity field of Venus. Mariner 10’s science team was led by Bruce C. Murray at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California, United States. The spacecraft used the solar radiation pressure on its solar panels and its high-gain antenna as a means of attitude control during flight, the first spacecraft to use active solar pressure control. Instruments on-board the spacecraft measured the atmospheric, surface, and physical characteristics of Mercury and Venus. Experiments included television photography, magnetic field, plasma, infrared radiometry, ultraviolet spectroscopy, and radio science detectors. An experimental X-band, high-frequency transmitter was flown for the first time on this spacecraft.
ariner 10 was an American robotic space probe launched by NASA on November 3, 1973, to fly by the planets Mercury and Venus. It was the first spacecraft to visit Mercury. It was also the first spacecraft to use the gravitational pull of one planet (Venus) to reach another (Mercury), and the first spacecraft mission to visit two planets. The mission objectives were to measure Mercury’s environment, atmosphere, surface, and body characteristics and to make similar investigations of Venus. Secondary objectives were to perform
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The spacecraft passed Venus on February 5, 1974, the closest approach being 5,768 km. It was the twelfth spacecraft to reach Venus and the eighth to return data from the planet, as well as the first mission to successfully broadcast images of Venus back to Earth. The spacecraft flew past Mercury three times. The first Mercury encounter took place on March 29, 1974, at a range of 703 kilometers, passing on the shadow side. Mariner 10 results showed a Hadley-type circulation existed in Venus atmosphere and showed that Venus had at best a weak magnetic field, and the ionosphere interacted with the solar wind to form a bow shock. At Mercury, it was confirmed that Mercury had no atmosphere and a cratered, dormant Moon-like surface was shown in the images. Mercury was shown to have a small magnetic field and a relatively large iron-rich core. Until now, the MARINER 10 and MESSENGER missions have been the only missions that have made close observations of Mercury.
TECHNOLOGY
APPS of the Month Chemist Virtual Chem Lab Designed for the iOS and Android tablets, this app allows experiencing a real chemistry lab without the actual chemicals. With the swipe of a finger, this educational app allows to move each piece of equipment to new and precise angles as if holding them in hands. The measurements with the “Label” tool allow to record mass, temperature, and density as each experiment takes place. • Grade: 7-10 • Pros: The software helps the user to experience a real-time lab simulation. • Cons: Despite all the reagents at your fingertips, only inorganic ones are available. • Essence: A portable chemistry lab to conduct experiments, explore chemistry reactions with different lab tools.
Grammar Up Grammar Up is a multiplechoice quiz system for English that provides over 1,800 questions across 20 grammar categories. It claims to help learners improve their grammar, word selection and vocabulary. The app also offers students practice tests so they can see how much they’ve learned. A summary is presented at the end of each test, showing time spent, score, and questions answered correctly and incorrectly. The students can track their weak areas and focus on them. Grade: High school students Pros: Grammar rules are thoroughly explained with various usage examples to get a deep understanding Essence: An interactive program that tests knowledge of grammar, proofreading, and literary style.
obots that mimic the way cockroaches can scuttle through teenytiny cracks might one day help to locate and rescue disaster victims trapped under debris.
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Cockroaches have the potential to withstand 900 times their body weight without being hurt. cracks. The skittering robots could also let rescuers know if the rubble pile is stable. Study leader Kaushik Jayaram, who recently completed his doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley, US, is currently testing the cockroach’s parts to determine their mechanical properties and how they contribute to the insect’s locomotion. Robert Full, an integrative biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, US, said the robot would be perfect for search and rescue missions. The prototype costs about $100. Mass producing the robot could bring down the cost to less than $10 a piece. march 16
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3rdNATI NAL CONFERENCE O N S C H O O L E D U C AT I O N L E A D E R S H I P
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3rd National Conference & School Excellence Awards 2016 rainfeed’s 3rd National Conference and School Excellence Award 2016 on February 4, 2016 at Le Meredian, New Delhi, was to inspire the school leadership, deliberate on emerging challenges and reward schools for educating the young minds.
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The conference was a platform for the educationists to interact with the eminent personalities in the field of education and exchange their views for an efficient education system and to also find out the remedial measures. Mr. B.S.N. Murthy, Director, Kennedy High School, Hyderabad, welcomed the galaxy of educationists and briefed the objective behind the School Education Leadership. Lighting of the lamp added sanctity to the occasion.
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The Chief Guest Prof. Madabhushi Sridhar, Central Information Commissioner, Government of India, greeted the delegates. Prof. Sridhar said, “A teacher can make everybody; can create Prime Minister, Chief Minister, President; the great aspect is a teacher can make another teacher.” He appreciated the educationists for building the future of the country by scripting the tomorrow, an educated tomorrow, an informed and empowered tomorrow. He also described that in our ancient Indian tradition, mother is the person whom the child sees first, later the mother introduces the child to the father and later on the father has the responsibility to take the child to a teacher and the teacher will lead him to God. He connected this with the teachers and said that they occupied a great position as teachers.
Mr Premchand Palety, Director, C-fore, in his speech shared his views, “Why should the schools be ranked at all? It is a debatable topic. Many of the schools did not like the idea of ranking at all. We tried and there is no perfect yardstick or parameters by which the schools may be ranked. All the good schools are doing very well and there is no competition among them. Whosoever was complacent had paid the penalty of being accountable to the stakeholders. It reflected upon the quality of teachers. In fact, we have to find more occasions to celebrate the good functioning schools.” Mr. Praveen Tyagi, Founder Pace said, “Education should be more
practical oriented and children should learn new concepts. In India instead of rewarding people with creativity, people with marks are rewarded. The whole process of Stanford and MIT is very different from our country. We need to make changes to improve the educational system. We cannot blame individuals. We cannot blame the principals or teachers.” Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Region Development Officer FIFA, expressed his views by saying, “I congratulate the educationists for shaping the future, but my complaint is that I hardly see sports in education system. If sports are implemented in schools, you all will see a better India and better productive child in the school. Mix sports and education to see a winner. It is a great loss to India if sports are not introduced at the school level. Country like Afghanistan without peace and unity is bringing happiness because of sports. Sports should be promoted in the schools and it should be the main stream of the school element. It is the right of a child to play and the schools should expose the child in every aspect.” He assured the
educationists that he will extend his full support, to the schools in the field of sports. Ms Neetu Sharma, Director, Navajyoti Foundation, India, made a presentation of the 28-year old organization founded by Dr Kiran Bedi. She explained how Bal Gurukul has been producing remarkable results in leadership from individualistic reports to collective results in slums and villages in Delhi and Haryana. It has grown from 700 to 7000+ non-school going children in strengthening their leadership qualities. Shri Gopal Sharma, Pearson Group, made a comprehensive presentation of their publications for schools, Curriculum beyond Boundaries. Panel Discussion Introducing the topic ‘The Emerging Challenges in Today’s School Leadership’, Dr. Ashok Pandey, Principal, Ahlcon International School, was the
Moderator for the Panel Discussion. He said that the challenges ranged from mundane to metaphysical. The real challenge lay in what happened both inside and outside classrooms. Marketing the school is a real challenge because we need more children. Mr Ujjwal Singh Vice-President, Product-K-12, Pearson India said, “We are to transform from digital immigration to digital nativity.” “By 2027 computers would be equal to human mind,” he said. There would emotional integrity on the part of students with the teacher. Artificial Intelligence would take over from human beings. Due to the digital invasion there would be outsourcing of the brain. Everything would be through computers and it would happen in 15 years of time! In such a situation, what kind of students would be churned out of schools? How it would impact their life? How would they deal with such a mechanism will be the biggest challenge for future.
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Mr Casey Allred, Founder, Effect. org spoke about the emerging market for students who are deprived of education. He questioned about the ways and means of making education accessible to remote and inaccessible places. Ms Josephine Vas, Sr. Adviser, Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai spoke about the challenges of school leadership. “Good teachers are never good administrators.” She emphasized that educational managers or administrators need to be better ‘human beings with human touch’. A principal should be inside-out and be a role model for teachers, students, parents and community at large. The principal should enforce effective techniques to work together. The leader-to-be should be groomed with a farreaching vision of education. At the end of the Panel discussions there was questionanswer session. The panelists tried to convince the audience by their responses. Panel Discussion
was followed by School Excellence Awards function. The conference ended on a successful note with the presentation of vote of thanks by Mr. B.S.N. Murthy.
Shri Arjun Vajpai, the youngest mountaineer, scaling the fourth highest peak in the world at the age of 15, delivered a highly motivating speech spelling out how academics and knowledge should be applied in real-life situations. He appealed to the Principals to keep motivating young students so that they could successfully climb over the challenges of life. One should push oneself into reality and look at oneself from somewhere into glorious future. One requires the power of imagination for vision. He said, “Start where you are with what you have because what you have is plenty. You can achieve it right now. If you have knowledge and if you don’t apply it, it is of no use.”
BRAINFEED would like to express heartfelt gratitude to the following sponsors whose support and co-operation has made the 3rd National Conference and School Excellence Award function held on February 4, 2016, at Le’ Me’ridien, New Delhi, a grand success. GOLD PARTNER: Shri Ujjwal Singh, Vice-President, Products, PEARSON India Education Services Pvt. Limited, Bengaluru SILVER PARTNER: Shri Anurag Dixit, Vice-President, Marketing & Sales, Teno App, Mumbai; Shri Naveen Kumar & Shri Manish Kumar, Directors, Aniguru Animation Institute,Hyderabad EXHIBIT PARTNERS: Shri Ranjit Kadiroo, Head of Sales, RISO India Pvt. Ltd. Noida; Shri James Anthony, DGM, Business Development, Entab Infotech Pvt Limited; Shri Nimish Thakur, Director, National Geographic Xplorer, Mumbai; Shri Sireesh Turlapati, Director, IRIS Florets Pre-Schools, Hyderabad; Shri Ajay Sakhamuni, Director, myclassboard.com, Hyderabad; Shri Aditya Kumar, IMAX, Hyderabad; Shri Vinod Kakumanu, School Services, Hyderabad; Shri Ashok Goyal, Director, Goyal Brothers Prakashan, Noida CONCEPT PARTNER: Shri Francis Joseph, R Minds, Mumbai
Students of Maharaja Agrasain Public School, mesmerized the audience with their performance
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Special Thanks to: Shri B S N Murthy, Director, Kennedy High School, Kukatpally, Hyderabad
Recognising the efforts and their dedication in the field of education, Brainfeed honoured Shri Tilak Raj Gupta and Madam Grace Pinto with the Life Time Achievement Award
Shri. Tilak Raj Gupta Shri. T. R. Gupta, Vice-President, DAV Management Trust & Society, is a pioneer of the DAV Public Schools movement in India. He was the Founder Principal of the first DAV Public School and Hans Raj Model School, New Delhi. The prestigious National Public Schools Conference also bestowed upon him the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the cause of education. He served on the Advisory Council and Curriculum Committee, Government of Delhi. He was on the Governing Body of CBSE and SCERT. As the Founder President of the Action Committee, he represented all public schools of Delhi from 1997 to 2005. As Director, Foreign Projects, DAV College Managing Committee, he represented the organization in numerous international conferences. He contributed articles to various magazines and newspapers and has authored a book, “Vedas for the Young”.
The sense of duty is the sense of service to the society. The IQ has been replaced by EQ which is very important for all round personality development.”
Madam Grace Pinto Amicable and articulate, Madam Grace Pinto is bestowed with fine intellectual qualities coupled with a benevolent, dignified grace befitting her name. The tireless devotion and zeal towards the cause of education has helped establish her as one of the leading persons in the field of education. As the Managing Director of Ryan group of Institutions, the Ryan Group under her direction has pioneered significant national and international events in order to develop excellence in leadership amongst students and is ranked among the most respected schools not only in the country but also globally. Madam Grace Pinto has been honoured several times for her passionate service to the nation.
Ms Sonal Pinto, the younger daughter of Madam Grace Pinto, received the award on behalf of her mother. She said: I would like to thank Brainfeed for the honour bestowed on my mother, and especially, to the God for recognizing Madam Pinto’s service to the cause of education.” march 16
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Ms. Lalitha Suresh - Gems Our Own Indian School, Alquoz, Dubai
Bro. A. J. George - Olive International School, Doha, Qatar
Dr. Thakur Mulchandani - Sunrise English Private School, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms. Anju Gaur - JKG Senior Secondary School, Sector 9, Ghaziabad
Ms. Anju Sharma - Ryan International School, Ghaziabad
Mrs. Seema Jerath - DLF Public School, Sector2, Ghaziabad
Mrs. Madhu Gulia - Amity International School, Sector 43, Gurgaon
Mrs. Anita Malhotra - Lotus Valley International School, Sector 50, Gurgaon
Ms. Sonia Vohra - St. John’s High School, Sector 26, Chandigarh
Ms. Sonal Pinto - Ryan International School, Chandigarh
Ms. Maria Swati - Carmel Convent School, Sector 9B, Chandigarh
Mrs. Anu Kumar, Director - Stepping Stones School, Chandigarh
Ms. Poonam Gupta - BGS International Public School, Dwaraka, New Delhi
Ms. Priyanka Mehta - Amity International School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
Capt. Archana Chauhan - The Ardee World School, Sector 100, Noida
Ms. Pratibha Kohli - Maharaja Agrasen Model School, Pitampura, Delhi
Mr. Pravin Tiwari - Central India Public School, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Ms. Nirmala Fernandes - Holy Family High School, Chembur, Mumbai
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Mrs. Sanyogita Sharma - Manav Rachana International School, Faridabad
Ms. Preeti Pillai - Podar World School, Sama, Vadodara, Gujarat
Ms. Rekha Shah - Podar World School, Sherkhi, Vadodara, Gujarat
Mr. Chakrapani Estarla - Silver Bells Public School, Kalvibid Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Mr. Krit Serai - Satluj Public School, Panchkula, Haryana
MS. Nalini Shetty & Ms. Dolly Jacob - RBK School, Thane , Mumbai
Mrs. Preeti kwatra & Mr. Pawan Kumar - Petals Club Preschool, Vikas Marg, New Delhi
Dr. Sanjay Sachdev - Scottish High International School, Sector 57, Gurgaon
Mrs. Amita Lalit - Stimulus School, Sector 39, Noida
Mr. Miny Raj Mody, Gyan Ganga International School, Jabalpur, MP
Mr. Mukesh Goyal & Mr. Vinay DeoPujari International Sahaja Public School, HP
Ms. Megha Verma - Gen Next School, Noida
Mrs. Kavita Rathor - Sanfort Preschool, Vasundhra, Ghaziabad
Mrs. Shubhi - Sanfort Preschool, Sector 4, Vaishali
Mr. P. Rajendra Prasad - Triveni High School, Khammam, Telangana
Gems English School, Sone Rohtas, Bihar
Ms. Preeti Katyal - Modern Delhi Public School, Greater Faridabad
Ms. Sonal Pinto - Ryan International School, Jabalpur, MP
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Mr. Naveen - Sanjay Ghodawat International School, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Ms. Manmit Behel - MNR School of Excellence, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai
Mr. A. K. Chauhan - Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Alipore, Kolkata
Mr. & Mrs. A. Srinivas Reddy - Lotus Lap Public School, Vanstalipuram, Hyderabad
Mr. Gagan Khurana - Delhi Public School, Sonepat, Delhi NCR
Mr. K. Chandra Sekhar Reddy - Lotus Lap Public School, Saroor Nagar, Hyderabad
Lt. Col. Y.H.V.S.Prasad - The Cathedral Vidya School, Lonavala, Maharashtra
Ms. Sonal Pinto - Ryan International School, Kandivali East, Mumbai
Mr. Rajesh Bajaj - Mount Abu Public School, Rohini, Delhi
Ms. Alka Singh & Ms. Shipra - Presidium School, Sector 57, Gurgaon
Mrs. Divya Bhatia - Amity International School, Saket, Delhi
Ms. Sonia Luthra - ASN Sr. Secondary School, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi
Mr. A. Krishna Reddy - Ramakrishna Public School, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Mr. Shiv Shankar Reddy - Nagarjuna Model School, Kadapa
Mr. B. Srikanth Reddy - Little Angels Public School, Gudur, Andhra Pradesh
Mr. K Santhosh Kumar - Navya Bharati Global School, Nizamabad, Telangana
Ms. Jyoti Agarwal - Maharaja Agarsain Public School, Ashok Vihar, New Delhi
Mr. K. Tulasi Vishnu Prasad - Sri Rama Rural High School, Chilumuru, Guntur Dist, AP
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Ms. Smita Sharma, - N. K. Bagrodia Public School, Dwaraka, New Delhi
Mrs. Anjali Agarwal - St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meerabag, New Delhi
Ms.Sudha Singh - Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Ms. Ruchika Chhabra - Ramjas School, Pusa Road, New Delhi
Mrs. Sulochana Raja - Ryan International School, Trans Yamuna, New Delhi
Ms. Renu Suri - Manav Sthali School, New Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi
Sr. Greta - Convent of Jesus & Mary School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Ms. Mukuljha - G. D. Salwan Public School, Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi
Ms. Vijaya Lakshmi Ramesh - Ganges Valley International School, Nizampet, Hyderabad
Ms. Komal Dhingra & Ms. Alka Mathur - SNEH International School, Vikas Marg, New Delhi
Ms. Sarita Sehagal - Apeejay School, Pitampura, Delhi
Ms. Sunita Rajiv & Ms. Chetan Sabharwal Ahlcon International School, Delhi
Mrs. Sarah P. Pearlson - Mount Caramal School, Anand Niketan, New Delhi
Mrs. Sunita Howell - Mount Carmel School, Dwaraka, New Delhi
Mr. G. Narayana Rao - Howard Public School, K. Perumallapuram, E.Godavari Dist. AP
Mr. A. David - Darshan Academy, Bhamasha Road, Delhi
Ms. Indira Kohli - Delhi Public School, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida
Ms. Sudha Acharya - ITL Public School, Dwaraka, Delhi
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Ms. Amudha Lakshmi - Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai
Smt. S. Pushpa - Bhavan’s Varuna Vidyalaya, Thrikkakara, Kerala
Mr. S. K. Mishra - Army Public School, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Ms. Toral Jain, Director - Eden International School, Bhilwara, Rajastan
Ms. Mini Nayar - Kudilal Govindram Seksaria English School, Malad (West), Mumbai
Mr. M. V. Ramachandra Reddy - Saibaba EM School, Kadapa Dist, Andhra Pradesh
Mrs. Suman Gulati - Blue Bells Group of Schools, Sector 4, Gurgaon
Ms. Meenal Kulkarni & Ms. Lalika - Explorika Early Learning School & Child Care, Bengaluru
Ms. Gracy Solomon - Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur, Mumbai
Mrs. Papri Chakraborty - Fortune World School, Noida
Mr. Y. V. Suresh - Triveni High School, Kothagudem, Telangana
Ms. Ishwarya Rajalakshmi - Little Millennium, Perungudi, Chennai
Ms. M. Sunitha, Mr. H. Girish & Ms. T. Bharathi Little Millenium, Hesaraghtta, Bengaluru
Ms. Aparupa Gupta & Ms. Sejal Raj - The Bangalore School, Whitefield, Bengaluru
Ms. Merlin Powell - The Geekay World School, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Abirami Vivek - Visva Vidya Mandir-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar, Chennai
Ms. Ekta Sharma - Little Pearls Play School & Day Care, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
Ms. M. Meenakshi & Ms. Revati Anand - Maple Bear Canadian Preschool, Geetanjali Enclave, New Delhi
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Dr. Manisha Mehta - Excelsior American School, Gurgaon, Haryana
Ms. Sara George - St. Georges School, Alknanda, Delhi
Ms. Anju Chopra - Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar, Indore, MP
Mr. Kunal Dalal & Ms. Fatima Agarkar - JBCN International School, Parel, Mumbai
Billabong High International School Santacruz, Mumbai
Mr. P. Manasa - Hindu High School, Narasaraopet, Guntur Dist, AP
Ms. Pooja Bhatia - The Ardee School, Sujan Singh Park, New Delhi
Mrs. Manju Gupta & Ruchi Bhisht - Kothari International School, Sector 50, Noida
Mr. K. K. Ashraf - Aura Edify Global School, Kodungallur, Kerala
Ms. Rajini Gupta - Ramagya Public School, Sector 50, Noida
Dr. Snigdha Sachdeva, Vice-Principal - Sapphire International School, Sector 70, Noida
Ms. Neelima Narain - Jaypee Public School, Greater Noida
Mrs. Vandana Midha, Principal - Gyan Shree School, Sector 127, Noida
Ms. Urmimala Sudhakar - Indraprastha International School, Dwaraka, New Delhi
Ms. Ratna Lekha Shetty - Rockwell International School, Hyderabad
Dr. Bhawna - Lovely Public Sr Sec School, Priyadarshini Vihar, Delhi
Mr. V. R. Rami Reddy - V R High School, Rayachoti, Kadapa Dist, Andhra Pradesh
Bal Bharati Public School, Ghaziabad, UP
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Mr. Sameer Jain - Bachpan a play school, Banjarahills, Hyderabad
Mr. Kishore Gathey & Mrs. Bhuvaneswari Gathey Apple Valley Pre School, Rajhmundry, AP
Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar - Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, Punjab
Mr. K. K. Panda - Sun Beam School, Varanasi, UP
Mr. Manish Mehta - Millennium Star Kids, Thane (w), Mumbai
Mr. V. Sivaprasad Menon - Sivananda High School, Visakhapatnam
Mr. Anit Arora - Cambridge International School, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Mr. Karthikeyen & Ms. Mathini - Little Millenium Preschool, Saibaba Colony, Coimbatore
Ms. Rekha Mani Acharya - Gurukul Kindergarten, Malad, Mumbai
Mr. Devang Jagadish Bhai Patel - Little Millenium, Gujarat
Ms. Priya Mittal & Mr. Lalit Mittal - Eurokids International School, Andheri (W), Mumbai
Bro. Christopher Dawes - St. Patrick Academy, Ernakulam, Kerala
Mr. Kiranjit Singh Pannu - Tapti Valley International School, Surat, Gujarat
Mr. Ch. Raghunath Reddy - Lead India School, Hanamkonda, Telangana
Ms. Tulika Mishra - Little Millenium, Narayanpur, Kolkata,
Ms. Sonal Pinto - Ryan Shalom Montessori, Andheri East, Mumbai
Ms. Florence Helen Nalini - Little Millenium, Ashok Nagar, Chennai
Mr. Deepak Tiwari - Little Millenium, Lucknow
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Ms. Sonal Pinto - Ryan Global Montessori, Sector 40, Gurgaon
Ms. Amita Mohan - Amiown School, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi
Ms. Aparna Khanna Swamy & Bro Monachan KK Montfort School, Ashok Vihar, New Delhi
Ms. Shipra Nijhawan & Ms. Anchal Agnihotri Mother’s Pride, West Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi
Ms. Peeya Sharma - Ryan International School, Gurgaon
Ms. Reshma Shrinivas - WeCare, Hebbal, Whitefield & Sarjapur, Bengaluru
Mr. Nagi Shah Razvi - Imamiya Mission School, Ladakh
Ms. Dharini Shukla & Ms. Jyoti Shukla - Vedant International School, Isanpur, Ahmedabad
Bachpan A Play School, Boduppal & Nizampet, Hyderabad
Mr. K. Srikanth Reddy & Ms. Sravanti - Bachpan A Play School, Nizampet, Hyderabad
Ms. Seema Chhabra & Ms. Leenu - Shah Satnam Ji Girls School, Sirsa, Haryana
Ms. Kavita Meduru - Iris Florets The Happy Play School, Marredpally, Sec’bad
Ms. Smitha Shirish & Mr. Sirish Gadda Iris Florets - West Marredpalli Hyderabad
Ms. Taranum Shohel - Little Millennium, Viman Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra
Ms. Indulatha - Bachpan A Play School, SR Nagar, Hyderabad
Ms. Reshma Shrinivas - WeCare, Gachibowli, Hyderabad
Mr. V. Rami Reddy - Vedavyas High School, Mydikur, Kadapa Dist, Andhra Pradesh
K. Roopa Reddy - Bachpan A Play School, DD Colony, Hyderabad
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Mrs. Rashmi Ambavane - St. Gregorios High School, Chembur, Mumbai
Ms. Kavita Bajpai - Jamnabai Narsee School, Gift City, Gujarat
Ms. Nandita Basak - The Chintels School, Kanpur, UP
Sr. Greta D’Souza - Convent of Jesus & Mary, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Ms. Mamta Jaiswal - Sun Beam School, Annapurna, Varanasi, UP
Ms. Preeti Bararia, MES Kishore Kendra Public School, Bengaluru
Ms. Rachna Pant - Ramjas School, R.K.Puram, New Delhi
Ms. Babitha Sri Kumar - Ambitus World School, Hyderabad
Maple BearPinto Canadian Ms. Sonal - RyanPreschool International School, Geetanjali Enclave, New Delhi Noida
Ms. T. Saroja Reddy - St. Peter’s Residential School, Dullapally, Hyderabad
Mr. A. K. Mishra - K C Public School, Berhampur, Odisha
Ms. Sonal Pinto - Ryan International School, Mumbai & Pune, Maharastra
Mr. Mohd. Anwar - M. A. Ideal School, Kishan Bagh, Hyderabad
Ms. Anuradha Krishnan - Primus Public School, Bengaluru
Mr. Rehaan Barucha - Aditya Birla Integrated School, Mumbai
Ms. Shashi Banerjee - Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, Haryana
Mr. B. Gangaiah - Balavikas EM School, Kadapa Dist, Andhra Pradesh
Mr. Karan Bajwa & Ms.Prineet Sohal - Shemrock Sr. Sec. School, Mohali, Punjab
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Ms. SumanSood - Mongrace Montessori House, Short Street, Kolkata
Ms. Aditi Jain - Gaia Green School, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida
Ms. S. Joshna - La Martiniere for girls, Rawdon Street, Kolkata
Mr. Nirmal Verma, Tulipians Academy, Dover Lane, Kolkata
Ms. Rashmi Singh - Vibgyor Kids, Lucknow, UP
Mr. Rohan V. Bhat - Childrens Academy, Malad, Mumbai
Mr. Manoj Gupta - Kidzee, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur
Mr. Nirmal Verma - Kidzee Tulips, Kolkata
Ms. Jayashree Meno - Wendy School Jr. College, Gwalior, MP
Mr. Rajendrasing Gohil - Amar Jyothi Saraswati International School, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Mr. Amit Jugrran - Assam Valley School, Balipura, Assam
Mr. Rohan Bhat - Children’s Academy, Malad (E), Mumbai
Ms. Latha Murty - Early Foundation, Domlur, Bengaluru
Ms. Bindu Gupta & Ms. Priyanka Tandon - Apple Blossom Pre Nursery School, Sector 45, Gurgaon
Mr. Graham Heiden - Christ Church School, Byculla, Mumbai
Mr. Himanshu Arora - Holy Heart Presidency School, Amritsar, Punjab
Mr. Narasimha Reddy - Victory EM School , Railway Kodur, Kadapa Dist, Andhra Pradesh
Mrs. Kunjini Thapa - Himali Boarding School, Darjeeling, West Bengal
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Ms. Gayatri Dash - Modern Public School, Balasore, Odisha
Dr. Dinesh Sharma & Mr. Vinod Patel - Vidya Sagar School, Indore, MP
Ms. Sudha Singh - Ryan International School, Greater Noida
Dr. Dinesh Singh - Sainik School, Rewa, MP
Ms. Shruti Rawat, Director & Ms. Gina Bains, Principal - Saksham Preschool, New Delhi
Mrs. Archana Nigam - Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur, Kanpur, UP
Mr. D. Padmanabha - Edify School, Somanhalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Ms. Ghazala Afsar Ruby & Ms. Manju Mishra Delhi Public School, Lucknow
Ms. Shali Jacob - Vikas Bharati Public School, Rohini, Delhi
Ryan International School, Jabalpur, MP
Ms. Jaya Mittal - Sanfort Preschool, Swarn Jayantipuram, Ghaziabad
Bro. Monachan KK, Ms. Aparna K.Swamy & Ms. Rakhi Thapar - Montfort Sr. Sec. School, Delhi
Ms. Rosa Wahlang - Jyoti Sroat School, Laitumkhrah, Shillong
Mrs. Ekta - Sanfort Preschool, Nehru Nagar
Mr. Mallikarjuna Rao - Handwriting Academy, Hyderbad
Mr. Ashis Kumar Panda - NATCO School of Learning, Gollamudipadu, Guntur Dist, AP
Dr. S. S. Minhas - Guru Nanak Public School, New Delhi
Mr. Sandeep Goenka - Spring Buds International School, Lamington Road, Mumbai
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Mrs. J Mayadas - The Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai
Mr. Sohil Virali & Mr. Suhas Bedekar - The Learning Curve, Chembur, Mumbai
Ms. Tulika Mishra - Little Millennium, Moga, Punjab
Mr. Sunil Bhall - Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram, Kilpauk, Chennai
Ms. Geeta Malhotra & Ms. Preeti Kumar - Step By Step Nursery School, New Delhi
Ms. Lydwin Lobo - Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya, Malad (W), Mumbai
Ms. Mukti Kapoor - Ecole Globale International Girls School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Capt. Lakshman Mukherji - HVB Global Academy, Mumbai
Subodh Public School, Jaipur
Mr. Arjun Kumar Reddy - Rishi Vidya Niketan, Pulivendula, Kadapa Dist, Andhra Pradesh
Mr. P. Ramana Rao, Ms. P. Lakshmi & Ms. D. Padma - VT High School, Visakhapatnam
Ms. Rachana Sharma - Silver Oaks School, Bachupally, Hyderabad
Ms. Anju Saluja - The Indian Cambridge School, Dehradun
Wg Cdr Ranjit Kumar Mandal (Retd) - BGS World School, Kengeri Hobli, Bengaluru
Ms. Madhulika Sen - Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar, Delhi
Mr. Vincent Ashish Moses - The Srijan School, Model Town, Delhi
Ms. Pooja Ramchandani Sadhuvaswani International School, Kompally, Hyderabad
Ms. J. Sujata - The Secunderabad Public School, Secunderabad
Mr. K. V. Praveen Raju Suchitra Academy, Suchitra Junction, Hyderabad
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Podar International School - Ahemdabad
Podar International School - Nagpur Katol
Podar International School - Parel
Mr. Francis Joseph - KannadiVappa International School, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu
EXHIBIT PARTNER - Shri Sireesh Turlapati, Director, IRIS Florets Pre-Schools, Hyderabad
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Podar International School - Patiala
Podar International School - Bengaluru
Podar International School - Pimpri
GOLD PARTNER - Shri Gopal Sharma, Pearson Group
Podar International School - Indore
Podar International School - Jaipur
Podar International School - samastipur
Podar International School - Khar West
SILVER PARTNER - Shri Anurag Dixit, VicePresident, Marketing & Sales, Teno App, Mumbai
Maple Bear Canadian Preschool Geetanjali Enclave, New Delhi
Additional Profiles of
TOP SCHOOLS OF INDIA
2016
Aura Edify Global School Kodungallur, Kerala
Amar Jyothi Saraswati International School Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Principal: Mr. K. K. Ashraf Aura Edify Global School is a specialized initiative of Aura Academic Institution Pvt. Ltd. It was founded with a vision to provide world class quality education. The emphasis is on attention to the learning, social and personal needs of individual students. Students are encouraged to participate fully and actively in the wide range of opportunities provided to suit their learning styles. At AURA, our faculty is a splendid mixture of nationalities. They include teachers and trainers selectively recruited from all over the world.
Principal: Mr. Rajendrasing Gohil
BGS World School Kengeri Hobli Bengaluru Principal: Wg Cdr Ranjit Kumar Mandal (Retd) BGS International School is an integral part of one of the finest centers of learning in India. It offers its students all the advantages of a modern educational system without the distractions of modern city life. This School was founded by Pontiff His Holiness Jagadguru Balagangadharanatha Swamiji of AdiChunchanagiri Math, who over the past many years had strived hard to promote educational institutions of international stature. BGS International Residential School offers a complete education from childhood to adolescent life, further leading to Technological and Medical education.
Little Millennium Saibabacolony, Coimbatore
Lakshmipat Singhania Academy Alipore, Kolkata Principal: Mrs. Meena Kak Lakshmipat Singhania Academy (LSA) is a group of schools run by Lakshmipat Singhania Education Foundation, a subsidiary of the J.K. Group. The school offers modern and excellent facilities like library having a rich collection of Books, laboratories, well ventilated classrooms, Computer Lab and play area. In addition to academics, it also offers a wide range of co-curricular activities in cricket, athletics, gymnastics, music, drama, debates and elocution.
The school’s mission and vision is to prepare children who have courage and heroism to demand from themselves tireless labour and inner discipline directed towards self - control and self-mastery and to provide a future which will be guided by the wisdom of the seers and further vision to serve the ever increasing glory of India.
Little Millennium Ashok Nagar, Chennai Director: Ms. Florence Helen Nalini Little Millennium, Ashok Nagar, Chennai is a highly successful preschool promoted by India’s largest and most respected name in education, Educomp. Here every step of the child’s education is planned to the last detail. “Every day Growing a little, Glowing a little.” By the time the little ones move out of our preschool, they would have developed a strong foundation and will be ready take on the challenges with a confident..Hi!
We are a preschool whom promote independent learning. We thrive to achieve the best practices. Children are respected as individuals and tailor made services. We recognize their learning style and promote better leaning using their own style. Child’s extra curriculum activities are supervised and encourages to practice. The school ensures the child is stress free and ensures parents are counseled. For better practical learning children are taken out to the places according the theme. We emphasise on good life practices skills to ensure child gain confident to face the small world they live in.
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2016
TOP SCHOOLS OF INDIA
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya Malad West, Mumbai Principal: Ms. Meenakshi Kilpady
Edify School Somanahalli, Bengaluru Chairman: Mr. K. G. Subbaraj Efforts of Edify are directed towards shaping the future of the education in a manner that makes the schooling years productive, joyous and enriching. With the motto “Leading Young India”, the school has pledged to provide the finest quality of education and create a society of progressive thinking individuals. The school’s vision is to foster a society of individuals capable of progressive thinking, creating and initiating positive change to impact the global community, through knowledge, understanding and attitude.
NCFE Early Foundation Malleshpalya, Bengaluru Early Foundation is an integrated curriculum school with a focus on early education. The Group also promotes a full day scholar national school and an international boarding school too. NCFE and ICE share Knowledge PARK Campus to form one of India’s largest and fast growing school with infrastructure on par with international standards.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya is a co-educational, English-medium school with a rich history of quality initiatives in Education. Our core objectives expound the allround development of children, so that the values of human dignity and equality are enshrined in their hearts to create a true democratic and secular society. It has been our proud tradition to have always cared for the quality of education we provide to our students, and it is our commitment to strive continually towards student-centred learning and stress-free education.
Gurukul Kindergarten Malad, Mumbaid Principal: Ms. Meenakshi Kilpady We believe that early childhood learning is crucial to later success in school and life. The warm and caring environment of the Gurukul Kindergarten keeps in mind precisely this, and provides its students an all round educational plan that is: Age appropriate, Free of stress and Developmentally conscious. The classrooms provide a healthy social environment where children learn emotional and social management skills. The curriculum is based on an amalgamation of western research in child psychology and the cultural patterns of our heritage. The curriculum is implemented using the play-way method, and includes consciously planned activities for all round development.
Maple Bear Canadian Preschool Geetanjali Enclave, New Delhi Director: Mr. Alok Modi Maple Bear TM Global Schools Ltd Canada is present in 12 countries worldwide (Brazil, Bangladesh, China, India, Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, UAE, South Korea and Vietnam). Maple Bear is present in 70+ locations Pan India. In India Maple Bear is a joint venture between Modi Edutech Pvt ltd and Maple Bear Global Schools Ltd. Canada. Maple Bear Pre School Geetanjali Enclave Program is modeled upon current Canadian early childhood practices. The program is designed and regularly upgraded by Canadian Experts and offers a full day structured program where learning is through experience and exploration. Competence in language, reading, mathematics, science and technology is developed systematically at Maple Bear. Maple Bear offers several programs for Children of an age group ranging from 18 months to 4.5 years + including day care. MapleBear Canadian Preschool Geetanjali Enclave takes the responsibility of providing quality care and education for each child very seriously. We provide a student-focused learning system in a safe, secure and stimulating environment.
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Additional Profiles of
TOP SCHOOLS OF INDIA
2016
Podar World School Sherki, Vadodara, Gujarat
Iris Florets The Happy Play School Marredpally, Sec’bad
Principal: Ms. Preeta Pillai
Director: Ms. Smitha Shirish
Podar World School offers every child a complete learning and growing experience. They create dynamic enrichment programs which are integral to a child’s growing experience. In every class the student has an opportunity to explore life in its multi-facets through a well designed co curricular activities program. Music, Drama, Art and craft, Speech and Drama, yoga and a host of other exciting courses are offered. Every new learning is leveraged to generate a new dynamism. Emphasis is placed on integrating personality Development in every student to enable him to seize the future. Out on the field our students shine in a variety of sports at various levels. Podar world School is confident of growing a new legion of Sporting greats.
Iris Educare is proud to introduce Iris Florets, a play school designed around the child. An earnest effort has been made to create a world of happiness not just for the children, but also their parents. Built around a belief that every child needs to be respected and recognized for who they are, we at Iris are dedicated to providing children a creatively stimulating and nurturing place of excellence where their growth is self propelled and they can be themselves, as they revel in the joy of childhood.
Sun Beam School Varanasi, UP Chairman: Mr. Deepak Madhok The Sunbeam vision of ‘ongoing consolidation, growth and collaboration within and across institution, that are instrumental in holistic growth of students, in a conducive environment, that promotes excellence and the students further move on to refine the social fabric’. The school is committed to providing the best education we can for all students for them to develop intellectually, socially, physically, emotionally, culturally and spiritually.
Iris Florets The Happy Play School Chandanagar, Hyderabad Director: Ms. Kavita Meduru The Assam Valley School Balipara, Assam School Head: Ms. Sonya Ghandy Mehta AVS believes in preparing students for life where the focus on skill development is more important than knowledge acquisition and teaching the child is more important than teaching the subject. The focus on whole education ensures that students get plenty of opportunities to excel outside the four walls of the class as well as within. Every student at AVS is able to find a niche for themselves where they flourish.
Chinmaya Vidyalaya Kochi City, Kerala Principal: Dr. Leela Ramamurthy The school is with a difference that provides an education that is a judicious mix of Indian culture and values in liberal educational system. Our faculty is proud to expose the children to varied activities and ensure their all round development. The facilities available will lead to a holistic growth. Explore the details to discover the wonderful world of fun and frolic, physical and mental development and the training given to equip the child to face challenges
Iris Florets believes in laying happy foundations for the children. The school’s leading edge curriculum, continuous staff training, encouragement of parental involvement, aesthetic ambience, abundant play area, customized infrastructure, unique innovative learning centers like organic farming, 3D audio visual room, role play etc. blend together to aid in the holistic development of the child, preparing them for their formal education.
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Brunei is the only sovereign state on the island of Borneo. Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom on January 1, 1984.
In 1992, the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, paid a State visit to India at the invitation of then Prime Minister Mr. P V Narasimha Rao. The next bilateral visit took place in May 2008 when the Sultan visited India. The Sultan participated in the ASEAN - India Commemorative Summit held in New Delhi in December 2012.
BRUNEI
THE ENERGY RICH NATION B runei is a tiny nation on the island of Borneo, in 2 distinct sections surrounded by Malaysia and the South China Sea. It is known for its beaches and biodiverse rainforest, much of it protected within reserves. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and the largest island in Asia. The island is divided among three countries: 72 percent of the island, known as Kalimantan, is a province of INDONESIA. The rest forms the two eastern provinces of MALAYSIA, Sabah and Sarawak, and the small independent sultanate of BRUNEI. Brunei is the only sovereign state on the island of Borneo. Brunei gained its independence from
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Several Indian ministers have visited Brunei in the past. The then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh visited Brunei in October 2013 to participate in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit and the East Asia Summit. From Brunei’s side, significant visits have taken place in the past showing Brunei’s commitment to build strong ties with India.
the United Kingdom on January 1, 1984. Economic growth during the 1990s and 2000s, with the GDP increasing 56% from 1999 to 2008, transformed Brunei into an industrialized country. It has developed wealth from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields. Brunei has the second-highest Human Development Index among the Southeast Asia nations, after Singapore, and is classified as a “developed country”. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Brunei is ranked fifth in the world by gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity. Forbes ranked Brunei as the fifth-richest nation out of 182, based on its petroleum and natural gas fields.
Recently in the month of February, Mr. Hameed Ansari, the Vice President of India, visited Brunei. This was the first exclusively bilateral high-level visit by the Indian leadership since the establishment of Brunei-India diplomatic ties in 1984. Brunei and India signed a number of accords on defence, health as well as youth and sports affairs cooperation during the visit. India and Brunei have always enjoyed friendly relations marked by mutual respect and understanding on various bilateral and multilateral issues.
Places To Visit Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque – This mosque is located at Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital city of Brunei, and is considered as the major landmark of the country. This is a magnificent mosque especially at night when it ‘glows in the dark’.
Literacy Rate As per 2013 report, Brunei has the second highest literacy rate among ASEAN countries with 96.9 percent. As per 2015 report, Brunei is among the top 20 countries globally with the highest women to men ratio in higher education. Brunei’s government believes that women’s involvement in all aspects of the community is needed in the nation’s development and that women carry with them a different perspective that provides balance in decision making.
Economy Brunei is the third-largest oil producer in Southeast Asia, averaging about 180,000 barrels per day. It also is the fourthlargest producer of liquefied natural gas in the world. It is almost totally supported by exports of crude oil and natural gas, with revenues from the petroleum sector accounting for over half of GDP.
Kampong Ayer (Water Village) – A prehistoric village built on stilts above the Brunei River immersed in cultural and historical heritage, it is known to be the largest water village in the world. Means of transportation consist of water taxis and plank walkways. Ulu Temburong National Park –The first national park in Brunei that has an adventure like Canopy Walkway, where one can see the green forest from over 60 meters above the ridge of the mountain. Oil and Gas Discovery Center – It showcases the captivating world of science and engineering as it applies to the petroleum industry. Its aim was to create an education center for visitors to understand and appreciate the oil and gas industry which has been the strong supporter of Brunei’s economy. Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park- It is the largest black water lake in Brunei that was divided into two connected lakes with a total of 220 hectares. Various rare fauna are found here, such as White-Collared Fruit Bats, elusive Clouded Leopard, Red Leaf Monkey, Gibbon and rare flora such as Tiger Orchid, Nepenthes etc. Muara beach - With its serene waters and long stretch of soft sand, it is one of the most popular beaches in Brunei. On weekends, Muara Beach is welcomed by families picnicking, cycling and playing football. It boasts a variety of facilities and amenities such as barbeque pits, bicycle paths, a playground and so on.
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educational and so on. Some of the work opportunities are in the areas of advertising industrial and educational institutes. Journalism is broadly divided into two categories – Print and Electronic. Print media consists of newspapers, journals, magazines, digests and news agencies. Electronic media consists of television, radio and the internet. Employment Outlook for Journalists
JOURNALIST
Make space for everyone in the society ournalists gather, interpret and disseminate news for a wide audience. They are keen observers and develop investigative skills in addition to writing accurately and concisely. Careers in journalism include jobs as reporters, editors, new media journalists and photojournalists. Many of these jobs require a bachelor’s degree as well as relevant job experience. This career could appeal to an individual with interests in news, current events and publishing.
Skills Required
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After the completion of +2, one can complete a Bachelor’s in Mass Communication/ Mass Media/ Journalism. Journalism courses are offered at graduation and post graduation levels.
With changes in the society, media has undergone a radical change. A journalist covers features on various aspects of life like political, sports, entertainment, medical,
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Journalism is for those people who are ready to explore various opportunities 24/7, without the constraints of cultural upbringing, gender, and are also ready to go beyond geographical boundaries. Investigative, mind alertness, adaptive and tolerant in nature and good communication skills, command over language, confidence, enthusiasm are some of the major skills required for a journalist.
Competition for journalism jobs is intense, especially in traditional media outlets such as large metropolitan newspapers, national magazines, TV stations and broadcasting networks. The best way to enter this field is by working in smaller markets, starting as an intern or apprentice. Other hopeful future journalists may explore new media jobs, producing content for the Web or wireless communication devices. Working as a freelance newspaper reporter or article writer is another way to break in. Some of the prominent institutes in India Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Pune The Asian College of Journalism, Chennai The Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai International Media Institute of India, Delhi
Mr. Harshvardhan Shahi, pursuing his journalism in MGM, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, responded to the questionnaire sent by Brainfeed. You are pursuing your degree in journalism. What prompted you to take this option for your career? Who is your role model? Is becoming a journalist your ambition from your childhood? I always had a desire to learn something new and was very inquisitive to explore things. Journalism as a career fulfils this criteria and has unlimited adventures and each day is a new page, new ideas and new expression. My role model is my mother Dr. Sadhana Shahi who always stood by me and supported in all my decisions. Since childhood I wanted a challenging career option, creative and not monotonous. Every person in different field should have skills according to their career option. According to you what should be the qualities of a student pursuing journalism? A student pursuing journalism should be flexible to deal with any subject whether he/she likes it or not. By nature be inquisitive, creative, extrovert, social, should think out of the box and be updated what’s going around. He should be ready to step out of his comfort zone and be on the toes for any assignment. Photography is your hobby. How did you develop this habit? How is it related to journalism? I love photography because it’s the only way we could preserve the timeless memories through the lens. My photography kick-started
with clicking photos on cellphone camera that turned into a serious passionate hobby. I love experimenting with my DSLR camera. Each click enhances my creativity and imagination to reveal the beauty of clicked object. Photography and journalism complement each other because a picture is worth a thousand words. Photography is one the essential skills either you develop or be dependent on someone. I was the Official photographer for MOOD INDIGO IIT BOMBAY cultural fest for the year 2014. You are pursuing your 2nd year in journalism. What are your future plans? Where would you like to see your position in the next 5 years? Besides journalism, I am pursuing my diploma in creative writing from IGNOU, New Delhi and other aspects of photography. I am planning for higher studies and wish to pursue the same at Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA). I want to start my own advertising agency. Your articles are published in Lokmat Times and Times of India. How do you gather the information? What is the response from the reader’s side? I love feature writing and youth interest stories. The main source of gathering information for my articles is the first hand information gathered by visiting places, interacting with experts and meeting people. A span less than a year, my articles have got many faithful readers across the city. I have contributed 75 articles in Times of India and 30+ articles
in Lokmat Times. People eagerly wait for my articles (Friday and Saturday). It gives an immense pleasure when you get so much love from the people. Every new day is a blank page and new benchmark. The day is all charged and geared up to meet the challenge awaiting. There are many students who get confused in selecting their career option. What would you suggest them? How should a person decide his/ her career? My dear friends, you should jot down your strength, weakness, likes, dislikes and based on them explore various options available. The decision can be taken from class 9 to avoid anxiety and confusion because after class 10 the stream has to be selected. A well designed aptitude test and career counseling will give lots of clarity. Before drawing any conclusion listen to your heart, though on left is always right. A very important point to ponder is that there is no U- turn. After deciding the option you should be firm, 100% committed and have passion for that field. I would like to give a message to the parents that before taking up any decision keep yourself in your child’s place and never thrust your unfilled desires. The journey of learning and exploring will continue….. march 16
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Maintaining Proper Oral Health Dr. Sameer Halakatti, M.D.S., Endodontist and Dr. Dilshad, M.D.S., Pedodontist responded to the questionnaire sent by Brainfeed.
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The present generation is not taking care of oral health. What advice can you give them?
• Use a soft-bristled tooth brush and replace your toothbrush for every three months.
The reason is due to laziness, busy life, sedentary life style, long working hours, psychological stress and lack of parental awareness about dentistry. We can overcome it by regular dental checkups at least once in 3 months, brushing teeth twice a day, rinsing mouth after eating, proper flossing and use of mouth washes.
• Massage your gums gently for a minute with your finger tips after brushing.
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Many children and even adults are unaware of proper brushing techniques. Please advice the proper/correct methods of brushing and how to take care of the gums. It is true that lots of dental problems arise due to improper brushing. The correct way to brush is: • Tilt the brush at 45 degree angle against the gum line and sweep or roll away from the gum line. • Gently brush the outside, inside and chewing surface of each tooth using short back and forth strokes. • Gently brush your tongue to remove bacteria and freshen up your breath.
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Bleeding gums is also a major concern. What are the causes and how can we prevent it? Bleeding gums are caused by inadequate plaque removal. Plaque contains germs which attack the healthy tissue around the teeth. This causes the gums to become inflamed and irritated which may cause them to bleed when brushing or flossing. This is called Gingivitis and is the first stage of gum disease. We can prevent this by brushing for two to three minutes, at least twice a day with fluoridated tooth paste. Be sure to brush along the gum line. Floss daily to remove plaque from places the tooth brush can’t reach. Children tend to develop irregular teeth. What can be the reason for the irregularity? What steps can be taken to overcome it?
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eeth are one of the most important features and are the hardest substances in the human body. Besides being essential for chewing, the teeth play an important role in speech as well as giving shape to the mouth. The roots of teeth are covered by gums. Teeth are not made of bone, but rather of multiple tissues of varying density and hardness. There are four different types of teeth, namely incisors, canines, molars and premolars. Each type of tooth has a different job. The incisors cut the food, the canines tear the food and the molars and premolars crush or grind the food.
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mismatch in the sizes of upper jaw and lower jaw, mismatch in the tooth and the size of the jaw, abnormal teeth, environmental factors, loss of teeth and gum diseases. To overcome these problems, visit a dentist to identify the cause of irregularity. The dentist will suggest methods for giving habit breaking appliances, going for orthodontic treatment, using space maintainers etc.
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Eating habits and types of food play a major role for proper healthy teeth. Please suggest proper eating habits. One must rinse the mouth properly after eating. This plays a major role to maintain healthy teeth. One must eat fibrous food, leafy vegetables, citrus fruits and lots of intake of calcium containing food like milk, cheese, almonds etc. Fruit like apple helps to cleanse the teeth. Try to avoid consuming lots of sweets, acidic food, beverages and tobacco which is harmful for the teeth.
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Lots of development has taken place in dentistry. Please highlight on the techniques. Much advancement has taken
So, are we taking proper care of this organ? Generally people don’t take proper care of this important organ, and suddenly if terrible pain occurs they rush up to the dentist. Without dentists, we’d all have terrible teeth, and no doubt forget to floss or get regular check-ups. Dentists care not only for teeth and gums, but also for the muscles and bones within or supporting the mouth. They do routine procedures such as filling cavities, cleaning teeth and repairing broken ones.
National Dentist’s Day is observed on March 6 every year. This day was created as a day set aside to show appreciation to the dentists.
place in dentistry. Some of the techniques are use of lasers, rotary endodontic instruments, 3D imaging technique like CBLT, panoramic imaging, implants, ceramic brackets, clear path orthodontics, smile designing, fluoride application to prevent caries in children, bleaching for whitening of teeth
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Tooth decay is a major concern. What are the reasons for its cause and how to control it?
Tooth decay refers to the decay of the outer surface of the tooth due to bacterial action caused by the bacteria ‘Streptococcus Mutans.’ The causes for tooth decay includes improper brushing and flossing teeth, eating food that are high in sugar and carbohydrates, not having enough saliva. We can prevent tooth decay by brushing teeth regularly, avoiding junk food, going for routine dental checkups, taking immediate treatment for initial cavities, taking healthy food and fluoride application for kids of age group 2-5 years.
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Root canal is a treatment done for the dead nerves inside the tooth. Please mention the details for this procedure.
Root canal is a treatment to repair and save a badly damaged or
infected tooth by cleaning the canal inside the tooth’s root. The procedure involves removing the damaged area of the tooth, cleaning and disinfecting it and then filling and sealing it. The common causes affecting the pulp are a cracked tooth, a deep cavity, repeated dental treatment to the tooth.
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X-rays helps to identify the inner problem of our body. How does x-rays help for dental treatment? The radiographic technique in dentistry helps to diagnose potential oral care issues in a patient’s mouth before they become a major problem. An x ray is a type of energy that passes through soft tissues and is absorbed by dense tissue. Dental x rays are divided into two main categories, intraoral (inside the teeth) and extraoral (outside the teeth). The x rays allow dentists to find cavities, look at the tooth roots, check the health of bony area around the tooth, determine if periodontal disease is an oral care issue and see the status of developing teeth. So keep your smile pearly white.
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LANGUAGE STUDY LISTEN F FRENCH
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FRENCH for BEGINNERS Here are some everyday used simple words in FRENCH language.
WHAT IS SHE DOING? Qu’ est-ce qu’elle fait? Keske l fe?
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HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE THERE IN THE CLASS? Combien d’e’le’ves ya-t-il dans la classe? Kombyen delev yatil dans la classe?
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HEALTH IS BETTER THAN WEALTH. Qui n’a sante’ n’a rien. Kin a santé na ryen.
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Vous avez tre’s bien reussi un bon examen. Vuzave tre byen resi un bon eksamen. A BRAVE MAN DOES NOT NEED A LONG SWORD! A vaillant homme courte’ e’pe’e. A va:yantom curt epe. FORTUNE COMES WHEN LEAST EXPECTED. Le bien vient en dormant. Le byen vyen en dorman.
THE DEFIANT
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An absorbing, breakneck debut novel set on the high seas
Author: M Quint Illustrated By: Lily Padula First Published: September 11, 2012 Publisher: McSweeney’s Hard Cover/ Paperback: 256 Pages ISBN: 978-1-936365-54-8 Language: English
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On a field trip to see famed privateer Francisco Ventana’s oncesunken ship, the Defiant, six kids from San Francisco’s Greenly School—a last-chance refuge for orphans, troublemakers, and misfits—find themselves stranded at the center of a storm unlike any other. By the time the clouds have cleared, and the strange pink flashes have faded from the sky, the Defiant is out on the open sea, San Francisco ablaze behind it. What follows is an adventure that will change the classmates’ lives forever—a journey across a dangerous ocean in search of a new home, with only their instincts and each other to rely on. Can they master the ship? Can they work together, and defend themselves against the unexpected adversaries they encounter on the way? Will they ever find land? You’ll have to join their voyage to find out. A remarkable debut in the tradition of Gulliver’s Travels and Lord of the Flies, the Defiant creates a world that’s all its own—thrilling and wholly original, filled with strange energies and superstitious survivors, and dozens of moments you won’t soon forget.
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BRITISH COUNCIL Activity 1 Before you read, match the word or phrase to a definition. 1. construction
2. lift (British English) / elevator (American English)
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a. a machine that carries people up and down in a building b. a type of metal used in building c. a type of very high building d. rich e. soft, wet earth used in building f. the process of building something ©Mat Wright
Building to the sky By Andy Keedwell The tallest building in the world From the top floor, almost one kilometre up, you can see the city and the red sands of the desert. There are many other large skyscrapers around you but none is as high as the one you have climbed – the Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai. Below you are one hundred and sixty floors of offices, hotels and homes and it takes fifty-seven lifts to carry people up and down the tallest building in the world. Far, far down, visitors walk around a beautiful lake and water fountains dance in time to music.
Activity 3 Decide if the following statements are true or false, according to the text. Can you correct the false ones? 1. The Burj Khalifa tower is the only skyscraper in Dubai. 2. Many experts say the Pyramids were the tallest buildings in the world. 3. Yemenis used local materials to build their houses. 4. Italian lords built high to protect their cities from enemies. 5. New materials helped to construct higher and higher buildings. 6. Not everybody enjoys seeing tall buildings in their city.
Building high People have always wanted to build as high as they can, often to show how wealthy or important they were. The Pyramids of Egypt were taller than any other structure for almost four thousand years – although many experts say that the Pyramids are not really buildings as nobody ever lived inside them. In Yemen, people have always built homes of mud they found nearby – traditional skyscrapers sometimes ten floors high. And in Tuscany, Italian lords built higher and higher towers to prove who was the richest in town. Ways to build high Today, Asia and the Middle East have some of the highest buildings around but the United States is really the home of the modern skyscraper. Architects and engineers in cities such as New York and Chicago in the late nineteenth century discovered ways to build higher than ever before. Two inventions helped them – first, improvements in ways to make steel, and the second, the invention of the elevator which meant people could travel easily up and down these tall buildings. The Burj Dubai has two thousand stairs – nobody would want to climb those every day!
Activity 4 When two words fit together, we call this a collocation. For example, the adjective high collocates with the noun building but we cannot talk about a high man. In each example below, one adjective collocates with the noun and one does not. Choose the adjective that collocates. Example: Pine trees can grow very a) tall b) long in the right climate. 1. My friend is a very a) tall b) long man and he loves basketball! 2. You’ll find the office in the a) short b) low building over there. 3. Turn right and follow the a) long b) tall road to the village. 4. He was hiding behind the a) low b) short bushes outside the house.
How people feel
5. He talks so much – he’ll always tell you a a) large b) long story!
Some people love tall buildings like these but others hate them. Just after work began on the Eiffel Tower in 1887, a group of writers and painters tried to stop the construction of what they believed would be the ugliest building in Europe – although, of course, the Eiffel Tower was built anyway! Some people find skyscraper cities such as Dubai extremely beautiful, while others prefer something much more traditional. However, people feel one thing is clear – the world will continue to build high!
6. The ship sank in the a) deep b) tall sea.
1. Most tall buildings today are built of (..........) because it is so strong. 2. People can travel to the tops of high buildings by (..........) – it’s much faster than walking. 3. Poor people lived in buildings which were much simpler than those owned by (..........) people.
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Now complete the sentences using words from the text. Make any changes to the words that are necessary.
What is the highest building in the city or country you live in? When was it built, and what is it made of? Do you like or dislike this building?
Activity 1 1. f; 2. a; 3. e; 4. c; 5. b; 6. d Activity 2 1. steel; 2. lift/elevator; 3. rich; 4. skyscraper; 5. mud; 6. construction Activity 3 1. False (F) – There are many other large skyscrapers around; 2. F – Many experts say that the Pyramids are not really buildings as nobody ever lived inside them; 3. True (T); 4. F – Italian lords built higher and higher towers to prove who was the richest in town; 5. T; 6. T Activity 4 1. tall; 2. low; 3. long; 4. low; 5. long; 6. deep
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4. The Empire State Building in New York is an example of a (..........). 5. Thousands of years ago, many buildings were made of (..........), which became hard in sunshine. 6. Today, (..........) of a new building may only take a few years.
To find more English language activities visit: www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish © British Council 2014
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Let’s Make a Difference rs. Thompson, an elementary teacher, stood in front of grade 5 students and said that she loved them all the same but that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.
Six years passed by and she got a note from Teddy that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.
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Mrs. Thompson had noticed that Teddy didn’t play well with the other children, his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, and writing a big ‘F’ on the top of his papers. However, when she reviewed his previous year’s files, she was in great surprise to see the positive remarks given by his grade 1 and 2 teachers. His grade 3 and 4 teachers gave a remark that his mother’s death has been hard on him due to which he doesn’t show much interest in school. By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. During Christmas, her students brought her beautiful gifts but when she unwrapped Teddy’s clumsily wrapped present she found a rhinestone bracelet with
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some of the stones missing and a bottle that was one quarter full of perfume. She exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to.” She felt bad, cried for a long time and from that very day; she quit teaching, reading, writing, and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her “teacher’s pets.”
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that he would soon graduate from college with the highest of honours. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had in his whole life. Four more years later, she received another letter mentioning that she was still the best and favourite teacher he ever had and the letter was signed with his full name, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D. The story doesn’t end there. Teddy was going to be married and he requested Mrs. Thompson to sit in the place at the wedding that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. And guess what? She wore that rhinestones bracelet and made sure that she used the perfume also. Dr. Teddy Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference.” Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered, “Teddy, you were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
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1. Anup Ashok Sardesai authored the book titled “Nathuram Godse – The Story of an Assassin”. The book was released on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 2016. 2. India’s first underwater restaurant ‘Real Poseidon’ is opened in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is built 20 feet below ground level, spreads across 3000 square feet and offers a view of around 4000 fish and marine species. 3. The senior IPS officer Archana Ramasundram has been appointed as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), that guards India’s frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan. With this, she became the first woman to head a paramilitary force.
5. India’s top multinational IT Company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). 6. Arunachal Pradesh is known as the “land of the dawn-lit mountains”. 7. The well-known Indian lyricist Sameer Anjaan has entered the Guinness Books of World Records for composing 3,524 songs for 650 Bollywood movies, as on December 15, 2015. 8. The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched ‘Japan Desk’, a first-ofits-kind initiative to facilitate Japanese corporates looking to invest in India with banking and advisory services. 9.
Malayalam film Ottal (The Trap) has won the Best Children’s Film award at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival.
10. Brendon McCullum has scored the fastest century in Test cricket in 54 balls. He broke the previous record jointly held by Viv Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq.
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4. Under the Swachh Sarvekshan 2016, 73 cities have been surveyed by the Quality Council of India on the basis of cleanliness and sanitation. Mysuru city from Karnataka has topped the list.
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The lotus flower originated in India and was introduced into Egypt in the 6th century BC. The seeds, roots and leaves of lotus can be eaten.
During an English lesson, the teacher notices that a boy was not paying attention to him. Teacher: Sunil, join these two sentences together. I was cycling to school. I saw a dead body. Sun (thinking for a while) I saw a dead body Sunil: cycling to school.
Teacher: Why are you late? Raj: Because of the sign. Teacher: What sign? Raj: The one that says, “School Ahead, Go Slow.”
The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could confuse at a crime scene. Morse code was used a lot during World War I because it was a quick and easy way of sending messages. Probably the most famous signal was SOS which actually stood for ‘Save our Souls’. Every year a tree grows, it deposits a new layer of cells on the outside of its trunk, beneath the bark. This new layer is called an annual ring. By counting the annual rings, we can find out the exact age of the tree.
The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The in charge made a note, and posted on the apple tray, “Take only one. God is watching.” Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. One child whispered to another, “Take all you want. God is watching only the apples.”
Mother: “Why did you come from school so early?” Son: “I was the only one who could answer a question.” Mother: “Oh, really? What was the question?” Son: “Who threw the eraser at the principal?”
Tom went for a checkup to the doctor. Cat’s eyes are extremely highly developed to enable it to hunt day and night; its eyes are not so effective in focusing on still objects.
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Doctor: “I have good news and bad news.” Tom: “Let me know the good news first, later the bad news.” Doctor: “The good news is you have 24 hours left to live and the bad news is I should have told you that yesterday.”
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Across A hot, caffeinated beverage that people often drink in the morning. 4. The ground shakes and pictures fall off of walls when this event occurs. 7. Adjective describing damp, wet weather. 8. In Seattle you can take a ferry boat along the many ---------- ways of the city. 9. Baseball, basketball, and soccer are types of -----------. 10. A place where books are available for loan to the public. 14. A cone-shaped mountain that spews lava, debris and steam when it erupts. 15. Floating homes on lakes and rivers are known as house -------. 16. A connected line of railroad cars.
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