RNI No: APENG/2013/49994
Postal Regd. No: HD/1180/2016-2018
Posted at PC Secunderabad on May 7-8, 2016 Date of Publication: May 6, 2016 TM
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MONEY MANAGEMENT Inculcating Money Management in Schools
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CHANGE MAKERS Fruit Seller Builds a School - Hajabba
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Kudos to Dipa Karmakar
ripura girl, Dipa Karmakar, 22, created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics as she booked a berth for the Rio Games to be held in August. She garnered a total score of 52.698 points in the Olympics qualifying event after a strong performance at the final qualifying and test event. Apart from being the first Indian woman, she will also be an Indian gymnast qualifying for the quadrennial extravaganza after 52 years. Dipa has been listed as the 79th gymnast among individual qualifiers in the list of women’s artistic gymnast who have qualified for the Rio Olympics.
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Google Science Fair 2016
tudents of age groups, 13-15 and 16-18 are eligible for a global online science and engineering competition with an objective to honour projects that make a practical difference by addressing an environmental, health or resources challenge. Students can register on their own, or as teams of up to three by May 17, 2016. Application can be done through online only. A cash prize will be awarded of $50,000 as Scholarship from Google along with grants, funding, and mentoring for winners. For more details logon to the website http://www.b4s.in/plus/GSF146
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Popularise Sanskrit, HRD tells NCERT
he HRD ministry has instructed NCERT to make Sanskrit popular in schools and also to train five lakh Sanskrit teachers in the next three to four years under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. NCERT has been asked to submit a status report within three months on the implementation of the three-language formula in secondary schools and the two-language formula in higher secondary schools. NCERT has been instructed that its report should indicate three languages being offered in schools, the classes covered, how many periods and marks are allotted to Sanskrit and other nine languages.
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Orientation at Ardee
rdee World School, Sector 52, Gurgaon, organized the orientation for students of all classes.
The orientation started with a welcome note by Principal, Ms Sushma Raturi, followed by introduction of teachers. School’s academic coordinator Preeti Sharan introduced the theme of the year Greenathon and related activities. Vice-Principal and Head of Elementary Montessori, Ms Jennifer Wright, explained to parents about academic programmes and activities, students’ planner and monthly parents workshops among other key aspects. She added that Montessori’s aim is to provide students with an environment in which they can thrive through igniting the child’s inner imagination through the cosmic education programme. Each area of the curriculum is designed to develop each child to their fullest potential. Ms. Wright also stated that Montessori motivates students to learn from observation, hands on training and inner motivation. She added that the education system motivates a multitude of intelligence for varied learning styles. Principal Ms Sushma Raturi also briefed parents about the seamless transition from Montessori curriculum to the Cambridge International Examinations curriculum for students of Classes VII onwards. The school offers International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), a globally recognized curriculum for 14-16 year olds.
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MDIS: spotlight on India
anagement Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), a not-for-profit professional institute of learning, has identified five cities, including Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata to market their courses. The aim is to encourage students from well-to-do families to study in a reputed institution closer home. The institute, which celebrated its 60th anniversary recently, has already tied up with Vels University in Chennai to offer a few courses. More than 160 students have taken up programmes in tourism, hospitality and international business. Students study a part of the course in the parent institution and the rest at MDIS to earn their degree. MDIS does not receive any government funding. “We make money and plough it back into the institute. We have ploughed in two million dollars in scholarships and business,� MDIS secretary general R. Theyvendran said.
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HRD Minister Announces Child Tracking System and other School Initiatives
he HRD Ministry said that a child tracking system will be used for over 200 million children across the country that will help to monitor the child’s progress from one class to another and also identify drop outs. Moving to other initiatives of the HRD ministry, Smriti Irani said that rather than monitoring the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), annually, her ministry would track it online daily. Irani also announced that her ministry is developing an expenditure portal that centralises various sources of school education data in India. She also mentioned a first of its kind portal for Teacher Education Institutions which will ensure transparency and grading. She also announced that the National Assessment Survey (NAS) which was done once in three years by NCERT, will now be done annually and the Shala Siddhi scheme of her ministry will be extended to all schools.
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RNI No: APENG/2013/49994
Postal Regd. No: HD/1180/2016-2018
Posted at PC Secunderabad on May 7-8, 2016 Date of Publication: May 6, 2016 TM
A BITS Pilani Alumni Initiative
Scan for more Info
May 2016 Volume IV Issue 2
A MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE
`75 ENVISIONED BY Dr. YANDAMOORI VEERENDRANATH
REVEL IN THE JOY OF CHILDHOOD Admissions Open Tots | Nursery | Junior | Senior | Day Care | Activity Club
For the FIRST TIME IN INDIA A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF FIVE INNOVATIVE LEARNING CENTRES
little picasso
iris audi
stage cra
Creative Art & Craft Centre
3D Audio-Visual Theatre
Role Play Area & Amphitheatre
O2
360o
fitness studio
Organic Farming
Soft Gym, Yoga & Aerobics
AWARDS - 2015
IMPORTANCE OF
SPORTS IN SCHOOLS
INDIA PRE - SCHOOL RANKING Indian Education Congress & Awards, 2015 - New Delhi
Brands Academy Excellence Awards 2015 - Bengaluru
Education World India Pre-School Ranking, 2015 - Bengaluru
School Academic Excellence Awards 2015 - Malaysia
Start Your Own Play School For Franchise Enquires Contact :
93466 20004 | 93474 97766
TM
SCHOOL PLUS
Toll Free : 1800 1030 630 A SPECIALLY DESIGNED PROGRAM FOR THE EXISTING FORMAL SCHOOLS
A revolutionary beginning with 30+ centres in the first year franchise@irisflorets.com
www.irisflorets.com
www.facebook.com/irisflorets
INTERVIEW India’s Pride Ms. Mithali Raj
23
MENTOR SPEAKS Dr. Farooq Ahmad Wasil
26
MONEY MANAGEMENT Inculcating Money Management in Schools
38
CHANGE MAKERS Fruit Seller Builds a School - Hajabba
43