Boston International School, Alwarpet is hosting a carnival and is celebrating English Activity Day and Yellow Day tomorrow (July 27) at 11 a.m. At 534, T. T. K. Road, Alwarpet. Ph: 24353706.
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Carnival at Boston International School tomorrow
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National Educational Policy meet at St. Anthony’s School tomorrow
St. Anthony’s Girls School, Mandavelipakkam will be hosting the National Educational Policy (2016) meet at its premises tomorrow (July 27) at 4 p.m. Eminent academicians, the headmistress and teachers will address the gathering. At Madha Church Road, Mandavelipakkam.
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Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya to celebrate annual day: On July 29 at Narada Gana Sabha
Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Senior Secondary School, Mylapore is celebrating its annual day on July 29 at Narada Gana Sabha, Alwarpet. The theme will be ‘Gems from our literature’. Lakshmi Menon, senior vice-president (sales and new initiatives), The New Indian Express, is the chief guest. At T. T. K Road, Alwarpet, 5.30 p.m.
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St. Bede’s to celebrate Sports Day this Friday
Both the primary and the higher secondary sections at St. Bede’s Anglo-Indian Secondary School, San Thome will be celebrating their Sports Day at St. Bede’s Grounds on July 29 at 8.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. respectively.
Dr. M. Manoj Beno, corporate health care expert, will declare the primary sports meet open.
MLA R. Natraj will preside over and declare the higher secondary sports meet open. Dr. Arun Kumar Paranjothi, asst. professor, Stanley Medical College will distribute the prizes.
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Alumni of Vivekananda College meet; Nostalgia takes over
The inaugural alumni meet of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College held recently, saw hundreds of its graduates meet and network with each other. There was a good participation of alumni from the 1940 batch to the 2010 batch, across various streams.
The welcome note was delivered by P. K. Ranganathan, a member of the organising committee who talked about bringing together all the alumni members comprising five lakh graduates. Several other alumni members including M. S. Sunderrajan, former CMD of Indian Bank and R. Sivakumar, partner, KARRA and Co. too talked about their delight in being a part of this meet and the need to contribute to the college and towards social causes.
Post the formal sessions the alumni spent some lighter moments together followed by lunch.
Report by Karthik Ganapathy
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Model UN conference at Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam
Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam will be hosting its third inter-school Model United Nations Conference on July 30 and 31 at the school campus.
The Model United Nations conference is a simulation of an actual UN session and gives young diplomats a platform to exercise their area of expertise. It serves as an arena to hone oratorical skills, shape leadership and give students an insight into the vast expanse of world affairs and politics.
At 20, Srinivasa Avenue Road, R. A. Puram. Ph: 24615254.
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Montessori training course at R. A. Puram
Indian Montessori Training Courses – Chennai is offering part time and full time montessori training courses at its centre at R. A. Puram. The courses will be taken by faculty members who have more than 30 years of experience in training teachers. At 2/1, Habib Complex, 5, Durgabai Deshkmukh Road, R. A. Puram. Ph: 9360204873.
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Zonal round of Thirukkural elocution competition to be held tomorrow
Shriram Ilakkia Kazhagam, the literary wing of the Shriram Group, is conducting the zonal round of the annual Thirukkural elocution competition at Dr. MGR Janaki College for Women, R. A. Puram on July 30. Around 500 students from the city are expected to participate in the competition.
MLA R. Natraj will inaugurate the event at 9.30 a.m. and deliver the inaugural address. G. Thilagavathi, director – The White Lotus Books (P) Ltd., will distribute the prizes to the winners and deliver the valedictory address at 4 p.m. At Durgabai Deshmukh Road, R. A. Puram.
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Vidya Mandir and Chettinad Vidyashram are runners up at cul-fest hosted by P. S. School
P. S. Senior Secondary School, Mylapore conducted its 30th annual cultural festival ‘Scintillations’ on July 29 and 30. Students from over a dozen city schools enthusiastically participated in various events such as light music, JAM, shipwreck, quiz, art events and so on.
Amrutash Misra, managing director of Multistory Learning Pvt. Ltd, inaugurated the cultural event on Friday and renowned cultural vocalists, Ranjani and Gayathri, presided over the valedictory function on Saturday.
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Nungambakkam were declared the overall winners and Vidya Mandir, Mylapore and Chettinad Vidyashram, R. A. Puram (seen in the picture) bagged the runners-up trophy. The winners’ event was won by Vishal Shivakumar of PSBB, Nungambakkam.”
Reported by Smirithi Balaji
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Dance drama, plays and more at Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya’s annual day celebrations
Students of Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Senior Secondary School, Mylapore presented a colourful and cultural bonanza titled “Gems from our Literature” at their annual day celebrations held on July 29.
The variety programme included a medley of songs composed by great Indian composers like Jayadeva, Meerabai, Thyagaraja, Shayama Sastri, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Ganapati Sachidananda Swaminji sung by a 80 member strong choir and accompanied by instrumentalists.
Some scenes from R.K. Swami’s evergreen and delightful “Swami and Friends” was presented in the English play where Swami mistakes a thief for a ghost and catches him. Two dance dramas too were staged – the first, highlighting the inherent beauty and divinity of “Andaal’s life and the important events” therein and the second “Kalidasa’s Kumaara Sambhavam”, portraying the propitious circumstances leading to the birth of Kumara or Lord Muruga whose mission was to eliminate the
wicked demon Tarakasura.
A futuristic Tamil play “Thirukkuralin Perimai” depicted the life of the people of Antartica in 2018, where the people are still inspired by Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukkural.
The programme was presided over by T.R. Mani, President, N.B.G.E.S. The chief guest for the programme was Lakshmi Menon, vice-president, (Sales and New Initiatives), the New Indian Express. She distributed the prizes to the academic toppers and spoke of the need for being kind and humane.
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Yellow day held at Boston International School, Alwarpet
The students of Boston International School at Alwarpet recently celebrated Yellow Day and English Activity Day at its campus at Alwarpet.
Students of Pre-kg, LKG and UKG came to school dressed in yellow, danced and talked about yellow things. Classes 1-5 celebrated English Activity Day by performing English skits.
A carnival was also held wherein indoor games and refreshments were organised for the students and parents. The school is located at T. T. K. Road, Alwarpet and can be contacted at 24353706.
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E-version of book on Vidya Mandir on sale
A e-version of the copy of a recently book on Vidya Mandir is now on sale online.
At http://www.india-pastforward.com/Products/product_purchase.php?productGUID=8d91b7a1-d46b-11e5-bc9d-00167688e3cd
The book, written by V. Sriram and Karthik A. Bhat traces the foundation and history of this well known school over its 60 years and was released recently to mark the 60 year milestone.
Brick by Brick – The Vidya Mandir Story is the title of this book.
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Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya, Mandaveli to celebrate annual day: On Aug 5
Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Higher Secondary School, Mandaveli will be celebrating their annual day based on the theme ‘Parivartanam – ordinary to extraordinary’ on Aug 5 at Narada Gana Sabha, Alwarpet. B. Arun, bowling coach, Indian Cricket Team is the chief guest. At T. T. K. Road, Alwarpet, 5.30 p.m. onwards.
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Rani Meyammai Girls’ School to celebrate Annual/Sports Day on Aug 6
K. Bhavaneeswari, joint commissioner of police, Traffic (South Chennai) is the chief guest at Rani Meyyamai Girls’ School’s 56th annual and sports day to be held on Aug 6 at the school premises. Dr. Meena Muthiah, kumararani of Chettinad, A. R. Ramaswamy, secretary, Gandhi Nagar Education Society and K. Mangaiyarkarasi, headmistress will attend. At R. A. Puram, 2.30 p.m. onwards.
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Inter-school competition for kindergarteners; At Chettinad Vidyashram this weekend
Kumara Rani’s Chettinad Vidyalaya, R. A. Puram, will be hosting its annual inter-school competition for kindergarteners – Sishu ‘Utsav’ on Aug 6 at Chettinad Vidyashram’s auditorium. The event will be inaugurated and presided over by Dr. Meena Muthiah, kumararani of Chettinad. More than 40 schools have registered for this competition which will comprise both individual and group events. At R. A. Puram, 8.45 a.m. onwards.
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Prize distribution ceremony held for primary students; At P. S. School
A prize distribution ceremony was held for primary students at P. S. Senior Secondary School, Mylapore today morning (Aug 4). Prizes and medals were distributed to the winners of the sports day event held last week. The chief guest was alumnus and director of Cognizant Tech – C. Swaminathan.
More prizes will be distributed tomorrow and on Saturday too. For details contact the school at 24956021.
Photo by Saravanan
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Debates and resolutions mark Model UN conference hosted by Harishree Vidyalayam
On July 30 and 31, Chettinad Harishree Vidyalayam, R. A. Puram was teeming with students dressed in formals and classrooms that resounded with healthy debate. It was the third edition of the school’s Model United Nations Conference. The event which witnessed the participation of over 200 students from 15 city schools was put together by a large team that comprised of the school students, staff and management.
This year, six committees were hosted and presided over by a board of external Chairs who were specially invited for the conference. Cultural programmes marked the opening ceremony held at the school auditorium. Heated debates and the formation of some interesting resolutions followed. At the closing ceremony, the delegates were lauded for their performance in their respective committees.
Based on the decision of the executive board, ‘Best Delegate’ and ‘High Commendation’ awards were given committee wise. Chettinad Vidyashram emerged the ‘Best School Delegation’, through a calculation based on a tabulation of the number of awards won and overall participation of each school. The prize distribution was shortly ensued by an informal gathering of dance and music.
Reported by Rakshitha Arun, student of Chettinad Harishree Vidyalayam
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HR Practices Workshop on at Vivekananda College till Aug 9
The departments of Accounting and Finance and Bank Management of Vivekananda College,
Mylapore will be conducting a HR practices workshop till Aug 9 at its premises. Group discussion sessions will be held tomorrow (Aug 5) followed by a stress interview on Aug 8 wherein students will be asked to draft their resume and attend a live interview session. Interviewers will then talk to the candidates about their performance.
Desikamani Gopala Desikan, founder and CEO of Mentor Learning Services will preside over the valedictory session to be held on Aug 9. For details call 24992815.
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Girls of Lady Sivaswami School learn value education; Area around school cleaned
On Saturday, Aug 6 morning, about 30 girls of Lady Sivaswami School, Mylapore got together to clean the compound outside their school, as part of the value education syllabus imparted to them at school.
Their principal Rubi Puthotta says, “We impart value education to our students with support from Sri Ramakrishna Math, Belur. Cleanliness was a chapter in their syllabus and the girls wanted to apply this concept practically. We wanted to encourage them and so every week on Saturday morning, a small group of students and the staff coordinator V. Prema will get together to clean the campus inside and the compound outside. This week class VII students pitched in, next week they will be joined by students of class VIII”.
The school is located at East Mada Street, Mylapore. Ph: 24641513.
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Prize distribution ceremony at Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya School
Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Senior Secondary School, Mylapore will be conducting its annual prize distribution ceremony on Aug 11 at the school premises. Shoba Raman, principal, Vidya Mandir, Luz is the chief guest. At Sundareshwarar Street, Mylapore, 1.30 p.m. onwards.
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