PIONEER March 2018

MARCH - 2018 VOLUME - 06 ISSUE- 10 PISA & QAD award GRAMMY event

02 Chevron Cup 04 Deserving Recognition 05 A Day to De-stress 06 Emirates Zoo to IMG 08 Guide Each Other 09 Arabic Week 10 Grammy Event 11 Techno School Fest & NCO 12 iiO 2017 13 Activities Aplenty 15 French 19 Sasthra Prathiba 20 ADNEC 21 Life... Diversity... Beauty 22 Masdar City 23 Editor's Note01

Apart from certificates and gift vouch-supporting our ers worth 2000 AED.students developthe very many skills Our students who formed therequired for life, Bha- participating teams are:van’s Abu Dhabi also aimsat encouraging love for PRIMARY TEAMliterature. The school also pro-vides various platforms for 1. Aparna Aravind - 5Cstudents to advance in such skills 2. George Antony - 5Ewith the help of both internal as well 3. Shivanshu - 5Gas external competitions. 4. Aryan Agarwal - 6DOne such competition was the7th Edition of Chevron Cup 5. Ashwin Suresh - 6Dwhere Team PIES daringly 6. Navanshu Gupta - 6Ddefeated many British schoolsthat participated. Wow! 7. Tejas Penugonda - 6DWhat a way to close the aca- 8. Sarfaraz - 6Fdemic year 2017-2018 whichforms a part of 'Year of Zayed'. 16 of our SENIOR TEAMstudents (four teams of four participantseach) from both Primary and Secondary won 1. Meenakshi Subhash - 8Cthe prestigious Chevron Reader's Cup at the 2. Sankalp Mallela - 8EEmirates Airlines Festival of Literature, 3. Johan Joe James - 8Fheld on 8th March, 2018. Our teams compet- 4. Mohammed Aaqel - 9Ced by answering questions from a syllabus of 5. Aryan Gupta - 9Dbooks. The winners received trophies, 6. Kautilya Raval - 9D 7. Zeba Zafar - 11A 8. Arunesh Saddish - 11B 02

‘The Book Bulls’ – Arunesh Saddish, Zeba Zafar, Johan Joe James and Sankalp Mallela, bagged the First Position while ‘The Book Explorers’ – Meenakshi Subhash, Mohammed Aaqel, Aryan Gupta and Kautilya Raval grabbed the Third Position. Aneesh Nair (Dept. of English - Primary) & Vini Salome (Dept. of English-Secondary)03

RecognDeisteriovinngBhavan’s Abu Dhabi takes pride toshare the message of recognition show-ered by the Department of Educationand Knowledge (ADEK), who awardedour school for High Participation &Outstanding Performance in ‘Ques-tion-a-Day’ & PISA MOCK 1 Examina-tion, held as a part of the “100 DaysMission” Initiative.The prestigious award ceremony washeld in Al Qimma School, Abu Dhabi, on07 March ’18.Our students Anushree Apandai Rajan& Shreesh Sakhshya Bajpai of Grade 10make us proud by acquiring 100%. Janarajani Malalagama HoD – Fine Arts 04

A Day ToDe-stress What’s photography wi�hout a catchy click? What’s �he game of foo�ball wi�hout a kick? & What’s school life wi�hout picnic!The Management provides us abun-dant opportunities to explore andchisel our areas of expertise. And, tostay rejuvenated after hectic workschedules and closely-set deadlines,we are also given occasions tode-stress and gear-up for a betterquarter.Team Bhavan’s Abu Dhabi woke upon 24th February ’18 to get readyfor a day at Motion Gate, Dubai.Yes! We lost ourselves when weimmersed in the world of Dream-Works- in four unique lands basedon the blockbuster classics Kung FuPanda, How to Train Your Dragon,Madagascar, and Shrek – all entire-ly indoors, unbelievably! Vini Salome Dept. of English (Secondary)05

OMG!!!!!Emirates Zoo to IMG!!The students of PIES, accompaniedby their teachers, enjoyed their timewhen they were taken for picnic, asper the planned schedule in theclosing quarter of 2018.Grade Venue City 1 Emirates Zoo Abu Dhabi 2 Emirates Zoo Abu Dhabi 3 Heritage Village and Mushrif Park Abu Dhabi 4 Little World Discovery Centre ‘Nation Galleria’, Abu Dhabi 5 IMG Worlds of Adventure 6 IMG Worlds of Adventure Dubai 7 IMG Worlds of Adventure Dubai 8 IMG Worlds of Adventure Dubai 9 IMG Worlds of Adventure Dubai 10 Motion Gate Dubai 11 IMG Worlds of Adventure Dubai Dubai 06

Spending time outdoors, basking in I thank the concerned Section Supervi-nature, breathing fresh air and enjoy- sors for updating ‘Pioneer’ with theing a great view not only serve as an reports on the trip of the respectiveentertainer to relax, but also encourage Grade.a positive \"opting in\" and \"can do\" atti-tude, which is definitely one of the mostimportant life skills that need to beinstilled, developed and nurtured. Geetha Chandran Editor07

Glad ToGuide Each OtherThe following Professional Development sessions were conducted to enhance theskills related: Date Topic Session Brief Description15 March ‘Moral conducted The session helped Education Team Grade-3 enhance ‘18 Programme’ by their knowledge on the ‘Enhancing Ms. Primi various methods to15 March Effective instil moral values ‘18 Communication' Prajith among young children ‘Positive through the “Moral15 March Thinking’ Ms. Education Programme” ‘18 Geetha The session served as a ‘The Skill of Chandran refresher to Team22 Feb ‘18 Debating’ Grade 3, to better our Ritaanshi communication skills. Sanhotra It also focused equally on both verbal and Ms. Soumya written Soman communication. (Dept. of The session aided English- Team Grade-3 become Primary) more empathetic and considerate, and also realise the importance on how our thoughts affect or effect what we feel. The session helped us share our knowledge on the importance of debating skills which is one of the key abilities in life. Ritaanshi Sanhotra (Section Supervisor – Grade 3) Sumitha Shaiju (Dept. of English – Primary) 08

‫ﺃﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻗﺎل ﺗﻌﺎﱃ‪ \" :‬إﻧﱠﺎ أَﻧ َﺰﻟ َﻨﺎ ُه ﻗُﺮآﻧًﺎ َﻋﺮﺑﻴﺎ ﻟَ َﻌﻠ ُﻜﻢ ﺗَﻌ ِﻘﻠُﻮن \" ‪ .‬إﻧﻬﺎ ﻟﻐﺘﻨﺎ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ و ﻣﺎزاﻟﺖ‬ ‫و ﺳﺘﻈﻞ ﻣﺼﺪر ﻓﺨﺮﻧﺎ‪ .‬أﻗﺎﻣﺖ أﴎة اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﳌﺪرﺳﺔ اﺣﺘﻔﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻛﺒ ة ﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ أﺳﺒﻮع‬ ‫اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‪ ،‬و ذﻟﻚ ﻛﺘﻌﺒ ﻋﻦ اﻋﺘﺰازﻧﺎ و ﻓﺨﺮﻧﺎ ﺑﻬﺬه اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺮﻣﻬﺎ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺰ و ﺟﻞ‪ .‬و‬ ‫ﻗﺪ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﺸﺎرﻛﺔ اﻟﻄﻼب ﰲ ﻫﺬه اﻹﺣﺘﻔﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﺗﻌﺒ ا ﻋﻦ ﺣﺒﻬﻢ و ﺗﺄﺛﺮﻫﻢ و رﻏﺒﺘﻬﻢ ﰲ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ‬ ‫اﳌﺰﻳﺪ و اﳌﺰﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬه اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻐﻨﻴﺔ ﺑﺘﻌﺒ اﺗﻬﺎ‪ ،‬اﳌﺘﻔﺮدة ﺑﺠ ﻟﻬﺎ و اﻟﺴﺎﺣﺮة ﺑﺄﻟﻔﺎﻇﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻛ ﺟﺮت اﻟﻌﺎدة ﻓﺈﻧﺎ اﺣﺘﻔﺎﻟﻴﺘﻨﺎ ﻗﺪ اﺳﺘُ ِﻬﻠﱠﺖ ﺑﻌﺰف اﻟﻨﺸﻴﺪ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻹﻣﺎرا ‪ ،‬ﺗﻼه ﺑﻌﺪ ذﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﺗﻼوة ﻋﻄﺮة ﻵي ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﺮآن اﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ‪ .‬ﻗﺎم ﺑﻌﺪ ذﻟﻚ ﻃﻼب اﻟﺼﻒ اﻷول ﺑﻐﻨﺎء ﻧﺸﻴﺪ )ﺑﻠﺪي‬ ‫اﻟﺠﻤﻴﻞ(‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ أﺑﻬﺮ ﻃﻼب اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺜﺎ اﻟﺤﻀﻮر ﺸﻬﺪ دراﻣﻲ ﺟﻤﻴﻞ و ﻣﺆﺛﺮ‪ ،‬أﺗﺒﻌﻪ ﻣﺸﻬﺪ‬ ‫دراﻣﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ اﻟﺤﻴﻮان‪ .‬ﺛﻢ ﺣﻮار ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺑ ﻃﻼب اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ ﻣﺘﺒﻮع ﺑﺄﻏﻨﻴﺔ‬ ‫)أﻣﺎم اﻟﺒﺤﺮ( ﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ أﻏﻨﻴﺔ )ﺻﻠﻮا‪..‬ﺻﻠﻮا( ﻣﻦ ﺗﻘﺪﻳﻢ ﻃﻠﺒﺔ اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺛﻢ ﻋﺎدت اﻟﺪراﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﰲ ﻣﺸﻬﺪ )اﻟﺰﻫﺮﻳﺔ اﳌﻜﺴﻮرة( ﻟﻄﺎﻟﺒﺎت اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ‬ ‫ﻃﻼب اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ و أﻏﻨﻴﺔ )ﻟﻐﺘﻲ ﻟﻐﺘﻲ( ﻣﺘﺒﻮﻋﺔ ﺸﻬﺪ ﺜﻴﲇ ﻋﻦ ﻃﺎﻋﺔ و اﺣﱰام‬ ‫اﻟﻮاﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﻟﻄﻼب اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫و ﻗﺎم ﻃﻼب اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺘﺎﺳﻊ و اﻟﺤﺎدي ﻋﴩ ﺑﺘﻘﺪﻳﻢ ﺷﻌﺮ ﻣﴪﺣﻲ ﻋﻦ اﳌﻐﻔﻮر ﻟﻪ ﺑﺈذن اﻟﻠﻪ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣﺐ اﻟﺴﻤﻮ اﻟﺸﻴﺦ زاﻳﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻠﻄﺎن‪ .‬ﺛﻢ ﻏﻨﺖ ﻃﺎﻟﺒﺎت اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺴﺎدس أﻏﻨﻴﺔ )أﻧﺖ‬ ‫اﻷﻣﺎن(‪ ،‬ﺑﻌﺪﻫﺎ ﻗﺎم ﻃﻼب اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺘﺎﺳﻊ ﺑﺈﻟﻘﺎء ﻗﺼﻴﺪة )اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺗﻌﺎﺗﺐ أﺑﻨﺎءﻫﺎ(‪ .‬و‬ ‫ﻋﺎدت اﻟﺪراﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﰲ ﻣﺸﻬﺪ ﻣﻌﱪ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻜﺎﻧﺔ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻘﺪﻳﻢ ﻃﺎﻟﺒﺎت اﻟﺼﻒ‬ ‫اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ‪ ،‬ﻏﻨﺖ ﺑﻌﺪ ذﻟﻚ ﻃﺎﻟﺒﺎت اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ )ﻳﺎ ﻋﻴﺪ(‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ اﺳﺘﻤﺘﻌﻨﺎ ﺑﺤﻮار و ﻗﺼﺔ ذات‬ ‫ﻣﻐﺰى ﻣﺘﺒﻮﻋﺎن ﺑﺄﻏﻨﻴﺔ )أﻫﻮاك ﻳﺎ أﻣﻲ(‪ .‬و اﺧﺘﺘﻢ اﻟﱪﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﺑﺘﻘﺪﻳﻢ ﻃﺎﻟﺒﺘ ﻟﻌﺪد ﻣﻦ اﻷدﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻔﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﰲ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻨﺎ اﻟﻴﻮﻣﻴﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫و ﻗﺪ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﺬه اﻹﺣﺘﻔﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻓﺮﺻﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺮف ﻋﲆ ﻣﺪى ﺑﺮاﻋﺔ اﻟﻄﻼب ﰲ اﻟﺘﺤﺪث ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺑﻞ و أداء اﳌﺸﺎﻫﺪ اﳌﴪﺣﻴﺔ و إﻟﻘﺎء اﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﻓﺎﻟﻬﺪف اﻷﺳﻤﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻴﺎت و‬ ‫ﻏ ﻫﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺗﺮﺳﻴﺦ و ﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻟﺪى ﻫﺆﻻء اﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ‪ ،‬و اﻟﻜﺸﻒ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺪى ﺟ ﻟﻬﺎ و‬ ‫ﻣﺮوﻧﺘﻬﺎ و أﻧﻬﺎ ﺗﻮاﻛﺐ اﳌﺎﴈ و اﻟﺤﺎﴐ و اﳌﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ‬ ‫أﺣﻤﺪ ﺻﻴﺎم‪..‬ﻗﺴﻢ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬‫‪09‬‬

rRanAdMlyMYThe GRAMMY Event, the initiative ofthe Department of Fine arts, wasimpressively held on 26th February2018. The objective is to identifyyoung musicians from the PrimaryWing and also to influence the smartgeneration by opening the windows ofopportunity in the reverberantlyrhythmic world of music.We feel exceedingly happy to have 60young artists from Grade 1 to 5 nomi-nated for the award this year. Wethank parents for their whole-heartedsupport, cooperation and presencethat made this initiative an amazinglygrand success. Janarajani Malalagama HoD - Fine Arts 10

TechnicallyTalented TooLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec-tetuer adipiscing elit, sed diamnonummy nibh euismod tinciduntut laoreet dolore magna aliquamerat volutpat. Ut wisi enim adminim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamcorper suscipit lobortisnisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo conse-quat. Duis autem vel eum iriuredolor in hendrerit in vulputate velitesse molestie consequat, vel illumdolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis atvero eros et accumsan et iusto odiodignissim qui blanditNCO 2017 -2018The National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) exam was conducted at PIES on 23rd January 2018. Theexam, based on Computer Science, is designed to develop the aptitude as well as technical skillsof students.More than 100 students from Grade 1 to 10 efficiently took-up the examination, the results ofwhich is expected to be released soon. 11

iiO 2017The Department of Computer Science elatedly announced the winners of iiO '17(International Informatics Olympiad) which was conducted on November 7th, 2017organized by Silver Zone Foundation.With more than 7000 schools and 15 lakh participants this year, Bhavan’s AbuDhabi curved a niche when 6 students of PIES qualified for the II Level securingmore than 75 %. 14 of our students, who secured above 50%, were awarded with thesymbolic Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. Praseedha Menon Dept. of ICT 12

ActivitiesAplentyThe following competitions were conducted at PIES, as a part of various club activitiesof the departments concerned. Event Date Grade Department Resullts Role-play 28 Feb ‘18 4 English Grade 4 C – First 5 (Primary) Place Role-play 28 Feb ‘18 8 English Grade 4 A – 4 (Primary) Second Place Folklore 18 Feb ‘18 English Grade 4 F – Third (Secondary) Place Model- 10 Jan ‘18 Social Grade 5 C – First making – Science Place ‘Comparative Grade 5 E – Study Of Second Place Agriculture Grade 5 D – Third In India And Place UAE’ Grade 8E & 8 A – First Place Grade 8B – Second Place Grade 8C – Third Place Fathima (G-4E) – First Place Bharanitha (G-4F) - Second Place Arpitha (G-4A) – Third Place13

अनके ता म एकता ( सं यु अरबअमीरात )िहदं ीिवभाग ाराक ापाचं वीके िलए२५-२-२०१८कोराममं चमनाटक ितयोिगताआयोिजतकीगयीथी Iिजसकािवषयथा- अनके तामएकता (सं यु अरबअमीरात) I ितयोिगताके िनणणायकगण- ीमतीगीताव ीमतीविनताका ागतक ातीसरीके छा सािहलवअ ानखान ारािकयागयाथा I नाटककाउ े,सां ृ ितकजाग कताकामह दशनकरते एिविवधदेशोकं ीवेशभूषा , भाषाऔरसं ृ ितपररोशनीडालनाथा Iसभीछा ोनं ेउ ाहवकु शलतापवू कनाटक तु िकया Iइसगितिविध ारा ,ब ोमं वाचनकौशलवसामूिहककायकरनेकी मतामभीविृ ई I थम ान - क ा५डि तीय ान - क ा५सततृ ीय ान- क ा५अ- िरताशं ी ( बइंचाज ) Aneesh Nair (Dept. of English – Primary) Michael Augustine (Dept. of English – Secondary) Nancy Shoba (Dept. of Social Science) Ritaanshi Sanhotra (Dept. of Hindi – Primary) 14



Knowing A LegendKnowing A Legend is an initiative taken to let the students know more about the innumerablelegends of Mathematics. Every week, the mathematical contributions of a legend are displayed inevery other bulletin board in all the blocks of the school.Math Challenger‘Math Challenger’, a competition conducted every week, holds challenging questions displayedon all the bulletin boards every Sunday. Two questions get displayed every week, one for thestudents of Grade 6 to 8 and the other for the students of Grades 9 and above. Those who come-up with the correct answers are selected the winner of the competition. The objective remains toinculcate competitive spirit and enhance problem - solving skills. 16

Skilled Science The Department of Science (Primary) conducted the following for the students of Grade 4: - Debate - The hot topic ‘The Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile Phones’ was conducted this month, during the Science period in the respective classes. Both the groups, comprising of boys and girls respectively, e ciently brought out the skill of debating by sharing their thoughts and real-life experiences. - ‘Linking Science to Real Life through Experiments’ was another activity which was conducted in February 2018. Our children brought experiments to demonstrate the importance and application of Science in various aspects of life. Experiments based on Electricity, Electromagnetism, Properties of Water and Air and its uses, Working Principles of various machines and topics like Food Adulteration and Preventive Methods were demonstrated with interestingly interactive and highly informative explanations.17

Honouring MothersIt was breathtakingly beautiful to watch the event highly enjoyable and a successful one,little hands of Grade-1 glide through cards lled with love, passion and enthusiasm.and embellishments when they took part inthe activity ‘The Woman Who Inspired Me The Such exposures not only enable childrenMost’, which was conducted on 08 March ’18 share knowledge but also understand andto celebrate the incomparable and irreplace- respect each other’s skills and abilities.able role played by the mothers.The enthusiasm of students, rightly support-ed by parents and class teachers, made the Fidele Furtado (HoD - Dept. of French)Jayabharathi Krishnamurthy (Dept. of Mathematics – Secondary) Suma Pramod (HoD – Science- Primary) Hazeena Riaz (Class Teacher – Grade 1 E) 18

SastraPrathibha The Department of Science received the opportunity to conduct SASTRA PRATHIBHA CONTEST at PIES and the winners of Level-1 were selected for the Finals that was organized by SCIENCE INDIA FORUM in association with THE EMBASSY OF INDIA, UAE. It turned out to be an exciting event when our students Aswin Suresh (G-6D) and Tejus Vadakkeparambil (G-5F) secured the second position “A+\" in the Sub-Junior category held in February 2017. Suma Pramod (HoD-Science, Primary)19

The ADNECSustainability WeekThe chosen members of the Green School the understanding of the major social,Audit, accompanied by Ms. Babitha Vimal economic and environmental trends that(Dept. of Science-Secondary), Ms. Praseed- shape the world’s sustainable develop-ha Menon (Dept. of ICT) and Usha ment, and to empower the global commu-Kumari.V, visited the Abu Dhabi National nity to realise viable and e ective strate-Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) on 16th Janu- gies to mitigate climatic changes. Theary, 2018 in connection with the Abu program works for three main aspects:Dhabi Sustainability Week. Our objective Leadership- encouraging world’s futurewas to provide our students with a plat- sustainable leaders, Business- providingform for experiential learning. an international platform for the introduc- tion of innovative ideas, and Awareness-Dr. Majid Al Qassimi, from the Ministry of reaching out to engage students andClimate Change and Environment, Abu public audience to the existing crisis.Dhabi welcomed the gathering with anexceedingly interesting and informative The trip was one of its kind, informativespeech on Environmental and Self-sus- and educative which trickled into us thetainability related to agriculture. Sustain- experience of communicating and sharingability Week (ADSW), the largest in the practical ideas, with global entrepreneurs,Middle East, is dedicated to broadening for a greener and better future. Usha Kumari.VCoordinator - Green School Audit & Bhavan's Natura 20

Life……Diversity…….BeautyThe Al Wathba Wetlands… brimming with knowledge through various interdisciplinarylife……. a paradise for animal-lovers. activities such as collecting samples of water, soil, ora and fauna, for the scheduledOur girls of Grade 9 were given the ideal research work which will involve our studentsopportunity to visit the wetlands on January of Grade 9 and 11. The ndings will then be17th, accompanied by Ms. Subitha Shaju shared with the students of Grade 8 who will(Dept. of Science – Secondary) and Usha carry out activities and presentations basedKumari.V. This learning experience was on the knowledge shared.o ered to our students to enhance their Usha Kumari. V Coordinator- Green School Audit & Eco Club21

The Marvel Of Masdar CityWith the drastic changes taking place in the - 10 MW Solar Farmworld around us, it's our responsibility to develop - PRTs ( Personal Rapid Transit)sustainability. A team of 40 students from Grades - Siemens HQ building4 to8, along with Ms. Manjusha Vipin (Dept. of - IRENA (International Renewable EnergyScience-Secondary), Ms. Suma Pramod (HoD Agency)Science-Primary), and Usha Kumari (Coordinator- - Wind TowerBhavan’s Natura), embarked on a city tour towitness the blend of development and sustain- The major competence the learning resulted inability with the objectives to explore the possibili- was the enhancement on global and environ-ties of alternative sources of energy and also to mental awareness, in a world where global warm-experience Masdar as the world's rst ‘Zero ing and climate changes aggravate the poorCarbon and Zero Waste City’. condition of the ailing blue planet.The Masdar city is one of the best-suited exam- Further to the visit, various activities wereples for sustainable development. The city has an assigned for di erent categories as researcharea of about 6 square km. Within the radius of work:this 6 km you have almost everything you could Category 1 Primary – ‘poster-making’possibly ever need - hospitals, malls, supermar-kets – you name it and there it was! Category 2 Middle School – a working model – ‘desalination plant with bio fuel’The Masdar city follows the three pillars ofsustainability ie. Social, Environmental and Category 3 Higher Secondary – ‘research on theEconomical Sustainability. Some of the remark- possibilities of alternative sources of energy’able features of the City are Usha Kumari.V Coordinator – Green School Audit & Bhavan’s Natura 22

A Prelude To GratitudeDear Reader,I feel contented to pleasurably conclude one more academic year with ten issues of‘Pioneer’ that kept the members involved, additionally and devotedly busy. It has alwayssurprised me on how rapidly one more year passes by, of course with learning, unlearning,re-learning and all other emotions intact!In the issues of ‘Pioneer 2017-2018’ I have tried my best to cover all the reports received,on the events that we conducted or were a part of. To make this possible, we worked asa team, where every chosen member helped me meet the target to every possibleextent.As a very typical trait of a true ‘Bhavanite’, ‘Pioneer’ too has steadily grown over theyears and the growth, indisputably, is here to stay. I am sure it would get ‘fed’ with lotmore events and achievements in the years to come. In The Chapters Of Life, Years Will Pass And Days Would Fade But The memories That We Wish To Carry Would Never To Rest Be Laid No Matter What Highest Be Promised To Trade. No One Can Foresee What’s In Store For Me. With Some Good Hearts Around, What More Could I Ask Thee But To Give Me Stable Energy With Which I Always Pray To Be. I Await Yet Another Beautiful Year, Yet Another Set Of Responsibilities; Yet Another Year Of Learning, Yet Another Batch Of Lovely Children, Who Every Moment Convey The Message Silently That Our Life Becomes Complete By Their Presence Filled With Vibrant Luminance, Effervescence and Exuberance.23

I thank Dr. Mohideen Jeilani, for his sincere contribution to 'Parent Corner' in spiteof his busy schedule and priorities.I thank our Director, Principal and Vice Principal not only for their confidence inentrusting me with this responsibility but also for extending undisturbed liberty thatcontinued to help me explore the language and foster my passion for writing. I thank – - Mr. Shaiju for his time offered to ‘graphically’ and skillfully complete every issue of ‘Pioneer’, - Ms. Anisha and Mr. Amol (Dept. of ICT) for the prompt update of our website as and when an issue was approved for release - the team members of ‘Pioneer’ for helping me competently complete all the issues, this academic year too Team Pioneer takes this opportunity in wishing our students, and of course the strong team of teachers, of Grade X and XII the very best for their results. We wish you another eventful, colourful and fast-paced academic year! Thanking you once again, On behalf of Team Pioneer, Geetha Chandran Editor (2017-2018) 24

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