BIS School Magazine-Bhavanodaya Vol.6

ABOUT US From the starting of the odyssey in April 2014, Bahrain Indian School has commenced on a glorious journey to become one of the most prestigious schools in the country. In these few years, the school has taken giant strides to establish its claim to be counted among the best schools in Bahrain. BIS is built on the steady foundation of good values and the urge to excel in life. Education at BIS is found in all aspects of life and in diverse ways- within the four walls of a classroom and often beyond it- a fair example of this is online/ virtual classes. BIS is the combination of competent teachers, experienced and efficient administration with excellent pastoral care. The students have a plethora of interesting activities to widen the horizons of their knowledge thereby discovering their talents. A tranquil environment is present on the campus which increases learning and creativity. BIS’s well-thought vision is “To prepare global citizens and to provide leadership for the future.” The school’s vision has progressed as students are exposed to a variety of subjects. To make education interesting and thought-provoking we celebrate the festivals, important days, and various activities with full zeal and fervour. BIS is a co-educational institution projecting an eco-friendly environment. It encompasses well-ventilated classrooms, well-equipped labs, sanitized and cleaned washrooms, an administrative block, a well-stocked library along with a digital one, and an assembly hall well provisioned for indoor games and competitions. Defined, structured, and compact, the focus of the curriculum is to develop holistic individuals through co- scholastic school-based evaluation, instill values through an integrated curricular approach, develop innovations in teaching-learning methodologies by devising student-friendly and student-centered paradigms among others. The emphasis of the curriculum remains on the application of knowledge. SO LET’S OPEN THE GATES OF BHAVAN'S BAHRAIN INDIAN SCHOOL TO DELVE DEEPER INTO THE ACHIEVEMENTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Motto Let noble thoughts come to us from every side. Vision To prepare global citizen. To provide leadership for future. Mission To make the students mentally developed, physically strong, socially adjusted, emotionally balanced, and technically talented. Bahrain Indian School Approved by the Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Bahrain Affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi 1

Leaders and Rulers of Bahrain His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain His Royal Highness Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, The Crown Prince & Prime Minister Kingdom of Bahrain 2

An Epistle by the President Message The richness of Indian Culture has universal acceptance. The multifaceted system of education that existed in India has undergone changes. Contemporary development spins over several centuries without transforming the core of Indian philosophy. And, at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan we reach out to the student community to excel in both academic and co-curricular activities giving impetus to human values raising them to be responsible citizen of the countries they live. This is unique to Bhavans’. The Bhavans’ institution both in India and abroad are committed to imparting quality education. The Bhavan’s School in Bahrain, Kuwait and UAE have been playing an important role in the Middle East by providing quality education. We wish all the students a bright career ahead. We take this opportunity to greet our teachers and the parents of our students. 6th January, 2021 (SURENDRALAL G. MEHTA) PRESIDENT Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kulapati Munshi Mar, Mumbai-400 007, Email: [email protected], Web: http://www.bhavans.info, Fax: 022-23630058 3

An Epistle by the Secretary & Director Message Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has global presence as an Institution of excellence. Apart from imparting quality education , Bhavan is committed to inculcate human values in every student. This includes providing every child the maximum opportunity to excel in academics and creativity. Our continued efforts to orient our pedagogy system by adopting state of art methods, foreseeing global needs and equipping the students with multidisciplinary tasks have succeeded enormously in laying a strong foundation among the students to be successful in every stride of their academic career. We wish our students at the Bhavans’ Schools in Bahrain, Kuwait and UAE a bright future. 3rd January, 2021 H.N.Dastur (Executive Secretary & Director General) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kulapati Munshi Mar, Mumbai-400 007, Email: [email protected], Web: http://www.bhavans.info, Fax: 022-23630058 4

An Epistle by the Chairman 50, 40, 30, or even 20 years back – children were focused on age appropriate matters – be it their education and cultural activities in school, responsibilities at home or the social community they lived in. Character building was the essence in school and at home. Individual satisfaction and personal needs were not given importance or priorities. The change from then to now is visible at every home. The attitude of parents and children at every home – then and now is far different from the way it was back then. Change is necessary and even mandated as generations pass. But we as a school, believe that culture and values should remain the same and be the solid foundation of every home for generations. During the last 15 years of my 24/7 involvement with children, parents and teachers, I am really surprised or in fact more saddened to see the current level of attitude of children from class 3 onwards. May be I belong to an older generation or still continue with the old school of thoughts. But I believe many of the children are diverting from their proper path, and chasing things that are not age appropriate, and not at all necessary in these years of their career. This will ultimately lead to more children being trapped in a whirlwind of activities and emotions that divert their attentions and focus from matters most essential to set their future on track. Many of the children are in the trap. I am very sure that as a parent you belong to one of these parent groups – either the ‘trapped’, or the possibly ‘going to be trapped’. During several interactions with parents it has come to my notice that there are a number of instances where children lack respect, cases where they retort and answer back, and yell at, when even the slightest or basic questions are asked at home, but the very same child was obedient and mostly well behaved at school. Yesterday I heard from my senior leadership team that grade 8 children have started answering back to Principal and Vice Principals. In the last couple of months, I have seen lots of such unhealthy incidents which warrant the parents’ immediate intervention. I am sure many parents are experiencing the same, or similar situations at home, as well. Our children grow physically and they may be aware of many more things than necessary for their age because of increased social media presence – but their emotional responsibility level is still that of a child and not of an adult. They need to understand the impact of their words and actions, and take responsibility for the effects of the same. At Bhavans’ we believe in character building which is the foundation of any child for a better tomorrow, better future. Education will follow automatically. Parents are requested to communicate with the senior management team of the school as and when necessary to discuss the progress of their children in all matters of their growth or when you feel there is a visible change in child’s attitude and behavior. Let us work together for a better tomorrow. Trust us, we are with you. N K Ramachandran Middle East Chairman 5

An Epistle by the Vice Chairman Dear Students / Teachers / Parents, It gives me immense pleasure to contribute to this issue of our Annual School Magazine. Each year, the school magazine outlines the progress that the school has made during the previous academic year and recapitulates all events, showcasing the various activities of the school. This year has passed swiftly in a blur of achievements and accomplishments, and I would like to congratulate and extend my best wishes to all those who have worked hard to ensure that the magazine remains a treasure trove of memories. To me, the magazine will always be an event-filled journal, chronicling another exciting year that will be cherished by our students in the years to come. Through this magazine, I would like to greet all the stake holders of our school family. As a school, something that we have always believed in is, Home is the first school and school is the second home. This has come so true today with COVID19. As we continue to wrestle with the implications of the situation, homes and how our children learn have become far more important than it may ever have been. In March, when things started to fall out of place and we were forced to get ourselves prepared for facets of our life that we had never encountered and when homes were where the action moved to – learn from home, teach from home, work from home, assessments from home – I think the one thing we at Bhavans realized was that – this is going to take some time. As is often said, it is always better to use a compass over a map to navigate a world of uncertainty. We realized we needed to block the negatives out and think like a monk on how we wanted to take the academic year forward. We knew we didn’t want to sit around and wait for things to unfold, but rather we wanted to make things happen. Unfortunately, when we are a school and when there is a little chaos around and when we have impressionable minds looking at the school to see what will happen next – it leaves very little margin for the school to be unprepared and to seem unsettled. As far as we as a school was concerned, it was our topmost priority to give the confidence that things would be as normal as they could and we would continue to do what we do. That is teach – educate – provide opportunities – allow children to have their fun and much more – all while they continued to trod the path to be a Global Citizen. A disruption shouldn’t have to stop that march. We have always told parents in our school that we are keen on guiding children into the future who will be passionate about their work and who will want to strive to make a difference in whatever they do and will stay the course in a very uncertain world. True – we did improvise – like building our partnership with parents and children and getting them to correct answer papers based on our marking schemes thereby building mutual trust and honesty, being a little flexible with our time tables and increasing the class duration which gave teachers and children that little time to adapt and adjust to the online platform, continue with the numerous activities – song / dance / music all online for children, do virtual summer camps, virtual sports days, class photo sessions with children sitting at home and of course the school annual day. We were always conscious that these uncertain times would pass and would never be permanent and when our children and teachers come back to school, they wouldn’t realise that there was one year of the so called ‘new normal’. Our team of teachers at Bhavans has ensured that we stayed the course and remained committed to our task and in the process also ensured that we paid attention to not only the small things but also the bigger things like mental, physical and emotional well being of our teachers and students and ensuring that we all remained healthy and happy. As we turn the corner and start to see the glimpse of hope that sooner rather than later, we are all going to get back to, as a school we can be rest assured that our teachers have done and are doing their best to keep our children engaged and active as we all navigate and turn the corner. We may still not have reached the end of the roller coaster ride but we can take pride in the fact that we have reached the top of a mountain even if that maybe the bottom of the next one. In this regard, BHAVANS owes much to its dynamic leadership whose untiring efforts have resulted in the overall development of the School. I would also like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all our staff members for their dedication and hard work that has ensured that our flag is always flying high. Kudos to the parents and children for travelling together with us and making sure that we ended the Academic year on a high. I pray that the Almighty God continues to bless all of us and help us get through this very difficult times. Signing off with a variation of an inspired Quote of Albert Einstein – At Bhavans, we don’t teach our children. We create conditions for Sooraj Ramachandran them to learn. Thank You Once Again. Vice Chairman 6

An Epistle by the Director Dear Readers, Life throws countless hurdles and the goal of education is to help one to courageously sail through the rough seas of struggle and strides. The perseverance to face the battles of life needs strong pillars of character and strong will, especially when we face hard times, it is all the more important that we remain balanced and focused on what matters to us. COVID 19 and confinement to one’s home was one such challenge that we all had to go through in the year 2020. Everything came to stand still in February. Life seemed difficult; but soon a ray of hope was visualised by BIS Management as our talented team came up with an action plan within no time. The horrendous challenge of continuing the education in COVID Pandemic situation was bravely faced by Bahrain Indian School family. In-fact, the pandemic never become a hurdle in sustaining Quality Education. The endless possibilities of digital platforms were used in an optimum way to sustain a congenial and growth mindset learning environment in virtual classrooms. The new normal paved the way for commencing new initiatives and conducting activities in more creative way. Students were provided with new attainable challenges through virtual medium. Co-curricular activities like Physical Education, Art, Life Skills and Music Classes were carried out virtually along with scholastic subjects in more creative ways. Theme based special assemblies/activities and major events of the year like Investiture Ceremony, Science & Art Exhibition, Annual Award Day etc. were also conducted virtually in new innovative ways. ‘Bhavanodaya – an Inter school singing, mono acting, and fancy-dress competition, BISQ – Inter school Quiz competition were also conducted successfully with large student participation. To give an edge to the reading habits among students, E-library was introduced wherein the students can read their favourite books during their leisure time. The writers of BIS penned their stories and the collection of stories titled ‘BIS Wordsmiths’ was published. Above all the school is to releasing its ‘Annual School Magazine’ digitally which will be a showcase of students’ creative works for the past one year. The major achievement of the year was getting CBSE Affiliation up to Grade XII and commencement of the first batch of Grade XI classes in all steams - Science, Commerce and Humanities. Varieties of subject combinations are offered to suit the individual interest of the students. Facilities for regular Career Counselling, Integrated coaching to prepare students for various competitive examinations like IIT- JEE, NEET, SAT and the availability of admission experts to support students with their University Applications make BIS the most sought – after school in the Kingdom. At the juncture, I would like to thank all the parents who have been cooperative in these hard times. Let me assure you that our teachers are readily prepared to accommodate themselves as well as the students with anything emerging new in the educational world. I entreat the Almighty to shower His blessings in plenty upon the staff and students of the school in their efforts. “All human wisdom is summed up in these two words- wait and hope.”- Emily Dickinson So let's hope that good times will come and we get to hear the twittering of your young ones on the school premises very soon. Stay Safe and Stay Connected! Ms. Ritu Verma Director 7

From the Desk of Principal “All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us have equal opportunity to develop our talent.” Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam The academic year 2020-21 started with uncertainty and anxiety but we stood together firmly and have overcome the challenging year as a normal academic year. We carried out all the activities virtually, be it investiture ceremony, celebrations, competitions (intra school as well as inter school), Annual Award ceremony, Science and Art Exhibition, Graduation Day and many more. All the events kicked off the way they were planned and finally we are here with the 6th Edition of our Annual Magazine ‘Bhavanubhav’ 2020-21. It is rightly said, “From tiny seeds, grow mighty trees.” At BIS, every day we plant tiny seeds of hope within our children and help them to grow into strong adults with deep roots that are sunk into the soil of self-confidence, strong values and beliefs. We feed them with the nutrients of knowledge and character so that they can bloom with creativity and curiosity. To think intensively and critically and to explore creative thinking; students need ample opportunities. In our efforts to promote creativity and opportunity, we bring to you the sixth edition Bhavanubhav. We will witness the creativity and perfect strutting of various talents of our budding authors and artists. Garnering all the resources, compiling them as well as presenting them before you need a lot of efforts. By bringing out this magazine, the students have proven their mettle that they are capable of taking up any difficult and challenging task if given a chance. With great satisfaction our students’ editors worked hard and putforth the synergized piece of creation ‘Bhavanubhav’20- 21. The Editorial Board and students have executed a commendable task in encapsulating various events and activities. So let’s buckle up to surf through the pages of ‘Bhavanubhav.’ Wish you a happy browsing! Mr. Saji Jacob Principal 8

Annual Report 2020-2021 This year SIF conducted a quiz to involve the students in challenging virtual learning platforms. There were three online rounds and we are proud to share that Pranav Bobby of Grade VII, won the first spot in his category. Our accomplished writer Arnab Sen Gupta also published his poems. He named the book as Iridescence and it has earned the coveted title of Amazon Bestseller Rank # 1 in Kids Poetry category. “Hold fast to dreams, We would like to share the notable achievement For if dreams die, by Arnav Tushar Yeola of Grade V. He secured International rank 1 in International Benchmark Test for Science all over Life is a broken-winged bird, GCC. He was equally awarded an Honour Cash Award of USD That cannot fly”- Langston Hughes. Well said by the great poet. If we want to be successful in what 136 for achieving the highest score in GCC, a certificate, and a we perceive we must devote all our energies to achieve our trophy. goals. Additionally, we must not forget character and value are Arnav Singh Dewan of Grade II emerged as the winner at of utmost importance. Development of self along with academic Bhavans’ International Spell Bee competition as held in the achievement forms the nuclei of all learning processes at our month of Feb 20. It was truly a hard nut to crack as students school. And today we have reached the time to reflect on from Bhavans’ GCC and India participated in it. Eleven schools achievements, experiences, and learning opportunities that made reached the Grand Finale. BIS feels delighted to announce the year 2020 -21 a remarkable one. Here are the success stories- that Arnav competed with a lot of vigour with other children BISQ Grand Finale 2020 as organized by Bhavans’ Middle and secured the second position. He received the cash prize of East, exhibited stiff and fierce competition among the dollar 1250 and a trophy. competitors.The participants had to go through mazes of intuited Bhavanodaya – an event initiated , organised and hosted by and mind-boggling rounds consisting of questions related to Bhavans’ Bahrain Indian School was a great success and all history, science and books. The preliminary round was CBSE schools across Bahrain participated in it. The event had conducted on 24th October 2020 with the participation of 42 Inter School competitions for Fancy Dress, Solo Singing and Mono Acting. We are happy to announce that Esha Ashik of schools from UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain. Grade II won the first prize in Fancy Dress competition The best six teams across GCC got the opportunity to compete We are delighted to reveal that Steve Chalil Biju, Vaibhav for the glory in the Grand Finale as conducted on 7th November Rajesh and Manoj Subramaniam of Grade VIII bagged first 2020 through virtual medium. prize in quiz on Constitution as conducted by Embassy of India. We feel elated to share that Amrutavarshinee Murugan, Dhruv Spectra, is an art carnival aimed at encouraging and honoring Sathish Kumar & Aniruddha Dhar exhibited stupendous artistic skills among the youth, which is the largest art performance and left no stone unturned to reach the heights of competition for students in the Kingdom of Bahrain. We feel success in BISQ 2020 and bagged 1000 USD along with the proud to share that Mahikaa Pathak of Grade IX came in first certificates. five in Spectra Art Contest 2020. Science India Forum (SIF) or Shastra Pratibha helps to foster The Embassy of India organized a painting competition on the scientific excellence by capitalizing on the scientific & occasion of celebrations of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma technological synergy of India and the Middle-East. Gandhi on 2nd October 2020. We are happy to share that 9

Annual Report 2020-2021 Mahikaa Pathak of Grade IX got Certificate of Appreciation in Chaithyak Manjali Praveenkumar secured Fourth position in the her group -2. Youth via Inter-School Quiz Competition as conducted by Accolades poured in for Amruta Amit Phadke as she achieved Indian Overseas Congress(IOC) and Dev Nambiar was the the following milestones:- runner up. 1.She secured first position(Team and Singles) and third position (Singles) in the West Asia Table Tennis Federation at Amman, Our students participated in the World Scholar’s Cup, an Jordan. international event and won umpteen medals. Founded by Mr. 2. Additionally, she secured second position – Cadet Team Daniel the first World Scholar’s Cup took place in Korea in Championship in the West Asia Table Tennis Federation at 2007. The first “global” round followed a few weeks later, Amman, Jordan and Sharm Al Sheikh, Egypt. 3. Further she bagged first position (Team Championship and brought together students from Korea, Singapore, and the United Doubles) and third position (Singles) for GCC Sport Council at States. Kuwait. Our students participated in the event and it was held at St. 4. She also got secured first position representing A’Ali Club, Christopher's School, Bahrain. Twenty seven students Bahrain organized by Bahrain Club. Apart from striving to attain exemplary academic standards, we participated and won laurels in events like collaborative writing, believe in grooming every facet of the student's personality. Our team debates and scholars challenge. All the students were students have made a mark with their exuberant participation in selected for 2nd round which was suppose to take place in June co-scholastic areas, viz Spellathon, Gandhi Jayanti Speech 2020 in Dubai. competition conducted by IOC, Essay Contest organized by The names are :- Aanjaney Harishankar Menon, Abraham Embassy of India, Hindi Speech competition, India Quiz as organized by IOC, E- MUN hosted by Bhavans’ Kuwait, Galaxy Koshy, Aahilya Christine Saigal, Kavya Variar, Ananya Manoj Science and Technology Quiz and painting competition. Nair, Aseem Verma, Saduni Michael Navis, Swarnima Basnet, Not only this, the accolades won in various Inter-school Avaneesh Karanamu, Shreyesh Ranjan Samal ,Sankrithi Competitions make us proud of them. Here are the Ranganathan ,Vishnu Narayana, Izzah Aysha Shihab, Sakshi succeeders Lal ,Sudiksha Jha, Jenna Dave, Anushka Tayde, Keha Kamath, Parina Dholakia was among the finalists in Hindi Poetry Steve Biju, Abdul Basith Khan, Vaibhav Rajesh, Arnab Sengupta, Sahasrad Sabarish Nair, Aarush Vishal Vasu, Syed Recitation as oragnised by Kavitabol.com. Parina Dholakia of Grade V and Atharva Aditya Balvalli of Md. Rayyan Wali, Atharva Aditya Balvalli, Avran Mathews Grade VII bagged second position in Hindi Poem Recitation and Thomas Solo singing competition .The competitions were organised by Our students participated in various events in ‘The Indian School’ on the eve of Vishwa Hindi Diwas under the “The International Adolescent Summit 2020” held from guidance of Embassy of India. 18th Dec 2020 to 12th Jan 2021. Nashwa Fathima of Grade VI secured the third position in the The Summit 2020 has been a unique and innovative socio- Inter-School Poem Recitation competition and Aditya Mishra of cultural exchange enriching the adolescent empowerment in our Grade III secured the third position in Inter- School Story Telling country. The students who participated in this event in various categories are :- competition as hosted by The Asian School. Utopia Painting – Vidyuth Sanal, Pritha Singh, Mahika Pathak, Anushka Jaydip Tayde of Grade VII bagged the third position in Khashifa. Hindi Poem Recitation as organized by New Millennium School. Sur Sangam – Indian Classical Dance – Saira Mariam Sabu and Aditya Mishra of Grade III bagged the third position in Hindi Priyasruthi Srinivasan Story Telling Competition as organized by Ibn Al Hytham Rhetorics- Young Orator Championship- Arnab Sen Gupta Islamic School. Workshop on Book reading, Life skills & Well Being – Arnab 10

Annual Report 2020-2021 Sen Gupta & Ridha Shefi It’s a joyous moment to share that Aditya Mishra of Grade II Yuva Sansad- National Youth Health Parliament – Manoj S. bagged first position at International and Zonal level in Cyber Subramaniam& Parvathy Bibin Olympiad. He got Certificate of Outstanding Performance. Rajapriyan Gopi of Grade III and Dhruv Sathish Kumar of We wish to state with immense pride and acknowledge the Grade VI got Certificate of Zonal Excellence in Cyber work of these students and further they will receive the Olympiad. online ‘Citation of Honour’ for their enthusiastic Serena Garg of Grade II got third rank at an International level in participation. Science Olympiad. She received certificate of Outstanding GLORY OF SUCCESS AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL performance , a gift voucher and a medal too. Melio is an IIT-IIM alumnus initiative who conducts online Aditya Mishra of Grade II got Zonal Silver Medal, a gift voucher challenges in Speed Math, Storytelling, and Spelling Bee for and Certificate of Zonal Excellence in Science Olympiad. students across the entire world. BIS students outshone in Nathaniel Jiffy & Saswat Anumod of Grade II, Rajapriyan Gopi various competitions and emerged as winners. Here are the of Grade III, and Ishaan Kedar Pande of Grade VI received Certificate of Zonal Excellence in Science Olympiad. insights- Dishhi Sharma won the first position at beginners level and We are proud to share that Harshan Abhinesh, Pranav Sujai, Arin Second position at Ace level in English Story Telling challenge Pon Nesraj of Grade III, Syed Hrehaan Ahmed, Ashok Sanjay Sunish Sunil Bayalan and Sujay Sunil Bayalan bagged first Shanbag and Abhinav Makenna of Grade IV won Zonal Gold position in Melio Online Spelling Bee. Amit Bijesh of Grade II medal and Medal of Distinction in International Mathematics won first position at beginners level and won third position at ace Olympiad 2019-20. level in Melio Online Story Telling Challenge . Serena Garg of Grade II got first rank in International Maths Amit Bijesh of Grade II won first position at Melio Speaking Olympiad at an International and zonal level. She bagged Challenge. International Gold medal, a gift voucher and Certificate of outstanding excellence. Also, Aaron Pon Nesraj of Grade I Nashwa Fathima, Kushagra Sah, Ashok Shanbag & Ayush Singh ,Aditya Mishra of Grade II and Arnav Tushar Yeola of Grade IV secured second position in Melio Online Speed Math Challenge. bagged Certificate of Zonal Excellence and a gift voucher in International Maths Olympiad. Suyash Sunil Bayalan of Grade II Dishhi Sharma got the third position in Melio Online Poetry got Certificate of Zonal Excellence in International Maths Recitation and Arnab Sen Gupta bagged the third position in Olympiad. Overall, 11 Gold medals, 9 silver medals and 9 Melio Online Speaking Challenge . bronze medals were achieved by the students. Ayushi Dash bagged third position in Online Speed Math Suyash Sunil Bayalan of Grade II received a gift voucher and Challenge . Certificate of Zonal Excellence in International English Olympiad. Sujay Sunil Bayalan, Aditya Mishra and Nathaniel Growth in academics is a result of the multiple opportunities Jiffy of Grade II bagged Certificate of Zonal Excellence in provided in school for up-gradation of skills and knowledge. International English Olympiad. Participation in various Olympiads and external examinations Moving on with the results of International GK Olympiad- help students to explore the realms of logical and critical Aditya Mishra of Grade II secured International Rank 1 and thinking along with the focus on knowledge of the learnt bagged Certificate of Zonal Excellence, a cheque worth Rs concepts. 5000/- and a zonal gold medal. Arin Pon Nesraj of Grade III ACHIEVEMENTS IN OLYMPIADS CONDUCTED BY bagged Certificate of Zonal Excellence, a cheque and a Zonal Bronze medal. Mohammed Raihan Shelil Ali M of Grade IV got SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FOUNDATION (SOF) 11

Annual Report 2020-2021 a gift voucher and Certificate of Zonal Excellence. Nathaniel Khan from Grade III, Aarohi Tushar Yeola, Aarush Purohit, Jiffy, Ayush Singh of Grade II, Harshan Abhinesh ,Jishnu Arnav Yeola, and Ishan Monzilal from Grade V and Naman Dhanasekar of Grade III, Darun Aditya Ram , Dhruv Sathish Sharma from Grade VIII. kumar of Grade VI and Steve Chalil Biju of Grade VIII received Certificate of Zonal Excellence in International GK Olympiad. Adding further to the glorious achievements, 4 students secured the first position in Mathematics Olympiad. The names of the INTERNATIONAL LEVEL ACHIEVERS OF achievers are Aryan Ramesh, Kanishk, and Burhanuddin INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD FOUNDATION Hussain from Grade I. The International Olympiad Foundation is founded by leading Scientific skills and thinking were well demonstrated by Kevin academicians of the world with the aim of making students ready Dibin of Grade II as he secured the first position at zonal level in to face any challenge in future at young age. These examinations Science Olympiad. were conducted in the month of June. Computational and technical knowledge was well revealed as The toppers at the International level in various Olympiads Arin Pon Nesraj of Grade IV bagged the first position at zonal are as follows:- level in Cyber Olympiad. Devna Anish, Vedha Sharma, Toshani Sahu, and Prekshaa We are overjoyed to share the results of NASO. Following Menon of Grade I secured the first position in English students have been promoted to level 2. The names are :- Olympiad followed by Tasmia Fatima and Aaron Pon Nesraj of Cyril Michael Arakkal, Aaron Pon Nesaraj, Moukthika Grade II. Karanamu, Priyanka Gopi, Arnav Singh Dewan, Nathaniel Jiffy, Dhruv Trivedi, Armaan Bin Awaz of Grade II, and Teerth Sujay Sunil Bayalan, Serena Garg, Krishnan Manikandan, Sutrasandhiya of Grade IV bagged the first position in Hindi Fareez Aynudeen, Pranav Bobby Sekhar, Adesh Deepthi Shaiju Olympiad. SCHOOL INITIATIVES Aaron Pon Nesraj of Grade II earned the first position in To ensure that the students develop their academic skills, our Mathematics Olympiad. school has taken different initiatives throughout the year. Burhanuddin Hussain of Grade I earned the first position in the 1. To support & encourage the reading habits among the Science Olympiad. children, ‘E-library’ was launched through which a child can Trishelle George of Grade I and Aditya Mishra of Grade III enter into their dream world with fictional characters and much more. secured the first position in Cyber Olympiad. ACHIEVEMENTS IN OLYMPIADS CONDUCTED BY 2. To identify a suitable field of a career in higher grades, INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD FOUNDATION (IOF) various career counseling workshops were organized with 2020-21 experts from external organizations to guide students for various opportunities. We feel elated to share that 9 students secured the first position A career counselling session was taken by Mr. Chawla, an at the Zonal level in English Olympiad. The achievers are eminent career counsellor. He is a member of the National Tasmia Fatima, Aaron Pon Nesraj from Grade II, Vrinda Career Development Association, United States of America, and Chaudhary from Grade V, Dhruv Pednekar from Grade VI, and is also the Founder and Director of North India’s topmost career Dhruv Sathish Kumar from Grade VII. counselling and study abroad firm. – Centre of Career To further highlight the achievements in Hindi Olympiad, 10 Development, Delhi. The session primarily focused on students secured the first position at the zonal level. The names describing the relevance of aptitude tests and developing the of succeeders are Serena Garg, Aditya Mishra, Nabeel Alam latest skills for the newer professions coming into existence. 12

Annual Report 2020-2021 A career guidance session was also taken by Director Bhavans was further given to Mr. Arul Das Thomas- Chairman of Middle East by Ms. Divya Rajesh Ramachandran. She guided ICRF, a non-profitable organization that runs under the Indian students with various career options as available in the Industry. Embassy. To support the Breast Cancer Society, donations were Equally she shared the skills needed at various levels. She given by the Management, parents and staff members. The motivated students to analyse their skills and interest thereby money will further be donated to Breast Cancer Society. focusing on the right career option as suited for them. Recognition was brought to the school by Mr. Ibrahim Gadkari., Mr. N.M. Bhatia conducted a session detailing on National Ms. Shivani Barjatya, and Ms. Renjini Sujai who were awarded Education Policy. He has been a trendsetter and has worked for ‘The Best Teacher Award’, by The Embassy of India. We CBSE, Delhi for several confidential assignments such as conducted weekly assemblies highlighting various causes and Question Paper Setter, Moderator, on Expert Committee to ideas. Also, the pandemic did not hinder the celebrations thereby review Question Paper and Marking Scheme, Inspection of we celebrated the festivals and events with enthusiasm. schools for Affiliation, etc All the CBSE schools of Bahrain and To conclude, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude for Bhavans Middle East attended the informational session. the cooperation as extended by all in making this year a We delivered workshops for teachers in schools in Asian successful one. countries as well thereby expanding our boundaries all over Asia. BIS Principal- Mr. Saji Jacob addressed dignitaries and teachers of Bhavans Middle East, CBSE Cluster Bahrain Chapter, Dakshin Sahodaya Schools Complex and presented a workshop on Competency-Based Learning Kindergarten Coordinator Ms.Sharil Dimri delivered a workshop on the topic ‘Where there is laughter, there is learning’ to dignitaries of CBSE Cluster Bahrain Chapter. She additionally shared her knowledge with the teachers, Coordinators, and Principals of schools in Asian countries too. Maths HOD Ms.Sudha Anand shared insights on teaching maths in a fun way with varied techniques and technology with the teachers, HOD’s and Principals of Schools in Asian Countries and branches of Bhavans Middle East English teachers Ms. Shivani Barjatya and Ms. Mythiely Greetina shared ‘Insights on Integrating Technology in English Language Learning’ with the teachers, HOD’s and Principals of Bhavans Middle East. Hindi teacher Mr. Milind delivered a workshop on the topic, ‘Activities to build interest in Hindi teaching and learning’ with the teachers, HOD’s and Principals of Bhavans’ Middle East. CHARITY To give back to society for various noble causes, and support the needy, BIS Management and the staff members donated non- perishable items to support the needy. The charity as collected 13

Pinnacle of Excellence Arnab Sen Gupta, IX Aditya Mishra, III 1. IIIrd prize in Inter School English 1. The publication of Arnab’s Iridescence - 50 Poems has earned Story Telling competition the coveted title of Amazon organized by The Asian School, Bestseller Rank # 1 in the Kids Bahrain Poetry category 2. IIIrd prize in Inter School Hindi Story Telling competition 2. Third prize in Melio Online organized by Ibn Al Hytham Speaking and Poetry School, Bahrain Recitation(Senior) 3. International Rank 1 in IFCO, NCO -Gifts Worth Rs. 1000/- & Dhruv Sathish Kumar, VII International Gold Medal 4. NSO- Gifts Worth Rs. 1000/-, 1. First Position in BISQ-2020 Zonal Silver Medal, NASO- Merit 2. Secured ‘A’ grade in Shastra Certificate, Cash Back Coupon, & Caliber Check Coupon Pratibha Contest 2019 5. IGKO- Rs. 5,000, Zonal Gold Medal &Certificate of Zonal Aniruddha Dhar, VII Excellence 6. IEO- Certificate of Zonal 1. First Position in BISQ-2020 Excellence & Medal of Distinction 2. Secured ‘A’ grade in Shastra Pratibha Contest 2019 Parina Dholakia - V 1. Second prize in Poem Recitation Amrutavarshinee Murugan, VII organized by The Indian Embassy. 1. First Position in BISQ-2020 2. Secured ‘A’ grade in Shastra Atharva Aditya Balavalli- VII Pratibha Contest 2019 1. Second prize in Hindi Solo Singing Competition organized by Indian Arnav Tushar Yeola, V School. Bahrain. 1. Winner of BD 51 cash prize for Anushka Jaydip Tayde- VII the highest score in IBT ACER 1. Third prize in Hindi Poem Science all over the Middle East Pranav Bobby Sekhar, VII Recitation organized by Ibn Al Hytham Islamic School. 1. First Position in SIF Forum Nashwa Fathima, VI 2. Secured ‘A’ grade in Shastra 1. Third prize in Inter School Poetry Pratibha Contest 2019 Recitation competition organized Sunish Sunil Bayalan, VI by The Asian School, Bahrain 2. Second prize in Melio Online 1. ‘A’ grade in Shastra Pratibha Speed Math Challenge #1 Contest 2019 14 2. First position in Melio Spelling Bee competition.

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SOF INTERNATIONAL CYBER OLYMPIAD 2019 S.NO. STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARDS - WON INTERNATIONAL / ZONAL / SCHOOL AWARD 1 Sujay Sunil Bayalan I Certificate of Zonal Excellence, Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction 2 Suyash Sunil Bayalan I Certificate of Zonal Excellence, Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction 3 Arna Saumil Shah I School Gold Medal & Participation Certificate 4 Kushagra Sah II School Silver Medal & Participation Certificate 5 Arin II School Gold Medal & Participation Certificate 6 Rajapriyan Gopi II Certificate of Zonal Excellence, Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction 7 Krishnan Mani III School Silver Medal & Participation Certificate 8 Atharv Tripathi III School Gold Medal & Participation Certificate 9 Dia Dibin IV School Gold Medal & Participation Certificate 10 Esha Shiju V School Gold Medal & Participation Certificate 11 Dhruv Sathish Kumar V Certificate of Zonal Excellence, Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction 12 SteveChalilBiju VII School Gold Medal & Participation Certificate ACHIEVEMENTS IN NGSE 2019 S. NO. STUDENT’S NAME GRADE QUALIFIED UNDER BHAVAN’S GCC SPELL BEE 2019-20 1 Paolo Thomas IV National Quota 2 Syed Hrehaan Ahamed IV S. STUDENT’S 3 Fareez Aynudeen IV School Quota AWARDS & 4 Advay Rajesh Auti IV 5 Arnav Tushar Yeola IV National Quota NO. NAME & Grade REWARDS 6 Pritha Singh V 7 Arnav Yadav V School Quota Awarded cash 8 Anushka Jaydip Tayde VI National Quota Arnav Singh prize of dollar 1250 and a 1 Dewan (Grade II) trophy. 9 Darwina Manoj Amarnath VI NATIONAL SCIENCE ASTRONOMY RESULTS 2019-20 S. NO. STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARDS & REWARDS 1 Kaustubh A J VIII Merit Certificate & Gold Medal 3 2 Ridha Shefi VIII Merit Certificate & Gold Medal 3 3 Syed Hrehaan Ahamed IV Merit Certificate & Gold Medal 3 4 Ashok Sunjay Shanbhag IV Merit Certificate & Gold Medal 3 5 Rajapriyan Gopi III Merit Certificate, Gold Medal 1 & Thinker Box - Diy Kit 6 Harshan Abhinesh III Merit Certificate, Gold Medal 3 & Caliber Check 7 Poorna Sreeram III Merit Certificate, Gold Medal 3 &Caliber Check 8 Vihaan Pande III Merit Certificate & Gold Medal 3 9 Kushagra Sah III Merit Certificate & Gold Medal 3 10 Serena Garg II Smart Watch 11 Sujay Sunil Bayalan II Merit Certificate, Gold Medal 1 & Thinker Box - Diy Kit 12 Aditya Mishra II Merit Certificate, Cash Back Coupon & Caliber Check Coupon 13 Arnav Singh Dewan II Merit Certificate, Gold Medal 3 & Caliber Check 14 Suyash Sunil Bayalan II Merit Certificate, Gold Medal 3 & Caliber Check NASO QUALIFIERS FOR LEVEL 2 S. NO. STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARDS & REWARDS 1 Kaustubh A J VIII Merit Certificate & Gold Medal 3 2 Ridha Shefi VIII Merit Certificate & Gold Medal 3 16

IFCO (ONLINE CYBER OLYMPIAD) 2020-21 IFEO (ONLINE ENGLISH OLYMPIAD) 2020-21 S.NO. STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD 1 Trishelle George I E-Certificate 16 Aashika D I 2 Aaron Pon Nesaraj II (Gold) 3 Arin Pon Nesaraj IV 17 Hiba Aynudeen I 18 Leanne Mariam Jenji I 4 Richa Randhir I 19 Aryan Ramesh I 5 Krishna Varia I 20 Marianne Milly Almeida I 6 Marianne Milly Almeida I 21 Geetansh I 7 Aashika D I E-Certificate 22 Olive Maria George I 8 Aditya Mishra III (Silver) 23 Kiara Sanvi Karthik I 9 Nabeel Alam Khan III 24 Maadhav Vishwanath I 10 Rukshana IV 25 Tasmia Fatima II 11 Anugrah Roy VI 26 Aaron Pon Nesaraj II 12 Kiara Sanvi Karthik I 27 Kavish Binakar II 13 Suri Karthik I 28 Esha Ashik II 14 Amit II 29 Armaan Bin Awaz II 15 Dhruv Trivedi II 30 Saikeerthan II 16 Serena Garg III 31 Atharv Dixit II 17 Debarghya Banerjee III 32 Aryavardhan II 18 Ayansh Singh IV E-Certificate 33 Sohinee Reddy Chekurti II 19 Satakshi Dev IV (Bronze) 34 Cyril Michael II 20 Aahan Khandelwal IV 35 Muhammed Nasih II E-Certificate 36 Amit II (Gold) 21 Ahan Prabhu IV 37 Navira II 22 Atharva Ramesh Dharbale IV 38 Diya Dinesh Prasad III 23 GV Sai Krishna V 39 Aditya Mishra III 24 Darun Aditya Ram VII 40 Nabeel Alam Khan III 25 Amrutavarshinee Murugan VII 41 Pournnami Bobby III IFEO (ONLINE ENGLISH OLYMPIAD) 2020-21 42 Ketan Mahesh Jujgar III S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD 43 Nathaniel Jiffy III 1 Devna Pulinamparambil Anish I 44 Serena Garg III 2 Vedha Sarma I 45 Abhirami Vipin Kaimal III 3 Toshani Sahu I 46 Arnav Singh Dewan III 4 Prekshaa Vinesh Menon I 47 Mahi Harish III 5 Suri Karthik I 48 Shriya Polavarapu IV 6 Krishna Varia I 49 Spruha Dixit IV 7 Sharvari Golam I E-Certificate 50 Ahan Prabhu IV 8 Maanvitha Kattika I (Gold) 51 Pranav Sujai IV 9 Ireene Rose Shanto I 52 Aahan Khandelwal IV 10 Aditya Kiran I 53 Pranav Vinesh Menon IV 11 Jemmie Annieps I 54 Satakshi Dev IV 12 Rianna Vashist I 55 Vrinda Chaudhary V 13 Trishelle George I 56 Ayushman Krishna Bhat V 14 Vihaan Mahajan I 15 Richa Randhir I 17

IFEO (ONLINE ENGLISH OLYMPIAD) 2020-21 S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD E-Certificate 57 Vedh Subin I 87 Aarush Purohit V (Silver) 58 Ritvik Ramapura Patil I 88 Syed Hrehaan Ahamed V E-Certificate 59 Taksh Kadam I 89 Satchinmayee Manoj Kumar V (Bronze) 60 Kanishk I 90 Nethra Narayanasamy V 61 Aritrika Sen I 91 Alia Dibin V 62 Gopika Gokulan II 92 Aarohi Tushar Yeola V 63 Ekansh Pravin Fulzele II 93 Dhruv Rajeshwar Pednekar VI 64 Aayesha Tekriwal III 94 Dhruv Sathishkumar VII 65 Sudhikeerthi III 95 Pranav Bobby Sekhar VII 66 Adrija Ranjith III 96 Keertana Polavarapu VIII 67 Nilesh Biswal III 97 Tobiel Sebastian Twinkle I 68 Faber Mehta III 98 Dhruv Trivedi II 69 Anvit Negi III 99 Janisha III 70 Ayush Singh III 100 Kanishk Kamboj III 71 Brooke Isabella Mascarenhas III E-Certificate 101 Aditya Rajesh Chavan IV 72 Arjun III (Silver) 102 Aarya Kamat IV 73 Vaiga Vipin IV 103 Mirra Seya Karthik IV 74 Ayansh Singh IV 104 Ayushi Dash V 75 Sahasra Chekurti IV 105 Jerick Bright V 76 Avani Deshmukh IV 106 G V Sai Krishna V 77 S Arthi Nandhika IV 107 Nashwa Fathima VI 78 Arnav Deshmukh IV 108 Amrutavarshinee Murugan VII 79 Arin Pon Nesaraj IV 109 Avi Malavalli VII 80 Atharva Ramesh Dharbale IV 110 Daryl Shyju Mathew VII 81 Eleanor Shyju Mathew IV 111 Keha Kamath VII 82 Teerth Sutarsandhiya IV 112 Devlin Peter Mascarenhas VIII 83 Kushagra Sah IV 113 Mohin Anup Kanakath VIII 84 Mrunal Kartik Mehta IV Kalam 85 Poorna Sreeram IV 114 Adeshdshaiju VIII 86 Rukshana IV 115 Ridha Shefi IX IFHO (ONLINE HINDI OLYMPIAD) 2020-21 S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD 1 Taksh Kadam I E-Certificate 10 Trishelle George I E-Certificate (Gold) (Bronze) 2 Aashika D I 11 Kanishk I E-Certificate 3 Dhruv Trivedi II (Silver) 12 Esha Ashik II 4 Armaan Bin Awaz II 13 Helez II 5 Aryavardhan II 14 Aaron Pon Nesaraj II 6 Toshani Sahu I 15 Kavish Binakar II 7 Sharvari Golam I 16 Cyril Michael II 8 Ritvik Ramapura Patil I 17 Serena Garg III 9 Gopika Gokulan II 18 Aditya Mishra III 18

IFHO (ONLINE HINDI OLYMPIAD) 2020-21 S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD V 19 Nabeel Alam Khan III 31 Aarush Purohit V E-Certificate V (Bronze) 20 Kanishk Kamboj III 32 Arnav Yeola V V 21 Faber Mehta III 33 Ishan Monzilal VI VI 22 Arnav Singh Dewan III 34 Ayushi Dash VII VII 23 Ketan Mahesh Jujgar III 35 Satchinmayee Manoj Kumar VIII VIII 24 Teerth Sutarsandhiya IV E-Certificate 36 Shivangi Saraogi IX 25 Ahan Prabhu IV (Bronze) 37 Dhruv Rajeshwar Pednekar 26 Ayansh Singh IV 38 Atharva Aditya Balvalli 27 Atharva Ramesh Dharbale IV 39 Amrutavarshinee Murugan 28 Arnav Deshmukh IV 40 Naman Sharma 29 S Arthi Nandhika IV 41 Tisha 30 Aarohi Tushar Yeola V 42 Swastika Saraogi IFMO (ONLINE MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD) 2020-21 S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD 27 Aditya Mishra III 1 Aryan Ramesh I 28 Diya Dinesh Prasad III E-Certificate 29 Aayesha Tekriwal III (Silver) 2 Burhanuddin Hussain I 30 Vaishnavi Gupta III 31 Nabeel Alam Khan III E-Certificate 3 Kanishk I 32 Pranav Sujai IV (Bronze) 33 Ahan Prabhu IV 4 Aaron Pon Nesaraj II E-Certificate 34 Harshavardhan Murugan IV 5 Harshitha Sangaraju II (Gold) 35 Ayansh Singh IV 6 Syed Yousuf II 36 Jonath Jerril Aricatt IV 37 Satakshi Dev IV 7 Avani Deshmukh IV 38 Mithraa Balaji IV 39 Arnav Yeola V 8 Rukshana IV 40 Syed Hrehaan Ahamed V 41 Aarush Purohit V 9 Aahan Khandelwal IV 42 Advay Auti V 43 Sahasra Chekurti IV 10 Trishelle George I 44 Vedha Sarma I 45 Jemmie Annieps I 11 Aritrika Sen I 46 Geetansh I 47 Ritvik Ramapura Patil I 12 Maadhav Vishwanath I 48 Moukthika Karanamu II 49 Dhruv Trivedi II 13 Devna Pulinamparambil Anish I 50 Gopika Gokulan II 51 Helez II 14 Sharvari Golam I 52 Sahasra Avinashilingam II 15 Prekshaa Vinesh Menon I 16 Maanvitha Kattika I 17 Richa Randhir I E-Certificate 18 Marianne Milly Almeida I (Silver) 19 Aditya Kiran I 20 Suri Karthik I 21 Leanne Mariam Jenji I 22 Krishna Varia I 23 Toshani Sahu I 24 Kavin II 25 Armaan Bin Awaz II 26 Serena Garg III 19

IFMO (ONLINE MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD) 2020-21 S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD 53 Saikeerthan II 60 Kushagra Sah IV 54 Faber Mehta III E-Certificate 61 Pranav Vinesh Menon IV E-Certificate 55 Pournnami Bobby III (Bronze) 62 Arin Pon Nesaraj IV (Bronze) 56 Debarghya Banerjee III 63 Spruha Dixit IV 57 Mysha Fatima Khaiser III 64 Shivanshi Ghosh Dastidar V 58 Adrija Ranjith III 65 Krishnan Manikandan V 59 Nathaniel Jiffy III IFSO (ONLINE SCIENCE OLYMPIAD) 2020-21 S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARD 32 Diya Dinesh Prasad III E-Certificate 1 Burhanuddin Hussain I E-Certificate 33 Ahaan Singh III 2 Kevin Dibin II (Gold) 34 Arnav Singh Dewan III (Silver) 3 Aaron Pon Nesaraj II 35 Kushagra Sah IV 36 Nethra Narayanasamy V E-Certificate 4 Toshani Sahu I 37 Jemmie Annieps I (Bronze) 38 Rudransh Mishra I 5 Devna Pulinamparambil Anish I 39 Dev Sreejith I 40 Trishan M I 6 Aditya Kiran I 41 Leanne Mariam Jenji I 42 Syed Yousuf II 7 Richa Randhir I 43 Sohinee Reddy Chekurti II 44 Amit II 8 Maanvitha Kattika I 45 Aryavardhan II 46 Nathaniel Jiffy III 9 Rianna Vashist I 47 Faber Mehta III 48 Adrija Ranjith III 10 Ireene Rose Shanto I 49 Mishika Aneja III 50 Arjun III 11 Maadhav Vishwanath I 51 Pournnami Bobby III 52 Debarghya Banerjee III 12 Kiara Sanvi Karthik I 53 Anvit Negi III 54 Hridhaan III 13 Prekshaa Vinesh Menon I 55 Satakshi Dev IV 56 Aahan Khandelwal IV 14 Trishelle George I 57 Arin Pon Nesaraj IV 58 Atharva Ramesh Dharbale IV 15 Olive Maria George I 59 Shivanshi Ghosh Dastidar V 60 Aarush Purohit V 16 Kanishk I 61 Jenna Dave VII 62 Naman Sharma VIII 17 Krishna Varia I E-Certificate 63 S Priyasruthi IX 18 Sharvari Golam I (Silver) 19 Aritrika Sen I 20 Marianne Milly Almeida I 21 Aashika D I 22 Sahasra Avinashilingam II 23 Moukthika Karanamu II 24 Harshitha Sangaraju II 25 Kavin II 26 Armaan Bin Awaz II 27 Serena Garg III 28 Aditya Mishra III 29 Nabeel Alam Khan III 30 Vaishnavi Gupta III 31 Aayesha Tekriwal III 20

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FOUNDATION SOF NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD 2020-21 S.NO STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARDS - WON INTERNATIONAL / ZONAL / SCHOOL AWARD 1 2 Priyanka Gopi I Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate 3 4 Devna Pulinamparambil Anish I Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction 5 6 Jemmie Annie.P.S I Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate 7 Burhanuddin Hussain I Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate 8 Aaron Pon Nesaraj II Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate 9 10 Cyril Michael Arakkal II Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction 11 Sujay Sunil Bayalan III Gifts Worth Rs. 1000/- & Zonal Bronze Medal, 12 13 Certificate of Zonal Excellence 14 Suyash Sunil Bayalan III Gifts Worth Rs. 1000/- & International Bronze Medal, 15 16 Certificate of Outstanding Performance 17 18 Nathaniel Jiffy III Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate 19 20 Ayush Singh III Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate 21 Serena Garg III Gifts Worth Rs. 1000/- & Zonal Bronze Medal, S.NO. Certificate of Zonal Excellence 1 2 Rajapriyan Gopi IV Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate 3 4 Arin Pon Nesaraj IV Gifts Worth Rs. 500/- & Medal of Distinction, 5 Certificate of Distinction 6 7 Vedanta Kapil Iyengar IV Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate 8 Prakriti Singh IV Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate Kushagra Sah IV Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction Krishnan Manikandan V Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate Shivanshighosh Dastidar V Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate Fareez Aynudeen V Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate Pritha Singh VI Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction Pranav Bobby Sekhar VII Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FOUNDATION SOF INTERNATIONAL GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OLYMPIAD 2020-21 STUDENT’S NAME GRADE AWARDS - WON INTERNATIONAL / ZONAL / SCHOOL AWARD Devna Pulinamparambil Anish I Suyash Sunil Bayalan III Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate Arnav Singh Dewan III Mishika Aneja III Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate Rajapriyan Gopi IV Gifts Worth Rs. 1000/- , Zonal Gold Medal & Certificate of Advay Rajesh Auti V Pranav Bobby Sekhar VII Zonal Excellence Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate Amrutavarshinee Murugan VII Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate Gifts Worth Rs. 500/- ,Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction Gold Medal of Excellence & Participation Certificate 21

Exposure Builds Expertise “Winning is something but participation is everything.”- Debasish Mridha Inter-School Competitions are a fair way of recognizing skills, learning better communication, sharpening interpersonal skills, and of course, reviving the old thrill of competition. BIS students exhibited their talent and skills even in this pandemic through a virtual platform. It was a proud moment for the BIS family as students brought many prizes home. S. No Competition Organiser Students’ Participation 1 Spellathon New Millenium school Arnab Sen Gupta Ridha Shefi 2 IOC Gandhi Jayanti Speech Competition IOC-Essay Adesh Shaiju 3 Online English Language Inter School Poetry The Asian school Recitation Competition Nashwa Fathima 4 Online English Language Inter School Story The Asian school Aditya Mishra Telling Competition AnushkaTayde 5 Hindi Poem Recitation New Millenium School Swastika Saraogi Aditya Mishra 6 Hindi Speech Competition New Millenium School 1. Manoj Subramanium 1.Amrutavarshinee Murgan 7 Story telling Ibn Al-Hytham Islamic School 2. Anushka Jaydip Tayde 3. Dhruv Satish Kumar 8 E -MUN Bhavan’s Kuwait 1.Manoj Subramanium 2. Ridha Shefi 9 Elination Skillsphere 3. Arnab Sen Gupta 4. Nithilian Akarakaviyasaran 10 India Quiz IOC- Essay 5. Parvathy CherupulilBipin Tours De Force 100% Attendance Awards (2019-20) 100% Attendance Awards Grade I Golden Grade III Alps Grade IV Olive Grade VI Wordsworth Syed Yousuf Rajapriyan Gopi Sarah Jojy Darwina Manoj Amarnath Grade I Indigo Fatima Ali Alasfoor Grade IV Maple Krissh Nambiar Neethu Thomas Prarthana Sudhesh Avish Kamboj Grade VI Tagore Grade II Ganges Kushagra Sah Amritha Lakshmi Sivakumar Shreyesh Ranjan Mahi Harish Ramaswami Grade III Kilimanjaro AneekaBibu Peter Grade VII Mars Grade II Thames Arin PonNesaraj Razan Reza Tisha Malhotra Abigail Ann Manekshaw Grade IV Cedar Grade V Aries Grade VIII Arjun Padmanaban Parina Dholakia Keerthana Kameswaran Vedanth Sudhir Grade III Everest Sai Krishna GV Grade IX Prakriti Singh Mahima Susan Thomas 22

Tours De Force Achievement Awards (2019-20) Achievement Awards Grade I Golden Grade II Ganges Grade III Alps Grade IV Maple Ehan Abdullah Diya Prasad Rajapriyan Gopi Riyanshi Bisht Harshitha Sangaraju Kawther Sayed Saeed Hussian Harshan Abhinesh Sachinmayee Manoj Kumar Moukthika Karanamu Mahi Harih Ramaswami Joanna Ann Abbey Syed Hrehaan Ahamed Karthika Seush Snehal Sharma Kushagra Sah Grade V Leo Navira Madhan MishikaAneja Rachana Redla Pritha Singh Syed Yousuf Mysha Fathima Khaiser Vihaan Pande Tharun Avinashlingam Taha Mohammad Somansh Mayank Patel Prisha Mishra Zarah Shameem Treesa Maria Roney Grade II Thames Grade III Aravalli Grade V Aries Grade I Silver Yashwanth Dipesh Abhimanyu Dhar Sunish Sunil Bayalan Nazeel Shamsudheen Neha Ann Francis Manjira Goswami Aaron Pon Nesaraj Nabeel Alam Khan Pranav Sujai Adhiraj Jaydip Tayde Arnav Singh Dewan Prince Shresta Grade V Taurus Avantika Roshan Shetty Vaiga Vipin Manveeth Urwa Dave Koshy Arun Grade II Amazon Varshika Sharath Kumar Dia Dipin Ekansh Pravin Fulzele Abhishek Vijay Sahitya Sriya Pulinamparambil Gopika Gokulan Ananya A Joem Grade III Kilimanjaro Vismita Rajesh Iyer Nihal Francis Padikkala Angelena Anil Saikeerthan Senthilkumar Arav Sudhij Nambiar Arin Pon Nesaraj Grade VI Shakespeare Supriya Sharma Nayakriti Gulipilli Sahasra Chekurti Dhuha Masoodi Grade I Scarlet Pournnami Bobby Shravani Sushil Bhandeskar Pranav Bobby Sekhar Atharv A.R Serena Garg Vedanta Kapil Iyengar Saira Mariam Sabu Esha Ashik Sujay Sunil Bayalan Grade IV Cedar Grade VI Tagore Bhavika Praveen Anushka Jaydip Tayde Gaurav Mariraj Takhsit Sabat Drithi Verma Krishnan Manikandan Grade VII Mars HaziqHezin Chomayil Vaishnavi Gupta Manini Lalit Desai Anhik N Gaikwad GradMeaInIsIi ALarlaitvDalelsiai AGrriandPeSSoahInriIraIiNhnGKeMGrsilaauairdspmaoteajoaVdniIjIaJruopiter Kavish Binakar Grade II Cauvery Sahasra Chekurti Krysha Sukhwani AbhimanyGurDadhearIV Olive Shravani SushGil rBahdaenVdIeIsIkar NehaAAdanynRFarjaenschisAuti Manoj Subramaniam MadihGa MraadreyaImII Everest AhaanGSrinagdhe III Alps PranaAvrnSauvjaTiushar Yeola MaElaleakanAohrmSehdyjAuyMyaadthew NathRaanjiaepl rJiiyffayn Gopi PrincSeaSrahhreJostjay Sathyanarayanan TasHmairashFaavtiamradhan Murugan JonaHthaarnshVainjoAbhinesh VaigNa eVthiprainNarayanasamy Ridha Shefi VAremJNdaaaivnkaathnnSiBtnaaaignTaMrAhAoawrmjaiayzgaaasmonkSaarbu PalaJkoNananriandArann Abbey VarshVirkinadSahCahratuhdhKaurymar Steve Chalil Biju GrNaditehIyaInsrdiiCgohakkingal RSSuaissyhwaVRKasabauihthchsASahhSauanahnnnugaimarPlramBaoRSndaaedaydheallaan AaPdirtahkyraitUi Sdhinagyhakumar Grade IV Maple Grade IX AmSiht aBuirjeysahGNiarmi biar PrGisrhadMe IiIsIhrEaverest Aarush Purohit Mahima Susan Thomas Abhinav Makkena Ansheeka Mishra Eleanor Shyju Mathew Kavin Subramanian Harshavardhan Murugan Amritha Lakshmi Pruthivi Sivakumar Javanna Mariyam Sabu Anubhav Udhayakumar Rubika Shrestha Nikhita Thomas Ashok Sunjay Shanbhag Sohinee Reddy Chekurti Nithyasri Chakkingal Avish Kamboj Grade II Ganges Prakriti Singh RazanReza Aditya Mishra Shaurya Giri Ayushi Dash Avani Yadav Neha Ganti 23

From the Desk of Counsellor Emotional Wellbeing and Support to Children During COVID 19 The scourge of COVID-19 continues to devastate life and livelihoods across the world. Though, the risk of exposure to COVID-19 is low for young people, yet research on natural disasters makes it clear that compared to adults, children are more vulnerable to the emotional impact of traumatic events that disrupt their daily lives. Supporting and protecting children’s emotional well-being is of utmost concern. While most children eventually return to their typical functioning ❖ Avoid watching, reading, listening or discussing too much when they receive consistent support from sensitive and news about the COVID-19 and persuade children to divert responsive caregivers, others are at risk of developing significant their attention to other topics as well. mental health problems, including trauma-related stress, anxiety, and depression. So, the prime duty of parents is to observe and ❖ Now students are not coming to school and teaching is identify. done remotely through online. It is important to explain children safe use of internet. Recognizing signs of stress in your child ❖ Parents should not discuss all their problems in front of the Stress response in every child and teen are not the same but children. following are some common symptoms:- ❖ Recognise your child feeling and give extra hugs to them to ❖ Changes in behavior, such as stepping back from personal make them feel safe. relationships. ❖ Children imitate parents. Your behaviour is model to them. ❖ A loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed. Did Manage your feelings. Don’t give physical punishment. your aspiring chef lose all interest in cooking and baking? Monitor your own behaviour ❖ Problems with memory, thinking, or concentration. This crisis has brought to the forefront the critical role of ❖ Less interest in schoolwork and drop in academic effort. parenting, as well as the tremendous influence the home ❖ Expert psychologist, best-selling author, monthly New environment has on childrens’ lives. Parents of course are anxious too and kids will take emotional cues from them. York Times columnist Dr. Lisa Damour suggests Children rely on their parents to provide a sense of safety following tips for parents:- and security, so as role model exhibit normal behavior even if under stress and any manifestation of trauma in child ❖ Show empathy, patience. Be calm and proactive should be resolved with the help of professional intervention. ❖ Stick to Routine ❖ Let your child feel their emotions and interact Dr. Preet Kamal Bhatnagar ❖ Engage them in various activities Counsellor ❖ Help children find positive ways to express disturbing feelings such as anger, fear and sadness. Listen & comfort them. ❖ Be polite with them. Praise them for the efforts they put. ❖ Involve them in exercises and spiritual activities. ❖ Try to involve students in socialization through online with their friends and relatives at home in India. This will help them to feel they are not alone. ❖ Explain to them that nobody should be stigmatized for having the disease. 24

Explore the world of little Munchkins Imagination grows here, with the knowledge that makes the path clear. Curiosity starts to grow, creativity starts to flow. We start to explore, for the knowledge, we want more. Kindergarten is the place to have fun, And get things done. 25

Joyous world of little munchkins – BIS Themed Days “A child’s mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled.” – Dorothea Brande Learning is a process where the brain is constantly trying to make connections from one experience to another. Theme-based craft activities help a child to understand a topic separately and also inculcates the value of compassion and sharing between peers. The big theme connects different topics, subjects, and skills and help children see and make connections between them. 26

Spearheading the Fun and Value of Observing the Surroundings “Knowledge is the intellectual manipulation of carefully verified observations.” - Sigmund Freud Observation is an important part of life. Tiny tots’ observation of the environment enables them to raise questions that trigger their curiosity. 27

Science in our Skills, Magic in our Hands Science is the poetry of reality. Everything we know about the world around us originates in science. BIS encourages kids to mingle more with the environment by providing them with the best possible mix of fun and learning. The scientific aspects through which the children look at the world are a part of their fun-filled educational journey. Science helps children develop key life skills, including an ability to communicate, remain organized and focused and even form their own opinions. It equally helps children develop their senses and overall awareness. 28

Lines and Boxes : Pattern Building “Look for patterns, and then ask why those patterns exist”.- Debra Kaye Patterns can be found everywhere in our daily lives. Patterns help children to learn how to make logical connections and use reasoning skills. The world is filled with patterns, patterns, and more patterns. So wouldn’t it be great if you could create patterns of your own? Let’s explore the patterns as created by our tiny tots. 29

Moulding and Chiselling Children by Eye Hand Coordination Activities Eye-hand coordination is a complex cognitive ability, as it calls for us to unite our visual and motor skills, allowing for the hand to be guided by the visual stimulation; our eyes receive. Eye and hand coordination activities help the senses work better and uniformly. These activities include joining the dots, which involves the work of both the eye and the hand. Have you ever seen someone who can draw a straight line with no difficulties or someone who can trace over perfectly? How do you think they do it? Well, the answer is that they have extremely amazing eye-hand coordination. 30

Reading Rockstars “Reading is important. If you know how to read, then the whole world opens up to you.” – Barack Obama. Vocabulary is an important part of our lives. Without vocabulary communication would cease to exist. Reading helps in inculcating better values, vocabulary and brings in a whole lot of fun! 31

Mastering the Art of Creativity of Storytelling and Rhymes Recitation “The best way to teach people is by telling a story.” – Kenneth Blanchard. By singing and re-telling familiar rhymes and rhyming stories, a rich set of skills are unveiled- oral language skills, poetic skills, and memory skills. Repetition of rhymes and stories is good for the brain. It helps in understanding how the language works. Stories and recitals are the best way to convey one’s innovative thoughts and imaginations to the real world. It also helps a person get carried away into a different world, distracting the form of all the worries and sorrows. 32

Strengthen your Bones and Strengthen your Mind “Intelligence and skills can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.”— John F. Kennedy No one would like to laze around all day sitting inside their classrooms, would they? That’s why we have physical activities. It is scientifically proven that students who tend to like physical activities have sharper brains and better memory. Students who establish healthy lifestyle patterns at a young age will carry their benefits forward for the rest of their lives. Staying fit can be a challenge, particularly if people can’t go out. Keeping this challenge in mind, BIS KG teachers hosted various classes on physical activities like Zumba, Natyobics, etc. 33

Visualize and Conceptualize “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie Conceptual activities again help the wards to build interest in what they learn as well as understand the concept well. Children need to have a good understanding of different concepts as it assists in their further formal education. Concepts are often hard to understand. But understanding these bigger ‘concepts’ and ‘theories’, must start at the beginning, which starts with conceptual activities. 34

Route to Roots: National Celebrations National festivals showcase the cultural heritage and traditions of the country. They bring prosperity and happiness. At preschool, the child celebrates festivals not just because it offers enjoyment and thrill but also it has much more to tell about the country, its history, and culture. Celebration of festivals at preschool help the children to understand the importance of bonding together, sharing joys, and celebrating happiness. 35

Exploring The World’s Diversity and it’s International Celebrations “The greatness of a culture can be found in its festival.”- Siddharth Katragadda. Celebrations are nothing but a pompous, joyous, and memorable event. Many international celebrations were also celebrated by the KG students. Students were made to understand the importance of the festival and why it is celebrated. 36

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School's Out, Camp's In Summer camps are known for providing a safe environment where children gain self-confidence as they learn new skills. Summer camps are a fun way of spending the Summer holidays The virtual Summer Camp 2020-21 consisted of activities such as dance, music, drama, public speaking, art, physical activities & yoga. BIS students performed wonderfully, each one not failing to win an ooh or a gasp. 38

Headway to Primary and Secondary Wing Knowledge is like the branches of a tree. It can grow to any degree. It grows and parts into more. Here, we learn more than before, whether it is Science or Maths, this leads us to new paths. Competitions - A Fun Way of Bringing Out the Challenger in you “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” - Vince Lombardi Competitions have a great positive impact on children to enhance social and emotional learning. Inter-house competitions inculcate the spirit of healthy competition among students. Students placed in different houses competed with one another thus providing a focus for group loyalty and teamwork. Inter House Competitions are an important way to boost healthy competition, self-esteem, knowledge, and skills among the students. 39

Our Special Assemblies Online education is like a rising tide; it is going to lift all boats. This handy technology was implemented in assemblies too. The mesmerizing assemblies on different occasions made us all grin at some parts and at other parts made people realize the consequences of their actions. The audience applauded the performances of the students. 40

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Competing for Excellence All of us are talented in our unique way. We just need to recognize our capacity and develop our talents to their full potential. Inter-class competitions held in school add to the enthusiasm and builds the competitive spirit amongst the peers. The zeal that ensues amongst the children while preparing for each competition is explicitly visible on their faces. Inter-class competitions helped young students learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively which are essential skills for life. The enthusiasm and overwhelming response from BIS students was encouraging. 42

Inter-House Virtual Inter-House Virtual GK Quiz Group Discussion Grades involved: VI -VIII Grades involved: IX & X Position S.No Name of the House I House-wise winners: 1 Warriors II 2 Vikings III Group 1 - The impact and role of Social media 3 Gladiators IV 4 Spartans during Pandemic Class QUIZ TOPPERS: VIII S. No Name of the House Position VII S.No Name of the student VII 1 Gladiators I 1 Adesh Deepthi Shaiju VI 2 Aarush Vishal Vasu VI Name of the Participants: 3 Swarnima Basnet VII 4 Harisankar Dinesh VII S. No Name of the student Class 5 Kasinathan Thampi VII 6 Darun Aditya Ram VII 1 Srishti Choudhury X 7 Krissh Nambiar VI 8 Vidhyuth Sanal VII 2 Akshai BalaSreeni Anbarasan Raman 9 Anushka Jaydip Tayde VI 10 Pritha Singh VII 3 Arnab Sengupta IX 11 Dhruv Sathishkumar VII 12 Saraswat Anumod VII 4 Priyasruthi Srinivasan Pacific 13 Jenna Dave VII 14 Aniruddha Dhar VII Group 2 - How can we utilize technology to tackle 15 Saduni Michael Navis VIII 16 Aanjaney Harisankar Menon VI the present crisis? Position 17 Adrian Tauro VI 18 Sankrithi Ranganathan VI S. No Name of the House 19 Dhruv Rajeshwar Pednekar VII 20 Hiba Mashkoor 1 Vikings I 21 Deepsha Marziyana Nation 22 Kavya Variar Name of the Participants: S. No Name of the student Class 1 Dev Nambiar IX Pacific 2 Nitya Susan 3 Mahima Susan Thomas X Raman 4 Ritisha Bisht Inter-House Virtual GK Quiz Grades involved: IV & V Position QUIZ TOPPERS 14 Arnav Yeola V I 15 Aarohi Yeola V S.No Name of the House II 16 Abhinav Makkena V 1 Warriors III 17 Jashith Motwani V 2 Gladiators IV 18 Neha Ganti V 3 Spartans 19 Syed Ahamed V 4 Vikings Class 20 Ayushi Dash V IV 21 Sarah Imran Shaikh V S.No Name of the student IV 22 Fareez Aynudeen V 1 Joanna Abey IV 23 Shivanshi Ghosh Dastidar V 2 Gayathri Nambiar IV 24 Piya Nirab Dutiya V 3 Salma Ali Ahmed IV 25 Mansi Desai V 4 Sahasra Chekurti IV 26 Kshaunish Jubin George V 5 Jhanvi Thavarayil V 27 Ishani Punnen V 6 Vaishnavi Guttula V 28 Aarush Purohit V 7 Aaahana Pelodia V 29 Anubhav Udhayakumar V 8 Aayush Nair V 9 Saikrishna G V V 10 Satchinmayee Manoj Kumar V 11 Manini Desai V 12 Ishan Monzilal 13 Bharadwaj Prasanna 43

Inter-House Virtual GK Inter-House Virtual Math Quiz Quiz Grades involved: 6 -8 House-wise winners Grades involved: II & III S.No Name of the House Position S. No Name of the House 1 Warriors I 1 Gladiators 2 Warriors Position 2 Spartans II 3 Spartans I 4 Vikings I 3 Gladiators III II III 4 Vikings IV QUIZ TOPPERS Class S.No Name of the student QUIZ TOPPERS 1 Dhruv Sathish kumar VII S.No Name of the student Class 2 Anhik Gaikwad VIII 1 Aaradhya Salin Nair II 2 Diya Dinesh Prasad III 3 Zarah Shameem VI 3 Adithya Mishra III 4 Snehal Sharma III 4 Manveeth Urwa VI 5 Serena Garg III 6 Nabeel Alam Khan III 5 Anushka Tayde VII 7 Akshaj Lall III 8 Shaivi Rajesh Bokade III 6 Saira Sabu VII 9 Vaishnavi Gupta III 10 Gauri Rajilal II 7 Jenna Dave VII 11 Atharv Kedar Dixit II 12 Pournnami Bobby III 8 Evan John VIII 13 Ekansh Panjwani III 14 Mysha Fathima Khaiser III 9 Adesh Deepthi Shaiju VIII 15 Yashwanth Dipesh III 16 Abhishek Vijay Sahitya III 10 Avaneesh Karanamu VII 17 Aadithya Udhayakumar II 18 Sohinee Reddy Chekurti II 11 Dia Dibin VI 19 Adhiraj Jaydip Tayde II 20 Prathaom Meghani II 12 Mohin Kanakath Kalam VIII 21 Sahasra Avinashilingam II 22 Nathaniel Jiffy III 13 Devansh Banik VIII 23 Takhsit Sabat III 24 Hanna Rachel Tom III 14 Anshu Kumar VII 25 Saswat Anumod III 26 Abhisri Raina III 15 Joseph Sheen VII 27 Adam Tarik Judeh III 16 Vidhyuth Sanal VII 17 Johann Vijo VIII 18 Sriya Pulinamparambil VI 19 Pranav Sekhar VII Inter-House Virtual Math Quiz Inter-House Virtual Math Quiz Grades involved: 4 & 5 Position S.No Name of the student Class I S.No Name of the House II 3 Harshavardhan Murugan IV 1 Spartans III 4 Abhinav Makkena V 2 Warriors IV 5 Advay Auti V 3 Gladiators 6 Ashmita Stalin IV 4 Vikings Class 7 Akshat Gokuldev IV 8 Abhimanyu Dhar IV QUIZ TOPPERS IV 9 Bhardwaj Prasanna V S.No Name of the student IV 10 Arnav Tushar Yeola V 11 Arnav Deshmukh IV 1 Avani Deshmukh 12 Aahan Khandelwal IV 2 Satakshi Dev 13 Mithraa Balaji IV 14 Ishan Monzilal V 15 Mansi Desai V 16 Syed Ahamed V 17 Kushagra Sah IV 44

Inter-House Virtual Math 3 Gopika Gokulan II Quiz 4 Kevin Dibin II 5 Ali Ahmed Ali Ahmed II Grades involved: 2 & 3 Position 6 Aditya Mishra III I 7 Pournnami Bobby III S.No Name of the House II 8 Syed Yousuf II 1 Spartans III 9 Aaron Pon Nesaraj II 2 Vikings IV 10 Vaishnavi Gupta III 3 Warriors 11 Somansh Patel III 4 Gladiators Grade 12 Debarghya Banerjee III III 13 Rudraksh Sharma III QUIZ TOPPERS III 14 Aayesha Tekriwal III 15 Arnav Singh Dewan III S.No Name of the student 16 Serena Garg III 1 Diya Prasad 17 Atharv Dixit II 2 Nabeel Khan 18 Sahasra Avinashilingam II 45

Reading Opens Doors to Wonderland ! Reading is useful for the mind. Reading improves brain connectivity. It increases imagination, reduces stress, raises self- esteem, builds good communication skills, and many more. This habit of reading, if inculcated in young children, can have great impacts on them. Without Labour Nothing Prospers No human masterpiece has been created without great labour. To celebrate the abundant efforts of the labour force that works tirelessly, Labour Day is celebrated on May 1. Labour Day is a reminder for us that these are the real architects and they deserve their due respect. Activities such as card making, making placards on labour rights, etc were conducted with the collective purpose to teach students to be thankful to everyone. 46

Save the Earth, Secure the Future “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” – Nelson Henderson Earth is doing its responsibility towards us by giving a beautiful nature and it is our responsibility to conserve it. Each year 22nd April is celebrated as ‘Earth Day’ to create awareness about protecting our planet and preserving the environment. Though we think earth is a safe place to live in, the reality is rather bitter. Life on earth depends on the balance we maintain to preserve sustainability. This day is dedicated to educate and alert people about the urge to save our planet. Saving water, reducing pollution, protecting the wildlife, plants, and trees, recycling waste are a few means to save our environment. A lot of activities were conducted by the BIS teachers, for different grades to educate the children to join hands to save the earth. Teachers also planted saplings at the BIS campus thereby making a huge difference to the environment. 47

Love your Environment “One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken”. —Leo Tolstoy Environment Day is celebrated to encourage awareness for environmental protection. It is celebrated every year on 5th June, to create awareness about our planet. The Environment Day was ardently celebrated at BIS as even the smallest action can make the biggest difference. Earth is like our home and we must make efforts to keep it clean and green. On the occasion of World Environment Day, children took the promise to make it a better place to live! 48