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Brainfeed - edtalk ge fessional development workshop Brainfeed, an educational initiative group conducted an Educational conference on 20.07.2019 at Hyatt Regency. Mrs. K.Chitra attended the conference. The program commenced with the Felicitation of selected people from different schools for their association with Brainfeed and Contribution in the field of education. Designates from the field of education were invited as speakers. The forum unfolded with a discussion to make the audience think and discuss innovative ideas which would match the need of the current teaching learning process . The shift from value education to value based education has become the need of the hour in all educational sectors. Sponsors such as Joopop- Sportsa , MI champs India, Travel Quest- Thomas Cook shared their innovative ideas to enhance teaching learning process by thinking differently to bridge the gap between what school curriculum provides and what the actual career management competencies require. 101

Conserve my planet ge Teacher capacity building programme on ‘Conserve My Planet’ was organized by fessional development workshop Schneider and Sharp NGO on 6th August 2019(Tuesday) at Tamarai Tech Park, Taramani. Ms. Sree Vidya and Ms. N. Durgadevi, teacher coordinators of the event participated in the programme. The programme commenced with a brief introduction on the vision of the programme. Awareness on conservation of energy and waste management was explained through inspirational videos. Games were organized for the teacher coordinators of various schools and activities planned for the students for the academic year 2019-2020 was briefed by the state coordinator Ms. Gargi Latha. A briefing was done on the various initiatives taken by the Sharp and Schneider Organisations. 102

XSEED EDUCATION CONFERENCE ge fessional development workshop X Seed Education conference was held on August 10, 2019 at Sir MuthaVenkataSubba Rao Concert Hall, Chennai. The participants were Mrs. K. Chitra, Mrs.K.R. Vishalam, Mr Usha Gopinath and Mrs. Yolanda Rosalin Mcpherson . Mr. Ashish Rajpal, Founder and CEO, X SEED anchored the live interview sessions with Educationists, School Principals and Students (Who finished schooling) on XSEED curriculum. Among the student participants, Sangeetha of T.I. School(2018-2019) shared how learning through XSEED curriculum helped her to learn, gain information through understanding and also inculcated the ability to think independently. Mr. Anustoop conducted a live interaction through Video conference with Mrs.Wendy Horn, Innovative Educator and Global teacher Prize Finalist, South Africa,. Mr. Matthew Hood, Founder and Chief Education Officer at Ambition Institute , Uk and Dr. Yew- Jin Lee, Faculty Member at National institute of Education, Singapore and threw light on the needs of 21st century learning skills and the basic skills required by the teacher today. The session also had a live classroom demo to select the XSEED super teacher among the top three finalists who had already been shortlisted. 103

Teacher growth and development – tree foundation ge fessional development workshop The Tree Learning Community organised a discussion session on Teacher Growth and Development on the 10th of August 2019, Saturday at Hannu Reddy Residences, Poes Garden, Chennai. Panelists for the day were Mr. Dan Love - Director of Teaching and Learning, AISC, Ms. Asha Parayath – Head of Training, APL Global, Ms. Padmini Sankaran – Principal, Akshar Arbol School and was moderated by Maya Thyagarajan, the Education Director of TREE FOUNDATIONI. Mrs. Meera Gopi, Mrs. Sree Latha and Mrs. Venitia Edel from TI participated. The Session took off validating that no teacher is just a teacher. Teachers matter most and hence the need for edification is high to have effective and eminent teachers. Light was thrown on the fact that a teacher’s growth is dependent majorly on three sources- Self, School Culture and Personal Development Opportunities. Statistics and personal experiences on the significance of children growing into their teacher’s intellectual life for nurturing self intellectual life were shared. The panelists then led the discussions on how important it is to have teachers take care of their personal intellectual growth to be effective teachers. “Have an enterprising curiosity and look out for opportunities that aid professional growth keeping in mind the health of the emotional quantum” was Dan’s proposal to keep the growing scale on. Ms. Asha highlighted that the mental well being of a teacher contributes a good portion of quality teaching’. Approach the experienced hands and seek guidance to help organize self better to face the challenges’ was Ms. Padmini’ say.Their sharing on the effectiveness of teachers when they are constantly groomed was encouraging. A group discussion session took form to design a Professional Learning and Development Plan, detailed enough to be personalised to every staff in the Team. The groups derived a variety of perspectives into the Professional Development Planning. The groups were then encouraged to observe the other evolved Plans. It was indeed an atmosphere of dynamic exchange of ideas. 104

IGNITE # - Workshop by iitIANS ge fessional development workshop Fifteen children from classes IX to XII from participated in ‘Ignite 3’, a science workshop and quiz competition organized by IIT – Madras. Day1 (19.10.19): Day 1 started with registration and inauguration. Class 9, 10 and 11, 12 were grouped separately. The students participated in quiz competition, LogicX sessions which kindled their logical thinking skills. Post lunch they had ‘junior makeathon’ to bring out their creativity. Students were grouped with other school participants which encouraged the students to share knowledge and ideas. The students found the session very useful and informative. Day2 (20.10.19): Day 2 started with a lecture on 6 hats to analyze, to research, to collect information on any issue or topic. Mr. Shiv Subramaninan enlightened the children with 6 hats denoting 6 different colors which oriented towards creative thinking and mind mapping. A volunteer was called from the group to re-call the learning of the day which was done by a TI student Shreedevi Govindharajan. This was followed by a session on supply chain management through a simple game by M.E. students of IIT. After the lunch break it was followed by an aero drone show. The children thoroughly enjoyed the session as it was very interactive. 105

Iit wORKSHOP ge A two day workshop wfaesscsonioduncateld dbyeIvITeMloadpramseonnt19w/1o0r/2k0s19haonpd 20/10/2019. Fifteen students participated. Day 1: The workshop conducted a quiz and there was a model making competition. Day 2: Students learnt the concept of 6 Hats Explained by Prof Shiv Subramaniam which threw light on ‘analyzing’ and ‘creativity.’ This was followed by a show on usage of Drones created by the IItians. They had the opportunity of meeting TI alumni Master Hariprasad doing his 3rd engineering and this motivated the students. 106

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS ge fessional development workshop KIPS company organized a workshop on “Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ” at Arumbakkam on 9.11.19. Mr. Pravesh Cheppala focused on Artificial intelligence, its origin, areas of improvement in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Medical and transportation 107

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS Topics covered ge  Voice assifsteanstssisounchaals dCoervtaenal,oSpirmi. ent workshop  Automatic attendance using RFID chip,  Gamification describing a game named “Game Ville” as a game played on a field in the screen, and which really pumps water on to the real field .  Audio/video show on o drones, o first robot(shakey),  Robotical surgery,  Machine learning,  Deep learning,  IoT(Internet of Things),  3D printing,  Speech and image recognition,  Raspberry Pi processor and its advantages. Demonstrations: Demonstration on IoT by making a bulb glow and switch off using voice instruction and a bridge. Demonstration on voice recognition and artificial intelligence using “Akilator the genie” app which asks us questions and based on our answers asks the next question and finds out famous personalities. 108

Preparing schools for accreditation ge Mr. K. Sankara Narayanan Accreditation Coordinator and Mrs. Meera Gopi Section head – Primary attended a workshop on ‘Preparing schools for accreditation from 25th fessional development workshop November 2019 and 27th November 2019 at Delhi Public School North - Bangalore. The workshop was scheduled between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm and was anchored by Mrs. Sheela Ragavan, Trainer QCI (Quality Council India). The three day workshop dealt in detail the requirements of the revised edition of the Accreditation Standards and the various parameters the school should keep in mind to be accredited by QCI. The workshop dealt with NABET Certification as a tool that would aid schools perform better, factors impacting holistic education (internal / external) the PDCA tool that would help effective monitoring and the four pillars of quality Education, 21st Century skills. It also dealt with the Benefits of accreditation, its scope explanation of terminology used in the manual and the three domains of the Accreditation Standards namely: 1. School Governance 2. Education and support processes 3. Performance measurement and improvement The three Domains and the clauses under each were explained highlighting the ‘must be factors’ and the rest in the process of accreditation keeping in mind the context of the school. The workshop had been highly educative and provided guidance in refining a few practices of the school in the journey of accreditation. 109

Workshop on ‘basics of counselling’ ge International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS (IAPA), an NGO based in the USA fessional development workshop having its India office in Chennai, conducted a 2-day workshop on basic skill building on counselling and in-depth knowledge and skills in counselling adolescents and children at Asha Nivas Social Service Centre on 29.11.2019 and 30.11.2019 . The workshop was attended by Mr. R.Sathish, Counsellor T.I School. The resource person, Prabakar M.L, is a Trainer, Coach and a Technical Consultant with 28 years of experience of training in general, and training counsellors in particular. The workshop consisted of basic concepts and principles of counselling, counsellor qualities, skills and processes, Intervention model, understanding emotions and handling emotions, understanding children, tuning into a child’s world / Child’s perspective, basic aspects of counselling children, identifying and understanding behaviours of children and counselling interventions. The workshop also covered on the aspect of counsellor’s self- care. In today’s world, children and adolescents suffer from a lot of stress and face a plethora of psychological issues that affect their daily lives and may even lead to mental health problems. Among the issues prevalent in children and young people “Mental health” is strongly emerging as one of the high priority health concerns. In handling the mental health issues, this workshop built in a lot of confidence as an individual and as professional. 110

Continual professional development programme ORGANISED BY BRITISH COUNCIL, CHENNAI ge Mrs. K. Chitra (Vice Principal) and Mr. K. Sankara Narayanan (Accreditation Coordinator) participated in a wofrkesshospio‘Bnuaildlindg eLevaedelroshpipmCeanptacwityo’ artkBsrihtisohpCouncil, Chennai on 13.12.2019 with Mrs. Pushpa Goel being the resource person. The workshop was interesting, informative and gave us clear understanding on the leadership qualities. There were group of school leaders from various states of South India and the session focussed on  Understanding the relationship between motivation and staff performance  Options for motivating and managing the de-motivated staff  Reviewing approaches to professional learning and development  Exploring the relationship between professional development and student outcomes  Understanding how to distribute leadership to build capacity across the school particularly at middle leadership level. The programme supported the learners with hands on activities to clearly understand and implement. During the interactive sessions we had an opportunity to practically analyse the challenges faced by different schools with regard to staff motivation and we tried to come out with possible solutions. 111

GOOGLE CS FIRST ge Google CS First Workshop for educators was conducted on 23/12/2019(Monday). Mrs. Uma .M and Mrs. fNe. sDsuirogandaevli depavreticlipoaptemdeinnttwheorprkogsrhamompe. The workshop emphasized on Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Google Products and Scope for Software Engineering followed by a sharing session on Google CS activity done in each school. Teachers were felicitated with certificates for Google CS Activity. Google CS First activity, a way forward to improve the logical thinking of students, aids the student to think in line with 21st Century skills.The workshop also focused on the generation living in the era of Artificial Intelligence and the possibilities of tremendous development in the future. REGIONAL SUMMIT OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ge Satish Manikandan, Cfoeusnsseiloorn,aatltedndeevdethleo‘pRemgeionnatl wsuomrmkitsohf socphool Principals organised by Institute of Counsellor Training Research and Consultancy (ICTRC) on 17th December, 2019 at The Sunway Manor, Pondicherry. The theme of the summit was “Addiction in school children – New age challenges.” The changing aspects of the present generation students and handling them is a real challenge. Addiction and its perspectives were discussed by Dr. V S Ravindran, DG, ICTRC. The extent, trend and patterns of addiction in Indian schools were highlighted. Prof Keshav Singh, National Coordinator for ICTRC presented on ‘Substance abuse and new age challenges’ which included phone addiction to mobiles, porn addiction to pornography, addiction to internet and its impact created on children. Dr. V S Ravindran discussed ‘ The casual factors in addiction’ such as psychological and social, cognitive conditions, peer pressure , lack of social skills, family environment, faulty role models and stress of modern living. The major take away from the summit was prevention and management of addictive behaviour including early intervention strategies, life skills education and drug education to students and counselling approach to addiction problems. 112

VOLUNTARY TEACHER FORUM IMPARTING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN SCIENCE ge Resource person: Mrs. Shantha Rugumani resource person imparted the 21st Century teaching and learningfsekisllss itoo nteaaclhedrepvaretilciopapnmtseonf tTIwanodrAk.Ms.hMoopn the 25th January 2020 from 11.45 to 1.30 pm at the AV Hall. Segment 1 : Introduction to 21ST century skills The session began with a brief introduction to 21ST century skills- critical thinking , creativity, collaboration and communication followed by hands on experience in groups – with atleast one science teacher in each group and discussion comprising the following Segment 2: Power point presentation: How to format a lesson plan using steps to book a cab Your location- Base knowledge. • Destination- Expected learning outcome • Direction- Plan your class for the topic(demo or group or video etc, student role, • assessment) • Cab- Teaching strategies/techniques based on learning styles • Destination reached- Assessment Segment 3: Sharing by teams : Each group was asked to share their experience involved in doing the activity and the outcome was discussed. Segment 4: How to make an abstract concept interesting Concept chosen was Rock cycle and this was made interesting through discussion, hands on experience, relating that to rock formation and factors involved and last of all a video on rock cycle. 113

VOLUNTARY TEACHER FORUM IMPARTING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN SCIENCE ge fessional development workshop 114

IMPARTING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS ge Mrs. Crescentia Bartlett PGT English and Resource person led the group of teachers handling classes 3-5 ofne“sTseaiochninaglEndgelisvhetloompemetethnet2w1SoTrceknstuhryo”pto meet the demands the world is throwing at the teacher-taught community.This highly productive and interactive session happened on the 25th January2020 at the AV Hall from 9.30am to 11.30am. The session began with an icebreaker-game followed by a Power Point Presentation and discussion comprising the following  Changes a 21st century teachers needs to enjoy and embrace From primary role of a dispenser of information to an fascilitator of learning and helping students turn information into knowledge and knowledge into wisdom  Differences between a 20th and a 21st century classroom 20TH CENTURY CLASSROOM- time based, memorization of discrete facts, lessons focused on the lower level of Bloom’s taxonomy-knowledge, comprehension and application, teacher centered, less student freedom 2Ist CENTURY CLASSROOM – outcome based, focused on gaining knowledge through hands on activity, research driven, collaborative learning, student centered, a great deal of student freedom  Methods of implementing the ”learning cycle” – 5E’s Engage : Using subject related anecdotes 115

Explore: Students discuss and discover answers instead of just hearing answers Explain: Students reword what they have learnt to demonstrate knowledge Extend: Students apply the knowledge acquired in another area or facet of the subject Evaluator: Teacher observes and corrects each student individually to perfect their “working” knowledge  Multiple Literacies for the 21st Century a)The arts and creativity b) Ecoliteracy c) Cyberliteracy d) Physical Fitness and health literacy e) Globalisation and Multicultural literacy f) Social and emotional literacy g) Media literacy h) Financial literacy  21st Century skills- 4C’s - that help students in Communication- Sharing thoughts,questions,ideas and solutions Collaboraion- Working together to reach a goal. Putting talent,expertise and smartness to work Critical thinking- Looking at problems in a new way and thinking, learning various subjects and disciplines Creativity- Trying new approaches to get things done Samples of student work and experiences in a class involving the 4C’s were discussed by the resource person and participants. Participants took part in an activity to experience learning through communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity 116

ACCREDITATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE ge Mr. K. Sankara Narayanan, Accreditation coordinator conducted a session on accreditation and itsfimesposritoanncae lin dTIeSvceholool.pment workshop The session focussed on ‘Accreditation Standard’ and its individual parameter, points relevant to students council members, the probable support of the students council for accreditation. The session was well received by the entire council members and vouched that they would contribute for the betterment of the organisation and also keep in tune with the systems and processes followed in the organisation. The session was interactive and children felt that there could be more such awareness sessions on various quality initiatives happening in our school. Children whole heartedly thanked Mr. Sankara Narayanan for such a wonderful session. 54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF AMTI ge The 54th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of India (AMTI) was held in VivekanafnedsasKieonndraa,l Kdaenvyaeklumoparmi efrnomt wDeocr2k7-s2h9,o2p019. E. Niveditha and S.R. Madhinidhi of IX A were selected from our school to participate in this conference. They were accompanied by Jayashree ma’am and Rama ma’am. Our teachers presented a paper on the topic “Constructivism in Math learning”, which was appreciated by all. Niveditha and Madhinidhi presented a paper on the topic “Visualization in Mathematics”. We also participated in the Quiz conducted by Atmaraman sir. The 3-day conference included lectures by eminent mathematicians and presentations by several schools. Students learnt many mathematical problem-solving techniques, such as pigeon hole method. It was an enriching experience for the attendees. 117

Workshop on “acTiviTY baseD classrooM Teacheing” ge The American Cenfteersast itohenaU.lS.dCeovnseullaotepmGeennertalwinoCrhkensnhaoi,pin association with the Regional English Language Office at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi hosted a one day workshop on “Activity Based Classroom Teaching” on 13 February 2020. The workshop was led by Ms. Nicole Knighten, an English Language Fellow from the United States. The workshop was attended by Mrs. Meera Gopi, Section Head Primary and Mrs. Ambili Unnikrishnan, PGT English. The workshop highlighted the following points:  Activity method is a technique adopted by a teacher to emphasize his or her method of teaching through activity in which the students participate rigorously and bring about efficient learning experiences. It is a child-centered approach. It is a method in which the child is actively involved in participating mentally and physically. Learning by doing is the main focus in this method. Learning by doing is imperative in successful learning since it is well proved that more the senses are stimulated, more a person learns and longer he/she retains.  In the process of learning, students experience, memorize and understand. Students need to be provided with data and materials necessary to focus their thinking and interaction in the lesson for the process of analyzing the information. Teachers need to be actively involved in directing and guiding the students’ analysis of the information.  It requires active problem solving by students in finding patterns in the information through their own investigation and analysis. With continued practice in these processes, students learn not the content of the lesson but also develop many other skills. The workshop focused on different techniques to make learning interesting and lasting, using simple activity kits. Ms. Nicole Knighten practically demonstrated a number of activities which would help children develop a strong base of concepts. It was an enriching workshop which clearly portrayed the need for involvement, adaptation and creativity in teaching practice. 118

Beyond School State Rajyapuraskar (Governor Award) - Test camp – 2019 State Rajyapuraskar test camp was conducted from 26.07.19 to 28.07.19 at “Camp Tonakala” camp site. 12 scouts and 4 guides took part in the test camp. Scouts and Guides were examined in various skills like pioneering, Camp craft, Kit inspection, Proficiency badges, First aid, Logbooks and Theory test by senior examiners appointed by the state association. Improvised tent and camp gadgets were also presented by the Scouts and Guides for the camp craft exam. Uniform and orderly movement was also examined by the examiners. 119

State Rajyapuraskar (Governor Award) - Test camp – 2019 120

Ganith Vigyan Mela Students from Classes – III to XI participated in the Expo and 39 students exhibited their projects related to Maths & Science at GK Shetty Vivekananda School. Students were accompanied by the teachers- Mrs. Kasthuri, Mrs. Durga Devi, Mrs. Sivasankari, Mrs. Uma & Mr. Ravi Kumar. Students acquired the skills of developing their scientific enquiry, to analyze, to compare and contrast concepts with scientific terms, and also learnt different methods to exhibit their projects. Students won prizes at various levels: Primary Level: Sai Sujana N of Class –V A secured the Third Prize in Math Project Ram Nehaa S of Class IV – B First Prize in Science Project Middle School: Niranjana S B of class VII – B First Prize in Science Project Niveditha E of Class IX –A Third Prize in Math Project High School: Mahak R of Class X- B Third prize in Science Project Keerthanaa S B of class XI –B First Prize in Science project 121

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VIRTUAL INTERACTION WITH NASA ASTRONAUT AT US CONSULATE, ANNASALAI, CHENNAI (25.07.19) SPACE CALLING On the 25th of July, Manisha Bharathi R, Koushik Eswaar D, Gokul Krishnan A along with Mrs. Rajakala (Faculty in Physics) attended a Virtual Interaction with Dr. Don Thomas at the US Consulate, Chennai Dr. Don Thomas is a former NASA Astronaut. The session with him was mind- boggling. He told us about his early career, his inspiration of wanting to become an astronaut and much more. Students from various other schools also attended this program. The astronaut patiently answered all our questions and left us with many thoughts to ponder upon. This program was telecasted live on Facebook and YouTube. The forum was also thrown open to questions from students who were watching it live. Dr. Don Thomas also enlightened us with career options in space. On the whole, it was a lively, informative and interactive session. 123

An Expedition for Higher Learning The students of class XII B attended a biotechnology and microbiology expo and a few students from classes VII, IX and X presented their models in the tenth annual “Popularization of Science” expo on the Tenth of July at the Kumararani Meena Muthiah College of Arts and Science. The event began with a lecture by the chief guest for the day Dr. Mugeera Fathima on the Applications of Science in everyday life. She spoke of the connectivity between science and Math. The second lecture was delivered by Mr. Mohammed Salim, an alumnus of the college who spoke on the methods to clear competitive exams and the numerous alternate courses related to science. Then the students were led to the Biotechnology lab where a volunteer explained about the different apparatus involved in Biotechnology. Later the students visited the Microbiology lab where they learnt about osmosis, fermentation, biogas, importance of microbes, et cetera. The students too presented models and won prizes. Prize Winners: S.B.Kerthanaa II Prize (Senior Level) G. Dinesh II Prize (Junior Level) 124

TCS IT Wiz Quiz 2019 TCS IT Wiz 2019, the biggest inter-school IT Quiz in India was conducted by Tata Consultancy Services for students of class 8-12 on 21st August 2019. Approximately 700 students from different schools across Tamil Nadu participated in the competition. 12 students of our school participated in this quiz . This quiz helped us to become aware and emphasize the importance of IT skills. 125

YOUNG RAMANUJAN – 2019 Young Ramanujan - 2019, an inter-school competitive exam in Mathematics was conducted by Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary School on 03.08.19. (Saturday). 159 students from our school participated in five different levels. Santhosh Kumara Kesari S of class 5A secured rank 3 at level 2 and had won a cash prize of Rs 1000 Aishwarya M J of class 4A evolved as school topper at level 1 and had won a cash prize of Rs 500. Kudos! Young Ramanujans. Keep up the good work. 126

INSPIRE CAMP The department of science and technology, Govt. of India, had organized the INSPIRE science camp, at the SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam. It was a 5 day (03.08.19 to 07.08.19) stay over there. The objective of the camp was to inspire students to undertake research as their career. The word INSPIRE stands for INNOVATION IN SCIENCE PURSUIT FOR INSPIRED RESEARCH. Each day there wer 4 sessions in which various scientists and professors gave talks and inspired the students. Among them, a professor by the name Dr. T.S.Lakshmi Narasimhan conducted a chemistry quiz in written form. In that test P.V.Anuvarshini of class 11 secured the 2nd rank among 209 participants and was shortlisted for the final quiz on the spot, which was a pair event. The quiz involved topics like mathematics, IT, sports, medicine and many more. She was placed 1st in final quiz with a along with a student from Bala Vidhya Mandhir who was her pair in the quiz. She was also informed that the first 10 students who were shortlisted will be taken to ISRO, Sriharikotta, Andhra Pradesh. Participants : Mohesh B - XI-A Varun Sai P - XI-A Anuvarshini P V - XI-B Megnath B Trivedi –XI-A Harini S - XI-A 127

INSPIRE CAMP A snap with Mr. K. Viswanathan,Scientist (ISRO) 128

Xseed conference 2019 Mrs.Geetha Rajan, Mrs.A.Krishnaveni and 12 students from class V A and B attended the programme on 10th August 2019 at Lady Andal school Auditorium - Chetpet Children were asked to take up an online test- pretest on the following subjects - English, Maths and Science with topics like Poem based on sounds, fractions and water pressure respectively. The members who were selected for ‘super teacher’ spoke to our students regarding the norms of the class. Then a model class with 20 minutes duration for each subject happened ( with the incorporation of MAX-a video module)). Children were again exposed to online test- post test to check the effect of teaching. The children were appreciated with a set of books by Mrs. Amy for their wonderful participation. 129

Public Speaking and Healthy Positive Competition The purpose of Declamation is to inculcate in our students the skill of public speaking and the ability to address the audience with confidence and enthusiasm. WE, at TI, have never neglected this particular art of public speaking. Once again, a team comprising of two students from class 9 and 12, Mohitha Goutham and Priyadarshini. S who participated in the 2nd Declamation Contest held at Elite Matriculation Hr. Sec School, Red Hills and carved a place for themselves thus proving their proficiency in the language. It was a very tough and challenging competition. Our students participated with zeal and enthusiasm and faced it wonderfully well- as Priyadarshini bagged the second place at the senior level , winning a cash prize of RS 3000 and Mohitha received a participation certificate at the junior level. This was indeed a great achievement . Priyadarshini. S of class 12-B redelivered the speech of Nick Vujicic on “Never Give Up.” And Mohitha, Emma Watson’s speech on “ Gender Equality.” Overall, this competition enlightened the children's minds and paved the way to march ahead confidently with the right way of using the language which is the need of the hour. Well done, Priyadarshini and Mohitha. We are really proud of you! Keep up the good work! 130

Meet and Greet NASA Astronaut The programme was organized by Savita Educational Institution on 28.08.2019 where we met Astronaut Dr Don Thomas from NASA. He shared his struggle to reach NASA and his experience of staying in space for 45 days. His power point presentation gave us an experience of journeying into space which was beyond imagination. Students of TI School had the opportunity of participating in this programme by registering online. 22 interested students from classes 6 to 11, participated in the programme accompanied by Mrs Krishnaveni and Mrs Priya Shankar. Eleven schools participated in this programme. After Dr Don Thomas’s presentation, the students interacted with him. Two students from our school Aditya Sai and Sri Krithika of class 11 clarified doubts which were so patiently and enthusiastically answered by him. The students enjoyed this new experience. Dr Don’s Presentation Dr Don’s Presentation Aditya Sai posting question to Don Thomas . 131

Mrs Priya Shankar receiving school’s participation award on behalf of Mr Senthil Kumar D Principal. Dr Don’s Presentation Mrs Krishnaveni receiving school’s participation award on behalf of Mrs K Chitra Vice Principal. TI with Don Thomas, NASA Astronout Dr Don’s Presentation 132

Conserve My Planet Madras day power point presentation 2019-2020 : A multimedia presentation contest on the heritage of Chennai for the city schools was organized by the team,‘ Madras day’. Three students, N. Varun of XII A, N. Sai Shyam of X B and S. Vishal of X B participated in the contest held on 20th of August 2019 at Srinivasa Sastry Hall,Luz Mylapore. The students worked on the theme “Old stories of our neighbourhood” by selecting four longstanding shops in Ambattur.(The Rama’s Café, MB Jewellery, The Damaries, and Krishna coffee works).The Children visited the shops with the teacher co-ordinator, Mrs. Roselin Prince to study the families who set them up, the old styles of business and marketing, the generational changes in each shop, and the old looks and the character that remain. They also took classy photos, made notes by talking to the owners, workers and customers of the shop and developed a snappy power point presentation for the ‘live’ contest. The children participated in the contest accompanied by the teacher Mrs. Jayashree Narayanan. They were appreciated and received certificates. PROGRAMME – SESSION I Conserve my planet programme Session I was held on 4th September 2019 from 8.30 am to 10.30 am in our school. Mr. Ram Kumar from Sharp NGO was the resource person; Mrs. N. Durgadevi and Mrs. Sree Vidya Suresh, the teacher coordinators of the programme along with students of Class VII and a few nature club students of VIII were present. ‘A Green Assembly’ was conducted and Mr. Shankar, Senior Librarian briefed the students on the objective of the assembly. Mr. Ram Kumar also spoke on the importance of conserving energy. The ‘Green Ambassadors’ as they are called were provided with a kit which comprised of a green T-Shirt, green cap and a booklet to make them develop the sense of involvement as ambassadors in saving mother earth. 133

The students gathered enthusiastically in the AV hall to participate in other activities. Mr. Ram Kumar drew the attention of the students to the activities planned for this academic year. A video on measures to conserve electricity was screened, in which a Green Ambassador shared his best practices in conserving electricity. A Powerpoint presentation on seven steps to conserve energy was explained. A snake and ladder game which portrayed the do’s and don’ts in conserving planet earth was played by a few students and teachers. The session concluded with an oath taken by the ‘Green Ambassadors’ on conserving the planet earth. 134

TCS iON Intelligem Contest – 2019-2020 An aptitude contest to create an understanding and appreciation of the various 21 st Century competencies was conducted for the students of Grades 5 to 9 on 12.09.2019.Students had the choice of selecting topics for their online examination from the different topics such as Communication skill- to explore how effective and fundamental communication is for one to succeed in different walks of life, Creativity and Empowerment- to think critically and develop innovative solutions for real world problem, Financial Literacy -to enhance awareness on financial skills to confidently take charge of the future and Global citizenship -to inculcate skills that are needed for increasingly changing, multi cultural and inter connected world communication Skills 135

Science Quiz A space science program was conducted by Periyar space and Technology Centre, Guindy on 7.9.2019 . Saptharrishi . K.J.K of VI – B , Aditya Sai S.D of XI –A and Saravana Selvan .K of XII – B participated in “ Space science – concept design”. They presented a paper on the following topics - “Life on Mars ” and “ Gravitational Lensing.” They received participation certificatse for the concept design competition. Saptharrishi of VI –B was felicitated for winning the first prize in the quiz competition . 136

Walkathon and Cyclothon This event was organized by AMM Matriculation Higher Secondary school on 28/ Sep/ 2019 at Kottupuram. It was organized to create awareness on saving nature. Many parents and grandparents also took part in this event. 19 students from class VI to class IX of Nature Club took part in this event. Our journey started around 5 a.m. from our school premises. We reached AMM around 5.50 am.The programme started at 6 am. Four of our students took part in cyclothon wherein they had to take up two lapses(10 km). Others walked the prescribed distance- 5 km with great enthusiasm. The event started with a warm up exercise. Water spots were arranged at regular intervals. Police force also ensured the safety of walkers. Children were rejuvenated with a refreshing drink and a banana at the end of the walkathon . 137

Conserve My Planet Programme – Session II Conserve my planet programme Session II was held on 18th October 2019 from 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm in our school. Mr. Ram Kumar from Sharp NGO was the resource person and he conducted the following activities. • A PowerPoint presentation on conserving energy at School Campus • An activity to create awareness on utility of electricity by sticking stickers on the electronic gadgets • Sharing session – Students were asked to share their experience about monitoring and conserving electricity at home. • Tree plantation – Students were engaged in planting few saplings. Saitech Competition Shri Sai Ram Engineering College and Technology conducted S2T edition , a state level competition on science and technology on November 2, 2019. Around 3000 students participated from three districts .A NITHISH , S A KEERTHI VASAN and ADHITYA SAI S D of XI – A secured the first place in robotics design “BEST INNOVATIVE DESIGN \"and they received a cash award of 5000 Rupees. 138

English Elocution Competition • “There are three things to aim in Public Speaking: First, to get into your subject, then to get your subject into yourself, and lastly, to get your subject into the heart of your audience.” • Anuvarshini P V was judged first among 12 contestants in the semi final round which was held at SRM Hr Sec School on the 23rd of this month . The topic was announce half an hour prior to the commencement of the competition. Anu’s speech was outstanding and that helped her to enter into the finals winning the first position. • True to the above quote, Anuvarshini P V swept her audience away with her flawless speech and secured the first place in the Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar Birth Centenary Commemoration Elocution Competition in English on the 25th of October 2019. The topic she rendered her speech on was, “Preservation of the Environment for the Future of Mankind. • Everyone gathered in the auditorium might have forgotten what Anu had spoken, but would have never forgotten how she made them feel by her rendition. • Kudos!!! Anu. You have done us proud and have brought laurels to the school by winning the Silver Rolling Trophy instituted by the A.M.M. Foundation. 139

NIOT(National Institute of Ocean Technology) – Science Competittion An inter-school science competition was held on October 23, 2019 at Periyar Science and Technology Centre to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). Students of classes III to IV participated in Drawing competition on the topic “Clean India”. Students of classes VI and VII participated in Essay Writing competition on the topic “Plastic Waste Management”which was given on the spot. Students of classes IX and XI participated in Model Making on the topic “Water Scarcity – How to Mitigate”. One student was nominated from each of these classes. Around 40 schools participated in the competition. Nithish from class XI- A whose model was based on “ Water Scarcity- How to mitigate” won the II prize in and E. Niveditha from class IX –A who demonstrated a model of a Biodigestor that recycles household waste and produces clean water for irrigation purposes, won a consolation prize. Students were privileged to receive the prizes from Dr. M.A.Atmanand (Director, NIOT) and Dr. Purnima Jalihal (Group Head - NIOT). 140

Water- The story so far A two-day symposium was organized by ‘The School’ Krishnamoorthy Foundation India on topic – Water - The story so far. The symposium was organized on 30.10.2019 and 31.10.2019. Water is the most important resource on this planet. World over, this resource has slowly been depleting due to various reasons, most of them, caused by man. In this symposium, the focus was on the water situation closer home, in our own city- Chennai. For the past few years, we have seen and experienced how water has increasingly become a precious commodity. Our own water bodies have slowly disappeared over time, or have gone dry or become landfills for the ever growing garbage due to the increasing population of the city. The quality of surface as well as ground water has also deteriorated. Indiscriminate construction over land that was once a lake or a marshland have brought to fore associated problems of flooding and water stagnation in these low-lying areas. It is the truth of today’s times that our city, that had a number of fresh water bodies a few decades ago, now finds them abandoned or on the verge of abandonment. We all use this resource in our daily lives in various ways, and therefore it is important to acknowledge this critical situation by examining its presence in our immediate environment. This symposium was organized as a step towards understanding this ‘story.’ Several other schools participated. As part of the symposium 10 students from class IX had undertaken a study of Korattur lake. The study included its geographical extent, encroachments, usability of water, exploitation of lake dumping of garbage and letting in sewage and untreated chemical effluents from industries. The students included the history of the lake, the ecosystem around the lake - animals, plants, birds and human presence. The same was presented during the symposium on day 1 Around 10 schools participated in the symposium and their presentation centred on’ Water Bodies’ in Chennai. Following the presentation there was a screening of a film on water shortage in the city of Peru and a group discussion ensued on the film. On day 2 there was a session by a freelance journalist and a social activist Mr. NityanandJayaram on water crisis followed by a small group discussion on articles based on 141

water- conservation, resources and related issues. The students also made a collage on Visit to Korattur Lakewater crisis. The collage works were displayed and discussed. . 142

Rhapsody – Inter School Group Singing Competition Rhapsody organized and conducted Inter school group singing competition among city schools on 04/11/2019 at P.S.SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL,MYLAPORE. 15 students of our school participated and received participation certificates. Our students were appreciated by the panel members for their performance. 143

Conserve My Planet- Session III Conserve my planet programme Session III was held on 12th November 2019 from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm in our school premises. Mr. Rakesh from Sharp NGO conducted various rounds of quiz for the selection of ‘Green Champion Award.’ All the Green Ambassadors of ‘Conserve My Planet’ Programme 2019-2020 were the participants. Every participant had an opportunity to take up the preliminary round of selection in written form with 15 questions posed one after other in the form of PPT. The qualified top 23 students were selected for the next round. In this round students were asked to unscramble the jumbled words related to the topic ‘Conserve My Planet’. 10 students were selected based on their score and they participated in the final round of selection for ‘Green Champion Award’. In this round students were asked to prepare and present a short speech on the topic given to them within the given duration. They were assessed based on the Content, Clarity of thought and Presentation. Anusha M of VIII A emerged as ‘Green Champion’ of our school and is qualified to participate in the Inter school Green Championship programme. INOVIT- Interschool Competition Vellore Institute of Technology conducted a national level competition , INOVIT 2020 on January 24th and 25th . More than 3000 students from different districts and states had participated. Adithya Sai.S.D, Keerthi Vasan, Nithish .A , Varun Sai.P, Lesselyn Dhanraj .A had participated in this competition. NITHISH.A VARUN SAI. P and LESSELYN DHANRAJ. A presented a working model on ‘Water Conservation and Management’ and won the fourth place with a cash award of Rs .1000/- CONGRATS TO NITHISH AND TEAM !!!!!!!!!!!! 144

SAT from Trash A competition was organized by Space India to make a model of a satellite from trash. Five students from classes 6 and 7 participated in this event. The Astronomy club Vice President Master Chorko.C took the lead , with the help of astronomy club students to prepare the model. This was held on 29/10/2019 at National Public School Gopalapuram. The Chief guest was Prof. Dr . Nandakumar Sinha from IIT Madras. Twenty two schools participated in the competition and TI School bagged the 3rd place with a trophy for the school and certificates for the participants. 145

Green Champion 10 Green ambassadors along with Mrs. Durgadevi N and Mrs. Sreevidya Suresh, Teacher coordinator of ‘Conserve My planet’ programme participated in ‘Green Champion 2019’ an interschool competition held at Bhavans Rajaji Vidyashram, Kilpauk on 27th November 2019. Anusha M of Class VIII participated in the model making competition on the topic ‘Waste to Utility’. She was qualified one among the top 5 finalists and was awarded a certificate and a memento as Green champion of our school. Our school was awarded a participation shield for consistent participation in the ‘Conserve My planet program’. 146

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‘Prachodya’ AMM Matriculation Higher Secondary School conducted Prachodya -19 Inter School Quiz Competition –Preliminary round on 8.11.2019(Friday) .Around 45 students from different levels participated and students from Level I,II,IV and V were qualified for the Finals. The students were escorted by the two teachers Mrs.Durga Devi and Mrs.Srividhya on the same day. The students selected for the finals were escorted by two teachers Mrs.Yamini and Ms.Bagiya Lakshmi on 9.11.2019(Saturday). The following teams were qualified for the finals from each level. Level - I 1. Samantha D 2. Meduna 3. Avanees RM Level - II 1. Pranav Subbaih 2. Harnitha D 3. Santhosh Kumara Level - IV Level - V S 1. Kaushik S – 10 A 2. Yuvaraj K – 10 A 3. Navin Kumar R S – 10 A 1. Adithya sai- 11 A 2. Megnath B Tridevi- 11 A 3. Keerthivasan SA 11 A Finally, Pranav Subbaih, Harinitha D, Santhosh Kumar S of Class V- A under LEVEL- II category won the second prize and received a shield and brought laurels to the school. The other participants including students who participated in the Preliminary round received consolation prizes and participation certificates along with the winners. 148

SCHRAM ACADEMY - INTER SCHOOL COMPETITION Schram Academy , Ayanambakkam conducted an inter- school art competition,“ARTIST IN ME” on 23/11/2019. Nearly 28 schools participated and our students participated in the competition and won prizes. Kudos to the team! S.NO NAME CLAS EVENT PRIZE S Still life First prize D.Ragavendra XI chiranjeevi 2 Sahithya IX Art out of waste Second prize 3 Saroruha IX Art out of waste Second prize 4 Vino chrishty XII Art out of waste Second prize 5 Harish IX Art out of waste Second prize 149

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