Indus Early Learning Centre, RMV’s Annual Day Production ‘Around the World in Two Hours’

The Indus Day Celebration was indeed a day of pride for all the team members of IELC RMV. Unique aspects of education at Indus such as inquiry based approach to education and I-Lead talks were prominently featured during the event

Team IELC RMV celebrated their second Annual Indus Day 'Around the World in Two Hours ' and their Centres of Excellence and Leadership Exhibition on Friday, 21st April, 2017, on their beautiful and verdant campus.

Ms. Nishita Israni, Head of Centre, RMV in her welcome note acknowledged the parent-staff partnership as being their unique Centre of Excellence and the collaboration between the parents, staff and students as forming of the tripartite triangle where the child stood at the apex, creative and curious.  She further elucidated that empowering and equipping children to become innovators and leaders as being the central vision and mission of Indus and a goal that the entire team had been concertedly working towards.

Ms. Nishita Israni, Head of Centre, RMV

To begin the evening on an auspicious note, the traditional lamp was lit by the chief guests, Lt. Gen Arjun Ray, Mrs. Sarojini Rao, Mrs. Selena Krishnan, Mrs Navita Kishan and Mr. Parthasathy. The lamp lighting was followed by a beautiful rendition of the Invocation song which was a medley of Sanskrit shlokas and an English verse invoking the blessings of God. A compilation of Parent Testimonials was presented via a video presentation and was much appreciated as it echoed the Indus philosophy of parents being equal partners in the learning journey of the students.

Our CEO, Lt. Gen Arjun Ray addressed the audience and inspired them with his extraordinary oratory skills. He expounded the virtues of making children self-reliant and independent mindedness through delayed gratification. His speech focused strongly on reigniting the deep reading habit and deep thinking which would eventually lead to deep reflection. He also applauded the parents of RMV as being positive and spiritual and complimented their collaborative and problem solving approach.  

Our Inquiry based approach which is trans and interdisciplinary and one that ensures a holistic development was highlighted through a video showcasing the magic being weaved in the classrooms at RMV.

The zenith of the evening was the Rock n’ Roll Recycle Band who amalgamated musical and artistic creativity through their performance. From the props, costumes to the fusion music, everything they presented had an unmistakable innovative twist to it!

The I-lead talks were fashioned on the format of the TEDx talks, which were motivational as well as inspirational. The young leaders of IELC RMV presented their reflections on mindfulness techniques, incorporating of open-mindedness and the transformations it has made, sharing their achievements with accelerated reading to being a volunteer at an animal shelter. Each I-lead was a testament to the future leaders we are so privileged to be nurturing.

Through their production ‘Around the World in Two Hours’ the students took the audiences on an armchair vacation to four countries and explored their respective uniqueness. The play was a reflective representation of the deep respect for earth’s resources and spirit of patriotism displayed by the travelling students. Acting locally but thinking globally was the central idea around which the play was based.

The Annual Day was deeply appreciated by the parents and in a congratulatory note Mrs. Manisha Luthra, parent of Kabir and Neel commented, “I'd like to congratulate you and your team for the fantastic show last evening. The kids were heartwarmingly amazing. I cannot imagine the work you all had to do backstage to encourage them to do all they did on stage. Bravo, Team IELC RMV! Watching Neel on stage was an experience we will never forget. Thank you for that. Here's to more success to the school.”

Written by Ms. Nishita Israni,

Head of Centre, IELC RMV

Extra- Curricular Activities at Indus International School Hyderabad

Education at Indus International School Hyderabad places high emphasis on overall development of the child. This article captures some of the extra curricular activities that were conducted recently at Indus International School, Hyderabad.

Students of Grades 9 and 11 attended a Shakespearean play, Hamara Shakespeare. This

play was hosted by the British Council Library, to commemorate four hundred years

of William Shakespeare. This play helped the Grade 11 students understand stage craft

and, indeed, better appreciate Shakespeare’s genius.

Ms Lilia Dassine Belaid from France, a Computer Science engineer and currently working as a freelance App developer, had a session with the Grade 11 Computer Science students

and informed them about the requirements of the industry, the computer languages used

for the same, the requirements at the front-end and the back end. She has developed apps

for iOS earlier and is currently developing an app for a fashion industry.

 The students of Grade 5 went on a field trip to Oakridge International School to attend a

PYP Exhibition. The students had an opportunity to interact with the students and

teachers of Oakridge International School. The visit mainly focused on the the importance

of collaboration, cooperation, role of students. The students enjoyed the exhibition a lot.

 On Saturday, Jan 7, Grade 8 Art students went to attend a Puppet workshop by Jagadish

Bhatt and his troupe. Students enjoyed the event by watching a demonstration and

experienced making Rajasthani string puppets. One of our students, Abhinaya had an

interview with NDTV.

Students of Grade 3 went on a field trip to Sudha Car Museum in connection with their

unit of Inquiry ‘Technology –an important part of man’s life’. Here they observed how

different materials are used to design cars in different shapes and sizes. It was indeed a

great learning for the students.

A Math Ted Talk was organized by the 8th Graders; the students spoke with confidence and poise about the application of Mathematics in real life, the Fibonacci Sequence and the

Golden Ratio, and how to overcome the fear and anxiety of Mathematics.

Indus International School Wonderla Trip

Weekend activities at a boarding school are very important. Indus International SchoolBangalore tries to ensure that students have various opportunities to have fun or just get a break from campus. The enclosed article has been written by a student and beautifully captures the varying emotions he felt during this exciting experience.

The WonderLa Experience

I can still remember the excitement running through my veins on that Saturday night before our WonderLa trip. I woke up the minute my houseparent entered the room to wake me up and I had a bright smile on my face.

                  All the boys were extremely happy and excited. It was a wonderful Sunday morning and we had a leisurely breakfast. We had to begin assembling as soon as it was time to leave. During the bus ride we enjoyed the scenic beauty and listening to music. It was definitely one of the most fun filled and stress-relieving breaks we had had from our school work. We arrived at WonderLa at around 9:30 AM and we entered the park at 10:00 AM. We moved to our locker rooms and changed into clothes that were fit for the water rides. We then had a short discussion on lunch timings and assembly points. Once the discussion was completed, we all dispersed around the park, and this was when the fun began.  

                 The amusement park was enormous and we were all completely bewildered as to where we should go first. I and my friends settled on bumper cars, it was an extremely exciting experience and me and my friends had a lot of fun. We then moved on to the next ride, called the WaterLog. This one was amazing because it was our first water slide of the day and it was extremely invigorating and refreshing due to the scorching heat. The log rushed down the line and without a second to spare, there was a great splash of water and we were all completely and thoroughly drenched. We rushed to the water slides and since the water park had just opened, we were hoping we would not get stuck in a long queue.

.. We then started off with the tallest slides in the park, and I can only remember the adrenaline rush and the happiness within. I had totally forgotten about stress, homework, assignments and any other problems in my life. We continued to finish as many rides as we could and after a while it was time for lunch. We quickly had our lunch and returned back to the rides. In another hour or so, we were done with all the water rides. There was around an hour remaining and we planned on finishing a few more of the dry rides.

                    We then planned to experience the enormous roller coaster ride. We joined the long queue and were eagerly waiting for our turn. When our turn finally arrived, we once again were filled with a mixture of fear and excitement. The roller coaster started off with an explosive force. There were loops and twists and turns and it was completely worth the wait. This ride marked the conclusion to an extremely exciting day. I felt sad, when I got into the bus, but was also happy at the comforting thought that there would be many such trips to look forward to.

Children’s Puppet Theatre Festival at IELC RMV of Indus International School

The Puppet making workshop, held at Indus Early Learning Centre, RMV was a grand success. Puppets were made from recycled paper, children utilised this opportunity to narrate stories to their parents using their puppets which delighted and entertained the parents. This helped the children enhance their social, presentation & literacy skills.

Puppets engage and delight children and they are always fascinated by puppets. One of the Children’s Puppet Theatre Festivals was conducted at Indus Early Learning Centre, RMV on Saturday, 22nd October, 2016.

As part of the enriching day, Indus Early Learning Centre, RMV conducted a Puppet Making Workshop which focused on using recycled material which came as a pleasant surprise for the children and for some of the parents too. People from different places made a visit to the Puppet Theatre Festival with their children. Collaboratively, parents and children explored and experimented puppet making which   was adventurous for parents and children alike.

The puppet making was conducted age-wise and children of all ages engaged in making puppets and using them in an interactive manner.

v  Children between the age of 2 and 3 years’ made a girl and a boy puppet using ice cream sticks, sticking wool as the puppet’s hair, googly eyes and also their dresses.

v  Children, 4 years made sock ‘Sammy the Snake’ puppets, they stuck the cut outs of spots on the sock and children stuck the snake’s tongue and googly eyes. Once the puppet was completed and looked like a snake they put their hand in the snake puppet and they were scaring their parents which was fun to watch.

v  5 year old children made puppets out of old CD’s. Children stuck googly eyes, ears and nose on the CD and also designed shirts and pants for their Elephant puppets.

v  6 and above made tissue roll Parrot puppets. Children painted the tissue rolls and fixed few feathers on top of the roll and stuck googly eyes, made the nose with paint and they fixed two pipe cleaners and tied it to their hand, it was very interactive and children thoroughly enjoyed making this puppet.

Children displayed their puppets in the puppet theater standee. A few children utilized this opportunity to narrate stories to their parents using their puppets which delighted and entertained the parents. This helped the children enhance their social, presentation and literacy skills.

Puppet making serves different purposes and has many benefits such as it helps develop fine and gross motor skills, encourage creative play, it also increases concentration. Children can believe and relate to them as they can enter and explore the fascinating inventive world that puppets create, a wonderful interactive way to introduce narrative to even the most reluctant reader and also encourages the quietist of children to communicate readily.

The highly interactive puppet show was conducted by our specialist, Ms. Jyothi Kunjoor from Kathalaya Puppeteers. She narrated stories from the Panchatantra for the audience, in those stories animals were the main characters and made noises like animals. She involved the children by asking them to imitate noises made by animals. The children enjoyed the story and interacting with the puppeteer.

Apart from the Puppet Making session and Puppet Show, a Parent Workshop on the benefits of Puppet Play was conducted by our Head of Centre Ms. ,Nishita Israni. All the events ensured an educative and entertaining day for the entire family and they just loved it!

IELC RMV’s 2nd Annual Skill Building and Collaborative Sports Meet

IELC RMV’s 2nd Annual Skill Building and Collaborative Sports Meet

So how can you nurture your child’s sense of teamwork in pre-school?

At Indus International School, we believe in enhancing teamwork and building lifelong skills of collaboration through sports. As the early year are the critical windows of learning, learning teamwork skills in these crucial years is imperative.

The students of Indus Early Learning Centre, RMV, a pre-school in North Bangalore displayed exemplary teamwork and collaboration skills through the display at their Annual Sports day. After weeks of hectic preparations, hard work and rigorous practice for the much anticipated 2nd Annual Sports Meet, the students and staff collaborated to present a well-orchestrated and keenly contested event.

Indus Early Learning Centre RMV Branch Bangalore

 Lt. Gen Arjun Ray meeting Students at Indus School of RMV branch Bangalore

Ms. Navita Kishan, Head of Primary School and IELC’s, Indus International School was our esteemed chief guest for the august event held on 9th December, 2016. Students participated enthusiastically and displayed their fine and gross motor skills adroitly and dexterously in the age-appropriate races and obstacle courses.

The event began through a delivery of the welcome note by Head of Centre, Ms. Nishita Israni, followed by a Torch Run and a well-coordinated March Past. Post the Oath taking by the students our Chief guest declared the meet open by releasing balloons followed by a peppy dance, the much loved, ‘Hokey Pokey’  by the Nursery Class. Next was the Ribbon Dance display by the older students.

The youngest lot of our students, the Nursery class displayed excellent balance and gross motor skills through the Teddy Bear Race. The Reception class displayed their listening, teamwork and collaboration skills through an obstacle race. Each event was planned taking into account the age-appropriate and progression skills of our students. The prize distribution was a rewarding experience for our little leaders, who felt very proud at earning the well-deserved medals.

Students of Prep 2 displaying excellent dribbling skills and basketball goal shooting skills while the Prep 1 students showcased their footwork and shooting skills while playing football. Both classes showed exemplary control of the ball and excellent hand eye and foot eye coordination. Many Ronaldo’s and Michael Jordan’s in the making. Not just the boys the girls too were bending it like Beckham.

The Prep 1’s too had a chance to participate in an obstacle race, from balancing themselves on a balance beam to crawling through a tunnel to sorting food into healthy and unhealthy the race challenged both the physical and cognitive skills of our students. Food being an important aspect of keeping healthy, preparation of the sports day focused on the balanced diet awareness quotient too.

Not just the students we also engaged their parents in a team challenge, the ‘Minute to win it- Hoola Hoop Team Challenge.’ Parents formed two groups and the first group to abide by the rules was declared the winner.

The keenly contest event ended with a Vote Of Thanks, where all participants, guests and staff were thanked for their efforts. We wrapped the morning by singing of our school, “In omnia Paratus”, a Latin phrase and our school motto which means prepared for all challenges

The students displayed the PYP attitudes of confidence, cooperation and commitment through the event. This was an event where everyone emerged a winner and went back not just developing the physical skills but also their thinking and cognition skills.

Life after all is a balancing game and all we need is mindfulness and enthusiasm to emerge as winner in the game of life! The event was a testament to the philosophy of whole education which we espouse at Indus School and our Early Learning centers and Pre-schools. A true and authentic exercise in inquiry based learning!

Indus International School Bangalore - Indus RMV Branch

Indus International School Reviews - An International School which Gives you HOMELY Feel

Our family moved from the United States to Chennai in early 2014, a city very close to our hearts, being our hometown.  When we relocated, our daughter was a wisp of girl – a wee little almost four year old. Our little champ was battling problems of her own, which in retrospective may have been mere grown-up concerns that we were excessively paranoid about. In the US, she was attending a private pre-school three days a week for a year until the move. A panel of experts in speech therapy and developmental delays assessed her, along with her uncommitted teachers who didn`t have much to say to us whenever we approached them personally. They implied that she was developmentally lagging social skills, had a severe speech delay and that she would need to attend public school with a speech therapist. While all of this was suggested in her best interest and in the most goodhearted manner, we considered this a warning bell. Our daughter needed to be around a bigger family and more involved teachers who would take personal interest in her condition.

When we moved in March, we were caught in a rut about which school to get her into. We knew we wanted her to go to an International school with a background similar to the US, because we weren`t pretty sure if she would have survived in bigger, regular board schools based on the feedback we received in the States. It was out of sheer luck that we passed by Indus (IELC Adyar) during one of our drives home, and after a lot of Internet research, we decided to meet with the administration.

It took us just one visit to decide this was where our daughter would attend school for as long as we decided to stay in India. She joined PP1 in August that year. We had a discussion with the then center head, Ms. Manveen Chaddha, about her so-called `condition` and her words of reassurance that this diagnosis sounded wildly exaggerated was all that we wanted to hear. Her approach was wonderful, and she clearly mirrored in her thoughts a lot of years of experience helping children grow into outspoken and confident individuals. She said she would leave her teachers uninformed about prior reports and let them give their point of view after analyzing our daughter`s in-class behavior.

In class, our child was blessed with wonderful teachers – Ms. Sunila, Ms. Kavitha, and Ms. Aishwarya. After a more than normal adjustment period, her teachers treated her with the right balance of sternness and kindness. They were very involved with us as a team and kept us constantly updated about our daughter`s progress. A child who previously wouldn`t feed herself, eat on time, chew her food or sit in a group was transformed. She gained irreplaceable life skills. Her academic skills were beautifully enhanced. We knew she was always an advanced reader, but to put her in front of a parent crowd and have her present ceremonies, read, play the piano, and just enjoy herself during this time – now that`s a whole new level of involvement. The amount of commitment we received from all of her teachers was actually quite touching. They ensured that she was taught academic skills at her level of readiness. 

Our experience of schooling in India versus the US was a stark contrast, even if the Indus system was structurally very similar to the American system. A simple example would be how her teachers readily answered all of our questions about her progress every single day, during pick-up. There were also formal PTM`s every quarter where a detailed discussion about every child`s progress was carried on, with metrics and reports. This system and personal involvement has tremendously helped us keep tabs on our child`s school life and stay on top of everyday classroom happenings.

After a beautiful year at Indus, work was beckoning us back to the US. We weren`t sure if switching our daughter back at this juncture was a good idea, but the upcoming move seemed to be quite unavoidable. At this time, the school welcomed a new center head, Ms. Beena Malhotra, with whom we haven`t been fortunate enough to spend the rest of the school year. We continued to enroll her in PP2 with Ms. Aamera and Ms. Misbha, from September to November. The things she learned at school and the pace at which she picked up to leap ahead after a whole month`s absence was an exposure to us about how much the school had transformed her.  At this point, the school began providing critical after school classes that we would have gladly enrolled our daughter into, had we been around. With a heavy heart, we had to pull her out of school this year just as she started and have since then moved back to the US.

Indus has been more like family. The wonderful PP2 teachers are still in touch with us and keep tabs on Keya`s progress. Whenever they have time, they share ideas about how to keep her on par with what`s being done at school in India, including music notes and song sheets by her wonderful music teacher, Ms. Chaitanya. We couldn`t have asked for a more closely-knit school environment and involved teachers for our daughter. 

We wish the school and the entire management more success in changing lives for the better. The school definitely needs to expand beyond PP2 so a lot of families like us benefit for their children.

Ms. Manveen, Ms. Beena, Ms. Sunila, Ms. Kavitha, Ms.Aishwarya, Ms. Aamera, Ms. Misbha, Ms. Deepti, Ms. Chaitanya, Kanchana Akka, Vijaya Akka, Sukanya Akka, Lakshmi Akka,

We personally thank each and every one of you for believing in Keya and her capabilities, for not giving up on her a single moment, for all that you`ve done for her. It is because of amazing teachers and helpers like you children look forward to going to school every day. She misses you all and her friends in Indus too, and often talks about wanting to go back.

Indus International School Book Character Paradise by Meenakshi S

Indus emphasizes on developing a love for reading amongst students. Learning to read during the early years opens new avenues to creativity and imagination.

BOOK CHARACTER PARADE

by Meenakshi S

““I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”

― Jorge Luis Borges (1955)

At Indus International School, one of the most important impact children receive from their teachers is the love and passion for reading. Learning to read during the early years opens new avenues to creativity and imagination.

The early year’s program can be one of the most creative times in a child’s life. Reading encourages our children to express feelings and learn communication skills, effectively. At early years, children become lifelong readers for numerous reasons. Sometimes only a single book is required to capture a child's imagination and open their mind up to an exciting world of adventures.

In order to promote literacy and inculcate an excitement to read, we organized a Book Character Parade in IELC RMV on the 9^th of September, 2016. This event helped nurture a love for reading and an awareness of the different books and characters, thereby promoting literacy across the grades.

Our nursery children dressed as a cute pig, a princess, Noddy, tiger and elephant paraded happily along with children from other grades. While nursery had their own reasons for celebration, our Reception class children went a step ahead, imitated the characters that they were dressed as like Superman, Princess, Peppa Pig, Star Wars character etc.

The students of Prep 1 had an exciting circle time in the morning in which they were introduced to the importance of reading. We then saw a live introduction to the adventures of Chota Bheem, Little Elf, Lighting Mc Queen, Birbal ~ the Wise, The Lion King etc. During circle time in Prep 2, the children spoke about the characters that they chose to dress-up. They began an imaginative journey by creating a different version of Cinderella- fairy tale, using the characters present in class such as Mr. Wolf, Mr. Toad, Cinderella and Mike the little boy. This was a great opportunity to see our children in their true imaginative and innovative little-selves. Through this pretend play, children also proved that one story can have numerous plots with more room for creativity.

To highlight another important aspect of story-telling, our head of centre, Ms Nishita Israni conducted a puppet show as a part of her speech & drama class. Our children were engrossed in the story exhibiting various emotions that came across as the story progressed. Peals of laughter circulated across the library hall as students reacted to funny parts in the story.

A few students from each class were risk takers and confidently came up to share their character choices with the rest of the students and teachers. It was such a delight to see many children so confidently narrate their favorite book and demonstrate their favorite puppets during the assembly that was conducted in the library. The parade ended with an excellent Show and Tell of their favorite book.

THE MYP AT INDUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PUNE

What is the MYP?

The IB Middle Years Programme is designed for children between 11-16 years of age. It is a holistic programme that spans across all available disciplines and revolves around the learner who is placed in the center. The MYP prepares students to be successful in school and to be active, lifelong learners. It provides a flexible and innovative framework of learning and fosters development of skills for communication, intercultural understanding and global engagement for both students as well as teachers.

The programme aims to develop the attributes of the learner profile advocated by the IB. It is driven by inquiry and supported by concepts and skills that provide a smooth continuum to the IB Diploma Progamme.

The broad spectrum of subjects in the MYP is Language and literature, language acquisition, Mathematics, Sciences, Individuals and societies, Arts, Design and Physical health and education. The focus of knowledge in the MYP is on global issues which are used as a context for teaching and learning. The MYP culminates with the student completing a personal project which is investigative in nature. The research based project is an extension of the children’s learning beyond the curriculum.

The MYP offers the perfect combination of whole education and academic rigour. Since Indus Pune already offers the PYP and the DP programme, we are delighted to offer the MYP programme from this academic year. The MYP at Indus Pune has been introduced in a progressive step by step manner with the introduction of the year 1 and 2 in August 2016. A phase wise introduction of all stakeholders has ensured that there is complete dissemination of information to facilitate clear understanding of the programme. Detailed parent and student orientations have been conducted on the general overview of the MYP, Assessments in the MYP as well as individual subject groups orientations.

The service as action is an integral part of the MYP programme where children take their learning outside the classroom. At Indus, we emphasize the importance of positive action which can make a difference to our immediate or extended community. Students at Indus are given the opportunity to exercise their creativity and practice our core values of love, discipline, empathy and respect. Through this year students have engaged in cleaning up our local surrounding at Manas lake, visiting old age home, teaching students from local municipal schools and spearheading environmental and animal causes.

  

With the soaring eagle as a backdrop, Indus strives to create leaders of tomorrow. We believe that capable young men and women must be able to not just survive but flourish in a world full of unpredictability and chaos. To hone our students’ life skills and equip them to face the challenges of an unknown morrow, the leadership curriculum includes goal setting, mindfulness, the art of reflection, persuasive communication and deep reading. Students are also exposed to outbound adventurous environments which call for situational awareness and problem solving ability at the Leadership camps.

We are completely certain that the MYP coupled with the leadership philosophy of the school will result in great positive outcomes in the coming year!

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Indus International School, Bangalore Hercules House Initiatives

Indus International School, Bangalore Hercules House Initiatives

Students & Faculty at Indus International School has been divided into four houses: Orion, Phoenix, Hercules & Pegasus. This article seeks to capture the various initiatives which were initiated and executed by Hercules House at Indus International School, Bangalore.

The myriad moods of Bangalore were captured by the Hercules house students. Right from the glorious history to the squalid slums, the shades of Bangalore were underscored with the help of a camera. The culture, the changing skyline, the charmed streets, the quiet sanctuaries, the birds and the trees were all encapsulated in 21 photographs by the students. The struggle of man vs nature was depicted in those photographs. Each photograph a glimpse at the heart ….. always there….. always different. The visual treat was an inspiration to budding photographers in the school who knew how a picture can speak a thousand words.

 

March Past – Orion House

Principal Mr. Sandeep Chhabra addressing the assembly

Growing concern has been voiced in recent years that unless over-consumption of resources is stopped, modern civilization will collapse. And so, the students of Hercules House gathered their creative ideas and set up a science exhibition along with the IICS children regarding sustainability. We at Hercules House believe that as the leaders of tomorrow we should be the ones to take the first steps towards a greener earth. Along with IICS children we made various models such as a bicycle washing machine, a solar cooker and heater, mini air conditioner and natural air purifiers.

The middle school students of Hercules House made shoe boxes out of cardboard and decorated them. They used the shoe boxes as a means of collecting things such as stationary, art supplies, basic daily needs like toothbrush soap etc. to the Indus International Community School children. They also made quilts out of old sarees and bedsheets which are hand stitched by our students and ready for giving out to the orphanage.

Recycling Paper: Cardboard collection boxes were placed at every floor and outside the staff-rooms of every block for two weeks for paper collection. These boxes were marked “used paper” and “unused paper” accordingly. Students plan to recycle used paper and unused paper accordingly. Students plan to recycle used paper and unused paper were used for making small writing pads or booklets for the IICS students. This collection drive was done by grade 11 and 12 students who in turn encouraged students and regularly reminded them via word of mouth and class to class campaigning to donate old books and papers for recycling.

Indus School Bangalore recently celebrated it’s first Alumni Reunion on the school campus. It was a highly nostalgic emotional reunion.

 Alumni Reunion at Indus International School Bangalore

 Indus Bangalore hosted it’s Inaugural Alumni Reunion on the School campus in December. The evening was graced by the presence and address of the Indus CEO, General Ray who spoke about alumni being brand ambassadors. Mrs. Sarojini Rao, Principal, Indus International School Bangalore spoke about the need to embody the school spirit in our endeavours. The Chief Guest Dr. Aditya Sondhi, an alumni of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School spoke about the importance of alumni taking initiatives. We also had a member of the founder alumni batch of the school, Spandana KS from the batch of 2007 address her fellow eagles. The dedicated alumni website, to help alumni further nourish their bond with Indus and each other despite distance, was also launched. The reunion saw alumni from all 9 IB DP batches, reunite from all parts of the world flying in from places as far as USA and Singapore fly down to rediscover old friendships and catch up on years’ worth of stories late into the night. The evening concluded with the formation of the association team. It was, altogether a highly nostalgic emotional reunion and we have great expectations that our Eagles will be reunited with a common purpose.

Dr Aditya Sodhi at Indus International School

                                                                                                                        

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Christmas Celebration at Indus International School

Christmas was celebrated in a very special way at IELC RMV. Celebrations included singing Christmas Carols as well as exploring how Christmas is celebrated all over the world.

It’s the Season to be Jolly at IELC-RMV

By Marziyeh Hussain

Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible said Mary's boy child Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day…the melodious sound of the Christmas carol reverberated around the room as our preschoolers sang with great excitement. The Christmas spirit was high at Indus Early Learning Centre- RMV. Teachers enacted the story of Christmas and set up a live crib while our children gaped at their teachers who showcased different characters. Students were so excited and couldn’t wait for the rest of the surprises that awaited them through the day. Students appreciated each other’s actions and exchanged kindness notes through the week. We also explored how Christmas is celebrated around the world in order to help our students respect different cultures as respect is one of the core values that are emphasized upon at the Indus International Schools.

We had an end of year class party for which each student got a little treat for their classmates which lead to a huge feast in each classroom. In Prep 2 the party began with a multi-sensory craft project - making cotton snowman and shaving cream snow. We went on a nature walk to collect other materials for the details we needed to complete our winter collage. The Chocolate Box game and Potato Poopers added to the excitement as our students squealed with laughter while trying to win the game. A peaceful picnic and movie were a memorable way to finish the day.

The celebration in Prep 1 was also exciting as students had a wide variety of treats to choose from. They sang and danced and even wrote a secret wish list to Santa along with making creative crafts. The scene was a little different in our Nursery class as we had little Santa’s running around and celebrating. Children were dressed in red and wore Santa hats, they sang Rudolf the red nosed reindeer and jingle bells adding a whole lot of giggles.

For our Reception students this celebration was an excellent learning opportunity as they were learning about how people around the world celebrate in different ways. A parent guest lecturer was invited to the class in order to speak to our children about how and why Christmas is celebrated. Students made colourful greeting cards for their families. Things just got a whole lot more exciting as our guest lecturer got them a surprise cake. Students decorated the Christmas cake and then happily ate it. Children showcased the attitude of cooperation while decorating the cake and then created their own classroom Christmas tree.

The Celebration week at IELC-RMV was not only exciting but was also full of learning opportunities and engagements for both our students and teachers. Of course, Santa couldn’t make it but he made sure that he left some Christmas caps for all of us the previous night when he climbed down through the Chimney, guess the wish list was quite long and poor Santa couldn’t really fit all of it in his sack.

Appreciation and respect towards different cultures and people is an attitude we work towards inculcating in our children in order to prepare them to be global citizens as it is an integral part of the vision of the Indus International Schools and the Indus EarlyLearning Centres across the country.