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.
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| March Past – Orion House |
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| 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.
