Creating Hunger for Good Learning...

In no time another year has flown by and what a year! So full with excitement and information! We travelled 1157492 virtual million miles in the month of November.

We take this opportunity to thank the learning triangle – the teachers, students and parents for embarking on this journey with us.

We look back at the year gone by and will cherish the memories forever.

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2018-2019Vol.-2/VVP/March/2018-19

Go travel, explore, discoverLife is a journey. It’s not where you end up but it’s how you get there.

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- Felicitations!- Train the Trainer!Page 2-3

- Teacher Orientation ProgrammePage 3

- Mother’s Day at VVP - ISA - A Pat on the Back Page 4-5

- World Envronment DayPage 5

- The International Day of YogaPage 6

- An Act of Kindness can Give Someone the Gift of Life!- Investiture CeremonyPage 7

- Raising a Teen: The Pleasures and Pressures - The Hands that Mould!Page 8

- Independence Day 2018 Page 9

- Vishwa Rang - CAPSA Page 10

- Pre-Primary Page 11

- Aaditya Hrudayam Chanting at Iskcon - NIE Workshop Page 12

- Sa Pa.... Let the Music Play…...- Vishwa Lekhan - Global Perspectives Page 13

- Bastille Day - Onam Page 14-16

- Sports Competition Page 16

- Stretch Your Hand - Our Support System

Editorial Board : Teachers – Ms. Savitha Bhaskar, Ms. Supriya Vasishta, Ms. Divya Sipani, Ms. Ashu Kharbanda Students – Khushi Pai (IX), Purva Hegde (IX), Sharanya (IX), Pranav Naik (IX), Disha (IX), Akshaya (IX), Yashas (IX)

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Vishwa Vidyapeeth was awarded India’s top ICSE School in the parameter ‘HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT’ in India’s School Merit Awards conducted by Education Today. The award was received by our teacher coordination Ms. Shelly Sethi and administrator Ms. Sunita Bandekar.

School awards

Educative Workshop on Banking and Accounting Workshop

Leaps and bounds – we grow

An exclusive workshop for students was conducted on October 27th, 2018, by Vishwa Vidyapeeth on Banking and Accounting for Class 9 and Class 10 students of Commercial Applications and Commercial Studies. Mr. Vignesh Goankar, a gold medalist in MBA finance from NITTE College and who has PhD in Investment Banking, conducted the workshop.

Parent Engagement Program

We wholeheartedly thank all the parents for participating in Parent Circle program and making it successful. Congratulations to all the parents who were awarded for attending all the five workshops.

Our partners in this journey of educating

Skype-a-thon is a fund-raising initiative taken by Microsoft to educate the children of WE Villages supported by the United Nations. Several VVP students interacted with the pioneers of the Microsoft group like Mr. Anthony Salcito, Mr. Anand Eswaran, Mr. Ross Smith, Mrs. Iro and Mrs. Lawren Roberts.

Travelling the world and learning and experiencing new things seems to be one of the most common dreams of all the people, especially children. However, this seems like a nearly impossible feat to be achieved at such a young age. This year, Vishwa Vidyapeeth had taken the initiative of taking the students on a world tour, virtually! Mr. Shivakumar from Microsoft, school staff and students worked round the clock to make this program a grand success. Within 48 hours, over 260 sessions were completed with 1157492 million miles covered. This was another badge of honour for our school as their mission of travelling more than a million miles was achieved.

Skype-a-thon – Around the world in 48 hours

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Sports, Literary and poem RecitationAquila - 704Cygnus - 679Delphinus - 750Pegasus - 831Overall championship goes to Pegasus houseHouse Captain - Rohith KumarVice Captain - Sunayana

Overall House points 2018-19

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10th Graduation DayTime flies - Nostalgic ReminiscencesThe day dawned bright and sunny. The grade 10 girls looked lovely in their yellow saris and the boys in their red kurtas. The auditorium was dressed in the colours of white and purple and looked splendid in all its glory. A beautiful rendition of a Rabindranath Sangeet Song filled the room with melody. Their class teacher introduced the children one by one, followed by the presentation of memory books and mementoes to the children by the Principal and Teacher Coordinator. An energetic medley dance followed, that had foot tapping music to liven up the mood. The parents spoke from their hearts. The singular thread that was common to all narrations was an immense gratitude they felt towards the school for playing such a vital role in the all-round development of their ward. The stars of the morning, the children of class 10 also spoke, each one of them, some from papers they carried, and some impromptu, but all of them spoke from the heart. The morning will carry bittersweet memories of parting of the event that was filled with nostalgia and emotions.

The outgoing batch of class X presented a very emotional skit on their last working day. They became nostalgic about everything related to school; their classroom, the uniform, the teachers and the students, and the food. They appreciated and acknowledged the love and support they received from the every one.

Special assembly by class XTears of joy

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KhelotsavFaster... Higher... Stronger !!!

Each and every student from classes 1 to 10 participated in one event or another with spirit of sportsmanship. Desire to win and excel brought them closer whether they won or lost.

The tiny-tots were thoroughly involved and enjoyed every race and sport. It was a stress-free and a visual treat to witness the energy, enthusiasm and innocence of these little children who occasionally stopped to wave at their parents sitting in the audience.

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A sweet beginning and a nostalgic end. The L.K.G. kids performed for their seniors - the graduating U.K.G. class. It was a heart warming moment for both teachers and parents.

Graduation Day - Little achievers

Open DayWe are the futureOut tiny tots from play group to UKG enthusiastically presented information on various topics on the theme "Vasudaiva Kuttumbham". The classes were filled with cut outs, models, charts related to environmental awareness, heavenly bodies, culture, the human anatomy and spreading awareness about organ donation.

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Splash ! ! !When beating the heat is associated with water, it brings smiles on all little faces.

Fusion BrushesA Unique workshop that allowed parents and children to bond over art and craft activities.

SAPA Workshop for Class II to VAt the beginning of this year, Mr. Akshay Ananta Padmanaban, from SAPA conducted workshop on Indian Rhythms and Carnatic melodies. Children were introduced to rhythms, with a few examples like heartbeat, train etc., which was played on an instrument called Kanjira.

Awards - Unfurling the wings, ready to fly, soaring higher and higher ....Champs, bring it home!

ROLL BALL SKATING –Our talented students took part in the U-14 national championship, the CISCE championship and the roll ball Dussera cup to emerge winners!

YOGA-Girl power! CISCE conducted a multi-tier, multi-sport competition and our girls secured the second place.

VVP students shone again at the national level yoga competition as they participated in the 1st World Yoga Sports Cup 2018 organized by the Yoga Sports Federation of India which was held at Karnal,Haryana. More than 50 counties and 350 participants took part.

Our students also participated in the 6th Yoga championship. Their outstanding performance won them the overall championship trophy!

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NIE with Byju’s held The school Super league and we had a proud winner –Ansh Jain who won a tablet! Kathik Bhat won the Mars spelling bee state championship trophy! Kudos to the champs!

TAEKWONDO-Our students brought home laurels by winning gold and silver medals at the JSOW cup Open State Level Taek-wondo.

Roots Football Inter Academy Fest certified and awarded Avnish Kundapura and Purvaj KP runner up in the under 9 category.

Academics-Brain Power-The Brainobrain Fest, a mental arithmetic ability event was conducted in Chennai where 4100 students part. This was conducted by the Guinness World Records on 14th October. Shakti Vinodini and Harshini Rajaram won medals for participating in this mega event.

IGKO and IEO-Sandra Susan Thomas and Michelle Ruth won the certificate of zonal excellence and outstanding performance respectively in these competitions.

IMO and NSO school toppers received their gold, silver and bronze medals proudly in the assembly.

The children of Vishwa Vidyapeeth participated in a mass chanting of the Bhagavad Gita. This event was conducted by Sandipani Gurukul at the Chowdiah memorial auditorium. It was amazing to see how the young children had memorised verses in Sanskrit effortlessly and chanted it with ease.

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VVP is known for its special assemblies on various occasions which showcases our students' talent and gives importance to our rich and varied culture. Value based assemblies are held regularly. The related assemblies were held on Ganesh Chaturthi, Dusshera, Freedom Struggle, The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Christmas, Makara Sankranti and a special one by the outgoing class 10th on the sweet nostalgia of their Alma Mater.

Special Assemblies : A good start to every morning

The MUN ClubIt is essential for a student to be confident; this trait is inculcated through public speaking. The students of VVP were invited to the 5th edition of the CISMUN held at Canadian International School. They were placed in various committees and learnt about different ways to organize their information in a presentable manner.

We students of VVP plan to organise a Model United Nations Club at School and train our juniors to participate and organise mock MUNs.

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Teacher’s training- Growth never ceasesThe success of a student comes from a positive learning environment. Schools have to make continuous efforts to create a positive climate for learning. The objective of Vishwa Vidyapeeth in sending teachers to various workshops is not only to support them in their professional development but also to help them learn ways to create a good learning environment in classrooms.

ICSE Workshop

TAISI (Mumbai)

Various teachers from different departments attended ICSE workshop, in the months of October and November at Rashtriya Vidyalaya Republic School. They learnt innovative methods of teaching a language to children, making a curriculum plan as per ICSE and assessment as per ICSE norms.

Several subject teachers attended subject enrichment workshops conducted by the Council.

The Association of International School of India TAISI pre-conference workshop in Taj Land’s Mumbai was attended by Ms. Priya, Ms. Manjusha and Ms. Preetha. Different pedagogical paradigms, teaching tools and techniques, teaching strategies and innovations were discussed to bring about more freshness and fun into the classrooms.

Lions Quest Program on Skills for Adolescence (SFA)Another extraordinary two day of workshop was organized by LIONS club of Yelahanka with a trainer from Mangalore. The workshop emphasized on how to support and love capable, healthy and young people of strong character. The workshop gave tips to all teachers on handling adolescence and showing them the right way before they got into any danger or trouble because “Prevention is better than cure”.

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Teachers Engagement Workshop Program conducted by Parent CircleIn November, Parent Circle conducted workshop for teachers on the topic “Setting Clear rules and right expectations in class.” They learnt the approach of PEACE (Pause-Empathy-Await-Communicate-Engage) in communicating with a child.

NIE WorkshopsThe NIE workshop by a retired pilot of the Indian Air Force, explained the importance of space and the use of satellites for our convenience in communication.

Another NIE workshop on Vedic mathematics dealt with different graded puzzles in math.

Mr. Prakash, who is hearing and speech intaired held the children in his spell. He communicated with this audience only through sign language. They responded to him with enthusiasm and interacted with him positively. It was an eye opener and sensitized the children to a different kind of experience.

Mother on DutyWe at VVP give mothers one day to peek into the life of their wards at school.

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REPUBLIC DAY

Ganesha Chaturthi

The Republic Day celebrations invoked a sense of patriotism through a number of patriotic & cultural programs. The four houses of the school displayed patriotism and great synchronization in their march past. The young hands from pre-primary performed an amazing drill. Our VVP students took an opportunity to ingrain the notion of peace, fortitude and forbearance by performing yoga.

Vishwa Vidyapeeth organized an eco-friendly Ganesh idol making activity for all its students and staff on 11th September 2018 at campus. The children were taught how to make clay idols of the elephant-headed God.

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VartulaThe theme for the Art & Science Exhibition, Vartula, was : Better Environment, Better Tomorrow. All the exhibits were prepared keeping the above theme in mind. Children were sensitized on the need for striking a balance between development and maintaining the environment, and then asked to choose their own topics for their exhibits. By the end of the exhibition, they were much more confident about their presentation skills, and also changed their perspective towards environmental issues.

An Inter-House Hindi Recitation competition was conducted in October for classes’ 6th, 7th, 8th students. “Nature” was the theme. The Inter-House English Recitation Competition took place in October in the auditorium. Some poems were special as they were written by the students themselves. One child dedicated a poem called “Mom” to his mother!

Inter House Recitation Competitions

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Article on Field Trip to Loom in Doddaballapur by Disha Women love draping colourful sarees during festivals, poojas and special occasions. But very few know how these heirlooms are made. Recently our school took us on a field trip to a loom. We were taken to three different units to understand three stages of saree manufacturing, weaving, dyeing and display for sale. It was a very informative experience. We ended this exciting trip with tender coconut water!

Students speak

My words - My VoiceThe Literary Club of Vishwa Vidyapeeth conducted an Inter House Debate in October for classes VI - VIII. Students speaking in favour of online gaming emphasized that it is a stress - buster and helps to improve neurogenesis while the ones against the motion pointed out at the harmful repercussions online gaming had on one’s academic performance, social life and made them more aggressive.

Yukthi – Celebrating Being Women !

The International Women’s Day was celebrated on 9th March at the school and the dress code chosen was Red (For Energy) and Black (For Power).. It was an occasion for the women of VVP family to pause for a moment and recharge themselves. We would like to thank all the mothers who took time out of their busy schedules to prepare for the event as well as motivate each other thereby making it a grand success. Thank you and till next time ladies............

I am the world – world is me

Safety Week Drill

Vishwa Vidyapeeth students took part in the Safety Awareness Week through Mime which was conducted in collaboration with NHAI and the Traffic Police of Yelahanka and Hebbal. The theme was “Sadak Suraksha, Jeevan Raksha.” Our students, the torch bearers of tomorrow, took up the responsibility of making citizens aware of the road safety rules.

On the roads, literally

Fire Safety DrillA fire Safety Drill was conducted on 7th December, 2018 by the Yelahanka Fire Station for all the students from class 1-10. Some of our teachers participated in the demonstrations as well.

The Unsung heroes A sincere gratitude to Mr. Arun and the drivers for safely ferrying us to and fro day after day, the maintenance and ground staff behind the beautiful clean campus, classrooms and utilities and our kitchen staff agaged by Mr. Gopal and his team for providing healthy, wholesome and nutritious meals continuously.

A workshop for our drivers was conducted on 6th March by `PÀ£ÁðlPÀ gÁdå C¸ÀAWÀnvÀ PÁ«ÄðPÀgÀ E¯ÁSÉ’ (Karnatatka Rajya Asangathika Karmikara Elakhe) to educate them regarding safe driving, administering first aid in case of any emergency during their sorties and child behavior management.

Creating Hunger for Good Learning...

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Yelahanka, Bangalore.

Phone +91 80 2309 5600

www.vishwavidyapeeth.edu.in