wELcOmE TO PALLAvAN SchOOL JhALAwAR ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Mission Statement

We aim to create an environment where children are able to discover the genius within themselves.

Aims and Objectives Pallavan’s endeavour is to motivate each child by helping them learn the right skills and abilities and also give them ample opportunities to display these skills. This facilitates the early establishment of a positive self- image, a feeling of self -worth and a positive view of learning. The environment at Pallavan, the interactions with the children, the kind of activities planned are conducive to doing just that. Perhaps the most exciting part of Pallavan is the warm happy and inviting atmosphere that one experiences there. It is the experience that we all go through our lives that constantly improves us, , I would like to wish you all a very pleasant evening.

In Pallavan School Jhalawar, we believe that every individual has a lot of potential, and that potential can help accomplish wonders. That is why; it is fair to say that we thus believe that the future of the world starts here. The session of 2019-20 was a great year, and I consider it a moment of pride to showcase to you all the achievements and development that the school, staff and students undertook.

The school currently has strength of 712 students, 45 academic staff, 7office staff and 30 multi-tasking staff. Excellence in Academics

Excellence in academics is the hallmark of a good institution and the class X and XII results of the school prove without any doubt that our students have made us proud. The key highlights of class tenth are: Out of 47 students who appeared  1 Student got A1 in four subjects (96% marks in all), 100 marks in SST  2% of students have got A1's in 3 subjects  8% of students have got A1's in 2 subjects  17% of students have got A1's in 1 subjects 2 % of all the grades are A1 23% of all the grades are A2 17% of all the grades are B1 36 % of all students have got more than 75 per cent marks in all the subjects Three toppers are Saurabh Gupta (96.0%), Juber Khan (89.6%), Kartik Sharma (88.4%) Class XII Result –2019

 Out of 34 students who appeared  6% of students have got A1's in 3 subjects  3 % of students have got A1's in 2 subjects  3 % of students have got A1's in 1 subjects  The overall school Cumulative Percentage62.51%  6 % of all the grades are A1  6% of all the grades are A2  24% of all the grades are B1 35.29 % of all students have got more than 75 per cent marks in all the subjects

Three toppers are Rishita Sharma (91.2%) from Science SejalUppadhyaya (91.0%) from Arts Kajal Vats (89%) from Arts Deepansh Jain (82.8%) from Commerce WELCOME CEREMONY: APSI

On 7th afternoon the Pallavan Family have welcomed the participants of APSI 2019 with great zeal and happiness .The Principal and teachers have welcomed them traditionally with garland and sweets.

Ms. Kajal Vats has given a short presentation about Pallavan Jhalawar. Ms.Twisha Yadav of class twelfth arts hosted the guest’s students and their mentors. Students from class eighth, ninth, sixth and seventh students performed the Reverent of the guests.

As a member of Asia-Pacific School Initiative’s 2019 session, our students will be among the all the students who have been given this opportunity at a very unique secondary school-level programme.

Moreover, it will celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of the various local contexts. They will share an 11-month long experience -- starting on Sunday, 7th January 2019, and ending on Friday, 29th November 2019 -- of intensive and deeply rewarding learning. The on-site part of the programme (7th to 17th January 2019, and 19th to 29th November 2019) is going on at Jhalawar, & New , respectively.

WORKSHOP ON FIVE AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT

TOPIC: INTRODUCTION OF FIVE AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT AND ROYAL ACADEMY, BHUTAN CONCEPT DEVELOPER: MR. ARUN KAPUR RESOURCE PERSON: MR. RAM DAHAL FROM ROYAL ACADEMY, BHUTAN

A new school culture that refocuses the curriculum to address 5 key areas of development (cerebral, physical, emotional, spiritual and social) and uses innovative methods to assess students, teachers and the school as a whole. The Royal Academy, a residential school in Bhutan, has developed a holistic curriculum focusing on the 5 Areas of Development. Each area is given equal weighting and the interconnection between all areas is emphasized. Cerebral development (the academic area) teaches communication, comprehension, critical thinking and curiosity to enhance academic learning. Physical development focuses on health, fitness and sports. Social development supports students to get involved in their communities, work towards common goals and understand themselves and others. Spiritual development is focused on core values, awareness and practice, rather than on a particular religion. Emotional development encourages learners to pay attention to their emotions in order to identify, understand and express them positively and productively. Main Points concluded as observation are as under: 1. Teachers become aware about these areas of development. 2. Five teachers are needed to implement or to act as the main coordinators to handle each area of development. 3. Road maps or we can say guideline for every individual student must be drawn or planned and must be reviewed to observe student’s progress. 4. Main theme is connecting the child or student with the nature and make them able to develop their inner strength. 5. The goal is to help all students actualize their potential. REPORT ON REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION: [26.01.19]

On 26th Jan. 1950, the Constitution of India came into force and our country, India became the Republic. We celebrate this day as a festival every year. On this day the Constitution of India came into effect. The Constitution of India took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to get drafted. On 26 January 1950, the adoption of the Constitution of India took place by the people. It is on this day, the country was transited as becoming the Independent Republic. It is the day which marks the adoption of the Constitution of India by the people. The pledge in the preamble to our constitution talks of India as a “sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic”. Each of these is an idea that forms the foundation on which this nation is built. Republic Day reminds us of the elevated values enshrined in this sacred document that we call our Constitution. All the students of Pallavan assembled on the school ground at 8:30 am. The principal unfurled the national flag. This was followed by our National Anthem ‘Jan Gann Man’ sung by a team of students. After that student performed group dances by class Vll, patriotic song by class III,IV,V and an inspirational play by class VI, VIII, and IX to celebrate the great day. Teachers also have taken initiative and distributed sweets among the poor people of ‘kalbelia’ and ‘Santa’ sects living nearby village Munderi.

The development road maps for the implementation of 5 Areas of development

A workshop for the teachers was organized on how to inculcate the five areas of development (Cerebral, Physical, Social, and Emotional in the School curriculum. Our founder, Mr. Arun Kapur first expressed this concept in his book ‘Leading Out’ (2011). This framework endeavors to foster the holistic development of all learners to help them actualize their potential and be leaders in their own rights. This workshop was a step forward in direction of letting students develops themselves into constructive citizens of India. According to Mr. Kapur

“Teachers ask students to demonstrate what they have learnt; transforming learning into something they want to do. Students begin to teach their peers and become leaders in their own right.” The very first step is for all teachers at the school to understand the 5 Areas of Development. Five teachers are needed to act as the integrated into the learning frame philosophy going forward. main coordinators for each of the 5 areas. Each area then needs to be work of the school, so that they are central to the school's vision and philosophy going forward. On 02.04.19 this first step has been taken for the implementation of the areas. All the teachers have prepared their own road maps by following the five areas of development implement by the Royal Academy, Bhutan.

Celebration of World Health Day

‘Over the past 50 years this has brought to light important health issues such as mental health, maternal and child care, and climate change. The celebration is marked by activities which extend beyond the day itself and serves as an opportunity to focus worldwide attention on these important aspects of global health.’’ World Oral Health Day is observed annually on every year, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the issues around oral health and the importance of oral hygiene. Maintaining good oral hygiene is one of the most important things we can do for our teeth and gums. Healthy teeth not only enable us to look and feel good, they make it possible to eat and speak properly. Good oral health is important to our overall well- being. To create awareness on the importance of dental or oral hygiene, an oral health checkup of the students of classes I to VI was organized on the World Health Day. Dr.Kaniska Kashyap from Sanjeevani Vyas Hospital, Jhalawar had visited and did oral checkups for the students of classes’ first to fifth. He also prescribed to those students who were not orally fit. The students were enjoyed the check ups and the positive message were spread among the students and their parents that oral hygiene is very important for the good health.

HAPPINESS PROGRAMME LAUNCHED BY ‘THE HOLIHINESS DALAI LAMA’

Two teachers from our school, Mrs. Rekha Saxena and Mrs. Shalini Sharma attended the launch of SEE Learning (Social Emotional and Ethical Learning). SEE Learning is a new K-12 education program developed at Emory University to provide high quality, easy-to-use curricula and resources for educators and students for their holistic development based on the latest knowledge in educational practice and scientific research. SEE Learning builds upon the best practices in social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, but expands on them to include new topics such as attention training, the cultivation of compassion for self and others, resiliency skills, systems thinking and ethical discernment. SEE Learning has been developed with the help of a team of experts in developmental psychology, education, and neuroscience, as well as the vision and support of the holihiness Dalai Lama, who has long called for an education of heart and mind and a universal, non-sectarian approach to bringing the ethical development of the whole child into education. Special Assembly on Ramnavmi ‘Ya Devi sarva bhuteshu Shakti Rupen Smasthita Namastasye, Namastasye , Namastasye Namoh Namah’

The dawn of 12th April came with the shower of blessings of Maa Durga for the students of Pallavan. The day began with the special assembly conducted by the students making the initiation of the nine days long Puja celebration and importance of the ninth day because on this day Lord Rama was born. A special poem was recited by Unnati Patidar and was sung by Priyanshi Meena and Ashna Afrin. The special assembly started with the English Speech by Pranjal Gupta of Class XI Commerce telling about the value of Navaratra. On this special day, the students sought the blessings of the Goddess of Power, who steers us away from the vexation of life. The girls from classes VIII to XII explained the nine incarnations of Maa Durga in brief. Mrs Suntia Sen gave a speech in Hindi about the importance of Navaratra and why do we celebrate it? She also emphasized on the value of girls education “Beti Bachao Beti Padao” As we know that any event cannot be ended if Mrs Rekha Saxena does not share her views and experiences so Mrs Rekha Saxena also explained the importance of Navaratra by narrating some stories which was liked by entire Pallavan family.

Special Assembly on Good Friday

Today Mr. Walter expressed his views about the importance and significance of Good Friday. History of Good Friday. Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. From the early days of Christianity, Good Friday was observed as a day of Sorrow, penance, and fasting, a characteristic that finds expression in the German word Kaffreitag (“Sorrowful Friday”) Significance:- All the Christians believe that Jesus Christ came to Earth only to take away people’s sins. Good Friday becomes a day of morning and every ritual is celebrated with the feel of sorrow. Mr. Walter emphasized the importance of this day for Christians. He also briefed the students why the Christians keep fast and spend the whole day remembering the passion of Christ. Today in the Maths lab all the students from class I to XII were assembled and they were shown a videos on Good Friday and in between Mr. Walter kept telling them about the content which was being shown Walter kept telling them about the content which was being shown . Message:- India is a vast diversity of religion and every religion has its founder who deliver divine messages to bring the people on right path and appeal everyone to leave the path of violence and spread the message of humanity, peace and harmony. The event was concluded by the melodious and sorrowful song on Good Friday by Mr. Walter.

THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY CELEBRATIONS

On 21 June 2019 the Fifth International Yoga Day has been celebrated with great enthusiasm and zeal. All the teachers gathered at the Jhalawar stadium at 6:30am in the morning. The students and teachers practiced for 2 hours till 8:30am. Pallavan School started yoga practices in the morning assembly in the light of the first INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY which was initiated, pioneered, emphasized and advocated by Honorable Prime Minister of India Sri Narendra Modi and celebrated on 21st June 2019 and tell us about the benefits of yoga and make the world avail of this great achievement of India to keep physically fit, mentally healthy and spiritually awakened to say no to ailments.

SCIENCE WEEK CELEBRATION

The Science Club of Pallavan UPV celebrated the Science Week based on creating awareness towards science from 1st to 6th July in school premises, to honour the role of science and technology in the modern day lives of earthlings. A plethora of activities were organized under the guidance of teachers for the students. The Science Week started on 1st July with the classes III to VI and the students spoke about the given topics to them like Photosynthesis, Germination of seeds, and Components of food. The objective of this exercise was to make sure that the children must know the process of photosynthesis and the importance of nutrient in their life and they can enjoy the green vegetables which are sent in their Tiffin’s by their mother and they can avoid eating junk food. The Second day i.e.2nd July, 2019 was full of activities in which the students were shown the ‘Structure of Flower’ by the teachers as well as the biology students of Grade XI. The classes VIII to X did the practical of ‘Displacement Reaction’ in their respective classes and each student performed the activity. Continuing with the fervor, on 3rd July, 2019 some more activities were performed like to ‘Test the Presence of Starch’ for classes IV to VI and for classes VII to VIII the activity of ‘Dispersion of Light’ with the prism was shown and to classes IX and X the activity of ‘Potential Difference’ was shown. The objective behind these activities was to let the children participate in all the activities, to gain confidence, to remove phobia while performing activities On 4th July, 2019 an ‘Essay Writing Completion’ based on the theme ‘Science in Daily Life’ and ‘Advantages and Disadvantages’ of Science was held for classes IV to X. The objective behind this exercise was to enhance their knowledge and to test their writing skills also. On 5th July, 2019 to exercise their brain a ‘Quiz Competition’ was held to test their knowledge for classes VII to X. Four groups were formed and each group had nine members from each classes. In first round, two teams (Group C and D) qualified for the finals and Group D won the quiz by a very little margin of 0.5 marks. On 6th July, 2019 a ‘Quiz Competition’ was held for classes IV to VI in which also four groups were formed and students were divided equally in which Group A stood first and II position was clinched by Group B. In conclusion, Science Week 2019 was truly purposeful. All the students enjoyed it very much and took part with great zeal and next time we hope that we would come up with new innovative ideas. All the teachers of science club worked as a team and helped each other that were the good sign of TEAM WORK.

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more than you are a leader.” “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality”.

To inculcate the leadership qualities in the students and to give them a feel of functioning of the administrative body, a student council was formed after strict observation. The newly elected council members of Pallavan Family were conferred with their badges of honour by the respected Principal and all the teachers on 15 July 2019. The investiture ceremony began by welcoming our senior leadership team, of our respected principal Mrs Punam Shringi. This was indeed a very proud moment for all students and teachers. The oath taking ceremony was led by Mr. Walter. The Principal Mrs. Punam Shringi addressed the students congratulating the newly elected cabinet members, reminding them of their roles and responsibilities. The elected council members are as follows:-  Head Boy- Yash Soni  Head Girl – Rashmi Bhardwaj  Sports Captain – Abhinav Singh Yadav

Guru Purnima celebration

Festival of Guru Purnima was celebrated in Pallavan UPV on 16/7/19. Teachers taught the students that your first Guru is your parents, so always respect them and make them proud. Also they chanted “GURU BRAHMA GURU VISHNU” Mantra, MEANING –The Guru is Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh (),veneration to the Guru who is Parabrahma manifest.

The day began with the traditional lamp lighting ceremony by our honorable Principal ma’am Mrs. Punam Shringi.

After that an invocation song was sung by the choir group to invoke the blessing of the almighty on Guru Purnima. Then a skit was presented which depicted the teaching style which was prevailed in the past in the Ashrams and now in the modern era.

After that a speech on the importance of the day “Guru Purnima” was delivered by Mrs Rekha Saxena.

INTERHOUSE KABBADI MATCH

Games are an integral part of the holistic development which transforms one to be competitive while keeping the spirit of honesty, and camaraderie alive. Keeping with the same, Inter-House Kabaddi Tournament was played in the ground of Pallavan School, between all the four Houses in an electrifying environment. All the teams played fantastically well and tried to outshine each other on the field to show their mettle. In Boys Blue House emerged victoriously and in Girls Yellow House won the match.

Mr Bharat Ram was the Umpire and Mr Sudhanshu and Mr Walter were the commentators.

This was the first Inter- House Kabaddi Tournament which was played in the session 2019-20 on Saturday in Pallavan School.

SLOGAN WRITING COMPETITION

A slogan writing competition was organized for classes 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 on 22/7/2019. The aim of the activity was to hone the artistic style of writing. The students very creatively wrote different messages using different style. The participant came up with innovative ideas. They all participated in the competition with great zeal and enthusiasm and expressed their concern towards the environment and their role to conserve it. On the other hand the students expressed their views on different kinds of technologies and their proper uses and their advantages.

The Topics which were given for Slogan Writing:- “Environment” and “Technology”.

Students have submitted the Slogans like: Do not destroy the Nature, Let save it for the future Environment is for enjoying, not for destroying. Environment needs our care; otherwise life here will be rare It s our duty to save environment beauty

MR Vaccination Camp at School

We want to make sure our students are well protected against measles and Rubella. Getting MR (measles, rubella) or MR (combined measles, rubella) vaccine provides the best protection against measles and rubella. All students out of( in numbers ) 578 total 520 students had been vaccinated and had attended the school ,some of them came with their parents and their parents brought them back after vaccination. And the report for the above has been sent to the district education department and health department on the same day. Proud moment for Pallavan School Jhalawar

Abacus is an ancient tool for people to do mathematical calculations without calculator and computers. It exists in many ways from ancient and in many civilizations in different forms, viz Vedic mathematics in our country. Our one of the students from class ninth Sharad Acharya son of Mr. Amitosh Acharya and his team of Trendz Abacus, Jhalawar is run by Mr. Rahul Agrawal associated with AIAMA that is “ABACUSKING INTERNATIONAL ABACUS MENTAL-ARITHMETIC ALLIANCE “ Singapore, have achieved second position in International Abacus Arithmetic competition on 28.07.19 held at Siem Reap, .

Social Science Quiz Competition

Social Science Quiz Competition was organized for classes 9th & 101h on August 8, 2019. It was conducted with the purpose of inculcating the habits of reading and to increase their knowledge. It was a house wise competition. All the participants participated in a very enthusiastic manner. The quiz was conducted in two Phases: Phase- 1 included two students each from classes IX and X. Phase 2 had one student each from classes XI and XII and 2 winner team of IX AND X. There were five rounds in the quiz: * Facts based round * Mapping * Audio round * Visual round * Rapid fire round. The first four rounds had 10 seconds as their time limit for each house and each category whereas the rapid fire round was of 2 minutes with 10 questions in it. There were three rounds in the competition and overall 24 students were there in which Yellow house got the first position, Blue house got the second position and Greenhouse got the third position. For this competition judges were Mr. Lokesh and Mr. Bhagyawan Amroliya. The results were announced in the gathering thus motivating the students to participate with even more enthusiasm in future events. Quiz on Social Studies covers the various aspects of Historical, Geographical, Sociological and Psychological life of the people. It gives an overview, a glimpse of the cultures and monuments of the different parts of the world. The quiz was enjoyed by all; it also added value by enhancing the knowledge of our young minds.

HINDI DIWAS

On 14 September Hindi Diwas has been celebrated. The staff and students of Pallavan School, Jhalawar, celebrated Hindi Diwas on 14th September, 2019 in the school as a mark to acknowledge of Hindi as the National Language. The celebration began with the lamp lighting. After it students took part in the event. They started with Saraswati Vandana which was sung by Akansha Jhala of class VIII. Kavya and Shivali of class VI have sung the poem on “Shrangar Ras”

Uday of class VI sang the poem in Hindi “Tiranga Janta He Sab”.

Siya of class VIII, Aliya of class VI and Nandini of class VIII praised the glory of women and read a poem on “Veer Ras”

Yashika Suman of class IX anchored the whole programme. Classes IX to XII have participated in the esay writing competition Hindi Diwas.

SWATCHTA HI SEVA CAMPAIGN ON 20.09.19

Swachata hi Seva 2019: Swachata hi Seva 2019 was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mathura on September 11, 2019. The Swachata hi Sewa 2019 theme is ‘plastic waste awareness and management’.

Swachata hi Seva is a massive nationwide awareness and mobilization campaign on Swachata. The Swachata hi Seva 2019 is being organized from September 11 till October 2, 2019. PM Modi had set the goal of making India by October 2, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

On 20 September, Pallavan School celebrated the Swachata hi sewa campaign. Pallavan School organized cleanliness drive under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan Programme on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The main purpose of this programme was to create awareness among the students regarding Cleanliness and its benefits. Under this programme, around 60 Pallavanites of class XI gathered to participate, they all went to the nearby village Patpari and contributed towards Seva and cleanliness. Even teachers were the essential part of this drive; total 06 teachers have also joined them and contributed for the same.

Maths week 09 October 2019 to 12 October 2019

Over the course of the week, the whole school participated in different Maths activities designed to challenge their thinking and develop their maths problem solving skills from classes 1 to 12. These activities included: Held on 9.10.19 1) Learning about famous mathematicians and mathematical concepts. 2) Define different geometrical shapes. 3) Mathematical puzzles Held on 10.10.19 4) Solving challenge or Riddle with shapes. 5) Bake Sale; Comparing, estimating and measuring the size of different objects and showed them through charts. 6) A mental maths challenge for children to try to beat their previous score. 7) An opportunity for children to compete against the teachers. 8) A hands on "Estimation Corner". Held on 12.10.19 9) An interclass collaboration opportunity, in which each class was partnered with another to conduct interhouse quiz. Maths Week is a fantastic opportunity for children to engage in math activities, which they may not normally get a chance to experience in a normal lesson.

VISIT TO MANDAWAR VILLAGE On 18 October 2019

The students of class eleventh and twelfth arts and commerce have been visited the nearby village Mandawar. It was planned for the purpose of making project reports for the board’s exams-2020. The data has been collected on the issues like impact of unemployment, causes of poverty, impact of poverty, gender inequality and misconceptions regarding mesuration in the rural areas. Diwali Celebration

On 19 October, 2019 Diwali is the festival of lights which is celebrated in various regions across India. The name ‘Deepawali’ literally means an ‘array of lights’. To make the students understand the importance of Diwali, Pallavan had a celebration in school on 19th Nov 2019. Teachers explained the importance of Diwali, the festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. Many co scholastic activities have been held by the Children like:- *The Making of Deepawali greeting cards by classes I to V *The making of traditional Rangoli for Diwali decoration by classes- VI to IX and XI *The making of mehndi designs by the classes VIII TO XII. *Diwali Dance have been performed by the students of classes –II ,IV and V

Both Teachers and students enjoyed the Diwali celebrations wholeheartedly. During the morning assembly students talked about the significance of the festival how good always conquers the evil and also about why and how Diwali is celebrated across the country.

CRICKET TOURNAMENT

Inter House cricket tournament held on Nov 11, 2019 with lightening of the lamp in front of goddess Saraswati and tossing by the Principal. Two houses played are Green v/s Yellow and Red v/s Blue they all played well and the match was full of excitement. Finally the winner was the yellow house team. The opening batsman played so well. Both of them were equally strong and showed their excellent skill and performance.

On NOV 13, 2019 CRICKET TOURNAMENT [Under 14] was held and the winner was boys of class fifth.

CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION

Special assembly was held to celebrate the Children’s day on Nov 14, 2019 Children’s day was celebrated with full fervor at Pallavan School, Jhalawar on 14th of November. This day which is also the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India is celebrated as a tribute to him. He was known for his relentless effort to increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children. Teachers organized a fun-filled day for the students by organizing a special picnic at the from classes 1 to 12 and an extravaganza filled with some fun filled activities.

MIND WARS: Online Quiz Competition

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited have initiated Mind Wars, a unique knowledge development programme for school students (Classes VI-X) across India that aims to make every child smarter through rigorous quizzing activity to enhance their knowledge on Curriculum (subject domains), General Knowledge and Current Affairs. This will be done through an App especially developed and customized as per the class level of students. Total 131 students have participated from Pallavan. Our student Parth Saraswat of Class tenth is one of the 5 students out of 260000 students from all over India won the prize.

INTER HOUSE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

The Pallavan School under 14 Volleyball Tournament 2019-20 was held on the 30h of December for the boys and girls. The matches were held on Saturdays and the best of two team went on to the next level in the match. The students displayed exemplary sportsman spirit. The winners were awarded with trophies. The Principal appreciated the innovative ideas that the children brought forward and said that events like these help the children to grow confident and provide them with a platform to exhibit their imagination. Annual Sports Day 2019-20 The much awaited opening ceremony of the Annual Sports was held on Thursday 19th December 2019, with great zeal, excitement and frolicsome atmosphere. . The chief guests Mr Rang Lal Meena DEO of Jhalawar, Mr Choudhary CBEO of Jhalawar and Mr Ravi Vashishth ADEO of Jhalawar welcomed by the students of Pallavan School . All the three guests along with the Principal Mrs Punam Shringi performed Lamp Lighting followed by Flag hoisting. The Chief Guests also took the salute of the impressive March Past of the students, coupled with some stirring marching music by the band.

Historical Visit

All the 30 students went for the out tour to Gandhisagar dam and the fort. On 26.12.19 morning students along with the Principal and three teachers and four supporting staff had the lunch altogether and enjoyed the view at the Gandhisagar dam and visited the dam.

The Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four major dams built on India's Chambal River. The dam is located in the Mandsaur district of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a masonry gravity dam, standing high, with a gross storage capacity of 7.322 billion cubic metres from a catchment area of 22584km2.

The Chittor Fort or Chittorgarh is one of the largest . It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort was the capital of and is located in the present-day town of Chittor. The fort precinct has several historical palaces, gates, temples and two prominent commemorative towers. Beginning in the 7th century, the fort was controlled by the Mewar Kingdom.

Teachers Empowerment Programs:

 “Teachers are also learners.” Staying updated is the key to success in any field, especially, in education. Our teachers constantly strive to stay updated by attending workshops & various training Programs organised by CBSE and other State Government Programmes.  Our teachers also attended workshops conducted by Sahodaya and the CBSE centre of excellence to enhance their skills. Class XII Students at Pallavan School, Jhalawar, Rajasthan and Vasant Valley School, New Delhi, First to Receive Blockcerts Credentials in India

 NEW DELHI, India, January 13, 2020 (Newswire.com) - In collaboration with Learning Machine, the Pallavan School (Jhalawar, Rajasthan) and Vasant Valley School (New Delhi, Delhi) became the first K-12 institutions in India to issue Blockcerts to their students in 2019. The pilot program was led by Pallavan Learning Systems (PLS), an international educational research organization developing a novel curriculum that emphasizes Five Areas of Development for students: Cerebral, Emotional, Physical, Social, and Spiritual.  1) Letter of Recommendation (shared with permission from Vasant Valley School and Ashutosh Trivedi)  2) Mock School Leaving Certificate (shared with permission from Pallavan School Jhalawar)The pilot program issued multiple types of credentials: Leaving Certificates, Language Certificates, Character Certificates, Letters of Recommendation, and Five Areas of Development Mark Sheets. The issuance of required credentials using the Blockcerts' open standard enables their secure use and re-use in a verifiable digital format that is block chain-anchored and recipient-owned to participate in the proof-of-concept pilot program in order to demonstrate that students in both rural and metropolitan areas can benefit from receiving credentials in Blockcerts format. According to the Internet and Mobile Association of India, India's internet adoption has reached 451 million people, and mobile adoption is increasingly being driven by rural areas. These trends indicate that students across India stand to benefit from the successful demonstration of the Blockcerts pilot program. As the program moves forward, additional schools and types of credentials will be issued.

Student Achievements:

 The achievement to be noted is by Daksh Yadav of class XII made a record in Cricket at National Level and Aryan Nagar of Class IX in Soft Ball National level tournament this year 2020 by winning a gold medal.  Lakshit Verma (Alumina) has been awarded the Young India achievement award among the most talented students in different field.  Ms Dishi Jain of class twelfth has been selected by CBSE for the PARIKSHA PAR CHARCHA with honorable Prime Minister.

New Initiatives With gaining knowledge and conducting contests, many events are celebrated. These events are not only educational but also fun. Some of the initiatives taken this year are: 1. Vann Mahotsav- Celebration of Plantation Ceremony in all the branches of Pallavan 2 Health Checkup 3. Measles & Rubella Vaccination And a lot more concepts were introduced. To improve upon and inspire an individual is great, but greater still is inspiring a group, and with this in our mind, we organize Parent Orientation and PTAs. School Improvement Programs Constant improvement is the key to success. In this endeavour, we have introduced a few infrastructural and other developments: 1. Development of Sports Ground- Construction of 300 meter track 2. Inter locking of Front Entrance. 3. Water Purifier 4. Purchase of new furniture and toys for junior section. 5. CCTVs in 10 School locations 6. Development of Lab equipment. **Expansion Plan**

 We have developed the 300 meter running tract and the sports ground.  Ten more class room including the computer lab are proposed to be constructed.  The work in progress for Atal Tinkering lab.

Conclusion To conclude, this year, we all took more collective step towards our vision, and while one step was taken, many more are to go, and it is certainly achievable.