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TIS in the Headlines Atal Tinkering Laboratories – Innovation Challenge, 2016 NITI Aayog, Government of India, has selected the school for establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories in the school premises. ATL is a work space where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands on do-it-yourself mode and learn innovation skills. The objective of this scheme is to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds and inculcate skills such as design mind-set, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc. Several schools from all over India were invited to showcase and present innovative solutions for any two challenges being faced by the neighbourhood community. Mehul Chabri, Shruti Katoch and Vishesh Gulla of Class XI of the school, assisted by their teachers Ms. Shikha Shah, Ms. Lipi Goswami, Ms. Amita Gulla, Ms. Kanika Reiki and Ms. Jayalakshmi proposed the models for ‘Bio-Bin’ and ‘We Care Rickshaws’. The models were greatly appreciated by the judges. Out of the 257 schools that made it to the final list the school is one among the 29 schools selected from Delhi/NCR to establish Atal Tinkering Laboratories. Ambassador of peace International Festival of Language and Culture is one of the largest and most prominent organisations for promoting world languages, cultures and peace. The Principal was felicitated by IFLC for being an ambassador of peace. ‘Principal of the Day’ Ms. Nandita Sahu – Principal, Tagore International School - East of Kailash was declared ‘PRINCIPAL OF THE DAY’ on September 6, 2016, by the website, ‘It’s a Matter of Principals.com’. The website brought together prominent and experienced school educationalists with leadership acumen from across the globe on a single platform. Ms. Sahu’s leadership, vision and innovative approach were appreciated in the citation. Regional Level CBSE Science Exhibition 2016 – 17 The Regional Level CBSE Science Exhibition 2016-17 was conducted by CBSE from 22.12.16 to 22.12.16 at DPS, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. This year the main theme was ‘Science, Technology and Mathematics in Nation Building’ and there were six subthemes under this. Over 90 schools from Delhi and NCR region participated in this with around 150 exhibits. A panel of eminent judges appointed by CBSE assessed the exhibits for two days. In first round they shortlisted 36 exhibits and 2 finally selected 20 exhibits for the National Level. The exhibit from our school ‘ECO – WRAP’ (economical and ecofriendly) electrical wire insulation under the sub theme ‘Industry’ was one of the 20 exhibits and has been selected for the National Level CBSE Science Exhibition. This exhibit was prepared by Siaa Girotra and Siddharth Ranjan Kar of Class XI C , under the guidance of their Physics teacher Ms Lipi Goswami. Helpage India- Helping the Aged Citizens On Friday, 17 th February, 2017 Help Age, India conducted their award ceremony for the competition ‘When I will be 64’ at C-14 Qutab Institutional Area. Tagore International School, East of Kailash received an award for generating awareness among the younger generations for helping the aged citizens of the country gracefully and actively. Searching in Space Two class VIII students, Shripat Nepak and Anshuman Bunga participated in the All India Asteroid Search Campaign, organized by Space Technology and Education Pvt. Ltd. The two students successfully made one preliminary discovery of an asteroid, which will now get recognized with ‘Asteroid Grand Challenge Digital Badging’. The students will also be felicitated after the completion of their campaign, later in the year at SPACE Annual Meet. In a special assembly held in the school on August 4, 2016, the two students were awarded mementoes by Mr. Pankaj Bhamba, Director, Space Technology and Education Pvt. Ltd. Principal, Nandita Sahu in her address encouraged students to take up such challenges and congratulated the School Astronomy Club for inculcating a spirit of discovery among students. 3 Board Results Class X 10 CGPA Class XII Toppers 4 Internationalism Foray International Visits Muskaan Arora of Class X and Juey Mitra of Class XII, who were chosen as cultural ambassadors by IFLC to Mozambique and France respectively. TIS Welcomes IFLC Delegates The student delegates of the Int’l Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC) Organization and their teachers from Georgia, Kyrgystan and Papua New Guinea visited Tagore International School, East of Kailash on 4 May 2016. The student delegation is a part of a larger group of 17 countries whose students also participated in a grand musical show on 7 May 2016 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. These students visited the School for the day and enthralled the audience with songs and dances from their countries. The school had also put up a short cultural program for the visitors. There was a follow up with an art workshop for the visitors on various Indian Art forms. TIS at IFLC Extravaganza International Festival of Language and Culture is one of the largest and most prominent organisations for promoting world languages and cultures. In partnership with them, students from the school participated in an international musical extravaganza, hosted by the Educational Endowment Trust, Turkey on, May 7, 2016, at the Talkatora auditorium. The program was co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and United Nations Information Center (UNIC).The Chief Guest for the event was Dr. Najma Heptulla, ex- Union Minister of Minority Affairs. TIS was a part of the inaugural choreography based on the theme, ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbkum’- The World is one Family. 5 Celebrating Montenegro Day In a novel initiative, the school collaborated with the Consulate of Montenegro in New Delhi to celebrate their National Day on July 13, 2016, in the school premises. The gala event of fun and festivities involved the entire school community, senior personnel of the Diplomatic Corps in New Delhi, high level, functionaries from the government and students of schools of NCR. The dignitaries for the event included H.E. Dr. Janice Darbari, the Consul General of Montenegro in India, Shri Subrata Bhattacharjee, Joint Secretary, Eastern Europe, MEA and Shri Navin Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of N.E. Affair. The event was graced by the Ambassadors and High Commissioners from Mexico, Bolivia, Bhutan, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Eritrea, the UNDP Resident Representative in India and other Senior Diplomats representing more than 25 countries. An inter- school art competition was organized for the day with Indo-Montenegro Friendship as the theme. A contingent from the Morarji Desai Institute of Yoga under the aegis of the Ministry of Ayush performed a yoga display in the school.The Principal hoped that this unique manner of bringing people of different countries together amidst young children could ideate a way forward for unity and peace amongst all. Kyrgyzstan Students’ Visit On September 9, 2016, the school hosted a delegation of students from Kyrgyzstan who were on a visit to India on the occasion of the 25th National Day celebration of their country. The dance troupe which performed here comprised of 17 teenaged dancers who are members of their nationally acclaimed cultural centre, Aiziya Noor.The youngsters showcased some of their traditional dance forms for an enthralled school audience. They also left handwritten messages of peace on the ‘Peace Tree’ of the school in view of the World Peace Day celebations. Principal Ma’am, thanked the Deputy Chief of Mission, Ms. Fatima Sushanlo, of the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic, who was instrumental in facilitating this visit. The senior diplomat expressed her appreciation at the new ties of friendship being formed between the students of the two countries. 6 Generation Global Delegates Visit Delegates from the Generation Global, Tony Blair Faith Foundation visited the school on September 23, 2016. Dr. Ian Jamison, Head of Education & Training, Mr. Matthew Lawrence, Director of Programmes at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation and Ms. Sandhya Gupta, Education Consultant for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation in New Delhi, India, were the guests. An interactive session between the guests and the students was organised. The students shared their experience of being a part of the program. Dr. Ian Jamison, in his speech emphasised that direct interaction with students in other countries reinforces the civic values learned in the classroom. As a part of the Generation Global initiative, a special assembly was also conducted to celebrate the International Day of Peace. Students designated a special 'Peace Tree' in the school campus where they strung up their peace messages and took a pledge to dedicate themselves to maintaining peace and harmony in the world. Tagorean Elegy to the Holocaust The International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed on 13 January, 2017 at Alliance Francaise Auditorium, New Delhi in association with UNIC and the Embassies of Israel, Germany, Austria, France, Greece and Poland. The rendition of the Ballad of Mauthausen in Greek by Aroma Mathews of Class VIII was deeply appreciated by the audience of senior diplomats and Principals of various schools. It was an effort to awaken the need for peace and harmony amongst all. 7 Art Festival at TIS TAGFEST (Inter School Art Festival) The school hosted TAGFEST 2016 – an Inter- School Art and Drama Festival for the students of Classes IX-XII on August 23-24 ,2016. Students from 22 schools participated in the festival. The art events of TAGART on Day 1 included Pen and Ink Zentangle Art, Clay Modeling, Charcoal Portrait, Rangoli, Water Colour Painting, Mehendi Designing, Canvas Painting, Photo Montage and Animation. Mr. Rajiv Lochan, Director (retd.), National Gallery of Modern Art was the Chief Guest for the occasion. TAGACT on Day 2 had the students perform soliloquies, mime shows, denouement of famous plays, Sanskrit dance dramas, social street plays and ad-acts. The creative extravaganza concluded with a valedictory ceremony, graced by the special guests, visiting students and the Principal of the school.