06 Sunday, March 31, 2019 Campus Corner NIS students win first prize celebrates at interschool competitions prestigious WASC accreditation The accreditation is for the whole academy across KG, Primary and Secondary Schools Tribune News Network Co-Chairs Dr Barry Groves and mark of quality and has given us Nancy Brownell complimented the confidence to build on our the Academy on the school wide strengths. We aspire to excel- Al Jazeera Academy is cele- strengths and the positive cul- lence. WASC has been the most brating its successful accredita- ture of the Academy. effective evaluation process I tion by the Western Association Dr Barry Groves is Presi- have ever been involved in.” of Schools and Colleges (WASC) dent of the WASC organisation Dr Mohammed Saefan, di- visiting team. who is working with the Min- rector of Education, said: “This The prestigious event was hosted to motivate and inspire the students. The Western Association of istry of Education and Higher success underlines the cohesion Schools and Colleges is a pres- Education to support schools of Al Jazeera staff and students Tribune News Network for paper presentation on the tigious international organisa- across on their improve- and the growing collaborative Doha theme ‘Heal the Heart, Heal tion which has provided a vehi- ment journeys. strength of Ta’allum Academies the world’. Their presentation cle to move school community The main focus of the re- working with the academies to Students of Noble Interna- ‘Scars to the Stars’ prove the members into a cycle of contin- view is on student learning. raise standards.” tional School (NIS) won the best among all. uous school improvement. The accreditation is for the Ahmed al Mannai said, first prize in various cultural Ranushi Bharadwaj of This achievement is the whole academy across KG, Pri- “This is a great achievement competitions organised by Fo- class four received the first culmination of three years of The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is a prestigious in- mary and Secondary Schools in for Al Jazeera Academy and the cus Qatar recently. prize for pencil drawing. hard work by all staff during ternational organisation which has provided a vehicle to move school Al Jazeera Academy. whole Ta’allum Group. I salute The prestigious event was Principal Shibu Abdul which the Academy has con- community members into a cycle of continuous school improvement. Principal of Al Jazeera Acad- their hard work and skill. We hosted to motivate and inspire Rasheed appreciated the ducted a thorough self-evalua- emy Sheldon Smith praised the are proud for the moment but the students. young talents in the school as- tion and then devised a follow- The WASC team praised Academy. hard work of all the staff. we are now driven to continue Maibam Lambasana and sembly and inspired them to up action plan. the quality of education in the The Review Team led by He said, “This is a bench- our forward momentum.” Shadiya K won the first prize perform their best in future. DPS-MIS delegates won Honourable Mention awards at MUN conference

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DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) delegates attended the one-day MUN Training Conference held re- cently at . Senior Vice-Principal Shirly Rappai has worked in the school for over eight years. The theme of the con- ference, ‘Securing an ev- er-evolving world’, dwelt BPS bids farewell to senior V-P Shirly upon protection of labour rights while developing in- Tribune News Network Rappai will be able to retire Verma added, “She used to frastructure in a rapidly The conference polished students’ public speaking, negotiation, leadership and communication skills. Doha with the knowledge that she has give us extra time, support and growing economy. left behind a school that is able always helped us with guidance DPS-MIS MUN delegates tion and debated on potential ourable Mention awards. educated the attendees to fo- Birla Public School (BPS) to offer facilities on par with the during our days of anxiety and represented divergent na- solutions for these issues. The conference polished cus on the economic growth bade farewell to Sen- best that Indian schools in Qa- worry when things weren’t go- tions and gained an insight Three delegates – Aaryan students’ public speaking, with a provision of equal ior Vice-Principal Shirly tar have to offer. ing on as per her expectations. into relevant issues by carry- Gulia, Jaefar Shameem and negotiation, leadership and opportunity to all around Rappai recently. In a statement, Rakesh “The special relation and ing out extensive investiga- Aidan Roche, received Hon- communication skills. It the world. Rappai worked in the Verma, senior teacher, said: bonds we the teachers shared school for over eight years. “We wish her well for her re- with her are forever going to She has been a dynamic lead- tirement, and hope she has remain in our hearts and we er, who has been an inspira- many years of happiness and will always miss the lovely days tion to the staff of the school contentment ahead of her. We spent here in the school with because of her genuinely are very sure that the lessons her. I wish her all the best and Doha College students shine at deep, abiding love for the chil- of life we have learnt from her the memories of our time to- dren that she has taught over would help us climb the ladders gether will forever be with us. the years, and has taken their of success while being humble God bless you with the best of Park House Medical Conference well-being to heart. and modest at the same time.” health and prosperity in life.” Tribune News Network presented on by Doha College Doha students Umar Siddique and Sameen Anodiyil was declared Following the success of the winning presentation at the their own Medical Conference medical conference. in February, Doha College The first place students re- students recently participated searched the use and effective- in the third Medical Confer- ness of CAR T cell therapy in ence hosted by Park House the treatment of ALL (Acute English School. Lymphoblastic Leukemia) and The after-school event con- confidently presented their sisted of five schools who put findings in a logical and audi- forward teams of students fol- ence-friendly manner. lowing weeks of independent Year 11 Doha College stu- study to present their findings Doha College students Umar Siddique and Sameen Anodiyil was dents Matteo Franceschi and to an esteemed panel of judges declared the winning presentation at the medical conference. Nina Nair claimed second place at the conference. for their research on ‘Yellow The audience was witness plantation’ by Qatar Interna- cells’ by , Fever - An infectious disease’. IIS ALUMNUS SARJANO VISITS ALMA MATER: Sarjano Khalid, who had his debut performance in the Ma- to remarkable presentations tional School, ‘ASO Therapy’ and ‘Alzheimer’s Disease’ by Their presentation involved an layalam movie ‘June’ visited his alma mater Ideal Indian School recently. He was accompanied by state award on ground-breaking topics by Park House English School, Sherborne Qatar. in-depth exploration of the dis- winning actress Rajisha Vijayan who played the title character in the same movie. Principal, heads of sections, such as ‘Gene editing CRISPR ‘Genetics: Finding a cure for The topic ‘Genetic Modi- ease and the various measures teachers and students of Ideal Indian School wished Sarjano all the success in his movie career. (TNN) technology and Xenotrans- Type 1 Diabetes through stem fication in cancer treatment’ of its possible eradication. Pedagogical planning session concludes with get-together activities at MES

Tribune News Network tal lesson plan and school re- in the form of get-together Doha source, and planning remedial activities at the threshold of coaching sessions. a new academic session, not A five-day pedagogical There was also a train- only encourage teachers to planning session at MES In- ing session by the e-mentor relive their moments of joy dian School culminated in trainers of the school. The but essentially enable them fun-filled sports activity for workshop also witnessed top- to revive their level of enthu- teachers on Thursday. ics such as activity planning siasm and equip to welcome The session aimed at em- session, cultural activities, the new session with renewed powering teachers to be more both external and internal, energy,” said School Principal futuristic about the planning literary activities-external Hameeda Kadar. of curricula and co-curricula and internal, G K and quiz The winners of the vari- activities for the 2019-20 aca- programmes, Qatar history/ ous competitions were demic year. MOE/Islamic studies, moral given prizes. The teachers were engaged science, personality develop- While Sajitha Faisal, staff in various planning activities ment programme. secretary of Junior Section, related to the curricula and Manoj Kumar from de- delivered the welcome speech, co-curricula areas for the on- The teachers were engaged in various planning activities related to the curricula and co-curricula areas for the oncoming new academic session. partment of counselling con- Pauly C J, staff secretary, coming new academic session. ducted a session on the topic Boys’ Section delivered a vote On the final day, the teach- tug-of-war contest, besides pana, kolkali, dandiya dance ties. Kolkali, Thiruvathira tion of assignments and work- ‘Behavioural Disorders and of thanks. ers competed with skill and performing cultural events to and orchestra, were per- and dandiya dance enthralled sheets, review and restructure Behavioural Problems Among A sumptuous lunch was tenacity in various fun-filled prove their multitalented abil- formed in a spectacular man- the audience. of the year plan, strategic plan- Students’ for the teachers pro- hosted for the teachers at the outdoor and indoor sports ity in sports and culture. ner by the teachers of various The pedagogical planning ning for making the teaching- viding helpful tips while deal- end of the day’s programme and games activities such as A series of cultural pro- sections, showcasing talents session at MES Indian School learning process more joyful ing with such issues. in appreciation of their ac- football, throwball, badmin- grammes, including the med- and ability in entertainment included among other things, and effective, dealing with “These lighthearted, con- tive involvements in all the ton, volleyball events and ley of songs, group dance, op- and cultural related activi- the modalities of the prepara- diversity, preparation of digi- fidence-boosting icebreakers school programmes.