Annual Report 2019-20
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TAGORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL VASANT VIHAR, NEW DELHI -110057 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 1 “Desire is the starting point of all achievements, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire, which transcends everything.” At Tagore International School, we believe in igniting within our students an intense desire to continually grow, improve, achieve success and become responsible, contributing global citizens. The plethora of achievements of session 2019-20 are the true indicators of the fact that every Tagorean is encouraged to excel and reach the zenith of success. It gives us immense pleasure to present to you the Annual Report 2019-20 as the school had an extremely enriching and productive academic session. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS CLASS XII CBSE BOARD RESULT The students of class XII recorded exemplary success in the class XII Board Exams in the session 2018-19 with the highest score being 96.8% scored by Gaurav Pandey in the Humanities stream. Aryaman Seth scored 96.4% in the Commerce stream. Manan Bhatia & Jaishna Singh scored 96% each in the Science stream. HUMANITIES COMMERCE SCIENCE SCIENCE GAURAV PANDEY 96.8% ARYAMAN SETH 96.4% MANAN BHATIA 96% JAISHNA SINGH BHOGAL 96% CLASS X CBSE BOARD RESULT Students of class X who took the board examination in the session 2018-19 made the school proud with the highest score of 98.2% secured by Arsh Misra , followed by 96.8% secured by Aditya Kabu and 96.6% secured by Anshika Popli. ARSH MISRA 98.2 % ADITYA KABU 96.8% ANSHIKA POPLI 96.6% 2 CBSE Merit Awards Class X : Cent percent in Mathematics( 2018 – 19) Pranav Khanna Ansh Bajaj Class XII: Certificate of merit in each subject to the top 0.1% of the successful candidates (2018-19) Twelve students have been awarded the certificate of merit. These are: 1. Aryaman Seth, 7. Mrinalini Sen 2. Jaideep Singh, 8. Ruth 3. Md Sandeed Farooq 9. Surja 4. Prateek Kr 10. Rohan Joshi, 5. Drishti Rana 11. Udit Kapoor 6. Gaurav Pandey 12. Nehal Vijay INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS Once Upon a Time ......Our Junior library As one walks past the doors of the recently renovated Junior Library, aptly named Once upon a Time, one wanders into child-friendly and stimulating learning environment. It has recently undergone a facelift. Since physical factors of space and colour directly affect learning experiences, so the school has taken time to get them right. Spaces in the library have been sectioned into clearly defined zones, with specific purposes. Adding style and grace is the carefully designed colour coding of the drapes, the walls and the furniture, in soft hues of blue and green. The book spaces cater to all age groups, are practical, with an organized system of referencing, showcasing the unique and varied collection of books. The amphitheatre, which is the hub of the library, provides an energizing environment for a wide range of learning activities. To create a physical environment which matches with the identity and ethos of our school ,is the portrait of Rabindranath Tagore, made in acrylic by the Art teacher, Mr. Anjon bearing an unmistakable resemblance to its subject put up on one of the walls. 3 Innovations in BALA! We have innovatively treated the pavements around the atrium as a learning resource. The map of Delhi, the Periodic Table of Elements, the Phases of the Moon, the Globe, the Multiplication Tables have all been spruced up with a fresh coat of paint. A timeline, correlating the history of Delhi, India and the world has been introduced as an outstanding example of our frugal innovation of using the building as a learning aid (BALA). The students can peek further back in time and further into the future as well, helping them accumulate information through many generations. Installation of false ceilings in Classrooms The installation of false ceiling in all the classrooms of IX and X has not only added modernity and sophistication to them, but also provided a feel of space. Since we are a green school, the installation will prove to be energy efficient as the false ceiling aids in reducing heat during summers and cold during winters. The rectangular light fixtures fitted with LED lights in the ceiling will substantially cut down on energy consumption. 4 Coinages by "the Bard" – A tribute by the Senior Library The senior library has thanked Shakespeare for the phrases he has coined and popularised over the centuries, by dedicating a wall to the Bard, with some of these common expressions and/or clichés written on it. Many of us English speakers quote Shakespeare, even if we've never read a word of his plays. And we don't even know we're doing it. While it is ‘neither here nor there,’ nor the ‘be-all and end-all,’ some of his phrases have been woven into everyday English vocabulary. Here are some of the phrases we owe to the bard – break the ice, wild goose chase, love is blind, hair stand on end, laughing stock, heart of gold, wear your heart on your sleeve.... The list is endless. We clearly owe Shakespeare a great debt, so the tribute! S.P.A.R.K Lab The STEAM club, rechristened SPARK (an acronym that stands for Science, Programming, Art, Research and Kreativity) has been relocated to a new venue, the Music room, which in turn has been relocated to the Robotics lab. The interiors of the lab have been redesigned, creating an aesthetically pleasing environment for the students of the club to work in. The lab is equipped with new 3D printers, computers with latest configurations and professional CAD & CAM software for design and innovation, new robotics kits, sensors and electronic equipment. The S –like arrangement of the tables has created workstations that reflect the modern workplace, and will aid in collaboration and peer-to-peer learning. 5 GLOBAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMES The global outreach programmes for the students in the school help in bringing about a paradigm shift in their outlook, especially because they interact with students of their age group from varied international backgrounds. Twenty students and two teachers, Ms. Sonia Bhatia & Ms. Niela Hariharan visited Lyon, France as part of a Student Exchange Programme from 01 May 2019 to 12 May 2019 fro0 Twelve students accompanied by Ms. N.Saroj, Dean-Academics visited NASA, U.S. from 21 May - 30 May 2019 6 Thirteen students accompanied by Ms. Geeta Gosain and Ms. Deepali Mathur represented India in International Cultural Exchange Program-Joy Dancing Children's Meet at Beijing, China from 09 August - 21 August 2019 ay219 Visit by Taiwan Embassy members and delegates on 02 August 2019 There was a meeting held at our school between Taiwan Embassy members and delegates who included Dean of Education and professors with our Senior School Headmistress, Counselor and Project Director on 02 August 2019. The agenda of this meeting was to explore higher education opportunities for our high school students in Taiwan. Twelve students accompanied by Ms. Nidhi Sood and Ms. Neetu Swarnakar visited the Jinyuan Senior High School, Shanghai from 11 October to 18 October 2019 as a part of the Exchange Programme 7 V.Chaitanya of class XII participated in GCI Youth Summit, Tokyo from 24 July to 04 August 2019 Akshat Sharma of class IX accompanied by Ms. Ritu Bakshi represented India in Chinese Bridge Competition 2019 at Zhengzhou, China from 18 October-02 November 2019 WE CARE PROGRAMMES Our social service campaigns, under the aegis of the Rotary Club of India, are run under the umbrella body of the Interact Club of the school. he Breaking Barriers Campaign is a Human Rights Awareness Initiative which aims to sensitize schools & colleges across the city on ‘Gender Sensitization’ by conducting workshops. So far, we have covered more than 30 schools and sensitized more than 3500 students. 8 Campaign highlights of this year: 1. Collaborated with RED FM 93.5 for a 10 day mini campaign, ‘Pride ki Side’ in Sep where we reached out to one school/college each day to sensitize them and raise voice against the bullying of their community. 2. Invited eminent personalities from the community like Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil (Prince of Rajpipla, Founder of Lakshya Trust & TEDx Speaker), Ankita Mehra (Roadies Rising Star and LGBT+ activist), Naaz Joshi (Miss TransQueen India & Miss World Diversity), Ms Reen Rai (Founder and Chairperson of DAEF NGO and Founder of Miss TransQueen India) to our school as speakers. 3. We were selected as top 10 schools by CBSE for our campaign’s best practices and were invited by them to the 25th National CBSE Conference held on 1st and 2nd Nov’19 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Dr. Shivani and State Minister for HRD, Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre expressed keen interest in our campaign’s practices. 4. Our students attended a 3 day workshop called TRANSaction organized at The Lalit Hotel on 14th ,15th & 16th Nov 2019 which focused on grooming and training the LGBT+ community. This workshop was conducted by the famous Film Director, Mr Faraz Arif Ansari and the famous theatre artist & founder of Asmita Theatre, Mr Arvind Gaur. We were invited to present snippets of our campaign at ‘Delhi International Queer Film & Theatre Festival’ Students showed their support to the community at the Pride Parade on 24 November 2019 9 We organized a DRAG Queen Story Hour where a DRAG Queen reads out stories to our students to introduce them to the concept of DRAG. Campaign students were invited by Amazon, Inclusion and Diversity Team to share our campaign. We were the only school in the country to have celebrated the one year anniversary of decriminalization of Sec.