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Nurturing Global Citizens GIIS BALESTIER YEARBOOK 2014–2015 GIIS BALESTIER CAMPUS, SINGAPORE 27 Integration with Community On a journey of excellence with Singapore | Year 2014–2015 | Year 29 Sports 30 Highlights Global Schools Foundation (Worldwide) 2014 PRESIDIUM OF PATRONS Dr Justice C S Dharmadhikari Prof MGK Menon Dr Karan Singh Editorial Team Mr N R Narayana Murthy Dr Hari N Harilela ADVISOR Ms Sheela Karia Mr Basdeo Panday LITERARY EDITORS Ms Swagata Chakraborthy FOUNDING PRESIDENT Late Dr L M Singhvi Ms Srividya Thyagarajan Ms Gunjeet Kaur Narang FOUNDING PATRON Late Dr Abid Hussain Ms Jyothi Joshi CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT Mr Chandrakant Borde Ms Jaya Harish Mehta Ms Archana Sharma VICE PRESIDENT Mr Inderjit Singh (MP) Ms Suganthi Angelin Mary CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN Mr Atul Temurnikar PHOTOGRAPHY Ms Sangitha Singh COO AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR, Mr Kamal Gupta GIIS COMMUNICATIONS Ms Parul Trivedi-Shah MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA Ms Sneha Ghosh DEPUTY CEO Mr Kaustubh Bodhankar DESIGNER Mr Jiang Ling GOVERNING BOARD Mr Subodh Gore Mr Maneesh Tripathi Mr Sudan Wargantiwar ADVISORY BOARD – INTERNATIONAL Sir J K Chande Dr F C Kohli Mr Arjun Malhotra Ms Shabana Azmi Mr Ashok Soota Ms Nandini Prasad ADVISORY BOARD – JAPAN Mr Aftab Seth Mr Masahiko Kaji ADVISORY BOARD – SINGAPORE Mr Boon Yoon Chiang Mr Karan Singh Thakral Ms Kirtida Mekani ADVISORY BOARD – INDIA Mr R Sundar Lt Gen (Retd) Sudhir Sharma ADVISORY BOARD – THAILAND H E Mr Prapat Panyachartrak ADVISORY BOARD – VIETNAM Mr N Kumar ADVISORY BOARD – MALAYSIA Tan Sri Dato’ Mohd Hussin Bin Abd Hamid (Chairman) Dato’ Sri Abdul Hamidy Abdul Hafiz Dato’ Derrick Fernandez FCA Datuk Lean Meng Seong Mr Ralph Marshal Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria ADVISORY BOARD – ACADEMICS Mr Laurie Ince Prof Marmar Mukhopadhyay Dr M P Chhaya Prof Mukul Asher “Global Indian International School” name/logo is a registered trademark of Global Schools Foundation in Singapore and other countries and used under license. 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Global Indian International School | CPE Reg No: 200912349N | Validity: 25 Feb 2011 to 24 Feb 2015 CONTENTS Messages 04 Teachers’ Speak 06 Annual Report 09 Students’ Creative Sphere 35 Photo Finish 83 www.giissingapore.org Message IIS endures to bring quality students’ well-rounded development. education to the students We provided every student an equal around the world. Its broad opportunity to build up on their Geducation landscape strengths and sharpen their abilities and encompasses diverse curricula, skills. aptitudes and cultures for students. With an established educational It is indeed reassuring to see our system of more than 10 years, growing student body, strengthening its GIIS has been recognized with 39 worth year after year, and contributing national and international awards. towards building a stronger community Such significant accreditations, are through educational, entrepreneurial, outstanding accomplishments that and intellectual initiatives, not just at the assure GIIS parents of our, commitment grassroots level but also internationally. to quality education, system that GIIS students worldwide continue stands out and testaments for GIIS to make a mark in their journeys in teachers’ dedication towards continual various fields as they are provided improvement. This new academic with unmatched opportunities to year, GIIS will continue to spearhead Atul Temurnikar interact, learn and deliver in the and execute newer learning initiatives, Chairman & Co-founder highly competitive outside world. The Global Schools Foundation ensuring holistic development to make school’s Nine Gems ™ model lays a every child a winner! strong foundation and ensures our cademics, at GIIS Singapore is ensure holistic development of each paramount and synonymous child. While at school, teachers make with the school’s learning sure that students, do not forego any Aideology. This year offered opportunity that the school provides prospect for strengthening academics, and produce worthy results. and providing an innovative learning environment. I am happy to share GIIS Singapore works closely that ‘Academics’ continues to be our with academic experts, regulatory strength along with the unmatched enforcement bodies and the parent global learning platforms obtainable at community to build sustainable GIIS that form an integral part of the relationships and map the progress. learning journey of every student. “How are GIIS students and parents benefitting in return for these best Through our regular communication practice processes and how do we channels whether its GIIS news know if it is effective?” portal – Global Schools News or GSN, Rajiv Vasudeva myGIIS, Social Media, or Monthly Assessment has become a major Country Director (Singapore) Newsletters, GIIS has re-established motivation for educators today and is GIIS the fact that our students and widely accepted to determine learning Learning outcome assessment has parents play a key role in the school’s and skill acquisition. Before any become the basis for determining educational development. Redefining meaningful reform can be undertaken, institutional effectiveness. Objective learning outcomes, advancement and there needs to be assurance that the learning tools such as STEM (Science, adaptability in classroom technology present processes in the education Technology, and Engineering & Math) and implementation of learning tools system are not too slack or difficult. programme, HeyMath programme fortify has kept the academic rigour alive at And accreditation is important to the GIIS Nine Gems™ model will be GIIS. create benchmarks and a steadiness some of the new initiatives for the new GIIS believes in empowering teachers. for improvement of our product and academic year in 2015. Our educational Coupled with traditional principles and service. Recently, GIIS East Coast model – ‘Schools that Learn’ transforms equipped with latest technological Campus received the IMC Ramkrishna standardized learning outcomes into advancements, teachers at GIIS Bajaj National Quality Award in the outcomes that make a positive impact distinguish themselves with several Overseas Category, notching a high on the cognitive and social well-being of classroom management initiatives to score of 900/1000. students. 4 FOOTPRINTS | GIIS Balestier Campus s GIIS Balestier Campus GIIS Balestier Campus students are enters into its eighth year happy learners! The incessant and of inception since January irreplaceable efforts of our esteemed A2008, we witness a steady team of teachers and staff, who share sustainable growth across the campus. a bond of friendship, trust and a mutual understanding with their students GIIS Balestier Campus offers the has led the campus to offer a unique specialized Global Montessori Plus learning environment. Students are Program (GMP) and the versatile and comfortable with the level of mutual well-structured CBSE International understanding, and the instinct of (CBSE-i) curriculum from classes 1 to mentorship that they encounter with 6. Imparted by a strong, well-trained teacher. Cohesively bound with the GIIS teaching faculty and staff, both curricula culture, they grow up to be confident are delivered across segments using and interactive communicators who the innovative award-winning tool of have the ability to adapt to diverse Nine Gems™ model which takes care of environs. the holistic development of every child. Sheela Karia This skill based learning is structured Apart from the arduous emphasis on Principal and delivered through techniques like academics, as the focus is on primary GIIS Balestier Campus classroom activities, group or individual levels, the school commands an open, projects and enquiry based learning. creative, affectionate yet disciplined Students are also engaged in ICT environment. This allows our students, programs like Hey Math, Encyclopaedia the freedom to express, enjoy and Britannica and STEM and Detailed learn efficiently at the same time. The Assessments (DA). purpose is to ease any child’s journey of growing up by providing favourable Students have demonstrated excellent classrooms, not just infrastructural but performance in external exams like both experiential and viable. To make Olympiads and UNSW examinations. sense of the bewildering social world Sports also has been a key area of they are growing up in, the school achievement this year, where the school ensures that students learn and act romped home with burnished medals together in social interactions. - Gold, Silvers and Bronzes - in ACSIS league tournaments. With our team of dedicated support staff, teachers powered by the unmatched guidance and experience of the school management, GIIS Balestier Campus continues