INDIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL “Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” Education throughout life is a desire to learn continuously and is the basis of 21st century learning. It is based on four pillars: learning to know, learning to live together, learning to do, and learning to be. It is the holistic approach to learning which involves development of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values. Learning is seen not just as an intellectual process, but one that encompasses all aspects of an individual’s life, including their role in the community, performance in the workplace, personal development, and physical well-being. With these thoughts in mind, the team @ Indian Language School with confidence and hope, innovative thoughts and SMART actions and commitment, promises to work and take accountability for the learning of our students. The school has been undertaking the responsibility of supporting the Indian community in Lagos for the past 35 years. Our vision is ‘to nurture 21st Century Innovative Lifelong Learners who are equipped with Life Skills and Social Values to become Global Citizens’. YEAR OF DEVELOPING OUR MENTAL STRENGTH: 2021-2022 Mental strength is the ability to exercise our inner strength in everyday life, and the ability to deal effectively with all challenges that we face. This requires a certain degree of willpower, self- discipline, and perseverance. We all face various challenges in our daily life. Many of them are just minor challenges, with which we can deal automatically and easily, but some of them require a strategy, positive thinking and mental strength. The COVID pandemic has taught us that we need to learn to deal with adversities in life. To inculcate habits to build our mental endurance and adversity quotient to prepare us for all the contingencies in life. We must learn to keep our mind focused on what we are doing, and not let it get distracted so as to stay on the road that leads to our goals, no matter how tough the going is. When we build mental endurance, we teach ourselves never to quit what we are doing. It keeps us going, despite the difficulties and challenges we might face. ABOUT US 1. TEACHING AND LEARNING AT SCHOOL 21st Century Skills - Preparedness to meet the world! The Student-Centered Approach of teaching at ILS will focus on 21st Century Skills that involve Collaboration and Team Work, Problem Solving Ability, Critical Thinking, Creative Imagination and Communication Skills (Both Verbal and Written). 2. HOUSE SYSTEM AND EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Students are divided into four Houses, namely Ganga, Yamuna, Krishna and Cauvery. Many Co-Curricular activities are organized for the holistic development of the child. 3. PUBLICATION a. School Magazine: 'Flying High' is printed every year with photographs of the year's events and contributions from students. b. Newsletter: This is a monthly In-House e-newspaper to make the parents aware of the activities and the events held. 4. STUDENTS’ GOVERNANCE: The school encourages students to take up responsibility, show initiative and develop leadership qualities. 5. LIBRARY: The School library is well stocked with over 30,000 fiction and non-fiction titles and periodicals in English, Hindi, Sanskrit and French. INFRASTRUCTURE MEASUREMENTS S. Description Number in sq ft No 1 Built up Area 37500 2 Area of Playground Garden Area 1832 3 Volley Ball 5650 4 Basket Ball 6160 5 Library Volley Ball 5650 6 Basket Ball 6160 7 Swimming Pool Area 1500 8 MPH(Auditorium) 2100 9 Music Room / Dance Room 380.25 10 Band Room 312 11 Physics Lab 740 12 Chemistry Lab 761 13 Biology Lab 628 14 Computer Lab 1 350 15 Computer Lab 2 380 16 Computer Lab 3 198 17 Library 817 18 Isolation Room 130 19 Confrence Room 270 20 Admin Office 240 21 Maintenance Office 360 22 Exam Room 190 19. Annual Prize Distribution 2020-2021 STUDENT COUNCIL HEAD BOY TANMAY PILLA XIIA HEAD GIRL SALONI DATTATRAY KHULE XIIB VICE HEAD BOY SAHAJ FALOD XIC VICE HEAD GIRL HEMANI SUNIL RAO XIB CAPTAINS CAUVERY HOUSE ISHITA VIMAL XB GANGA HOUSE HARMIL GANDHI XA KRISHNA HOUSE NANDIKA KHATOR XA YAMUNA HOUSE MAYANK MOTWANI XA VICE CAPTAINS CAUVERY HOUSE JAHNAVI UJJA IXA GANGA HOUSE AYUSHI KUMARI IXA KRISHNA HOUSE RAJAS RAO IXB YAMUNA HOUSE AYUSH GAGGAR IXC PREFECTS KAVYA MOHTA VIII B CAUVERY HOUSE PARTH SHAH VIII D PRAGATI RATHI VIII B KRISHNA HOUSE PULKIT SRIVASTAVA VIII A YAMUNA HOUSE NETRAA DHARMARAJAN VII B MANASVI SINGH VIII D GANGA HOUSE YANA GOYAL VIII C Various Committees COMMITTEE WRITE UPs 1. STUDENT VOICE GROUP is the Voice of the students of ILS. The group endeavours to find solutions to the problems faced by the students. The committee is headed by Mrs.S.Gupta and the student heads are: JAINAM SHAH & DHIYA SUSAN EAPEN 2. HUBS OF LEARNING are formed for collaborative growth, promoting self - improvement and for ensuring the enhancement of the quality of education. The committee is headed by Mrs.S.Gupta & Dr.(Mrs.)M.Jain with student heads AKASH BALAJI & ANAHITA SHARMA 3. ECO CLUB empowers students to take up meaningful environmental activities and projects. It is a forum through which students can reach out to influence, engage their parents and neighbourhood communities to promote sound environmental behaviour. The committee is headed by Dr.(Mrs.)M.Jain with student head AVANTIKA SINGH 4. SCHOOL SAFETY COMMITTEE is meant to make the students aware of the basic Safety needs. It promotes the protection of students from bullying, injuries, illness, harassment and other safety issues. The head are Mrs.I.Yadav & Mrs.N.Goyal with the student heads SRISHTI SHUKLA & MANAS RANA 5. EVENTS COMMITTEE of the school has applied the basic framework in the meticulously conduction of any event in the school. Planning an event goes much more smoothly with a proper team in place. by Mrs.I.Yadav & Mrs.G.Singh with the student heads SHUBHAM VYAS & ARUNDHATI MANOJ 6. GLOBAL AWARENESS COMMITTEE which consists of Senior Students of ILS has undertaken an initiative to keep the students updated of Global Events, headed by Mrs.B.Mathew with student heads, ALANKRIT BHARADWAJ, MAHEK SARDA 7. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GROUP consist of Senior Students. Its implementation focusses on development of critical thinking, problem solving skills across the school. The committee is headed by Mrs.R.Lakhanpal with student heads SOHAM CHITLANGIA & MANAS AGGARWAL 8. STUDENT COUNSELLING COMMITTEE aims to ensure equitable academic, career and social/emotional development opportunities for all students. The head is Mrs.G.Bajaj with student heads KANIKA RATHI & JOANA ACHY JACOB 9. MAGAZINE COMMITTEE works throughout the year to collect best creative writings, record prestigious awards, memories in form of pictures and delivers a school magazine annually. The Committee is headed by Mrs.G.Shergill with student head MOUSOOMI SHIT 10. ART INTEGRATION is an approach to teaching that integrates the fine and performing arts as primary pathways to learning. The committee is headed by Mrs.N.Ramchandani with student heads, ADITYA PANDEY & SIDDHI JAGTAP 11. CAREER COUNSELLING COMMITTEE help students develop skills, explore a career, or choose an educational program that will lead to a career. The Committee is headed by Mrs.S.Thakur with student heads TANYA TIWARI & SHIVANSH VAID 12. INTERACT CLUB members carry out hands-on service projects, make international connections, develop leadership skills, and have fun in the process. The committee is headed by Mrs.A.Dhawan with student heads DEEPAM DIBYAJYOT & AVNI MURARKA 13. EVENT LOGGER COMMITTEE keeps a record of all the school events, with description and pictures of the events. This helps in collating data for the school newsletter and magazine. The committee is headed by Mrs.N.Sharma with student head RIYA GIRISH JAYKAR 14. SEWA (Social Empowerment through Work Education and Action) an endeavor by CBSE is a program that aims to focus on the mental, emotional and social health of a student. The Committee is headed by Mrs.L.Shekhar with student heads KAUSHIK NAG TUMU & ANANYA SANKHE 15. CHARITY COMMITTEE helps to raise money for those in need. Teacher head is Mrs.A.Chawla and student heads HEERAL GOPALDASANI & RUSHIL DHANUKA 16. DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE has a goal of creating a safe, motivating and accepting environment by supporting the use of positive attitudes and practices. Teacher head Mrs.P.Gopal with student heads MICHELLE SINGH & VIDIT SAXENA 17. MODEL UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE help the students to develop leadership skills, research, writing, public speaking, and problem-solving skills. The committee is headed by Mrs.L.Dam with student heads as PRANAY KABRA & GAYATRI SUDHAKARAN 18. HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE's role is to build an environment that is supportive of living a healthy life style. The Committee is headed by Mrs.G.Manaise with student head AMISHA KUMARI 19. SPORTS COMMITTEE helps promote sports activities by motivating students and promoting team spirit by making healthy competition. The committee is headed by Dr.(Mrs.)P.Nagine with student head RIYA SAWANT 20. D.E.A.R. stands for "Drop Everything and Read," a celebration of reading designed to remind students to make reading a priority activity in their lives. The committee is headed by Mrs.S.Mitra with student head MANAN SHAH 21. The term ‘LIFE SKILLS’ is usually used for any of the skills needed to deal well and effectively with the challenges of life. The teacher head is Mrs.S.De with student head SAKSHI PANDEY 22. PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE functions to create zeal amongst students towards personality enhancement. It plays a vital role in improving one's communication skills and facing the turbulent world with strides and smile. The teacher head is Mrs.N.Jha and the student head ABENI DATTA 23.