IICS Sports Day 2016-17 at Indus International School

IICS conducted its Annual Sports Day for 2016-17 on 27^th January 2017. The Chief Guest of the function was the CEO, Lt.General Arjun Ray. The Managing Trustee Mrs. Sarojini Rao, the Vice Principal Mrs. Selina Krishnan, Principal of IICS Mrs. Sujaya Lakshmi, teachers, and the students of Indus International School and IICS were also present.

The programme started with March Past led by the school Head Boy Junaid Khan, he was followed by students from each of the four houses – Tungabhadra, Kaveri, Arkavathy & Krishna.    Aspiring riders with their horses proudly displayed “The Flag March”. The event was followed with Oath taking by the School Sports Captain Tabasum Sultana, lighting of the torch by Achievers (listed at Appendix I), the Rhythmic performances of the drill by students of Grade 1 to 5,  Show Jumping, Inter House Sprints, Novelty Races by Grade 1-5 students and Teacher races.

The Managing Trustee Mrs Sarojini Rao in her address emphasized on the importance of participation in Sports. She also mentioned about the positive change in Academic rigor and Teacher development, which was evident in IICS under the leadership of Mrs Sujayalakshmi Sheshu, Principal IICS.

Next, the Chief Guest, CEO,  Lt. General Arjun Ray addressed the gathering and once again motivated everyone to take sports seriously while elaborating on the importance of Sports. He also appreciated the display of culture along with the Sports events, which is important in the overall development of the child. 

This was followed by the distribution of Prizes and Trophies. List of winners is placed at Appendix II.

The Sports Day function concluded with the Vote of Thanks by the school head girl Chandana Yukta followed by the National Anthem.

 Appendix I

Annual Sports Day (27^th Jan 2017)

 List of School Achievers

Name	Grade	Achievements
Chandan H.S.	Grade 10	An excellent  basket ball player .He represented the school in the national level , All India Interschool Invitation Basket ball Tournament
Gagan Kumar	Grade10	A  national level basketball player . He represented the school in various state  and national level events.
Adil Shah	Grade 6	represented the school in the U-12  district level athletic meet held at Kanterava Stadium Bangalore and won the gold medal in high jump. He made the school proud by winning medals for various interschool events.
Mitali Basumati	Grade 8	is  a rock climber. She won the gold medal in the interschool rock climbing competitions held in Oakridge International School.
Asfiya	Grade 9	An excellent athlete who made the school proud by winning medals in the 200m and 100m event in the taluk level and various interschool meets.

Appendix II

Annual Sports Day (27^th Jan 2017)

List of the winners / individual trophy

Name	Grade	House	Points
Yashwant	Grade 1	Krishna	5
Narayanamma	Grade 1	Tungabhadra	8
Chandra Shekar	Grade 2	Tungabhadra	8
Muskan	Grade 2	Kaveri	8
Shashank	Grade 3	Arkavathy	6
Aarthi .V	Grade 3	Kaveri	9
Pavan Kumar Reddy	Grade 4	Tungabhadra	6
Sumaiya Banu	Grade 4	Krishna	9
Thirumalai	Grade 5	Krishna	8
Nazia Banu	Grade 5	Krishna	7
Adilsha	Boys U-12	Kaveri	8
Mary. M	Girls U-12	Arkavathy	7
Shoib Pasha	Boys U-14	Tungabhadra	8
Muskan Banu	Girls U-14	Tungabhadra	8
Junaid Khan	Sinior Boys	Kaveri	8
Asfiya	Sinior girls	Arkavathy	8

March Past Result

Position	House	Points
I PLACE	TUNGABHADRA	37
II PLACE	KRISHNA	36
III PLACE	ARKAVATHY	34
IV PLACE	KAVERI	33

 Total House Point (Overall trophy)

Place	House	Points
I PLACE	TUNGABHADRA	204
II PLACE	KRISHNA	167
III PLACE	ARKAVATHY	160
IV PLACE	KAVERI	156

Indus International Community School(IICS) – an equal opportunity school for the underprivileged

Indus schools are not just about ‘high quality education’. Indus schools are all about making a big difference to the society we live in. Where Indus International school aims to “Create Better Leaders for Tomorrow”, Indus International Community School is all about ‘Creating a Better Tomorrow

Indus International Community School is an equal opportunity school for underprivileged children. The school provides high quality education through facilities and practices which are on par with international teaching standards. The school adopts an integrated approach to learning through leadership development, proficiency in English and the power of technology.

Some of the facilities include:

•A Wi – Fi campus, with one laptop per child.

•Rigorous coaching in sports, balanced with strong academics, provides holistic education.

•Emphasis on physical fitness, by providing opportunities and facilities in sports like swimming, golf, equestrian and karate. 

•Best practices, systems and processes are adapted from international curricula.

•Development of leadership competencies such as goal setting and self-reflection.

•Teachers from socio-economic backgrounds similar to the students are chosen as they are empathetic and this aids learning and minimizes the communication gap.

•Teachers are trained at ITARI (Indus Training & Research Institute), using best international education approaches and practices. 

•Nutritious mid-day meals

•24x7 Medical Assistance

•Focus on Art & Music

•In each grade 50% of the students are girls

•A Science Park facilitates experiential learning

Indus International School, Bangalore has been ranked as the Number 1

Indus International School, Bangalore has been ranked as the Number. 1*.  International School in India for the fifth consecutive year.

Conducted by the premier market research and polling company C fore Delhi, the Education World India School rankings 2016 has ranked Indus International School Bangalore (IISB), as the No. 1* International school in the country for the fifth consecutive year. This survey ranks schools in India on the basis of perceptual ratings awarded by a carefully constituted sample respondent base of 2,792 individuals which consists of Parents, Principals, Teachers and Educationists.

Indus School - Jubilee Hills

 The objective of rating and ranking these schools across a broad range of 14 parametres is to drive home the message to educators that there’s more to education than academic achievement & excellence. Although academic focus is critical, School Management Teachers and Parents also need to focus on life-skills education, teacher development and community service to produce well rounded individuals.

IISB has been rated #1 across the following parametres: parental involvement, teacher welfare and development, leadership/ management quality and community service. It has also been ranked No. 2 for academic reputation and co-curricular education. Says Mrs Sarojini Rao, Principal IISB, “Our philosophy, from the beginning is on all-round development of the child (Whole - Education), without compromising on academic excellence. That’s why we are particularly happy with our top ranking on the parameters of co-curricular education, and academic reputation.”

*2012 – Most admired International Schools, All-India Ranking, Education World Magazine

*2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 – Ranked under the category Day-Cum-Boarding International Schools, Education World Magazine, All India School Survey

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Indus International School - Servant Leadership

Summary:  Education at Indus emphasizes the concept of Servant Leadership and hence students are encouraged to initiate and participate in community service projects.

Servant Leadership at Indus International School

Leadership for Tomorrow is the central idea of the school. This stems   from the belief that Preparation for Life is the purpose of 21^st century education. At Indus, leadership is defined as the ability to first lead yourself and then others (through service). As at the end of the day, leadership is experiential.

At IndusInternational School Bangalore (IISB), we believe in the concept of “Servant Leadership” and students initiate & actively participate in community service. Community Service projects at IISB nurture leadership skills by stimulation of both the left and right brain. These projects sensitize students and make them aware of local needs, which then attunes them to global issues.

Education at Indus emphasizes that values cannot be taught in classrooms. They have to be role modeled and experienced. Values such as love, empathy, discipline and respect are nurtured and developed in students by actively encouraging participation in social service projects.

Principles of the Indus Trust emphasize:

·        Providing equal opportunities to the underprivileged

·        Servant Leadership –  leadership through service

·        Thinking  Globally and  Acting  Locally – Localism is a pre- requisite for globalism

  

Some of the student led initiatives which have been implemented at Indus Bangalore include:

Low Cost Sanitary Napkin Machine Initiative

The low cost Sanitary Napkin Machine is a student initiative which focuses on Wellness and Women’s Empowerment. The machine can manufacture sanitary napkins for less than one third the cost of most branded ones. Small wonder then,  that the inventor, social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham, drew attention in 2014, when Time magazine placed him on  its list of ‘101 Most Influential People in the World’. Funds have been raised and the training for students as well as teachers is underway. The underprivileged women in Sarjapur (a rural location near Bangalore, city) will have an opportunity for better hygiene and comfort at low cost.

Mobile Health Care Centre

The Mobile Health care centre is a unique social service initiative to provide basic healthcare facilities and create awareness about health and hygiene in the villages of Kalahalli, Handenhalli and Billapura (Sarjapura District, Bangalore). A doctor and a nurse will serve on the mobile health care centre.  For three hours every-day, each village will have the van and services available for consultation and treatment.     Medicines will be provided free of cost and tests such as blood or urine tests will also be conducted. Tele-medicine facilities will be available through a tie up with Narayana Hrudayalaya.

  

Kalahalli Advocacy Project

The Kalahalli Advocacy Project, a student led initiative, is aimed at providing low cost,  safe drinking water to the residents of the village of Kalahalli. The project was initiated, based on a survey conducted by the students about the water problem in the village. Funds were generated by students from grade 6 upwards for the setting up of an RO(reverse osmosis) plant in the village. The RO plant was successfully installed in Kalahalli on 15^th August, 2014.

As a part of this project students organized a series of awareness campaigns in Kalahalli to sensitize the residents about problems and diseases connected with the consumption of impure drinking water .These campaigns included door to door campaigning in over 530 households in the village as well as community meetings, all of which were successful in conveying the intended message.

Indus International School

Further to the installation of the RO plant, students on their visits to Kalahalli, noticed a large amount of good, clean water from the RO plant being wasted. This led them to come up with their second initiative which was to find a solution for water wastage and recycling. They decided to install a water tank at the site of the RO plant, to save and utilize the waste water. Funds through various fund-raisers, were raised by students of IISB. The water tank was inaugurated on 25 April 2015, and has visibly improved the quality of life and health of the village residents.