06 of our students of Class IX, alongwith Mr. Kamaraj (Biologist) from Children's Park, Guindy, identified about 40 species of trees in our campus today.   

Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Ambattur, conducted various competitions on 23 Jan '12, in connection with Vivekananda Jayanthi Celebrations.26 schools from Chennai had participated. Our students won prizes, the details of which are as follows:
Sai Archana (Class VII) - First Prize in Shloka Recitation R. Swarna (Class V) - First Prize in Singing (Juniors) P.J.Franklin (Class V) - First Prize in English Oration (Juniors) J. Shakthivelu (Class IX) - Third Prize in Tamil Oration (Seniors)   

Our students participated in a Quiz Competitiono on 21 Jan '12, conducted by K J Research Foundation, Chennai. 7 schools from Chennai had pariticipated. Aravindan of Class IX won the Second Prize.   

H. Kripa (VII 'B'), ranks 04th in the National Cyber Olympiad - September 2011.  

The 46th Annual Conference of AMTI (Association of Mathematics Teachers of India) was conducted at Vidya Prathistan, Baramati, Pune, from 27th to 29th Dec '11. 05 students from Class XI presented a paper on 'Mathematics In Everyday Life'.  

A 3-day workshop & training on PSFA (Preparing School for Accreditation) was conducted by NABET (National Accreditation Board for Education & Training), which is a wing of QCI (Quality Council of India), at Hotel Vijay Park, Chennai, from 22nd to 24th Dec '11. 17 participants (Principals & Teachers of various schools) underwent this training programme. Our Principal Mrs. Sheela Ragavan and our Vice Principal Mr.Senthil Kumar, alongwith Mr. Chandrasekar,Lead Auditor from QCI were the Trainers and Mrs.Malathi Sankar (PG Asst. - Hindi) was an Observer.  

Mr. G.N. Radhakrishnan conducted SWOT (Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats) Analysis at our school on 26th Dec '11.The SWOT was an effort to identify the good practices of the school and look into area for improvement.  

Hari Prasad.V (VII 'A') has been ranked ' 20 L' in the Final Level exam conducted by AMTI (Association of Mathematics Teachers of India) on 29 Oct '11.  

A workshop on 'Stress & Time Management' for Class XII will be conducted on 23 Dec '11, at our school between 12.30 & 4:30pm.  

Mr.T.N.Venkatesh IAS - Joint Commissioner (Education), Chennai Corporation, visited our school on 19th Dec 11 for an interaction on implementation of Accreditation.  

Premilinary round for 'Debate-English' for Classes IX & XI in progress. The students who are short-listed from each class, will participate in the finals on 23rd Jan '12.

A presentation by RBI on 'Financial Literacy' for students of X 'A', X 'B' & XI 'C', today at 1:15pm in AV Hall at our school.

J. Suguna Devi of X 'B' was qualified for the Divisional Level Republic Day Athletic Sports Meet (Girls - Under 17), held at Government Higher Secondary School, Acharapakkam, on 03 Jan '12.

Our RSP Wing participated in 'Celebration of Road Safety Week' conducted by Ambattur Traffic Police, on 06 Jan '12.

Procter & Gamble conducted 'Mother-Daughter Health & Hygiene' an awareness programme for our girls in the age group from 13 to 15yrs and for their mothers, on physiologcal changes and methods to handle the same.

Varun (Alumni of our school), alongwith his team of MIT ians, showcased a session on Robot, for Classes VI to VIII on 07 Jan '12.

H. Kripa (VII 'B'), ranks 04th in the National Cyber Olympiad - September 2011

The 46th Annual Conference of AMTI (Association of Mathematics Teachers of India) was conducted at Vidya Prathistan, Baramati, Pune, from 27th to 29th Dec '11. 05 students from Class XI presented a paper on 'Mathematics In Everyday Life'  

A 3-day workshop & training on PSFA (Preparing School for Accreditation) was conducted by NABET (National Accreditation Board for Education & Training), which is a wing of QCI (Quality Council of India), at Hotel Vijay Park, Chennai, from 22nd to 24th Dec '11. 17 participants (Principals & Teachers of various schools) underwent this training programme. Our Principal Mrs. Sheela Ragavan and our Vice Principal Mr. Senthil Kumar, alongwith Mr. Chandrasekar,Lead Auditor from QCI were the Trainers and Mrs.Malathi Sankar (PG Asst. - Hindi) was an Observer.  

Mr. G.N. Radhakrishnan conducted SWOT (Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats) Analysis at our school on 26th Dec '11.The SWOT was an effort to identify the good practices of the school and look into area for improvement  

Guha Preetha.S (IX 'A') won the Second Prize in the National Mathematics Talent Search Examination, conducted on 16th Oct '11.   

A workshop on 'Stress & Time Management' for Class XII will be conducted on 23 Dec '11, at our school between 12.30 & 4:30pm   

Hari Prasad.V (VII 'A') has been ranked ' 20 L' in the Final Level exam conducted by AMTI (Association of Mathematics Teachers of India) on 29 Oct '11   

Mr.T.N.Venkatesh IAS - Joint Commissioner (Education), Chennai Corporation, visited our school on 19th Dec 11 for an interaction on implementation of Accreditation   

Sneha of VIII 'A' - her participation in the National Level Football Tournament at Impal from 14th to 18th Dec 2011.   

Ms. Karpakambal (Primary Teacher) attended a programme on '21st Century Curriculum for Young Learners' conducted by EZ Vidya, at The Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Chennai, on 10th Dec 11  

Enhance & Engage  

Half-Yearly Examinations for Classes XI & XII commenced on 12 Dec 11. For Classes I to IX it started on 13th Dec 11. Half-Yearly exams will end on 23rd Dec 11  

Sneha of Class VIII A participated in the Girls Under-14 TamilNadu National Training Camp, at Tutucorin from 01st to 08th Dec 2011. We are happy to announce that she has been selected to participate in the Finals, which will be held from 14th to 19th Dec 2011 at Manipur (Impal). We wish her good luck and a safe journey.   

Two Principals from the Sivandhi Group of Schools visited our School on 08th Dec '11, to look into the advantages of implementing X Seed Curriculum   

Hindi Oratorical Competition in A V Hall today,07 Dec 11 (Finals,for Classes VIII & IX).   

Tamil Oratorical Competition in Auditorium today, 07 Dec 11 (Finals, for Classes VII & VIII).   

The 46th Annual Conference of AMTI (Association of Mathematics Teachers of India) will be held in Pune from 27th to 29th Dec 2011. 05 Students from Class XI will take part in the conference   

On 23rd Nov, our Principal
Mrs. Sheela Ragavan audited Chennai School, Choolaimedu and our Vice-Principal Mr.Senthil Kumar was the Observer   

On 26th Nov, our Principal
Mrs. Sheela Ragavan audited Jain International Residential School, Bangalore.   

Sneha of Class VIII A is participating in the Girls - under 14 Tamil Nadu National Training Camp, at Tutucorin, from 01st to 08th Dec 2011   

'Library Activity' for the day - Block & Tackle for Class X   

'Web Designing' Finals - conducted on 17th Nov 2011   

National Science Olympiad Test (NSO) - for Classes I to XII - conducted on 17th Nov 2011   

Children's Day Celebrations - events for the day (16th Nov)
- 'Book mark making' for Classes VI, VII & VII
- Oratorical Competition for Classes VI to IX
- 'Just a minute' for Class X   

Harish.T (VII A) and Sathyasheelan.M (VII B) are proceeding to Delhi tonight (14 Nov '11) to attend the Quiz Final (Wild Wisdom Quiz), being conducted by WWF on 17th Nov. We wish them a safe journey and good luck !!!   

Surveillance Audit by The Quality Council of India, in our school on 21st & 22nd Nov '11.   

Children's Day Celebrations - Competitions for the day (14 Nov '11):
- 'Spell Bee' - Finals - for Classes II to VIII
- 'Colouring' - for Classes I & II
- 'Collage' - for Classes VI to XII   

'Library Trails' for Class IX   

We are happy to announce the inauguration of "INFOBEE CLUB"(Library Club).Mr. Ashok Rajagopalan (Author & Illustrator) has kindly consented to inaugurate the Club.
Date : 15th Nov '11
Time : 11am
Venue : School Auditorium   

A seminar was conducted for Classes VI & VII by UNIROBO LABS on 10th Nov, on the principles involved in making robots   

'Story Trails' - on 10th, 11th & 14th Nov 11 - story-telling sessions for LKG, from 9:30 to 11am   

We feel proud to announce that our school has been chosen by 'idiscoveri' for the "Innovations Case Study!" at The School of Tomorrow 2011 conference at Chennai on 11.11.11.
Mrs Sheela Ragavan, our Principal, presented a case-study on this occasion, highlighting the alternate methods of teaching that are adopted by the school to make learning effective. The conference was held simultaneously in all the 4 metro cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad   

04th Nov - Poetry Writing Competition (First Round) for Classes IV & V   

Children’s Day Celebrations will begin from 12th Nov and continue until 19th Nov 2011   

Elite School of Optometry an off shoot of Sankara Nethralaya, conducted the ‘Vision Ambassador Training’ at our school on 12th Oct ’11, for 50 students from Classes IX, X and XI. Students were trained to conduct the basic vision screening test with the help of a simple kit created by the students of Elite School of Optometry. On completion of this training, the students will conduct VST (Vision Screening Test) for the students from Classes VI to XII

idiscoveri conducted a workshop for the teachers of Mathematics on 20th Oct ’11. It focused on how teachers need to handle the common errors made by students of the primary.The workshop also included activities which could be used by the teachers during their classes, to make the learning of Maths a joyful experience.

Educational trip to Kodaikanal
“Unforgettable... ever green in our memories... learning clubbed with fun and frolic... Energizing...”. These are a few feedback from Class XI students who recently visited Kodai.
‘Trip to Kodai’ is a regular feature for the students who are a part of the Biology group. The major objective is to provide an opportunity for the students to gain first-hand information on plants in the wilderness. It also forms a ‘pre-learning’ activity for their next academic year. This time the entire group of Std. XI (72 students), along with 8 staff members, visited Kodai during the month of September 2011. Activities such as trekking, identification of birds, plants, economic importance of plants were a part of the trip.
“Viewers’ envy, XI Students’ pride” – A great learning experience ....