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It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory
of Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond
the classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL
SCHOOL IS COOL
03
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2023
I
t was an excursion to Coimbatore, the school announced,
and I was so excited. It would be my first trip out of the
small town of Dharapuram where I live. We arrived at
Coimbatore and as we made our way to the Insect Museum, I
could see that it was a huge city with lots of people, traffic,
markets, and shopping centers. The first place we visited was
the Insect Museum where there are 20,000
insects of 50 different species from all over
India. It is the first museum in India to
have only insects. It gave us all a
‘creepy’ feeling as we watched the
insects. From there we went to the
Botanical Garden, which is huge
and has many trees and plants of
different varieties. There was a big
park in which we played for some
time. The best was yet to come-
The car museum. There were so
many cars of different make with
the year in which each was made,
written on it. They also told us which country the car was
made in. This was the best place of all the places that I visit-
ed in Coimbatore. We arrived back at the
school quite late in the night because there
was a lot of
traffic jam on the way back. The whole trip
had been a good learning experience for me.
R.S.PAVISHA , Class VII
Greenfield International School, Dharapuram
HEALTHY HABITS-
NECESSITY FOR LIFE
M
orning school assembly provides a plat-
form for students to showcase their talents
and directs the students towards their
future goals. It activates the brain’s metabolism
throughout the day and makes students enthusi-
astic about learning beyond their textbooks. The
assembly sessions in Venkatalakshmi Matricula-
tion Higher Secondary School inseminate students
with good confidence. They need to prepare for life.
It helps them establish group cohesion and builds
authentic moral character.
The class VII students got an opportunity to
conduct assembly on the topic “Healthy habits for
successful life” on 28.06.2023 Students had a chance
to explore their skills through various activities
such as Prayer, Patriotic song, reciting Bhagawad
Gita, GK questions based on healthy habits, a poem
and a speech stressing the importance of healthy
habits.
The energetic VII boys performed a skit insist-
ing that we should have patience to reach our des-
tination to make our life successful. A team of
students held the placards inculcating the six
health habits that can change our life namely
, Read-
ing books , Writing , Meditation , Gratitude , Wak-
ing up early in the morning , Self-discipline
through their thought-provoking speech. It was
intriguing and impressive too.
RAINBOW DAY CELEBRATION AT SVVS
T
he vibrant hues of a rainbow
have always captivated the im-
agination of both young and
old alike. The kindergarten wing of
Sri Vinayaga Vidyalaya School cele-
brated Rainbow Day—a special occa-
sion that filled our classrooms
with a riot of colors, laughter, and
endless joy. It was a day where our
little learners embraced the magic of
colors and discovered the beauty of
diversity
.
To create an enchanting atmos-
phere for our young learners the
classrooms were adorned with color-
ful decorations, ranging from chart
works, colorful things, VIBGYOR
themed balloon arc, multicolored
hangings and a lot.
On Rainbow Day, our students
were encouraged to dress up in any
of their favorite VIBGYOR colour.
The day began with an assembly
where our little ones were introduced
to the concept of rainbow through
interactive and engaging activities
the children learned about the color
of rainbows.
It was a day when children cele-
brated the beauty of colors by im-
mersing themselves in a vibrant
spectrum of experiences. Children
were engaged in creating a finger
impression rainbow on the wall of
the classroom fostering their artistic
and curious mind.
As educators, the teachers
at SVVS remain committed to nur-
ture the hearts and minds of our
little ones. Rainbow Day will forever
remain etched in our memories
as a day of joy, learning and celebra-
tion.
Yuvabharathi in IBT’s
Top 10 Schools at
the national level
Y
uvabharathi Public School finished as one of
the top 10 schools in India, with the highest
number of students receiving High Distinc-
tion and Distinction certificates in the IBT 2022-23.
The International Benchmark Tests (IBT) is an an-
nual academic assessment that measures students’
learning against an international framework devel-
oped over the past 15 years by the Australian Coun-
cil for Educational Research (ACER) researchers
and educational measurement experts. A number
of schools from various countries, including India,
participate in the assessment each year. In the IBT
Mains 2022, over 67,000 assessments in English,
Mathematics, Science, and Reasoning were taken
across grades 3 to 10 in India. Several schools in
India participated from November 2022 to January
2023. Yuvabharathi received 125 High Distinctions
and 132 Distinctions across grades 3 to 10 and se-
cured a rank among the Top 10 schools.
Shining Stars: Celebrating Student Achievers of ELGI School
A
moment of exhilaration
for ELGI School. Exuding
confidence, the budding
star of sports, Vrithika.V
stamped her victory in 6th Dis-
trict level Athletic meet organ-
ized by Nila Sports Club, Kara-
madai on 2nd of July
. She has not
only clinched two gold medals -
for 800 mts and 1500 mts but also
bagged the overall championship.
SNS Educational Institutions had
organised the Coimbatore Karate
Championship on June 25th. Na-
gulKrishna.KandDhaswanth.K.S
exhibited their strength and agil-
ity by winning gold and silver
medals. Hasini.M has secured a
victory by ranking First in Zonal
and International level SOF Na-
tional Olympiad for the subject
Mathematics which was conduct-
ed in the academic year 2022-23.
The SOF National Olympiad for
various subjects - English, Maths,
Science and Cyber was conducted
during the previous academic
year and 12 students from class
IV to IX appeared for the Second
level and received meritorious
certificates. Also 3 students were
ranked First in School level Cy-
ber Olmpiad. The school princi-
pal K.K.Ganesh and Vice Princi-
pal S.Rajendran honoured all the
achievers with medals and cer-
tificates and congratulated them
for their astounding achieve-
ments.
SenthilPublicSchool
studentbagssilver
medalinMiniMarathon
T
he Josh Queen Health and Sports Club has
organised Salem District Level, Sunday, the
2nd July 2023. Kanishkka S P of class VIII
participated in the event and achieved a remarkable
feat by winning the silver medal.
GURU PURNIMA
CELEBRATED AT SGNCS
T
he mark of Guru Purnima is simplicity, showering the
teachers with gratitude and being sincere towards their
studies is the best way to truly celebrate this day. The
students of Sri Gopal Naidu Children’s school organized a
program, the day to honour their teachers by promising to be
sincere with their learning process. The program was curated
and executed entirely by the students by singing songs and
reciting slokas to the tunes to show gratitude to their teachers.
Everybody was overwhelmed by the heart-touching gestures
and performances of the students. All the kids greeted and
showed their love to their affectionate teachers with colourful
cards and charts. All the teachers blessed them wholeheart-
edly to become and be a good human being in their life. Prin-
cipal K. Vidhya at the end of the program congratulated the
students for executing the entire program so well. She also
appreciated the teachers for their hard work and dedication
in their service in shaping the young minds to become power-
ful citizens of our country
.
BACK TO SCHOOL
W
hen the holidays come,I do a lot of
planning about how I am gonna
spendmyholidays.Moreover,Ihave
an extra pressure of doing the holiday
homeworks.Ispentmysummervacationin
my native village. My native village is a five hour journey
bybus.Iwasalwaysexcitedtovisitmyvillageformorethan
one reason. The air is clean & the whole environment is so
relaxed in my Village. I also played a lot with my village
friends.Thefeelingof goingbacktoschool,gettingthehome-
work checked by the teacher, and meeting my friends was
awesome. But as we start going to school on a regular
basis,we back ourselves into our previous routine that was
to rise early
,go to school, come back home,get a rest,go to
play, come to study, dine and sleep. I am very excited to
visit school.
RESHAL B, Kendriya Vidyalaya , AFS , Sulur
Childhood and early activism
T
he daughter of an outspoken social
activist and educator, Yousafzai was
an excellent student. Her father—
who established and administered the
school she attended, Khushal Girls High
School and College in the city of Mingo-
ra—encouraged her to follow in his path.
In 2007 the Swat valley, once a vacation
destination, was invaded by the TTP
. Led
by Maulana Fazlullah, the TTP began im-
posing strict Islamic law, destroying or
shutting down girls’ schools, banning
womenfromanyactiveroleinsociety
,and
carrying out suicide bombings. In Febru-
ary 2009 Yousafzai made her first televi-
sion appearance, when she was inter-
viewed by Pakistani journalist and talk
show host Hamid Mir on the Pakistan
current events show Capital Talk. In late
February the TTP, responding to an in-
creasing backlash throughout Pakistan,
agreed to a cease-fire, lifted the restriction
against girls, and allowed them to attend
school on the condition that they wear
burkas. However, violence resurged only
a few months later, in May, and the
Yousafzaifamilywasforcedtoseekrefuge
outside of Swat until the Pakistani army
was able to push the TTP out. In early 2009
TheNewYorkTimesreporterAdamEllick
workedwithYousafzaitomakeadocumen-
tary
, Class Dismissed, a 13-minute piece
about the school shutdown. Ellick made a
second film with her, titled A Schoolgirl’s
Odyssey
.TheNewYorkTimespostedboth
films on their Web site in 2009. That sum-
mer she met with the U.S. special envoy to
Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Hol-
brooke, and asked him to help with her
effort to protect the education of girls in
Pakistan. With Yousafzai’s continuing tel-
evision appearances and coverage in the
local and international media, it had be-
come apparent by December 2009 that she
was the BBC’s young blogger. Once her
identity was known, she began to receive
widespread recognition for her activism.
In October 2011 she was nominated by hu-
man rights activist Desmond Tutu for the
International Children’s Peace Prize. In
December of that year she was awarded
Pakistan’sfirstNationalYouthPeacePrize
(later renamed the National Malala Peace
Prize).
Shooting and Nobel Peace Prize
O
nOctober9,2012,Yousafzaiwasshot
in the headbyaTTPgunman while
shewasenroutehomefromschool.
Fazlullah and the TTP took responsibility
for the attempt on her life. She survived
the attack and was flown from Peshawar
toBirmingham,England,forsurgery
.The
incident elicited protests, and her cause
was taken up around the world, including
by the UN special envoy for global educa-
tion, Gordon Brown, who introduced a
petition thatcalledforallchildren around
theworldtobebackinschoolby2015.That
petitionledtotheratificationof Pakistan’s
first Right to Education bill. In December
2012 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari
announced the launch of a $10 million
education fund in Yousafzai’s honour.
Aboutthesametime,theMalalaFundwas
establishedbytheVitalVoicesGlobalPart-
nership to support education for all girls
around the world.
Yousafzai recovered, staying with her
family in Birmingham, where she re-
turned to her studies and to activism. For
the first time since being shot, she made a
public appearance on July 12, 2013, her
16th birthday
, and addressed an audience
of 500 at the United Nations in New York
City. Among her many awards, in 2013
Yousafzaiwon the UnitedNationsHuman
RightsPrize,awardedeveryfiveyears.She
was named one of Time magazine’s most
influential people in 2013 and appeared on
one of the seven covers that were printed
for that issue. With Christina Lamb (for-
eign correspondent for The Sunday
Times), Yousafzai coauthored a memoir, I
Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for
Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
(2013). She also wrote the picture book
Malala’s Magic Pencil (2017), which was
basedonherchildhood.In2014shebecame
the youngest person to win the Liberty
Medal, awarded by the National Constitu-
tion Center in Philadelphia to public
figures striving for people’s freedom
throughout the world. Nominated for the
Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 but passed over
that year, Yousafzai in 2014 won the prize,
becoming the youngest Nobel laureate.
R.YATHESWARAN SAI MUGUND , Class VIII ,
Lisieux Matriculation HSS, Coimbatore.
The women who inspired me is Malala Yousafzai because of her inspirational story and background from where she
came. Pakistani teenager, spoke out publicly against the prohibition on the education of girls that was imposed by
the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP; sometimes called Pakistani Taliban).
The inspiring
story of
MalalaYousafzai
A must read for teens
facing troubled times
I
f you like funny, heartfelt, middle school fables, The New
Kid by Jerry Craft should be in your reading bucket list.
Jordan Banks, a 7th grader who loves drawing more than
anything, was sent by his parents to a famous high school
instead of being sent to his eagerly anticipated art school.
This book made me realize the struggles faced by a teen in
such an environment. Since this is a
graphic novel, the author has used
informal language and has included
hilarious jokes in a subtle way.
There were a plethora of metaphors
which exaggerated the story a bit.
Illustrations by Jerry Craft and col-
ouring by Jim Callahan is a spec-
tacular combination which has
made the pages vibrant and eye-
poppingly amazing. There were
loads of funny postures that made
me laugh my heart out. I rec-
ommend this book to people
who are facing troubled
times in high school.
Believe me, it works!!!
ADITHYA RATAN, Class VIII,
The Indian Public School, Cambridge Intl. Erode.
MY TRIP TO
COIMBATORE