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THE SCINDIA SCHOOL, FORT, GWALIOR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 | WPP : Regn.No.Gwl.Dn.11
EDITORIAL
- Harshraj Gond| XI-B
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I touch the future. I teach.
A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination,
and instill a love of learning.
One helluva busy month has come to an end. We have been busy celebrating Independence Day and hosting two back to back Interschool events -The Science Fest and
The Editors’ Conference. We had the privilege to host delegations from several prestigious schools from different parts of the country and provide them an experience
that they will never forget. They have all gone back enriched by the experiences and full of glowing words for Scindian hospitality.
The students remained at the forefront of both the events but with Teachers’ Day just round the corner it is time to convey our thanks to our mentors ‘the teachers’
who work tirelessly and yet remain away from the limelight. They are the faceless heroes who give direction to all our efforts which ensures that everything be it
such mammoth events or our daily routine activities carry on without any glitches. Every moment of our day is spent under the care, supervision and guidance of our
beloved teachers. We can never thank them enough for all that they do for us. Here’s wishing them all ‘A very Happy Teachers’ Day’.
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Academic Support Center
work on assignments or enhance basic academic and study skills. Many
students (and I am one of them) feel comfortable being taught alone.
For a long while I have had this issue that while studying subjects like
- Sugandha Shukla| XII-B Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry where there are numericals to be
done, I don’t ask questions relating to my doubts from the teacher when
“Yar aaj prep mein mujhe Differentiation padha de.”
being taught in the class. I am not sure why, but I would rather ask one of my
classmates in solitude sometime after class, than stand up in front of the entire
“Haan yar House ajana sham ko.”
class and ask. The Academic Support Centre solves this problem too by providing
a one-on-one teaching along with group teaching.
This is an example of the common conversations that happen several times a day
amongst classmates and often amongst seniors and juniors also. The reason is
This would be bene icial not just for the student but also for the student-teacher
simple enough from the above dialogue isn’t it? It is just so much easier asking
who is teaching.
a batch-mate or a senior to teach you the way you want rather than going to the
teacher isn’t it? This is because they know exactly what problem we are facing as
Before my Political Science or History exam I hardly need to memorize everything.
he or she too is a student and might have faced the same problem while studying.
I just teach a few of my
And so, most students go
batch-mates who come to
to a scholee batch-mate
me for help and without
for extra studies, before
my knowing I am prepared
approaching the teachers.
for the exam next day.
In fact sometimes, some
The sight of one batchpeople have taught the
mate teaching a group in
same chapters to so many
the House prep or outside
people so many times
the House is a common
that they remember the
one. But there are several
chapters word by word.
problems this way. One
Also, the ASC provides the
being that mostly such
students who volunteer
group study happens
to be tutors with the
just before the exam and
attractive incentive of
not on a regular basis.
certi icates that can help
Since, studies happen
in college applications.
just before exams, they
With these incentives
happen in manner that is
the students will be all
designed to make you get Clarifying doubts.
the more willing to teach
just enough marks to pass
classmates and juniors.
the exam that is there the
next morning, and then all
Apart from this, the best feature included in the ASC is the special sessions of 40
is forgotten. Another issue is that often these group studies are not organized in
minutes which will be organized by teachers to assist students in the following
terms of curriculum, time, place, number of people studying etc. Time is indeed a
areas:
major issue.
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Writing skills [English and Languages]
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Time management [Maths, Accounts, History]
And so, the Academic Support Centre is an initiative taken by the school to offer
•
Map skills [Social science]
a wide range of services to assist the students with their studies. The ASC claims
•
Presentation skills [Science, Arts, Social science]
to provide an environment in which students will get extra help, study for a test,
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Writing skills, we all realize, is one thing that most Scindians lack. We often know
the answer but cannot express it in an organized manner and language that shall
fetch us marks. Also, I still run out of time and often leave questions worth 5 to
10 marks in my exams. And I’m sure there are many like me who need to practice
time management but don’t know how. And so, these sessions are not just an
added advantage, but are a necessity for students, especially those giving their
board examinations. Since, these skills cannot be embedded in students all of a
sudden in class XII, we need to start practicing and training the students in the
above areas right from class VI itself, so that by the time the students reach Class
XII, these things come naturally to them. These are study habits or study ethics
that students ought to be taught from a very initial stage.
Teachers will also be involved in this process which is good for both the students
and the tutors. The teachers can teach the tutors to teach effectively and in an
organized manner. Also, in those areas where the students are not capable enough
to teach other students, teachers can step in and provide extra help in these
subjects.
All these advantages that the ASC offers are attractive and can change the study
patterns of students in Scindia School dramatically. Many students have already
illed out forms for learning and teaching both and the Academic Support Centre
has begun to function. I would like to encourage more and more students to
approach the ASC for providing or gaining help because the very essence of
peer-tutoring lies in massive participation. The initiative is one to be applauded
certainly. The initial response has been very encouraging and we’re sure that the
ASC will accomplish its objective. Let us all make this possible by whole-heartedly
contributing to this.
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Second Interschool Science Fest
T
he Second Interschool Science Fest
was hosted by The Scindia School
from Friday, 15th August to Sunday,
17th August.
Seven schools participated in the fest.
These were:
1. The Daly College, Indore
2. The Doon School, Dehradun
3. Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer
4. Translam Academy, Merrut
5. Cambridge International School,
Phagwara
6. Step by Step High school, Jaipur
7. The Scindia School, Gwalior
Day 1
The Fest was declared open on 15th
August by Mr Vikram Misri (Ex Sh,
1981)a 1989 Batch IFS Of icer. The
opening ceremony comprised a
welcome song, Saraswati Vandana and
the Fest photograph.
The irst event of this Science Fest was
a telescope making workshop by Mr
Sanjay Gupta. Each school assembled
a telescope. The delegates were then
taken out into the open where they
aligned the telescope to the objects in
the sky. The students participated in
this activity with great enthusiasm and
were happy to carry the self-assembled
telescope back to their school.
After lunch an Anveshika (NGO,
dedicated for Science promotion)
workshop was conducted by Mr Rakesh
Awasthi and Mr Arun. They taught
the dry and complicated concept of
fundamental Physics and Chemistry
in an interesting way. This was done
by giving interesting demonstrations
of Bernoulli’s Principle and center of
gravity. The delegates participated in it
with full enthusiasm.
On the evening of the same day a
JAM session along with comic strip
competition was held. The topic for the
Comic strip competition was ‘Evolution’
and was given to the contestants 2
hours in advance.
This event was followed by the Science
Quiz conducted by Ajay Punia (Ex
Sh, 2006). After a Preliminary Round
four teams were selected for the Final
Round. The quiz was won by Translam
Academy, Merrut and the Runner up
was The Daly College, Indore.
DAY 2
On the second day the delegates went
for a visit to the Crocodile Breeding
Centre in Devoria. Here they were
explained about the breeding of the
crocodile and the tortoise. It is the only
centre in India which saves endangered
species of crocodile and tortoise.
After lunch an e-painting competition
took place on the theme of ‘Space
debris’. The topic was disclosed to the
contestants an hour before the contest.
At the exhibition.
the winners were awarded trophies
and certi icates. The overall trophy for
the year 2014-15 was shared by The
Scindia School and Step by Step School,
Jaipur.
In the evening a skit competition was
held in the auditorium. The theme was
‘Combating superstition in Society’
The Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Neeraj Jain,
declared the Science Fest close.
The eventful day ended with the special
dinner and DJ night.
JAM Session
Day 3
The last event of the Fest was the
Science Exhibition. Its theme was
‘Alternative Source of energy other than
Solar energy’
The schools came up with various
innovative ideas and offered waves,
smoke, air, and water as the potential
sources of energy. The Scindia School
shared how energy can be produced
by moving vehicles on roads and by
joggers sweating it out in a gym.
The Judges for this event were Prof.
Dr. Neeraj Jain, Jeevaji University,
Physics Department and Prof. Dr. D. D.
Agarwal, Jeevaji University, Chemistry
Department.
All the delegates took the Science Oath
which emphasised on the responsible
and judicious use of Science. The results
of the various events were declared and
Manas Pant- The Scindia School,
Gwalior
II Shweta Vaishnav – Step by Step,
Jaipur
III Astitva pandey- The Scindia School,
Gwalior
I
I
Azan Barar –
The Doon School, Dehradun
II Shubham Bhargava –
Translam Academy, Merrut
III Ripudaman – Step by Step, Jaipur
Comic Strip
I
Rupika- Cambridge International
School, Phagwara
II Shailesh Bhagat – The Scindia
School, Gwalior
III Parthivee Sharma – Mayo College
Girls’ School, Ajmer
e- Painting
Snehil Tripathi – The Scindia
School, Gwalior
II Kumkum shree – Step by Step,
Jaipur
III Parthivee Sharma – Mayo College
Girls’ School, Ajmer
Shashank Tyagi and Hardik Singh
– Translam Academy, Merrut
Runner up- Dhairya Agarwal and Mohit
Chauhan– The Daly College, Indore
Science News letter
I The Scindia School, Gwalior
II Step by Step, Jaipur
III Cambridge International School,
Phagwara
Skit Competition
I The Scindia School, Gwalior
II Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer
III Step by Step, Jaipur
Science Exhibition
I The Daly College, Indore
II Translam Academy, Merrut
III Step by Step, Jaipur
Overall trophy
Shared by The Scindia School, Gwalior
and Step by Step, Jaipur
Oath
We, the students and teachers solemnly pledge that :
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A still from the skit.
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Science Quiz
Results:
I
Science Fiction
We shall respect the Rules, Safety Regulations and Discipline of the
Science Laboratories.
We shall verify facts through unbiased and unprejudiced
experimentation.
We shall not hesitate to experiment and to follow new queries
without ever giving in to the fear of failure. We shall respect and
follow reason and logical analysis to arrive at conclusions.
We shall not reject or accept any idea without testing it scienti ically.
The knowledge acquired at this seat of learning will always be shared
for the good of humanity and will never be used for destructive or
sel ish purposes.
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T
he Fort continues to reel under hot and humid weather. The only silver lining
is the green cover and the lowers which are a sight to behold. The surajkund
is full of lotus. We are all hoping for some rain which will provide respite from the
heat conditions and also ill the parched taals.
We wish a speedy recovery to Adarsh
Kumar Singh (Class IX, Mj).
The School celebrated Independence
Day with great patriotic fervor. The Chief
Guest Mr Vikram Misri (Ex Sh, 1981)
was escorted to the Oval Field, by the
School Horse Riding Team, where he
hoisted the tricolour. This was followed
by an impressive march past by the
Houses and the Girls’ Squad. The School
Brass Band gave a scintillating display.
Mr Misri said that it was an honour for
him to be invited to school. He interacted
with students and Faculty. Mr Misri
remembered the beautiful days he had
spent in school as a student and spoke
of all his teachers with great respect. In
his inspirational address to the students
he asked them to be committed to
Mr Vikram Misri
whatever they are doing if they wish to
attain excellence. He asked them to lead by example and be role models for others.
Quoting Swami Vivekanand he asked boys to think for themselves and believe in
themselves. He urged them to always do the right thing as it will gratify some and
astonish the others. After the event everyone proceeded to the Astachal.
I Daulat
VI
Jayaji
II Mahadji
VII Ranoji
III Jayappa, Shivaji, Madhav
VIII Jeevaji
The school hosted the 2nd Interschool Science Fest from Friday, 15th August to
Sunday 17th August. Detailed report on page 3.
The School hosted the third Editors’ Conference from Friday 22nd August to
Sunday, 24th August. Ten schools participated in the conference. They were Assam
Valley School- Assam, Genesis Global School- Noida, The Doon School- Dehradun,
Daly College- Indore, Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya- Gwalior, Mayo College Girls’ SchoolAjmer, Maharani Gayatri Devi School- Jaipur, All Saints College- Nainital, Vidya Devi
Jindal School- Hissar and the host school The Scindia School- Gwalior. For three
days the delegates forgot their school identities and worked in close collaboration
with each other sharing and honing skills. The keynote speakers were Mr Sandeep
Adhwaryu, Editorial Cartoonist with Sunday Guardian, Mr Umesh Mehta, freelance
photo journalist with 40 decades of experience, Mr Pranay Sharma, Senior Editor of
the Outlook, India’s Premier English weekly and Mr Asif Syed editor and publisher
of Current News which is a website and weekly newspaper.
The delegates were taken around for news collection and they prepared a four
Published by :
Staff Editors :
Editor in Chief :
Senior Editor :
Chief Art Editor :
Art Editors :
Chief Creative Editor :
Co Editors :
Creative Editor :
Associate Editor :
Photography :
The experts at the feedback session.
page A4 size newsletter in a matter of four hours. The keynote speakers shared
their expertise with the delegates and gave valuable feedback on the newsletters
created by them. The delegates were given speci ic tips to improvise on the
quality of reportage, appropriate use of photographs and illustrations and ways
to enhance the visual appeal of the newsletter. They have gone back enriched and
with a better understanding of journalism. Detailed report in next issue.
On Monday, 25th of August representatives from the highly reputed King's
College, London visited school and addressed students from Classes X to XII. They
spoke about the strengths of King's College, its research focus and speci ied the
departments with a reputation for international excellence. They also talked about
life in London, the application process, especially the Statement of Purpose, and
deadlines to be kept in mind while applying.
Result of Division Cricket Match played yesterday is as follows:
The Scindia School played a Cricket match against Harbraj Academy. The School
won by 4 Wickets.
Nine students represented the school at the IPSC Literary Festival co-hosted by
The Welham Boys’ and The Welham Girls’ Schools. Divyaditya Singh, Vivek Singh,
Sukanya Shukla, Bharat Kakwani and Shivam Agarwal stood irst in the Radio Play.
Appointments for the Deutsche Musik Gesellschaft, The German Music Society for
the year 2014-15 are as follows:
Secretary – Sachin Prajapati
Jt. Secretary – Mohit Umraiya, Mani Maloo
Appointments for the German Magazine ‘Zeitgeist’ for the year 2014-15 are as
follows:
Chief Editors – Aadya Mishra
Editors – Harshit Bhargava, Nirmit Vikamsey
Art Editors – Suvrat Mahindroo, Astitva Jindal
Appointments for French Magazine ‘L’Aube’ are as follows:
Senior Editors – Suryansh Goyal
Editors – Vedant Malhotra
Co-editors – Kabir Saund
Art Editor – Kushagra Kaushik
Obituary
The Scindia fraternity mourns the sad demise of Mr Sharad Dongre (Ex Jayaji,
1952), who suffered from a massive cardiac arrest. May God grant peace to the
departed soul and strength to the family to bear the irrepairable loss.
The Principal, Scindia School, Gwalior
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