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VKV-Rishabhdev: Annual Sports Day

Sports help to improve both physical and mental strength and our body remains fit and healthy. Keeping that in mind, an eventful Annual Sports Day of the school was inaugurated on 12^th January 2019. It was started with the lighting of torch and igniting the flames of honour. Four of our students completed the torch ceremony started by Harshita Pandey followed by Nitin Jangid, Hemant Tiwari and the head boy of the school Master Arun Prakash. There were many sports events for each category such as Race, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Badminton, Table-Tennis, Dodge Ball etc. Students enjoyed and won prizes in different sports categories. The closing ceremony of the Annual Sports Day was on 14^th January 2019.

VKV-Rishabhdev: Vivekananda Jayanti

The Youthful Swami Vivekananda was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. Vivekanand Jayanti was celebrated in our school on 12^th January 2019 with full zeal & enthusiasm. To honour Swamiji, a National Youth Day was also celebrated. The special assembly was conducted and the programme began with lamp lighting and garlanding the statue. The students from classes VI to VIII participated in a Rally, where some students revealed the ideas of Vivekananda through a play.

VKV-Rishabhdev: Fire Mock Drill

A Fire Alarm Mock Drill was conducted on 12^th February, 2019 in VKV, Rishabhdev school premises. The children were introduced with that kind of situations and informed how to go to a safer place if you listen to this kind of alarm. They were also introduced with the various types of fire extinguishers and how to operate it during an emergency.

VKV-Rishabhdev: Annual Result & Prize Distribution Day

Our school organised and proudly presented the annual ‘Result Day’ ceremony for the students. The ceremony took place on 31^st of March 2019. It began with lighting of sacred Lamp before goddess Saraswati. During the day, various awards such as- Academic, Full Attendance, Most Disciplined and House Championship were given to the winners. The examination report was also presented to the students. After this, the Principal of the school presented Annual Report along with the information of new session to every students. He congratulated toppers of all the classes and gave his blessings. The Chief Guest Shri K.B. Khatod, COO of RSWM Rishabhdev also addressed the audience. Finally the programme ended with a vote of thanks.

VKV-Rishabhdev: Pie Olympic Games

The 2^nd edition of PIE OLYMPIC GAMES was held from 29^th Jan to 2^nd February, 2019 at various sports areas in Udaipur. These sports events were being organized by Rajasthan Patrika in collaboration with Hindustan Zinc Limited. Our school students participated in 3 different sports events and performed exceedingly well. Total 9 students participated in Chess tournament in the age categories of U-14 and U-18. Master Kunal Parmar and Master Shripath Meena bagged Bronze Medal by securing 3^rd and 4^th position in U-18 boys category. Our School Girls team won the Silver Medal in U-18 Badminton category. Miss Harshita Pandey, Miss Mansi Pandya and Miss Mahima Sainee participated in this group. 

Graphite School: Farewell of Students

To bid adieu the students of class XII, class XI students arranged a fiesta that enthralled the seniors and lots of zeal was seen in the outgoing students. An array of programs including dance, songs, skits and band performances were organised by the juniors for their seniors which is a treat to the eyes. The seniors were presented with different titles and were given prizes for their outstanding achievements.

The students who got titles were - Ku. Priya Soni - Miss Graphite, Mas. Atul Patel - Mr. Graphite, Mas. Gagandeep Singh - Mr. Eve, Ku. Muskan Nagar - Miss Eve, Ku. Kalash Dagore - Best Sports Person, Mas. Rishabh Yadav - Best Sports Person, Mas. Ayush Tiwari - Best Personality and Ku. Prachi Kushwah - Best Creative Artist.

In her address, the school principal guided the students to lead a path of truth and humanity and reach great heights in their life. The senior students recounted their school experience in emotional and nostalgic overtones. The program ended with a grand feast for the seniors.

Graphite School: Career Guidance Training

Career guidance training by CBSE was conducted in Graphite Higher Secondary school (RND Centre HEG Ltd. Mandideep, Raisen, MP). The training focused on the importance for the teachers to understand the various career opportunities related to their subject & to link their subject to the world of work and help students choose a field that is in tune with skills and their job expectations which helps them to succeed in life.

The resource persons for the training were Mr. Mithun Vishwas, Principal New Era Hr. Sec School Dewas and Mr. Nishchal Gupta, Principal CHT Girls School Bhopal. Around 40 teachers from different schools of MP and 10 teachers of Graphite School took part in the training session. A Career Resource Centre, consisting a variety of career information and equipments was set up in the school premises which would help students in choosing the best career for their life. 

Graphite School: Sanskriti Gyan Pariksha

Sanskriti Gyan Pariksha was conducted in the school premises for classes V to XII. In all, 270 students took part in the exam. The exam was value based and students collected knowledge of Indian culture and values.

At the school level examination, following students got positions - 

Ku. Khusboo Yadav – Class VII - First

Ku. Soumya Thakur - Class VII - Second

Mas.Nayan Rajput - Class VII – Third

Graphite School: Geeta Gayan Pariksha

Geeta Gayan Pariksha was conducted by Chinmay Mission in which 610 students participated. At the city level 65 students were selected to participate in the next level competition to be held at Chinmay Mission Ashram, Saket Nagar, Bhopal. In the competition, Graphite school students recited the shlokas with confidence and the fluent rendering of Sanskrit words by students was appreciated by all.

Students were taught about the values, ethics & being motivated to learn Gita Shlokas. Overall, students enjoyed this Geeta Gayan Pariksha and learned a lot. Five of our students won the first prize, five students won the second prize and seven students won the third prize in this competition.

Graphite School: Science Olympiad Foundation

SOF promotes education, explores potentials and develops competitive spirit among school children. It aims to assist students in widening their academic horizon beyond school books and prepare to excel in today’s highly competitive environment. Total 210 students took part in SOF exams in English, Science, Cyber and Commerce fields. Two students, Mas. Piyush Patel and Mas. Jeenesh Tiwari were selected to appear in second level exam of English. The School gold medal went to Mas Shreyansh Pandey, School Silver medal went to Mas. Suraj Singh and School Bronze Medal went to Mas. Vedansh Pachorip. All the students were felicitated with the certificate of participation.

Graphite School: National Astronomy & Science Olympiad

National Astronomy and Science Olympiad is a unique competition which gives an opportunity to students to explore, research and test themselves in the field of astronomy science. In all, 49 students took part in this science Olympiad competition and performed extremely well.

Four Students got gold -1- medals: Ku. Ujala Singh-VI, Mas.Ujwal Pandey-VII, Mas. Tanuj Lovanshi-VII, Ku .Saumya Tiwari-X

Two students got gold -2- medals: Ku. YogitaMehra-VI, Mas. Kartik Gupta

Four students got gold -3- medals: Mas. Saksham Jain-X, Mas. Nishant Sharma-IX, Mas. Kshitij Dubey, Mas. Ansh Pal.

Graphite School: WWF India Quiz

World Wide Fund (WWF) - INDIA QUIZ is set out to show how much young generation in India really knows about wildlife and how much they care about WWF. The competition was conducted by WWF in which 50 students from our school took part in the quiz. Out of 50 students, four students were selected in the school level exams.

The selected student’s for the second level were - Mas. Premanand Kushwah - V class, Ku. RishikaLovanshi - VI class, Ku. Pushpa Parmar - V class and Ku. Khusboo Yadav - VII class. The participation certificates were given to all the students by WWF who enrolled themselves for the quiz. 

Graphite School: Young Scientist Program

Indian space research organization launched a special program for school students called ‘Young Scientist Program’. The program is primarily aimed at imparting basic knowledge in space technology, space science and space applications to the young ones with the intent of arousing their interest in the emerging areas of space activities.

Three students were selected from class 9^th& 10^th of Graphite School were -

1. Mas. Parv Jain - IX Class

2. Mas. Nitesh Chourey - IX Class

3. Mas. Vinay Ingle - IX Class

Graphite School: Summer Camp Training Program

A summer camp training program for understanding the science subject was conducted by IISER, Bhopal for High School students. The program focused on inculcating aptitude to appreciate the role and contribution of science in the betterment of mankind by interactive lecture along with lab-work.

Total fifteen students were selected to attend the summer camp from 6^th to 11^th May 2019 & they were - 

Class IX - Mas, Parv Jain, Mas, S .Kartik, Mas. Khushi Rathore, Ku. Divya Parmar

Class X - Ku. Ritu Choudhary, Ku. Soumya Tiwari, Ku. Kanak Nagar, Ku. Shristi Pal, Mas. Saksham Jain

Class XI - Ku. Akshita Khandelwal, Mas.Gaurav Nagar, Ku. Sanskriti Vaishnav, Mas. Jai Chouksey, Mas. Parivesh Vishvakarma

VKV-Hurda: Cultural Activity Week

Cultural Activity week was organized at VKV Hurda School from February 11^th to 16^th, 2019 in the Nursery Section, where Reading, Drawing, Story Telling, Action Song, Dance and Fancy Dress Competition were conducted for school children. In Fancy Dress Competition students dressed themselves in various costumes, such as vendors, soldiers, gods and goddesses etc. The best performers of these activities were rewarded and the Principal congratulated all the winners and participants to boost up their confidence.  

VKV-Hurda: Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

VKV, Hurda School celebrated Swami Vivekananda Jayanti on 12^th January, 2019 with full enthusiasm. The Slogan Competition was conducted for the students on this occasion. Students of classes III to VIII participated in it and wrote good slogans on Swami Vivekananda Ji and his principles. They also made the banners of Swami ji’s Slogans to spread positive & motivational thoughts among all. 

VKV-Hurda: Republic Day Celebration

The 70^th Republic Day of our country was celebrated at VKV, Hurda School with full of passion and zeal. The Flag hosting ceremony was followed by the March Past and the Cultural Programme by the students which was the main attraction during the celebration. The Students played patriotic tune on Orchestra during the occasion and made a proud and festive atmosphere.

VKV-Hurda: Science & Maths Exhibition

On 15^th & 17^th February, 2019, Science and Math’s Exhibition was organized at VKV, Hurda School premises. The students of classes III to X participated in the exhibition with lots of excitement and zeal. Various working models on Science and Maths subjects were presented by the students in the exhibition which was great to watch. They learned a lot during this exhibition while working closely on different projects.

VVV-Maral: Annual Function Day

The Annual Function day was celebrated on 12^th January, 2019 at Maral School. The theme of the programme was ‘Pravahini - The Narmada’. Covering origin, journey and message call of the river presented through musical dance & drama with the river flowing through the tough terrains and prosperous lands. The students appealed to the audience and gave out the message, of saving the rivers and honoring these celestial heavenly resource bodies given to us by the universe. The tribute of this programme culminated with Narmada Anthem.   

VVV-Maral: Sports Meet

On 25^th January 2019, Sports Day was organized at Maral Sarovar School. It was one day sports meet but the students enjoyed a lot while playing different sports game and also learnt the values of teamwork, leadership and achieving the goal. The theme of the Sports Day was ‘JUST PLAY. HAVE FUN. ENJOY THE GAME’.

VVV-Maral: Republic Day Celebration

To inculcate the feeling of nationalism in the children, we celebrated 70^th Republic Day in our school with full enthusiasm.  The focus of the programme was on rewarding the participants of various inter house co-scholastic competitions conducted throughout the year to nurture the qualities and talents of students.

The remarkable feature was meager preparations but wonderful presentations of aerobics, yoga, karate and patriotic dances. The chief guest, chairman of Maral Overseas Limited Mr. Dinesh Mittal and Mrs. Seema Mittal and SMC members graced the program. The chief guest appreciated all the performance and the work of teachers and students which presented under the guidance of our school principal. Class III was conferred as the best class of primary block, class VII as the best class of middle block and class X (B) as the best class of senior block on the basis of assessable presentations throughout the year, academic activities in assembly, the conceptual exhibits on theme based class decor, class exhibition displays, participation and involvement of class in various school activities and maintaining order and decorum of classroom. 

The Raman House won first position in CCA, Sports and resultant lyrics emerged the winner of Overall Championship. The students of Nursery, LKG and UKG received gifts and sweets with blessings from social representative member of SMC on behalf of the school. Teachers enjoyed team building games guided by the principal marking a day of Republic and constitution framing. The beautiful day ended with hilarity and good memories.

VVV-Maral: Parent Teachers Meeting

On 10^th March 2019, Maral Sarovar School conducted an annual PTM for the classes of Nursery to VIII. The students carried back lots of memories and experience their results in front of their parents. Teachers discussed about the positives as well as some negatives points of the students.

VVV-Maral: Science Olympiad Foundation Winners

SOF Science and Mathematics Olympiad was held in the Maral Sarovar School. Many students showed their talent and received medals and merit certificates. In Science Olympiad competition, students achieved 10 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. In Mathematics Olympiad they achieved 11 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals. The principal and the teachers were really happy with the performance of their students.

VVV-Maral: Reading Programme

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader "- Margaret Fuller.

The future leaders at VVV Maral skimmed through pages, chewed the words, lived through characters, tapped their imaginations with story themes expanded and drawn on the "Reading Day" at school. The books from library made way into classrooms and children enacted role plays, wrote summaries, sketched the characters & themes and attempted book review, thus enhancing their vocabulary, concentration and love for reading - opening a whole new world with the opening of a book. This activity is going to be a regular feature of school fortnightly routine with 'Library Reading Programme-10 book campaign' getting launched at VVV Maral Sarovar.

VVV-Maral: Holi Celebration

The Boarding students of VVV Maral Sarovar school enjoyed the Holi festival in the school campus with much fervor. They had a lot of fun while playing with different colors, friends and teachers.  The teachers, led by the Principal played with safe, dry and organic colours. By the end of the day, the vibrant blues, pinks and yellows made every member of the School look similar. 

Truly Holi not only strengthens the bond of unity but it also makes us stronger as a family.

VVV-Maral: Night Study Camp

The Night Study Camp was an intensive program where students receive individual attention from their subject teachers, also an opportunity to learn & study the topics that they have encountered difficulties. Class XII and X students spent their 30 to 45 days at school campus (VVV MARAL) from February 15^th to March 30^th 2019. They had 5 hours of study time between 6 pm to 12 am daily. Some enthusiastic students woke up at 5:30 am and continued to study until the breakfast. During the tea and meal breaks, students released their tension & played games to have fun. They asked plenty of questions to their subject teachers during the study times. At the end of the day, they evaluated their performance by going through the number of questions they solved and planned for the next day. Overall, it was a fruitful and productive program. 

Some comments about the program by the students:

• We should have study camp twice a year.
• It was really helpful and I enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks for a great year!
• I developed better study habits. The teachers were very helpful.
• The study camp was very productive, motivating and certainly effective.
• It was the best experience of the schooling life!
• Excellent! Continue to organize study camps.

VVV-Maral: Experimental Workshop

The experimental workshop was organised to help and maximize the students engagement in pedagogical activities which are designed to instill interest & learning with enjoyment. This kind of workshop helps students to learn & understand things in a simple and fun manner.

The Experimental workshop was organised to help and maximize the students engagement in pedagogical activities which are designed to inculcate interest & learning with enjoyment. This kind of workshop helps students to learn & understand things in a simple and fun manner. The workshop was much appreciated by students as they got to know so many new things and techniques.

VVV-Maral: CBSE Teacher Training for Capacity Building

The CBSE training program for teachers was wonderful, knowledgeable, inspirable and enthusiastic for the development of students. During two days of the programme there were five sessions of different activity and topics. The training started with the warm welcome of resource persons by the Principal of Graphite School. After that our resource persons began the session with activity based introduction of all the 43 participants who were from different schools.

This review was commissioned by the Department of Education as part of its development program to achieve an Excellence in Mathematics strategy for the province. This strategy arose out of concerns about the adequacy of the mathematics curriculum in the region. These concerns centered on perceptions that students are expected to achieve too many outcomes, that the program pays inadequate attention to basic mathematical skills and operations, and that the textbooks in some grades are inadequate.