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ISWK
Exhibition Advocates Eco-Friendliness
Indian
School Al Wadi Al Kabir (ISWK) recently held its
biennial exhibition by the departments of Social
Science, Languages and Arts on the
theme—'Protect Our Precious Planet'. Mr. Redha
Bin Said Bin Mohammed, Director of International
Schools from the Ministry of Education,
inaugurated the exhibition. Mr. Harshendu Shah,
Hon. President of our school, Mr. Lobo, Academic
Director, Principal P.N. Ashok, members of the
School Management Committee along with other
dignitaries, staff members and students were
present on the occasion.
The exhibition began with a thought-provoking
skit and a power-point presentation depicting
the inter-dependence of Man and Nature. It
featured talk shows, live demonstrations and
audio-visual presentations on the theme of
preservation of environment, in addition to a
rich display of models and charts.
Beginning with the portrayal of Nature in her
pristine glory, the exhibition moved on to
showcase Man's deeds that disrupt this balance
and harmony in his so called passion for
progress. The exhibition focused on the
much-needed corrective measures to be adopted by
Man in his resolve to preserve and restore
Nature for his own sake. The dignitaries,
parents and the other visitors, which also
included Omani students, were much impressed by
students' creativity. It also served as an
eye-opener for many who felt compelled to do
some soul searching when it came to the question
of protecting of our planet earth.
The exhibition also displayed glass painting,
fabric painting, stitching and embroidery,
stencil-cutting, drawing and other craftwork.
Valuable contribution was also made by the
departments of Hind, French, Arabic and Physical
Education toward the success of the exhibition.
The Food Court offered mouth-watering delicacies
prepared by the students. The proceeds of the
salewould go towards donation to a charitable
cause. Apart from that there was a sale of
saplings as part of a drive to make the earth
greener.
The questions posed at the exhibition—"If not
Here, then Where? If not Now. Then When? If not
You then Who?!' would impel every sensitive
person to think and care for 'Mother Nature'.
Can we ever dare to ignore such pertinent
questions? It becomes all the more interesting
when we realize if at all we have enough time to
ponder and act. |
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INDIAN
SCHOOL AL WADI AL KABIR STUDENTS HOG THE
LIMELIGHT AT INTERSCHOOL DEBATE
COMPETITION
Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir hosted the
6th Annual Inter-School English Debate
Competition. Apart from [Indian Schools of the
capital area, Srilankan and Pakistan Schools
also took part in this competition.
It was a keenly contested competition, with two
representatives from each school strongly vying
for the Best Speaker, Best Rebuttal and Best
School Team trophies.
The topic for this year's competition was, "In
order to progress we must look into the past and
not the future".
The participants were given preparation time of
one hour and fifteen minutes. Considering the
short duration for preparation, al! sixteen
participants came up with speeches packed with
relevant matter in support of the stand they
took. So much so that the judges had a very
difficult time choosing the Winners.
It was a thrilling experience to see the
debaters deliver their speeches with confidence
and later face a fierce session of counter
questions posed in the rebuttal.
The star of the morning was Ruchika Moorjani of
the ISWK, who won the clear approval of both,
the judges and the audience with her suave style
in the rebuttal and went on to win the trophies
for the Best Speaker and Best Rebuttal.
Cephaniah Pereira also of ISWK came a close
second, whilst Sarah Sunny George and Aatreyi
Mitra both from ISG came third and fourth
respectively.
Though the host school, represented by Ruchika
Moorjani and Cephaniah Pereira won the overall
position for the Best School Team, the Champion
of Champions Trophy was awarded to Sarah Sunny
George and Aatreyi Mitra of ISG, in keeping the
rules of participation that the host school
would not compete for the trophy.
This is the third time that an ISWK team has
emerged as winners. |
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Miss.
Cephaniah Pereira of ISWK reached the finals of
CICERO'S International Debate - 2008
Miss Cephaniah Pereira of Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir along
with three other Indian School students of Oman
participated at the 'CICERO'S International
Debate' at Delhi on 5th and 6th September 2008.
One hundred and twenty six semifinalists from
over seventeen countries of the world
participated in this competition.
Twenty three finalists, of which Miss Cephaniah
Pereira of Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir, was
one, locked horns at the final round an the 6th
of September, exhibiting her oratory skills, on
the topic 'The Inconvenient Truth is that,
nothing can be done about Global Warming, so
Quit Trying'. It was really a proud occasion for
Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir as her student
stormed into the finals and did a creditable
job.
Miss Cephaniah Pereira along with her teacher
Mrs. Celina Pereira returned to Oman on the 7th
of September 2008, carrying with them fond
memories of representing the ISWK. She is now,
not only richer in experience but the
interaction with the students from other
countries, has also shown her a different
perspective of life.
It is indeed, an experience to cherish! |
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ISWK
marks Hindi Week
Indian School Wadi Kabir (ISWK) marked Hindi
Week from Sept. 14 to 20. Various programmes
were held during the week including story
writing competition for classes 6 and 7;
paragraph writing competition for class 8, Hindi
pandit competition based on Hindi grammar for
classes 9 and 10.
Similarly for classes 11 and 12 a digital
presentation competition was conducted on the
topic of digital communication network and
Hindi.
On Sept. 14 a special assembly was conducted in
Hindi and the winners of the various events were
given prizes by the vice-principal Jeeva Kiran.
An inter-house Hindi Elocution was also
conducted on Sept 20 for classes 6 to 11.
The judges of the competition were Beny Sam (HoD
Hindi in Indian School Darsait), Jagjeet Kaur
and Arun Jha Hindi teachers of ISWK.
The MP Hall was decorated and poems were
displayed on various display boards. The Yellow
House was declared the overall winner.
All students including teachers were advised to
communicate in Hindi for the whole week.
Anil Bartare expressed his thanks to principal
P.N. Ashok for his guidance and inspiration to
encourage Hindi in the school. |
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Fun-filled
fiesta at Indian School Wadi Kabir
The management of Indian School Wadi Kabir
hosted a delightful evening for the staff of the
school on September 4 to celebrate Teacher's
Day.
It was a fun filled fiesta with the staff and
their families enjoying the programme of
entertainment and games that were presented in a
pleasing manner by a leading event management
group.
Many young artistes rendered beautiful melodies
that were very well received. The staff were at
their sporting best when they whole-heartedly
participated in the various games. The magic
show was a hit. A sumptuous dinner brought the
memorable evening to a close.
At the end, the staff sincerely thanked the
school management for the wonderful evening. |
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Career
Guidance and Counselling Programme in ISWK
Muscat, 28th
August: The Educational Consultants India
Limited [Ed.CIL] a nodal agency to promote Indian
education abroad conducted a workshop today in
Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir.
H.E. Anil Wadhwa, Ambassador of India to Oman was
the Chief Guest. Mr. Nikhilesh Giri, Second
Secretary, Embassy of India, Mr. Mathew Abraham,
Educational Advisor to Indian Schools in Oman, Mr.
Harshendu Shah, Hon. President and Mr. Chetan Shah,
Hon. Convener of the school management committee,
Mr. Leo Lobo, Director-Academics of ISWK and Indian
School Sohar, Mr. P. N. Ashok-Principal, committee
members and Principals along with the staff and the
students of various capital schools in Oman attended
the programme.
Mrs. Anju Banerjee CMD, Ed.CIL India informed the
audience about the various consultancy and technical
services offered in different areas of Education and
Human Resource Development not only within the
country but also on a global basis.
H.E. Anil Wadhwa, in his address to the gathering,
said that good education is a stepping stone towards
a bright career. He appreciated the special efforts
put in by such agencies like Ed.CIL and the work
done by the Indian schools in Oman for the
development of the Diaspora children of Indian
origin residing in Oman.
There was a short presentation made by Dr. Sheikh
Suleiman, HOD-Ed.CIL highlighting the main
activities of the organization which was very
informative and well received.
The interactive session between the audience and the
representatives of Ed.CIL was the culminating factor
of the well orchestrated programme and proved to be
beneficial to all. |
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ISWK
HOLDS HINDI DRAMATICS & LATE SHRI MATHRADAS
KHIMJI AWARDS PRESENTATION
By: Mr.
Derek R. Brendish.
The Indian
School Al Wadi Al Kabir held the much awaited
Hindi Drama Competition on August 20, 2008 in
the school multi-purpose hall.
Mrs. Mrunal Hritik Khimji, fashion and jewellery
designer was the Chief Guest . Other guests
present on the occasion were president of the
school management committee, Mr. Harshendu Shah,
management members along with students and their
parents.
The budding actors set their talents alight as
they showcased each emotion. The costumes gave
the ambience an instant gush of colour, spirit
and enthusiasm. The stage settings, props, light
and sound effects supported the themes and plots
adequately and made it a thoroughly enjoyable
evening.
The Blue House started the show with their play
'Chutki Bhar Santosh', a short play which
revolves around a young girl, Sona, who feels
her 'dolly' has come of age and ought to be
married off but a marriage remains elusive
because of the demands of dowry. The play
highlighted the evil of dowry in still very much
prevalent in our society today. Next the Red
House staged 'Boodhi Kaki', a short play about
an old widow who is ill-treated by the very
children whom she looked at as her only support.
After this the Green House came on with their
short play titled 'Pariksha' about an ageing and
outgoing minister, Sujan Singh who attempts to
select a competent minister to replace him.
Finally it was the turn of the Yellow House to
stage their play 'Paschataap'. This short
one-act play exposed the emotion turmoil of a
young man, Jagat Singh who suffers the pangs of
guilt and remorse as his father has to pay for a
crime he committed. As repentance he makes a man
of himself and makes his father's chest swell
with pride.
The drama competition was followed by the
presentation of Late Shri Mathradas Khimji
Memorial Awards to the students of classes V to
XII for excellence in academics for the year
2007-2008. Each student was given a cash prize
and a medal.
As the results of the Drama competition were
announced there was a lat of cheer for Red House
that walked away with the winning trophy.
Krishnapriya of class X E from Red House was
adjudged the Best Actor while Saylee Gokhale of
class VII G from Blue House was declared the
Best Supporting Actor.
The evening air echoed with loud applause as
parents and dignitaries appreciated the
excellent performance of the actors and the
directorial skills of the staff who had
painstakingly prepared them. |
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Indian
School Al Wadi Al Kabir
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Toppers At The All India Secondary
School (Class X)
Examination 2008 |
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Sneha Richard
Lopes |
Kavya George |
Bharat Kumar
Menon |
Harshitha
Chandrahasa |
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Second
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Third |
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It was
all good news and rejoicing at ISWK when the
results of Class X were announced. It was
excellent performance by the 176 students
who had appeared at the examination.
Sneha Richard Lopes topped the list with 95%
on the aggregate and 99% in Mathematics. She
was followed by Kavya George and Bharat
Kumar Menon who had 94.4% in the second
position and Harshitha Chandrahasa with
93.6% in the third place. Kavya also scored
100 marks in Mathematics. Ten other students
had 90% and above on the aggregate. Jeremy
John Fu and Sneha Anil also scored 100 marks
and five other students have 99 marks each
in Mathematics.
The students’ performance was particularly
impressive as 69 students scored 80% and
above marks and another 28 had 75% and above
on the aggregate.
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The subject-wise top scorers are :
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English |
Meghna Dutta
Vallari Sandip Gupte
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96% |
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Malayalam |
Aswathi Gopalakrishnan
Radhika Rajeev
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99% |
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French |
Harshitha Chandrahasa |
97% |
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Hindi |
Bharat Kumar Menon
Suad Akhtar |
96% |
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Mathematics |
Jeremy John Fu
Kavya George
Sneha Anil
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100% |
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Science |
Radhika Rajeev |
97% |
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Social Science |
Sneha
Richard Lopes
Mumthaz Majeed Theriath
Ajay Sasidharan
Sheheena Sulfeeth
Sneha Richard Lopes |
96% |
The
Vice-President Mr. Harshendu Shah,
members of the Managing Committee and
the Principal congratulated the students
and the staff on another excellent
performance.
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Indian
School Al Wadi Al Kabir
SCIENCE STREAM
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All India Senior School
Certificate Examination 2008
(CLASS XII)TOP RANKERS |
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Kimberley
Natalie D’Costa |
Greeshma
Uniikrishnan |
Tushar
James |
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COMMERCE STREAM
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Lakshmi
Ayakkad Krishnan |
Raman
Kapoor |
Anisha
Anil Kumar |
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Once
again ISWK students did very well in the
Class XII Board examination, with a cent
percent pass in both Science and
Commerce streams, the highest aggregate
being 90.6% in both the streams.
Of
the 82 students of the Science stream,
32 students secured 75% and above. An
additional 40 students scored 60% and
above.Kimberley Natalie D’Costa secured
the highest aggregate with 90.6%,
followed by Greeshma Unnikrishnan with
89% and Tushar James with 88.2%.
Of
the 66 students from the Commerce
stream, 14 secured above 75%. All but 8
students scored above 60%. In this
stream Lakshmi Ayakkad Krishnan stood
first with 90.6% aggregate, followed by
Raman Kapoor with 87% and Anisha Anil
Kumar with 86.2%.
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The subject-wise top scorers are :
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Mathematics |
Kimberley Natalie D’Costa |
92% |
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English |
Laksmi Ayakkad Krishnan
Vidya Vati
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88% |
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Physics |
Eshita Pradip Kumar Dutia
P.R. Gokulnath
Tushar James
Kimberley Natalie D’Costa
Greeshma Unnikrishnan |
95% |
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Chemistry |
Greeshma Unnikrishnan |
97% |
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Biology |
Vindya Vati |
95% |
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Computer Science |
Gouri Nandakumar
Eshita Pradip Kumar Dutia
Mevin Abraham Varghese
Zubin Syed Kamaluddin
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93% |
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Economics |
Raman Kapoor
Anisha Anil Kumar
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90% |
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Business Studies |
Stella Lorraine Fernandes
Lakshmi Ayakkad Krishnan |
95% |
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Accountancy |
Stella Lorraine Fernandes |
98% |
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Informatics Practices |
Lakshmi Ayakkad Krishnan |
90% |
The
Vice-President Mr. Harshendu Shah,
members of the Managing Committee and
the Principal congratulated the students
and the staff on their excellent
achievement.
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