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The 100m, 200m, 400m races were also conducted. The relay races and the tug-of – war event were conducted on Nov 18.

The Sports day for the junior school was conducted on Dec 17.

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Sports Day

Sports Day was celebrated on November 16, 2013 amidst

excitement and sports revelry.The chief guest for this year’s

event was Mr. JavagalSrinath and the guest of honor was

Mrs. GeetaRajendram.

The Director of SKCH Mrs.Meenakshi Balakrishnan also

graced the occasion.

Mr.JavgalSrinath emphasized the need to encourage sports

while upholding the spirit of sportsmanship.He urged

parents to help children understand their interests and allow

them to pursue what they want in life.

The students of Classes 6 and 7 put up a unique display

depicting the various sports played in the school. Next was a

display of an energetic Aerobics regime followed by an

innovative display of Yoga and drill by the boys of 8th, 9th and

10th grade. After the thrilling display of physical fitness, the

high achievers in various sports were honored.

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German Exchange

IT Fair There were various events that took place like the IQuiz, robotics display and θnfactoria!, a programming competition. Talks like Improving the performance on a general computer, Comparing gaming consoles and Documentary and film making presented by the eleventh and twelfth standard students were very informative and struck a chord with students, parents and teachers alike. The highlight of the event was She++, a documentary about women and their contribution in the field of information technology. The High School students including the students of class XI and XII presented the work they had done in the computer lab throughout the year and put great effort into these presentations. Class 4 students proudly showed their Microsoft power point presentation; Class 5 students displayed charts and presented their micro worlds puzzles and games. Class 6 students were the most excited batch as each child got to show his/her table top game. Some of them also presented their Ulead animation. Class 7 children were the quiz masters of the day as they quizzed the parents using Microsoft excel. Info talks were also conducted by the grade 7 students on various topics related to technology in the AV room.

The event was a memorable experience and entertained and intrigued parents and students alike.

On September 30, thirteen German students arrived in Bangalore. They were the special guests of 13 Kumaranites. These students had corresponded through mails with their German friends. But they met their friends only during this visit. The German students visited the school and learnt Mehandi, Indian art and yoga. During their ten day trip,they were also taken to Somanahalli,Daatu –to see a traditional dolls ‘display and Bandipur,Mysore .

It was a fun filled learning experience for both the young guests and the hosts.

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Kumarans, as an institution has

always tried to promote reading

habits in children and inculcate in

them the love of books. As a part of

this ongoing effort, Mrs.

JanakiMurali was invited on 8th of

November to launch her book

“GuluNami and the Power of the

Triads”, a fantasy novel for young

adults.

The session began with a quiz on

western popular fantasy followed by

a presentation on how western

popular culture has been depicted

down the ages. A character from her

book then came alive and interacted

with members of the audience. A

dramatized reading of the book

drew tremendous appreciation from

the excited children and the session

concluded with some of them asking

the author about her forthcoming

books in the series.

Overall it was a successful program

with students enjoying a lot of

exposure to contemporary literature.

Book Launch

Mrs. Murali has published short stories in various magazines. She has authored a novel called “The Colour of Dawn” and an adventure series for children called “Tender Tales.”

“In a world where the written

word competes with so many

other calls on our attention,

we need more literacy heroes

to keep inspiring young people

to find the pleasure and power

of reading for themselves.”

“For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offers an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time.” ― Louis L'Amour

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Goa Trip

GO GOA

A getaway with friends and teachers was something we all looked forward to. We arrived in Goa on 7th December. Following a sumptuous lunch and a much-needed rest, we set off for Calangute Beach, a mere ten-minute bus ride from our resort.

Christened as ‘the Queen of Goa’s beaches’, Calangute certainly lived up to its name and proved to be the perfect spot to unwind. An evening free for shopping and a DJ night followed this at the resort where we all lost ourselves to dance.

Our next day began early at 8:30 in the morning as we left for sightseeing, our first stop being Fort Aguada. Next on the places to see were the Sinquerim Beach and to the Naval History Museum, where we learnt fascinating pieces of India’s Naval History and saw many models and components of naval machinery. The highlight of the evening, however, was the sundown cruise which brought to us a brilliant medley of Goa’s quaint traditions through its folk dances and its modern day pop culture with the latest songs and music.

On the third day, we concluded our beach hopping with a last visit to Calangute, after which we checked

out of the resort and headed to the 400 year old Mangueshi Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Lastly, we visited the Basilica of Bom Jesus, a National Heritage site built in neo classical style which housed the body of St Francis Xavier a missionary who made Christianity popular in Goa.

We also visited the StAugestine Cathedral, another old church before departing for the railway station to catch the train to Bangalore.

The trip was memorable,

enrapturing and joyous.

-Shraavani A, 10 D

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Making a career decision is one of the many stressful experiences of a student’s life. The right decision can lead one to a fruitful career and a wrong decision can lead to disappointment and frustration. There are innumerable options for students to realize their dreams and with the right guidance and support; this process can be rewarding and fun rather than stressful and taxing.

A career-counseling workshop was designed to help students understand the factors that contribute to making effective career decisions in a systematic way. The objective of the module was to help students understand themselves better and in the process, identify their interests, aptitudes and their potentials.

A standardized aptitude test was administered to help the students identify their potentials and the careers they are likely to excel in. The students were also given different assignments to motivate them to learn more about different careers.

The school conducted three Career Talks this year. The first talk was by Mr.Siddharth.K.T, a chartered accountant, who runs Transitions, A Centre for holistic education. He gave the students of Std 10, 11 and 12 inputs about a career in Commerce. The 2nd talk was by Dr.VidyaSatyanarayan. She is a Clinical Psychologist at St. John’s Hospital .

There was a session on Science, and was presided over by Dr.Ramachandra who is a Mathematical Physicist and currently the director of the Centre for Fundamental Research and Creative Education.

Every year, a Careers Day is held in the school. The careers day is an opportunity for the students to interact directly with various professionals.

The professionals are highly experienced experts .Parents are also encouraged to attend the Careers Day as parents play a crucial role in the career decision-making process of their children.

This year, the Careers Day was held on Saturday the 25th of January. The day was divided into 3 segments and the talks were held at different venues. The first sessions in the morning were facilitated by experts such as Mr.M.SRajagopalan , Adjunct Professor at IIM, Bangalore who spoke on Advertising, MsShirin Samuel, Corporate Communication at BEL, who gave a talk on Journalism, Ms S Deepasri, Head of Biotechnology Department at NMKRV College who enlightened the students about Biotechnology and Mr. Stan Hanislow, Mr. ArunJayendran&MsJhoanne Benson, Faculty at Raffles Millenium International who spoke about Fashion design and Product design.

Careers Day

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Club and Hobby

Display Day

The club display and the hobbies display day were held on Feb 1.Students were eager to showcase their yearlong learning to parents.

Ship modeling,aero modeling,western dance, theatre, robotics,miniature Mughal painting,and architecture modeling were the hobbies that High school students pursued.

It was evident that they enjoyed their respective hobbies during the display.

Nature club, Be2 Aware (Be Environmentally Aware) club, Heritage club, Green school Program club,Health & Wellness were the club activities offered to the Middle school students.

The display day offered students and the facilitators to explore the learning outcomes and objectives of the club activity.Some of the members performed skits,songs and dance.Members of the Nature club explained about the trees and the bio diversity of the school campus.Members of the other clubs prepared healthy, herbal concoctions and sumptuous dishes.

Parents were delighted at the variety of skills that students showed.

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Farewell

Students of class 10 and class 12 were given a

fitting farewell on Feb 14.The amphitheater wore

a festive look. After the traditional lighting of

lamps by every student, there were emotional

speeches and speeches that provided food for

thought.

Mrs.MeenakshiBalakrishnan, Director - fondly

called Mother by all,narrated an interesting story

that captured the attention of the entire

audience.

Mrs.Deepa Sridhar, Principal - shared interesting

anecdotes and made the evening livelier.

The stars of the night were resplendent in their

attire. Awards were given away under various

categories like “The Best Outgoing Student”,

”The Most Diligent Student”.

The sumptuous dinner that night was a

memorable one with the backdrop of the full

moon shining in its entire splendor.

Workshop

ATREE (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment)conducted a workshop to disseminate information

about a portal on the bio diversity of trees that they have launched called treesindia.indiabiodiversity.org. The exhaustive

information available on the portal and the ease of use fascinated all the participants.Three students from class 9– Malay

Pandey,AdityaYuvaraj and Sanjana L B attended this along with the facilitators – Ms.NehaUtmani ,Mrs.Jayanthi Sridhar and

the Nature club facilitator,Mr.Madhusudhan. The objective of this workshop was to make this website the number one

source of information that is crowd sourced and freely available to everyone. When people observe trees,they understand

the changes in the Natural world better.