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‘’ Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination” – Dwight

Eisenhower

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I extend a warm welcome to our new and returning students and their families to the

academic session of 2017-2018 at Indus International School Bangalore. It always amazes

me how children grow and change in so many ways when they return to school after the

summer vacation. We look forward to another wonderful school year.

From the Principal’s Desk

AUGUST 2017

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The month began with the Grade 10 and 12 students returning a week earlier than the

rest of the student body. This early start gives enough time to take stock of their

assignments and holiday homework and facilitates syllabus completion as these students

will be appearing for their Grade 10 IGCSE and Grade 12 IBDP Board Examinations in a

few months.

The rest of the students began school on August 07th. The first fortnight of school was

spent in helping them settle into the demands of their new environment. We realise that

students spend majority of their day at school and it is absolutely essential to make it a

comfortable environment for them to be able to pursue various opportunities the school

has to offer, be it in academics or in whole education spheres.

The month of August greeted us with wonderful news of being ranked Number 1, yet

again, in the Education World India School Rankings as the best International Day-cum-

Boarding School. The nation-wide survey was conducted by C Fore. Standing first for the

sixth time in a row is a result of our perseverance to excel as well as the support and

feedback we receive from parents.

More good news came our way when the IGCSE Grade 10 [Set 2] examination results

for the May 2017 series were published this month. It was indeed a proud moment to

note that 42% of our students, have secured a Distinction. Consistent hard work, focus

and pursuit of academic excellence have helped ensure these fantastic results. I extend

my compliments to all the students, parents and the IGCSE team on this achievement. It

must be mentioned that Rishi Banerjee, Sathvik Kashyap and Shreya Srinivas have scored

9 A*s in their IGCSE examinations.

On August 15th, students of Grades 6 to 9 and 11 attended the celebration of Indian

Independence and South Korean National Liberation Day. We began the day with the

flag hoisting and singing of the National Anthems of both countries.

We also celebrated the annual day of the Indus International Community School [IICS].

During his address, the CEO, Lt. General Arjun Ray announced that the academic session

2017-2018 will be the year of book reading for all students. He also emphasised the need

to be creative in the 21st century. IICS students showcased their music, public speaking,

dance and drama talents impressively on stage. The highlight of the day was a

contemporary dance rendition of Malala Yousafzai’s speech.

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The Student Council Investiture ceremony was conducted on August 18th. The solemn

occasion saw the new council take oath to uphold the core values of Indus and perform

their responsibilities to the best of their abilities. During the occasion, which was also

attended by proud parents and family members, I briefed the new council members on

how we will provide them guidance, training and support to carry out their tasks as

student leaders. The CEO, Lt Gen Arjun Ray, during his address spoke about how

tomorrow’s world depends on innovators and creative thinkers. He also emphasized on

how parents play a big role in empowering the child.

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A nine member delegation of Indus Primary Years Programme, that also included the

Heads of the Early Learning Centres, spent a week in Finland this month. The purpose

of this visit was to gain insights into early childhood education and best practices of the

Finnish education system. An intensive course with the University of Jyvaskyla and visits

to the local schools allowed the team to experience a different pedagogical approach to

teaching and learning. The core curriculum of the Finnish model revolves around child

centric learning and their socio-emotional development.

The visiting faculty also gained a deep understanding of the ideology behind

phenomenon based learning and its transdisciplinary nature, encompassing many skills.

The faculty had an enriching visit which has strengthened their pedagogical

understanding and they now look forward to implementing the best practices that they

have learned.

The Grade 5 students attended a sensitisation workshop for students to guide them in

being responsible digital citizens. Through interactive discussions and theme related

videos, students were given an understanding of what it means to be a digital citizen and

how to use technology responsibly. The discussions not only helped students to

understand online behaviour and academic honesty, but also helped them realise that

digital rights come with an equal number of responsibilities.

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Gender Sensitization sessions were conducted across the PYP, MYP and IGCSE this

month and will be conducted in the IBDP in September. The awareness programme on

‘Safe Touch and Unsafe Touch’ was conducted by the PYP Counsellor from 16th to 19th

of August, for all students from Reception to Grade 5. The programme was conducted

with an aim of bringing awareness among the students about the different types of touch.

The main aim was to educate and empower students to deal with anything that make

them feel uncomfortable. Similarly, in the MYP and IGCSE, the counsellors focused on

gender roles and breaking gender stereotypes.

Mountaineering Expedition: In synchronisation to the leadership journey of Indus, our

students embarked on the Peak to Lead –III mountaineering expedition to Mt. Elbrus (5,

642m). It is the highest peak of the European continent and one of the Seven Summits.

On success of this expedition, Indus will have the pride of climbing two of the Seven

Summits. Seven students have set out on this 11 day trip on 23rd August. We eagerly wait

for their return to hear stories of their experiences.

As part of my mentoring programme for the DP students, I met with Grade 12 students

in small groups to take stock of their Internal Assessments, Extended Essay and Theory

of Knowledge submissions. These meetings helped identify the areas in which specific

intervention was required to ensure the student receives timely support and guidance to

meet their academic deadlines. Post the first Mid-term tests, I will begin my mentoring

sessions with Grade 11 students.

The annual leadership camps to Yellagiri began with Group 1 of Grade 12 (August 07th

to 10th) and Group 1 of Grade 11 students (August 21st to 24th).

The leadership camps aim at taking students outside their comfort zone and focus on

developing core competencies and skills such as communication, decision making,

leading through a vision, conflict management and collaboration, but at the same time

are conducted in a controlled environment which do not compromise on the well-being

of any student. The activities include paintball, river crossing, hill climbing, shelter

making, discovery course, LDC, pistol shooting and survival cooking during a trek.

Boarding has seen a lot of activity in this first month. The team ensured initial problems

like homesickness, if any, were effectively addressed and students settled into their new

‘home away from home’.

The focus here has been to help students understand and follow a routine through the

week, ensure they are well engaged over the weekends and at the same time provide for

some down time as well. Some of the activities in the boarding over the last few weeks

include sessions on mindfulness, reading, yoga, a dream catchers workshop, a cricket

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match between students and staff, movie and popcorn night in the amphitheatre, dance

competition (boarding wise), special dinner and also a visit to the mall (lunch and movie).

The house parents have also worked with the students to draw up study schedules and

will be taking them through sessions on self and time management along with study

skills in the next few days.

Most of our returning parents must be aware that Indus International School Bangalore

was placed first in Stage 1 of the Behtar India Campaign which began in March 2017. The

campaign focuses on Swasthya (Health), Swachhta (Cleanliness) and Vataavaran

(Environment) in three different stages.

Stage 1 involved students in fund raising with an objective to purchase dengue

prevention kits for under privilege children. In the individual rankings, five of our

students were placed in the top ten. To recognise their efforts, NDTV invited these

achievers to the NDTV India Students’ Conclave on August 04th, 2017 in New Delhi which

included panel discussions and key note addresses by prominent personalities from

different walks of life.

The students have now begun working on Stage 2 determined to do their best and ensure

their team remains on top of the leader board.

Fourteen students participated in the prestigious Harvard Model United Nations, India

chapter at Hyderabad between August 12th and 15th. The H-MUN had 1200 participants

from all over the world. We are very happy to report that two of our students won

prestigious awards. Drisya Antose, a student of Grade 12 won Outstanding Delegate in

the United Nations Envrionment Programme Committee [Ireland- ECOSOC]. Also,

Satyajit Amin (Grade 11) won Outstanding Delegate in the World Social Forum

Committee [Muslim Aid- ECOSOC]

Our students also participated in VIVUM 2017 held at TISB on August 21st and 22nd.

In the cultural events, our students were placed first in three events; Debate, Scavenger

Hunt and Merchandise. Also, Indus participants were placed third in the App Jam

competition.

In Sports, the Indus table tennis team [Girls] won gold and the badminton team [Boys]

won silver.

Our Primary and Middle Years students also participated in the Game Changer Swim

Meet on August 19th. Our young swimmers picked up a total of 2 gold, 3 silver and 13

bronze medals (Individual and Relay events combined).

Please note that Appendix 2 of this document provides the complete set of results for the

Interschool Sports events for the month of August.

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For us, parents’ opinions, views and ideas matter and it really is important for us to

receive constructive feedback from the parent body in our pursuit towards continuous

improvement. The school strongly believes that parents and guardians are important

partners in every child’s education and their journey to success in life. It is important for

every parent to have a forum where they can discuss their thoughts and concerns. The

Parent Advisory Committee [PAC] at Indus which was set up 10 years ago allows just

that. The PAC is involved in all spheres of school life and has grade wise yahoo groups

set up, which all parents are encouraged to be a part of.

At Indus, we prepare students for success after they leave school. To be successful in our

endeavour, we will continue to identify a list of 21st century skills and teaching practices

required. These are a combination of specific skills and expertise students are expected

to master as they enter the global world. These include, but are not limited to creative

and critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration, as well as

several types of literacies.

It is our pleasure to work with you and provide our students a world class education in

an environment rich with activities for all to enjoy and challenge themselves. We look

forward to a successful academic session at Indus International School, Bangalore.

Warm Regards,

Sarojini Rao

Principal

Indus International School, Bangalore

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Appendix 1: Important Dates for September 2017

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY- SEPTEMBER 2017 September 02nd Bakrid (Holiday)

September 05th Teachers’ Day Celebrations

September 09th Working Saturday

September 09th to 16th Trail Blaze- Leh Ladakh Trip

September 11th to 18th Midterm Test- Grade 10

September 13th to 21st Midterm Test- Grades 6-9 & 11

September 18th to 25th Midterm Test- Grade 12

September 23rd Working Saturday, Open Forum for IBDP and IGCSE

September 29th Ayudha Puja (Holiday)

September 30th Dusserah (Holiday)

Appendix 2: Results of Interschool Sports Competitions

The following students participated in the VIVUM 2017 held at TISB from

21st Aug to 22nd Aug 17.

BASKETBALL BOYS

Sl No Name Grade

1. ISHAAN SAMPATH 8

2. MINSIK KIM 10

3. RONIT LACHHWANI 10

4. ZARIF AL MAMUN 10

5. YOHAAN DALAL 11

6. CHISAM MARAK 11

7. NIKHIL KURMALA 11

8. RAHUL SACHANANDANI 11

9. VARUN GELLI 12

10. NIRAD MENON 12

11. NIKHIL BABU 12

BASKETBALL GIRLS

1. NIVETHA VARATHARAJAN 9

2. CHARVI YERRADODDI REDDY 9

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3. ANJORI SIKIRI 10

4. RIYA MARWADI 10

5. SANIYA PATEL 10

6. SHARANYA AGADI 10

7. RUSHYA REDDY 10

8. SHREYA PRASAD 10

9. HRUTHIKA BHASKAR 11

10. VISHWA YADAV 11

11. RISHIKA KANNAN 11

12. NAIDILE U PATEL 12

FOOTBALL BOYS

1. EVERT ROBSON 9

2. SAHIL BINDAL 11

3. PAZ BILBANG AGITOK SANGMA 11

4. KEVAN KEANE LYNGDOH 11

5. JAYANT RAVITHARAN 11

6. GONZAGUE DEMOULIN 11

7. ADRIEN LEE 11

8. PARISHITH RAMESH BABU 12

9. NIKHIL CHENGAPPA 12

10. RAHUL RAWAT(CAP) 12

11. ANURAG S.A 12

12. KEVIN BABU CHIRAMEL 12

13. SHOUBIK BHATTACHARYA 12

14. KIRK DSOUZA 12

15. ROSHAN NEEL ANAND 12

16. ARNAV RAVI JOSHI 12

CRICKET BOYS

1. REBHANTH AMIN 9

2. DEEP MARWADI 9

3. ABHAY KHANDELWAL 11

4. JAYANTH RAVITHARAN 11

5. PRANAV BYAKOD 11

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6. ANURAG. S.A 12

7. NIHAL. BK 12

8. SHIVANG KERALIA 12

9. NAMAN BHARTIA 12

10. HIRAK SHAH 12

11. RISHI VANESHWAR 12

TENNIS

1. NEEL PALLE 9

2. RAHUL REDDY 12

3. RISHIK LADIA 12

4. NITIN REDDY 12

BADMINTON

1. SIDDARTH.CHAKRAVARTHY 10

2. ABHISHEK JAIN 10

3. KHUSHI KALWAD 11

4. PRISHITA SINGH 11

5. AANJNEYA GUPTA 12

6. ANANYA KHANDELWAL 12

7. SANJANA VOONNA 12

TABLE TENNIS

1. ABHISHEK GARINE 10

2. KHUSHI SANTOKI 11

3. BRIAN ANTHONY MENDONSA 12

4. HRIDAY GUPTA 12

5. SANYA NIPUL SANTOKI 12

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Results:

Game: Table Tennis

Category – Girls Grade 12th and Below.

S.NO NAME CLASS POSITION

1. Sanya Nipul Santoki 12 Gold Medal

2. Khushi Santoki 11 Gold Medal

Game: Badminton

Category – Boys Grade 12th and Below.

S.NO NAME CLASS POSITION

1. Aanjneya Gupta 12 Silver Medal

2. Siddarth Chakravarthy 10 Silver Medal

3. Abhishek Jain 10 Silver Medal

Results of Indus Swimming Team in the GAME CHANGER Swimming

Meet-2017 held on 19th August 2017. Name

Grade Age

Group

Event Medal

Katy Louise

Howell

6 Girls - IV 50 m Freestyle

100 m Individual Medley

50 m Back stroke

4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay

Gold

Bronze

Bronze

Gold

Nikita Vinay

Kishan

9 Girls - III 50 m Back stroke

100 m Freestyle

50 m Freestyle


Bronze

Bronze

Bronze

Gold

Dominic Reil 7 Boys - IV 100 m Freestyle

50 m Freestyle

50 m Butterfly


Silver

Bronze

Bronze

Silver

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Ayush Thaker 6 Boys - IV 50 m Freestyle Silver

Shristuti Srirapu 6 Girls - IV 50 m Breaststroke


Bronze

Gold

Cesar Afonso

Huret

7 Boys - IV 100 m Freestyle


Bronze

Silver

Joshua David

Howell

7 Boys - IV 100 m Individual Medley


Bronze

Silver

Shaila Dinesh

Malkani

7 Girls - III 4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay

Gold

Andre Oliveira

Marques

7 Boys - IV 4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay

Silver

Ilan Said 5 Boys - V 4 x 25 m Freestyle Relay

Bronze

Arjun

Sundhararajan

4 Boys - V 4 x 25 m Freestyle Relay

Bronze

Kanishk Adeha

Singh


Bronze

Aarav Rajesh

Krishnan


Bronze

Number of Medals won by Indus Swimming Team

Individual Gold 01

Relay Team Gold 01

Individual Silver 02

Relay Team Silver 01

Individual Bronze 10

Relay Team Bronze 01

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