NEWS AND EVENTS

SAI-Model United Nations (SAIMUN)

26th—28th July 2013

Honorable Chief Minister of Odisha inaugurated the first of its kind SAI-

Model United Nations (SAIMUN) conference on 26th of July 2013 at SAI

International School, Bhubaneswar. The three day conference with the

theme of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”- One World, one family was held to

debate and discuss issues of Global concern.

The SAIMUN 2013 is bestowed with the special distinction as it is a

Unique MUN inaugurated by the Head of

the State, Hon`ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik. It is the

First International MUN in India with delegates from five countries, it is the

largest MUN with maximum number of delegates, it is the first event

wherein all chairpersons of SAIMUN are award winners invited from various

parts of India & Overseas, it is the only MUN where the General Assembly

will be organized four times during the three days and it is the first to be

accredited by the UNIC in the east and it also features as a registered

event in UNIC website. Each participant was awarded a certificate which

has accreditation from the UN.

The inaugural function of the conference began with the SAI choir gave a

fantastic beginning to the event with the “Song of Unity”. Applauding the

revered personality of Shri. Naveen Patnaik, two students gave an

insightful presentation on his multi-talented personality magnifying his

personal stature. This was followed by the powerful words of the Secretary

General- Vishal Aditya Sahoo, who in his address spoke about the power of

youth as a galvanizing force who can resolve the issues of global concern.

The Secretary General then introduced the delegates from five different

nations- US, UK, U.A.E, Bangladesh and India to the chief guest who

presented the Chief Minister with souvenirs from their countries. It was

then time to introduce the executive board members and the Chairpersons

of each committee.

The Chairman, Dr. Bijoy Kumar Sahoo in his address thanked the Hon’ble

Chief Minister for encouraging the School through the years since the

time of its conception. He shared with the gathering the accolades that

have been bestowed upon SAI for its meritorious achievements in a short

span of five years. Dr. Sahoo said “The purpose of the conference is to

educate students about the art of public speaking and debate, develop

individual responsibility and leadership, and promote involvement in and

Understanding of the global community. Students are encouraged to

compete against other schools when possible by participating in the

Model United Nations conference."

The Hon’ble Chief Minister expressed his happiness that five different

Nations and more than 300 delegates from various schools were

participating in the international conference. He also congratulated and

applauded SAI International School for the achievements and accolades that

it has earned in a very short span of time. He wished the delegates a

successful and purposeful MUN and welcomed the visiting delegates to

appreciate the culturally rich city of Bhubaneswar. He echoed the thoughts

of Martin Luther King by saying, “Commit you to the noble cause of Human

rights.” He also endorsed the philosophy of Swami Vivekananda who urged

the youth to take up one idea and consume their self in its realization. He

also quoted that” History is replete with incidents that are evidence of the tremendous contribution of

youth and their role in reshaping the course of events”.

The second day of the grand SAIMUN was graced by the presence of Smt.

Usha Padhee, the Commissioner cum Secretary of the School and Mass

Education department, Government of Odisha.

On the second day, the General Assembly was held at the Indraprastha

auditorium in the evening. After welcoming the Chief Guest, Smt. Usha

Padhee, a mesmerizing, Odissi dance performance was presented by the

gifted teachers of SAI International School, Ms. Shakti Swaroopa and Mr.

Mithilesh. The entire audience was enthralled with the breathtaking beauty of the performance and gave a

standing ovation to the teachers.

This was followed by the speech of our newly elected Head Girl-

Soudamin Pogaru who thanked the Chief Guest and reiterated the

purpose of the SAI-MUN. The Secretary General, Vishal Aditya Sahoo in

his address then introduced the delegates of the five nations and the

Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons of each committee to the Chief

Guest. This was followed by the felicitation ceremony of the executive

Board members of all the committees that are the UNGA-DISEC, UNGA-

SPECPOL, UNHRC, UNSC and UNESCO.

Dr. Bijoy Kumar Sahoo, Founder & Chairman of SAI International School in his address thanked the Chief

Guest and gave the delegates some food for thought. He shared with them an interesting anecdote that

will motivate the delegates to do some research and come back on the final day with the results. He also

Shared that, “From the opening ceremony yesterday to the

committees that followed, the students have demonstrated

tremendous focus and leadership skills in an intense and competitive

climate. The students are gaining invaluable experience, making

lifelong friends, and learning a great deal about themselves along the

way.”

Smt. Usha Padhee in her address in the General assembly expressed

her happiness in being present at the SAIMUN. She also said that’

“Whatever you give comes back 100 times and hence one should always try to spread happiness”. Taking

an insight into the theme of the “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” she said

that a family is a bond where every member cares for one another.

She agreed to the theory of “One world, One family” and urged to the

youth that collective actions are required for a prosperous society

and to make this world a better place to thrive.

SAI International School’s first Model United Nation

(SAIMUN) Conference that was launched on 26th of July 2013

saw a conclusion on 28th July,that truly deserved a ‘Hats off’.

The MUN sought to extend the experience of Model United

Nations (MUN) to every motivated student. It was determined

to provide students with an opportunity to acquire greater

knowledge beyond classrooms and to foster the growth of the

leaders of tomorrow. The final day of the conference began

with a General Assembly in the morning where the Chairman

of SAI International, Dr. Bijoy Sahoo interacted with the

delegates and the executive board members giving them insight

on the qualities and attributes that would aid them to lead a

purposeful life.

The committees then got back to their discussions and continued with deliberations to reach a

common consensus to pass a resolution for their respective pressing agendas. Each committee

could successfully pass on a resolution and thus conclude the Conference.

The fourth General Assembly was then held which was also the valedictory ceremony of the

SAI-MUN 2013. The CMD of ADMARK, Shri. Nishikant Mishra was the Chief Guest for the

evening. The Head Boy, Vikram Aditya Sahoo in his address said that, “The 3 day conference

was a kaleidoscope of learning, thoughts, experiences, promises, diplomacy, debating skills,

forming friendships, agreeing on ideas, challenging the thoughts, exploring and most

Importantly coming together to join hands for Human rights and

creating a robust system of wonderful existence.”

This was followed by the addresses of the Chairpersons and Vice

Chairpersons of all the five committees beginning with UNGA-

DISEC. All the executive board members complimented the

delegates most of whom were first time MUNers. They

congratulated SAI International School for holding the SAI-MUN

which was so grand and focused. They also praised the delegates for exceeding themselves and

coming to the discussions well prepared and well researched. They thanked the Chairman and

the team of SAI International School for their hospitality.

It was then time for the most cherished moments of nostalgia

when the delegates were shown a video of their MUN journey.

The auditorium filled with applause as each one present there

took that walk down the memory lane. The photographers of the

IP captured some rare moments of the conference giving each

one a memory they will cherish.

The award ceremony began with a bang as the awards for the

best dressed delegate, The Best Photographer, Special mention,

Best Journalist, Best position paper; Best crisis manager and the highly coveted Second best and

Best Delegate were awarded to the winners. The awards for the Best delegate and Second best

delegate for each committee went to

Mukund Agarwal and Sanidhya Satpathy-UNGA-DISEC

Suvendu Samal and Abhijeet Ball-UNGA-SPECPOL

Vikram Aditya Sahoo and Sarthak Mishra- UNSC

Sarthak Panda and Siddhant Sarangi- UNHRC

Aman Kumar and Aditya Ashutosh Panda- UNESCO.

The duly accredited participation certificates were given to each

delegate.

Secretary General of SAI Model United Nations 2013, Vishal

Aditya Sahoo, concluded the three day conference with the golden

words, “Here ends the first part to the beginning of an era, with many more yet to come…”

Ms. Arunima Sinha, famous amputee mountaineer visit SAI --- 18th July 2013

The famous mountaineer Ms Arunima Sinha visited SAI on

18th of July 2013 along with Mr. Amit Bhatia award winning

social entrepreneur, Founder & Chairman of Aspire. The

special Assembly started with an inspiring speech by the

Chairman of the School Dr B.K.Sahoo. The Chairman’s club

members were awarded badges for their excellent feat in

sports and academics.

The special guest of the day Ms Arunima Sinha is the first female and the first Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest at the age of only 26.She was a National level volleyball and football player, who was pushed out of a running train by thieves in 2011 while resisting them. One of her legs had to be amputated below the knee as a result.

On 21 May 2013, she stood on top of the world, defying all conceivable odds, and achieved what was unthinkable to many. Equipped with a prosthetic leg and an iron will, with the support of Bachendri Pal, Arunima was the first differently abled Indian woman to scale Mount Everest.

Mr. Amit Bhatia spoke about leadership, its importance for

students through a wonderful PPT. Amit has 21 years of

management experience .He has a Bachelor’s degree from

Shri Ram College of Commerce; Master’s Degree from Delhi

School of Economics with a University Gold Medal; is a

qualified Cost & Works Accountant; and is both Fellow and

Trustee of The Aspen Institute.

Arunima spoke to the students and also narrated her journey from disability to the peak of Mt Everest through an interview taken by Mr. Amit Bhatia. She was asked numerous questions by the students of SAI to which she answered with her usual confidence.

The special assembly concluded with a vote of thanks presented by the Principal, Mr Harish Sanduja.

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Two days’ CBSE workshop on Capacity Building at SAI International School, Bhubaneswar

A two days’ CBSE workshop was hosted by SAI International School

on Capacity building and co scholastic aspects of CCE (life skills,

attitudes, values and health & well being, conducted by

Expressions India, New Delhi on 13th and 14th of July 2013.

This program aimed to empower, support and streamline the co-

scholastic and allied elements to effectively promote child and

adolescent wellbeing in an inclusive environment for CBSE Schools.

The 1st day of the workshop was exclusively organized for the SAI

teachers, teaching from classes IV to X where CCE is an important

aspect of the curriculum. Around 60 teachers participated in the

very activity oriented and complete participatory program, which

was very ably conducted by the expert and experienced resource

person Ms Geeta Meherotra and assisted by Ms Smaranika. The

2nd day workshop was for the teachers of different schools of in

and around Bhubaneswar.19 teachers from different schools of

the State attended the workshop with great zeal and interest.

The focus of the workshops was mainly on Awareness of RTE &

inclusive education, perspective Building on Life Skills

Development through Story Telling and identification of different

Life Skills , familiarization of Life Skills through activities,

awareness and familiarization of Attitudes and Values , Health

and Physical Wellbeing , up scaling policy of scholastic grades on

the basis of co-scholastic grades ,awareness about different Tools

and Techniques and descriptive indicators given in the CCE

Manual.

The workshops proved to be extremely useful for the participants,

who have been working in the CCE pattern, enlightening them

with all the facets of scholastic and co-scholastic activities,

systems of gradations and classroom activities pertinent to the

physical and mental well being of the students.

SOCIAL SCIENCE EXHIBITION AT SAI

1st July 2013

The Department of Social Science of SAI International School

organized a Social Science Model Competition on 1st July 2013

in the Indraprastha Auditorium for the students of Classes IX

and X to to explore and enhance the creativity of budding

scholars.

This was a house wise competition opened for class IX and X

students. This was also a part of Formative Assessment which

made 100% involvement of children. Children on the basis of

their house formed into groups consisting of four to six

members and they were guided by the teachers. Each house in

a section took up different projects covering different branches

of social science. Children came up with new ideas

when it was opened for them to pick up the project of their

choice starting from civilization to the environmental

degradation that threatens the civilization.

In the month of April children were informed about this

exhibition. Real work started in the month of May and 2nd half

of June. Teachers of Art and Craft did a great job in helping the

children in completion of their assignments.

There were altogether 83 projects. All models were unique.

However some interesting models were very interesting and

was appreciated by one and all.The projects were, Kalapani ,

Seven Wonders of the World , Incredible Odisha , Solid Waste

Management , Greek Architecture , Kedarnath Devastation ,

Capturing Osama - Bin Ladan, Hitler's bunker , Homemade

weather station , History of Mahaballipuram and Bermunda

Triangle.

Resource persons like Dr Pritish Acharya and Dr P.K.Das from

the RIE were invited as respected judges to assess the models

and announce the winners. The Judges not only asked questions

to the students but also appreciated them for their efforts and

innovativeness and guided for further improvement.

Father’s Day Celebration in SAI International School

A son’s first hero; a daughter’s first

love- A DAD!

A father is neither an anchor to hold us back

nor a sail to take us there but a guiding light

whose love shows the way. Such is the love

of a father. Strict yet vulnerable, expressive

yet restrictive, punishing yet rewarding and

to salute this form of unconditional love SAI

International invited the parents of students

of Classes Playgroup to Class 3 to celebrate the gala event of Father’s Day.

The cloud laden skies on the morning of 20th July 2013 could do

little to dampen the spirits of over fifty father-child duos who

filled the Indraprastha Auditorium with their live chatter and

enthusiasm. It was that time of the year again where fathers

forego their ties and suits to adorn the Master Chef hats with

their little ones. The registrations for the gala began at 8.30 am

for which the theme was “Mocktail Masti”. As the fathers set on

to give their best with their little naughty partners, the mothers looked on. It was a delight to

watch the fathers work so diligently to bring up the best

mocktail. The team spirit of each father-child duo was

heartening to watch as the tiny tots helped the fathers in every

possible way. A flight of creative, interesting, beautiful, and

innovative mocktails in a riot of different colors were brought

forward for the awards of Best Mocktail, Best presentation and

Most Innovative idea. Blue Lagoon, Cindrella’s desire,

Cindrella’s Dream, Spider’s web, Tropical island and Rainbow

delight were some of the refreshing mocktails presented to impress the palate of the judge and

Chief Guest- Dr. Bijoy Sahoo, Founder & Chairman of the SAI international School.

In his address to the gathering, Dr. Sahoo congratulated the fathers for putting up a great show

and extended his thanks to the parents for their unwavering support in holistic grooming of the

each child. He also applauded the mothers who are the true

anchors of a family. He stated that a Father plays a crucial role in

a child’s development and is the savior, protector, role model,

hero and the king of the world whom every child emulates. He

said that, “Our conduct has a deep and permanent effect on each

child and hence we need to live a life which our children can be

proud of”

Dr. Sahoo gave away the awards to the respective winners and also a

certificate of participation to each of the participants. The fathers of

Sreyam Satpathy, Koustav Mohanty and Shivansh Ahuja were

adjudged as the first, second and third respectively and awarded

Certificates of Appreciation. The best dressed certificate was

awarded to the father of Siddharth Marandi, best presentation

certificate to father of Aryabrat Jena, best innovation certificate to

father of Aryaditya Amitabh, and the best taste certificate to father of Pratichi Satpathy.

SAI International constantly engages in creative and fun activities

like these to involve the parents in the school curriculum to form

strong bonds with them. While it is accepted around the world

that the first word that a child utters is 'mother', it is also a

universal fact that it is the father towards whom almost every child

looks, as his/her hero. Father’s day is a day dedicated to celebrate

the Icon and real hero, a father!

Leaders of tomorrow take charge pledging to bring in change

They are the trailblazers, the innovators, the torch-bearers, the

leaders, the chosen few upholding the values the school stands for.

They are like the beacon occupying the most coveted positions,

providing direction to their friends and juniors, aiding the smooth

governance of the school. They comprise the elite student council

body of the school.

On the morning of 22nd July 2013, the air was brewing with

enthusiasm and pride as the investiture ceremony was organized by

SAI International School, to bestow upon the students the laurel of

being the leaders of the school. Shri. Prakash Mishra, IPS, DG of

Police, Odisha, was the Chief Guest of the function. Investiture is

defined as the "formal ceremony” of conferring the authority and

symbols of high office. At SAI International we view investitures as

an opportunity to welcome a new era and for honing the skills of potential leaders of the

future. We believe the tenets of leadership will only be fostered by giving our students the

roots of responsibility.

The felicitation ceremony of the chosen members of the student

council body by the Chief Guest was followed by the formal oath

taking ceremony of the student senate. The Head boy and Head

Girl in their speeches affirmed their missions and solemnly pledged

to keep the flag of the school flying high. The Chairman of the

school, Dr. Bijoy Sahoo in his address said that, “Investiture marks

foundation of true leadership.” He further elaborated on the

qualities of integrity and discipline and thanked the Chief Guest for gracing the occasion.

The Chief Guest in his address congratulated SAI International School for being “A monument

of education”. He further added that the investiture ceremony in schools is an occasion for

great pride. For those chosen by the school to shoulder the responsibility is not just an honor

which makes you stand a step ahead of your peers, but is also a reminder that you have duties

to perform. He asserted that discipline is of utmost importance and should be an integral

quality of every human being. He urged the student council members to be helpful as true

sense of achievement comes only by helping the deprived.

Vikram Aditya Sahoo is the appointed Head Boy and

Soudamini Pogaru has been appointed as Head Girl while

Vishal Aditya Sahoo is the Cultural Secretary (Boy) and

Shrivalli Ghosh is the Cultural Secretary (Girl). Hemant

Gupta and Avantika Dhakre have been appointed as Sports

Captains Boy and Girl respectively. The Student council

body of SAI International School has a total number of 28

members along with the Head Boy, Head Girl, Cultural Secretaries, Sports captains, House

captains, Vice captains and Vice secretaries.

The function was graced by the Principal, Shri Harish

Sanduja, Trustee, Smt. Silpi Sahoo, Senior Vice

Principal, Shri. Nilakantha Panigrahi, Vice Principal-

Secondary, Smt. Rinku Sarangi, Vice Principal-

Primary, Smt. Rashmi Pandey, teachers, staff and

students of the School.

Excerpts from the speech:

“We will strive to not let our posts define the work we do but let

our work justify the posts that we hold” -Head Boy

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage

to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the

needs of others. , I seek your co-operation and support in

evolving new strategies for a fruitful year”- Head Girl