RIS Gandinagar Annual Report 2021-2022
Vidya dadati vinayam,
Vinayam dadati paatrataam’ Paatratva
Dhanamaaapnoti, Dhanaat
Dharmam Tatasukham.
Education gives Humility; Humility gives Character, from Character one gets Wealth, from wealth one gets Righteousness, in Righteousness there is joy. This is the philosophy that guides all of us at Rangoli International School. We believe in nurturing our students into responsible citizens with strong characters.
A Very Good Morning everyone, I take great pleasure in presenting before you, the annual report of our school.
The school, during the current academic year has added several feathers to its cap. We are proud of our students and teachers who strive hard beyond expectation.
Innovation is at the very root of our teaching pedagogy which has 4 petals.
The report for our 1st petal i.e. Academics:
We are indeed proud to announce 100% result of class 10th and we extend heartiest congratulations to all our students for their great performance.
Olympiad
Our students participated in Science, Mathematics, English, General Knowledge and Cyber Olympiads conducted at the National level and did us all proud. Shaurya Singh Lamba of grade VII got the medal of distinction and certificate of distinction for securing 43rd International Rank.
TCS IT Quiz competition was organized and children participated showing their IT skills.
Students participated in Math Mania and Mind Wars too.
Active learning
We encourage learning by doing through various activities chapter wise to instill practical skills is our children.
Green Environment Exhibition
A Green Environment exhibition was organized in the month of October this year where students came to participate when the schools were finally open after 2 long years. They were at their eloquent best, leaving the audience awestruck. They spoke about every topic from presenting the marvelous environment, the beauty and usefulness, the journey of human beings along with the environment, the agricultural stage, the industrial revolution and degradation of environment, the disasters, the issues and how to have a sustainable life and protect the environment.
Children had put up a great dance drama depicting the evolution of human beings and hence changes we made for our survival, neglecting the environment and at last how to save it and have a sustainable life.
The tiny tots too participated in depicting the environment and the uses.
Report on our 2nd petal Physical education.
Sports Activities
A healthy mind resides in a healthy body and that’s why our Students were encouraged to participate in sports. Students of our school participated at district level Khel Mahakumbh. Our Kho-kho team won a match and our football team performed really well.
Kartavyaraj Sinh participated in Under-17 Badminton and reached semi-finals. We believe that not only winning but the courage to participating in sports is very important. Needless to say we all are swollen with PRIDE!
We regularly conduct sessions on Yoga and self-defense.
We also had a wonderful Sports Day organized at school for all the classes. We have made it compulsory for all the students to participate in all the games and sports activities organized, hence encouraging the students to play and be healthy.
We have also initiated a regular running activity for the whole school around the ground to build stamina and health.
Report on our 3rd petal Life skills; Connecting with society
Philanthropy must be inculcated amongst children from a tender age and we here at Rangoli International School are committed to it.
We as a team held a number of projects, for our students to give back to the world..,some of these projects were Project Samvedana: The Joy of Giving, etc. .
On the occasion of Vanamohostava all the members of Rangoli planted saplings. We planted around 300 plants in school campus and around by inviting people from all the walks of the society. This included the members of Lions Club Gandhinagar, the officers from Armed Forces, Social Workers, Industrialists, Educationists and so on. It gives us immense pleasure to watch these saplings grow.
Report on our 4th petal Humanities: CCA Activities
Co-curricular activities provide children opportunities to showcase their talents. Inter house and inter class competitions were conducted throughout the year online which included singing, fancy dress competition, poem recitation, drawing and painting, English extempore, debates, elocution, poster making amongst many.
Our children participated in Online Divine fest in various activities and Shashwat Kar of grade IV got 3rd position in Hindi Poem Recitation competition. Similarly, students also participated in Rock Fiesta held online and Rashi Jani of grade V secured 3rd position in Singing competition.
Special Assemblies:
For the holistic development of our students many special assemblies were conducted, which included Earth day, Kargil vijay diwas, Guru Purnima, Teachers Day, Ganesh chaturthi celebration, Janmashtami celebration, National Math & Science Day, etc.
Creative marathons, talent hunt, Abhivaykti, Kilkariyas, Jhankar, Sparsh colouring competition were specially organized for the Preprimaryas well.
Educational visits
Educational visits are part of curriculum. But this year we tried doing it online as well for the students of pre-primary and Grade I-II.
Teachers’ Training
Various workshops were organized with an aim to keep teachers abreast with the latest trends in the field of education. Such interactions with top academia helps teachers to hone their skills further which in turn translates into better performance.
We also had some interactive sessions with a few professionals like Mr. Dankesh Oza, Mr. Pravin Gadhvi and many more to enhance knowledge and to implement it in our lives.
RIS Initiatives
The school has introduced many initiatives in order to ensure physical and digital well-being of all its students.
Health checkup camps were organized.
Since it is very important to hydrate our body and children forget to drink water hence, a water bell initiative was introduced for the children to quench their thirst.
We use plastic in almost everything be it bottles, bags plates, glasses amongst many, hence awareness about judicious use of plastic is very important.
Thursdays are observed as No Mobile days. So children are encouraged not to use mobiles.
No fire crackers on Diwali: An initiative to reduce noise and air pollution was taken up proactively.
Conclusion
Before I conclude, I would like to congratulate the students for putting such a stupendous show, the parents for their unstinted support. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all the teachers and office staff for their dedication, hard work and team spirit.
Last but not the least; I thank the school management for their visionary leadership without which Rangoil International would not be there where it is today.
In closing, I would like to echo the words of the famous painter, sculptor and poet Michelangelo….who said “I saw an Angel in the marble and I carved until I set her free.” Jai Hind
