A HIVE OF ACTIVITY!

Walnut Salads and Powtoon-powered animations can only collide in DRS International School! Yesterday afternoon, saw our students engrossed in their hobbies as all the clubs convened for the first meet of the month.

Each club delivered well-thought out activities for the students to experience, participate in and learn from. The Literary Club members put their theatre skills to the test with a role play while Visual Arts Club experimented with Water Colour techniques.

Those with a flair for expressing themselves through dance enjoyed learning to ‘pop and lock’, the hip-hop way while our musically inclined students stretched their limits with vocal exercises.

Our eco-warriors of Eco Sustainability Club, contemplated the implications of generating e-waste on a mass-scale through an essay. A motivational talk spurred our members of the Community & Humane Club to work hard at creating little crafts and goodies to be raise donations in the upcoming Fiesta for a noble cause.

RISK-TAKERS CONQUER FEAR!

DRS International School, believes strongly in inculcating International Mindedness in our students by developing and nurturing the Attributes of the IB Learner Profile! Our IB Primary Years Programme students portrayed their understanding of the attribute of the IB Learner Profile ‘Risk-taker’ through a skit in the morning assembly this morning. The skit beautifully portrayed how we can act to change and take control of our lives by overcoming ‘monsters’ both inside, and out!

With elements of the assembly in both English and French, the skit inspired each one of our students into thinking that it was possible to do anything they had set their minds on doing and the decision to act, was the only thing standing between themselves and their goals… A motivating start to the week ahead, indeed!

WHEN EACH PERSON COUNTS…

The World Population Day was observed by the special assembly held in the Secondary Wing this morning. The assembly was well-researched, with a poster-display and presentation that explored awareness of population issues, and that of the causes of over-population in India in particular. The assembly talked at length how family planning, gender equality and ensuring maternal health was crucial in maintaining a stable and healthy population.

The Interactive Quiz that followed got everyone thinking about World Population facts. With guesses and approximations, the quiz was open to the entire assembly to participate in. The assembly was informative and saw a good turn-out of participating speakers and students. It left everyone present with plenty to think about…

DOWN THE MEMORY LANE!

DRSIS celebrated its Founders’ Day by taking a trip down the memory lane. The highlight of the day was a speech by our CMD Sri Dayanand Agarwal Ji who traced the school’s humble beginnings down to a determination to defy all odds!

The event began with the school song, a beautiful invocation dance and a welcome address by the Vice Principal, Mr Rudolf Noronha who encouraged the gathering to embody the school motto, ‘Strive to Surpass’. Rushvik of Grade XII, who has been since with the school since the beginning of his schooling, thanked the Founders on behalf of the student body and alumni, saluting the CMD’s visionary spirit, the leadership he has shown and his commitment to family values and roots.

A song by the Primary Wing was then followed by the official release of the Yearbook 2016-17 and the first issue of our newsletter ‘Footprints’ for the new academic year. Teachers who have demonstrated loyalty by serving the school for many years were also honoured and a cake was cut to signify the celebratory tone of the day. Ms Janet Fanaian, who has been in-service for the last 11 years gave a moving speech about the intrinsic nature of the fulfillment teaching brings about and the impact loyalty can have in an organization that seeks to give, and thus prospers. A fusion dance by our students to the tune of ‘Despacito’ brought this segment of the event to a close.

The CMD, Sri Dayanand Agarwal Ji then delivered a memorable address in which he recounted his story of singular determination and the effort that has gone into bringing both the school, Edify and the group of companies to the heights they have reached today, being on the verge of an international expansion. He expressed his deep gratitude for the Almighty and nostalgically narrated the story of setting up the school against all odds. He also reiterated the importance of earning respect rather than wealth. He also remembered the valuable contributions of Mr Gulab Ramachandani in the making of the school.

THE BEGINNING OF A TRUE LEARNING COMMUNITY!

The IB Diploma Programme community of facilitators and students welcomed the new batch of DP students and their parents to the Orientation session held on 1st July 2017. This session was significantly important as it formed the basis of introducing them to the programme structure, course specific requirements and assessment criteria. The Orientation was an informative yet bonding experience for all involved, especially with the current DP students sharing their experiences and learning journey!

CRAFTING READERS!

There’s something everybody loves more than a good book- a cute bookmark! Our residential students of Grades IV, V & VI sat down to make some adorable origami bookmarks for themselves and friends in a session held for them yesterday morning!

The session encouraged students to use some basic origami folds to create the base for their own custom bookmarks. The students were creative and imaginative as they made their own monsters, animals and furry friends as bookmarks. With such personalized reading aids, we are sure these kids will take their love of reading to the next level!

A WAY WITH WORDS!

Our residential students oozed confidence as they took to the stage yesterday to speak their minds in the Intra-group elocution competition organized for them this weekend!

With topics as creative as ‘An e-mail to God’, ‘If I had a time-machine’ as well as ones as fresh as ‘The Uses of Fidget Spinners’ and ‘We are not alone’ the students had a great time being both crisp, articulate and imaginative. All the three groups saw stiff competition as speakers outdid themselves and won over both the audience and the judges. The event really went a long way in helping them get rid of any stage-fright and really boosted their confidence with regard to public-speaking.