Investiture Ceremony 2011 – 2012
Leaders are not born they are made, in Atmiya Vidya Mandir, the students storing the treasures of childhood are also growing up as compassionate, caring and committed individuals. Here, while enjoying the freedom students learn to be responsible and disciplined. Responsibility is something that has to grow from within the child and in Atmiya Vidya Mandir it finds direction in the values absorbed by the children by participating in various activities outside the class room. Student Council is a platform where representative of student-body shoulder and share responsibilities in conducting various activities within the school. As discharging their duties in their particular role, the active members of Student Council learn to develop pride in their competence, experiencing challenges and their own way of doing things. These are all essential if our students are to grow up to become independent responsible adults
The Investiture ceremony of our school was a solemn occasion, where the elected members of the student Council took the oath of confidence to uphold the honour of our school. The occasion was held on the 25th of June, 2011.
As per Atmiya Vidya Mandir’s tradition, the respected guests Haresh Sir, Vijay Sir and previous year’s Head Boy Sarthak Jariwala were requested to light the auspicious lamp and do the pujan of Thakorji to begin the ceremony. The oath-taking ceremony commenced after declaration of the roles, for which the principal of the school Dr. Vijay Patel was invited on the stage. He administered the oath of honor and dedication to the members of student council. This was followed by an inspiring speech by him in which he insisted to be active and enthusiastic in academic, extra-curricular and sports activities. He also inspired the office bearers to be role models and take up responsibilities in the right perspective.
Then, Dr. Rupashree Ma’am briefed the designated role and responsibilities of Head Boy, Vice Head Boy, Sports Captain and Class Prefects. She also motivated them to perform their duties in accordance to the laws of the school. The chief guest of the occasion was our honorable Principal Sir Dr. Vijay Patel. School Head Boy Sarthak Jariwala gave the welcome address. The function was in a very befitting manner, the badges were pinned by the respective House Conveners to their House Captains. Donning the mantle of responsibility, they also pledge to dispense their duties sincerely and abide by the rules and regulations of the school.
It was followed by flag receiving ceremony, the Head boy, sports captain, and house captains received school flag, sports flag and house flags respectively. The program concluded with the school song. The list of newly elected office bearers is as follows:
Head Boy: Aditya Patel (Class 11 Science)
Vice Head Boy: Parth Amipara (Class 9B)
Sports Captain: Abhishek D Patel (Class 10B)
Satyam House
Captain: Harsh Sarda (Class 9A)
Vice Captain: Anand Pandya (Class 8A)
Shivam House
Captain: Sagar K Patel (Class 10B)
Vice Captain: Vaishvik M Patel (Class 8B)
Sundaram House
Captain: Anmol Kagrecha (Class 9A)
Vice Captain: Rushi Patel (Class 8B)
Suhradam House
Captain: Harsh Ambalia (Class 10B)
Vice Captain: Yogin Patel (Class 8B)
Taking time out…
Showers of blessings in this rainy season !!!!!!!
A living legend, Hariprasad Swamiji occupies the most unique position in everybody’s heart but His most beloved are the students of Atmiya Vidya Mandir. It was a matter of extreme joy for AVM Family as Swamishree expressed His ardent wish to meet students of Atmiya Vidya Mandir before he moves for His US Vichran in the last week of June’11.
As soon as Swamishree reached the school campus, it was a festive moment for AVM family. The teachers, students, and members of other departments felt strongly that His Grace would come to them unasked at the right time. Swamiji entered the temple arena in the evening and showered His blessings upon the children. Students who drew extraordinary percentage in the latest board exams were fortunate enough to be patted and greeted by Swamiji on the stage. The newly elected members of Student Council were also greeted by Swamiji on the stage. Afterwards, Swamishree addressed the students enlightening them with His affectionate and Divine words. Swamiji urged the students to remain concentrated and focused on their studies all the time. He also advised the students to respect and accept instructions and decisions given by their parents. It seemed that Swamiji has taken a promise from these students that they should remain cool and God – reliant in any unfavorable and distracting situations. Once again Swamiji insisted the students for revision on daily basis and remain attentive in the class.
It was quite a hectic schedule for Swamishree as he has been travelling and straining so much yet His love for AVM family members overflowed when he expressed His wish to call teacher’s meeting after dinner at late evening. Though it was obvious to be tired after such exhausting schedule of the whole day but Swamiji’s ever beaming face and benign smile conveyed his pleasure of being with faculty members of Atmiya Vidya Mandir family in the school auditorium. He addressed teachers’ meeting explaining them His mission behind this school to gift the society morally, spiritually and academically strong individuals. In this teachers’ meeting, Swamishree stressed upon loving the children unconditionally and showing them the path of an ideal life. Swamishree also urged the teachers to give value based education. The meeting went on till late night but Swamishree did not seem to stop benefitting the faculty members giving them advice like an educator. He repeatedly asked the teachers to find the students as embodiment of God and to take care of them all the time.
His prodigious memory is a matter of great wonder for all. Sternly determined as He is to love unconditionally and uplift all of us, He feels profound joy in seeing and meeting students of Atmiya Vidya Mandir. He is comparable to dam which contains wild floods within control. He teaches us the path without teaching. Most importantly, He shows in His conduct what he asks us to do.
All about Learning to Write!
Natraj is my family and extra black is my name.
I am born to serve,
Till last with all my curve.
With sharpeners and erasers.
With funny face that they made,
More they write, more I fade.
Now small and short is my look,
With that black colour I took.
I think my owner is cool,
As he tossed me as a fool.
To give my best day by day.
Bob’s pen-stand is my beautiful home,
Living here take a still-form.
I am shorty smart I say,
And slim and fit in every way.
Bob keeps me in his hand,
Because I am a big magic wand.
I take birth from a tree,
And all that they get me for free.
People took me for granted ,
And threw me wherever they wanted.
And took me to that paper mill.
Man uses me in any way,
I am better than a plastic they say.
– Siddharth.R.Jain {9 A}
I spin, I spin, I spin, I spin
With none of my kit and kin.
Strong are my hands ,
Which sometimes are mend.
As fast as a rocket when I run.
Hurting air is my hobby,
But I am never in the lobby.
I nick, I gash, I snip, I tear,
The cool air whose cry I hear.
My favorite dish is electricity,
Which is only found in the city.
With none of my kit and kin.
I swirl, I twirl, I twist, I turn
As fast as a rocket when I run.
– Harshit.Y.Aggarwal {9 A}
Rabindranath Tagore Week by Shivam House
/0 Comments/in AVM Updates, Value Based Education /by AVM TeachersRabindranath Tagore received Nobel Prize for his collection of poems called ‘Gitanjali’ in 1913. But he was not just a poet. He was a writer, playwright, musician, painter, thinker, philosopher, educationalist, socialist and so on. Shivam House made a humble effort to show the versatility of this genius man throughout the week.
The week started off with showcasing a documentary on the life of Rabindranath Tagore. In the documentary, the writer of Tagore’s biography Krishna Dutta, talks about the life and journey of Rabindranath Tagore. The documentary had a brief description of Tagore’s work, his journey to the western world, his contributions and the impact he made on people throughout the world. Most interestingly it also had the rare footage of the conversations that Tagore had with great men like Mahatma Gandhiji and Einstein.
On the second day of the week, Vaishvik Patel (Grade 9) and Atmiya Patel (Grade 12) gave a speech on Tagore’s work as writer. On Wednesday, Het Adhvaryu (Grade 9) talked about Tagore’s contribution as a poet. He talked about one of his famous works, ‘Gitanjali’. On Thursday, Manju Ma’am explained the educational philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore. His efforts of establishing the university where western scholars get-together and discuss techniques of success of eastern scholars and ways to exploit their techniques for their benefit. This talk was duly appreciated by the teachers as well by the students. On Friday, Vishlesh (Grade 11) gave a very dynamic presentation on Tagore’s work as a musician and a painter. The nature of content and lucidity of his presentation impressed all. He was proficiently guided by Rashmi Ma’am and Sharmil Ma’am and Mrugesh Sir in making that presentation.
The assembly for the junior students (grades 1 to 5) was interesting as well. Along with other information on Tagore’s life, some of the small kids from Shivam House tried to explain the meaning of few lines from our national anthem ‘Jan gan man’ every day.
Shivam House also chose to display Tagore’s life and his versatility on the soft boards. One of the soft boards had a timeline highlighting important years and events in the life of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. On the other soft board, versatility of Tagore was on display as his work from different domains like painting, writing, poetry and music showcased.
The week was building up for a big finale on Saturday which is the day for creative assembly. As always there was an anticipation of excitement amongst the students of Atmiya vidya Mandir for the creative assembly. Great people like Tagore give their message through their creations. Shivam House selected 2 of Tagore’s many creations for the Saturday assembly. The assembly started with ‘Rabindra sangeet’. A group of around 20 students sang one of Tagore’s famous Bengali songs translated in Hindi. The song had a very soothing impact on all the students and teachers present in the prayer hall. The lines of the song ‘Ye Jivan pavan karo’ had a clear message for the students as to what is the goal of our lives. The group had students ranging from grade 6 to grade 10 singing their melodious voices. This event was a perfect blend of soothing music and melodious voices accomplished by Somnath Sir.
Rabindranath Tagore was also very famous for his plays which were humorous and an eye opener for the general mass. Students of Shivam House enacted a riddle play, written by Gurudev himself called ‘Trouble in fame’. The total length of the play was about 15 minutes, but it was so engaging that the students felt it finished very quickly. Some of the act from the protagonist Pranshu Savani (grade 10) and other characters in play made the audience burst into laughter. But the message of the play was very clear: “Let us accept who we are and recognize the flaws in us and try to correct them, rather than ignoring them by pretending we don’t have them at all. As a student when we don’t understand something, we must ask questions and then do our work on our own rather than pretending that we know and face the consequences.”
In the end the host for the day and also the house captain, Sagar K Patel thanked everyone for their support and participation in ‘Tagore week’.
Compiled by: Shivam House
ईमानदरी एवं सच्चाई: सदैव सर्वश्रेष्ठ नीति।
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Honesty and Truthfulness: The Best Policy Forever.
गौरतलब है कि, जब डाँ.रूपाश्री महोदया ने भाग्य पर आधारित मूल्यपत्र-चुनाव तथा आबंटन का आयोजन किया था तब गृहपति छात्र श्री हर्षभाई सारदा के द्वारा उपरलिखित मूल्य का ही चयन हुआ था जो कि, सत्यम हाउस को परिभाषित करता है। गुरुजनो के निर्देशन में सप्ताह भर चले इस कार्यक्रम के शुभारंभ-दिवस के अवसर पर प्रार्थनासभा में छात्रों द्वारा “आज का शुभ विचार” तथा समाचार वाचन के पश्चात मूल्याधारित भाषण सहित इस परंपरा का निर्वहन हाउस के संयोजक [convener] महोदय श्री पारस पंचोली ने पहले दिन के लिए किया । अपने वक्तव्य में श्री पंचोली ने सत्य के साथ सरलता की अनिवार्यता पर विशेष रूप से प्रकाश डाला। द्वितीय दिवस के कार्यक्रम का समापन श्रीमति निलेन्द्री के सानिध्य में छात्र – श्री निकुंज भाई ने “आज का शुभ विचार” , श्रीतपन भाई ने समाचार वाचन तथा श्री जय वाकावाल भाई ने भाषण दे कर के किया। गृह-प्रतिस्पर्धा की श्रंखला में एक और कडी़ को जोड़ने का काम सप्ताह के तृतीय दिन श्री प्रभुमग्न के दिशा-निर्देशन में छात्र – श्री सचीन भाई , श्री हर्ष भाई , श्री प्रखर भाई, श्री रोशन भाई ने पूर्व-निर्धारित क्रम से ही सम्पन्न किया ।
ध्यातव्य है कि, इस पूरे सप्ताह भर के दौरान जहाँ एक ओर कुछ छात्र निर्धारित शिक्षकों के पर्यवेक्षण में प्रतिदिन प्रार्थना-सभा में होने वाले कार्यक्रमों का आयोजन करते है, वहीं दुसरी तरफ अन्य छात्र हाउस के शेष अध्यापक/अध्यापिकाओं के सानिध्य में आत्मीयविद्यामंदिर की अपनी एक खास एवं अद्भुत, विशेष रुप से प्रतिक्षित प्रति शनीवार को होने वाली रचनात्मक पेशकश की तैयारी के लिए कठोर परिश्रम कर रहे होते है। और इतना ही नहीं इन सब के साथ ही प्रति हाउस को सप्ताहारंभ में प्रदर्शनी-पट्टो पर स्वेच्छा से छात्रोचित किसी शिर्षक का चयन कर के उसकी अधिकाधिक जानकारी कम से कम जगह में रोचक तरीके से प्रदर्शित करनी होती है।
गुरुवार को भी श्री पुष्पक की जानकरी में छात्र – श्री अभीषेक भाई आरीवाला , श्री वृशांक भाई , श्री लव भाई पटेल ने अपना दायित्व निभाया । सप्ताह के अगले दिन इसी मूल्य की दिशा में श्रीमती रेखा गोस्वामी ने अग्रसित होते हुए श्री आदर्श भाई , श्री जयभाई वाकावाला , श्री पल्लव भाई , एवं कक्षा पांच और छह के छात्रों के परिश्रम से “युधिष्ठिर की सत्यनिष्ठा” नामक एक लघु नाटिका का सफलता पूर्वक प्रस्तुतिकरण किया ।
आबंटित मूल्य का महिमा मंडन करते हुए आज सप्ताहांत आ ही गया । रचनात्मक प्रार्थना सभा का कार्यभार जिन छात्रों तथा अध्यापकों के कंधों पर था उन्होनें पूर्णरुपेण दत्तचित्त होकर के शनीवार को एक अत्यन्त मनोरम नाटक का आयोजन किया जो कि, आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर में ही घटित एक सत्य प्रकरण का मञ्चन था। नाटक दो छात्रों की सत्य एवं असत्य के प्रति निष्ठा पर केंद्रित था । इसके मुख्य नायक थे छात्र श्री सुमीत चौधरी, छात्र श्री आगम [11 वी वाणिज्य] एवं छात्र श्री शुभम । नाटक की मुख्या आयोजिका तथा मुख्य आयोजक भूलकु शर्मील व श्री पंचोली के साथ श्रीमती सुनिता दास , श्रीमती नीहारिका खत्री, ज्योत्सना दीदी , श्रीमती संगीता दूबे आदि ने कठोर परिश्रम से सच्चाई एवं ईमानदारी का संदेश छात्रों तथा दर्शको तक आसानी से और सफलता पूर्वक पहुंचाया।
प्रदर्शनी-पट्ट: इस बार सत्यम हाउस ने प्रदर्शनी-पट्ट को बडा ही आकर्षक तथा साथ ही साथ गागर में सागर रूप दिया । जापान में सुनामी तथा भूकंप के दौरान वहाँ के लोगो ने जिस अनुशासन और आपसी सौहार्द का प्रदर्शन किया उस को ध्यान में रख कर तैयार किये गये प्रदर्शन पट्ट देखते ही बनता था।
नींव की ईंटे – भूलकु सर्वदर्शितबेन , श्री सुह्रदम नायक , श्री हिमांशू , श्री पूजीतभाई , प्रत्यक्ष तथा अप्रत्यक्ष सभी सहयोगी व्यक्तियों को सत्यम हाउस का हार्दिक अभिनन्दन एवं आभार ।
लेखक: पुष्पक जोशी (शिक्षक)