TED Talks week by Shivam House

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TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a global set of conferences run by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, under the slogan “Ideas Worth Spreading”. It offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most inspired thinkers, and an opportunity to curious souls to engage with ideas and each other. They address a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science, culture and academic topics, often through storytelling. The speakers are given about 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. Speakers range from Malcolm Gladwell, Al Gore, Gordon Brown, Bill Gates, Mike Rowe, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and many Nobel Prize winners etc…Shivam House had the opportunity to explore and spread the awareness of some of the most happening and cutting edge technology of the world with all. The house stands by a strong belief that ideas can influence and inspire a change in attitudes, lives and finally, the world. Some of the videos shown to children were as mentioned below:

Children were astounded to see the videos and listened to the talks with utmost curiosity. Every day after listening to these talks they expressed their curiosity by asking a lot of questions to their teachers in the class. They were inspired and promised to explore the site ted.com to watch more videos and get more information of things happening around the world.

Incidentally, it was a matter of honour for the house that 8th October, Wednesday, marked the 82nd anniversary of the Indian Air Force. On this day, all were introduced briefly to the history and achievements of this glorious establishment and some videos were shown that highlighted the contribution and might of the Indian Air Force.

Thus, students’ awareness, thinking capacity and imagination grew many folds.

Written by: Shivam House Team

Funfair – October 2014

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Inter House Skating Competition 2014-15

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The 4th inter house sports competition of the current academic year 2014-15 was for Skating, held in the first half of the month of October.
This competition was held group wise as per below:
  • Group A: Beginners – Classes 1st and 2nd
  • Group B: Sub Junior – Classes 3rd–4th and Classes 5th–6th
  • Group C: Junior – Classes 7th and 8th
  • Group D: Senior – Classes 9th to 11th
The Senior group took part in the Long Race in which a total of 4 students (one from each house) participated. The participants in this event were Durgesh Gami, Pranesh Dx Patel, Shreemad Patel and Uday Jariwala in which Uday Jariwala of Satyam House stood 1st and received 10 points.
The Junior group also had the Long Race event in which Krish A. Patel of Satyam House crossed the finish line first and earned 10 points for his house.
In Sub Junior group, from Std 3-4, a total of 5 participants took part in the Long Race event and Devam of Satyam House stood 1st, followed by Krishiv Savariya and Hari Martin. Also, from Std 5-6 in the Sub Junior group, Manthan Patel of Shivam House came 1st in the Long Race event.
The enthusiasm of the Beginners group students made them clearly stand apart from other groups. 11 students participated from this group in the Short Race event. From this race, the 5 students that qualified for the final race were: Jenil V. Patel (Satyam), Manthan M. Patel (Satyam), Yug S. Bhakta (Sundaram), Ved G. Patel (Shivam), Nihar N. Balar (Satyam) and Aum K. Patel (Suhradam). Yug S. Bhakta secured the 1st place, followed by Nihar N. Balar and Jenil V. Patel.
The points table at the end of the competition was as per below:
HOUSE
TOTAL POINTS
POSITION
SATYAM
56
1
SHIVAM
22
2
SUNDARAM
10
3
SUHRADAM
22
2

 

Written by: Rahul Patel
School Sports Captain

9th West Zone CBSE Cluster – Under 19 Basketball Competition

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The CBSE Cluster-IX Basketball Tournament 2014 was held at Gujarat Public School, Vadodara from 2nd Oct to 5th Oct 2014. In the midst of academics and other activities with whatever time they could manage for practice, the AVM Basketball Team finally took the trip to Vadodara to take part in the tournament.The team started its journey via bus on the 2nd Oct itself and reached Vadodara after four hours. They were received by the host school’s bus and taken to the venue. This first day was spent in reporting, school registration and allotment of rooms to teams. At the end of the day, a total of 42 teams about 500 players from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli reported. The host school had also provided for food for all the guests.

The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the newly opened Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara. Many eminent personalities were present in the ceremony. The tournament was declared open by Dr. S. K. Nanda, a senior I.A.S. Officer of the Government of Gujarat. He was also introduced to all the team captains and their coaches by the CBSE Observer. Regional dances and plays were held to glorify the spirit of the game. The ceremony ended with the Oath Taking by all the players.The first match of our school team was supposed to be on 3rd October but it resulted in a bye due to the absence of opposite team.

The second match was scheduled on the 4th October in the afternoon session against BK Birla Centre for Education, Pune. The game was in favour of AVM team in the first half of the game. The second half, however, saw a change in tactics by the opponent team. It eventually turned into a very close game with the final outcome decided in the last 2 minutes of the game! At the end, the game went in favour of the opponent team with a score of 18-13. In spite of losing, the AVM team was appreciated by the referees as well as other officials and coaches for their discipline and for playing with true spirit of the game.

The team then departed from the venue after attending the Navratri celebration and having dinner in the city and finally reached AVM via a train journey.

It was a very rich experience for the AVM Basketball Team players to participate in such a mega competition as it helped them gain a new vision for the game and for the school.

Reported by: Bankim Sir

‘दशहरा अर्थात कम से कम दस अवगुणों को हरना’

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दिनांक 03, अक्तूबर 2014 को आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर के प्राटंगण में दशहरा का त्योहार मनाया गया। शाम सात बजे तक पाठशाला के सारे छात्र फूटबोल मैदान पर एकत्र हो चुके थे।
सुरज अपना कर्तव्य इस स्थान पर पूरा कर पृथ्वी के किसी और छोर पर गमन कर चुका था एवं लगभग 30 फीट ऊँचा हमारे अवगुण रूप रावण का पुतला चंद्र की चंद्रिका में चमक रहा था। आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर के हिन्दी शिक्षक श्री.मुकेशभाई जोशी ने दशहरा के उत्सव की महिमा बताते हुए कहा कि दशहरा अर्थात इस दिन हमें निश्चय करके कम से कम एक दुर्गुण की आहुति इस अग्नि में देनी है, जिससे आगे का विद्यार्थी-जीवन कार्यकलाप उत्तम छात्र एवं उत्तम नागरिक बनने की तरफ अग्रसर हो।
आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर की प्रणाली—किसी भी कार्य की शुरुआत प्रार्थना-पूजा से होनी चाहिए—इसका वहन करते हुए प्राचार्य श्री विजय सर, आचार्य श्री आशीष सर, महेन्द्र बापा, अर्जुन मामा, अन्य शिक्षक गण, हाउस मास्टर, दिदिज़, संपूर्ण छात्रगण ने भगवान की पूजा अर्चना की। तत्पश्चात स्पोर्ट्स शिक्षक श्री रितेश सर के सहयोग से आधुनिक रोकेट तीर का उपयोग कर रावण का दहन किया। छात्रों का मन उत्सव से आनंदित था।
सभी छात्र अपने अंवगुण एक चिट्ठी में लिखकर लाए थे। श्री रितेश सर ने सभी छात्रों से वो चिट्ठियाँ एकत्र की एवं उसे रावण के दहन में उस आहुति को छात्रों की और से समर्पित की।
यह उत्सव लगभग साँयकाल 7:30 बजे तक चला। पश्चात सभी छात्रों ने शिक्षकगण एवं प्राटंगण में उपस्थित सभी जन सहित भोजनालय की और प्रस्थान किया।
हिन्दी शिक्षक
मुकेशभाई जोशी

Joining the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan!

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All religions insist on cleanliness before worship. This clearly conveys the significance of cleanliness, both internal and external, in our daily lives. These aspects of cleanliness have their own ways of being achieved and both need to be strived for proactively.
With great courage and foresight, the external cleanliness matter has been taken up at a national level in the form of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) by the Government of India. This campaign was officially launched on 2nd October 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi with the mission to clean up the streets, societies and villages of the country. Immediately after the launch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself wielded a broom and swept a parking area at Mandir Marg Police Station followed by pavement in Valmiki Basti, a colony of sanitation workers, at Mandir Marg, near Connaught Place, New Delhi.
Being a future nurturing institution of India, Atmiya Vidya Mandir too played an active role by taking part in this cleanliness drive. Students of various classes participated in this event to clean up the entire school campus. It was an enriching experience for the students wherein they felt the joy of serving selflessly and also some sort of discomfort to work in the afternoon time. This not only helped them appreciate the efforts of school hospitality team who work for them day in and day out but also made them realize the value of dignity and respect that all types of work carry. The campaign went beyond the school classrooms till the school security cabins. Even the teachers took initiative to clean the areas surrounding their residences i.e. the staff quarters with the same spirit!
The event was also used to create an awareness that as a citizen, we need to contribute to our society in all possible aspects. Clean India is a responsibility of all the Indians. Inspired by the statement of our Honourable Prime Minister ‘ना में गन्दगी करूँगा, ना में गन्दगी करने दूंगा’ (I would not litter and won’t allow anyone to do so), every student decided to take the initiative to clean up if they found any litter in their surroundings.
Together, let us all sincerely and enthusiastically work towards achieving this very fundamental goal of a Swachh Bharat.
Written by: Rashmi Ma’am

GUJARAT STATE LEVEL TABLE TENNIS COMPETITION 2014-15

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Following the impressive performances in the district level table tennis competition and getting selected to play at the state level, the best of the table tennis players of AVM looked forward to the Gujarat State Level Table Tennis Competition 2014-15.
The under 19 competition was held at the Surat Officer’s Gymkhana, Athwalines (Surat). 105 participants from 21 districts of Gujarat participated in this state level table tennis competition. 5 of them were from Atmiya Vidya Mandir: Krutarth J. Patel, Niramay J. Tanna, Uttam P. Italiya, Jil H. Patel and Divya K. Patel (all from class 11). These students gave their best performances and reached quarter-finals of the competition.The best 11 out of these 105 best players of Gujarat in the u-19 category were shortlisted, and it was a proud moment for the school that Jil Patel was one of these top 11. Ultimately, 5 out of these 11 were selected to represent Gujarat in the national league matches.

The under 14 category competition was held in Rajkot. Krutarth C. Patel of class 7 represented Atmiya Vidya Mandir at this competition.

The competition certainly helped boost the confidence of the students while also giving them an opportunity to learn from some of the best players of the country.

Written by: Devang Sir