Language, the stimulus – Verbal & Linguistic Competition 2013-14

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The power of language is immense and intense. And, the only way to acquire it, is by its daily use. As an attempt to empower the different skills of language, Atmiya Vidya Mandir arranged an activity based on one of the aspects of Multiple Intelligence – “Verbal and Linguistic Competition”.

The competition was organised grade wise and house wise. The competitions were managed by the language teachers and judges were called to assess the competition. The English Language Team arranged three competitions to empower the language skills.

Story Telling Competition

Students of the class 1st, 2nd and 3rd narrated stories assigned to them. The competition was held for 3 classes and every class had 4 students representing the 4 respective houses. Every participant got 5 minutes to narrate the story. All the representatives of the houses tried their best to fetch victory for the house. It was held in Junior Prayer Hall.

Newspaper Reading

Newspaper Reading competition was arranged for the grades 4th, 5th and 6th. The competition was held for 3 classes and every class had 4 students representing the 4 respective houses. Every participant got 3 minutes to read the news within the word limit of 200 words. Considering the quietness required, event was held in the school auditorium and the two anchors, Smitbhai and Devangbhai added the excitement to the event.

Crossword Puzzle Creation

Providing a daily life language experience, students of class 7th and 8th were assigned with the task of Crossword Puzzle Creation Boggle. The competition was held for 2 classes and every class had 8 students, 2 each representing the 4 respective houses. Every team had to create a crossword puzzle which is not only interesting but also reasonably difficult to solve. The event was held in School cluster.

The students participated with full zeal and vigour to win, yet focused to perform the best.

The assessment was based on the predefined criteria and its score. The weightage and importance was given on the bases of creativity and team work. Students not only participated in the competition but also experienced the influence of language in daily life.

On the other hand, the observant judges left no stone unturned to ensure the complete assessment of every individual child. The competition was adjudged under the supervised invigilation of in-charge teachers.

Below is the list of winners from different houses.

Written by: Chirag Sir

Inter House Table Tennis Tournament 2013-14

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The all-time favourite Inter House Table Tennis Tournament went off in style at Atmiya Vidya Mandir on 29th July 2013. The participants, after practicing for a long time, were all set to compete, striving for victory. The tournament lasted for almost a week and each day each game was so narrowing that the level up could be felt. Each competitor was so confident, so enthusiastic that defeat was a hard taste to each one of them. But in the end, only a few were able to pave their way to the top, defeating the players but not their spirits.

P. P. Swamiji always says that winning is not important but participation and the will to win is more important, so it can be clearly stated that all the participants justified their part. But more to it, there was something more than rewards that the players had earned – the habit of hard work, perseverance and sportsmanship.

So in the end, it can be said that the 2013-14 Inter House Table Tennis Tournament was a memorable one.

Here is the final score sheet for the competition.

Some of the students who stood tall amongst all and won their group in individual events. Here are the names of the students who made their House proud in their respective categories.

 

Compiled by: Vishesh Mistry (Class 11 Science) and Devang Sir (Table Tennis coach)

Practice Double, Nahi to Trouble

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“To unravel ideas through stories is a human tradition.”

Hence, inspired by one such collection of 101 tales of Wisdom as told by P.P. Yogiji Maharaj, Suhradam House celebrated the value – “Practice Double, Nahi to Trouble” on 27th July 2013. Suhradam house was fortunate enough to begin the celebration with the splendid merriment of the auspicious day of Guru Purnima and as a tribute to our Great Guru P.P. Yogiji Maharaj, a small attempt was made to pick few pearls of wisdom from the ocean of valuable stories of wisdom narrated by him. The book comprises 101 stories beautifully painted by Yogiji Maharaj in a lucid and unadulterated language. Reading of this book makes it easy for people of all ages to understand deep messages of wisdom which can be applied to their daily life.

 

 
Suhradam House performed a wonderful drama titled “Practice Double, Nahi to Trouble” in the creative assembly on Saturday morning drawn from two selected stories which children can apply in their student life. The assembly began with prayer followed by Pujan of Thakorji by Pujya Saumya Ma’am as it was her birthday and she was honoured with a bouquet by the teachers of Suhradam House. The drama began thereafter with a story of a king who invited the pundits to perform a Bhagvat katha at his palace. When the katha was going on, the king played Chopat with his friends rather than listening to the katha. So the pundit requested him to listen to the katha or else it won’t get him any reward. The king replied taking the proud of arranging many such Kathas and said you carry on…‘tum bak bak, hum sun sun’. It means that, ‘you keep on talking and I keep on listening.’ The disheartened pundit felt very bad for the king and explained to him that performing many kathas would not get him anything. He should listen to the katha carefully and apply the values derived from it in his life. But the king did not listen to the pundit.

This story was actually being read from 101 Tales of Wisdom by a father at bedtime with his child – Anupam making him understand that if he would not learn in the class with concentration and would keep on listening to the teacher without understanding, it would be of no use. Anupam expressed his gratitude to his father for the advice and asked him to give the book. He said he would read the book regularly and would get the solutions for his problems. He even expressed his desire to become a great doctor like his father. Anupam then studied with concentration in class and worked very hard. He started getting good marks in exams. But he thought that something was missing. He knew the answers of questions and the solution of the problems but could not apply his knowledge. He then thought and picked the book – 101 Tales of Wisdom and came across a story – Taltumbadiya Shashtri and started reading.

There was a boy who was learning in an ashram of his guru. He was not able to remember what he learned. One day he approached the guru and asked for the solution to his problem. The guru gave him two bowls and told him to fill one with sesame seeds and empty one seed in the other one at a time by saying a verse he had to remember. He said to repeat this until he had the verse by heart. The solution was difficult but the boy obeyed his guru with dedication and learnt all the verses and thus he became a great scholar popularly known as Taltumbadiya Shashtri.

While Anupam was reading the story, his father arrived and he shared it with his father and told him that he got the solution to his problem and added that along with hard work and concentration, practice is equally important. He at last appeals to the audience to learn in class with Jordar concentration and always practice double to avoid the trouble.

The creative assembly of Suhradam house presented the core of the learning from 101 Tales of Wisdom into one saying which states –

“Don’t practice until you get it right, practice until you can’t get it wrong.”

Submitted by
Nirali Madam

Inter House Carrom Competition 2013-14

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The only downside of rain is no outdoor sports, but that encourages the indoor sports. There are few indoor games which are very exciting as well as can match excitement of any outdoor sports. Carrom certainly fits that category. Students of Atmiya Vidya Mandir enjoyed the first ever Inter House Carrom Competition in the second half of July 2013.

Although carrom is played regularly at AVM, this was the first occasion when the competition was held. Announcement of the competition created a buzz around the school and the presence of obvious excitement was felt amongst the students from all classes.

 

The competition was divided into three categories: Sub-junior, Junior and Senior.

Students were supposed to take part in pair and compete amongst themselves to be shortlisted from their respective houses for the knockout rounds. After a few days of practice sessions and preliminary rounds, four teams from each of the houses were selected in each category.

Hemant sir and Kalpesh sir organised the competition very effectively. All the other sports teachers also helped in organizing the first inter house sports competition of the year. The location was the activity hall, first floor in Junior Hostel. The matches for the third places and the finals were held on 20th July. Here is a brief summary of the competition.

In the Sub-junior category, Satyam house grabbed the first and the third place, while Sundaram house took the second place.

In the Junior category, Satyam house again won the finals as Suhradam house took the second and the third places.

In the Senior category, Shivam house broke the domination of Satyam house and won that category. While Sundaram house took the second place, Suhradam house got the third place.

Here are the final standings:

Celebrating the Bliss bestowed by Guru

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When we are oblivious of the purpose of life and get more and more entangled in various attractions of physical world, we are limited with our senses and our mind cannot comprehend either our purpose or ways to achieve it, hence we live aimlessly until we meet our Guru. Finally the guru defines our path and our life’s purpose. Gratitude is the key to unlocking a more open and rewarding perspective on life. And Guru Purnima is the day to show our gratitude towards our Guru, acknowledge His blessings and reaffirm our loyalty towards him.

Reiterating the gratitude towards H.D.H P.P. Swamiji, students, teachers and all members of AVM family celebrated Gurupurnima on Sunday 21st July 2013. The Morning assembly in the prayer hall was held with the gracious presence of Saints from Haridham. The Head boy of the school, Sachin Verlekar hosted the ceremony of Gurupoojan. After the invocation of God’s blessings and prayer, Vice Head Boy Dhwanit Tamboli and Sports Captain Nirmal Patel offered garlands to the guests. 

Addressing the students, the School Principal Dr Vijay Patel then elucidated need of Guru in one’s life and that Guru is the medium to communicate with God and what should we pray on this auspicious day. It was followed by soul stirring devotional bhajans by school choir group. Then the students offered their prayers and devotion to the Guru marked by Gurupoojan. Thereafter students received blessings of P. Suhrad Swami who gave an insight on importance of this day.


Thus on this auspicious day students realised that ignorance of math, science, history or technology may make life slightly inconvenient but it does not shroud us in darkness. The ignorance which is really dark is always dispelled by Guru in order to make our life peaceful, purposeful, fulfilling and divinely-connected.

विद्या विनयेन शोभते

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अत्यंत द्रुत गति से बदलते हुए इस समाज मे , इस परिवेश मे
संवेदनाओं और भावनाओं का ह्रास होता स्पष्ट नज़र आ रहा है। ऐसे दुष्कालग्रस्त मानव
समाज मे, सामाजिक एवं मानवीय मूल्यों की पुनः स्थापना का ही एक प्रयास है , हम सभी
का अपना…  यह आत्मीय विद्या मंदिर !
      जी हाँ ,
मित्रों ! आत्मीय सम्राट , परम् पूज्य श्री हरिप्रसाद स्वामी जी द्वारा सन् 2004
में स्थापित, आत्मीय विद्या मंदिर  जो कि ,
पिछले दस वर्षों से निरंतर शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में , ज्ञान के साथ-साथ यहाँ के छात्रों
में नैतिकता एवं शुद्ध मानसिकता के बीजों का रोपण कर रहा है। इस बार भी अपनी इसी
अनोखी एवं अद्भूत परंपरा की श्रंखला में एक और कड़ी को शिक्षा-सत्र 2013 – 2014 के
लिए जोड़ चुका है।
      विद्यालय
के सत्यम् हाउस ने आठ जुलाई से प्रारंभ हुए सप्ताह को , विद्यार्थी के जीवन में
अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण “विनय” नामक मूल्य का वर्णन करते हुए संपन्न किया। सप्ताह भर
विद्यालय की प्रार्थना सभा में विस्तार पूर्वक ‘विनय’ का महत्व समझाया गया।
विद्यालय के व्यवस्था-तंत्र के अनुसार , सत्यम् हाउस को ‘विनय’ नामक मूल्य पर
आधारित एक लघु नाटिका “विद्या विनयेन शोभते”
प्रस्तुत करने का मौका मिला। सत्यम् हाउस के सभी सदस्यों ने आत्मीयता से विचारों
का आदान-प्रदान कर के विद्यालय के नृत्य-निर्देशक श्रीमान मृणाल नायक के
मार्गदर्शन अनुसार इस नाटक को प्रस्तुत करने का नम्र प्रयास किया।
      “प्रिय
राम ! जीवन पथ हर मानव को अनेक कठिनाईयों का सामना करना पड़ता है, इन कठिन
परिस्थितियों को केवल बल और बुद्धि के आधार पर जीत लेना असंभव है। संपूर्ण विजय
प्राप्त करने के लिए बल और बुद्धि के साथ विनय का होना परमावश्यक है”।
विश्वामित्र जी के द्वारा प्रभु श्री राम को शिव-धनुष
उठाने से पूर्व दिये गये उपर लिखित ये आशिर्वचन ही वास्तव में निचोड़ थे, पूरे
नाटक के।  
       मानवता का सर्वोत्तम आभूषण विनयशीलता को कहा गया
है। पुरुषोत्तम राम विनयशीलता के साक्षात् अवतार थें। उसी विनयशीलता के शस्त्र से
क्रोधित और आगबबुला हुए श्री परशुराम के क्रोध को भगवान श्री राम नियंत्रित कर
पाए।
       विनम्र व्यक्ति में सभी प्रकार की परिस्थितियों
को झेलने की शक्ति होती है , ऐसी शक्ति और अपने ज्ञान- गरिमा का रंज मात्र भी उन्हें
दंभ नहीं होता है और वे सदैव दूसरों के समक्ष झूकना , नम्र होना ही अपना कर्तव्य
मानते हैं। वास्तव में विनय कठिनाईयों का सामना करने में संबल बनता है और
प्रतिद्वन्द्वी को बल क्षीण करता है।
      आइए !
श्री राम में बसे इस अद्भूत विनम्रता के महान सदगुण को हम हमारे जीवन में ढालने का
प्रयास कर जीवन को समृद्ध बनाएं ।।

लेखक: श्री पुष्पक जोशी

Investiture Ceremony 2013-14

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“The price of greatness is responsibility.” Sir Winston Churchill

On the pleasant morning of 6 July 2013, admirable young talents of Atmiya Vidya Mandir were bestowed responsibility of serving school with their capability, efficiency and more over with devotion.

The Investiture Ceremony, thus marked the initiation of the student council for the academic session 2013-14. Designations were assigned with an official title to the Head Boy, the Vice Head Boy and the Sports Captain. the House Captains and the Vice-Captains of all the four houses were provided with the respective ranks and deserved rights.

The young and enlightened minds, Harsh Sarda and Tanmay Patel of class XI carried the program to an utmost excitement. And displayed the best of the qualities of Host.

“PRATHAM PRABHU, PACCHI PAGLU” as per this ritual of Atmiya Vidya Mandir, Investiture Ceremony commenced its first step of lightening the sacred lamp by Honourable Vice Principal – Ashish Sir, Respectable Administrator – Haresh Sir. Thakorji was offered with the devotional poojan by Pujya Arjun Mama. Following the Hindu tradition, Lord Ganesha was worshipped by presenting the Sloka – “Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha” by our school choir group who added grandeur to the ambience.

On the tune of the school band, members of Student Council performed a grand March Past.

The formal assignment of title, is indeed a matter of pride for every members of Student Council. Vice Principal, House conveners and House Teachers assigned the Council members with their respective badges.

Turning the program with zest, Vice-Principal, Honourable Swayam Ma’am carried out the swearing-in-ceremony. Wherein entire Student Council took an oath and promised to discharge their duties sincerely to the best of their ability.

To add more splendour to this function, the centre of most attraction for our school youngistan was the dance, it was a traditional Gujarati dance which was performed by the students of class IX and X in a kathiyawadi attire.

The Head Boy, Sachin Verlekar, cognitively brilliant, socially smart and emotionally stable yet deeply humane delivered a short speech. Wherein he promised to behold the values of school and stand up to the expectations of elders.

Enlightening further, Vice Principal – Swayam Ma’am addressed the school on “Responsibility of a leader is to play multiple roles in his life”.

As a symbol of energy, the lamp was lighten by the Students Council. The ceremony was concluded with the school song.

Wishing the entire Student Council, success and victory in all their endeavours and leaving behind a legacy for all to cherish.

Written by: Rashmi Ma’am

Student Council 2013-14

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Real leadership is not about prestige, power and status. It is about responsibility.

School is a basic platform to initiate the ability to become a responsible citizen of the nation. The concept of integrity and unity are taught by grouping students together on an equal ground of election.

In Atmiya Vidya Mandir, the students are given a platform to experience the realities and joy of outer world by giving hands-on experience. They are nurtured with many social, cultural and spiritual values. To experiencethis very important process first-hand, the Student Council has been set up wherein students can show their active participation by recognizing their duty towards school, friends, teachers and further, in future, to the nation. As a result, every child got an opportunity to use his wisdom to elect his leader.

Students are the hope for the bright future of any nation. Moulding students of today as a better citizen for tomorrow was the sole motto of the event.

As educated by P.P.Swamiji, three main qualities that a leader should possess are to be polite, stable and Atmiya. Leaders are not born, sometimes they need to be moulded. Such a place is AVM where students strive to fly like a leader still try to remain grounded.

Atmiya Vidya Mandir witnessed its fourth student council election in the second week of the academic year 2013-14.

Nomination Criteria

  1. House Vice Captain from Class VIII
  2. House Captain from Class IX and X
  3. Vice Head Boy – Class IX
  4. Head Boy – Class XI

Election Procedure

  1. Vote access: Students from class 6th to 12th, and all the elderly people in the campus.
  2. Pre elections: Before the elections the dates of nomination, campaign, polling and declaration of results were announced.
  3. Campaigning Week: When elections were called, nominees endeavoured to influence the school by campaigning. The students nominated with the zeal to win. And a tough competition proved the students highly proactive to serve the respective houses and the school.
  4. Voting day: The elections were held on 29th June 2013 from 11.20 AM to 1.00 PM. Prayer hall was chosen as a polling station. The sports team was in charge of handling polling in a smooth way. Students experienced casting their vote through laptops. An indelible ink like of marker pen was applied on the left index finger of the voter as an indicator that the voter has cast his vote.
  5. Post elections: After the different phases of the elections were complete, a day was set to count the votes. The votes were tallied. The candidate who mustered the most votes was declared the winner for their respective post.
Selection:
In a very unusual turn of events, the school witnessed for the first time, a selection for a very important post in the Council, that of the Sports Captain. This was done due to the overwhelmingly outstanding qualities of the candidate involved, Nirmal Patel, who was selected for the aforementioned post by the School Principal and the Student Council Convenor.

Election Results:

The list of newly elected student council members is as follows:

Head Boy: Sachin S. Verlekar

Vice Head Boy: Dhwanit R. Tamboli

Sports Captain: Nirmal A. Patel

Satyam House:

  • Captain Sumit D. Choudhary
  • Vice Captain Jagrat K. Gada

Shivam House:

  • Captain Dhaval A. Jariwala
  • Vice Captain Sarvanaman B. Patel

Sundaram House:

  • Captain Arpit K. Trapasiya
  • Vice Captain Nimit J. Patel

Suhradam House:

  • Captain Harsh V. Gondalia
  • Vice Captain Rahul B. Patel

Finally, the school has a fresh beginning of a new academic year with the support of newly elected student leaders waiting for their upcoming oath ceremony.

Written by: Rashmi Ma’am

AVM where Excellence is a Habit – Part 2

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It is rightly said that the fruits of success always grow on the tree of hard work. After a year full of home works, assignments, daily reading hours, worksheets, projects, unit tests, prelims, and two summative exams; students were eager to find out if their tree of hard work was ready to give them the fruit of success which they were hoping for.

After a very bright result of class 12 students, students of class 10 had a tough ask to follow. But the consistent hard work throughout the year by students coupled with the constant guidance from the teachers and more importantly with the blessings and inspiration from His Divine Holiness Hariprasad Swamiji, the class 10 students achieved a benchmark result in CBSE board exams.

It was a proud moment for the school as 10 students scored a perfect score of 10.0 CGPA.

Out of the 53 students appeared for the exams, 24 students scored over 9.0 CGPA.

Atmiya Vidya Mandir congratulates all the students, their parents and the teachers for such an astounding result.

Here are some of the statistical highlights and the school toppers:

  • Total number of students appeared:       53
  • Students with CGPA 10:                           10
  • Students with CGPA between 9 to 10:   14
  • Students with CGPA between 8 to 9:     11
  • Students with CGPA between 7 to 8:     10
  • Students with CGPA between 6 to 7:      6
  • Students with CGPA below 6:                 2