Highlights

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TIS in the Headlines
Atal Tinkering Laboratories – Innovation Challenge, 2016
NITI Aayog, Government of India, has selected the school for establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories in
the school premises. ATL is a work space where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands
on do-it-yourself mode and learn innovation skills. The objective of this scheme is to foster curiosity,
creativity and imagination in young minds and inculcate skills such as design mind-set, computational
thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc.
Several schools from all over India were invited to showcase and present innovative solutions for any two
challenges being faced by the neighbourhood community. Mehul Chabri, Shruti Katoch and Vishesh Gulla
of Class XI of the school, assisted by their teachers Ms. Shikha Shah, Ms. Lipi Goswami, Ms. Amita Gulla,
Ms. Kanika Reiki and Ms. Jayalakshmi proposed the models for ‘Bio-Bin’ and ‘We Care Rickshaws’. The
models were greatly appreciated by the judges. Out of the 257 schools that made it to the final list the
school is one among the 29 schools selected from Delhi/NCR to establish Atal Tinkering Laboratories.

Ambassador of peace
International Festival of Language and Culture is one of the largest and most prominent organisations for
promoting world languages, cultures and peace. The Principal was felicitated by IFLC for being an
ambassador of peace.

‘Principal of the Day’
Ms. Nandita Sahu – Principal, Tagore International School - East of Kailash was declared ‘PRINCIPAL OF
THE DAY’ on September 6, 2016, by the website, ‘It’s a Matter of Principals.com’. The website brought
together prominent and experienced school educationalists with leadership acumen from across the globe on
a single platform. Ms. Sahu’s leadership, vision and innovative approach were appreciated in the citation.

Regional Level CBSE Science Exhibition 2016 – 17
The Regional Level CBSE Science Exhibition 2016-17 was conducted
by CBSE from 22.12.16 to 22.12.16 at DPS, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.
This year the main theme was ‘Science, Technology and Mathematics
in Nation Building’ and there were six subthemes under this. Over 90
schools from Delhi and NCR region participated in this with around
150 exhibits. A panel of eminent judges appointed by CBSE assessed
the exhibits for two days. In first round they shortlisted 36 exhibits and
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finally selected 20 exhibits for the National Level. The exhibit from our school ‘ECO – WRAP’ (economical
and ecofriendly) electrical wire insulation under the sub theme ‘Industry’ was one of the 20 exhibits and has
been selected for the National Level CBSE Science Exhibition. This exhibit was prepared by Siaa Girotra
and Siddharth Ranjan Kar of Class XI C , under the guidance of their Physics teacher Ms Lipi Goswami.

Helpage India- Helping the Aged Citizens
On Friday, 17 th February, 2017 Help Age, India conducted their award ceremony for the competition
‘When I will be 64’ at C-14 Qutab Institutional Area. Tagore International School, East of Kailash received
an award for generating awareness among the younger generations for helping the aged citizens of the
country gracefully and actively.

Searching in Space

Two class VIII students, Shripat Nepak and Anshuman Bunga
participated in the All India Asteroid Search Campaign, organized by
Space Technology and Education Pvt. Ltd. The two students
successfully made one preliminary discovery of an asteroid, which will
now get recognized with ‘Asteroid Grand Challenge Digital Badging’.
The students will also be felicitated after the completion of their
campaign, later in the year at SPACE Annual Meet. In a special
assembly held in the school on August 4, 2016, the two students were
awarded mementoes by Mr. Pankaj Bhamba, Director, Space
Technology and Education Pvt. Ltd. Principal, Nandita Sahu in her
address encouraged students to take up such challenges and
congratulated the School Astronomy Club for inculcating a spirit of
discovery among students.

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Board Results
Class X 10 CGPA

Class XII Toppers

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Internationalism Foray
International Visits
Muskaan Arora of Class X and Juey Mitra of Class XII, who were chosen as cultural ambassadors by IFLC
to Mozambique and France respectively.

TIS Welcomes IFLC Delegates
The student delegates of the Int’l Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC) Organization and their teachers
from Georgia, Kyrgystan and Papua New Guinea visited Tagore International School, East of Kailash on
4 May 2016.
The student delegation is a part of a larger group of 17 countries whose students also participated in a grand
musical show on 7 May 2016 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. These students visited the School for the
day and enthralled the audience with songs and dances from their countries. The school had also put up a
short cultural program for the visitors. There was a follow up with an art workshop for the visitors on
various Indian Art forms.

TIS at IFLC Extravaganza
International Festival of Language and Culture is one of the largest and most prominent organisations for
promoting world languages and cultures. In partnership with them, students from the school participated in
an international musical extravaganza, hosted by the Educational Endowment Trust, Turkey on, May 7,
2016, at the Talkatora auditorium. The program was co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and United
Nations Information Center (UNIC).The Chief Guest for the event was Dr. Najma Heptulla, ex- Union
Minister of Minority Affairs. TIS was a part of the inaugural choreography based on the theme, ‘Vasudhaiva
Kutumbkum’- The World is one Family.

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Celebrating Montenegro Day
In a novel initiative, the school collaborated with the Consulate of Montenegro in New Delhi to celebrate
their National Day on July 13, 2016, in the school premises. The gala event of fun and festivities involved
the entire school community, senior personnel of the Diplomatic Corps in New Delhi, high level,
functionaries from the government and students of schools of NCR.
The dignitaries for the event included H.E. Dr. Janice Darbari, the Consul General of Montenegro in
India, Shri Subrata Bhattacharjee, Joint Secretary, Eastern Europe, MEA and Shri Navin Verma, Joint
Secretary, Ministry of N.E. Affair. The event was graced by the Ambassadors and High Commissioners
from Mexico, Bolivia, Bhutan, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Eritrea, the
UNDP Resident Representative in India and other Senior Diplomats representing more than 25 countries.
An inter- school art competition was organized for the day with Indo-Montenegro Friendship as the theme.
A contingent from the Morarji Desai Institute of Yoga under the aegis of the Ministry of Ayush performed a
yoga display in the school.The Principal hoped that this unique manner of bringing people of different
countries together amidst young children could ideate a way forward for unity and peace amongst all.

Kyrgyzstan Students’ Visit
On September 9, 2016, the school hosted a delegation
of students from Kyrgyzstan who were on a visit to
India on the occasion of the 25th National Day
celebration of their country. The dance troupe which
performed here comprised of 17 teenaged dancers
who are members of their nationally acclaimed
cultural centre, Aiziya Noor.The youngsters
showcased some of their traditional dance forms for
an enthralled school audience. They also left
handwritten messages of peace on the ‘Peace Tree’ of the school in view of the World Peace Day
celebations. Principal Ma’am, thanked the Deputy Chief of Mission, Ms. Fatima Sushanlo, of the
Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic, who was instrumental in facilitating this visit. The senior diplomat
expressed her appreciation at the new ties of friendship being formed between the students of the two
countries.

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Generation Global Delegates Visit
Delegates from the Generation Global, Tony Blair Faith Foundation visited the school on September 23,
2016. Dr. Ian Jamison, Head of Education & Training, Mr. Matthew Lawrence, Director of
Programmes at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation and Ms. Sandhya Gupta, Education Consultant for the
Tony Blair Faith Foundation in New Delhi, India, were the guests. An interactive session between the guests
and the students was organised. The students shared their experience of being a part of the program. Dr. Ian
Jamison, in his speech emphasised that direct interaction with students in other countries reinforces the civic
values learned in the classroom.
As a part of the Generation Global initiative, a special assembly was also conducted to celebrate the
International Day of Peace. Students designated a special 'Peace Tree' in the school campus where they
strung up their peace messages and took a pledge to dedicate themselves to maintaining peace and harmony
in the world.

Tagorean Elegy to the Holocaust
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed on 13 January, 2017 at Alliance Francaise
Auditorium, New Delhi in association with UNIC and the Embassies of Israel, Germany, Austria,
France, Greece and Poland. The rendition of the Ballad of Mauthausen in Greek by Aroma Mathews of
Class VIII was deeply appreciated by the audience of senior diplomats and Principals of various schools. It
was an effort to awaken the need for peace and harmony amongst all.

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Art Festival at TIS
TAGFEST

(Inter School Art Festival)
The school hosted TAGFEST 2016 – an Inter- School Art and Drama Festival for the students of Classes
IX-XII on August 23-24 ,2016. Students from 22 schools participated in the festival. The art events of
TAGART on Day 1 included Pen and Ink Zentangle Art, Clay Modeling, Charcoal Portrait, Rangoli, Water
Colour Painting, Mehendi Designing, Canvas Painting, Photo Montage and Animation. Mr. Rajiv Lochan,
Director (retd.), National Gallery of Modern Art was the Chief Guest for the occasion.
TAGACT on Day 2 had the students perform soliloquies, mime shows, denouement of famous plays,
Sanskrit dance dramas, social street plays and ad-acts. The creative extravaganza concluded with a
valedictory ceremony, graced by the special guests, visiting students and the Principal of the school.

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School Highlights
BOOK WEEK
The school organized the Annual Book Week in the school from May 2-7, 2016, to celebrate the joy of
reading. The week commenced with the inauguration of the Book Fair by the Principal, that was organized
by Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd. Inter-class activities and workshops were organized during the week to foster
creativity among students. The events in the book week included Best out of Waste, Fancy Dress
Competition,
Poetry Recitation, Story Telling and Meet the Author Session, Crown Making, Creative Writing
Competition, Flip Book Activity, Movie Screening and Magic Show. An interactive session with the well-
renowned author Ms. Deepa Agrawal was organized for the students. Students showcased their talent by
designing beautiful covers for the annual school magazine. The Book Week concluded with an Open
House on the final day when parents were invited to see the creativity of children through the projects on
display and the theme- based bulletin boards.

SCIENCE WEEK
Science Week was celebrated in the school from July 18-23, 2016, with the aim to inculcate scientific
temperament, critical thinking and innovation amongst students. The theme of the Science Week, in its first
edition was ‘Panchatatva – the five elements’. The element in focus was 'Water'. A special assembly was
conducted on July 20, 2016, which showcased the five elements through a dance performance. The school
band performed on the theme 'Fusion Beats – the Science of Sound'. Students from classes I to XII,
participated enthusiastically in the various activities conducted during the week, which were designed
keeping in mind the content theme of element ‘Water’. The activities were divided under three categories,
namely – ‘Young Minds at Work’ which were classroom activities, ‘Water Crusaders’ which involved inter
class competitions and ‘Reaching Out’ which comprised of outdoor activities. Throughout the week experts
from the National Science Centre, demonstrated a number of experiments for the students. The Science
students from class XII had the opportunity to observe the demonstration of experiments on liquid nitrogen
by Mr. Vinay Shukla from the National Science Centre. The week culminated with the display of student
exhibits, prepared by the students, of Classes VI to XII on July 23, 2016.The Principal, visited the
classrooms, and shared her valuable inputs regarding the projects with the students.

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MATHS WEEK
The school observed 'Maths Week' from August 8-12, 2016.The Principal in her address stressed upon the
vital importance of the subject in academia and career opportunities. The entire week was devoted to tasks
and activities within the domain of Mathematics. Inter-disciplinary events included debates, poster making,
quiz, puzzle solving, mental math exercises, skits and mime shows among others. Activities such as
Tessellation, Maths Online, Quiz, Jewellery Making, Sudoku and Pyramid Making kept the students
engaged. A Vedic Maths Seminar was conducted by Mr. Hafiz from Impact Hyderabad Group. The week
concluded with an exhibition in the school where students showcased their projects, models and posters.

TAGMUN
The School organised a 2-day Model United Nations Conference, TAGMUN-2016 in the school on July
26-27, 2016. The event provided students a platform to learn about diplomacy and international relations.
Dr. Nirmal Kumar, Associate Professor of History, Sri Venkateshwara College, University of Delhi,
was the Chief Guest at the inauguration ceremony. In his address to the students, he inspired them to believe
in the power of negotiation. Dr. Manindra Nath Thakur, Associate Professor, Centre for Political
Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru.

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INTERGENERATIONAL YOGA PRESENTATION
An Intergenerational Yoga Workshop was held on April 23, 2016. It was organized by the Times
Foundation and Intergenerativity Group to actively engage the two most important generations of our
society- the ‘Elderly’ and ‘Children’. 40 students of our school (from classes VI-VIII), 35 parents and
nearly 30 grandparents participated in the workshop. The yoga session was conducted by Swami
Vidyanandji- Yoga expert and Founder, Yoga Association of India. Guests from Times Foundation and
Helpage India also participated in the workshop which aimed at strengthening intergenerational bonding.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY
The Student Council of 2016-17 was sworn in at a formal investiture ceremony on May 10, 2016.The entire
school voted online through Google forms, and the community witnessed a simulated general election
process as the students filed their nominations and went through a formal interview process. After a day of
canvassing, the process finally culminated in the casting of an independent and confidential ballot. The
Principal administered the oath of office to the large student council of 48 members from classes XI and XII
and urged them to perform their duties conscientiously.

LEADERSHIP CAMP OF STUDENT COUNCIL
The school organised a Leadership Camp for all the Student Council members on July 2, 2016. The aim of
the camp was to help students develop some key soft skills such as trust building, communication, team
work, collaborative learning, confidence building, leadership skills, decision making, problem solving and
personal responsibility.

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