CO-EDUCATIONAL ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL Affiliated to CBSE (Aff. No. 1730251), New Delhi

THE SRN TIMES Dear SRN Family

It gives me immense pleasure to showcase the success of my SRNians through this tenth edition of the SRN Times.

At SRN International School, technology and value based education is imparted to the students and they are always

sensitized towards the society and the environment.

Every month the school organizes various knowledge and learning based activities. It is a matter of pride for us that our

students exhibit respect for planet earth and conservation of natural resources. Students are actively involved in various

activities where they have taken steps like planting trees, watering trees and helping birds and animals during extreme

summers.

At SRN International School, we teach our students that determination, commitment and discipline are the three pillars on

which success stands. We empower them towards decision making, we teach them creative ideation and we make them

smarter by letting them play with technology. This makes us unique as we let the children grow and realize their own

inner potential.

I extend best wishes to all student, parents and valuable partners associated with the school and hope that

we all will think progressively towards the development of every single child, so that every child

positively contributes towards nation building.

Stay Healthy and Blessed…...!

Ravi Shankar Sharma

IFS (Retd.) M.B.A.F.P.R. (Oxford - U.K.)

A.P.F. (Georgia - U.S.A.)

Dearest SRNians

It is joy that the ninth edition of SRN Times showcases such wonderful array of academic, cultural, environmental and

life- skills based activities which have been undertaken by our lovely students and energized teachers.

Today is an age of modernism which is intertwined with traditions. Today children are learning through technology yet at

their homes, they learn to remain rooted in Indian values and traditions. With this view in mind, SRN International School

organizes various activities where students learn the values offered by the Indian culture and also learn leadership skills

on how to execute such events. Students, under the able guidance of the teachers and the Prefectorial council

learn skills like critical thinking and discipline. All members of the SRN Fraternity, including the adorable

students, their knowledge banks- the Gurus and loving parents, work with a pledge towards determination

and dedication and hence we will be able to achieve many more laurels for the students and the school.

God bless everyone and keep working hard.

Usha Sharma

A.P.F. (Georgia - U.S.A.)

CBSE National Awardee

Principal

On 6th August 2016, Saturday, CBSE Capacity Building Program was organized in the activity centre of SRN

International School, Jaipur.

The Program was inaugurated by lightning of the auspicious lamp of knowledge by school Principal, Mrs. Usha Shamra

along with resource persons for the workshop- Mrs. Suniti Sharma and Mrs. Karuna Yadav.

Teachers and subject matter experts

from various CBSE Schools in

Jaipur, participated in this workshop

and were keen to understand the

ways in which students‟ holistic

development can be promoted using

life-skills oriented activities.

Resource persons for the workshop,

Mrs. Suniti Sharma and Mrs. Karuna

Yadav, shared with the teachers that

emotional, mental and behavioral

development of children must be the

priority of every teacher and every

educator must develop and use varied

activities in order to make children stress- free and goal oriented.

They shared that through life skills activities, students can be nurtured in a creative manner and when such activities are

intertwined with pedagogical tools used inside a classroom, they result in lifelong learning for the students.

Principal, Mrs. Usha Sharma shared with the participants that CBSE Life Skills and Capacity Building Program is an

excellent initiative by CBSE in order to dovetail life-skills activities with teaching methods. She shared that students who

experience such activities inside the classroom, along with their teachers, become capable, smart and balanced

individuals. They develop self-confidence and become behaviorally stable . She applauded the enthusiasm of every

participant and encouraged every teacher to implement the learning from the workshop, in their daily classroom teaching.

On 28th July 2016, a career mentoring session was organized for the students of standards Xth to XIIth with an aim of

guiding the students about international education and studying abroad.

A delegation consisting of 5 International

academicians and 3 Indian academicians visited

the school campus and interacted with the

students for 2 hours.

Mr. Lougan Gauby, Kansas State University

(USA), Ms. Julian Alverado, Nova Southeastern

University (USA), Ms. Cristina Hiltipre

Firchman, University of St. Thomas (USA),Mr.

David Watkin, IUPUI (USA) and Mr David

Harris, St. Cloud State University, (USA)

addressed the students and with the help of

videos and ppt presentation, shared with them the

procedure for applying for higher studies in

Life Skills and ‘Capacity Building Program’ by CBSE, organized at SRN

Career mentoring session with foreign universities was organized at SRN

Amercian Universities. They highlighted that it is important for the students to concentrate on their chosen subjects from

grade XI itself, so that their foundations become strong and they get eligible for applying for scholarships.

Mr. Girish Ballola, CEO, International Knowledge Centre, Banglore, Ms. Sheela Thyagaraj, Director, International

Knowledge Centre, Banglore and Mr. Benjamin Martin, Assistant Director, International Knowledge Centre, Banglore

also graced the occasion.

They discussed in detail, with the students, the importance of right and dynamic career choices. Mr. Ballola said that ,

“making well-planned choices today leads to bright careers for the future.

Chairman, SRN International School, Mr. Ravi Shankar Sharma and Principal, Mrs. Usha Sharma graced the occasion and

congratulated the career mentoring cell of the school, headed by Dr. Meghna Jain, for organizing such activities for the

students.

During his presidential address, Chairman, Shri Ravi Shankar Sharma shared with the students that, now is the age for

global connectivity and in today‟s times studying abroad is not very difficult. There are agencies who readily provide loan

for meritorious students and scholarships are also available for young and talented students at all universities. He

encouraged the students to consider such options actively as global job market has also become receptive towards

employing talented individuals from across the globe.

Freedom in the Mind,

Faith in the words …

Pride in our souls …

Let’s salute the nation on this auspicious day.

Every citizen of India is well aware that 15 August is the

day when India got its independence from British rule to

become a free country. Independence Day was

celebrated with great enthusiasm, unity, patriotism and

respect at SRN International School.

Independence Day was celebrated at SRN International

School to mark the 70th year of freedom from the British

rule. On this patriotic occasion SRNians showcased a

colourful spectacle of India‟s vision through their performance.

To commemorate the sovereignty of our nation, the

Chief Guest Mrs. Suman Sharma, Chairperson,

Rajasthan Commission for Women, along with our

honourable chairman Mr. Ravi Shankar Sharma

and Principal Ms. Usha Sharma, unfurled the

tricolor flag and all in unison sang the National

Anthem and expressed the joy of our freedom.

The School presented a mélange of patriotic

activities, which created an atmosphere of national

pride in the premises of the school's campus on the

day. Students were dressed as Bharat Maata,Bhagat

Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, Father of the Nation

Mahatma Gandhi, Rani Lakshmi Bai etc. and

though this depiction by tiny tots, patriotic feeling

was infused in everyone.

Independence Day Celebration……..Saluting the spirit of India

The programme started with a musical rendition by the students (with the underlying theme being saluting our

motherland), followed by a musical ballet depicting different facets of our glorious freedom struggle. Girls entertained the

audience with a music dance. The blossoming buds of thee school expressed their strength through Mass Drill. The

participants spell bound the audience with their performance and also energised

them with patriotic fervor.

The body builders of IX and XI exposed their strength by Pyramid. Students

delivered the speech in English and Hindi about the importance of Independence

day.

The Chief guest Mrs. Suman Sharma addressed the importance of the day and

spoke about the important leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal

Nehru, Lal Bahadhur Sastri and Bala Gangathar Tilak. She also insisted that,

we should use our freedom for building friendly neighbourhood, providing care

and comfort to the needy, using the national resource for the upliftment of the

down trodden and above all hold the values of our country at the highest peak of

global tower.

The Principal Mrs. Usha Sharma, while addressing the students, she asked them

to follow the path shown by our historical leaders and advised the youth to work

towards liberating India from the clutches of poverty, corruption and illiteracy.

The Programme concluded with the Vote of thanks by Deputy Head Girl of the

school, Reshu Sharma. At the end sweets were distributed to the students.

Indeed, it was a day of joy, a day to love and respect for our country and make it a better place for Indians to live and

experience the freedom, peace and unity in diversity.

CBSE Sahodaya Sports festival was organized at our school which involved an extremely exciting Table Tennis

competition for 3 days. All eminent CBSE schools from Jaipur participated in this Table Tennis competition in order to

qualify for the Semi Finals and Finals.

During the Semi Finals, within the Boys and Girls

Categories, India International School, Neerja

Modi School and Central Academy Schools were

declared as winners.

The intense and exciting Final Match was held

between IIS and Neerja Modi School. In both the

boys as well as Girl category, Neerja Modi School

defeated IIS and were declared the winners of the

competition.

Principal, Mrs. Usha Sharma applauded the winners

for their grand success and encouraged students to be enthusiastic towards participation in sports. She said that students

develop leadership skills, self confidence and decision making skills through sports and all students must take up at least

one sport for which they practice every day.

Interschool Table Tennis champions competed with fervor

At SRN International School, empowerment of the

students in order to make them smart decision makers

and critical thinkers remains a priority. With this aim

in mind the most enterprising students of the school

were selected and felicitated to be a part of the Student

Prefectorial Council.

Jitendra Kr. Sharma (XII Humanities) was felicitated

as the Head Boy and Aanchal Bohra (XII Humanities)

as the Head Girl of the school. Captains for the four

houses along with Vice Captains were declared.

Rahul Gurjar (XII Science) was selected as the Sports

Captain, Riya Gumaria (XII Commerce) was felicitated as the Cultural Secretary, Reshu Sharma (XII Commerce) was

felicitated as the deputy head girl, Aditya Mamodiya (XII Science) was selected as the Deputy Head Boy, Ms. Punita

Yadav (XII Science) was felicitated as the Science & technology Ambassador, Aakriti Goyal (XII Commerce) was

felicitated as Commerce & Industry Ambassador and Avi Mishra (XII Humanities) was felicitated as the Humanities

Ambassador.

All the selected student leaders were given an oath of dedication, sincerity and honesty in benign presence of respected

Chairman, Mr. Ravi Shankar Sharma, IFS (Retd.) and Principal Mrs. Usha Sharma.

Principal shared with the school that students develop leadership abilities by performing their duties as a member of the

prefectorial council and these life skills help them immensely throughout their professional and personal lives.

The loving bond between a brother and a sister gets symobalised through the festival of Rakhi. As the auspicious festival

of Rakhi is approaching, all sisters are preparing to buy unique, colorful and designer Rakhi for their loving brothers. To

add to the zest of festivities, talented students of SRN International School prepared handmade rakhis and tied with love,

warmth and innocence to all their brothers and fellow SRNians. Students decorated their rakhis with beautiful stones, rice,

holy powder, foam, and other Rajasthani adornments.

On the occasion of Rakhi, hand-made rakhi making competition was held and all students participated with great zeal and

enthusiasm. Students added beauty to the Rakhi

through innovation and creativity.

This festival was celebrated with so much

enthusiasm in the school, so that students

understand the importance of their Indian traditions

and festivals. Through active participation in such

celebrations students understand the epic behind

the Indian festivals and also get familiarized with

the ways in which these are celebrated.

Principal Mrs. Usha Sharma addressed the students

and shared with them that Rakhi is a very important

Indian festival and by organizing such events in the

school, students become self- confident and also

enhance their creativity.

Appointment and felicitation of Student Prefectorial Council

Rakhi celebration held at SRN International School

On the pious occasion of Janmasthami, fun and spirituality were dovetailed and SRNians

celebrated Janmasthami through prayers, dance and a fun- filled “Matki Fod Competition”.

An enthusiastic student of the SRN Family dressed himself as Little Krishna and painted

himself in the pious blue colour of Lord Krishna. Radha was represented by a girl dressed in

dainty and traditional clothes. Both performed brilliantly on some traditional Indian songs

which represent the evolutionary stories of Radha- Krishna.

Alongside, all senior students divided themselves into four groups and tried to entice Lord

Krishna by breaking the earthen pot (Matki) filled with Indian Butter (Makkhan). Students

formed excellent pyramid shapes in order to break the pot in lesser time and this competition

witnessed extreme enthusiasm from the entire school. All

students were cheering for their preferred teams.

Students also presented various dances where they mixed the traditional spirituality with

modern beliefs. The environment was so delightful that audiences got up and started to

sway on blessed tunes like „Radhe- Radhe‟. Students also decorated a swing for Lord

Krishna and one by one, they came and offered their prayers to the Lord.

Principal, Mrs. Usha Sharma shared with the students that along with academic

curriculum, if such competitions are organized within the school, they tend to energize the

students. She also shared that in today‟s modern world students must be aware of their

traditional and mythological cultural folklore and must learn to appreciate the same.

Educational Technology – A Boon

We have been using technology so much these days in each and every domain of our lives, be it education or the regular

household work. Have we ever taken out a second to wonder if it is leaving a positive impact on our work or it is just that

we have been relying too much on it that we‟ve become habitual to it, ignoring the direction of its impact?

Say for instance, is technology causing education to improve over time or have we just been catching up with the trend

of educational technology.

Earlier, technology in education was a debatable topic amongst the society. Everyone had their own views on modernizing

education and making it technology aided. There were a huge number of positives and negatives to education technology.

But, gradually as technology was embraced by the educational institutions, they realized the importance of technology in

education. It‟s positives out numbered the negatives and now, with technology, education has taken a whole new meaning

that it leaves us with no doubt that our educational system has been transformed owing to the ever-advancing technology.

Technology and education are a great combination if used together with a right reason and vision.

With technology, educators, students and parents have a variety of learning tools at their fingertips. Here are some of

the ways in which technology improves education over time:

MANN KI BAAT by (Aman Shrivastava)

Exuberant Janmasthami celebrations and Matki-Fod competition

Teachers can collaborate to share their ideas and resources online: They can communicate with others across the

world in an instant, meet the shortcomings of their work, refine it and provide their students with the best. This

approach definitely enhances the practice of teaching.

Students can develop valuable research skills at a young age: Technology gives students immediate access to an

abundance of quality information which leads to learning at much quicker rates than before.

Students and teachers have access to an expanse of material: There are plenty of resourceful, credible websites

available on the Internet that both teachers and students can utilize. The Internet also provides a variety of knowledge

and doesn‟t limit students to one person‟s opinion.

Online learning is now an equally credible option: Face-to-face interaction is huge, especially in the younger years,

but some students work better when they can go at their own pace. Online education is now accredited and has

changed the way we view education.

I encourage you to think about more ways of how technology has improved education and how it can

positively impact it in the near future. Feel free to share these views, additional knowledge or clarify

doubts you may have on the relation of education and technology.

Aman Shrivastava

(IT Head)

Role of Youth in National Development

The term nation building or national development is usually used to refer to a constructive process of engaging all citizens

in building social cohesion, economic prosperity and political stability in a nation in an inclusive and democratic way.

Going by the definition, it is seen that all citizens are to be involved in building or developing a nation. Thus, the

involvement of youth in national development is a must. In fact, youths plays one of the most important roles in nation

building.

Youth are not only the leaders of tomorrow, but also the partners of today. Young people are social actors of change and

progress. They are crucial contributors towards nation‟s development. Their contribution, therefore, is indispensible.

Youth always has been the centre of all activities in the world be it war, politics or construction work. The hunger, desire,

motivation, determination and high energy of young Indians can make all the difference in either destroying or building

the nation. Proper guidance and direction can bring the youth to the forefront of national development. The young have

passions, dreams and hopes. They have bubbling enthusiasm which has to be regulated and utilised in the right way. This

can surely ensure rapid national development. Youth is that period in which revolutionary thoughts spring to mind and

these thoughts shape the world we live in. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft is a living example. Since he was young,

he had revolutionary thoughts and he surely innovated many modern technologies.

There are a lot of other revolutionary youth leaders around the world who have changed the world and steered it towards

development. Youth, through organizing for a specific aim and positive direction, can contribute more towards the

national development than any segment of the society.

Rakshita Parihar

(IX-A)

Teacher Day Celebration (5th Sep.)

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration (5th Sep.)

SA-1 (13 Sep. Onwards)

CBSE West Zone Tennis Tournament (27-30 Sep.)

MANN KI BAAT by (Rakshita Parihar IX-A)

Events, Celebrations & Holidays