2015 saw the school gearing it-

self for the Annual Sports, a much

awaited and keenly contested event.

Adding to the fervor was the Out-

bound Programme, a qualitative

complement to academics, which is

unique in the richness of experiential

learning it allows to the students. An

extremely well orchestrated event

was the Pre Primary Concert.

March marshaled testing times!

Examination fever gripped the entire

school as the Term End exams began

simultaneous to the board examina-

tions for the IGCSE and the CBSE stu-

dents.

The Spring Break provided a wel-

come breather before the new aca-

demic year commences in April.

Editorial

NISV Newsletter

Jan—Mar 2015

Events at school

2ND TERM EXAMS(IB MYP&DP) QUIZ COMPETITION

The Term end examinations were conducted

from the 10thMarch’15 to 18th March’15. The

exams were held earlier this year as the new ac-

ademic session is to start in April 2015.This

brought the academic year 2014-2015 to a

fitting end.

Events at School

General Knowledge Quiz Competition

was held for Grades III to VIII, where the stu-

dents were asked questions based on the

content in their weekly Gaptopedias. The

Students learnt many new things, widening

their scope of learning and enjoyed the

competition thoroughly!

Sports PYP Section

VADODARA MUSEUM SHARING OUR CULTURE

As a part of our Unit of Inquiry “Going, Going, Gone”, the students of grade 2 visited the Vadodara Museum at Kamati Baug, on Friday, 27th Feb ’15 to take a look at the various animals in the zoological gallery. They saw pictures of endangered animals and the remains of ex-tinct species like Dinosaurs and tusks of a Mammoth which made them, realize how animals have changed and evolved over a period of time. The fossils of extinct animals gave them a good understanding of their struc-ture and form.

PYP Section

In the unit “Ethnic Expressions”, our students dec-

orated a shoe box to depict their appreciation of

their cultural heritage. They put in artifacts, photo-

graphs and other objects that represented their cul-

ture. The students shared the different aspects of

their culture and their importance by pasting pictures

of the famous monuments, personalities, food, cele-

brations, language, dance, music, art and craft. Their

Culture boxes gave a clear insight into many cultures

shared.

FIELD TRIP EXPLORE THE AIR

In the month of February the students of Grades I & II went to Surendra Nursery. The students gathered in- formation about differ-ent plants, treatment and organic fertilizers given to the plans, the process of germination and tips on gardening. This nature ramble was as exciting as it was informative.

PYP Section

The Students of grade1 inquired into the theme, “How the World Works” and got hands on learning experience about the vari-ous properties of air through experiments. They explored and concluded that air has pressure, weight and occupies space. In the process, they developed their research skills of observing, recording their findings and ar-riving at relevant conclusions.

TRIP TO BUS DEPOT ROLEPLAY ON CHILD RIGHTS

Students of Grade 3 visited for an educational trip to

Bus Depot and Railway Station as part of our ongoing

unit of inquiry “Transportation” on 10th Feb ’15, where

they got the hands on learning experience about the

routines of the Buses and rail-system.

At bus depot students got

hands on learning experience

on booking of tickets, board-

ing buses and curiosity at Bus

Depot. They e amazed to see the

food court and game zone recently

developed. The Railway Station Mas-

ter gave a demonstration of managing the railway

traffic on the station through the control panel. He even

allowed students to experience the use of panel. Their

cooperation helped our students to enhance their learn-

ing.

PYP Section

Recently students presented their learning of Child rights through a role play. They wrote the script and presented. Through this they learn to be empathizing with the children who are abun-dant from their Rights.

POETRY RECITATION POP-UP BAZAAR

Poetry Recitation Competition was organized

for the students of Grades I to III. The students

showcased their Words wordsworthian streak by

reciting their poems on the topics ‘Seasons’ and

‘Nature’. The competition was judged by the

English Teachers- Ms. Monica Menon and Ms.

Sangeeta Choudhary.

PYP Section

The Pop Up Bazaar set up by the students of

Grade 4 during the unit, Market place was the

culminating activity and it was like an icing on

the cake as it provided a platform to bring out

student's creativity and business acumen. The

students participated in the activity with zeal

and fervor; not only did they sell a variety of

exquisite and innovative merchandise but also

manufactured them and advertised them using

the marketing strategies. They dealt with all

the areas of business meticulously and pains-

takingly.

Sports MYP Section

ESSAY COMPETITION PHYSICS EXHIBITION

Students of Navrachana International School participated in essay writing, poetry writing and poster making competitions held at Shoppe on Sunday, 10th January 2015 to compete for the Conmat Cosmopolitan Tree Garden Award, which was an initiative by Rotary club. The topic for the competition was ‘’how technology is beneficial for nature’’. `The students from grade 8 were felicitated with the following awards. Jaideep Grover was awarded with the 2nd position for poster making, Kairav Shah bagged the 1st position for essay writing and was followed by Jeet Dhokiya, who won the 2nd place. Aashna Pandya won the 3rd

place for poetry writing. Students from various schools made sponta-neous speeches to share their views and knowledge on the topics. Jeet Dhokiya and Kair-av Shah bagged the 3rd position for the quiz com-petition.

MYP Section

Students of grade 8 exhibited a visual presentation of their knowledge of Physics. They made models under the supervision of their mentors Mr. Tarang Pathak and Ms. Shailja Dinesh representing the various theories of their learning. These models were well appre-ciated by the students and teachers alike.

Sports DP Section

HOW TO WRITE A WINNING PERSONAL STATEMENT

On 12th January 2015, NISV organized a workshop for the

students of grades 11 & 12 on ‘Writing a Winning

Personal Statement.’ The workshop facilitator was

Prof. Alesa Lightbourne, the Director of International Rela-

tions at S P Jain School of Global Management, and former

Dean of its Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) pro-

gram. She gave an insight on what an admissions officer looks

for in a personal statement, the do’s and don’ts one must

keep in mind while writing their personal statement and gave

ample number of examples and tips on how to write a winning

personal statement. The session was extremely interactive

where students were constantly engaged by Prof. Alesa’s ques-

tions. The session ended with the students clearing a few

myths they had on writing a personal statement.

DP Section

Sports CBSE Section

SESSION WITH DR. PRIYANKA BEHRANI

CBSE Section

The session concluded with a guidance on the

prospects of a career in this field, particularly in rela-

tion to neurosis, psychosis and artificial intelligence.

On the 26th of February,2015, the students of the Hu-manities section of Grade 11, CBSE, participated in an interactive session in psychology facilitated by Dr. Priyanka Behrani, a clinical psychologist from the Dept. of Psychology, MS University.

Dr. Priyanka gave an account of the functioning of the brain, especially in the areas of thinking and learn-ing. Thereafter, she elaborated on the various psycho-logical disorders that afflict humans and threw light on the common misconceptions about such problems. She cited case studies on Schizophrenia, Somnambulism, depressive tendencies and brought other mental issues to the fore, which both intrigued and fascinated the students.

Her talk was followed by an open forum during which students posed pertinent queries on the subject that evoked insightful responses from the facilitator.

BANK VISIT CLASS PRESENTATION

CBSE Section

In the month of February, Grades I and II CBSE

had their Annual Class Presentations.

Grade-1 presented on the story “Adventures of

Mr. 7” stressing the importance and significance of

the number 7 in our numerical table. The

presentation was in the form of a story encompassing

an array of topics ranging from numbers to taking one

across the continents to exploring the wonders of the

world.

Grade- 2 presented on the “Festivals of India”

which showcased our diverse Indian culture and

traditions in the form of dance, drama and songs. The

students very vivaciously and enthusiastically

presented the various Indian festivals celebrated in

different seasons; and explained their historical and

mythological significance.

On 31st of January 2015, the commerce students

of grade XI CBSE paid a visit to the Axis Bank on

Vasna road, for a firsthand experience into the nitty-

gritty’s of banking.

The staff at the bank explained the various

functions of the bank pertaining to opening of an

account, deposits and withdrawals, transfer and

remittance of funds and other allied services provided

by the bank, such as clearance of bills and operations

of the deposit vault.

As students of commerce, we benefitted

considerably from the visit, as we approached

considerably from the visit, as we approached it with a

completely different perspective.

Sports Outbonds

GRADE 7 MANALI –CHANDINAGADH

Outbonds

In Manali, we trekked almost 5kms to The CLUB HOUSE. We were exposed to a lot of physically proactive activities. We did River crossing- where the icy cold water splashed on our bare feet and gave a sensation of pride and enthusiasm. We also did Bur-ma Bridge, river crossing in air, etc. Later in the even-ing, we went to purify ourselves at the Hadimba Devi temple. We also went to the Solang Valley, where we had an array of activities to choose from like ATV Biking, Zorbing, Tubing, Para sailing, Snow mobile, etc. On the way back, we visited the Hot Springs at Vashishth. Snow fight was the best experi-ence to feel the cold snow on your delicate hands. We departed for Kullu where we were going to try our luck at River rafting in the fierce River Baes. I en-joyed every bit of it till it lasted. Later at night we had a grand DJ party where everybody danced till they dropped!

On the way to Chandinagadh, we visited the Rock

Gardens of Chandigarh. Next day, post breakfast we

checked out and left for Ambala station. On the way

we shopped our sporting spirits of at Decathlon (all

about sports). We had our train back to Vadodara at

7PM. Next day we arrived at Vadodara Station with

dreamy eyes, bright grins, and bags full of memories

and gifts for our loved ones. It was my most memora-

ble trip with my loves best friends. From now Manali

and all its components reside in the adventure drawn

part of my heart.

Aashna Pandya (Grade 7 B)

GRADE 8 MANALI –CHANDINAGADH

Outbonds

Our outbound trip this year was to Manali and Chandigarh. Manali was a beautiful place, away from the pollution of the city with natural beauty and great scenery. We went for trekking where there were massive amount of tall trees. We learnt about the different types of trees, leaves. We also did various activities over there like river crossing and Burma Bridge. They were thrilling and challenging for all of us. On the fourth day of our trip, we went to the Solang Valley. As we expected, the snow was soft and white, perfect for snow fights. We had other activities there like ATV biking, Snow-mobiles, Yak rides, Zorbing, etc. On our way back we went to the Vasishtha hot-water stream. River rafting on the 5th day was fun too. It was one of our most memorable activities! The night at the hotel was the DJ night and all of us thor-oughly enjoyed dancing!

The next day we were off to Chandigarh, where we visited the rock garden and did some shopping in a mall. The rock garden was a beautiful place, which had little sculptures made of a variety of rocks of different shapes and sizes. Finally on the seventh day, we came back to Baroda with memories and experiences that could last for a lifetime. We had had a wonderful time and this trip was fun as well as a great learning experience! Shree Patel 8A IB

GRADE 11 RISHIKESH

We had many wonderful experience in Rishikesh

this March. Days went by with full of exciting activi-

ties and we all wished if we could stay there longer.

One of the most thrilling and unique experience

was the river rafting. Cutting through the waves

dancing above our heights, we rafted down the Gan-

ga River with thrill and joy. Some people fell off the

raft too, because of the uncontrollable force of water

currant, though they were saved by our skilled in-

structors.

Bungee jumping and giant swing were another

amazing experience we had. In addition to that, we

also did cliff jumping; we jumped into the Ganga Riv-

er from a cliff about 7m high. Rock climbing and rap-

pelling was also challenging. The night trek which we

did from mid-night till early morning, treasure

hunting in the Rishikesh city, and games we played

Outbonds

on a beach by the river are all great parts of our mem-

ories.

Kumail. T

Sports Olympiad Awards

Olympiad Awards

National & International Achievements

Silverzone International English Olympiad – International 3rd Rank Holder

Hearty Congratulations! to Meher Patgir of Grade-2 CBSE as she has made the school proud by achieving 3rd Rank at International Level in Silverzone In ternational English Olympiad. She received a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 5000/- as token of appreciation for her hard work. And the school is awarded with a Trophy for excellent performance of students in Silverzone International English Olympiad.

Marrs Spell Bee International Final Round Results 2013-14

HAMZA SUNSARA – Grade 2CBSE and SIDDHANT KOTHARI – Grade 4 CBSE have been selected for the International Finals of Marrs Spell Bee and the same will be held at Abu Dhabi on the 23rd of May 2015. We wish them good luck for the same :)

SOF

TAARA SHAH of Grade-1CBSE is awarded with Medal of Excellence + Gifts worth Rs 1,000/- + Merit Certificate + Participation Certificate for her excel-lent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and securing 172 Rank at International Level.

SAMARTH R DALVI of Grade-3IB is awarded with Medal of Excellence + cash prize of Rs. 5,000 + Gifts Worth Rs. 1,000/- + Merit Certificate + Participa-tion Certificate for his excellent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and securing 47th Rank at International Level.

SAANVI CHAWLA of Grade-5CBSE is awarded with Medal of Excellence + cash prize of Rs. 5,000 + Gifts Worth Rs. 1,000/- + Merit Certificate + Partici-pation Certificate for her excellent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and securing 81st Rank at International Level.

RISHI NOPANY of Grade-6IB is awarded with Medal of Excellence + Gifts worth Rs 1,000/- + Merit Certificate + Participation Certificate for his excellent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and securing 95th Rank at International Level.

KAIRAV SHAH of Grade-8IB is awarded with Medal of Excellence + Gifts worth Rs 1,000/- + Merit Certificate + Participation Certificate for his excellent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and securing 176th Rank at International Level.

VISHWAMBHARI S PARMAR of Grade-8CBSE is awarded with Medal of Excellence + Gifts worth Rs 1,000/- + Merit Certificate + Participation Certifi-cate for her excellent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and securing 575th Rank at International Level.

ANOUSHKA LADIA of Grade-1CBSE is awarded with Medal of Excellence + Gifts worth Rs 1,000/- + Merit Certificate for her excellent performance in SOF-International Science Olympiad and securing 184th Rank at International Level.

SUHANI R PATEL of Grade-5IB is awarded with Gold Medal of Excellence + Merit Certificate for her excellent performance in SOF-International Science Olympiad and securing 50th Rank at International Level.

Olympiad Awards

State Level Achievements

HANDWRITING OLYMPIAD 2014-15 STATE LEVEL RUNNER UP TROPHY

Riya Choubey of Grade-5 CBSE was shortlisted to represent school amongst 23 State Champions. And she made the school proud

by gaining the Runners Up position. She is been awarded with a Runners Up trophy and a Certificate of Appreciation.

Chanelle Pais of Grade-4 IB was shortlisted to represent school amongst 23 State Champions. And she made the school proud by

gaining the Runners Up position. She is been awarded with a Runners Up trophy and a Certificate of Appreciation.

SOF STATE LEVEL TOPPERS

TAARA SHAH of Grade-1CBSE is awarded a Gold Medal for her excellent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and securing 13th Rank at State Level.

RISHI NOPANY of Grade-6IB is awarded a Gold Medal for his excellent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and se-curing 7th Rank at State Level.

KAIRAV SHAH of Grade-8IB is awarded a Gold Medal for his excellent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and se-curing 5th Rank at State Level

VISHWAMBHARI S PARMAR of Grade-8CBSE is awarded a Gold Medal for her excellent performance in SOF-International English Olympiad and securing 19th Rank at State Level.

SAMARTH R DALVI of Grade-3IB is awarded a Gold Medal for his excellent performance in SOF-International Maths Olympiad and securing 23rd Rank at State Level.

KEVIN SHAH of Grade-8IB is awarded a Gold Medal for his excellent performance in SOF-International Maths Olympiad and secur-ing 13th Rank at State Level

ANOUSHKA LADIA of Grade-1CBSE is awarded a Gold Medal for her excellent performance in SOF-International Science Olympiad and securing 7th Rank at State Level

SUHANI R PATEL of Grade-5IB is awarded a Gold Medal for her excellent performance in SOF-International Science Olympiad and securing 8th Rank at State Level.

Grades - 2nd to 4th Chanelle Pais - 1st Rank Trophy Ms. Dhriti Chokshi- 2nd Rank Silver Medal Master Dev Jain - - 3rd Rank Bronze Medal

Grades - 5th to 8th Riya Choubey- 1st Rank Trophy Ms. Duhita Thapliyal- 2nd Rank Silver Medal Ruhani Lokhandwala - 3rd Rank Bronze Medal

Olympiad Awards

School Level Achievements

HANDWRITING OLYMPIAD 2014-15 SCHOOL LEVEL TOPPERS

Grades - 9th to 12th Ms. Prushti Shah - 1st Rank Trophy Aatithya Vora - 2nd Rank Silver Medal Ms. Isha Sharma - 3rd Rank Bronze Medal

Unified NSTSE Class Toppers are awarded with a Gold Medal and Certificate of Appreciation.

NAME CLASS

YAANAA GARG 1

SAYURI PATEL 2

DHRUV JAIN 3

AARYAN PURVISH SHAH 4

AADI MEHTA 5

PRIYANSH TANNA 6

HRIDAY MEHTA 7

KEVIN SHAH 8

SHREY PATEL 8

KRISHNA MISHRA 10

Olympiad Awards

Class Student's Name Medal Class Student's Name Medal

001 Ose Ada Modi Gold 001 Prasanna Tiwari Silver

002 Meher Gold 002 Neel Rathod Silver

003 Prachi Paliwal Gold 003 Kian Parikh Silver

004 Aaryan Purvish Shah Gold 004 Pushti Shah Silver

005 Saanvi Chawla Gold 005 Manya Mehta Silver

006 Rishi Nopany Gold 006 Heer Patel Silver

007 Keshvi Shah Gold 007 Aashna Pandya Silver

008 Vishwambhari Parmar Gold 008 Kairav Shah Silver

009 Deep Motiani Gold 009 Agam Kashyap Silver

010 Bethany Mathews Gold 010 Krishna Mishra Silver

011 Isha Sharma Gold 011 Aatithya Vora Silver

001 Dhrumil Murawala Bronze

002 Arya Amin Bronze

003 Kartik Sanghvi Bronze

004 Alina Griglani Bronze

005 Ethan Pais Bronze

006 Utshaa Basu Bronze

007 Diya Vanzara Bronze

008 Aashna Pandya Bronze

010 Janvi Patel Bronze

011 Devanshu Chattopadhyay Bronze

SILVERZONE ENGLISH OLYMPIAD [IEO] Medal Winners 2014-15

Olympiad Awards

Class Student's Name Medals Class Student's Name Medal

001 OSE ADA MODI Gold 001 LUCKY PATEL Silver

002 ARYA AMIN Gold 002 DEV JAIN Silver

003 KIAN PARIKH Gold 003 NIKHIL GODHWANI Silver

004 DHRITI PRANAY CHOKSHI Gold 004 SIDDHANT KOTHARI Silver

005 DIVYAM PATEL Gold 005 AADI MEHTA Silver

006 VEDANSHI PATEL Gold 006 MANAV DAVE Silver

007 AASHNA PANDYA Gold 007 SIDDHARTH KONREDDY Silver

008 PURU THAKKAR Gold 008 VRUND PATEL Silver

001 DHAANI DOSHI Bronze

002 JAS BHGCHANDANI Bronze

003 KARTICK SANGHVI Bronze

004 JAYESH CHANDANI Bronze

005 AKSHAR AMIN Bronze

006 SOHAM SANTRA Bronze

007 KARAN SHAH Bronze

008 SHREY PATEL Bronze

SILVERZONE International Informatics Olympiads [IIO] Medal Winners 2014-15

Olympiad Awards

Class Student's Name Medals Class Student's Name Medal

001 SIYA CHAWLA Gold 001 SPARSH AOD Silver

002 MITI PATEL Gold 002 NEHA SIJU Silver

003 NISHI PATEL Gold 003 KARTICK SANGHVI Silver

004 AARYAN PURVISH SHAH Gold 004 PUSHTI SHAH Silver

005 AADI MEHTA Gold 005 VISV SHAH Silver

006 PRIYANSH TANNA Gold 006 VEDANSHI PATEL Silver

007 HRIDAY MEHTA Gold 007 HEMANSHU MIRCHANDANI Silver

008 SHREY PATEL Gold 008 RYOSUKE KONDO Silver

009 AGAM KASHYAP Gold 009 DEEP MOTIANI Silver

010 KRISHNA MISHRA Gold 010 AKSHAR BARAD Silver

011 ISHA SHARMA Gold

001 ESHA MEHTA Bronze

002 NEEL RATHOD Bronze

003 PARSVI SHAH Bronze

004 MADHAVI DWIVEDI Bronze

005 DHRUV GOSWAMY Bronze

006 DEVBRAT HARIYANI Bronze

008 KEVIN SHAH Bronze

SILVERZONE MATHS OLYMPIAD [IMO] Medal Winners 2014-15

Olympiad Awards

Class Student's Name Medal Class Student's Name Medal

001 AADITYA BONTRA Gold 001 ABHAY Silver

002 SAYURI PATEL Gold 002 MAHER R PATGIR Silver

003 KIAN PARIKH Gold 003 ARKIT RAY Silver

004 PUSHTI SHAH Gold 004 AARYAN PURVISH SHAH Silver

005 DHRUV GOSWAMY Gold 005 AADI MEHTA Silver

006 PRIYANSH TANNA Gold 006 DEVBRAT HARIYANI Silver

007 ANUSHKA JOJU Gold 007 HEMANSHU MIRCHANDANI Silver

008 SHREY PATEL Gold 008 PURU THAKKAR Silver

009 AGAM KASHYAP Gold 009 YUG THAKKAR Silver

010 ASAD HAZARIWALA Gold 010 KRISHNA MISHRA Silver

001 YAVISHT JAMSHEDJI Bronze

002 HAMZA Bronze

003 SANATH SHARDA Bronze

004 RAGHAV AKASH PODDAR Bronze

005 MEDHANSH SHEKHAWAT Bronze

006 LAKSHAY AGARWAL Bronze

007 SIDDHARTH.V.KONREDDY Bronze

008 RAJ PATEL Bronze

009 DEEP MOTIANI Bronze

010 AASHAY PATEL Bronze

SILVERZONE SCIENCE Olympiad [IOS] Medal Winners 2014-15

Olympiad Awards

Class Student's Name Medal Class Student's Name Medal

001 AADITYA BONTRA Gold 001 SAARIM SIDDIQUIE Silver

002 SIDHAANT SHANKAR Gold 002 SAYURI PATEL Silver

003 KARTICK SANGHVI Gold 003 VRITI PATEL Silver

004 AARYAN PURVISH SHAH Gold 004 PUSHTI SHAH Silver

005 SUHANI PATEL Gold 005 DHRUV GOSWAMY Silver

006 DEVBRAT HARIYANI Gold 005 AADI MEHTA Silver

007 HRIDAY MEHTA Gold 006 VIHANG SHAH Silver

008 PURU THAKKAR Gold 007 SRINIVAS KONREDDY Silver

009 PRATHAM SHARMA Gold 008 YOGANSH PRASAD Silver

010 AMAN PATEL Gold 010 J VISHWA RAJMURUGAN Silver

001 OSE ADA MODI Bronze

002 SONISHI GARG Bronze

003 MITUL HARIYANI Bronze

004 SHIV MANEESH PATEL Bronze

007 HEMANSHU MIRCHANDANI Bronze

008 JEET DHOKIYA Bronze

SILVERZONE TALENT HUNT OLYMPIAD [ITHO] Medal Winners 2014-15

Olympiad Awards

Class Student's Name Medal

006 Priyansh Tanna Gold

006 Vihang Shah Silver

007 Shree Patel Gold

007 Gautam Ingle Silver

007 Anoushka Joju Bronze

008 Pranshu Dave Gold

009 Dhruvin Dalal Gold

SILVERZONE French OLYMPIAD [IFO] Asset Top Performers 2014-15

Overall Outstanding Performer

Overall Distinguish Performer

Student Name Class Section Aaryan P Shah 4 A

Student Name Class Section

Saloni T Patel 3 C

Dhriti P Chokshi 4 B

Pushti H Shah 4 B

Dhruv N Goswamy 5 A

Aadi V Mehta 5 B

Rishi A Nopany 6 A

Vedanshi A Patel 6 A

Aayushi K Patel 7 A

Hriday N Mehta 7 B

Anoosh J Kapadia 8 A

Vivan A Patel 8 A

Yogansh Prasad 8 A

Agam R Kashyap 9 A

Deep M Motiani 9 B

Olympiad Awards

Student Name

Class Percentile English

Percentile Maths

Percentile Science

Aashna H Pandya

7 0.97 0.54 0.77

Aayushi K Patel

7 0.99 0.88 0.91

Hriday N Mehta

7 0.92 0.97 0.81

Ahan P Panchal

8 0.96 0.68 0.68

Anoosh J Kapadia

8 0.97 0.93 0.98

Raj B Patel 8 0.82 0.99

Ryosuke Kondo

8 0.99

Shrey J Pa-tel

8 1.00 0.97

Shub-hanshu Jain

8 0.53 0.96 0.40

Vivan A Pa-tel

8 0.98 0.72 0.89

Duke TIP ASSET Talent Search 2014-15 Qualifiers MPL TROPHY WINNERS

Grade Name Rank

5 Dhruv Goswamy 1st

6 Devbrat Hariyani 1st

6 Sagrika R Menon 2nd

8 Shrey J Patel 1st

8 Satyakam G Patel 2nd

Sports Career Counseling

15 UNIVERSITIES FROM U.S. VISITS NISV

Career Counselling

The students from our sister institutes Navrachana Higher

Secondary School and Navrachana Vidyani Vidyalaya with stu-

dents from Vibgyor High were also invited for this career con-

ference.

The conference started with the representatives one by

one introducing their respective institutes to the audience fol-

lowed by as admission mock panel where students asked pan-

el some questions related to undergraduate admissions in

USA.

This year we also organized various workshops for the stu-

dents and parents on topics like: Choosing the Right Subjects

in Grades 11 & 12 for Admission to Specific Program, The Ap-

plication Process, Financial Aid & Scholarships for Internation-

al Students, Art & Design, Choosing the Right Fit Institution

and Preparing A Winning Application Essay. This was followed

by a Table-Top Exhibition where students approached their re-

spective university representatives and got their queries an-

swered.

On 5th February 2015, a delegation of fifteen US universities

namely, Coastal Carolina University represented by Mr. Kenley

Jones, Columbia College Chicago represented by Mr. Skye Rust,

Elon University represented by Ms. Hebe Fuller, Savannah Col-

lege of Art and Design represented by Mr. Jack Muir, Kettering

University represented by Ms. Shannon Acosta, Michigan State

University represented by Ms. Alana Stuart, Ohio University rep-

resented by Ms. Vicki Seefeldt, University At Buffalo, The State

University Of New York represented by Mr. Steven Shaw, Univer-

sity Of California, Riverside represented by Mr. Kristoffer Toribio,

University Of California, Santa Barbara represented by Ms. Cuca

Acosta, University Of Colorado, Boulder represented by Ms.

Jeana Thayer , University Of Michigan-Flint represented by Ms.

Patriece Campbell, University Of Missouri represented by Ms.

Hannah Minturn, University Of Oklahoma represented by Mr.

Rowdy Gilbert and Ms. Dakota Horn and University Of Tulsa rep-

resented by Mr. Steve Lanier visited NISV as a part of the KIC

UnivAssist American University Tour. The founder and co-

founder of KIC UnivAssist Group Mr. Ganesh Kohli and Mr. Swa-

raj Nanda respectively were also present.

A

Tournament Name Game Place & Date Age Group/ Category

Event / Posi-tion

Participants / Students selected for Nationals

Uday Education Basketball Tourna-ment

Basket Ball 22/02/15 at D.R.Amin School

U- 12 Girls

Winners Aastha Patel, Yashashvi Desai, Hiya Gandhi, Chanelle Pais, Avischi Shah, Nayomi Patel, Anokhi Patel, Dhwani Chovatia, Aesha Patel, Pushti Shah

Rustom cup Football Tournament

Football 14 to 18 Feb’15 at Rosary School

U-13 boys

Runners up Hrudit Jadeja, Ishaan Patel, Karan shah, Jal Shah, Siddharth Desai, Arth Dhomse, Aarsh Patel, Rohnit Doshi, Ranbir Shah, Rishi Nopani, Debrath Hariyani, Anoush shah, Harsh Prigent, Soham Santra, Aarav Desai

Sports

Sports Professional Development

INNOVATIVE TEACHERS

Professional Development

Ms. Shipra Sharan, Mr. Tarang Pathak and Dr. Ritu

Shukla of IB MYP, DP and Ms. Viniti Jain, Rajvant kaur,

Anu kapur and Ms. Pranjal Joshi of CBSE participated in

the 'Innovative teaching' competition held by Nav-

rachana University on 23rd April'2015.

Ms. Shipra Sharan bagged the second prize in Lan-

guage teaching. Ms. Rajvant Kaur and Ms. Kapur bagged

the second and third prize in Math respectively.

Ms. Viniti bagged the consolation prize in Science and

Mr. Pathak, Dr. Shukla and Ms. Joshi received participa-

tion certificates.

Professional Development

I Suniti Pathak, Gujarati Teacher, NISV, attended workshop

organized by “Savitaben Amin smranarthe Gujarati prachar ane

prasar abhiyan” at ‘Navrachana Vidyani Vidyalya’ for enhanc-

ing teaching Methodology of Gujarati Language and Literature,

on 22/02/14, 27/07/14, 22/11/14, 17/01/15 and 21/02/15.

The workshops were conducted by well-known

personalities, Mr. Rameshbhai Patel, Mr. Shirishbhai Panchal

and Mr. Arvindbhai Bhandari.

On the last day of the workshop (21/02/15), an inter school

competition, “Sheri Natak” (Street Play) was organized, in which

NISV students stood second and won prize worth Rs. 5000/ -

It was enriching experience indeed!

WORKSHOP IN SAMA

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ART EXHIBITION VISIT FROM JAPAN

The senior art students (CBSE &IBDP) and the

middle school students (CBSE&MYP) who were

part of art concert group from the board-

ing ,attended the inauguration of an art exhibition

of painting and sculpture on 9th January 2015,

curated by renown artist Rekha Rodwittiya. The

participants artists were Indrapramit Roy and

Mayur Kailash Gupta. The students observed the

art works, took photographs and noted down

their responses. Ms. Rodwittiya , Mr. Roy and Mr.

Gupta have been engaged in art education for

many years. They interacted with the stu-

dents and answered their queries regarding role

of an art-curator and various choices and deci-

sions artists' make in their process of creation.

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Renowned Japanese artists Mr. and Mrs.

Yamazaki Kafumi visited NISV with eminent sculp-

tor Mr. Nagjibhai Patel and much loved art teach-

er Taraben on 10th February 2015.The artists con-

ducted a short workshop with selected PYP and

CBSE Junior school students .Under their guid-

ance the students created charming insects with

found materials, wire and stone. Mr. Yamazaki

held a brief discussion with the senior visual arts

students CBSE and IBDP about his own art works

and his choice to become a sculptor. NISV is

proud to display one of his stone sculptures thus

this was an unique opportunity for the students

to interact with the creator and have an insight to

the process of intention.

Subha De

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It was a rare opportunity when the Commer-

cial arts students of grade 12, visited the Retro-

spective Exhibition of Ms. Ira Chaudhary at Red

Gallery, Vadodara on the 8th of April’15.

As an acclaimed pioneer in pottery,

Ms. Ira Chaudhary, at the age of 88, displayed the

best of her creativities in a week long exhibition,

titled “Ira’s Retrospective” .On the display were

over 140 magnificent pots made of clay and ce-

ramics, the oldest one dating to 1953. In the

highly distinctive decoration on her pots, she has

been influenced by Indian tribal, pre Columbian

and Oceanic art. The most exquisite ones were

those with amazing letters inscribed articulately

with precision. However the letters don’t put for-

ward any language as they have been adopted

from a variety of languages.

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Ms. Ira incises the designs on the pots

through slip color, giving it a rich textual appear-

ance. She became a potter by chance and contin-

ues practicing what she aptly calls helpless addic-

tion to craft!

The sober ambiance created at the exhibition

and the silent embellishments placed near the

displayed work added an extra feature to this ret-

rospective exhibition which said it all about the

artist. The exhibition increased the students’ in-

terest in the study of Art and gave a new meaning

to the subject and its study. Indeed, it was an en-

riching experience.

GARVI GURJARI NATIONAL CRAFT FAIR

The commercial art students of grade 11 CBSE visited the

Garvi Gurjari National Craft Fair, part of VADFEST 2015 on

28.1.15. The exhibition showcased various handicrafts of Gujarat

and there were live demonstrations of the techniques. Starting

with the display of traditional handicrafts by the students of

NIFT, students enjoyed demonstrations by artisans working on

Sankheda, Mata ni pachchdi, ari needle work, pottery and block

print. There were many stalls displaying variety of craft objects

and it was possible to see only few of them .It was decided that

the students will design promotional materials for handicrafts

of Gujarat as class assignment to communicate their experience

and understanding .

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