Annual Report 2017-2018

Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all, love.”                      ---- Swami Vivekananda

 My humble pranams to revered chief guests, distinguished members of Vivekananda Educational Society (VES), respected members of School Development Committee. I deem it a great pleasure and honour to welcome the august gathering, comprising of parents, well wishers, enthusiasticstudents beloved teaching & non-teaching staff on this auspicious occasion.

          It is my pleasure and privilege to present ourcomprehensive school Annual Report, Sri Ram Dayal Khemka Vivekananda Vidyalaya, the temple of learning. It commenced its humble beginning in the year 1974. By the grace of God and ceaseless efforts of service minded persons, the school has made a phenomenal growth and blossomed out as a fine institution with a strength of 3294 students and 150 staff.

 I take pride in informing the wise gathering that all our Schools are affiliated to Vidya Bharathi, the largest voluntary educational organisation, guiding more than 26,000 schools all over the nation. Our School acts as the hub of social service activities for the upliftment of the society. The school supports Orphanages, Blood / Eye donation camps, health screening programmes, samskara Kendra to promote social harmony. Kuthuvilakku pooja and temple service activities are carried out for the welfare of the humanity. 

The institution is marching forward with the sole objective of Vivekananda Educational Society (VES) imparting culturally oriented, value based, man-making education to all. The school is child centered and aims at the all round development of the taught.

The Annual Report centres around the six main objectives of Vivekananda Educational Society (VES).

1. INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT:

             “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”

Our School is at the summit of success with cent percent result in X Std and XII Std Board Examination. We are happy to present the highlights of our achievements in the year 2017-18.

We feel proud to say thatB. PRATIKSHA of XIIstd topped the Commerce stream among VES with the total of 485/500 andP. P. JAGATH SAIRRAM of  XII std in Science stream  secured 481/500 in the Board Examination. Several of our students have secured admission in reputed colleges of Medicine, Engineering, Law and Commerce.  R. GANESH SAI and P. L. BHAVANA  of X stdtopped with the total of 485/500 in the Board Examination We are also proud to inform that our students have secured 9 centums in the Board examination, 6 centums in Social Science and 3 centums in Mathematics. Hearty congratulations to the teaches behind the success.

Students are motivated with Merit Certificates for Quarterly, Half Yearly and Annual Examinations.  Periodic Parents Meetings and Open Day are scheduled to facilitate interaction with parents. 

Our school provides 100% fee concession to the students who secured A1 in all subjects in X STD. 

Vishesha Pradeepana, an enlightening programme, for the toppers of XII Std Board Examination is conducted every year wherein subject experts give valuable tips which acts as a catalyst to score better.

National Mathematics Dayis conducted in our school every year to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of the Mathematics Legend Srinivasa Ramanujan and to kindle interest in Mathematics and its applications.  

Vigyana Pradarshini:

“The knowledge gathered through individual experience is the real knowledge”

To promote culture based education in young minds who are the pillars of future Bharath – Vivekananda Educational Society schools conduct Vigyana Pradarshini(Maths & Science exhibition) under the guidance of Vidya Bharathi.. We invited our neighbouring schoolsincluding government schools to share our ideology. The aim of this exhibition is to make the students excel in the field of science and maths, understand the usage of old and modern equipments, introduce activity based education and develop research and scientific thoughts which has to be inculcated in the minds of Children. 

 The students of IV std - XII std of various schools participated in Maths and Science exhibition. The budding scientists of all the school presented many creative ideas in their exhibition.

The exhibition provides platform for exhibiting students innovative ideas and applying the working principles of Science and Maths in day to day life activities.           7 students from our school are selected to participate in Kshetra level (State level) and in National Level.

 Upasana Camp:

“Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding”.

Upasana Campis conducted every year for the newly recruited teachers to understand the ideals of Vivekananda Educational Society.

CBSE and Vivekananda Educational Society conducts various training programmes for the teachers to update their knowledge and introduce innovative approach in teaching methodology.

Various awareness programmes like traffic awareness programme, leprosy awareness programme, health awareness programme etc. were conducted for the students.

Library Day was celebrated to inculcate the reading habit among the students to develop their intellectual development.

Olympiad test is conducted on various subjects and NTSE is also conducted to develop their skills.

2. PATRIOTISM:

“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it”

Scouts and Guides in our Vidyalaya play a vital role in grooming the youth in character building and inculcating the spirit of duty and service. Very soon we are going to start National Cadet Crop (N.C.C.) in our school.

Vivekananda Jayanthi is celebrated in a grand manner every year to spread the loftyideals of Swamiji. Inter and Intra School Competitions are conducted and prizes are distributed.

Pidiarisi Thittam :  Every Wednesday a handful of rice is collected from students and the same is donated to Siva Sakthi Old Age home.

 Karuna Club activities are conducted to promote vegetarianism and imprint ‘Live and let live policy’. Our students accompanied by the teachers went on a procession to inculcate the values of “Save nature for the future”. The students raised slogans to grow more trees and stop pollution. Two teachers addressed the students and the public creating awareness on “Go green” and “Keep the surrounding neat and clean”.  Saplings were also planted by the students and teachers. 100 saplings were also distributed to the public.

Awakened Citizen Programmedesigned by Ramakrishna Mission is to enable and inspire students towards becoming enlightened citizens. This programme is conducted every Saturday for VII std& VIII std students.

Gunathmic session is also conducted on saturdays for 7^th , 8^th, 9^th std and 11^th std students by various eminentpersons to imbibe the moral values  through value based stories and anecdotes.

 National festivals like Independence day, Republic day & Vijay Diwas are celebrated to imprint patriotic fervour in the minds of young children.

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated to sow the seed of universal brotherhood. Students tie rakhis and wish each other in the morning assembly. They also tie rakhis to the public in and around Thiruvottiyur.

Deeksha camp helps children to learn the art of living in the society. All the students of class X participated in Deeksha camp. They gained insight about various sections of the society. Activities like community surveys, visiting old age homes, conducting sports

  vilakku pooja ,  bhajans, camp song, group discussion,  documentary film, yoga, Brain and brawn , visiting temples etc helped the children to understand the importance of multi-dimension personality and service in life.

Samskara Kendra:  Free Tuition Centres for less previliged Govt. School students are established in two different places such as Raja Shanmugam Nagar and Ramasamy Nagar, Thiruvottiyur. Two more samskara kendras are started by our alumni in Thiruvottiyur and Triplicane. Parents and teachers spare their time in coaching these children. They render helping hand to impart quality education for economically backward students. They also teach various subjects, Slokas, Patriotic songs and communicative skills in both English and Tamil.

3. LOVE OF GOD :

“ Trust God and believe in good things to come”

The twin celebration of Sri Krishna Jayanthi and Go Vandanam went hand in hand with real sanctity in the school premises.

As a part ofDeepavali celebration generous donation was given by our students and teachers. They visited various places and orphanages, conducted bhajans and distributed  sweets, stationery items, crackers and new dresses to the needy.

The other religious functions like Thiruvilakku pooja, Karthigai Deepam, Vinayaka Chathurthi are celebrated with real sanctity to inculcate Bhakthi in the young minds. The Kolu enthralled the audience, parentsand children exhibited their individual talents during Navarathri festival.

Pongal Vizha was celebrated in a colourful manner in which 12^th std girls prepared pongal in a traditional way with the help of parents.

 Mass Gita chanting  and Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam   was chanted by the students and teachers for the upliftment of mankind.

Every month on full moon day, Sathya Narayana Pooja is performed class wise. Students render bhajans and perform pooja. Parents also participate by offering prasadam.

Maha Sivarathri pooja was performed with real sanctity to invoke the blessings of Lord Shiva. It was organized by Dharma Rakshana Samithi. 1008 naamavalli was chanted by the disciples.

Dharma Rakshana Samithi organized  Swami Iyyappan Pooja in our School premises for the welfare of humanity. Students rendered Bhajans. Parents and public participated in the pooja.

In connection with “Surasamharam” our students recited Kantha Sashti Kavasam and sang bhajans in the morning assembly.

 4. TALENT DEVELOPMENT :

“Talent is given by God. Our gift to him is fulfilling it”

Budding Journalists : Our in-house magazine Vivek Daya released bi-annually provides an opportunity for the students to exhibit their creativity.

Sishu Utsav:

“Every child is gifted, they just unwrap their packages at different times”.

Sishu utsav for LKG, UKG, I and II std was celebrated in a magnificent way. All the students participated in this programme. All kids came out with their fabulous performance like dance, drama, skit, recitation, sloka etc. Sri A. T. Elangovan, Managing Director, New Gen Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. presided the function and Smt. V. P. Soshina, Teen Navigator and Parental Enricher, U & I Life Craft motivated the parents on the topic “Parental Education on Parent-Teacher Relationship”. All parents really enjoyed the mini mela.

Our students are grouped into four houses such as“Veera Shivaji”, “Veera Mangai Velu Nachiyar”,

  “Veera Pandiya Kattabomman” and “Jhansi Rani”. Team captains are elected through voting. All activities in our Vidyalaya are based on the house system.

Our Vidyalaya is a pioneer in introducing School Parliament. The members of the parliament are elected through mock election. The School Parliament provides opportunities to imbibe leadership qualities.

Our students bagged many prizes in various competitions such as:

          The list is more, so I request you all to have a glimpse on the screen.

 5. SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT:

“Spirituality opens the door to a new life”

Aksharabhyas is a special pooja for the tiny tots of LKG. On this auspicious occasion the kids are made to write the pranava Manthra Om on paddy.

Vidya Pravesh - Vidyapravesh is a unique programme for Class VI students initiating them into a significant phase of learning on completion of their education at the primary level. On this occasion the students took a pledge to undertake the responsibility for their education and resolved to follow the righteous path in their pursuit of knowledge and excellence. It also highlights the importance of pursuing education not merely for personal benefits but with the motive of serving society. Parents of class VI attended the programme. Swami Sureshananda of Chinmaya mission was the Guest of Honour.

 Guru Poornima:

“A true teacher would never tell you what to do. But he would give you the knowledge with which you could decide what would be best for you to do”.  

Guru Poornima is a momentous event where students get blessings from the teachers, the harbingers of knowledge light in their lives. Our students performed Padha Pooja to our Principal Smt. B.Usha Rani, Vice Principal, Smt.K.Subasri, Senior retired teachers Smt. B. Hemalatha, Smt. K.S.Prabhavathy and Smt. J.Nirmala Devi of Tamil department.

Our honourable  Secretary VES,  Shri. M. N. Venkatesan delivered a speech about our tradition and culture.

 6. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:

“Physical fitness is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity”

We celebrated International Yoga Day on 21st June in our school premises. Teachers, parents, students participated and performed yogasanas to lead a healthy life.  our teachers visited the schools in and around Thiruvottiyur and trained students for performing Asana, Pranayama and Meditation. Nearly 2900 participants took part in this event.

Surya Namaskar is performed by X Std and XII Std students everyday in the morning to sharpen the intellect and gain highest knowledge.

The little sports stars with shining bright faces flaunted their trophies and gained appreciation and thunderous applause from one and all. The event formally ended with the declaration of the meet closed by the honourable chief guest. His encouraging speech enticed everyone and motivated many more students not to give up but to persevere for more glory in future.

“To be a great champion, you must believe you are the best. If you are not, keep on trying.” Sports competitions inculcate the spirit of positive challenges & sportsmanship among the students and prepare them for the life ahead. Sports, Games and Physical Fitness occupy a place of importance in our curriculum. Our students actively participated in different sports competitions and won medals, certificates and trophies.

          The list is more, so I request you all to have a glimpse on the screen.

 Special Feature - Service Activities of Alumni:

A School’s reputation is created and sustained by its students past and present. Alumni are key to an institution’s growth. SRDKVV Alumni association has been formed to create a lasting relationship between the school and the alumni of various batches. The old students have been involving themselves in taking up various service activities such as blood donation camp, medical checkup camp, career guidance programme, Inter school science quiz etc. They adopted the needy children and pay fee regularly. Our school conducts alumni meet for our school alumni on 26th January& 15^th August.

Vidiyal,a vibrant team of SRDKVV alumnus, is involved in many service activities. They participated in Vigyana Pradarshini putting up stalls on eradication of Seemaikaruvelam tree bringing awareness about good touch and bad touch, minimising plastic usage, cleaning lake, don’t litter campaign and Don’t waste food campaign. This team has served the Chennai flood victims also on almost all the days visiting and supplying alms in the flood affected areas. Their service was recognized by many organizations.

Harigaran, the alumni of SRDKVV advocates and supports the deserving community to make positive changes in their lives. He started Swami Vivekananda Sevai Maiyam (Free Tuition Evening class) before 10 years for the under privileged students and now he has been continuing that with 120 students.

We are proud to share our happiness that our vidyalaya has received “Swatch vidyalaya puraskar Award” and Cash Prize of Rs. 10,000 from Chennai Corporation.

           In conclusion, we wish to express our most sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks to all those who contributed their might to the making of this glorious institution. Since inception we have been blessed with visionary leaders whose imagination, insight and courage called forth the best in teachers and students alike and united them around a shared sense of purpose. Our thanks, are due in, no small measures to them.

On this occasion we wish to express our gratitude to all our office bearers for their inspiring leadership, guidance and support in all our endeavours which has motivated us to achieve in Academics, Sports and Co-Scholastic areas.

The school is fortunate to have a happy team of committed, competent teachers whose passion for teaching and love for the school has played a vital role in all our achievements. We wish to thank our non-teaching staff who work tirelessly for the smooth functioning of the school.

We are privileged to partner with enthusiastic parents whose trust, understanding and great support has been a great source of motivation for us.

What’s a school without students!

It’s our students who made all our efforts truly meaningful and rewarding by their significant effort to do their best We are proud of everyone of them.

On this joyous occasion of our Annual Day Celebration, we assure you of our continued commitment to the cause of education and invoke the blessings of the Almighty to enable us to continue the tradition of excellence in all our pursuits.

I would like to conclude the report with an optimistic note

Work is worship to find pleasure in working.

Thank You.