Team Raffles India Soccer Training Session-1 at Raffles International School India Campus

“If your actions inspire other to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”.

Principal’s Conclave was held in Raffles International School, Sotanala, Behror, India Campus on 23rd of October’2016. School Principals from prestigious schools participated in it to give inspiration and learn from each other. The theme of the conclave was “Leading 21st Century School: Emerging Trends”. Mr. Bhanu Pratap Pant welcomed the guests by laying stress on holistic and scholastic development, in his speech.

The Chief Speaker Mr. Narendra Gilhotra, who is a Principal of BDM Convent School and a Google Certified Teacher, gave illuminating session on ‘Authentic Leadership: leading with head, heart and hand’. Principals and teachers present got an opportunity to know how important and constructive it can be to lead with the combination of three and attain heights. Second session was by Mr. Kartick Chakravorty, IT HOD (Raffles International School), on ‘Leading and Learning with Technology’. His session accentuated that technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

The conclave came to an end by the enthralling play entitled ‘The Test’ written by Loretta Tobey, by the students of School. Vote of thanks was given by Vice Principal of Raffles International School, Ms. Rajeshree Shihag who expressed her gratitude towards the participants and for sharing their treasured experiences.

Sotanala, Behror, 13th October, 2016: The Rafflites went on an educational trip to Pilani – Birla museum. It was a one day educational trip for students of grades VI to XII. The trip consisted of a visit to the well known Birla Science Museum, Panchvati and Shiva Temple at Pilani.

Almost hundred students started this educational trip from the school campus at 6:30 am. After a four hour journey engulfed with fun and frolic the students reached the famous Birla Science Museum. This museum is a complete world in itself. It helps decipher complex as well as simple mysteries of this universe. It explains everything ranging from Big Bang to Apollo, coal mines to car factories, Pillar of Delhi to Palkis, DNA structure to Pythagoras theorem law of conversation of momentum to Pendulum motion even human body to a robot named ‘Jagruk Insaan’. Then they visited Birla Memorial and realized how big Birla Business Empire is. There they witnessed at the gallery the life of Mr. Aditya Birla. It has various things which were controlled by sensors. The gallery also had a letter written by him in a frame hung on the wall. It was truly a treat to read. It stated that the cause of his death was cancer.

After a group of photograph they visited Panchvati and lunch hundreds of photographs in the premises were taken. As a follow-up they visited Shiva Temple and finally receiving the blessings of Lord Shiva, they returned at 8:30 pm to the school.

Positive feedback was given by all the students even one of the students said, “It was the best educational trip I ever had.”

By Janavi Yadav Edited by Boniface Mundu

Raffles International School