Six students of Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar , have qualified for the final oral round of the Maars Spelling Bee contest to be held in Malaysia. They are: Unnimaya V. and Vishwesh Ananthakrishnan (Std III), Rahul R. Nair and Radhika R (Std V), and Divya Saikumar and Aparna Sanjay (Std VIII).
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V idyodaya School paid a glowing tribute to India's rich traditions and customs last month while conducting its annual event, Arangu. Arangu, which is very similar to the age old custom of arangettram (debut) where kids submit themselves and their talents as an offering to goddess Saraswati, the mother of all arts. The occasion saw students making their debut in dance, music, yoga, karate, kalari, judo and musical instruments.
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Nirmala V.K., a teacher with Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar , has been awarded with the Shikshan Bharati Jindal Best Teacher Award instituted by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. She had been adjudged the best teacher in the secondary and senior secondary category for the year 2009. The award was given “in recognition of invaluable services to the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and the School as a teacher of outstanding merit.” Ms. Nirmala was also bestowed with the Rotary Vocational Excellence Award 2010 instituted by the Rotary Cochin International.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer authored by the legendary writer Mark Twain took the centre stage at Natyarangam, an annual theatre production by the Dramatics Club of Vidyodaya School , held recently. The work was selected in keeping with the death centenary of the author. Different parts of the story — Tom gets the Bible, At the graveyard, Towards Jackson island, Monday morning and White washing the fence — were played out by over 136 students from classes Std VI to XII. Right from designing the poster to deciding the props, this much awaited event showcased all the innate talents and ideas of a kid that only drama can bring out.
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B havan's Vidya Mandir, Eroor, emerged runners-up in category I to V (Stds I to XII) at the all Kerala Bhavan's Cultural Fest held late last year at Bhavan's Vidya Bhavan, Kannur. The school also secured the maximum points in the category IV (Stds VIII to X).
Inputs from M.P. Praveen
