SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Master Vijay Vasan, student of this school was part of Bombay Gymkhana Team that won National Rugby Tounament. He won acclaims of game's experts by his mastery of game that he started playing just few months ago.                



                                                                                   

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• OVERALL FIRST POSITION AND AWARDED B-FLEET WINNERS TROPHY
• WON FOLLOWING MEDALS

• WON FOLLOWING MEDALS

• SELECTED IN SCUBA DIVING TRAINING CAMP ORGANISED BY NAVY AND NCC
• IN NATIONAL SAILING COMPETITION SHE REPRESENTED MAHARASHTRA STATE AND GOT FIRST PRIZE
  

JENEYSIS CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROHRAM

                                                                               

Along with 50 other students, I was selected under the JENESYS programme as a part of the 5^th and last batch to visit Japan.

JENESYS - Japan East Asia Network for Exchange of Students and Youth - is a programme involving the exchange of more than 250 students every year for five years from various East Asian Countries. This was started by Mr. Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan during the East Asian Summit, with the objective of promoting mutual understanding among ASEAN youth.

Our group assembled at Hotel Samrat in Delhi on the 22^nd of June. We were divided into three groups-Hokkaido, Hyogo and Aichi, which are the names of the three prefectures that each group visited. I was a part of Aichi group.(23^rd)The next day, after a pre departure orientation about Japan-India friendship, Japanese culture and send off party, we left for Narita Airport.

24^th  Jun - We landed at Tokyo in the morning at 5.30 a.m. We made our first visit to imperial palace, the home of the emperor and empress. That evening, we took a walk in the beautiful streets of Tokyo, also known as the city of lights.

25^th Jun - The next day, we visited WASEDA University, where Prof. Paul Snowden, dean of the School of international and liberal studies gave us a lecture about Japan. We also visited MIRAIKAN Science Museum.

26^th Jun - On the 26^th of June, we left for Nagoya, Aichi by the bullet train-Shinkansen. We visited the Education Board. We also saw the Nagoya Castle. That evening, we had a Japanese Language Lesson.

27^th to 29^th Jun - The next day, we visited Chigusa High School. We met the students, at whose house we were going to stay for the next three days. We attended classes, and went home with our host sisters. I stayed with the Toya family, a very gentle and kind family of four, and a dog. Over the next three days, they took me to various places like Nagoya Port aquarium, Tokugawen-a traditional Japanese Garden, and Midland Square-the tallest building in Aichi. On Sunday, we parted from our host families and rejoint out group. In the evening we visited the Toyota Museum.

30^th Jun -  We visited various other places in Toyota City. The most amazing was the Toyota automobile factory, where we saw rthe Toyota Partner Robot playing a song on a trumpet.

1^st Jul -  On the first of July, we moved back to Tokyo. That day, we visited the Edo-tokyo Museum, and the astonishingly tall Tokyo Tower. At 333 meters, it is the tallest structure in Japan.

2^nd Jul -  The next day, we visited Asakusa, where we saw the charming Sensoji temple. That evening we had a workshop presentation session, where each group made a presentation on what they had observed and learnt in Japan. This was followed by a farewell dinner, where various students presented dances, songs to show the culture of India. Our group made a presentation to show how many languages India has, by saying the line “We will miss you all and we will never forget you” in 15 different Indian languages.

3^rd Jul -  The next morning we returned to India.       

This trip has taught me so much about the Japanese qualities of discipline and cleanliness. I will be forever indebted to the government of India and japan for giving so many of us such a wonderful experience. I also thank our principal and all my teachers for their support throughout.

SQUASHING OUT ODDS

Shreyas Talpade did it on reel. Ankit Acharya does it for real. If the former staved off his disabilities to conquer the game of cricket in the Bollywood flick, Iqbal, one look inside the squash courts of Bombay Gymkhana will present a classic case of life imitating art. His speech and hearing impairment have not restrained Ankit from playing squash. At the Maharashtra State Open Squash Tournament on Saturday, a zealous Ankit gestured to his parents who were present to watch his match. Ankit’s enthusiasm for squash has shown an upward trend since he began playing the sport five months ago.

Even though he lost the match it has learnt a lot to improve his game. We all wish him very best for his future success in the game.

RADICE EDUCATION SOLUTIONS

 

RADICE Math Challenge 2008 was conducted at 127 schools from Mumbai, Delhi, Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka states. 14450 students from 8th, 9th and 10th std participated in it.

SUMIT KUMAR MEHTA FROM KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.3, MUMBAI STOOD FIRST