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March 20, 2024

Synergy

"Synergy refers to the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements. Everyone needs to have a "paddle in the canoe" and work in synchronicity to achieve the desired outcome."
- Tony Carlton At St. Joseph's the all-round development of teacher is never lost sight of. It is validated by the events that take place through-out the year and helps us teachers to celebrate life. On 20th March 2024 such an celebration unfurled in the form of 'St. Joseph's Sports-Synergy'. As the final exams were just over we could unwind ourselves in no better way than this. We were all excited and reported at 8.30 am in th...

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March 16, 2024

Annual Retreat for Parents: Nurturing Spiritual Growth

St. Joseph's School hosted its 'Annual Retreat for Catholic Parents & Staff' on 16th March 2024, centered around the theme of the 'Parable of the Sower' from Luke 8:5. The event welcomed Catholic parents, staff from St Joseph's School and students from St. Joseph's Skills Academy, fostering a deep sense of spiritual empowerment and renewal. The Principal Rev. Fr. Rohan D' Almeida, encouraged the participants to embrace the principles of 'Replace, Renew, Revive, and Return,' igniting a commitment to lead an authentic Christian life. The retreat, led by preachers Rev. Fr. Richard Menezes OCD and Rev. Fr. Vishan Monis OCD, delved into the significance of prayer, faith, and compassi...

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March 10, 2024

Empowering Educators - Harnessing AI for Teaching and Learning

St. Joseph's School embarked on a journey of innovation and empowerment with a special workshop on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the teaching-learning process. Spearheaded by Fr. Olvin Veigas SJ, the workshop, held on March 10th, 2024, aimed to equip educators with the tools and knowledge to leverage AI for enhanced pedagogy. The immersive program delved into the transformative potential of AI within the context of school education. Participants were introduced to various AI applications tailored specifically for educators, including Education Copilot and ChatGPT. These tools opened new avenues for designing lesson plans, creating engaging assessments, and opti...

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March 06, 2024

Women's Day

St. Joseph's School celebrated International Women's Day with great enthusiasm and reverence on March 6, 2024, March 8 was a holiday.. The program, organized toacknowledge and honour the invaluable contributions of women, featured a series of engaging activities and heartfelt speeches. Sr. Jain Benitta, the esteemed principal of St. Joseph's Indian Primary School, graced the occasion as the chief guest. As a symbolic gesture of the colour the women staff bring to life they were all invited to paint flowers on a chart which had bare branches of a tree, with their figure dipped in paint, as they entered the Board Roam. The event commenced with a poignant prayer service led by M...

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March 02, 2024

Kinder graduation day

The Kindergarten graduation day at St Joseph's was a joyous and heartwarming occasion, filled with laughter, cheers and a sense of accomplishment. The ceremony took place on the 2nd of March 2024 at the school auditorium, the chief guest for the day was DR SUPRAJA CHANDRASEKAR, and it was attended by proud parents, teachers and excited little graduates.
The little ones were all excited as little caps and gowns adorned them, the day was filled with laughter and giggles and the appreciation from parents and teachers made it a day of endless smiles and pride.
The graduation day was a resounding success, filled with laughter, joy and a touch of nostalgia. As the young graduat...

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February 28, 2024

National Science Day

"There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere." - Isaac Asimov
The day's assembly was graced by Vice Principal Sr Sheena, Coordinators, Staff and students. The assembly commenced with a short prayer followed by a speech highlighting the significance of National Science Day on the theme Science for a sustainable future. This theme emphasizes how important science and technology are to solving world problems and building a more sustainable future for all and focuses on areas like: Climate Change, Resource Depletion, Environmental Degradation, Sustainable Development. A creative skit titled "Sowing Seeds of Sustainability" was p...

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February 27, 2024

AIKYAM

Aikyam - Glorifying Unity and Humanity, the bi-annual inter religious prayer service was held at St Joseph's School, CBSE in the school auditorium. The prayer service centred around the theme of GRATITUDE being almost the end of academic session. The chief speaker for the programme was Ms Luvena Rangel, Founder of The Curvy Yogi and President of WICCI Karnataka Yoga Sector Council.
The prayer service commenced by invoking God's presence through a prayer dance. The students danced gracefully to the tunes of 'You raise me up'.... Lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries signified dispelling of darkness and ignition of enlightenment.
In tune with the theme of thanksgiving, t...

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February 24, 2024

Positive Parenting Session

A Career Guidance Session was organised by St. Joseph's School on Saturday, 24 February 2024 at SJIPS Auditorium for the parents of the students of Classes 9-12 between 10:30 am and 1:00 pm. The session commenced with an acknowledgment of the challenges inherent in the profession-selection process and the traditional expectation of children fulfilling their parents' dreams. It was emphasized that in today's generation, allowing children the space to pursue their passions and aspirations is paramount, rather than imposing predetermined career paths upon them. To illustrate the potential of the human mind, an interactive activity was conducted, demonstrating the power of the mind ...

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February 23, 2024

Tarang Fest (For Class 11) - A deluge of cultural spectacle

Tarang is the annual cultural intra-school fest conducted for the senior secondary classes on the 23rd of February 2023. Its theme is "A deluge of cultural spectacle" rightly sums up all the events conducted. From the thrilling lost artefact hunt to the dazzling fashion show, it was a day filled with culture, fun, enthusiasm and creativity. The Planning Organising this event was a roller coaster of emotions. From the late nights to the long days of planning and preparing, alot of work was put into this fest to make it one of fun, laughter and good memories. The overseeing committee which consisted of Keenan, Veeksha and Harshal were the ones behind the entire construction of idea...

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February 20, 2024

Cross-Cultural Interaction with The Primary School Co-ordinator from Karakow Poland

"Embracing diversity is not just a choice; it's a journey where understanding becomes the compass, and cross-cultural interaction becomes the bridge to a richer, interconnected world." Our Principal Fr. Rohan D' Almeida, Vice Principal Sr. Sheena, Primary School Coordinator Ms. Jennifer Bernard, and the faculty from primary, secondary, and senior secondary schools had the opportunity to interact cross-culturally on February 19, 2024, with Ms. Kamila Abburu, the Primary School Coordinator from Karakow, Poland. This conversation shed light on Poland's educational system, instructional strategies, and subtle cultural differences.
The second-grade students beautifully depicted wel...

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February 17, 2024

Positive Parenting Session (LKG to Class 5)

St Joseph's School (CBSE) organised a seminar for the parents of Classes LKG to Class 5on 17th February 2024 at SJIPS Auditorium between 9:00 am and 1:00pm in 2 sessions with a short 30 minitue break. Positive Parenting seminars are intended to give insights and tools to parents to help them journey with their wards with better understanding and empathy as they navigate their childhood.
Ms Prerana set the mood with a warm welcome which was followed by a prayer to invoke divine blessings on all the parents as well as the resource person so as to help them find better understanding to various challenges faced by their wards.
Ms Sheila Emmanuel introduced the resource person...

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February 16, 2024

JOLLY JOEYS

A family is the centre of love, care, strength and support. They are our first teachers and friends of the universe. The theme for Jolly Joeys is "Family" The day started with a marvy welcome dance, prayer and a unique inaugural. To show the unity of St. Joseph's family, one child from each section of grades 1 and 2 were dressed up as different members in a family and spoke about their importance while their peers cheered them on.
Father Principal, Rohan D' Almeida, interacted with the children about the different types of families and introduced the term Josephite Family. He made the children understand that the motto "Faith and Toil" means to believe in themselves and to wor...

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February 13, 2024

Art Mantram

A music concert with the theme of environment and nature conservation
"There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it."
Art Mantram is a unique organisation founded by Ms Jija Harisingh, formed by artists and professionals to promote, patronize and bring an awareness of art. They organised an event, Karnataka Kalotsava a celebration of music, dance, theatre and art. The musical concert, "The Invisible Orchestra" unfolded as a captivating journey through diverse genres, captivating the audience with its rich tapestry of sounds and emotions. Held at the prestigious SJIPS Auditorium, the morning promised to be a sympho...

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February 04, 2024

Valedictory Ceremony 2023-24

'Graduation is not the end it's the beginning'
St. Joseph's School commemorated its Graduation ceremony 2023 - 24 on 4 February with the theme being, 'Row into the Deep'.
The ceremony began with a solemn entrance led by the dignitaries followed by the proud valedictorians of class X and XII who marched forth with hopes and a plethora of opportunities the world has to offer.
The school anthem was sung, followed by a blessed prayer ceremony and a prayer dance to invoke God's blessings. This was followed by the dignitaries lighting the lamp.
The Principal Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida welcomed the gathering and also addressed the Valedictorians with a lovely message...

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January 20, 2024

CREATIVE SPLASH

St Joseph's School organized an art and craft exhibition christening it as 'CREATIVE SPLASH' on 20th January 2024, to provide limitless opportunities for creative minds. It was an initiative to bring forth our students' innate skills and talent and enhance their creative genius.
We were proud to have Mr Krishna Setty CS as the Chief Guest for the day. In him we had a Veteran Artist and art critic, Former Chairman and Administrator, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. The event was also graced by the presence of Fr Rohan D'Almeida the Principal, Fr John Baptist, Vice Principal Sister Sheena, Coordinators Ms Nirmala Briggs and Ms Jenifer Bernard.
It commenced with the formal...

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January 12, 2024

National Youth Day

St Joseph's School organized National Youth Day January 12th to commemorate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, a visionary leader and youth icon. This day serves as a platform to acknowledge the vital role of the youth in nation-building and reading week to encourage students for reading books as ' DEAR DAY' (Drop everything and read) .
The programme began with the school anthem, followed by a prayer and significance
The special guest for the day was Mr Sangamesh Babaleshwar, chairman of Oxford group of school founder of Ammana Mandilu charitable trust. The Chief guest acknowledge the powe of youth for progressive India. He also emphasized on reading week.
The st...

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January 10, 2024

Japanese Band

A Mesmerizing Symphony: Musical Performance by the Japanese Band.
A musical performance was organized for the students of Class 6 to 8. Ms Chiyo Kaiga and Mr Kackey Dabigtree put forth harmonious melodies that echoed through the auditorium creating an unforgettable musical experience. The performance was organized by Mr Arun Sevag and sponsored by Mr CJ Babu The alumni president of St Joseph's High School. The dignitaries present were Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida, Principal, St Joseph's School, Sr Sheena, Vice Principal, St Joseph's School, Rev. Fr. Cyril Menezes, Principal, SJIHS.
The students were captivated from the first note to the last, erupting into spontaneous applaus...

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December 22, 2023

Staff Christmas Celebration

'Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ was born on Christmas day, And man will live forever more because of Christmas day This well-known Carol sums up the essence of Christmas. God became Man so that we become Divine. Christmas is the season of joy, love and sharing. At St. Joseph's the preparations start in the beginning of December as the entire campus gets decked up with Christmas glitter, classrooms are decorated and it culminates with three celebrations. Two for students and one for the staff. This year we had on 21st celebration for students of grades 3 to 12 and on the 22nd for pupils of kindergarten to grade 2. The annual staff Christmas party is as established a festive trad...

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December 21, 2023

Christmas Celebration 2023 (Class 3-12)

St Joseph's School on 21-12-23 organized Christmas celebrations. The celebration was held in SJIPS school auditorium. The entire auditorium was beautifully decorated. The school wore festive look. All the students were very excited and full of enthusiasm for the celebration. Students were dressed in red, white and green attire. The programme began with the school anthem, followed by a prayer and significance The special guest for the day was Dr. Robert Christopher Chairman of the Chris Group of Companies. An enthralling musical dance added to the festive atmosphere. The PTA members stunned the audience with a beautiful skit on the nativity followed by mime from the senior stude...

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December 20, 2023

Ganitha Mela

Students of class 6 and 7 from St Joseph's School visited Vishwa Vidyapeeth School for Ganitha Mela - 2024. It was a day filled with entertainment as well as discovery to see the activities and the magic of numbers in various fields like sports, education, language, architecture, history of numbers, music, Thales theorem, geography. Maths was related to every activity we do in our daily lives. There were many games related to maths, students were engrossed by the activities and enjoyed the Harate by VSS Shastry. He showed how to learn maths in the form of art and craft. Students were involved in making an aeroplane using paper and geometrical concepts. Students enjoyed the day an...

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December 12, 2023

Christmas Celebration (Kg-Class 2)

Christmas celebration was held on 22nd Dec '23 in the school quadrangle . The school was beautifully decorated . Children from LKG to grade 2 came dressed in the Christmas theme colours green red and white. A formal program commenced with a prayer significance and welcoming the chief guest Mr Elisa Andrews along with our principal Fr. Rohan D'Almeida, Finance officer Fr John Lang , Vice principal Sister Sheena our coordinators Ms Bernard and Ms Poornima Krupa. PTA members came carolling and put up a lovely interactive performance for our children. A beautiful skit by our students depicting the scenes of Nativity of Jesus Christ. The event ended with a cheerful Xmas greeting an...

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December 08, 2023

Eye check up

Eye check up(Aloka vision Program) was organized by Carl Zeiss India (Bangalore) PVT LTD on 8th of December 2023 for All the students of St Jospeh's School CBSE. Also, a set of new spectacles was issued to students with vision issues on 22nd December 2023....

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November 29, 2023

A Colorful Extravaganza for Little Josephites.

On November 29, 2023, the little Josephites from LKG to Class 2 experienced an unforgettable Bagless Funday, an event brimming with laughter, cheers, and boundless joy. The day unfolded with the gracious presence of Principal Fr Rohan D'Almeida, Vice Principal Sister Sheena, Academic Coordinators, and a vibrant gathering of teachers and students.
The school grounds transformed into a playground of excitement, featuring a myriad of engaging activities tailored for the young participants. From the bounce of the bouncy castle to the strategic precision of Bucket Bridge, every corner resonated with the sounds of fun and frolic. The event boasted an array of activities, including...

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November 25, 2023

ANNUAL DAY

"A fine work of art - music, dance, painting, story - has the power to silence the chatter in the mind
and lift us to another place" - Robert McKee.
This truly sums up the profound experience felt by one and all present at The Annual Day - A Symphony of Diversity which was the extravaganza organized by St Joseph's School on 25th November 2023 at the school grounds. The theme for the evening was HARMONY - the mingling of creativity, rhythm and melody that brought to life a harmonious medley of talents from the amazing children. The Annual Day has always been a much-anticipated event which showcases the budding talents of the students of the school through dance and dra...

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November 16, 2023

Kannada Rajyothsava

St Joseph's School celebrated the 68th Kannada Rajyothsava on 16th November 2023 with great pomp and vigour.
The entire event was conceptualized by the teachers of the Kannada Department under the guidance of the Principal, Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ. The event was celebrated in the presence of the Principal, Vice Principal Sr Sheena, coordinators, teachers, a PTA member, admin, support staff and students, The programme commenced with the rendition of Nada Geethe, paying a floral tribute to Kannada Mathe. The principal addressed the gathering with Rajothsava wishes and a message. He enlightened the students and staff about the significance of Kannada Rajyothsava. The chief guest o...

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November 11, 2023

Children's Day Celebrtion

"A child is a beam of sunlight from the infinite and Eternal, with possibilities of virtue and vice, but as yet unstained." Children's Day is a special day dedicated to celebrating childhood and honouring the rights and well-being of children. St Joseph's School celebrated Children's Day on 11th November, 2023 at SJIPS auditorium. The celebrations began by invoking God's blessings through prayer and song followed by a homage to our first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Children's Day holds a significant importance as it highlights the need to protect and nurture the well-being of children. This day is marked by various activities that focus on fun, learning ...

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October 30, 2023

Celebration of the Principal's Birthday

"An exceptional Principal is like a rock, standing firm in the face of challenges and guiding their school towards success." The Staff of St Joseph's School celebrated our dear Fr Principal's birthday on 30th October, 2023 along with our Rector Rev Fr Joseph D'Souza, Vice Principal Sr Sheena and coordinators in the boardroom. The celebrations began by invoking God's blessings through prayer and song. Ms Jennifer Bernard raised a toast in which she highlighted the qualities of our dear Fr Principal as being Patient, Caring, Creative, Engaging, Dedicated, Inspiring, Helpful, Motivating and Knowledgeable. We then had the cutting of the cake and a video presentation of the birthd...

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October 12, 2023

CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME - Building Synergy

1. INTRODUCTORYSESSION:9.00- 10.15 am
SEGMENTA-Building Synergy (Essence of Learning)
The session began with the thought that we can excel when we work together.
The various ways by which we can do so were highlighted like:
1.Visualization- where we learnt that for planning aheadvisualization is necessary.
2. Putting ourselves wholeheartedly in the teaching learning process
3.Being committed and enjoying what we do
TEA BREAK:10:30am to 10:45a.m.
The session by Mr Alan Carvalho continued with the eight Factors involved in Synergy
1.Synergising our workplace- where the speaker threw light on the need for Mutual Respect.
2.Trust...

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September 30, 2023

Positive Parenting Session

"We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
A workshop for parents of Classes 6 to 8 was held by our School on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 8.30 am to 10 am in the SJIPS Auditorium. The positive parenting workshop has a cybercrime and cybersecurity focus in order to assist parents to better comprehend their children and accompany them on their journeys. Mr. Muralidhar Koteshwar, an engineering graduate from IIT-M after having spent 3 decades in the corporate world, is now the CEO of Uplad and SimpliTrain, Chief advisor at Pod.Ai, Director of Connecting the Dots, Foundin...

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September 23, 2023

Grandparents Day

St. Joseph's School quadrangle came alive with laughter, love, and cherished memories as the school celebrated Grandparents Day in a thoughtful and heart-warming manner. The event, held on September 23, 2023, was attended by an esteemed gathering, including the Chief Guest, Ms. Phyllis Farias, an Educational Consultant & Counsellor, and dignitaries such as the Rector of SJII, Fr. Joseph D'Souza, the Principal, Fr. Rohan D'Almeida, Vice Principal, Sr. Sheena Joseph, Finance Officer, Fr. John Lang, PTA Vice President, Mr. Kamal G, Coordinators, teachers, and, most importantly, the beloved grandparents and students.
The day's festivities commenced with the melodious rendition o...

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September 22, 2023

Anecdote of Reaching Out to the Unreached

The best way the students of class 11 'B' lost themselves was in service at the SR Nagar Government School on September 22nd , 2023, at the outreach program "UJJWALA," doing the smallest act of kindness, which is worth more than the grandest intention ,of interacting with the students in a fun-loving way and educating them about health and hygiene.
They had the opportunity to interact with the students from classes 1 to 7. Initially, language was a barrier, but it didn't take much time to break the barrier as the need for words was substituted with songs, dances, and games. We can say that the students of both schools were left with an incredible experience.
Apart fro...

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September 14, 2023

Hindi Diwas

Any nation's language and culture play a crucial role in fostering intercultural communication and building a robust society. The emotions of love, community and brotherhood are expressed in Hindi. As Hindi became India's national language on September 14, 1949, HINDI DIWAS is observed on September 14 with great fervour and pride. St. Joseph's School, CBSE celebrated Hindi Diwas with great fervour on September 14, 2023 in the school quadrangle at 8:30 am, where students from classes 6 through 9 and 11 gathered in this special assembly to pay tribute and mark the importance of the nation's most widely spoken language.
In this unique assembly, Miss Sarita, a well-known Hindi l...

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September 05, 2023

TEACHER'S DAY CELEBRATION

"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world." - Malala Yousafzai
Teacher's Day was celebrated with zeal and zest on September
5, 2023
There was an unusual excitement in the school atmosphere which was quite contagious.The students of classes 9th grade to 12th grade took over the duties of the teacher's day. A special assembly was held by the students, followed by prayer and tribute to the great teacher Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
There was a special cultural programme organised by the students, which included dance, skit, Mad Ads and SS dance
The celebration also had a few games conducted for teachers by the PTA members.
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September 02, 2023

Annual Sports Day

"Hard days are the best because those are the days when champions are made." The Annual Sports Day is a highly anticipated event in our school, bringing together students, parents, and staff to celebrate athleticism, teamwork, and sportsmanship. The whole school, especially the ground area was decorated and it was feeling like a festival in the school.
Our School celebrated its Annual Sports Day on September 2, 2023, a sunny day. The field was decorated with flags. The former Indian cricketer and Arjuna awardee Mr. Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, was the chief guest. The chief guest was accompanied by Father Provincial and Father Rector. He was welcomed by our Principal, Vi...

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August 26, 2023

Sciplore - The Annual Science Exhibition

"Everything can be turned into science or a romance if our endeavors is for the benefit of humanity, love, taking the place of greed as a motive." - Mahatma Gandhi
St Joseph's School organised Sciplore 2023, the Science Exhibition, on the theme Innovation in Science & Technology on 26th August, 2023. Sciplore has always been a distinctive platform to showcase and kindle the scientific temperament of our students.
The chief guest for the day was Dr Vijay Chandru (Advisor) Health Care, Al and Robotics Tech Park, IISC. Dr Vijay emphasised the students to have love for humanity and the rest can be turned into science as they are in an advanced scientific World. The event was ...

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August 21, 2023

Student Visit to Institute of Wood Science and Technology

An educational visit to Institute of Wood Science and Technology was organized for Class 11&12 biology students on 21st August,2023. The purpose of the visit was to provide students with practical insights into Wood processing, Timber technology, Tissue culture, Molecular Biology and its applications. The visit aimed to enhance their understanding of wood as a renewable resource and its importance in various industries. The Institute of Wood Science and Technology is located in Bengaluru a place dedicated to research and education in the field of wood science. It serves as a hub for students, researchers, and professionals interested in understanding the properties, processi...

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August 15, 2023

Independence Day 2023

This August 15th, our school celebrated Independence day in a large scale with all the Units of St Joseph's Indian Institutions. Our team came together the day before to prepare everything for this auspicious day where the school grounds brought on the feeling of patriotism.
The program began with the Chief guest Major General George N and all the dignitaries, the heads of all the units hosting our National flag, after which the March past with 11 troupes from all the units of SJII marched to the beat of our school band and the SJIHS band. The MC's Nirvikar and Vivek from our school took over the program as various units performed dances, patriotic songs, drill, while our scho...

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August 11, 2023

Jolly Joeys (Bagless Day) - My Country, My Pride

Patriotism is a feeling of love, devotion and support for one's country. The theme for Jolly Joey's is 'My Country, My Pride' to celebrate the patriotism within us. The day started with a mesmerizing welcome dance, prayer and followed by a wonderful inauguration. To awaken the spirit of patriotism, students spoke about the significance of the day and were dressed up as the National Symbols and Freedom Fighters of India, students excitedly cheered and reminisced the National Heroes.
Father Principal, Rohan D' Almeida shared his phenomenal insights of the day.
'Jolly Joeys' added more joy to the celebration with games, singing, dancing, painting and colouring. The little Jo...

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August 08, 2023

Education Minister Visit

It was a moment of pride for St Joseph's School as Shri Madhu Bangarappa, the Honorable Minister for School Education and Literacy, visited the school today. Being a Josephite himself, Shri Madhu Bangarappa interacted with the students and staff. Honourable Minister shared his memories as a student of this great institution. It was a day to cherish for the students, to witness an alumnus visiting his alma mater after assuming a government office....

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August 04, 2023

Birthday Celebrations of Rector Fr. Joseph D'souza SJ

The staff of all the units of St. Joseph's Indian Institution (SJII) came together on 04 Aug 2023 to greet and celebrate Rector Fr. Joseph D'Souza SJ on his birthday at the SJIPS auditorium . The celebration began with a sumptuous lunch. The afternoon itself was a colorful medley of prayers, cake, poetry, music and dance. The MC's for the afternoon Steffi & Neha, welcomed the gathering while Ms. Cynthia of SJIPS, prayed for blessings on the birthday celebrant Fr.Joseph D'souza SJ. The prayer was profound and included symbolic offerings of salt, plants and pearls symbolising his deep impactful presence in the ensure SJII fraternity as the gathering prayed for the Lord's guid...

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August 03, 2023

Healing the Inner Child Program

Healing the Inner Child "Realise, Release & Rejuvenate to attain your Authentic Self" The session began with the student Nirvikar Kshatree welcoming and the student Amber Dass invoking God's blessings upon the gathering and the resource person. The students of Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir (SSRVM), Bangalore also participated in the session.
Student Vijval K Reuben introduced the resource person for the day, Ms. Jayashree Raj G S who was felicitated by the coordinator Ms.Nirmala. Ms.Jayashree, Counsellor & Psychotherapist, serving as the Director of 'Integrate Myself', an online platform for Wellness of Psyche. International Member of American Psychological Association, ...

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July 30, 2023

St Ignatius Feast Mass

The common celebration for the feast was organized on 30th July in SJIPS new auditorium started with LITURGY at 9am for all the catholic staffs, students and their family.
The staff gathering for the common celebration after the liturgy was also conducted at 11am in which our unit CBSE played major role in hosting the event with Students choir and Prayer dance for the Eucharist and conducting games for the staff which made the celebration more joyful. The celebration concluded with vote of thanks etc. Both refreshments and Lunch was served on the day....

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July 28, 2023

Fun n Frolic

Pre Primary team of St Joseph's School had the Fun and Frolic Bagless Day on the theme 'Animal World' and remembered St Ignatius of Loyola on the occasion of his imminent feast. Children spoke about the topic various animals in different habitats and dressed up as different animals. Father Principal, Rohan D'Almeida spoke a few words about St Ignatius and encouraged students to protect animals....

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July 27, 2023

Inigo Cup

Our school hosted the Inigo Cup for the very first time in SJII campus. The competition was conducted between all the Units of St Joseph's Indian Institutions, that is St Joseph's School, St Joseph's Indian Primary School, St Joseph's Indian High School, St Joseph's Community College and St Joseph's Indian Pre-University College.
The categories that played were Primary, High school and Senior secondary. All the students from each unit were very excited and played all the games exceptionally well. The event began with a small Inaugural ceremony, where principals from various units were present and the Rector Rev Fr Joseph D'Souza declared the meet open and our Principal Rev F...

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July 24, 2023

Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola 2023

St Joseph's School observed the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola through novena by the teachers and students for 9 days. As it's our annual custom, a series of competitions were held during the Ignatian week on July 24th, by Ms Alice, Ms Sandra and Ms Vini Jacintha serving as primary Coordinators.
In the school's entrances the image of St Ignatius of Loyola was colorfully decorated. The grandeur of the feast was demonstrated with excitement, participation and enthusiasm.
During the Ignatian week, students of all the classes took an active part in the activities. For the very first time there was 'Inigo Cup' the Inter Unit Sports competition. All the competitions instill...

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July 22, 2023

Positive Parenting Session VI to VIII

"The golden rule of parenting is to do unto your child as you wish your parents had done unto you" - Louis Heart The Positive Parenting Session is for the parents to help them and improve their parenting styles. It gives them reinforcements to help their children grow in a positive and safe environment
Ms Sheeba compe...

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July 22, 2023

Positive Parenting Session IX to XII

"The golden rule of parenting is to do unto your child as you wish your parents had done unto you" - Louis Heart
On 22nd July 2023 Saturday, St Joseph's School (CBSE) organised a workshop for the parents of Classes 9 to 12 at SJIPS Auditorium between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm. The positive parenting session was intended to give insights and suggestions to parents to help them understand their wards better and journey with them as they develop into good human beings.
The session began as Ms. Sheeba welcomed the gathering while Ms. Sheeja invoked God's blessings upon the resource person and the parents to gain more insight on the topics to be discussed.
Ms. Tina introduce...

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July 21, 2023

Industrial Visit 2023-24

The Dairy Day story began in 2002 when industry veterans having 20-25 years of experience in the Ice Cream Industry decided to quit their MNC jobs and nurture a brand with their passion. They saw a market opportunity which no one else did. They believed that flavours had feelings and that taste buds can party.
And so began the Dairy Day journey in a modest 2000 square foot factory. But fueled by the founder's passion and expertise, Dairy Day quickly evolved to become one of the leading brands in India. Dairy Day is currently present across South India, Maharashtra and Odisha.
Dairy Day manufactures and supplies 150+ products across a variety of cups, cones, sticks, tubs ...

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July 15, 2023

Positive Parenting

On 15th July 2023, St Joseph's School (CBSE) organised a session for the parents of Class 3 to 5. Positive parenting session is a session which gives inputs and suggestions to the parents for helping them to become better at understanding their ward and help them positively develop as good human beings.
"The golden rule of parenting is to do unto your child as you wish your parents had done unto you" - Louis Heart
The session began by Ms Ashita welcoming the gathering and invoking God's blessings on the resource person and the parents to gain more insight on the topics discussed today.
Ms Suman introduced the resource person of the day Mr Muralidhar Koteshwar who is ...

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July 05, 2023

Fr Stan Swamy Special Assembly

We at Joseph's believe in developing young people into men and women who will serve others. Thus, a special assembly was held on 5th July,2023 on The theme 'Dream Of A Caged Bird 'in honour of Fr. Stan Swamy SJ, a Jesuit priest, social activist, and human rights advocate who spent majority of his life fighting for the rights of India's Tribals and Adivasis. The Chief Guest for the Day was Mr. John Deva raj who was privileged to work with Fr Stan in doing social work, is a well-known sculptor, painter, architect, filmmaker, art director, singer, photographer, and noble human being, working to promote peace. He motivated the students to pick up pens rather than guns. The Princi...

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June 27, 2023

Fun and Frolic

The pre-primary team of St Joseph School organized the Fun and Frolic day on June 27th , 2023. The theme was "Care for our Mother Earth" .
Students came to school in different coloured outfits. The colour code for the teachers was Green or Blue .The quadrangle was aptly decorated with colourful class boards having pictures related to Mother Earth and the care for Mother Earth. There were four corners with four different activities - Crepe Paper collage , Sponge painting activity on the outline earth , Segregation waste with different buckets (Dry waste, Wet waste , E-waste and Bio Medical waste), Leaf sticking on tree chart, Chalk Activity, Bubbles and an awesome Photo ...

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June 21, 2023

International Yoga Day

"Yoga is the gateway to happiness and the secret to a healthy mind."
Yoga Day was celebrated in our school on 21st June, 2023. We conducted mass yoga for classes 6, 7 & 8. Our students participated enthusiastically. The students of classes 9 and 10 performed Partner Yoga, wherein two people support each other in poses in a way that enhances posture and builds trust and communication.
Yoga is a practice known to link the body, mind and soul. Embracing this rich cultural practice, we at St Joseph's School put strenuous efforts into the holistic development of our students. The students performed an array of various asanas and mudras that enhance the capability of the mind, ...

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June 17, 2023

Annual Prize Day Report

"All our dreams can come true; if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney St Joseph's School celebrated the Annual Prize Day on 17th June 2023, Saturday at 9 am in SJIPS auditorium. On this special occasion, Major Pradeep Shoury Arya, IRS, Commissioner of Income Tax, Bengaluru, was the Chief Guest. He was the Alumni of St Joseph's Arts and Science College' Bangalore. He has been decorated with SHAURYA CHAKRA, during the Republic Day, 2018, for valour and gallant action by the Honourable President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, for leading a Team of Special Forces into Operations across the Line of Control (LoC) and Neutralising Terrorists. Also, he has receive...

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June 05, 2023

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

On 5th June 2023, St Joseph's School organized a special assembly to celebrate World Environment Day. Our Principal Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida, Vice Principal Sr Sheena, Chief Guest Ms Kusuma (Deputy Director of Horticulture, Lalbagh Botanical Garden), Committee members of the event, Coordinators along with the faculty members and students, participated in the assembly with full energy. The aim behind organizing this assembly was to give awareness to students about keeping the environment clean and safe from plastic pollution. For this purpose, plant more trees to purify the air and make the earth green. The MC welcomed the dignitaries with eco-friendly badges and the gathering, ...

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June 03, 2023

Parent Orientation Program

"Family is the first school for young children and parents are powerful models"- Alice Sterling Honig" Two sessions of parent orientation session was held in the SJIHS Auditorium on 3 June 2023. Session 1 was from 8.30am to 10am for class LKG to Class 4 and Session 2 was held from 11am to 12.30pm. The Master of Ceremony Ms Annie began by welcoming the Principal, Vice-Principal and the coordinators on the stage. The session began with lighting the lamp by chief guest and Principal Fr Rohan D'Almeida, Vice- Principal, Sr Sheena Joseph, Ms Jennifer the co-ordinator of class 1 to 5 and Ms Poornima Krupa, the co-ordinator og Pre-Primary. Ms Jennifer Bernard, the Coordinator introduced...

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May 30, 2023

Vedic Math Workshop for Math Teachers

"It is magic until you understand it, and it is mathematic thereafter" Workshop on the topic "Vedic Math" was conducted by Ms Shwetha R, Mathematics Teachers of St Joseph's School on 30th May 2023. Mathematic teachers from Grade 1 to 8 attended the session. Introduction was given on the topic, history of vedic math was briefed, benefits of learning vedic math were explained in detail. Worksheets were given to the teachers and explained a few techniques that can be used in class. This workshop helped the teachers to use simple techniques and tricks to solve the sums in a simple and easy method which will in turn help students to learn and like Math. Teachers felt it was very inte...

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May 23, 2023

Science Seminar

"Curiosity is the impulse towards better cognition"- William James, (Psychologist) Science teachers' training session of the new academic year 2023-24 was conducted on 23rd May 2023 in the boardroom from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Mr Goutham presently working as Head of training and professional development in Scikraft Education and Engineering Design Pvt. Ltd. was the resource person. The program began with a prayer followed by felicitation of the resource person. Our new Vice Principal Sister Sheena addressed the training session. Training session suggested an inquiry-based learning method for students where students can construct knowledge through a process of observation, investigation...

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May 22, 2023

2023-24 Orientation for Class 11

The orientation for Class 11 students was conducted on 22 May 2023. The program began with a prayer for blessings and auspicious lighting of lamp by the Principal, class teachers and student representatives. Father Principal then addressed the students and welcomed them to the Josephite family. There was a short video presentation on the facilities and faculty, followed by a presentation on the academic structure of Class 11.
After some fun ice-breaker games and a quick break, students were taken through the rules and regulations of the school after which an interactive session on Motivation and Goal Setting was held by Ms Roslin, School Counsellor where she emphasized that ded...

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March 25, 2023

Valedictory Ceremony

'A sweet ending to a new beginning' At St. Joseph's School, graduation day was a time for celebration, memories, and reflections as the proud valedictorians of 2022-2023 marched forth with hopes and a plethora of opportunities the world has to offer, keeping with the day's theme "Row into the deep." The dignitaries lit the lamp to start the celebration, which was then followed by a special prayer session and prayer dance. The Principal Rev Fr Rohan D A...

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March 10, 2023

Kinder Graduation Day

Kinder Graduation Day for the UKG 2023 batch was on Friday, the 10th of March, 2023, at 9:30 am in the SJIHS Auditorium. Ms. Jennifer Tavares, the Founder and Director of Pledge Academy, Bengaluru, was the Chief Guest for the day. Dignitaries such as the Principal, Rev. Fr. Rohan D'Almeida SJ, the Vice President of PTA, Mr. Kamal G, and the Academic Coordinators - Ms. Poornima Krupa, Ms. Mary Sheeba, Ms. Sherly Wilfred, and Ms. Nirmala Briggs, graced the programme.
The programme commenced with the kindergarten teachers singing the School Anthem. LKG students invoked God's blessings through a prayer song, followed by the lighting of a lamp by the dignitaries.
Miss. Ruthvik...

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February 28, 2023

National Science Day

"The science of today is the technology of tomorrow". St Joseph's School celebrated National Science Day on 28th, February 2023 to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir CV Raman. This special occasion started with the prayer and the welcome note. The chief guest for the celebration was Mr Goutham, head of training and professional development in Scikraft Education and Engineering. The assembly began with a prayer followed by the significance of national science day. A short play was enacted by the students on the theme of global science for global well-being.
The play emphasised on how global science helps to overcome the emergence of new challeng...

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February 24, 2023

Fun n Frolic

Our school organised the Fun & Frolic Day on the theme Transport for the Preprimary students on 24 February 2023. The tiny tots participated fun and interactive learning activities pertinent to the theme. The event was appreciated by the parents as they witnessed their little ones enjoy their no bag fun day....

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February 17, 2023

Jolly Joeys - Class 1 & 2 Fun Day

Jolly Joeys -Class 1 & 2 Fun Day Date: 17 February 2023 Theme: "I'm a Superhero" It is said there is a superhero in each of us, we just need the courage to put on the cape. The theme for Jolly Joeys 2 was "I'm a Superhero", to celebrate the superhero in each child. The day started with a fun inauguration - Avengers style and the students excitedly cheered their favorite superheroes as they took the center stage. This was followed by dance and coloring activity. The highlight of the day though was the movie time. The school boardroom was set up like a theatre with darkened air-conditioned room. The students had a jolly time munching on pop corns and watching an Avengers animated ...

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February 15, 2023

Benedictio 2023

Benedictio - Beseeching Blessings and Grace upon Class 10 Students. "We come before God with grateful hearts to express our gratitude for all the blessings and gifts we have been given". As our Class 10 batch 2022-2023 is all set to begin the new chapter of their lives , a solemn prayer service was offered for the students of class X on 15 February, the first ever Benedictio, in Latin 'thanksgiving and Praise.Rev. Fr.,Rohan D' Almeida SJ, Fr. Steven SJ and Fr.Joseph Vaz SJ graced the occasion with their august presence. To give the first fruit of the day is one of the most valuable ways to show our love to God. With these sentiments in heart, the solemn programme began wit...

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February 12, 2023

Swimming report

Swimming report 15.2.23 On the 12th of February, 2023, two students from class participated in the WE and 3B swim Gala conducted by WE Fitness health and wellness center. We are proud to announce that Haran Joseph from class 2D representing red house has won the First place in the 25 yards Free Style, group 4 boys with a record of 00.21.51 seconds and as well as the first place in 12.5 yards Free Style group 5 boys with a record of 00.09.00 seconds. Nethan Immanuel from class UKG 'B' representing green house won the First place in the 12.5 yards Free Style group 5 Boys with a record of 00.10.97 seconds as well as the Third place in the 12.5 yards kick board group 5 Boys with ...

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February 05, 2023

Positive Parenting Session ( For Parents of LKG-UKG)

Positive Parenting "Essential Guidelines for Happy Parenting" -For parents of LKG & UKG Ms.Roslin Richard & Ms.Maria Reena 5 th February 2023 St. Joseph's School- CBSE A seminar on Positive Parenting, with the topic "Essential Guidelines for Happy Parenting" was conducted for Pre-Primary Parents of St. Joseph's School-CBSE, Bengaluru, on 5 th February 2023, Saturday at SJIPS Auditorium between 8.30am and 10.30am. Our resource for the seminar was Ms.Roslin Richard - an educational Psychologist, Graphologist and the in house school counselor of St. Joseph's School-CBSE, Bengaluru and by Ms. Maria Reena- a Clinical Psychologist and the in house Special Educator of St. Jo...

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February 05, 2023

Positive Parenting Session ( For Parents of Class 5-7)

Positive Parenting "SUPPORTING YOUR EARLY ADOLESCENCE DURING THE CHALLENGING LIFE STAGE" -For parents of class 5 to 7 Ms. Roslin Richard & Ms. Maria Reena 5 th February 2023 St. Joseph 's School- CBSE A seminar on Positive Parenting, with the topic "Supporting your early adolescence during the challenging life stage" was conducted for Parents of class 5-7 of St. Joseph's School-CBSE, Bengaluru, on 11th February 2023, Saturday at SJIPS Auditorium between 8.30am and 10.30am. Our resource for the seminar was Ms.Roslin Richard - an Educational Psychologist, Graphologist and the in house school counselor of St. Joseph's School-CBSE, Bengaluru and by Ms. Maria Reena - a Cli...

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February 05, 2023

Positive Parenting Session ( For Parents of Class 8-11)

Positive Parenting "Understanding your teens to build their confidence and resilience" -For parents of class 8 to 11 Ms.Roslin Richard & Ms.Maria Reena 5 th February 2023 St. Joseph's School- CBSE A seminar on Positive Parenting, with the topic "Understanding your teens to build their confidence and resilience" was conducted for parents of class 8 to 11 of St. Joseph's School-CBSE, Bengaluru, on 5 th February 2023, Saturday at SJIPS Auditorium between 10.30am and 12.30am. Our resource for the seminar was Ms.Roslin Richard - an educational Psychologist, Graphologist and the in house school counselor of St. Joseph's School-CBSE, Bengaluru and Ms. Maria Reena- a Clinical...

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February 01, 2023

Turkiye Earthquake

Turkiye Earthquake Relief
In solidarity with the people of Turkiye, St Joseph's School CBSE, in association with the TURKEY Embassy, SCEAD Foundation India and GENPACT dispatched a few relief materials for the people affected by the massive Earthquake. Empathetic students of St Joseph's School, Vittal Mallya Road, shared thoughtful messages on the packages, exhibiting a true spirit of solidarity and oneness. The students also visited the warehouse at Meenakunte Hosur road, with the relief kits, which will be sent to Turkey....

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January 26, 2023

Sanskriti Samagam

Sanskriti Samagam - Potpourri of Cultures
St Joseph's School CBSE celebrated the 74th Republic Day on 26 January 2023, on the topic 'Sanskriti Samagam- Potpourri of Cultures' with a feeling of patriotism and pride in glorifying the spirit of unity. This was based on the theme of "Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat".
Sanskriti Samagam which was a spectacular idea by our school, is a way of celebrating Republic day in an innovatie and creative method that brings family and friends together to get to know and experience the various kind of cultures in the whole of India .
The school grounds was transformed into a village setup to bring about the rustic charm. The event was formal...

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January 06, 2023

Mathematics Day Celebration

Mathematics is a place where you can do things which you can't do in the real world.
St. Joseph's School, celebrated Mathematics Day on Jan 6th, 2023 to commemorate the birth anniversary of great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Various practical activities were organised for students of classes I to XI during the week. Students also participated in a maths quiz where they fought face-to-face challenging questions.
On Jan 6th the Mathematics day celebration commenced with great enthusiasm. It started with a prayer and a welcome note.
The chief guest for the celebration was Dr. Sujatha Ramdorai, a renowned mathematics researcher, who served as a member of...

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December 21, 2022

Christmas Celebration

Sing Loud for All to Hear is the Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer.''
St. Joseph's School celebrated Christmas with a message of love, hope, peace, and joy. Kindergarten and primary kids participated in the event, showcasing their abilities via song and dance. The students captivated the audience by portraying a Nativity scene. Santa concluded the festivity by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. ...

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December 02, 2022

'Ujjwala' : A tale of the joy of Giving

On the 2nd of December 2022, the students and teaching staff of the senior secondary wing of St Joseph's School (CBSE) visited the Government Higher Primary school located at Kempapura, Hebbal as part of their school's outreach programme 'Ujjwala'.
The students and teaching faculty were greeted to a harmonious rendition of Vande Mataram by the the government school children. After their assembly concluded, the students of St Joseph's commenced their special programme, which included a prayer song. Since the theme picked was cleanliness and hygiene, a skit portraying the different hygiene practices was also enacted. Following this, biscuits, juices other confectioneries, as w...

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November 26, 2022

Indian Constitution Day

Indian Constitution Day also known as Samvidhan Divas is celebrated on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution. St Joseph's School celebrated this day by organizing special assembly for the students.
The program began with a prayer for prosperity and well-being of every citizen of this great nation.
Principal Fr Rohan D' Almeida, Chief Guest Ms Sangeeta Ravindranath and Co-ordinators paid a floral homage to the portrait of Dr B R Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Significance of the day was shared with the students followed by recitation of the Preamble by everyone present at the event. The Principal, Fr Rohan D'A...

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November 26, 2022

TARANG

Tarang 2022, the first cultural fest of St Joseph's School was a grand success with 5 mega events, which let the participants showcase various talents, such as photography, meme creation, entrepreneurship skills, dance and fashion. Our Chief guest was Mrs Sangeetha Ravindranath who is a playback singer and performer, inspired the participants before the events and also performed for our students. The theme for the fest was ‘Folklore of India’ and every event promoted Indian Folklore in every way possible, this helped students know more about our country's diversity and vast culture.
The big day started off with opening ceremony of the cultural fest. The events started off with...

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November 14, 2022

Children's day

Children's day was celebrated on 14th November 2022, in St Joseph's School in two sessions. The first session was organized from classes LKG to class 4 from 8:30am-10:00am. The celebration began from with a prayer by our school teachers, followed with a welcome speech.
The program began with chief guest Mr B V Sathish Kumar, a renowned magician. Along we had our institution head Rev Father Rohan D' Almeida, coordinators Ms Poornima Krupa, Ms Mary Sheeba, Ms Sherly Wilfred and Ms Nirmala Flavy Briggs. Homage was paid to our first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, whose birthday is celebrated as children's day.
The program began with cultural events such as...

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November 01, 2022

Kannada Rajyothsava

St Joseph's School celebrated Kannada Rajyothsava with great pomp and splendour. The hues of red and yellow adorned the school campus and it was a treat to the eyes. The chief guest for the celebration was a noted film actor from the Kannada film industry- Mr B C Anand, who exhorted the students to participate in all the co-curricular activities, as he opined that all of us have unique talents. Our Principal Fr Rohan D' Almeida suggested ways to know more about the history and cultural heritage of our State. The students displayed their artistic talents and enthralled the audience with significant dances, songs and Fancy Dress. The students also participated in various competetions...

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September 02, 2022

Jolly Joeys – Class 1 & 2 Fun Day

"Fun is just another word for Learning" is a saying which St Joseph's School has actively endorsed. The first ever Fun Day for Class 1 & 2 was held on 02 September 2022 under the guidance of the Principal Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida. The Principal initiated an exclusive Fun Day especially for Class 1 & 2 as the students of these classes had missed all the Fun Days associated with the Pre-Primary Classes due to the pandemic.
The Fun Day was named as "Jolly Joeys" as thejunior Josephites or joeys would be having a jolly time. In keeping with the weather and mood of September, the theme was chosen as Rainbow day. Students came dressed in different colours of the rainbow. The Pr...

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August 27, 2022

SCIPLORE 2022-23

Rosalind Franklin quotes "Science and everyday life cannot be and should not be separated."
With this belief St Joseph's School, CBSE has followed an annual custom to conduct science exhibition, Sciplore that has always aimed to kindle interest in Science, to exhibit scientific talents of students and integrate science in everyday life experiences. This annual event was conducted on 27 August, 2022. This was a special event as it was held in the school premises, after two years of online or virtual programme.
Sciplore began with an inaugral programme held in the school quadrangle. The chief guest for the event was Mr Jacob Crasta, Chairman of CM Envirosystems Pvt L...

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August 26, 2022

Fun & Frolic Day– Theme : Plant World

The pre-primary team of St. Joseph's School organized the Fun and Frolic day on 26th August 2022. The theme chosen was Plant World. Students came to school in coloured outfits. Colourful pictures of plants decked up the quadrangle.
Father Principal, Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida, Coordinator Ms. Poornima Krupa and a few students inaugurated the event by planting a sapling.
Students from UKG welcomed the gathering and shared insights about the plant world, types of plants, and various uses of plants. LKG students showcased the stages of the growth of a plant using props.
There were designated activities corners for identification of seeds, medicinal plants, flo...

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August 16, 2022

Organized- Eye Checkup Camp

"Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful." We need to take care of this beautiful gift of God. In view of this St Joseph's Indian Institutions' Centre for Social Concern, Spandana oraganised Eye Check up camp from 16th to 19th August in association with Aloka Vision Programme by ZEISS and Lions Club of Aikya Bangalore.
The four-day long camp was inaugurated on 16th August by lighting the lamp, symbolizing eye-the light of the body.
On this auspicious day the Rector Rev Fr Joseph D'Souza SJ encouraged everyone to take care of their eyes and donate eyes. The Principal,SJS, Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ cautioned the students to reduce screen time than the last tw...

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July 29, 2022

Fun n Frolic - Theme: Food

St Joseph's School organized the Fun & Frolic Day for the Preprimary students on the 29th of July 2022. The event was based on the theme 'Food' to help the little Josephites to learn about healthy and unhealthy food through various activities.
The stage was on the school quadrangle decorated with charts relevant to the theme. The cheerful students came dressed in bright and colourful outfits.
Fun & Frolic Day witnessed the presence of the Rector of SJII, Fr Joseph D'Souza SJ, Principal Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ, the Campus Director, Fr Stevan Gonsalves, and the Preprimary Coordinator, Ms. Poornima Krupa. The event was inaugurated by serving healthy dry fruits to the dignitari...

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July 23, 2022

Positive Parenting Session

A Positive Parenting session on "Adolescent and Mental Health" was conducted in two batches for the parents of class 6 to class 10. On the 23rd of July 27, 2022. The resource person for the session was Ms. Sheela Balan. The session focused on childhood trauma and emotional needs of children. The session also laid emphasis on effective communication by the parents towards their children.
The session ended with Ms Sheela answering a few questions that were put forth by the parents. Parents were appreciative of the session....

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July 16, 2022

POSITIVE PARENTING

The pandemic may have brought its own challenges and drawbacks in terms of academic and behavior in children but the learning and teaching continued. As life is coming back to normal after two years of pandemic students struggle with coping with academics, restlessness, unable to pay attention, the parents also suffered with mental exhaustion and stress. Positive parenting session was conducted on 16th July 2022. It was conducted by the school special educator, Ms Maria Reena D. The session was conducted in two batches (LKG- Grade 2) & (Grade 3- Grade 5), started with what is positive parenting and styles of parenting, child- rearing style, about AD(H)D, risk-factors, followed by t...

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July 13, 2022

JESCOL - II Jesuit Leadership Workshop

"Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership".
Ms Jennifer Bernard and Ms Nirmala Briggs attendedthe JESCOL II on "Jesuit Leadership" in Ashirvad . It was an intense 3 day workshop focusing on the important aspects and expectations of Jesuit Leadership. Jesuits and collaborators in leadership roles across Jesuit Institutions in Bengaluru participated in the event.
Social analysis, Religion and Society, Economic analysis and Ecology, Ignatian worldview and ideals, Depth Conversation, Jesuit Leadership, Collaboration, Ignatian Decision Making process, Group dynamics Anatomy and dynamics of human interiority, Journey into self were some of the topics cove...

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July 08, 2022

Aikyam - Inter Religious Prayer

"If we live in our oneness - heart, we will feel the essence of all religions which is the love of God. Forgiveness, compassion, tolerance, brotherhood and the feeling of oneness are the signs of true religion" On Friday 8 July 2022, our school observed the Inter Religious Prayer Service.
Prayer is the shortest way between humans because God is the One who is nearest to us. Prayer is the strongest bond because it goes through God. In our distressed, broken world, prayer is a bond of peace.
On this special day, Mr. Harman Sethi, a founding member of the Bangalore Sikh Youth who is serving as the Public Relations Officer for Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha and Ms Margret director...

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July 04, 2022

Fun & Frolic Day - Sports & Games

St Joseph's School organised the Fun & Frolic day for the Pre-primary students on the 4th of July 2022. Fun & Frolic day is a No bag and activity based fun learning day. The event was organised on the school quadrangle based on the theme 'Sports & Games'.
The school quadrangle was decorated with colourful charts pertaining to Sports and Games. The students and the Pre-primary teachers came dressed in 'blue' coloured outfit.
Fun & Frolic was inaugurated by our beloved Principal Fr. Rohan D'Almeida by cutting of the ribbon, followed by a welcome speech by pre-primary student. Students of each section of pre-primary gave a brief description about the indoor & outdoor games, ...

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July 02, 2022

Inauguration of Class 11

St Joseph's CBSE School, Vittal Mallya Rd Bengaluru welcomed its first batch of class 11 students along with their parents with an inspiring orientation and a humble inter religious prayer service on Saturday the 2nd of July 2022.
The chief guests for the day were Dr Abraham Ebenezer a social reformer and educationist, who is also now an author to the book titled 'A journey in leadership' followed by dignitaries Rev Fr. Joseph D'Souza Rector St Josephs Indian Institutions, Rev Fr. Rohan D'Almeida Principal St Joseph's CBSE school, Rev Fr. Cyril Menezes Director St Joseph's PU college, Rev Fr. John Lang finance officer and coordinators of the school.
The programme began wi...

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June 24, 2022

Annual Prize Day

"Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket." On Friday 24, 2022, our school celebrated Annual Prize Day in our school auditorium. On this special day, former IAS officer Mr M Lakshminarayana, Chairman Karnataka Panchayat Delimitation Commission was the Chief guest. Parents of the prize winners were invited. The programme was started with the school anthem followed by prayer service and prayer dance. The programme was inaugurated by lighting the lamp at the hands of Mr M Lakshminarayana. Simultaneously, Rector, Principal and other guests symbolizing the quest for knowledge and presentation of annual report on academic, sports and co-scholastic achieve...

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June 17, 2022

Investiture Ceremony 2022 - 2023

This year, for the very first time, we have selected the student body through election. There were few phases for the election process. Students had to write manifestos on how they would serve as a leader and make a difference to our school and based on their performance over the years on Academics and co-curricular activities from their students were nominated to contest for themselves. With lot of enthusiasm, the students took to the corridors, with signs, posters and help from their friends to contest or themselves. On June 13th, the elections took place and the students from class 6 to 10 voted for their captains.
On 17th June, 2022, our school witnessed the Investiture Ce...

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June 09, 2022

World Environment Day - June 2022

Theme - Only One Earth
"In the universe are billions of Galaxies. In our Galaxy are billions of Planets, but there is only one Earth. Let's take care of it."
On 9 June 2022, St. Josephs School organized a Programme to celebrate World Environment Day. Our Principal Rev Fr Rohan D' Almeida, Chief Guest Dr. K. Mohammed Hussain Sheriff, Consultation Physician at Unani Medicine, Committee Members of the environment day, Co-Ordinator's along with all the faculty members and students participated in the Programme, with exuberance and thankfulness.
The aim behind organizing this program, was to enlighten all about the theme and create an awareness about keeping the e...

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May 23, 2022

Teacher's Orientation 2022

A session on School and Classroom Etiquette was conducted on the 23rd of May 2022 for the students of class 9 and 10. The session was held in St. Josephs Indian Institution Auditorium from 11:00 am to 12:45 pm. The session was conducted by the school Physical educators along with the school Counselors and the special educator. The students were clearly given instructions and explained the school and classroom etiquettes, the Disciplinary rules and regulations to follow, the dos and the donts of the school, and the expectations of the students behavior at school as well as outside the school premises, etc. Overall the student's feedback was good and it was an interesting and interac...

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March 05, 2022

Valedictory Ceremony 2022, Class 10

St Joseph's School, Bangalore organized the 3rd Graduation day on 5th March ,2022 for the outgoing batch of Grade -10. The guest on the occasion was Mr. Dr. A Benjamin Principal, Stanes School CBSE, Coimbatore.
The programme started with a Solemn march of the outgoing students, followed by the School Anthem sung by the School choir, to invoke the presence of the almighty, a prayer service by the students of grade 10 and teachers was organized. Next was a prayer dance performance by the grade 7th students.
Followed by the lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries, Welcome address by our Principal Rev. Fr. Rohan D'Almeidia SJ, highlighted the significance of the ceremony. Me...

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February 16, 2022

Zero Waste Management And Composting

"A way to return what came from Earth back to where it belongs."
A session on Zero Waste Management and composting at home was conducted by Mrs. Padma, CEO of Stone Soup Trust in the school boardroom for the classes 8 and 9.
A video on 'Sustainable living that starts in the kitchen' by Ms. Vani Murthy set session rolling on the right path. The students were given inputs on various topics such as Segregation of waste, Eco friendly disposables, re-usable materials, Pseudo eco-friendly examples, compost at home and decentralized composting during the session.
The session proved to be very informative and productive as the students got hands-on experience of composting....

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January 26, 2022

Republic Day Celebration

What an amazing day full of patriotic zeal and the feelings of gratitude, happiness and hopes!
St Joseph's School CBSE celebrated the 73 rd Republic Day on 26 January 2022, with a feeling of patriotism and pride in glorifying the spirit of unity on virtual platform, due to pandemic restrictions.
The online event was held and coordinated by the teachers. "Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays." The programme began with an inter religious prayer followed by the responsorial Bhajan.
Indians are all proud of our national flag, which symbolizes great values. Our honorable Principal unfurled the national flag, symbol of our national pride and identi...

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January 14, 2022

Vaccination Drive

St. Joseph's School, conducted a vaccination drive to inoculate the students aged between 15 to 18years against corona virus/Covid-19, on 14 January 2022, as per the instruction from the Central Board of Secondary Education. The vaccination campaign was organized under the guidance of Rev. Fr Rohan D'Almeida, the Principal, in accordance with the vaccination programme of the Government of Karnataka, undertaken by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
The school sent a consent form to the parents a week prior to the drive.The parents who gave their consent for their wards to be vaccinated at school, brought their wards to the school on the day of the vaccinat...

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January 13, 2022

Gospel Fest

KOINONIA 2022 Gospel Fest of St. Joseph's School was conducted on 13th January, 2022 . The programme was conducted online for students. Students from grade 1 to grade 10 had different events to participate such as Bible Recitation, Biblical Characters, Bible Quiz students were enthusiastic and participated in the events organized.
The background in which Koinonia, with the theme "Fellowship".
Koinonia describes the unity of the Spirit that comes from Christian shared beliefs, convictions, and behaviours. When those shared values are in place, genuine koinonia occurs. This fellowship produces our mutual cooperation in God's worship, God's work, and God's will bein...

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December 25, 2021

Ujjwala - Giving is Living

"Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference." Kathy Calvin
We at St Joseph's school strongly believe in making difference in the lives of the people fighting a hard battle in their lives and there is nothing more beautiful than going out of our way to make life beautiful for others. Thus a fundraising drive Ujjwala -Giving is living was organized in coordination with milaap.
The drive had array of activities that involved active participation of our students, staff and stakeholders. This included Donor's Ticket, Family Bonding Competitions and organizing Fun Day, a day when the students of class 6 to 10 set up various game stalls an...

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December 03, 2021

1st KTA OPEN KARNATAKA TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

Date 3rd 4th & 5th of December 2021 Organized by Karnataka Taekwondo Academy Supported by Karnataka Taekwondo Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Kasturba road Bengaluru - 560001 our school students participated in this championship.

PRAVEEN G CHOUDHARY-8B, POOMSE- Bronze Medal, KYUROGI- Silver Medal ANUSKA SHAW-6D, POOMSE- Bronze Medal, KYUROGI- Bronze Medal VAISHNAVI-6C, POOMSE- Bronze Medal, KYUROGI- Bronze Medal
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November 28, 2021

3rd KANNADA RAJYOTSAVA CUP, BENGALURU NATIONAL LEVEL KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP - 2021

Date 28th November 2021 in R Gundurao Sports Complex Jai Bheema Nagar, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru.
SANJITH l From class 9C secured 2nd and 3rd place in National level Kannada Rajyotsava cup organized by Karnataka state karate Association....

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November 26, 2021

Constitution Day

Saluting India! Where each bud sprouts in its genuine nature, where every day is the festivity of solidarity, concordance, and combination.
Happy Constitution Day!
The existence and successful survival of Democracy in such diverse conditions is the most celebrated fact about our country and constitution is its backbone. On such an occasion Constitutional day was celebrated on 26 th November by the students of our School. The programme formally commenced by a warm introduction by Shreya Murthy and Noora students of grade 9, followed by a prayer dance for the prosperity and wellbeing of the country during this pandemic from the Student of grade 6 and 7.
This was f...

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November 18, 2021

BURNOUT

St Joseph's school CBSE organized a webinar for parents on the 27th of October for the parents of the students from Pre Primary to Class 10.
The topic of the webinar was "Burnout".
The resource person for the webinar was the in-house school counsellor Ms Sheela Balan.
The webinar focused on how, to recognise Burnout in them and in their children and how to deal with it in an effective manner.
The resource person threw light on the stages, signs, possible causes and negative effects of Burnout. The main focus of the webinar was the various coping mechanism one can inculcate to escape Burnout....

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November 14, 2021

Children`s Day Celebration

"Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured they are the future of the nation and the citizen of tomorrow".
On this occasion, St. Joseph's School CBSE celebrated children's day in two phases offline on 13th November, 2021 where students from class 6-10 were invited for the programme held in the school campus. Our Chief Guest for the day was Ms Viabhavari Ranganath a Professional Bharatanatyam Dancer, Classical Singer and Photographer.
The celebration began with a prayer service seeking the Almighty's blessing by our school choir followed by lighting of the lamp by our Chief Guest Ms Viabhavari Ranganath, Rev Father Rohan ...

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November 14, 2021

Children's Day Celebration

"Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured they are the future of the nation and the citizen of tomorrow".
On this occasion, St. Joseph's School CBSE celebrated children's day in two phases offline on 13th November, 2021 where students from class 6-10 were invited for the programme held in the school campus. Our Chief Guest for the day was Ms Viabhavari Ranganath a Professional Bharatanatyam Dancer, Classical Singer and Photographer.
The celebration began with a prayer service seeking the Almighty's blessing by our school choir followed by lighting of the lamp by our Chief Guest Ms Viabhavari Ranganath, Rev Father Rohan D 'Alme...

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November 10, 2021

Cyber Security Awareness

Observing 'Cyber Jaagrookta Diwas' an awareness programme as per the CBSE circular to educate children on cyber-crimes and to introduce ease of filing of complaints relating to cyber- crimes.
St Joseph's School CBSE organized a seminar on 'Cyber Awareness' for the students of class 8 to 10 on November 10, 2021.
The resource person for the day was Mr Alwyn Sebastian an Advocate also Partner at Tony Sebastian Associates (TSA Legal), Bengaluru. He enlightened the students about various types of cyber-crimes like target crimes, weapon crimes and ways to ensure cyber Security. Students acquired knowledge on pros and cons of internet and learnt to imbibe the same in their...

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November 01, 2021

Kannada Rajyothsava

St Joseph's School CBSE celebrated Kannada Rajyothsava in November with great pomp and vigour.
The entire event was conceptualized by the teachers of the Kannada Department under the guidance of the Principal, Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ.
The celebration on 1st November 2020 commenced with the Principal, teachers, admin and support staff paying a floral tribute to Karnataka Mathe and the principal sharing his thoughts.
Due to the current pandemic situation, a meaningful celebration was also organized on a virtual platform to enlighten the students, parents and staff about the significance of the Kannada Rajyothsava. The chief guest of the celebration was renowned Kanna...

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November 01, 2021

Kannada Rajyothsava 2021

St Joseph's School CBSE celebrated Kannada Rajyothsava in November with great pomp and vigour.
The entire event was conceptualized by the teachers of the Kannada Department under the guidance of the Principal, Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ.
The celebration on 1st November 2020 commenced with the Principal, teachers, admin and support staff paying a floral tribute to Karnataka Mathe and the principal sharing his thoughts.
Due to the current pandemic situation, a meaningful celebration was also organized on a virtual platform to enlighten the students, parents and staff about the significance of the Kannada Rajyothsava. The chief guest of the celebration was renowned Kanna...

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October 26, 2021

Principal's Birthday

Age is merely an illusion. If you don't keep track of your age, what you feel in your heart would be the only thing that counts.
Father Principal's birthday was celebrated on 26 th October 2021 with our Rector, Rev.Fr. Joseph Rodrigues, Rev.Fr.Vijayaraju, all the heads of the institution, coordinators and the entire staff of SJS CBSE at the boardroom. The celebration began by invoking God's blessing through a Kannada prayer song and Birthday Message followed by a melodious Hindi birthday song. A toast was raised followed by the cutting of the cake. Birthday wishes were conveyed through a beautiful song. The Rector and Father Vijayaraju shared their experience and thou...

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October 23, 2021

Panel Discussion on Back to School

A panel discussion was initiated by Collins on Integrating blended learning in the classroom. The panelists being expertise, well experienced on the topic tabled their thoughts on the scope and importance of blended learning out of their rich experience and knowledge. It was a learning to provide personalized and competency based learning with many tools. It was a need to move from a push strategy to a pull strategy using the facilitators. A mind revolutionized among children and parents.
Mr. Anil Kuma, touched upon the difference between rote learning and concept-based learning. Unlike rote learning, blended learning allows the students to learn at their own pace. It gives th...

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October 08, 2021

SEMINAR - "A Slice of Freedom with Responsibility"

A seminar on 'A Slice of Freedom with Responsibility' from Addictions was conducted for the students of class 9 & 10 on 8th October in the school Auditorium. The facilitator was Ms Jaicy George, a motivational speaker and a faculty in the Dept. of Professional Studies, Christ University.
It was an interactive seminar and the students were enlightened with various coping mechanisms as well as options for addressing any stressful situations through multiple activities. The students were also made aware of various lifestyle changes they can inculcate to reduce stress and refrain from addictions.
The enriching seminar concluded with useful tips to tackle peer pre...

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September 04, 2021

Teacher's Day

'A Teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart'.
Teachers' day was celebrated online as well as offline by the students in a unique way. This year, class 10 took an initiative in celebrating Teachers' day on 4 th September (offline) by welcoming all the teachers in the board room and organized a small programme as a tribute to all the teachers in the presence of Principal Rev Fr Rohan D' Almeida and Fr Vijay Raju who paid homage to our great teacher Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan along with the coordinators, PTA members, Alumni members and students from class 9 and 10o. The programme started with an invocation dance by Sarah. Luth welcomed the gathering and Shre...

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August 28, 2021

SCIPLORE 2021-22

A GLIMPSE INTO THE VIRTUAL WORLD OF SCIPLORE 2021-22

I have not failed. I've successfully discovered 10,000 things that won't work. - Thomas Alva Edison
SCIPLORE the annual science exhibition aimed to create interest in science and to bring out scientific talents of students was conducted on 28 August, 2021. We did have an online event last year as welldue to the ongoing pandemic, Sciplore was hosted in a unique way.
A virtual Science exhibition and webinar was organised on an informative and interesting Theme "The Science of Happiness, Health and well-being during Covid-19. The planning of the event was headed by the co-ordinators,Ms Selvi and Ms...

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August 15, 2021

Feast of Assumption of Mary

Every year on August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary is widely celebrated all over the world. This holy day marks the occasion of the Virgin Mary completed her course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.
We had a blessed celebration by initiating a virtual celebration through YouTube. The celebration consisted of teachers from various departments reciting the rosary and also melodious songs were sung in English and Kannada, which was shot at various locations around the school. The video sent across to the students on Sunday morning. A mass was also celebrated in the chapel for teachers of all units. Over all it was a blessed time c...

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August 15, 2021

INDEPENDENCE DAY 2021-22

The 75th Independence Day was celebrated with great patriotism fervour at St Joseph's School CBSE.
The tricolour was hoisted by the Principal, Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ, in the presence of the Physical Education Teachers, the Coordinators, the Admin and the Support Staff around 8.00am on the school grounds and a floral tribute was paid to the portraits of Mahatma Gandhiji & Sri B R Ambedkar.
An Institutional level celebration was organized for the staff of St Joseph's Indian Institutions at the Quadrangle. The programme commenced at 8.30 am with the Chief Guest Lt. Col. Sanjeev Kumar, hoisting the flag in the august presence of Rev Fr Joseph Rodrigues SJ, the Rector of St...

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August 06, 2021

Peace and Reconciliation Day

Chief Guest: Rev Fr Dionysius Vas SJ (Provincial, Karnataka Jesuit Province) Rev Fr Joseph Rodrigues SJ (Rector, St Joseph's Indian Institutions) Mr Katsumasa Maruo (Deputy Council General of Japan) Mr Harish Pandey (Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bangalore South)
The Program was organized by St Joseph's School CBSE and other organizations such as: a) SCEAD foundation; b) Rotary Club (Bangalore Junction) c) FIT INDIA d) Embassy of Japan; e) THE INDIAN EXPRESS
The program started at 5:45pm with few refreshments arranged. Ms Sheeba hosted the program along with the Rotary delegates. The program began with the word of prayer done by Ms Sheeba and team. As the order...

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July 29, 2021

ST IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA FEAST 2021 - 22

The year 2021 is a very special year, as this is the year that we celebrate 500 years of St Ignatius. In order to commemorate this celebration, our school conducted various events based on this Saint.
We had a splendid celebration of the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola by initiating week long activities, novenas and competitions which was not side lined this year, instead it aimed at enriching and imbibing Ignatian values in each and every Josephite in a different way. A plethora of competitions were organized for students like, Colouring, Bits of paper, Fancy dress, Elocution, Puppets, Collage Making, PPT Presentations on the Life of St Ignatius as well video Presentation on C...

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July 23, 2021

Rector's Birthday Celebration

Birthdays are among the most celebrated events of our lives. It is always very special and comes with a lot of gratitude, good wishes and hopes of better days ahead. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the joy of living with family and friends, while focusing on that one special person.
Rev. Fr. Joseph Rodriguez, Rector's birthday was celebrated on 23 July 2021 with Father Principal, co-ordinators and the entire staff of SJS CBSE at boardroom. The celebration began with a prayer, followed by the song and cutting of cake. Rector shared his thoughts, and Father Principal addressed the gathering with his wonderful words followed by the video presentation. The celeb...

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April 10, 2021

Valedictory Ceremony

"The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step" Graduation day, this sparks hope for the future and invites graduates to dream big. On 10th April, 2021, St Joseph's School, CBSE pledged to give the world over 35 committed young men and ladies, who walked out of the portal of their second home knowing that they would forever reap the benefits of what they had learnt in their time at St. Joseph's.
The ceremony began with the students being led into the auditorium by the School Captains, dignitaries and their comrades which was followed by the School song signifying that every Josephite who left this great institution would follow the motto Fide et Labore (Latin) Fa...

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April 09, 2021

Brother Mark's Farewell

"Life is a journey, not a destination." - Ralph Waldo Emerson On April 9th, 2021, the staff of SJSCBSE bid Farewell to Brother Mark as he continues his journey as a part of the Jesuit Community. The program began with welcoming the gathering and a prayer song. The farewell committee portrayed a few instances from the life a brother Mark in the form of Mad ads which was entertaining and creative, after which there was a farewell message and song. The acting Rector of SJII, Father John D'souza gave a small speech about bro Mark and his life with them in the past one year. Father Rohan, the Principal of SJSCBSE also spoke about what an incredible person we had among us. We then had a...

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February 27, 2021

NEP Webinar

A NEP Webinar on the Changes and Challenges of the education policy was organized by St Josephs School, CBSE and Karnataka Jesuit Higher and Secondary Education Commission on the 27th of February 2021. The resource persons for the webinar were Ms. Aarthi Dinesh, Academic Head of Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir (SSRVM) Bangalore East along with Ms. Deepa Anand, Academic Head of Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir (SSRVM) Bangalore East and Rev Fr Rohan D Almeida, Principal of St Joseph s School CBSE and the Coordinator of Karnataka Jesuit Secondary Education Commission. Ms. Aarthi Dinesh, provided the highlights of the policy and critically analyzed it. She explained and clarified ...

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January 30, 2021

JESCOL SEMINAR

A JESCOL seminar 2021 was organized by the heads of St Joseph's Indian Institutions for the staff, in the School Auditorium on 30th January 2021. The resource persons for the day were Fr Jossie D' Mello SJ (Professor of Ignatian Spirituality) and Fr Olvin Veigas SJ (Professor of Theology). Fr Olvin Veigas spoke about the Jesuit Education Heritage in history from the Prism of Ratio Studiorum it was very informative session and was an epiphany of discernment in life's journey. The second session was taken up by Fr Jossie D' Mello SJ, who spoke about the Ignatian Spirituality and explained how it is a universal appeal which is meant for all. This seminar helped in understanding ...

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January 26, 2021

REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION 2021

"Republic Day is a celebration of one country, one people and one humanity"
St Joseph's School CBSE celebrated the 72nd Republic Day on 26 January 2021, with a feeling of patriotism and pride in glorifying the spirit of unity on virtual platform, due to pandemic restrictions.
The online event was coordinated by the teachers. The programme began with an intercessory prayer followed by the responsorial singing "Into the heaven of freedom my father let my country awake"
Arpitha Nair of class 7 highlighted the significance of the day. Principal Fr. Rohan D Almeida along with teachers offered floral tribute to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
The celebration was echoed with patri...

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January 26, 2021

Virtual Marathon

St Joseph's School CBSE along with Ants Hunt Limited conducted a Virtual Marathon for the very first time! The event took place from 26th January, 2021 to 31st January, 2021. This marathon was conducted in a very unique way as everything had to be done virtually due to the pandemic. The participants had to first register themselves online, after which a mail was sent regarding all the details of the event. An app had to be downloaded where it tracked the number of steps taken by the individual in that particular time limit along with the photo of the participant. This could take place anytime between the dates given. Each individual was allowed to choose a particular pack accordi...

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January 19, 2021

Kite Festival

St. Joseph's School CBSE has celebrated the KITE FESTIVAL a cultural and traditional festival which marks the beginning of the auspicious period with its arrival of spring season on 16th January 2021 in the School campus under its complete guidance of our Principal Rev. Fr. Rohan D'Almeida , accordingly the whole event was conceptualized by teachers and admin staff along with the support staff in bringing out an creative colorful traditional arrangements to mark this joyous occasion. As per the current pandemic situation we had taken the precautions by having the minimal presence of the Staff members in our school premises and also made Equal arrangement in organizing a virtual ...

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January 12, 2021

Agriculture Acts 2020

St Joseph's Indian Institutions in collaboration with Centre for Social Concern organised a Seminar for all the Staff on Tuesday 12th January 2021 in the School Auditorium. Mr Vinay Sreenivas, advocate was the main speaker. He briefed all the Staff on the highlights of the Agricultural Acts and emphasized on the need for our participation in solidarity with the farmers, who are the backbone of our country. It was indeed an enlightening session for all the Staff and further course of action was planned by the teachers to spread the information onto the students to emphasize the plight of farmers....

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December 25, 2020

Christmas 2020

"Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away." - Norman Wesley Brooks This year, unlike so far, has unfolded experiences in strange ways, one that mankind has never witnessed before! As Christmas season gushed in December, an air of joy and stirrings of happiness & smiles beautifully re-kindled the warmth of our Lord's presence! St. Joseph's School CBSE came together this December to rejoice and spread the joys of the season of Christmas and united for the yearly celebrations. There were three different forums of celebrations held, at institutional and unit wise on 23rd December for staff and on 24th December that was conducted ...

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December 12, 2020

OSA MEET

First Virtual Alumni Meet 2020 inaugural of our Old Student's Association of our School was scheduled at 3.00 P.M on Saturday, 12th December ,2020 On Microsoft Teams Platform. The programme began with a quote by Ms. Sheela Balan Mc for the day. Followed by a prayer song by the school choir. The programme proceeded by welcoming the gathering by Ms. Sheeba. The chief guest for the day was Rev Fr. Henry Saldanha SJ. In his speech for the first batch of alumni he addressed them as the historic batch and further in his speech he inspired the students to take up the Josephite values and discipline, further he also asked the alumni to be service oriented, excel in their careers, be a c...

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December 10, 2020

Annual Day 2020

'Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.' - Martin Luther St. Joseph's School CBSE celebrated its 6th Annual Day on 10th December, 2020 with great zeal and enthusiasm. The event was celebrated on a virtual platform due to the pandemic restrictions. This year the theme for Annual Day was "HOPE" which was presented meticulously through a spectacular performance by the students of pre-primary to grade X. Annual Day is a day which is looked forward to with utmost anticipation and excitement. It is an occasion that spreads joy and serves as a platform for students to exhibit their unique talents and build their confidence. This day kindles the spirit of toget...

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November 26, 2020

Constitutional Day

The existence and successful survival of Democracy in such diverse conditions is the most celebrated fact about our country and constitution is its backbone. On such an occasion Constitutional day was celebrated virtually on 26th November by the students of our School. The programme formally commenced by a warm introduction by Shreyas student of grade 9, followed by prayer for the prosperity and wellbeing of the country during this pandemic from the Student of grade 6, a melodious and a pleasant prayer song by the School choir. This was followed by the preamble from the student Farhan of grade 10. A specially designed video was presented to enhance the students about their constit...

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November 19, 2020

Heritage and Integration Day

On the occasion of National Heritage and Integration Day virtual programme was organized by our students. The aim of this event was to make everyone aware about the Importance of the cultural heritage and its preservation. The programme began with the introduction of the Heritage Day and invocation prayer song 'Bind us Together' by the school choir. After that the student of grade 9 shared the importance of our Heritage and monuments. Then the next programme was an engrossing documentary giving a brief detail of monuments and the rich culture from different parts of India, followed by students dressed in the different attire of different states showcasing the feeling of oneness ...

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November 14, 2020

CHILDREN'S DAY

St Joseph's School CBSE celebrated Children's day on 14, November with great excitement and enthusiasm. The event was celebrated virtually due to the pandemic restrictions.
The online event was conceptualized and coordinated by the teachers under the guidance of Fr Principal. The programme commenced with a soothing prayer song followed by the display of images and videos of the activities done & shared by the students as they participated in various age appropriate online competitions conducted by the school on the occassion of Children's Day.
The significance of the day was also highlighted by the teachers. Teachers organized and enacted a short, humorous & meaningful sk...

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November 03, 2020

"COVID AWARNESS"

The safety of the people shall be the highest law." Our School, St Jospeh's School CBSE lives to their consciousness and our Principal Fr. Rohan D' Almedia held a "Covid Awarness" programme for our students on the 3rd November, 2020. By a renowned resource person Dr, Gayatri Sasikumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Ramiah Medical College of Hospitals.
Dr, Gayatri Sasikumar gave clear and actionable guidance for safe operations through the prevention, early detection and control of COVID-19. She encouraged them to set a routine for themselves by playing tennis, football, cricket, cycling, skating and games which do not involve close contact.
This ...

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November 01, 2020

Kannada Rajyothsava 2020

St Joseph's School CBSE celebrated Kannada Rajyothsava in November with great pomp and vigor.
The entire event was conceptualized by the teachers of the Kannada Department under the guidance of the Principal, Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ.
The celebration on 1 November 2020 commenced with the Principal, teachers, admin and support staff paying a floral tribute to Karnataka Mathe and the Principal sharing his thoughts.
Due to the current pandemic situation, a meaningful celebration was also organized on a virtual platform to enlighten the students, parents and staff about the significance of Kannada Rajyothsava. The chief guest of the celebration was renowned Kannada poetess/...

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October 26, 2020

Principal's Birthday

Birthdays are a new start, a fresh beginning and a time to pursue new endeavors with new goals. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the joy of living with family and friends, while focusing on that one special person.
Father Principal's birthday was celebrated on 26th October 2020 with co-ordinators and the birthday committee at boardroom. The celebration began with a prayer, followed by the video presentation and cutting of cake. Father addressed the gathering with his wonderful words. The celebration ended with the refreshments arranged for the gathering....

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October 24, 2020

Cyber Safety Awareness

The month of October is globally marked as National Cyber Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM) with the view to educate the public and private sector. At the outset few competitions were organized for students from class 5 to 10. Poster making competition an offline event was organized for class 5 & 6 on Saturday 24th October 2020 between 3pm to 3:10pm. Instructions were given to students two days prior to participate in the event. Students were instructed to upload the photos of the poster once after completion. Two emails Id's were created for students to upload that is NCSAMPOSTERC5@GMAIL.COM and NCSAMPOSTERC6@GMAIL.COM for class 5 and 6 respectively. Two students each from both class...

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October 15, 2020

Diwali Celebration

Diwali was celebrated online this year due to the pandemic. On 15th November 2020,the video began with an inter-religious prayer service conducted by Ms Vijayalakshmi P, Ms Fazilath, and Ms Leema Janet. We then had a short message fromPriest Sri Venu Gopal Acharya, Br Khurshid Imam and Rev Fr. Rohan D Almeida who is the principal of our school. Ms Vidya and Ms Hema - parent representatives, also shared their thoughts with us. Last but not least we had a student representativeShreyas S Palaneerfrom class 9, who gave the importance of this festival. The Video ended with a Vote of Thanks by Ms Satya Vani....

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October 02, 2020

Gandhi Jayanthi Celebration

To mark the 150th birth anniversary of father of our nation, our school organized online inter-religious prayer service, "Prayer for Peace" on 2nd October.
Our dear Josephites paid their homage to Gandhiji by echoing his teachings,they took an initiative to lend their helping hand to the people in need while following the covid safety norms. Principal Rev Father Rohan D'Almeida along with teaching and non-teaching staff members gathered in the school to pay respect to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri while elevating the values taught by Gandhi and patriotic fervor.
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September 15, 2020

Investiture Ceremony

The Investiture Ceremony for the year 2020-21, was conducted with much anticipation as all aspects was done online. Our virtual ceremony started with an introduction of this year's leaders and a prayer for them, followed by the oath which was mediated by our Principal Rev Fr Rohan D'almeida and the students. The house mistresses for this year took the oath as well, taking responsibility for their houses and captains. The video ended with a vote of thanks, and best wishes to the newly elected student council....

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September 14, 2020

Hindi Diwas

Our country India has become a land of many tongues and has been called "as a tower of veritable languages" or a "Museum of languages". The constitution of India has approved 22 languages. Hindi is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14 September because, on this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devnagri script as the official language of the Republic of India. Hence, The staff and the students of St Joseph's School, CBSE celebrated Hindi Diwas with great enthusiasm. An online live streaming programme launched on social media channel You tube. The Master of the ceremony were Sushmit Roy...

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September 05, 2020

Teachers Day

"Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5th September is observed as Teachers' Day": Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna.
This request by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna soon turned into a legacy that's celebrated throughout the country. Teachers' Day is commemorated in order to thank and pay respect to the contribution of teachers in our lives on 5th of every September.
This year, we marked the 58th Teachers' day through a very unique and special kind of celebration. Due to the pandemic, a one of a kind online Teachers' Day Celebration was conducted and aired from the campus of St. Joseph's School CBSE.
The celebrations began at 9.30 AM in th...

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August 29, 2020

SCIPLORE 2020

Dr.Radhakrishnan has rightly said "Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages. It is the only subject which has brought a revolutionary change in our lives since antiquity. Science is truly inspiring and transforming. SCIPLORE has always been a unique platform to showcase the scientific temperament of our students. This year, due to the on-going pandemic, SCIPLORE was hosted in a unique way. We conducted a virtual science exhibition and organised an interesting webinar on the topic 'Science for us' on August 29, 2020 As the wheels started rolling weeks ago with intense and detailed planning, headed by the co-ordinators of this event...

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August 28, 2020

Webinar on NEP 2020

A webinar on NEP 2020: Changes and Challenges was organised by St Joseph's School, CBSE and Karnataka Jesuit Higher and Secondary Education Commissions on the 28th of August 2020. The resource persons for the webinar were Rev Fr John Kennedy, Director of Jesuit Council for Educational Research and Training(JCERT) along with Rev Fr Melwyn D Cunha, Principal of Loyola College, Manvi and Coordinator of Karnataka Jesuit Higher Education Commission and Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida, Principal of St Joseph's School CBSE and Coordinator of Karnataka Jesuit Secondary Education Commission. Rev Fr John Kennedy provided the highlights of the policy and critically analysed the policy. He al...

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August 22, 2020

Ganesha Chaturthi

Ganesha Chaturthi was celebrated online this year due to the pandemic, on 22nd August 2020. We started with an inter-religious prayer service, followed by a short message from a staff member Ms Vijayalakshmi P, a parent representative Mr Santosh, and a student representative Ms Yukthi who gave the importance of this festival. The Video ended with a song performed by Ms Tanmaye A T. ...

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August 15, 2020

Independence Day

To observe Independence day this year, we conducted a flag hoisting in our school campus where our Principal Rev Father Rohan D'Almeida unfurled the flag in the presence of the coordinators, admin staff, PE teachers and support staff. We then paid our respect to the father of our Nation, Mahatma Ghandhi and the architect of our constitution Dr B R Ambedkar by offering flower petals in front of their photo. The celebration ended with the national anthem.
As a part of the Institution level celebration, there was a live streaming for parents and students to also be a part of the celebration. 25 members from our unit were present for this celebration, along with the Rector and all...

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July 30, 2020

IGNATIAN WEEK

"He who carries God in his heart, bears Heaven with him wherever he goes" - St Ignatius of Loyola It does not matter where we are, as long as God is with us! True to the above words of St Ignatius of Loyola, our Founder, our school was quick to respond and adapt to the new situation of imparting quality education to students. In view of holistic development of the person or Cura Personalis as instructed by the Jesuit ideals, we at St Joseph's School planned to encourage not only students but even parents and staff as well to celebrate the Ignatian Week with a difference this year owing to changing situations and turn of events as we encounter the onslaught of Corona Pandemic glo...

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July 23, 2020

Birthday Celebration Rector

The staff of SJS (CBSE) celebrated the birthday of our beloved Rector Rev. Fr Joseph Ignatius Rodriguez SJ on 23rd July- 2020. We thank our Lord Almighty for the gift of Fr. Rector.
On this special day, on behalf of the staff Mr. Acquilin honoured Fr. Rector by draping a shawl, Mr. Shivanna presented a sapling and our Principal Rev. Fr Rohan D' Almeida shared his beautiful memories about Fr. Rector. The Rector encouraged the staff through his motivational words and thanked the staff of SJS....

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May 22, 2020

Farewell ceremony of Rev Fr. Leo Pereira

As the month of June dawned, and it was befitting to bid Farewell to our beloved Rector Rev. Fr. Leo Pereira SJ, for being the shepherd of the St. Joseph's Indian Institutions for over a period of four long years. A formal gathering of dignitaries, teaching, administration staff and Support Staff assembled together to express their gratitude and appreciation of the extraordinary deeds done.
Fr. Leo Pereira's venerable speech stimulated the support staff of St. Joseph's School CBSE for taking the initiative and to organize this function even in the absence of the teaching staff due to the Government orders that schools were to be closed.There was an outpouring of praise and gra...

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May 06, 2020

World Environment Day

World Environment Day 2020 assumes greater significance as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic among other environmental disasters including cyclones, earthquakes and floods. The theme for this year - 'Celebrating Biodiversity' emphasis that Mother Nature's bounty is not only for human beings but also for every living plant and animal life.
Commemoration of World Environment Day at St Joseph's School CBSE with the core premise of 'Time for Nature' began with various activities for students. They were encouraged to plant a sapling at home, in whatever means and ways available to them. Children participated in large number across classes and enthusiastically shared pictures ...

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April 08, 2020

The Farewell Programme to our Vice Principal & Finance Officer Fr Balaraju SJ

The Josephite family and the heads of the institutions, Rev. Fr Leo Pereira SJ, the Rector of SJII, Rev. Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ, the Principal were all present to bid goodbye to our dear Vice Principal & Finance Officer Fr. Balaraju SJ.
Fr. Balaraju, a person with a human touch, dedicated to his task, simple in life and able to remain calm under pressure. The respect he showed to each of the staff member ensured that he cared for all, his willingness to listen & eagerness to help ,dedicated service are, undoubtedly nostalgic.
The farewell began with the dignitaries being welcomed traditionally with Arathi and Sandalwood tilak, trailed by the prayer and expressive thoughts ...

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April 03, 2020

Alumni Meet

The Alumni association organized "A Fun Day" on the Third of April 2021, with a motto "Remember, Reconnect and Rejoice" with our current batch of students as well as the faculty members and other staff. The event was fuelled by various fun and entertainment programs. The Present students welcomed our chief guest Brother Mark SJ. , and he declared the event opened.
The Alumni had different games organized like cricket, football, and basketball, throw ball and tug-of war which was an excellent opportunity to play the sport and relive instilling memories.
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's wor...

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February 01, 2020

VALEDICTORY CEREMONY

St Joseph's School CBSE held its first Valedictory Ceremony for the students of Class 10, Batch of 2019-20 on 1 February, 2020 at school.
The chief guest for the occasion was Mr. Clifford Pereira, Director of TV9 Network. The ceremony was presided over by Rev. Fr Leo Pereira SJ, Rector of St Joseph's Indian Institutions in the presence of Rev. Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ, the Principal, Rev. Fr Balaraju SJ, the Vice-Principal, Ms. Shirley Wilfred, Academic Advisor, Rev Fr Deepak JK, Principal of St Joseph's Community College and a special guest, Angela from Italy.
The programme commenced with a solemn march by the students dressed in formal suits, lead by the dignitaries. The s...

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January 24, 2020

SEVEN CONTINENTS

The Pre-primary team of St Joseph's School CBSE organised the fun n frolic day on 24 January 2020 for the little ones of pre-primary at the school quadrangle. The venue was decked up with charts having important trivia about each of the continents. The theme was "Seven Continents". The students and pre-primary teachers came dressed in light blue coloured outfit. Fun & Frolic was inaugurated by Prof. Rev Fr John Savard, Rector of Loyola University Maryland (USAin the presence of the Rector of SJII, Rev Fr Leo Pereira and the Principal Rev Fr Rohan D Almeida. Students from each class & section of Pre-primary gave a brief description about the earth and seven continents Various act...

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January 04, 2020

CREATIVE SPLASH- ART EXHIBITION

St Joseph's School CBSE held 'Creative Splash'-Art Exhibition 2020, on 4 January 2020. Each and every student from LKG to Class 10 created an array of beautifully designed art work which portrayed their creativity and their interpretation of art pertaining to the themes given. The chief guest, was Mr J.M.S Mani, an eminent artist who had exhibited his art work at various National and International venues and a recipient of various prestigious awards, like Karnataka State Award, Lalitkala Academy Award and Karnataka Rajyotsava Award. The event was presided over by the Rector of St Joseph's Indian Institutions, Rev. Fr Leo Pereira SJ and graced by the Principal, Rev. Fr Rohan D'Alme...

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December 21, 2019

CHRISTMAS

Christmas is the festival which inspires the spirit of sharing and caring, St Joseph's School CBSE celebrated this joyous occasioning two sessions. The school was beautifully decorated and students were dressed in Christmas colors. The Chief Guests were Sr. Jain Benitta and Fr Prathap Chandru on 20 & 21 December, 2019 respectively. The students sang melodious carols and danced beautifully to wish their teachers and classmates. The significance of this day was expressed to the students through a Nativity play of Jesus. The message of Christmas was conveyed to the children by the Rector Rev Fr Leo Pereira and the Principal Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida. The boundless joy of celebrating ...

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November 23, 2019

Annual Day

Faith means living with uncertainty-feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark - Dan Millman During this unprecedented time of uncertainty, the only way to go forward is by challenging the way we respond to our current scenario. This year has been a year of trial and errors with a lot of learning, our teachers have been doing an excellent job with adapting and adopting to the new methods of teaching and are doing all that they can in their capacities to continue to impart knowledge to your children. Their outstanding efforts and novel initiatives has made St Joseph’s School CBSE one of the most sought after schools in Bangalore. Pres...

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November 08, 2019

KARNATAKA RAJYOTSAVA

Karnataka Rajyotsava was celebrated in November to commemorate the formation of Karnataka State in the school quadrangle. The chief guest for the event was Mr. Adiveppa Haalagi, the Vice- Principal of Loyola Pre-University College, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru.The programme commenced with a prayer dance followed by lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries Rev. Fr Leo Pereira, Rector of SJII, Rev. Fr Rohan D'Almeida, the Principal, Rev. Fr Balaraju, the Vice Principal, Ms Sherly Wilfred, the Academic Advisor. The chief guest encouraged students with his meaningful speech and a melodious song in Kannada.The celebration witnessed the cultural spirit of the Josephites who presented a ...

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October 26, 2019

PRINCIPAL'S BIRTHDAY

26 October is a significant date for all at St Joseph's School CBSE as it is the birthday of beloved Principal, Rev. Fr Rohan D' Almeida. The students celebrated Principal's Day through a special assembly in honor of the Principal. The Management &Staff expressed their appreciation and love towards Rev. Fr Rohan D' Almeida by organising a meaningful celebration. The special occasion was graced by the Rector of St Joseph's Indian Institutions, Rev. Fr Leo Pereira, Vice Principal, Rev. Fr Balaraju and Academic Advisor, Ms Sherly Wilfred along with all the members of the staff. The celebration began with a prayer, thanking God for all his blessing & for the gift of Fr. Rohan D'Alme...

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October 25, 2019

'PUPPET SHOW'

St Joseph's School CBSE organized the first Puppet Show for the Academic year 2019on 25 October, for the tiny-tots of pre-primary. The puppet show was conducted in the Audio-Visual room by a professional puppeteer, Ms Lata Satgopanwho was assisted by Ms Suchitra. The students and pre-primary teachers came dressed in red coloured outfit. The puppet show was conducted in 4 sessions which showcased the following stories in each of the shows • Monkey and the Crocodile • Lion and the Mouse • Sleeping Beauty • Three Little Pigs Children were super excited with their first experience watching a live puppet show and were delighted to take away a giraffe finger puppet. Puppet show ...

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October 18, 2019

COUNSELLOR'S CONCLAVE

The Counsellor's Conclave 2019 was organised at St Joseph's School Auditorium on October 18, 2019 by Bangalore Sahodaya Schools Complex. The theme of this conclave was "Understand Adolescents – Help Make a Better Tomorrow". The conclave was attended by 250 participants from Sahodaya and other schools. The participants included Principals, Counselor's, Teachers and Students from psychology background. The following topics were covered in the conclave; • Depression among Adolescents • Signs Indicative of Mental Wellness • Cyber Bullying • Body Image & Personality Development Mr Sudharshan, Assistant Professor at Sampurna Montfort College, lead the first session of the day. He n...

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September 14, 2019

HINDI DIWAS

Hindi Diwas is observed on 14 September to commemorate the adoption of Hindi (written in Devnagri script) as the official language of the Republic of India by the Constituent Assembly in the year 1949. Hindi Diwas celebrated at school with great enthusiasm through a special assembly conducted at school assembly. The programme commenced with lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest, Dr B G Hiremath, Retd. Professor of Hindi, Maharani College, Bengaluru, the Principal, Rev Fr Rohan D'Almeida SJ, the Vice-Principal, Rev Fr Balaraju SJ and Academic Advisor, Ms Sherly Wilfred; which was followed by a prayer song by the students. A skit on "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" to emphasize & promote c...

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September 05, 2019

TEACHERS' DAY

Teachers' Day was observed with great gusto and gaiety on 5 September. The entire celebration was conceived, planned and executed by the students under the guidance of the student council in association with the PTA. The staffs were welcomed for the programme with a flower and a thoughtful handmade card made by the students. The event commenced with a floral tribute to Dr. Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan by all the members of the staff. Students organized a scintillating cultural show to express their love, regards and respect towards their teachers. The cultural show included songs, dance and skit. The highlight of the show was the student's role playing the teachers which was apprec...

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August 31, 2019

ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET

The Annual Athletic Meet 2019 was held on 31 August, with great zeal and enthusiasm. The event commenced with the unfurling of the School Flag by the Chief Guest, Mr. Ashish Ballal, Arjuna Awardee & Former Indian Hockey Captain. The event was presided over by the Provincial of Karnataka Jesuit Province, Rev. Fr. Jerome Stanislaus D'Souza SJ in the gracious presence of Rector Rev Fr. Leo Pereira SJ and the Institutional heads of various units of SJII, who took the salute of the impressive march-past and declared the athletic meet open by releasing the balloons and lighting the torch. The magnificent and colorful drills portrayed the hard work, skill & brilliance of the Josephites f...

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August 29, 2019

NATIONAL SPORTS DAY

The National Sports Day in India (also called Rashtriya Khel Divas) is celebrated on 29 August every year with a lot of enthusiasm and sportsmanship. India commemorates the birth of its greatest hockey player ever, Major Dhyanchand Singh, as National Sports Day. The day not only works as a motivation for people but also spreads awareness about what role sports play in an individual's life. This year 2019, the Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi launched "Fit India Movement" from Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium, New Delhi at 10.00 am on 29 August. From the dais he encouraged the citizens to adopt to fit and healthy lifestyle, the inaugural program was also broadcasted live on D...

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August 17, 2019

PHONICS WORKSHOP

Every child deserves rich literacy teaching. We want all the children to achieve success in their reading and writing so that they can become able and confident literate learners, well equipped for active participation in society in future .Phonics is the basic reading instruction that teaches children the relationships between letters and sounds. Phonics teaches children to use these relationships to speak and write words. Phonic awareness begins in Kindergarten and concludes with more complex activities by the middle of the first grade. A training session on Phonics was organized on 17 August 2019 for the teachers of Kindergarten to Class 4. Ms Lalitha Appachu, Director of Centr...

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August 15, 2019

INDEPENDENCE DAY

The 73rd Independence Day celebrations were held with gaiety and patriotic fervor at the institutional level. The staff and students from the various St Joseph's Indian Institutions within the campus gathered on the Football Grounds at 8.30 am. The celebration commenced with the hoisting of the tricolor with immense respect & reverence by the Chief Guest Col Devashish Singh, in the gracious presence of Rector Rev. Fr Leo Pereira SJ, and the Institutional Heads of various units of SJII. It was followed by a well-coordinated march past by the troops from all the institutions. Col. Devashish Singh addressed the gathering and inspired the students with his patriotic words; Rector Rev....

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August 07, 2019

ANNUAL HEALTH CHECKUP

Health checkup was organized from 1st August to 7th August 2019 by school for all students of KG to class 10 with the objective of maintaining good health in all students. Dr. Nirmala, Dr. Meghana, Dr. Ashish, Dr. Varsha from the Paediatric Department of St. Philomena's Hospital and Health Co-ordinator Ms. Austrilla Anupama Lobo coordinated with each other for the professional and comprehensive health screening which would help parents address any health issues ensuring preventive health care amongst the student ...

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July 19, 2019

FAREWELL TO FORMER PRINCIPAL

Highly respected and well loved by his students as well as teachers, Former Principal Rev Fr Sunil's farewell was truly an emotional affair. There was an outpour of praise and gratitude for Fr Sunil Fernandes but even so, words could not encapsulate the successes and positive change he brought about in the last three years of his service at St Joseph's School CBSE. Fr Sunil a pioneer of many things, who launched programmes and events which everyone would be skeptical about and thought impossible. There was a touch of humaneness combined with firmness; therefore he earned the trust and respect of all who came in contact with him. He was dedicated to his task, sincere to the core, s...

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July 07, 2019

PARENTING SESSION

Rahul (name changed), a class 9 student was an exceptional performer in both academics and co-curricular activities until class 7. However, in class 8, there was a significant change in Rahul’s behaviour, he stopped participating in the school activities which he would earlier participate with great enthusiasm and there was also a sharp decline in his academic performance. His parents and class teacher observed the change in behavior and were worried as there was no obvious reason for his change. He was referred to the school counsellor and it was discovered that he was addicted to his smart phone, after multiple sessions he was brought back to form. This is not a sole case especi...

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June 29, 2019

ANNUAL PRIZE DAY

The school celebrated the Annual Prize Day on Saturday, 29 June with great zest, vibrancy & elation to acknowledge & recognize the outstanding academic achievements of the students. Retd.Air Marshal P Kanakaraj was the Chief Guest and Rev. Fr Leo Pereira SJ, the Rector of St Joseph's Indian Institutions presided over the function. The day commenced with a prayer dance followed by the ceremonious lighting of lamp by the dignitaries, video presentation and Mime. The Chief Guest addressed the gatherning and motivated the students to keep up the good work and also shared a four step formula/mantra for success. The Rector & the Principal congratulated the winners and encouraged them t...

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June 28, 2019

FUN & FROLIC DAY- 'CARTOONS'

The Pre -Primary team of St Joseph's School CBSE organised the Fun &Frolic Day based on the theme 'Cartoons' for the tiny-tots of Kinder Garden on 28 June 2019. The activity was conducted in the school quadrangle which was decorated with colourful charts of various cartoon characters. The little Josephites &pre-primary teachers came dressed in yellow coloured outfits. The following activities were conducted in well demarcated areas; • Target the cartoon • Batman bracelet • Colour the cartoon • Face painting • Photo corner • Doodling with Sidewalk chalks • Bubble activity Little ones enjoyed all the activities which were conducted and were thrilled to take home a Minion c...

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June 22, 2019

CURRICULUM DAY

Curriculum Day was conducted on 22 June for the academic year 2019-20.On Curriculum Day, parents of the students from Kindergarten to Class 10 were made aware of the programme of work & activities for the entire academic year. Class teachers briefly explained to the parents about the curriculum, activities, discipline, rules & regulations through an interactive session. Curriculum Day facilitates awareness among the parents about the comprehensive teaching-learning process, evaluation and follow-up that includes curriculum pacing guide aligned to the CBSE syllabus. Academic advisor, Ms Sherly Wilfred along with Ms Brinda M, the school CBSE coordinator and Ms Mary Sheeba, class te...

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June 21, 2019

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

“You cannot always control what goes on outside but you can always control what goes on inside.” The fifth International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21 June. The students of Class 9 ‘A’ conducted a special assembly emphasizing the importance of Yoga in our fast paced lives. Students were made aware that Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition. A few yogasanas were demonstrated by teachers & students to create awareness about the benefits of practicing Yoga to facilitate a healthy mind & body. It was followed by a mass display of a series of asanas by the students of Class 6 to 8 which help in improving one’s agility, flexibility and strengthen one’s spiritual, menta...

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June 19, 2019

INVESTITURE CEREMONY

"Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the pride, which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile." The Investiture Ceremony for the Academic year 2019-20 was held on 19 June 2019. The duties were invested on the young leaders instilling the leadership persona in the students. The Principal pinned the badges of dignity along with the sashes and administered the pledge, bestowing the true spirit of leadership on them so as to instill in the newly elected School Council Members, a sense of duty & pride. All the captains took an oath to perform their duties diligently and earnestly, striving to uplift the tradition of the school. ...

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June 07, 2019

PARENT ORIENTATION

Parent Orientation Programme for the parents of the newly admitted students was held on 7 June 2019 in the school auditorium. The school staff and the rules & regulations of the Institution was briefed to the gathering by the Principal, through a PowerPoint presentation....

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June 04, 2019

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

World Environment Day was celebrated on 4 June 2019. The theme for this year is Environmental Pollution; Class 10 students presented a wonderful skit to spread awareness about Environmental Pollution. Charts and placards were displayed to sensitize their fellow students about the impact of pollution on our environment. Environmental pollution is an incurable disease which can only be prevented – stopping pollution is the best solution. We as responsible human beings must realize the urgency and take adequate measures towards slowing down environmental pollution and make our Earth a greener and healthier planet. ...

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May 30, 2019

STAFF ORIENTATION

An Orientation Programme was organized on 30 May 2019 for the staff. An interesting & informative session on 'Inclusive Education and Learning Difficulties' was conducted by the Special Educator, Ms Maria Reena and the Counsellor, Ms Sheela Balan. The Academic Advisor, Ms Sherly Wifred J, explained to the staff about how an ideal classroom should be and also briefed them about the rules & regulations of the school. The session concluded with the newly appointed staff being formally welcomed and introducing themselves to their colleagues. ...

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May 15, 2019

Kite Festival

St Joseph's School (CBSE), Vittal Mallya Road, organised COLOUR THE SKY - Kite Festival, as part of Sankranti and to make the students aware of our tradition and culture. The sky turned a different hue with colourful kites flown by students, parents and staff members. All the students from KG to Class 10 were part of this festivity and participated in myriad age appropriate activities alongside having a great time on the school grounds. ...

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