CBSE Cluster IX - Boys U-19 Football Tournament 2014-15

The CBSE Cluster IX - Boys U-19 Football Tournament 2014-15 was hosted by the Sanjay Ghodawat International School, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) from 18 to 21 October 2014. A total of 58 teams from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli participated in the tournament. The Atmiya Vidya Mandir team reported on 18th October in the company of Coach Dhiren Sir and Manager Tejas Sir.

 

The event started with a very pleasant opening ceremony full of different cultural dances and inspirational speeches. The hospitality and facilities offered by the school were commendable.

Our school team’s first match was against Podar International School, Pune. In the first half, both the teams played very well and the half ended with 0-0 (nil) score. In the second half, the AVM team came back more focused and determined due to which the game started with a goal immediately after the kick off. The match ended with a score of 3-0 in favour of Atmiya Vidya Mandir and the following students contributed to the score with their remarkable performance:
FIRST GOAL    DHRUV P. PATEL    00:17 SEC
SECOND GOAL    ARPIT TRAPASIYA    03:15 MIN
THIRD GOAL    MANHIL BORANA    10:01 MIN

The second match of our school team was against the GG International School, Chinchwad (Maharastra). The game ended with 3-1 score and Team AVM lost the match. The only goal scored on behalf of the team was by Manhilbhai.

The tournament turned out to be a very good learning experience for the students with the added benefit of having played against some really talented players of their age.

Report by: Dhiren Sir

सम्मान – आत्मीयता का प्रथम चरण

होता हो... सम्राट वही, जिसके शीर्ष पर ताज है,

पर प्रतिष्ठा, पूंजी, पूर्णता का, सम्मान कब मोहताज है?

आज यह जगत जहाँ खड़ा है, वहाँ से एक और विश्वयुद्ध की हद, महत दूरी पर नहीं है। क्या आप बता पाएंगें कि, संसार में वैमनस्य का वर्धन क्यों हो रहा है ? क्यों द्वेष अपनी पराकाष्ठा पर है ? वैर क्यों इतना पोषण प्राप्त कर रहा है?

प्रश्नों की इस शृंखला के जिम्मेदार प्रत्युत्तर के रूप में, पूर्णरूपेण उच्छृंखल(बेलगाम) हो कर, सर उठाए जो खड़ा है, वो है – असम्मान।

रत्न मत ढूंढो, यहाँ तो दीपक जलते हैं, ये तो वो जगह है, जहाँ मानव ढलते हैं।।

समाज में भ्रातृत्व एवं आत्मीयता के पुनर्स्थापन हेतु कटिबद्ध, कामयाबी के दस वर्षों को पूर्ण करने जा रहे, योगी डीवइन सोसाइटी के एक उपक्रम - ‘आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर’, जो कि अपनी प्रार्थना सभा की एक विशेष शैली के लिए भी जाना जाता रहा है। विद्यालय के ‘सत्यम हाउस’ द्वारा निर्देशित सप्ताह ‘सम्मान – आत्मीयता का प्रथम चरण’ (Respect - First step of Atmiyata), गत कार्तिक मास के कृष्ण पक्ष की पंचमी से दशमी तक (13 से 18 अक्टूबर 2014) मनाया गया।

छह दिनों तक चले समय के इस दौर में सत्यम हाउस के छात्रों, शिक्षकों और सदस्यों का पूर्ण उत्साह और उमंग के साथ योगदान रहा। बताया गया कि वास्तव में सम्मान सभ्य समाज का एक आवश्यक अंग क्यों है? इसकी उपस्थिति से क्या लाभ है और अनुपस्थिति से क्या क्षति ?

“सम्मान व्यक्ति का नहीं, व्यक्तित्व का होता है”

‘सम्मान’ विषय पर आधारित इस तरह के कथन, नई-पुरानी सभी तरह की कहानियाँ, कविताएं, प्रेरक-प्रसंग एवं चलचित्र प्रस्तुत किए गए। अच्छे कार्य की प्रशंसा होनी ही चाहिए, फिर चाहे वो किसी कुख्यात व्यक्ति द्वारा ही क्यों न किया गया हो, वह व्यक्ति फिर से ऐसा कुछ अच्छा करने को प्रेरित होगा। और इस तरह से उसका जीवन सामान्यता की ओर अग्रसर होगा। किसी को सम्मान देने के लिए प्रौढ़ता, प्रतिष्ठा और पद आवश्यक नहीं बल्कि योग्यता, प्रतिभा और सुजनता होनी चाहिए।

सत्यम हाउस ने इस बात पर भी विशेष बल दिया कि सम्मान केवल सजीवों का ही नहीं बल्कि भावनाओं, संवेदनाओं और उम्मीदों का भी होना चाहिए। आपसी सम्मान से समाज में सोहार्द का पनपना और उससे समय, धन, ऊर्जा का सदुपयोग होना स्वाभाविक प्रक्रिया है। समाज विकास के पथ पर अग्रसर होता है। सम्मान, आज के समय की मांग है।

हाउस द्वारा किए गए सम्मान के महिमा-मंडन को प्रशंसको द्वारा सराहा तो खूब गया, किंतु इस विनम्र प्रयास का मूल्यांकन तो आधारित होगा, प्रशंसको के वर्तन में आने वाले परिवर्तन पर।

लेखक:  पुष्पक सर

CBSE Cluster 9 Volleyball Championship 2014-15

The CBSE Cluster 9 Volleyball championship was organised by Shri Ramkrishna Harikrishna Academy, Kamrej from 15 to 17 October 2014. 22 schools from the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Daman, Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli participated in this tournament. The Atmiya Vidya Mandir volleyball team had also participated in this tournament.

 

 

Our school team won the first match against Central Pubic School, Buldhana by set points 2-0. The second match was played against P. P. Savani, Surat in which, the Atmiya Vidya Mandir team again won by set points 2-0.

These victories led the school team to the quarter final in which the players gave a commendable fight to last year’s CBSE Cluster Champion, Amrita Vidyalayam, Navi Mumbai. It seemed as if the two teams were playing a final match! Our school team lost the match by set point 2-1. The points per set were 13-25, 20-25 and 24-26.

The school sports captain, Rahul Patel (class 9B) showed a remarkable performance throughout the tournament, very well supported by the other members of the team.

Reported by: Ritesh Sir

TED Talks week by Shivam House

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a global set of conferences run by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, under the slogan "Ideas Worth Spreading”. It offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and an opportunity to curious souls to engage with ideas and each other. They address a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science, culture and academic topics, often through storytelling. The speakers are given about 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. Speakers range from Malcolm Gladwell, Al Gore, Gordon Brown, Bill Gates, Mike Rowe, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and many Nobel Prize winners etc…

Shivam House had the opportunity to explore and spread the awareness of some of the most happening and cutting edge technology of the world with all. The house stands by a strong belief that ideas can influence and inspire a change in attitudes, lives and finally, the world. Some of the videos shown to children were as mentioned below:

• Vijay Kumar - Robots that fly ... and cooperate
• Anthony Atala - Printing a human kidney
• Louie Schwartzberg - The hidden beauty of pollination
• Louie Schwartzberg - Hidden miracles of the natural world

Children were astounded to see the videos and listened to the talks with utmost curiosity. Every day after listening to these talks they expressed their curiosity by asking a lot of questions to their teachers in the class. They were inspired and promised to explore the site ted.com to watch more videos and get more information of things happening around the world.

Incidentally, it was a matter of honour for the house that 8th October, Wednesday, marked the 82nd anniversary of the Indian Air Force. On this day, all were introduced briefly to the history and achievements of this glorious establishment and some videos were shown that highlighted the contribution and might of the Indian Air Force.

Thus, students’ awareness, thinking capacity and imagination grew many folds.

Written by: Shivam House Team

CBSE Cluster-9 Table Tennis Tournament 2014

CBSE Cluster-9 Table Tennis Tournament 2014 was hosted by Prabhat Kids School, Akola (Maharashtra) during 10-12 October 2014.

A total of 120 teams participated in the under 14, 16 & 19 category of boys & girls from different regions of western India (including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli). There were a total of 480 students that enthusiastically participated in this table tennis competition.

The Atmiya Vidya Mandir under-19 team of Jil Patel, Krutarth Patel, Niramay Tanna & Divya Patel of class 11 gave their best performances & reached the quarter-finals & ended at the 5th position after playing against the Delhi Public School-Surat team.

In the under-14 category, Krutarth Patel, Saurabh Bhamre & Shreemad Patel of class 7th had represented Atmiya Vidya Mandir in this tournament and in the under-16 category, Deep Patel & Smith Patel of class 9th and Dinal Patel & Pranesh Tanna of class 10th gave their best performances in the tournament.

Written by: Devang Sir (AVM TT Coach)

Body and Kinaesthetic Intelligence Interhouse Competition 2014-15

Continuing with the theme of developing multiple intelligences in the students of various age groups, the Body and Kinaesthetic Intelligence Interhouse Competition 2014-15 was held on 11th October at Atmiya Vidya Mandir.

In an age where sedentary lifestyle is threatening to dominate the youngsters, enthusiasm amongst children for kinaesthetic activities was a welcome sight. The purpose of this competition was to motivate students to take up more of such activities so that it helps them to develop gross motor and fine motor skills.

The competition included wide ranging activities like balancing the body on one leg, throwing tennis balls into dustbin, shooting the targets. Each of the activities were carefully deliberated to make sure that it is beneficial to the students as well as exciting.

All the participants showed willingness to adapt to various activities very quickly. As the competition progressed further, the participants demonstrated an improvement in their kinaesthetic skills to the delight of the eager audience. All the participants did their best for their houses to remain relevant on the points table.

Even though there was only one house that won the competition but not before everyone involved had plenty of fun.

The final scorecard at the end of body/kinaesthetic competition:

Funfair - October 2014

The much expected relaxation after the toiling days of SA-1 examination was attended with great gaiety. The fun was at its peak and cheerfulness was all around. It was party time - The AVM Fun Fare Time! Students, nicely dressed, headed to the football ground which was turned into a temporary gaming zone. All students, teachers, house-masters, didis played and enjoyed together. The aroma of delicious delicacies from the dining hall blended in the air which drew the students towards the dining hall. The enchanting games and an array of tasty dishes made the day even more joyful.

Inter House Skating Competition 2014-15

The 4th inter house sports competition of the current academic year 2014-15 was for Skating, held in the first half of the month of October.

This competition was held group wise as per below:

• Group A: Beginners - Classes 1st and 2nd
• Group B: Sub Junior - Classes 3rd–4th and Classes 5th–6th
• Group C: Junior - Classes 7th and 8th
• Group D: Senior - Classes 9th to 11th

The Senior group took part in the Long Race in which a total of 4 students (one from each house) participated. The participants in this event were Durgesh Gami, Pranesh Dx Patel, Shreemad Patel and Uday Jariwala in which Uday Jariwala of Satyam House stood 1st and received 10 points.

The Junior group also had the Long Race event in which Krish A. Patel of Satyam House crossed the finish line first and earned 10 points for his house.

In Sub Junior group, from Std 3-4, a total of 5 participants took part in the Long Race event and Devam of Satyam House stood 1st, followed by Krishiv Savariya and Hari Martin. Also, from Std 5-6 in the Sub Junior group, Manthan Patel of Shivam House came 1st in the Long Race event.

The enthusiasm of the Beginners group students made them clearly stand apart from other groups. 11 students participated from this group in the Short Race event. From this race, the 5 students that qualified for the final race were: Jenil V. Patel (Satyam), Manthan M. Patel (Satyam), Yug S. Bhakta (Sundaram), Ved G. Patel (Shivam), Nihar N. Balar (Satyam) and Aum K. Patel (Suhradam). Yug S. Bhakta secured the 1st place, followed by Nihar N. Balar and Jenil V. Patel.

The points table at the end of the competition was as per below:

HOUSE	TOTAL POINTS	POSITION
SATYAM	56	1
SHIVAM	22	2
SUNDARAM	10	3
SUHRADAM	22	2

Written by: Rahul Patel
School Sports Captain

9th West Zone CBSE Cluster - Under 19 Basketball Competition

The CBSE Cluster-IX Basketball Tournament 2014 was held at Gujarat Public School, Vadodara from 2nd Oct to 5th Oct 2014. In the midst of academics and other activities with whatever time they could manage for practice, the AVM Basketball Team finally took the trip to Vadodara to take part in the tournament.

The team started its journey via bus on the 2nd Oct itself and reached Vadodara after four hours. They were received by the host school’s bus and taken to the venue. This first day was spent in reporting, school registration and allotment of rooms to teams. At the end of the day, a total of 42 teams about 500 players from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli reported. The host school had also provided for food for all the guests.

 

 

The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the newly opened Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara. Many eminent personalities were present in the ceremony. The tournament was declared open by Dr. S. K. Nanda, a senior I.A.S. Officer of the Government of Gujarat. He was also introduced to all the team captains and their coaches by the CBSE Observer. Regional dances and plays were held to glorify the spirit of the game. The ceremony ended with the Oath Taking by all the players.

The first match of our school team was supposed to be on 3rd October but it resulted in a bye due to the absence of opposite team.

The second match was scheduled on the 4th October in the afternoon session against BK Birla Centre for Education, Pune. The game was in favour of AVM team in the first half of the game. The second half, however, saw a change in tactics by the opponent team. It eventually turned into a very close game with the final outcome decided in the last 2 minutes of the game! At the end, the game went in favour of the opponent team with a score of 18-13. In spite of losing, the AVM team was appreciated by the referees as well as other officials and coaches for their discipline and for playing with true spirit of the game.

The team then departed from the venue after attending the Navratri celebration and having dinner in the city and finally reached AVM via a train journey.

It was a very rich experience for the AVM Basketball Team players to participate in such a mega competition as it helped them gain a new vision for the game and for the school.

Reported by: Bankim Sir

‘दशहरा अर्थात कम से कम दस अवगुणों को हरना’

दिनांक 03, अक्तूबर 2014 को आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर के प्राटंगण में दशहरा का त्योहार मनाया गया। शाम सात बजे तक पाठशाला के सारे छात्र फूटबोल मैदान पर एकत्र हो चुके थे।

सुरज अपना कर्तव्य इस स्थान पर पूरा कर पृथ्वी के किसी और छोर पर गमन कर चुका था एवं लगभग 30 फीट ऊँचा हमारे अवगुण रूप रावण का पुतला चंद्र की चंद्रिका में चमक रहा था। आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर के हिन्दी शिक्षक श्री.मुकेशभाई जोशी ने दशहरा के उत्सव की महिमा बताते हुए कहा कि दशहरा अर्थात इस दिन हमें निश्चय करके कम से कम एक दुर्गुण की आहुति इस अग्नि में देनी है, जिससे आगे का विद्यार्थी-जीवन कार्यकलाप उत्तम छात्र एवं उत्तम नागरिक बनने की तरफ अग्रसर हो।

आत्मीय विद्यामंदिर की प्रणाली—किसी भी कार्य की शुरुआत प्रार्थना-पूजा से होनी चाहिए—इसका वहन करते हुए प्राचार्य श्री विजय सर, आचार्य श्री आशीष सर, महेन्द्र बापा, अर्जुन मामा, अन्य शिक्षक गण, हाउस मास्टर, दिदिज़, संपूर्ण छात्रगण ने भगवान की पूजा अर्चना की। तत्पश्चात स्पोर्ट्स शिक्षक श्री रितेश सर के सहयोग से आधुनिक रोकेट तीर का उपयोग कर रावण का दहन किया। छात्रों का मन उत्सव से आनंदित था।

सभी छात्र अपने अंवगुण एक चिट्ठी में लिखकर लाए थे। श्री रितेश सर ने सभी छात्रों से वो चिट्ठियाँ एकत्र की एवं उसे रावण के दहन में उस आहुति को छात्रों की और से समर्पित की।

यह उत्सव लगभग साँयकाल 7:30 बजे तक चला। पश्चात सभी छात्रों ने शिक्षकगण एवं प्राटंगण में उपस्थित सभी जन सहित भोजनालय की और प्रस्थान किया।

हिन्दी शिक्षक

मुकेशभाई जोशी

Joining the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan!

All religions insist on cleanliness before worship. This clearly conveys the significance of cleanliness, both internal and external, in our daily lives. These aspects of cleanliness have their own ways of being achieved and both need to be strived for proactively.

With great courage and foresight, the external cleanliness matter has been taken up at a national level in the form of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) by the Government of India. This campaign was officially launched on 2nd October 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi with the mission to clean up the streets, societies and villages of the country. Immediately after the launch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself wielded a broom and swept a parking area at Mandir Marg Police Station followed by pavement in Valmiki Basti, a colony of sanitation workers, at Mandir Marg, near Connaught Place, New Delhi.

Being a future nurturing institution of India, Atmiya Vidya Mandir too played an active role by taking part in this cleanliness drive. Students of various classes participated in this event to clean up the entire school campus. It was an enriching experience for the students wherein they felt the joy of serving selflessly and also some sort of discomfort to work in the afternoon time. This not only helped them appreciate the efforts of school hospitality team who work for them day in and day out but also made them realize the value of dignity and respect that all types of work carry. The campaign went beyond the school classrooms till the school security cabins. Even the teachers took initiative to clean the areas surrounding their residences i.e. the staff quarters with the same spirit!

The event was also used to create an awareness that as a citizen, we need to contribute to our society in all possible aspects. Clean India is a responsibility of all the Indians. Inspired by the statement of our Honourable Prime Minister 'ना में गन्दगी करूँगा, ना में गन्दगी करने दूंगा' (I would not litter and won't allow anyone to do so), every student decided to take the initiative to clean up if they found any litter in their surroundings.

Together, let us all sincerely and enthusiastically work towards achieving this very fundamental goal of a Swachh Bharat.

Written by: Rashmi Ma’am