Indus Valley World School

ART LAB WORKSHOP

On 18th April 2022, IVWS organised an immersive art experience in collaboration with the Delhi Art Gallery. The Guest of Honour was Ms.Anjum Katyal who addressed 8 invited school participants along with their accompanying teachers in the school auditorium. Post the beautiful inauguration,students were divided into mixed groups and taken through the study of their past by looking and analysing paintings from the Bengal School of Art. The day long programme saw students participate in several interactive sessions that left them craving for more. We are delighted to host the first inter- school non competitive learning experience after two difficult years of the pandemic!

Participating Schools:
Akshar
Birla High School
Calcutta International School
Mahadevi Birla World Academy
South City International School
Sushila Birla Girls’ School
Sri Sri Academy
The BSS School
Indus Valley World School

Based on the children’s novel - The Adventures of Pinocchio, the film has been widely appreciated for being an inspiration to young minds.

Rack your brains and share your answers in the comment section below.

We, at IVWS, believe in experiential learning and making each lesson interactive for students. For that purpose, we have installed interactive boards and multimedia projectors in several classrooms so that students can learn better.
Visit www.ivws.org to learn more about our facilities.

Albert Einstein, one of the greatest physicists of all time was also an active advocate for creativity. When asked about his thoughts on creativity, he also said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge because knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”

BICHITRA PATHSHALA RESEARCH PROJECT

Our students Sanjhbati Das and Choutisha Chakraborty from Grade XI participated in a two month long research initiative under the aegis of Bichitra Pathshala titled ‘Kolkata 10 on 10.’ They made their final presentation after receiving guidance from Ms. Subha Das Mollick and our senior Sociology faculty Ms. Aratrika Chowdhury,on 2nd April in front of scholars and guests who were moved by their outstanding research and hard work.We are very proud of them!

FIRST DAY FOR PRE-PRIMARY & GRADE 1

We are delighted that our little ones are in school for the new academic session 2022-23.

MINDSCAPES '22 - SENIOR SCHOOL

Dear Students,

We are delighted to share with you the Senior School Magazine for the year gone by. It showcases the work of our students and the multifarious activities that they have been part of in 2021-22.

Please make time to go through the magazine and share with the members of your family.

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MINDSCAPES : JUNIOR SCHOOL

Dear Students,

We are delighted to share with you the Junior School Magazine for the year gone by. It showcases the work of our students and the multifarious activities that they have been part of in 2021-22.

Please make time to go through the magazine and share with the members of your family.



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NEW SESSION 2022-23

We are delighted that the school building and grounds are reverberating with the voices of our students and nothing brings us greater pleasure than to have them back for the new academic session.

Hint: Made in 1996, this film is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney's 1961 animated film with the same name.

Competition in school is an essential element in every student’s life because it motivates them to work hard, learn new skills and improve themselves.
We promote healthy competition by dividing students into houses and making them compete for prizes.
To know more about our co-curricular activities, visit
www.ivws.org.

CHC E- JOURNAL April 2022

We are delighted to unveil the inaugural edition of the E-journal created by the students and teachers of IVWS for the Calcutta Heritage Collective. The school was approached by this organisation of heritage lovers, working towards creating awareness of the architectural treasures of the city. CHC is driven by a passion for Calcutta's glorious heritage and the need to enthuse all - especially students - to take pride in preserving it. Our students and teachers thoroughly enjoyed working on this journal and now we are sharing it with the entire IVWS family.

Page 2:
GPO
https://youtu.be/AjLQdMBsdyM

Page 3:

All India Radio
https://youtu.be/X_BaDH0FJGg
Mahalaya
https://youtu.be/oZPR_9cAj-I

Page 4:

Currency Building
https://youtu.be/i0EKHE2yiTc

Great Eastern Hotel
https://youtu.be/Y-h555vSPXM

Page 5:

Writer’s Building
https://youtu.be/FcOhn0y1iJs

Artist at Work
https://youtu.be/VrgDQCLV-Qw

Famously known for her book ‘Women in the 19th Century’, Margaret Fuller was an American journalist and women’s rights activist. She believed that reading is a significant skill as it gives you knowledge which helps you become a better leader in the future.

VACCINATION CAMP AT IVWS

On 31st March 2022, a vaccination camp was organised at Indus Valley World School in collaboration with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. 237 students (12-14 years) received their first dose of the vaccine. The rest of the students who have registered will receive their first dose on 16th April.

IVWS believes that STEM education is the way forward. As a multi-discipline approach to teaching, the STEM education system focuses on teaching skills and subjects in a way that resembles real life.
To learn more about facilities at school, visit www.ivws.org.

Oprah, the famous American actress and show host, reminds us about the necessity of education to unlock doors to our ambitions. Learning is the key to achieving all that you want in life.

Astronomy can be very interesting and intriguing especially as the world is learning more and more about it each day. Share your answers in the comments below.

ALUMNI NOTES:
We are delighted that Swagatalakshmi Karmakar ( Class of 2019 ) has been offered a place at the London School of Economics to pursue an MSc in Financial Statistics from September 2022.
Currently, she is in the final year of her BSc (Hons) in Statistics from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi.
She writes: "The experiences and invaluable guidance I received at Indus Valley World School continue to help me shine in all my endeavours. I am ever grateful for everything that I have gained from IVWS and my teachers there. I hope that with your blessings and best wishes, I will make you proud."

Our Motto at Indus Valley World School is to guide young minds in their stage of discovery. We wish to provide students with the necessary resources and facilities to enable them to achieve their highest potential.
Visit www.ivws.org to learn more about our facilities.

As said by the great Nelson Mandela, the first president of South Africa, you can achieve anything you set your heart to, despite it looking like a far-fetched dream.

Sanjhbati Das of Grade XI participated in a creative writing competition organised by Guruchandali. Her piece was selected and published in an anthology that was released at the Kolkata Book Fair 2022. She was felicitated at the ceremony organised in the fair. Congratulations to her and we are very proud of her achievement!

This country is known as the land of the rising sun as it receives the first ray of daylight before any other part of the world. Rack your brains for an answer to this question and let us know in the comments below!

As soon as this Walt Disney movie hit the theatres in 2016, it was an immediate hit among the kids. Guess what movie it is and share your answers with us in the comments below.

AUTHOR’S SESSION

On 8th and 10th March the students of Grades IV & V were enthralled by author, storyteller, voice artist par excellence Ms Rohini Vij. She used her magical ability to get the kids of Grade IV and V absorbed in playful dramatization as she read out her story from the anthology’When Mommy was a Little Girl.’

Ms. Vij is a self-proclaimed voracious reader herself and believes that children should be encouraged to read all the time. It was a truly immersive experience for all the children and they enjoyed every bit of it.

Rack your brains and guess the answer!

IVWS UNDERTAKES LITERACY DRIVE

The Interact Club of IVWS took up this project in collaboration with Rotary Club of Calcutta Chowrenghee. It was a literacy drive undertaken for the children in the neighbourhood slums of the school. We distributed exercise books,stationery kits and a Bengali primer to 100 students. The little ones were delighted to receive them and we look forward to them enjoying the process of learning.

As a student, it is very important for you to let your flow. There is no right or wrong way in how art is considered and that is the best freedom any student can get. A child learns to take important decisions by overcoming artistic challenges.

Visit www.ivws.org to learn more.