Rohan Ghoshal, Divakar & Aryan Sharma of Class XI in Chennai Public School, Thirumazhisai emerged as winners in Stance Drafting at CV Ampersand – an Interschool Cultural Competition held in Chettinad Vidhyashram on 11th June 2019. Also Amanda Faith Samuel of Class X secured Second Prize in Press Journalism. Kudos Team.

‘Astra’ conducted by Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram was held on 27th & 28th June 2019. Thirty five Students from Chennai Public School Thirumazhisai participated in various events. Girls Basket Ball Team of our school emerged as winners & Lakshmi of Class Ix D received a bicycle for the Best player of the tournament. Daksh Rajora and siddharth Nair of Class XI received the second prize for Vlog.

“Education is not learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think”

An orientation programme for the parents of the Pre-Primary and Grade I & II was organized on 22^nd June 2019, Saturday in Chennai Public School, Thirumazhisai. Principal Ms. Chitrkala Ramachandran, during her address emphasized on the holistic development of the child and also shared her views on social awareness which was an eye-opener for everyone. The first session initiated with Pre-primary Orientation by the coordinator Ms. Gautami Kulkarni, she oriented the parents with the concept of individualized environment based learning methodologies, curriculum and school rules and regulations. It was followed by the teachers demo to help parents understand the functioning of the various workstations in school. Parents were requested to visit different workstations after the orientation. In the next session Grade I & II parents were oriented by the Primary Coordinator Ms. Kiruthiga about the guidelines of the curriculum, rules and regulations of the school, teaching methodologies and co-scholastic activities. Parents were also briefed about inculcation of innovative teaching strategies.   The program ended on a good note with an aim of raising children into happy, skillful and creatively well- adjusted citizens

A workshop on Storytelling and Phonics was organised in Chennai Public School, Thirumazhisai on 3rd June 2019 for all teachers from Pre Primary to grade VIII. The spokes person Ms. Debjani asserted that storytelling involves developing an inner vision of a series of events and then communicating it to the learners. The usage of words, tone, gestures, facial expressions were emphasized as important factors for effective communication. A session on teaching phonetics was also conducted.

A workshop on laughter Yoga was organised for all the teachers in Chennai Public School, Thirumazhisai on 29th May 2019. Mr. Sampath (Haho Siripananda), a laughter yoga master unveiled the positive effects of laughing exercises on our organs. He demonstrated and explained how the therapy can prove to be beneficial in curing and stalling ailments. Teachers followed instructions and found themselves forgetting tensions and reaching a state of relaxation after the workshop.

Star Correspondent Amanda Faith Samuel of Class X in Chennai Public School, Thirumazhisai published her two article in Times NIE – School is Cool edition. The former is on her “Favorite Book of all time” and the latter on “I, Me & Myself”