December 11, 2018

The water conservation students of grade VI participated in a seed-ball making session. They determinedly rolled numerous balls made up of a mixture of clay and manure before putting a seed at the centre of each ball. Seed balls are used to restore areas where the natural flora has been destroyed. These seed balls were distributed to the students of grade II to IV on Sports Day.

December 20, 2018

Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam’s 15^th Annual Sports Meet happened with a lot of spirit of sportsmanship.  The chief guest, Ms. Varsha Gautham, a national rowing champion hoisted the flag and received salute from the 4 contingents and the student leaders. The sports captains took the oath on behalf of all the participants. This was followed by a yoga demonstration, mass drill and human pyramid formations. The track and field events were thoroughly enjoyed by all. Every house worked towards accumulating points for their team, and the day ended with Agni winning the house cup this year.

Junior Sports Carnival

Sports as a carnival for grades II to IV

Parent Events

Hari Shree parents participated with equal gusto in inter-house badminton, basketball, throw ball, tug of war and track and field events.

Global Citizenship Team in action

‘If you do a task for 21 days, it will become a habit’ – this was the idea behind the 21 day fitness challenge that the students of grade VIII came up with. More than 30 parents accepted the challenge. The best part was the spirited support and campaigning for the 21 day challenge by the grade VI team. They designed and gifted ‘Good Health’ book marks to all those who registered.

The grade XI team gave the crowd a healthy eating option among a sea of tasty but not-so-healthy foods. Cutting, arranging, serving, campaigning…they aced it!

With sweet smiles, our grade VI up-cycling team persuaded visitors to accept food in their hand-made ‘dhonnai’ instead of foil plates.

The grade IX waste management team worked towards reducing litter, managing waste and campaigning among students and parents. A good attempt was made to segregate the waste by providing separate bins for wet and dry waste.

As part of ‘Literacy and Education for All’ project, the students of grade X had conducted a book drive and collected around 1500 books from grades II to XII. The members of the student council worked on identifying the recipients. Some of the books were donated to deserving students through Teach for India, a non profit organization working to educate children from lower income backgrounds. They were also given to a library in Alapuzha which suffered heavy losses during the Kerala floods. Children from the government school nearby will benefit from this library. Some books have also been given to the students of Raja Muthaiah school nearby.

December 6 and 7, 2018

A new initiative to bring stakeholders together. Coffee meets are wonderful opportunities to understand and align with the vision and direction of the school and interact with the leadership team. Each Coffee meet is planned with a specific theme and topic for discussion. The theme for this meet was exploring culture and fostering accountability in children.

The grade IX Waste Management team discovered upon a survey that most of our waste can be composted. We ventured to try composting in different ways. One of them is a plastic drum placed near the dining hall. We punctured holes in the drum for the anaerobic respiration of bacteria and also used a remix powder to maintain the nitrogen to carbon ratio. Alternate layers of waste and remix powder have been put in the bin and we will now wait a month for the process to finish.

The rolling bin functions similar to other methods except that every few weeks it is spun, so that the waste at the bottom of the bin gets exposed, thus speeding up the composting process. We repaired the rolling bin from the previous year and regularly added kitchen waste, along with remix powder.

Our kambha is a 3 tier composter made out of clay/terracotta and stacked on top of each other. Here too, organic waste and remix powder (which contains microbes) are placed in alternate layers until all the pots are full. Without the remix powder, the composting process can take up to 120 days whereas with it, it can be done in 30-45 days. The compost will be used as manure for plants.

In addition to this, we have also dug a pit to try out pit composting and have made a wooden box to see if that works.

- Grade IX Waste Management Team

As part of our Global Citizenship project, the students of grade XI decided to make quick, tasty and nutritious snacks. We did this project in the school kitchen in our various groups. Some of the delicious items were cooked while some were put together. Our dishes were then tasted by the Acharyas and nutritionist, who gave us pointers on how the dishes could be made healthier and tastier. The best part of this was that each and every one of us enjoyed the process of cooking and presenting the dish. All the recipes were worthy of a cookbook.

- Disha P, grade XI

To share the joy of Diwali with those less fortunate than them, students contributed sweets to the community fridges run by ‘Ayyamittu Unn’ at Besant Nagar and OMR.

November 3, 2018

Pradarshan for grade XII was an event where students came together to put up one of the best shows ever. There were performances including dance, music and stand-up comedy. It was a welcome change from the academic routine.

- Gayathri, grade XII