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November 2006 Issue No. 7 CMS Innovation Wing organises first Global TIE Global TIE, the 3-day educational festival on Global Trends and Innovations in Education was organized by CMS Innovation Department from 16 to 18 October 2006. Renowned educationists from 19 countries of the world We have come together to give education including Bangladesh, a new meaning Kenya, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Cote D'Ivorie, Cambodia, of education worldwide that can Malaysia, Singapore, Turkmenistan, effectively meet the requirements of the Senegal, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Gambia, 21st century and solve the problems Austria, USA, England, Ghana and India being faced by students whilst also participated in this international festival building their confidence and preparing and discussed the latest trends in them as World Citizens ready to serve education, the need for a better system humanity. (see details on page 6) 8th Grand World Peace Festival organised by CMS Indira Nagar on UN Day 47 prestigious schools of USA, Canada, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Coratia and various states of India for the International Peace Poster and Peace Quilt competitions were displayed for public viewing at the exhibiton. Chief Guest, Mr MA A Khan, Commissioner, Avas Besides, several interVikas, inaugurating World Peace Festival school competitions were held for students of The 3-day World Peace Festival and different schools of Lucknow. The International Peace Poster and Peace Quilt Festival was inaugurated by the Chief Exhibition was organized by CMS, Indira Guest, Mr MA A Khan, Commissioner, Nagar at CMS, Gomtinagar auditorium Avas Vikas. Mrs Aruna Varma, Head, from 27 to 29 October. The International Quality Assurance and Inspectress, Festival was organized jointly by CMS gave away the prizes to the winners. Indira Nagar and World Peace Prayer see results in next issue Society of USA and Japan to mark the CMS delegation to Japan UN Foundation Day (24 October). Over 1000 entries received from students of CMS, Jopling Road celebrated the birthday of His Excellency, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, as International Innovation Day (IID) at CMS, Gomtinagar auditorium on 15 October 2006. The programme was formally inaugurated by the Resident Editor of the Hindustan Times, Mr Chandrakant Naidu by Chief Guest, Mr C.K. Naidu, Editor, HT and Dr Lakshman lighting the sacred lamp of Prasad, renowned innovator, inaugurating the IID learning and innovation. A grand exhibition of posters and models making, Model making and Essay Writing highlighted the creative and innovative Contests which were highly praised by talents of students from different parts the viewers at the exhibition put up at of the world. As many as 135 prestigious CMS, Gomtinagar. schools sent in over 1700 entries for see details on page 7 participation in Creative Idea, Poster Galaxy of stars at EXSPO-2006 of CMS RDSO P a k i s t a n , Singapore, South Africa, Nepal and various states of India competed in the various exciting events which included track and field events including races, long and high jumps, discus throw, javelin throw, badminton, chess, tennis, judo, table tennis, Sports greats including Mr Milkha Singh with Sports soccer etc. Chief Guest, Minister, U.P., Mr R.K.Chaudhary at EXSPO 2006 Hon'ble Mr R. K. A galaxy of internationally renowned Chaudhary, Minister of Sports, U.P., sportspersons graced the inaugural inaugurated the Olympiad. Eminent ceremony of the 5-day fifth International sportspersons including Mr Milkha Sports Olympiad “EXSPO-2006” being Singh, (Flying Sikh) Director Sports, organised by CMS, RDSO from 28 Punjab; Mr Praveen Thipsay and Mrs October to 1 November 2006. Around Bhagyashree Thipsay, International 1200 young players and athletes from top chess players; Padmashree Madhumita public schools of Afghanistan, Sri Bisht, Arjun awardee badminton player; Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mr V S Chauhan, Joint Director, Sports, U.P.; Ms Rucha Pujari, Asian Youth November sparkles with Chess champion and wonder boy Master Budhia etc graced the occasion. International events 5th anniversary of World Unity Satsang CMS is organising a galaxy of international events in the month of November. Our delegates heading for Japan for World Peace Hon’ble Mr Justice Kamleshwar Nath, former Judge, Allahabad High Court inaugurating the ceremony Hon’ble Mr Justice Kamleshwar Nath, former Judge, Allahabad High Court, inaugurated the 5th Anniversary of World Unity Satsang at CMS, Gomtinagar Auditorium on 8 October 2006. A seminar was held on the topic ‘Bapu and his teachings, even more relevant today.'Chief Speaker, Mr Jagdish Gandhi expressed his profound thoughts on the meaningful topic of discussion while followers of various religions also spoke with great conviction that the truth, ahimsa and Satyagrah of Bapu were of even greater significance today than ever before. CMS music teachers sang the favourite Bhajans of Bapu. CMS Jopling Road celebrates President Kalam's birthday as first International Innovation Day A CMS delegation led by CMS Founder-Director, Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi, and comprising two CMS students- Priyanka Singh of CMS, Kanpur Road and Saurabh Singh of CMS, Gomtinagar will represent India at the International Youth Forum 2006 being held from 18 to 25 November 2006 in Tokyo, Japan under the aegis of Goi Peace Foundation, Japan in cooperation with UNESCO Asia Pacific Cultural Centre. See results and prize-winning articles of Creative Writing Contest (Senior) organised by Editorial Department on page 4 & 5 5th Geofest International organised by CMS Malahanagar (III) from 5 to 9 November Birthday wishes The entire CMS family wishes our dear Founder-Manager, Mr Jagdish Gandhi a very Happy Birthday on 10 November. May his dream of One World become a living reality. 5th International Youth Fest organised by CMS, Rajajipuram on 11 November 7th International SAARC Youth Festival organised by CMS, Rajendra Nagar (II) on 12 November 12th International Science Festival Quanta 2006 organised by CMS, Chowk from 15 to 18 November 7th International Astronomy Olympiad organised by CMS, Chowk on 19 and 20 November 4th Eureka International organised by CMS, Anand Nagar from 24 to 27 November. on TIPS ON HEALTHY LIVING page 6 By Dr Amitabh Pandit Listen to MR JAGDISH GANDHI Founder-Manager, CMS everyday on 1. Aastha TV channel at 9.20 am 2. Sanskar TV channel at 5.25 pm 3. Local TV channel (CMS Activities) 6.30 pm 4. Sadhana TV channel at 7.25 pm (1) CMS is the Guinness World Record holder as the world’s largest school by pupils (with 31,000 students on roll now) (2) CMS is the First school of the world to be awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education (2002) and (3) The only school to organise and host 20 international events annually. See http://www.cmseducation.org CMS BULLETIN - GUIDANCE AND FM SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 2006 (2) Educationwatch English daily 'Pioneer' carries a weekly column titled 'Educationwatch/Jagdish Gandhi' every Sunday on the apostle of World Unity and Founder Manager of CMS, Mr Jagdish Gandhi's talks. Printed below is a clipping from the Pioneer dated October 8, 2006: Moral education indispensable Education is one of the most important factors in the evolution of humanity, the other being religion. I believe that today religious zeal and education should come together and work hand in hand. Together they can provide a single unifying and inspirational guiding force to co-ordinate all human thoughts and expressions within a traditionally accepted pattern. Education serves what is its basic purpose developing character. Education not only changes the character of individuals and society which are different from one another as a whole. but also assists them (read individual and society) to develop to their utmost capacity. I acknowledge that education has great effect upon the human race. We see that children of the same age, nativity and from the same household, all under the guidance of one teacher, differ in their minds and comprehensive power. Training and education not only change the human substances but also produce a marvellous effect. By effective power of education the virtues and capacities of the human beings can be revealed. It is chiefly through education's influences that we can build up an ideology and commitment to develop world peace. Only through education of youth and adults can the adverse and chaotic elements of society be guided. “Man is supreme. Lack of proper education has, however deprived him of that which he inherently possesses.” We must promote by every means within our power, the material as well as spiritual enlightenment of youth. To provide the best education to child for their progress and development is incumbent upon mankind. Such education not only becomes the source of progress for world unity, but develops the brightest vision in the future generations. Then every one shall possess a common knowledge of all things, illiteracy shall disappear, moral and spiritual worthiness shall be strengthened, and oneness shall be achieved through education of all. . For teachers, parents and all concerned with public life, moral education is an indispensable part of children’s education. The systematic development of a moral education programme must be regarded as central to the building of a progressive. society and a sense of true identity among its future citizens. I believe that the development of moral character constitutes the essential foundation of a true education. “Good behaviour and high moral character must come first, for unless the character is trained, acquiring knowledge will only prove injurious. Knowledge is praiseworthy when it is coupled with ethical conduct and a virtuous character; otherwise it is a deadly poison, a frightful danger.” Thus, beyond the belief in the importance of providing children with relevant and excellent education, it is my view that education must also exercise a transforming influence upon the character of the individual so that intellectual learning truly benefits the society. I believe that moral capabilities cannot be developed in a secular framework of education. An indispensable requisite for developing these capabilities is to establish a connection between the human heart and God, and thereby enable the individual to manifest the spiritual qualities with which the human soul has been endowed, such as justice, generosity, love, compassion and truthfulness. The teachings of all religions of the world are the depositories of those truths that assist every human being in establishing a relationship with God and in developing’ these qualities. YOU CAN WATCH CMS Educational programmes on Local Cable Network from 6:30pm DAILY Highlights: Programmes/ Activities based on Functions and Events organised by CMS Words of Wisdom of Shri Jagdish Gandhi IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO WATCH OUR PROGRAMMES Y OU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING CABLE OPERAT ORS : 1. Universal Cable: Charbagh, Alambagh, Old Lucknow, Rae Bareilly Road, Sadar ( 2456630 2. Manoranjan: Cant, Sadar, Raibarelly Road ( 2615042 3. Navgrah: Indira Nagar (: 2354900 4. ACN: Alambagh ( 9335299777 5. 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We TV: Mahanagar/Gomti Nagar ( 3297334 **For any assistance please feel free to call: 9415015030/ 9415015039 or 9335816600/9839030795 YOU CAN WATCH 9 CMS Educational Films on Local Cable Network made by CMS FILMS DIVISION 6:30pm Maa, Ravi, Sabak, Seeker of World Unity, Sahi Raah, Pacchtava, Roshni, Anmol, Ratan, Aao Dosti Karein DAILY CMS FM Radio (90.4 MHz) schedule for November 2006 From CMS, Gomti Nagar: 7.00 am to 10.00 am and again 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm from CMS, Kanpur Road : 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm (daily) Programme begins with: Signature Tune, Vandana (from various religions), Thought for the day/Amrit Vichar and Zodiac Zoom 01.11.2006 (WEDNESDAY) Story Time, Value Based Teaching, English: Story Writing, CMS News, Body Bhasha (Epis. 1), Aao Batein Karein, Computer Science, Biology: AIDS, My Dream, Economics: The Capital Formation in India (I), Geography: Cropping System 02.11.2006 (THURSDAY) Rhyme Time, Hindi, English: Forms of Poetry, CMS News, Special Feature On Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, Our Forum, Topic: Should Soft Drinks Be Banned?, Maths: The W ork Of Some Eminent Mathematician, Value Based Teaching, My Dream, History, Computer Studies: Information Technology (I), Biology: The Unit of Life (I) 03.11.2006 (FRIDAY) Panchtantra Ki Kahaniyanm, Hindi, English: Letter Writing, CMS News, Sargam, Raag Bihag, Job Watch, Computer Studies: Information Technology (II), My Dream, Economics: The Meaning of Business Organization (I), Biology: The Unit of Life (II), Young Talents 04.11.2006 (SATURDAY) Rhyme Time, FM Team Aapke Ghar Mein, TeacherParents Interaction, An Apple A Day, Hamare Parv Aur Tyohar, Glimpses of International Events, Hello! CMS FM, Personality Development 05.11.2006 (SUNDAY) Rhyme Time, Doctor-Parents Dialogue, Flash Back, Aaina-E-Lucknow, Fire Side Stories, Career Junction, Discover India, Dadi Ki Kahaniyan, FM Mehmaan 06.11.2006 (MONDAY) Story Time, English: Active & Passive Voice, Maths: Some Amazing Facts of Trigonometry, CMS News, Science: The Functions of Muscles & Sense Organs, Lucknownama, Aao Batein Karein, My Dream, Hindi, Biology: The Unit of Life (III), Personality Development: Strategies For Effective Learning (I) 07.11.2006 (TUESDAY) Rhyme Time, English: Clause, Maths, An Apple A Day, CMS News, Sargam, Raag Shankaraa, Our Forum, Chemistry, Science: The Safety & First Aid (I), Economics: The Capital Formation In India (II), Biology: Human Skeleton & Muscles 08.11.2006 (WEDNESDAY) Story Time, Value Based Teaching, English: Combination of Sentences, CMS News, Body Bhasha (Epis. 2), Aao Batein Karein, Economics: The Capital Formation In India (III), Science: The Saf ety & Firs t Aid (II), Biology: Lethality & Interaction of Gene, Personality Development: Strategies for Effective Learning (II) 09.11.2006 (THURSDAY) Rhyme Time, Hindi, English: Punctuation (I), CMS News, Science: Why Do We Need Food (I), Our Forum, Maths: Ratio & Proportions (I), Value Based Teaching, My Dream, Personality Development: Strategies For Effective Learning (III), Commerce: The Pros & Cons Of Public Deposit, Biology: Symbol & Terminology 10.11.2006 (FRIDAY) Panchtantra Ki Kahaniyan, English: Punctuation (II), CMS News, Sargam, Raag Shankaraa, Job Watch, Special Feature on the Birthday of Mr. Jagdis h Gandhi (I), Commerce: Types, Advantages And Disadvantages Of Debenture, Biology: The Respiratory & Circulatory System, Special Episode of FM Mehmaan: Mr. Arvind K. Pandey (RTO Lucknow) 11.11.2006 (SATURDAY) Rhyme Time, FM Team Aapke Ghar Mein, Special Feature on The Birth Anniversary Of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, An Apple A Day, Special Feature On The Birthday of Mr. Jagdish Gandhi (II), Glimpses of International Events, “Hello! CMS FM”, Personality Development 12.11.2006 (SUNDAY) Rhyme Time, Doctor-Parents Dialogue, Flash Back, Aaina-E-Lucknow, Special Feature on National Bird Day, Career Junction, Discover India, Dadi Ki Kahaniyan, FM Mehmaan 13.11.2006 (MONDAY) Story Time, English: How To Increase Your Word Power, CMS News, Maths: Ratio & Proportions (II), Lucknownama, Economics: The Capital Formation In India (IV), My Dream, Hindi, Biology: The Roots of Plants, Geography: The Earth’s movements 14.11.2006 (TUESDAY) Rhyme Time, English: Antonym, Synonym & Homonym, Maths: Some Amazing Facts regarding Maths, An Apple A Day, CMS News, Sargam, Raag Des, Special Feature On Children’s Day, Our Forum, My Dream, Science: Characteristics Of Air & Water (I), Special Talk On Bal Diwas, History: Administrative Setup During The Mughals 15.11.2006 (WEDNESDAY) Story Time, Science:Why Do We Need Food (II), English: Degrees of Adjective, CMS News, Body Bhasha (Episode 03), Aao Batein Karein, Computer Science, Maths: The Importance of Decimal Point, My Dream, Hindi, Biology: The SubArial & Arial Modification of the Stem, History: Position of Women in Ancient India 16.11.2006 (THURSDAY) Rhyme Time, Hindi, English: Gerund, CMS News, Environment Science, Our Forum, Maths: Some Operations Based On Decimal Point, Value Based Teaching, My Dream, History, Geography, Science: Charateristics of Air & Water (II) 17.11.2006 (FRIDAY) Panchtantra Ki Kahaniyan, General Knowledge: The Seven Wonders of The Natural W orld (I), English: Sentence & Its Part (II), CMS News, Sargam, Raag Des, J ob W atch, Sc ienc e, Personality Development, My Dream, Maths: The Square & The Cube Root, Biology: Functions of Blood, Young Talents 18.11.2006 (SATURDAY) Rhyme Time, FM Team Aapke Ghar Mein, TeacherParents Interaction, An Apple A Day, Hamare Parv Aur Tyohar, Glimpses of International Events, “Hello! CMS FM”, Personality Development 19.11.2006 (SUNDAY) Rhyme Time, Doctor-Parents Dialogue, Flash Back, Aaina-E-Lucknow, Special Feature on World Citizen Day, Career Junction, Discover India, Dadi Ki Kahaniyan, FM Mehmaan 20.11.2006 (MONDAY) Story Time, English: Sentence & Its Part (II), General Knowledge: The Seven Wonders Of The Natural W orld (II), CMS News, Commerce: Important Factors O f W orking Capital, Lucknownama, Computer Science, Value Bas ed Teaching, His tory: Social Ref orm Movements In Indian Society, Maths: Factors & The Multiples 21.11.2006 (TUESDAY) Rhyme Time, English: Infinitive Verb, An Apple A Day, CMS News, Sargam, Raag JaiJaiwanti, Our Forum, Bio-Technology: The Production Of BioDiesel From Jatropha Plant (I) Civics, My Dream, Hindi, Value Based Teaching, Commerce: The Advantages & Disadvantages Of Equity Shares 22.11.2006 (WEDNESDAY) Story Time, CMS News, Body Bhasha (Episode 04), Aao Batein Karein, Computer Science, Value Based Teaching: The Importance of Little Things, Hindi, Biology, Economics. 23.11.2006 (THURSDAY) Rhyme Time, Hindi, English: Direct & Indirect Speech (I), CMS News, Bio-Technology: The Production of Bio-Diesel From Jatropha Plant (II), Our Forum, Maths, Value Based Teaching, My Dream, Health & Hygiene, Commerce: The Advantages & Disadvantages of Retained Earnings 24.11.2006 (FRIDAY) Panchtantra Ki Kahaniyan, Special Feature On NCC Day, CMS News, Sargam, Raag JaiJaiwanti, Shri Tej Singh Tak, J ob W atch, Sc ienc e, Personality Development, My Dream, Economics, Biology, Young Talents 25.11.2006 (SATURDAY) Rhyme Time, FM Team Aapke Ghar Mein, TeacherParents Interaction, An Apple A Day, Hamare Parv Aur Tyohar, Glimpses of International Events, “Hello! CMS FM”, Personality Development 26.11.2006 (SUNDAY) Rhyme Time, Doctor-Parents Dialogue, Flash Back, Aaina-E-Lucknow, Fire Side Stories, Career Junction, Discover India, Dadi Ki Kahaniyan, FM Mehmaan 27.11.2006 (MONDAY) Story Time, English: Direct & Indirect Speech (III), CMS News, Economics, Lucknownama, Great Personality, Geography, My Dream, Hindi, Biology, Psychology 28.11.2006 (TUESDAY) Rhyme Time, English: Common Errors In Grammar, Maths: Some Problems Based On Geometry, An Apple A Day, CMS News, Sargam, Raag Gaur Malhar, Our Forum, Biology: Blood The Circulating Fluid Of Body, Geography, My Dream, Science: The Formation Of Rocks & Minerals (I), Chemistry, Commerce: The Advantage and Disadvantages of the Preference Share 29.11.2006 (WEDNESDAY) Story Time, Value Based Teaching, English: Proverbs & Maxims In English Language, CMS News, Body Bhasha (Episode 05), Aao Batein Karein, Computer Science, Maths: How To Calculate The Average, My Dream, Hindi, Science: The Formation Of Rocks & Minerals (II) 30.11.2006 (THURSDAY) Rhyme Time, Hindi, English: Usage of Model Auxiliaries, CMS News, Science: Work, Power & Energy, Our Forum, Maths, Value Based Teaching, My Dream, History, Geography, Career Guidance. Every programme concludes with: Words of wisdom by Mr Jagdish Gandhi, CMS Songs/Geet and next day's Highlights We know what we are, but know not what we may be. —William Shakespeare CMS BULLETIN - CREATIVE SECTION - PRE PRIMARY & PRIMARY NOVEMBER 2006 (3) PARENTAL GUIDANCE (continued from September issue) first step, he should confirm his doubt by asking the Over-protectiveness with older children Older children most often do not perceive parental over other parent for an opinion. This will act as a reality protectiveness as stemming from love and concern. check. While he need not adopt other people’s opinions They believe that their parents just do not trust them to as gospel truth, the advice and information will help him be sensible and responsible. Older children can react to make an informed decision about what is safe for his their parents’ excessive fear in one of two ways: child. compliance or resistance. If parents voice their fears The second step he should take is listen to his child. He in terms of doubts, e.g. “Are you sure you can do it?” should try to convey to his child that his caution stems or give them dire warnings of the worst case scenario, from concern for the child’s safety and not from a lack it can result in the children giving up the idea or activity of trust in the child’s competence. He could discuss the altogether because they too begin to doubt their dangers of the activity with the child and advise him capability. On the other hand, children can react with what to do in case of an emergency. He should make judgements based on an assessment of the child’s overall defiance. Parents of such children begin to lack credibility in competence and judgement. their children’s eyes because they seem to have an Despite adopting these measures, there may still be extreme view that the world in general is a dangerous several occasions where a parent may still deny his child place. They feel that they are denied the normal pursuits permission to participate in an activity. But this is a parent’s of their peers merely because their parents have prerogative and has the weight of experience and superior unfounded and baseless fears. Such children react with judgement behind it. What is safe and acceptable for resistance because they believe that their parents one child may not be so for another. At the end of the perceive them as being accident-prone and having poor day, parents are the best judges of what activities are acceptable for their children in terms of safety. However, judgement. How to be less overprotecting: Establishing lines the child will realize that while she may be denied this particular pleasure, there will be other activities that will of communication Overprotective parents should change their attitude if be permissible. What is safe and acceptable will always they want their children to grow up as independent, be a bone of contention between parents and children, confident adults. If a parent suspects that he is but the important thing is for parents to realize that they just need to let go. excessively protective, fearful andCMS inhibiting, then as a sometimes CREATIVE TALENTS source: The Internet Overprotective Parents PRE-PRIMARY CORNER We love to draw and colour Sabaat Ahmed, Montessori C2 Esha, Kindergarten C Rajendra Nagar Rajajipuram (NB) CMS CREATIVE TALENTS PRIMARY Sakshi Jain, Nursery C Station Road Arshan, Montessori A Rajendra Nagar (NB) Swapnil, Kindergarten Jopling Road Vishal, Montessori A Rajajipuram (New) Vidushi, Kindergarten Jopling Road Tanisha, Montessori B Kanpur Road Three wishes granted by God God has granted three wishes of mine. Once I was wishing to buy a bicycle. When I came back from my school on my birthday, I saw that my mother had bought a bicycle for me. The second wish granted by God is that once I had lost my book and I was afraid that if I will tell to my father he would be very angry. I prayed to God that he should not scold me. When I told it to my father he said, “Tell me the name of the book I will bring it again.” I was very thankful to God that he did not scold me. The third wish granted by God is that once I had lost my ear ring. I was very sad. I prayed to God that I should get it and I started searching for it. When I got it I was very happy and thankful to God. Mariyam Zaidi, V Asharfabad The Wind False praise Who has seen the wind But when the leaves hang trembling The wind is passing through Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by. O wind, why do you never rest Wandering, whistling to and fro Bringing rain out of the west From the dim north bringing snow. Shivam Tiwari, V Rajendra Nagar I My teacher told us the story about Mr Fox and Mr Crow, Mr Crow sat on the branch of a tree. He had a piece of cheese in his beak. Mr Fox was sitting on the ground. Mr Fox looked up and saw Mr Crow. He was hungry, he wanted the cheese. But he was a clever animal. He said to Mr Crow, "You have a beautiful voice and I would love to hear you sing.” Mr Crow was flattered. He believed him. He opened his beak and began to sing. The cheese fell out of his beak. As soon as it fell on the ground, Mr Fox picked it up and ran as fast as he could. He was only interested in the cheese and not in the singing. Moral: We must not believe in false praise. Vartika Srivastva, III A Rajajipuram I JUNIORS AND SENIORS My motherland! The chilliful lunch box Aryan, Montessori A Rajendra Nagar (NB) Rini, Kindergarten A Anand Nagar Aastha, Kindergarten B1 Rajendra Nagar (UPIL) My little puppy I have a little puppy, His name is little Jim I put him in the bath tub, To teach him now to swim. He drank up all the water, He ate up all the soap The next when I saw him, He had a bubble on his nose. Mirza Tabassum Beg, V Anand Nagar Anil was an intelligent boy studying in the 7th standard of Boys High School situated in Allahabad, His friends included Ravi, Rahul, Prakash and Kamal. Anil and Ravi used to sit in the first seat, Prakash and Rohit, who was another student of the class, behind them and Rahul and Kamal in the next row. The five friends did not like Rohit. Do you know the reason? The reason was that Rohit used to eat the lunch box of one of them in the second period itself. Everyday one of them was left hungry but the rest of the friends shared their lunch with him. Rohit ate the lunch so carefully that the teacher present in the class could not notice it. They did not tell this to their teacher because they all were afraid of Rohit. Anil was the only one who wanted to get rid of him. One day, after the school was over, Anil saw Rohit talking to his friends,, “Hey you know, tomorrow I am going to enjoy eating Anil’s lunch.” Anil did not like being left hungry. He was sad, but then he came across a great idea and he happily rode towards his house. The next day, when Anil’s mother had prepared his lunch box, he went to the kitchen and put a lot of salt and chillies in his lunch box. In the school when Rohit ate Anil’s lunch, he shouted, “Aaeeee…! Give me water” The teacher said that he will get water only when he will tell, what is the matter with him. He hesitated, but told the truth. The teacher was shocked and punished him to perform 100 ups and downs. He felt ashamed and decided not to eat from the lunch box of others. Moral: We should not use others’ things without asking. Azam Singhal, VIII B Chowk If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. — Margaret Fuller O! My country, my motherland, I do not know where I stand. Your people are fighting; The children are crying. You should think and care; For your people’s welfare. Everyone has lost the feeling of fraternity; They’ve forgot to maintain equality. Terrorists are spreading terrorism; Everywhere, there is criticism. No one dared to help you in the past; When your rich heritage was lost. Take all of us away from darkness; To the place where there is brightness. We are not paying the actual price, Mother, for your sacrifice. But you don’t worry; Your children will preserve your glory. O! My country, my motherland; You are like a lake in the sand. Pratibha Dubey, IX A Indira Nagar CMS BULLETIN - PRIZE WINNING ARTICLES NOVEMBER 2006 (4) Prize winning articles of C WINNERS - SENIOR SECTION Organized By CMS E Special Mention Consolation First Arushi Garg XI E Gomtinagar 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Second Divyansh Verma X 10 Mahanagar (III) Priyanka Raina X 10 Mahanagar (III) Third Devika Singh XII A Aliganj (I) Shubhi Kamal XII A Rajajipuram (I) Anshuman Singh XI A Aliganj (I) TOPICS Our life is moving on an unbelievable speed and we really need to slow down. If an ATM could be custom created for you, what would it spew out instead of money? You wake up, go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. A different face stares back at you. Begin your story here. Thank you, dear CMS. Fairy tales have happy endings. All of us know what happened in that mushy fairy tale, Cinderella. They lived happily ever after. But happy endings can sometimes be, well.....boring. No zing. So predictable. So happy. What if the shoe fit one of the sisters? What happens then? Play with your imagination here. Be funny if you like. Or serious, if you feel like it. Or be an Alfred Hitchcock. Whatever you are into, write your ending to the Cinderella story –but this time, make it so that the shoe fit one of the icky sisters. What does prince charming do? How does Cinderella cope with it? And what about fairy Godmother? Start your story here. Write a letter to the 10-year old child you had been. You wake up... A day comes but once in everyone’s life which remains etched in our mind for the years to come. A day so unforgettable, so memorable, that try as we might, we cannot help remembering every minute detail with clarity disturbing enough to astound the most punctilious among us. You may find the story I am going to relate incredible, far fetched or absurd. Nevertheless it happened. And if we look hard enough, there is a lesson in it for all of us. It all started one Tuesday morning. I woke up with a splitting headache, which was peculiar enough in itself because I remembered having slept early the previous night. Trying to ignore the intense pain in my head, I tottered to the bathroom, still half asleep. I looked into the mirror. My sleep vanished instantaneously. The face that gaped at me was that of my recently acquired sworn enemy - Rishika Sharma. I guess I owe you an explanation. We’ve all had to put up with Monday morning blues but the events of that Monday had left me hurt, distressed and angrier than I’ve ever been. I was waiting for a friend in school when Rishika, a classmate bumped into me. I regained my balance and looked up only to hear Rishika swearing rudely and telling me to look where I was standing. I almost fell again in shock. Rishika and I had never really spoken before. In fact, no one really noticed her in school. She’d always been an introvert, a loner. Seeing her in such a temper left me dumbstruck. I mumbled a vague apology. Unfortunately, that served to aggravate her anger. She screamed at me about how insensitive people were and how they had no consideration for anyone but themselves. My shock rapidly evanesced leaving in its place uncontrollable fury. There is a limit to the number of irrational insults I can take from someone! I retaliated with the choicest of insults I knew and very soon, an acrimonious verbal duel began in full swing. Finally, when a sizable crowd of classmates had gathered to witness the melodrama, my senses took hold of me and I turned around and walked off, sweating with rage. I kept thinking about my fight the entire day, my resentment growing with each passing minute. And now I had woken up to find myself in her shoes (bathroom slippers to be precise!). I had hardly any time to grasp the situation when I heard shouts from the next room. I realized that the voice belonged to Rishika’s parents. A sense of depression tempered with wonder overwhelmed me. I wondered how her parents could begin their day like that. And I wondered if Rishika had to witness this acerbic sparring of words on a daily basis. I did not have to wait long for my answer. A small boy crept into my room, clutching a pillow in his hand. ‘Didi, please don’t leave me alone today, please don’t leave me and go to school… Papa has been drinking again. Please stop him from beating me didi, please save mummy and me…’ The look in those petrified, appealing eyes is going to haunt me for ever. A day in the life of Rishika Sharma taught me things no text books can ever teach me. It taught me how much suffering there can be in life, how we never realize that there is a world beyond over cocooned existence. It taught me what its like to come from a broken home, that ‘family’ can sometimes be a force, that all houses are not homes. I knew I had to do something about it, I called up the local women’s welfare office and told them every thing. I didn’t try to puzzle out how and why I had ended up as Rishika and I hardly gave a thought to the consequences. The members of the organization came to our prompt rescue, taking Rishika’s mother, brother and me to one of their centres. They reassured me that everything would be fine. Exhausted with the traumatic experience I had been through, I drifted off into a deep sleep and woke up, the next morning to my own room, my own face, my own life, wondering if all these surreal things had actually happened… Arushi Garg XI 5 Gomtinagar You wake up... I went in the bathroom and looked into the mirror. The face which stared back at me was not mine. I felt like shrieking, but a familiar grin calmed me down. I pushed the third tile below the sink to activate the microphone and speaker. “Morning!” came a voice. “Jose, you jerk ! You gave me the fright of my life.” “Couldn’t help it. This minor-transmitter thing is cool stuff,” grinned Jose. I began to brush my teeth. “So, wai dith you kaul me so urly ?” “Oh yeah! Captain Fred has assigned section I another combat mission, and he wants it initiated within 0015 hours.” “What!” My toothbrush fell off onto the floor. “He knows today is Sunday. Why is he bothering me today?” “Dunno, probably he’ll tell you if you ask.” “All right then.” ‘See ya then, at section I”, Jose winked. “Oh! shut up!” “He! He!”, came the stifled laughter of section I’s best pilot, Jose Peterson. Click. The line was disconnected. I contacted Blue Gene, the supercomputer at the headquarters. “Your code sir!” came a computerized voice. “Dorn these long codes. Here — have it, DLUP341CA52417600.” I yelled into the mike. “Hello,“ came a human voice this time. “Don’t even bother to say anything Fred. Why in the world did you assign me a duty today? You know its Sunday, and-“ Oh! Sorry Sir!....Right Sir!.....Sure Sir!........He ! He! Yes Sir!......Of course Sir!......Ok Sir!” Click! Whoa! It had been Commander Michael on the line. He had assigned the task to section I himself. So now I had to go on my mission, instead of the trip to the zoo, which Aparajita Verma Vaibhav Mathur Vaibhav Srivastava Nitin Gaurav Srivastava XI C XB XI 2 XI 2 Station Road Rajendra Nagar (III) Mahanagar (II) Mahanagar (II) I had promised my younger brother Calvin. Section I is a section of the organization in which I work, without the knowledge of my family members. Unlike other sections, section I is supposed to be always ready, or on standby to be sent for combat with militants or a terrorist group at the shortest notice. it was supposed to be a sports college, but secretly, we were trained in self defense and combat warfare, so that we could save the nation behind the scenes. Ten minutes later, I was pushing a button on the side of the faucet, taking out my combat suit from a shelf which had appeared on the side wall, and crackling out of the ventilating hole to take a taxi to the headquarters. “Hello sir,” came a voice as I entered the headquarters. “Hey Frank ! Sam Jose around?” “Yup! Section I, left wing.” And precisely three minutes later, I was looking at lake Michigan from a chopper, when Jose told me that I had to jump. “Right here?” “Yessire ! Submarine, 0435 (Co-ordinate position). Militants Hostage.” This was weird. I had never thought that a submarine could be a militant base! I saw it as I splashed into the water, tightening the straps of my oxygen mask. The whole section I was already there, swimming in the great lake. I signaled them to surround the vessel looking through hydro vision goggles, I saw that this one was much bigger than other submarines, and each and every window was fastened. “Revert position. Group I forward to 0437 (co-ordinate global positioning system). Alpha, back up at 0435. Move to 1215. Infiltrate enemy base. Secure hostage. Silence… any resistance,” I commanded into the microphone, and a split second later, I heard a hundred “Roger” booming in the speaker, transmitted over wireless intercom. I went forward and began to cut the lock of the main entrance into the submarine with a laser knife. It opened, and I released the latch. Water gushing me and team Alpha into the vessel. I slammed the door shut as soon as all were inside. Footsteps alerted us, and our paralyzing super silenced bullets were waded into our guns. Three guards entered the room, but even before they could think of reacting, our bullets had paralyzed them. Then we dispersed. The guard had been taken by surprise. Surprise —a tactic which had never failed us. Soon I had the controls of the submarine in my hands, and I submerged it even more. We found the hostage tied to a seat. I untied the ropes, gave him an oxygen mask, and ordered everyone to come out. As soon as all were out I pressed a button on my crust band. “Hyper insulated C4 activated. Initiation in 0020 hours,” said a computerized voice in my head. Exactly twenty minutes later, people would think that they heard a cracker go oof somewhere, and the windows of their houses would tremble a bit, as if someone was playing Jazz on loudspeakers, and it would be an end of another militant base in the world. “Nice work Robin, you took just 0035 hours,” said Jose, as we were flying towards my house. “Oh, yes you see… after so much experience, this seemed easy.” “All right then, see ya!” “Bye!, I yelled, as I kept off the chopper to land on the roof of my house. Jose gave a thumbs up and flew away. I crawled back through the ventilator, into the bathroom, changed, and went downstairs to take Calvin to the zoo. Jose didn’t know why I took just 35 minutes, did he? Divyansh Verma, X 10 Mahanagar (III) The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. Prakhar Gupta Shonik Ghosh Pankhuri Kumar Kritika Lamba Richa Verma Divy Tripathi Salini Dixit IX A XA XI C XI B XII A X 10 XII 4 Station Road Station Road Station Road Station Road Rajajipuram (I) Mahanagar III Mahanagar III Cinderella... Was this a dream? Cinderella couldn’t believe her eyes. The shoe perfectly fitted one of her wicked sisters Bertina, who seemed to be the happiest person on earth. Cinderella’s step-mother, too, danced about in joy. She had almost given up the hope of getting one of her daughters married to the prince who, quite ignorant of the presence of Cinderella in the room, held Bertina’s hand and led her towards his coach. The pair was driven off to the royal palace, where soon they got married. Cinderella’s heart broke into a thousand pieces but worse was still to be faced….. After about a week of getting married, Bertina called for Cinderella and thrust upon her, the duty of getting the entire palace cleaned daily, all by herself. Cinderella’s life became a hell. Of course, it was much easier to manage the demands of just her stepmother and the two sisters, than that of all the residents of that palace. However, Cinderella had other things to think about… For instance, there was not even a single mirror in the entire palace— even Bertina’s personal chamber didn’t have one. Cinderella often chukled to herself, “Maybe, she’s afraid to face her own ugliness!” But this didn’t disturb her much, more than the fact that —there was something strange in that palace and it didn’t take her long to realize what it was... Ever since she had come there, not even once had she seen the prince or his family; and since Bertina had forbidden the other servants to indulge in talks with her, so she couldn’t inquire about this from anyone. Months passed…. It was a cold winter night. As usual, Cindrella sat in the chilly attic with a thin shawl wrapped around her. Tears ran down her checks, as she remembered the happy moments she had spent with her real parents. Meanwhile, two strange looking creatures ran up the attic stairs, through the door, and right upto where Cinderella was sitting. “Hey Cinderella! Remember us? We are those very lizards whom your Godmother changed into pageboys that night.” …and did Cinderella remember? Of course, she did! For anyone could have. They had the body of a lizard but the head of a human. Seeing the startled look on Cinderella’s face, the other lizard explained, “Actually, at mid-night, all our brother lizards got changed into their original self but we were left this way. I think your fairy Godmother has grown old and her powers too are declining.” This was the last thing Cinderella would have wanted to hear. For the past many weeks, she had been, in her heart, praying to her Godmother to come and rescue her from this misery. She was her last hope — her only hope. “And you know what,” the lizard continued, “while searching for some food, we happened to visit the dungeons and it is really creepy down there! Anyway, we were about the leave, when we saw there, a handsome young man and an elderly couple, lying there in some kind of sleep. We were discussing, who could they be, when we heard you sobbing and came here…” All this while Cinderella had been silent. But now, something struck her and she started jumping about in excitement, “You saw the Prince! You saw the Prince! And the King! And the Queen! So that’s where they had been. Oh! That cruel Bertina!” Not entirely, but now things became a bit clearer to Cinderella. For the next few days, she tried her best to contact her fairy —James Oppenheim CMS BULLETIN - PRIZE WINNING ARTICLES NOVEMBER 2006 (5) Creative Writing Contest Editorial Department God mother but didn’t know how to do so. One day, as she was dusting in Bertina’s personal chamber, she heard footsteps. “Bertina is coming! I’d better hide and see what she’s upto,” So thinking, she hid behind the bed, her eyes resting on the doorway. Soon came Bertina, banging the door behind her. She went straight upto a photo frame hanging on the wall and though it had no picture in it, Bertina raised her finger and muttered something. SHNN!! Cinderella’s fairy God mother appeared in that frame. But she looked more weak and helpless than before. “Ha! I warned you, not to mess with me. But…. what use? You didn’t leave your path of so-called righteousness ‘eh? Now, you’ll have to stay like this forever, unless of course, your favourite Cinderella comes and taps you but that stupid girl doesn’t know a thing! Nothing about my plans… I’ll be above all- I’ll be the supreme commander. No one can stop me! Ha Ha Ha!...” This ended with Bertina’s wicked laughter as she left the room. Cinderella couldn’t understand a thing but knew one thing for sure— the key to her Godmother’s freedom! She immediately went to the frame and tapped it- PUFF!. There stood her Godmother right in front of her. Cinderella hugged her tightly and together they went up to the attic. “You would be shocked, my dear, to know,” began her Godmother once they had settled, “that your step-mother is actually a witch and so are both her daughters. Once, when she had started misusing her powers, I had cursed her that both her daughters would immediately die if they looked into a mirror, and now the same is being done by her daughter, Bertina. When I tried to stop her, she locked me up in that frame and has removed most of my powers. When the king and the prince came to know of this peculiarity of Bertina, she put the entire royal family to sleep and is now planning to conquer the entire fairyland.” Meanwhile, Cinderella’s mind was already on the way to a great plan….. Next morning, as usual, after ordering all her servants to leave the dining hall, Bertina sat to have her breakfast. While she was at it, Bertina directly faced the table. Cinderella peeped through a slit in the door - This was the time! She immediately signaled the two lizards who, with the tablecloth clutched in their teeth, started pulling it with all their might — BAM! There was an explosion and when the smoke cleared away, all that was left, was a little ash on the seat where Bertina sat. Evil had ended— and with that the prince, the king and the queen all woke up from their long slumber. But unfortunately, the fairy Godmother had used up all her remaining strength in converting that table into a huge mirror. She now lay with her head in Cinderella’s lap. “Always remember, dear', she said, “never feel daunted if you are fighting for the right cause. I’ll be there with you, always.” So saying she closed her eyes, and her body went up in golden fumes, which then turned towards Cinderella and entered her body. Immediately, all her rags were transformed into a beautiful gown, wings emerged from her back and her Godmother’s wand flew into her hands. Her Godmother had chosen her as her successor. Cinderella felt blessed. Her Godmother’s sacrifice would not go in vain. From now onwards, she would continue her work. So up went Cindrella…. or shall we call her fairy Cinderella? – leaving behind the prince and the truth about Cinderella’s existence hidden from him forever… Priyanka Raina, X 10 Mahanagar (III) Cinderella... Once upon a time ………….. there was beautiful sweet young girl named Cinderella whose life was filled with sadness. Yes, we all have heard her story, maybe from our Grandmother or mother. I too have heard it. Having never been the one for the readymade and reach me down happy endings of fairy tales, my perception of Cinderella is quite different. Do you remember how the exquisitely dressed Cinderella passed her evening dancing with the Prince Charming who apparently had fallen in love with her. “Aahhh…. My charm seems to be working like magic on him. My life will change forever now,” thought Cinderella triumphantly… But all of a sudden, She heard the sound of the clock at the first stroke of midnight! She hurried and scrambled for life, almost topping over and leaving behind one of her glass shippers. “Go and search everywhere for the girl whose foot fits this slipper. I will never be content until I find her!” These were orders of the madly in love prince. So the ministers tried the slippers on the feet of many girls in the kingdom, but it didn’t fit any of them, while Cinderela danced around in her room building castles in the air. Finally, they came to Cinderella’s house. One stepsister tried in vain, while the other and Cinderella, behind the curtains, waited hopefully. As the other sister sat down to try, Cinderella held her breath. Now would be her glorious moment and she would then marry the prince and become princess and ‘No…Oh Lord! Her sister’s foot slipped easily into the slipper and Cinderella stood gaping like a fool. The sister danced around with glee while Cinderella fumed and strutted in her dingy room. “This is not possible…. How can this be? I, I will…….. fairy Godmother?” She had appeared out of the thin air and stood before the vexed girl.” Now don’t you worry as I am here. Everything will be alright.” “But how Godmother?” “You must be patient and do exactly what I tell you to do, will you?” “Yes, Godmother.” Meanwhile, when the prince saw her bride to be he would have rejected her outright but when the fairy went to him and explained to him the situation and her plan, he agreed to say yes. According to her plan Cindrella would marry the prince but the sister would be marrying her own creation, a rat transformed into a human who would turn back into it after twenty four hours. On the wedding day, she sneaked Cinderella into her sister’s parlour and hid her there and told her to wait until she called her. She hid in a niche with bated breath. When the sister was alone, getting ready, singing to herself and trying to get her potato like figure into the delicate gown with all the force while trying to keep it in one piece, Cinderella could bear it no longer. “What is the Godmother doing? Is she really letting my prince charming go away? Oh no! I can’t let that happen.” So with firm resolution she sneaked behind her sister and pushed her into the open wardrobe. Thud! Ouch! Bang! …and mission accomplished. Cinderella hurriedly put on the dress and veil and hurried to meet her prince and be united with him forever. The wows were exchanged and they were husband and wife, before the fairy could come staggering in to say “No!!” All this time the fairy assistants had quietly taken her sister, taking her to be Cinderella, took her to wed the prince in a secret chapel and the prince not knowing his bride under the veil married happily only to faint with shock at the sight of his bride’s face. Alas, the deed was done and there was no use crying over spilt milk. Poor Cinderella could do nothing but curse here luck while her stepsister could only thank her god for his generosity. Cinderella being tied to a rat for the rest of life learnt her lesson. So should you never be naughty and always listen to your fairy Godmother or else you too shall… Not live quite happily ever after Devika Singh, XII A Aliganj (I) Our life is moving... You wake up... “Chasing you through the narrow lanes of time, Losing the real rhythm and rhyme; Leaving behind my true treasures, Parting away with those moments, those pleasures. Tell me LIFE, I’ll get you how? For I am very tired now. Today life is just not moving on wheels; it is flying on wings. Chasing the illusive ambitions through the narrow pathways of malignant and decisive ‘Time’ it is running with such reckless defiant indifference that is vastly more stimulating than the languor of leisure and stillness. Hush! Hark!! Oh stop, just wait! But it won’t stop its journey infinite through ambiguous undulations, sudden turns and deceitful slopes, for, its speed doesn’t allow it. And, the life goes on… Today life is much different from its prior form. To us, the moment 6:17 am means something very-very important if it happens to be the starting time of our daily trains. To our ancestors such odd eccentric instant was without significance —did not even exist. In inventing the locomotives, Watt and Stevenson were part inventors of the speed of life. Really, life is a much unstaid personage. I wonder how many of us think even once about ourselves in a day which in its immensity comprises of 86400 ticking of the clock. The uncanny and covetous life is too stingy to spend a couple of moments to leisure. “What trifling coils do, We mortals keep; Wake, eat and drink, Evacuate and sleep.” We really need to slow down. The never ceasing journey from dawn to dusk has devoid the life of any zeal or flair. It goes on and drags us along. This is how we lose our souls someday and spend years searching for it. Believe me, what matters is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years. It consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. Rushing at such an unimaginable speed we are on the way to lose our most valuable assets, our treasures, the treasure of smiles which brightens the day, the treasure of tears in which the feelings lay, those collection and selection of hearts which give you a reason to unite and part, those friends which were your greatest treasure, people near to your heart, the overwhelming pleasures… Just wait a while and look for yourself in yourself. I bet you’ll be shocked to discover that you have left yourself somewhere behind far away. From there a shadow stagnant and rooted glares at you with mingled interrogation and plaints. Yes, life really needs to slowdown and keep a pace with the soul. God asks man whether or not he wants life Life is certain –the only choice is how to take it. The plea of ‘Eternity’ echoes loud striking the rigid sky and its fumbling murmurs urged the earth, the restless earth to toil a less, to be a bit tranquil to reason less to feel more, to halt and to perceive the real essence of ‘Life.’ Look back and wait for your assets to reach you and let the life start all anew and afresh. I don’t envision a stationary life but I do disapprove the colossal speed at which the world is passing toddy. Life is worth living. He brutal ambitions that climb upwards on the miseries and credulities of mankind are nothing more than the mere scavengers of the true happiness that rests in these moments which envisage your thoughts and feelings about how well the day has been spent. Let each day of your life be well spent and believe me you’ll be able to live all the days of your life. Hold the life by its collar and shake it hard. Reign over it or else it will enslave you. Hold the reins of life and just GO ON! Shubhi Kamal, XII A Rajajipuram (I) The instant had frozen. Time stood paralyzed and Fear, personified. No one moved. Cliché as it was, I rubbed my eyes and stared right into the mirror, He rubbed his eyes and stared right back. “BRANDON! What’s taking you so long? You’ll be terribly late for school.” Who? Wha..oh Mom! From downstairs. (Despite my efforts, words remained incapable of recreating the spontaneity of the moment) “I’m coming”, I tried to say. But…..my voice had changed. It had….grown! And so had I. ‘I’m coming’, I repeated to ensure that the fault lay with my ears and not my throat. My ears were perfect. “MOM! I’m”, I blabbered, “I’m different! I re….ally am, Different!” “What! Watcha mean you’re different? Everyone’s different, aren’t they?” she powered her words upstairs to my room, busy with the morning chores. “Now you GET DOWN HERE THIS MINUTE OR WALK TO SCHOOL! Yeah right! ‘School’….. As if I care. As if I ever have. As if anyone ever has! (Of course, ‘anyone’ here refers only to those species of human existence with whom I empathize) “No, seriously Mom! I AM DIFFERENT!” Mom must have given up at me. I sure did. A few more moments, I let pass me by… as I felt my face with my hands…. Glanced up and down my twenty year old self. (Talk about rapid metabolic rate! 12 to 20 in one night!) I don’t quite remember, but it was about there or thereabouts when …. Well…how do I put it…..when the realization hit me in the face (metaphorically of course). The last (or in this case the only) piece, of a humungous jigsaw fell into place and completed the picture that my mind inadvertently comprehended. The previous day rewind, looped, paused and played, until I was forced to realize how wretched human imagination could be (no offence to the great thinkers and inventors of our times). Let’s not keep you in the dark anymore… It was my birthday. I woke with obvious enthusiasm, washed and ran down to the living room. And there it was. Right on the centre table besides the couch, waiting to be unveiled, concealing a virtual world beneath its simplistic features, my very own Xbox-360. I conjured up such an astonishingly commendable expression of splendour that Harrison Ford could’ve looked up to it. I instinctively descended the few remaining steps to discover man’s greatest invention of the century…..or….on second thought, make that man’s second greatest invention of the century (TV is undisputed). Hardly had I reached mean sea level, when suddenly out of nowhere emerged my family and friends to wish me a delightful birthday. Also in attendance was Eric, our new neighbour, Barely 20, 21 maybe, all Armani and Versace. (‘spick and span’ for antifashionmongers). I instantly despised the prospect of my latest acquisition being touched by foreign hands. Anyhow, the day passed brilliantly. Dad had arranged for a barbeque this time. After the food and games and everything, women sat watching TV, men sat discussing politics, and children all bundled up against me, sat admiring my presents. Eric, I discovered was a good guy. There was an aura about him that so mystified me. He was tall, good looking, soft spoken but precise, and well mannered. All through the rest of the evening, only one thing occupied my mind more that the Xbox, and that was Eric. I sat admiring his perfection, his grace and his groomed etiquettes, and before I knew it, ‘be like Eric’ was topping my ‘thing’s to do’ list. continued on page 6 Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. —Thomas Alva Edison CMS BULLETIN - GLOBAL TIE NOVEMBER 2006 (6) Educationists of various countries delve deep into discussion on new methods and innovative experiments in education We receive to give! Mrs Stella Fernandez receiving Educator's Award from Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi The 3-day International Education Festival on Global Trends and Innovations in Education was organized by CMS Innovation Department at World Unity Convention Centre, CMS Degree College, Kanpur Road. Educationists from 19 countries of the world including Kenya, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Cote D’Ivoire, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkmenistan, Senegal, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Gambia, Austria, USA, England, Ghana and various states of India participated in the Festival. Global TIE was formally inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Mr Pradeep Shukla, IAS, Secretary, U.P. Cooperatives, by lighting the lamp of learning. . In his inaugural address, Mr Pradeep Shukla said that education lifts man to a level as compared to other beings. It enlightens and develops his mind, body and spirit making him a superior and enlightened person. Education today needs to bring mankind closer to each other and propagate love and brotherhood amongst men. Quoting from the children’s favourite fairy tale that it does not matter where you have been, what matters is where you are going, Convenor of Global TIE and Honorary Primary Consultant of CMS, Dr Sunita Gandhi, said that a teacher should not be like ‘Alice in Wonderland’ who does not know where she is going. She should not only be aware of what improvement she wants and has to make in each child but also make her students partners in the process of learning. Dr Gandhi said that basic assessment is the most important aspect of the learning process because what you don’t test, you don’t get. She however added that the mode of assessment under the current educational pattern is like an old steam engine as with this system it is difficult to meet the needs of the individuals, tap the full potential of the children, make creative thinkers, create leaders and this pattern places the teacher at the centre. She said that keeping this fact in mind, she has introduced the GEMS model of assessment wherein an attempt has been made on making every child feel special. GEMS is a question of internalizing competition by encouraging competition with oneself instead of with others. A child’s competition with himself makes him a part of the improvement as in this type of assessment he gets to know where he is going, she added. Ms Deryn Harvey, renowned educationist from UK, held a presentation on Leading Innovation from ‘Best Practice to Next Practice.’ Explaining the need of innovation in education she said that innovation is the successful exploitation of a new idea which may not necessarily be entirely new. Reworking of an old idea or transferring and embedding of new ideas into the old ones is also innovation. So, for innovation or improvement, we do not need to wait for the policies to change. She said that for innovating, teachers need to become agents, not objects of change and a radical advancement is needed in teachers’ training so that an environment for change is created. She said that beyond the Best Practice of teaching emulated by the policy makers is the Next Practice which comprises of 4 keys which are leadership, using whole community to enhance learning, personalization and working with parents. Founder of CMS, Mr Jagdish Gandhi said that classroom is a place where a child learns the lessons of life and it is here that his destiny is shaped. School is nothing but four walls with tomorrow inside. We, as educators, therefore need to be very careful in imbibing values to children and we must take care that we provide our students with education of all three kinds namely human, material and divine so that they become the selfmotivated agents of social change. Final day’s plenary session was held under the chairmanship of Mr Robert J Saunders, education expert from USA who, in his address commended CMS for imparting moral education to children and contributing its bit in producing future world citizens capable of bringing up a positive change in the world. Ms Ann Gerhild Heggersell, moral education teacher from Austria said that Austria lays special emphasis on moral and spiritual education and students get religious education during school time itself. She said that this kind of moral education system has been prepared keeping in mind the fact that all students must know about their culture because if you know your own roots you can stretch out our arms to the world. Dr Amitabh Pandit, well known nutrition expert of Lucknow, spoke on the need of flooding children’s body with micro-nutrients for improving their overall performance level. He said that proper diet affects students’ mental and physical capacities and can be the answer to several of students’ problems. In her presentation titled ‘Common sense into common practice’, Ms Meghna Patel, teacher from the Riverside School, Ahmedabad said that true learning is interactive rather than concept learning. She said that instead of keeping teaching confined to classrooms, the students should be taken out on the road and in open environment as explores so that the process of learning becomes authentic and they learn out of their own experiences, observations and interpretations. Ms Dr Sunita Gandhi, Convenor of Global TIE and Hon. Primary Consultant, CMS, addressing the audience HEALTH COLUMN What are you giving your child for breakfast? It is early morning, you are rushing the child to school and there is little time for him to sit and eat. You as a parent feel that he must eat nutritional and substantial food to be able to sustain him till he comes back. Yes, it is time to give due thought to what you are putting into his Tiffin. The first meal of the day which comes after a long gap must be wholesome, rich in nutrients and appeal to the child for him to eat it well. It is not burgers, pakoras, chowmein or chips which would give him any strength or energy to attend his classes or play in the field. These would sap his strength, make him fatigued and reduce his immunity levels. The breakfast is the foundational meal for a student. It sets the pace for the entire day. It has to have a rejuvenative affect on his body and mind. You are wondering WHAT TO GIVE HIM AT THIS TIME? Here lies the simple solution — Some Live Food! To Crunch and Munch! Take Green Mung beans and sprout them overnight. Saute them slightly in some butter to maintain their delicious flavour and crunchiness. Add to them some chopped cucumber, onion and red luscious tomatoes. Season with black salt or spice it with some chat masala. throw in a dash of lime and you have breakfast in a jiffy which packs in a power punch of nutrition. This feasty sprout bowl is bursting at its seams with antioxidants, enzymes, Vit. A,C, Calcium, Potassium, Sodium, Iron, Phosphorous and Proteins (Pre-digested). One can literally live on this food for life and never need a Vitamin tablet. The best part of this is that you can season it with any kind of spice, condiment and herb to make it even more delicious. Children just love delicious foods. Incidentally, a similar Energy Sprout Salad is now being offered at the school canteens — in case you missed out on giving it in your child's Tiffin!! Health Educator to CMS Children: Dr Amitabh Pandit ND (Ind), DY, BCAMP(USA) Add: 6/193, Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow Tel: 2391456, 9475410134 Renowned education expert from USA, Mr Robert J. Saunders with CMS team Uma Bhalerao and Ms Kesar Patel from Center Point School, Nagpur, held a presentation on ‘Teaching based on learning by doing, research, application, projects fields and education trips.’ ’ Ms Bhalerao’s simple methods of multiplying without having to memorise tables was very well appreciated by the audience. In their presentation on ‘Vision of Education in the 21st century’, Ms Naaz Hafiz, Ms Deepshikha Awasthi and Ms Reema Sharma of Bal Bhawan School, Bhopal said that true education comprises of both, the education of character and intellect. Renowned educationist from Singapore, Ms Stella Fernandez held a presentation on ‘The Thinking Classroom’ in which she shared her experiences of interactive, creative and joyful teaching-learning process she has evolved for her students at Mary Mount Convent School in Singapore. The Principal of the only Sikh school in the UK, Mr Raj Sandhu said that meaningful education alone can change society for the better. Some classroom presentations were also held. These included a glimpse of the English Pronunciation Laboratory set up at different CMS branches by students of CMS, Kanpur Road, a presentation on Global Education Model of Schooling by students of CMS, Gomtinagar and Hands on Mathematics class by CMS, Rajendra Nagar (Peace building) students. FounderDirector of CMS, Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi said that CMS lays special emphasis on imbibing moral values in students by imparting spiritual education which combined with material and human education makes them both good and smart and the light of this world. Dr Sunita Gandhi, Convener of Global TIE and Hon. Primary Consultant, CMS thanked the delegates from 19 countries for their whole hearted participation in the Global TIE. Ms Sushmita Basu, Head, CMS Innovation Dept. and Organizing Secretary of Global TIE invited everyone to come again next year for the Global TIE. All the participants pledged to spread meaningful education among the masses. Ms Stella Fernandes was presented the Educator’s Award at the glittering closing ceremony for her remarkable innovations in the field of academics. continued from page 5 (creative writing...) The formalities ended with the 23rd hour of the day, and in another half an hour, I was in bed. As I was dreamily pondering over the happenings of the day, Eric inevitably came to the forefront. I fruitlessly tried to find solace in the fact that I could idolize Brandon Routh instead (for one, his name is awesome, and secondly, I got a Superman Returns DVD gifted to me). But as I pointed out, it was fruitless. My mind drifted onto other things until I tumbled upon the ritual I followed every birthday before going to sleep. It is said that if you wish for something on your birthday with all your heart, you’re bound to get it. (Very irresponsible on the government’s part, to let information of that caliber go public!). Well then… What’s more? You would’ve guessed what I wished for. (For those of you with pitiable expertise in guesswork, I wished I’d be just like Eric). And now, back to the present… I’m sitting here in my dilapidated night cloths, writing a first hand statement of everything that has occurred, surrounded by a couple of cops. My Mom pressed charges against me for breaking into the house, and abducting the younger version of myself. As I’m handing over this document, I’m hoping that these cops are blessed with the same elaborate prowess of imagination as myself, for I have no intention of spending a year in prison, waiting anxiously for another birthday to come my way. However, I fully intend to wait for another eight years beckoning to metamorphosize me into a man of twenty, without defying the laws of nature. Anshuman Singh, XI A Aliganj, sector ‘O’ You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization. —Denis Waitley CMS BULLETIN - CREATIVE TALENTS - INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION DAY NOVEMBER 2006 (7) A burst of creative at 1st International CMS ideas CREATIVE TALENTSInnovation Day organised by CMS Jopling Road Top scientists and judges viewing the models CMS, Jopling Road celebrated the birthday of His Excellency, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, President of India, as International Innovation Day (IID) at CMS Gomtinagar auditorium on 15 October 2006. The programme was formally inaugurated by the Resident Editor of the Hindustan Times, Mr Chandrakant Naidu by lighting the sacred lamp of learning and innovation. On this occasion, students of CMS, Jopling Road staged a beautiful and heartwarming cultural presentation which left the audience mesmerized. A grand exhibition of posters and models highlighted the creative and innovative talents of students from different parts of the world. As many as 135 prestigious schools sent in over 1700 entries for participation in Creative Idea, Poster making, Model making and Essay Writing Contests which were highly praised by the viewers at the exhibition. The Chief Guest, Mr Naidu gave away prizes to the winners of various competitions. An inspiring song reflecting the ideas of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was sung by the students which was highly appreciated by the huge gathering and received loud applause. The World Parliament presented by the children drew attention to new innovations made by scientists which were of immense benefit to humanity. A renowned educationist from Austria, Ms Ann Gerhild Heggersell graced the festival of creativity as special guest and was highly appreciative of the whole programme. She said that the future of the world was indeed bright with new ideas coming from children and this effort of CMS, Jopling Road was a great contribution to making things brighten for the days ahead. The Principal of CMS, Jopling Road, Mrs Manju Nautiyal said that our President Dr Kalam has a vision of seeing India as a developed country in the near future. This is possible only when children develop a scientific temper and an innovative approach. Mrs Nautiyal pointed out that all the competitions being held here reflect this idea of innovation. In Creative Idea Contest, Children wrote their craziest ideas in 250-300 words revealing an astounding creative energy and power of imagination. In Model Making, they had prepared an outline of creative and socially useful models. In the same way, in Poster-Making Competition, the topic was “My idea of innovation is....” in which students painted and sketched their thoughts on canvas and these were put up on on global problems of environment like global warming, new inventions like mobile phones, new kinds of microscope, internet, computers etc. The message of the President of India was read out in which he had blessed the children and encouraged them to aim high and achieve their goals in life. The CMS Founder-Manager, Mr Jagdish Gandhi, said that all the new inventions made by man are guided by a powerful idea. The 31,000 students of CMS and all the 2 billion children of the world are brimming with new thoughts and ideas. We can easily solve the world’s problems by using the ideas of these innocent children and make this earth a heaven. Results Renowned educationist Mrs Ann G. Heggersell of Austria admiring the posters exhibition along with the creative models. In essay writing contest, the topics were - “Which according to you is the most important innovation for humanity?” and “In which field do you think innovations are most needed and why?” Students of 135 schools representing age group of 10-18 years from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Italy, Canada, Nepal, Thailand, South Africa and various states of India participated in these competitions. Mrs Manju Nautiyal said that every child is full of scientific talents and the need is to draw out this talent. Creative little hands and minds exhibit great genius at work. We are indeed proud of our dear President Dr Abdul Kalam who always encourages the children to think creatively and scientifically. Renowned innovator and scientist, Dr Lakshman Prasad, was present on this occasion as a special guest. He said that the children were bubbling with ideas and were capable of thinking October 8, 2006 POSTER-MAKING COMPETITION Group 'A' First Divya Chand B.B. Purohit Vidya Mandir, Nagpur Second Antra Gangauly Delhi Public School, Orissa Third Aparajit So St Gregorious High School, Mumbai Cons. Priyanka HAL School, Lucknow Cons. Talha Kidwai Tender Hearts High School, Lucknow Group 'B' First T.Radhai RSK Higher Secondary School, Trichy Second Chaitnya Kher St Mark's S. Sec. School, Janakpuri, Delhi Third Ayush Vatsa Mahanagar Boys Inter College, Lucknow Cons. Harshmeet KaurSt Mark's S.Sec School,Meerabagh, Delhi Cons. Reetika Sharma Sunbeam School, Varuna, Varanasi Group 'C' First Shimona Yadav Ryan International School, Haryana First Jashanit Kaur BCM Arya Model S.Sec School, Ludhiana Second Smriti Agarwal Sunbeam School, Lahartara, Varanasi Third Shruti Chauhan Ryan Int.l School, Gurgaon, Haryana Cons. Lynette Barrett St. Jude's School, Dehradun Cons. Smriti Sinha W.H. Smith Memorial School, Varanasi ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION Group 'A' First Vibhor Sharma Mount Carmel School, Thakurdwara (HP) First Varun Singh Hartmann College, Bareilly Second Geetika Mathur Ryan International School, Faridabad Second Aarzu Wadhwa Mount Carmel School, Thakurdwara (HP) Third Gaurav Gupta Chiranjiv Bharti School, Haryana Third Namita Nisal B.B. Purohit Vidya Mandir, Nagpur Group 'B' First Mayank Garg St Clare's S.Sec. School, Agra Second Shreya Gupta Ryan International School, Gurgoan Third Chetan Dixit Vishwa Bharti Public School, Noida Cons. V. Akshayaa RSK H.Sec. School, Trichy Cons. Faten Fahad Beacon House School System, Pakistan Group 'C' First Akshay Chawla St Mark's Senior Sec. School, New Delhi Second Maitreya Dutta DAV Model School, Durgapur (WB) Third Rana Resham Holy Heart Presidency School, Punjab Cons. Sanjay Keshan Sunbeam School, Bhagwanpur, Varanasi Cons. Prachi Das Chiranjiv Bharti School, Haryana Con. Sneha Agarwal Mussoorie International School CREATIVE IDEA COMPETITION Group 'A' First Kushagra Tiwari Delhi Public School Bhillai, Chattisgarh Second Aayush Sharma B.B. Purohit Vidya Mandi, Nagpur Third Prateek Sharma Delhi Public School, Aligarh Cons. Sandeep Samuel Good Earth School, Chennai Cons. Shrishti Shah CMS, Aliganj (II), Lucknow Group 'B' First Gaurav Chawla Manav Sthali School, Delhi Second Rajendra Kumar Delhi Public School, Orissa Third Anushka Bishnoi St. Kabir's Residential Day School, Hissar Cons. Rituparna Mandal Delhi Public School Orissa Cons. Ranjana Banjara Saraswoti Kunj Boarding School, Nepal Group 'C' First Sumanta Roy & Apeejay School, Kolkata Second Shalini Divya Little Angels High School, Gwalior Third Somdutta DAV Model School, Durgapur (WB) Cons. Akshay Agnihotri CMS, Station Road, Lucknow MODEL MAKING COMPETITION Group 'A' First Kosha Shah St Gregorious High School, Mumbai Second Sushmit Baranwal CMS, Rajajipuram (OB), Lucknow Second Ali Abdullah CMS, Jopling Road, Lucknow Third Esha Nautiyal CMS, Jopling Road, Lucknow Group 'B' Second Nimit Agarwal Sunbeam English School, Bhagwanpur, Lanka, Varanasi Third Aishwarya Laxmi CMS, Indira Nagar, Lucknow Cons. Aman & Shahrukh St Joseph Inter College, Lucknow Group 'C' First P Madhusudhan & RSK High Secondary School, Trichy R. Thilak Raja Just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human change, improvement and progress. —Ted Levitt CMS BULLETIN - EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS NOVEMBER 2006 (8) Tiny tots have fun at Bonanza 2006 CMS, Station Road organised the two day inter-school programme for fun and learning Bonanza 2006 on 26 and 27 September. Tiny tots of different schools spread their magic with colourful folk dances, lively quizzes, enjoyable music and a variety of others activities like tearing and pasting, colour splash, colour me up, play dough etc. Convener of Bonanza 2006 and Principal, CMS, Station Road, Mrs Aruna Gupta said that though there were many competitions for the tiny tots at this mega event, it was basically aimed at developing students' underlying NOVEMBER 2006 Young creative artists displaying their talents at collage contest creativity and skills, so every student who participated in Bonanza was a winner. CMS celebrating My Health Week All Branches of CMS are celebrating 'My Health Week' from 6 to 11 November 2006. After upgrading the CMS canteen menu keeping in mind the role of proper diet in the overall development of children, CMS has decided to make children participate in the process by involving them in a number of activities related to health. During this week children of all ages would be asked to read nutritional patterns as given in CMS Bulletin of September 2006 during the morning prayer assemblies at all branches. Various other contests will also be held. Group singing contest Tiny champion Aditi Shukla, a Kindergarten student of CMS, Asharfabad qualified for the state championship after winning the third prize in the Kabeer Shah State Taekwondo Championship organised by Lucknow Taekwondo Academy. Financial Accounting Swimming champions Pranjal Agarwal, a student of class VIII, CMS, Indira Nagar secured Agrade in Financial Accounting course at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute run by National Education Development Centre affiliated to Govt. of India. Dance competition Darshita Mishra, a student of CMS, Rajendra Nagar won the first prize in Chandra Bhanu Gupta Memorial sub-junior dance competition organized by Motilal Memorial Society. Best Speaker Award Five students of CMS, Gomtinagar were awarded individual medals as well as the championship trophy in the district level inter-school swimming meet organised by Osama Talha Society for Culture and Mass Communication. Closing ceremony of 5th Exspo-2006 organised by CMS, RDSO at World Unity Convention Centre, Kanpur Road 3 (8 am) Special prayer assembly of senior section organised by CMS, Mahanagar (II) at school premises 3 (2 pm) Opening of Sports Day & Sports events organised by CMS, Aliganj (I) at school premises 4, 5 & 8 Inter-branch NTS Quiz for group II, Chowk, Rajendra Nagar (I), Rajendra Nagar (III), Station Road, RDSO, Kanpur Road organised by CMS, Inspection Department at CMS, Gomtinagar auditorium 4 (8 am) Special Prayer Assembly of juniors section organised by CMS, Mahanagar (II) at school premises 4 (4 pm) Closing ceremony Sports Day & prize distribution function for parents organised by CMS, Aliganj (I) at school premises 6 Derek O'Brien's quiz at CMS, Gomtinagar 5 to 9 5th Geofest International organised by CMS, Mahanagar (III) at World Unity Convention Centre, Kanpur Road 9 (10:30) Parents Day function of CMS, Aminabad at Gomtinagar auditorium 10 (8.30 am) Special Prayer Assembly of Junior and Senior Section organised by CMS, Rajendra Nagar (I) at school premises 10 (5 pm) 7th SAARC Youth Festival organised by CMS, Rajendra Nagar (III) at World Unity Convention Centre, Kanpur Road 11 (5 pm) 5th International Youth Fest 2006 organised by CMS, Rajajipuram (I) at school premises 12 (10 am) State level NTSE for class X and VIII organised by CMS, Inspection Department at GIC, Lucknow 12 Inter branch Physics Olympiad for class XI and XII organised by CMS, Inspection Department at CMS, Station Road 13 Special Prayer Assembly of primary section organised by CMS, RDSO at school premises 14 (10 am) Inter-branch Debate Competition on Disability organised by CMS, Asharfabad at CMS, Gomtinagar 14 Children’s Day Celebration organised by CMS, Kanpur Road at World Unity Convention Centre 15-18 12th International Science Festival Quanta 2006 organised by CMS, Chowk at World Unity Convention Centre, Kanpur Road 15 (5.30 pm) Opening ceremony of Quanta-2006 and Annual Parents Day organised by CMS, Chowk at World Unity Convention Centre 16 (10 am) Sports Day of primary, junior and senior section organised by CMS, Rajendra Nagar (I) at NE Railway Stadium Charbagh 18 (9 am) Eureka Preliminary Dramatics round organised by CMS, Anand Nagar at CMS, Gomtinagar auditorium 19 and 20 7th International Astronomy Olympiad organised by CMS, Chowk at World Unity Convention Centre 19 Inter-branch Chemistry and Biology Olympiad of XI and XII organised by CMS, Inspection Department at CMS, Station Road 20 (8 am) Special Prayer Assembly of classes III to VIII primary and junior section organised by CMS, Mahanagar III at school premises 23 (10 am) Sports Day of pre-primary section organised by CMS, Rajendra Nagar (I) at NE Railway Stadium 24 (4.30 pm) Inauguration of Eureka 2006 and Annual Parents’ Day organised by CMS, Anand Nagar at CMS, Kanpur Road 24 to 27 4th Eureka 2006 organised by CMS, Anand Nagar at CMS, Kanpur Road World Unity Convention Centre 26 (1) National Standard Physics, Chemistry, Biology Olympiad exam. by IAPT organised by CMS, Inspection Deptt at Branch Centres (2) Inter-Branch Maths Olympiad for classes XI and XII organised by CMS, Inspection Department at CMS, Station Road 1 (2pm) All Religion Prayer at the inaugural ceremony of Bonanza 2006 Choral singing group of CMS, Aliganj won the first prize in Western Group Singing Contest organized by Search Foundation at the Bal Utsav-2006. In this contest, a group of 11 students of classes I to V had participated. Events Chahat Chawla, a class XI, student of CMS, Station Road won the Best Speaker Award at an inter-school science debate competition organized by the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow. Inspection Department is organising FREE PreEngineering and Pre-Medical preparatory classes as usual for the CMS students of class XI and XII by the renowned experienced faculty at Station Road, Kanpur Road, Gomtinagar and Aliganj Sector 'O' from 3 to 4.30 for class XII and 4.30 to 6.00 for class XI daily. For details contact the Principals of the centres or Mr S.N. Dikshit (Inspection Department) on numbers 2638733 (O) 9935236120 (M). Maximum number of 23 selections in NTS exam With the maximum number of 23 students of CMS having been selected in the National Talent Search Examination out of 35 selections from Lucknow, the school has kept alive its tradition of maintaining high standard in eduation. The remaining 12 students belong to other schools of Lucknow. The 23 students selected from CMS, for this coveted scholarship including Aditya Gaurav, Pallavi Sharma, Prashant Bajpai, Saransh Bansal, Rahul Agarwal, Ankit Sharma, Disha Kaushal, Prakhar Mishra, Priyanjali Agarwal, Abhinav Srivastava, Amul Khare, Chaitanya Sharma, Sukrit Singh Raghuvanshi, Chinmay Shekhar Dabral, Rahul Singh Bansal, Raj Kamal Bharti, Disha Chauhan, Shashank Shekhar, Umang Srivastava, Parth Chaturvedi, Shubham Singh, Ankita Lal and Ankit Singh were felicitated by the chief guest, Pledge to remove poverty CMS students came out in thousands taking pledge to support the “Stand up” call given by Swami Ramdev who is currently in the United States on special invitation of Secretary General of United Nations Organization, His Excellency, Mr Kofi Annan. Proud achievers with Mr R.K. Mittal, Commissioner, Lucknow Division Mr R K Mittal, IAS, Commissioner, Lucknow Division, at a special honouring ceremony held on 19 October at CMS, Kanpur Road auditorium. Snooker champion Malkeet Singh, student of CMS, Rajendra Nagar won the snooker title in both the junior as well as sub-junior categories at the Lucknow zonal billiards championship. The championship held at Lucknow Club was organized by Lucknow Zonal Billiards and Snooker Association. Malkeet will now represent Lucknow Zone at the U.P. State juniors and sub juniors championships at Meerut. Printed and Published by Hari Om Sharma on behalf of City Montessori School, 12 Station Road, Lucknow. Phones : 2638738, 2638483, 2638606 Advisory Board: Mrs Aruna Varma, Mr R S Chandola; Editor Dr Preeti Shankar, Sub-Editor Ms Smita Khare Web Page : http://www.cmseducation.org/bulletin Fax : 91 (522) 2638008 E-Mail : info@cmseducation.org