VISIT TO JUNIOR KOLKATA LITERARY MEET On 24th January, thirty students were taken for the Junior Kolkata Literary Meet where they attended the following sessions: 1. Ms.Sudha Murty in conversation with Sohini Mitra on writing for children and how her journey has evolved over the years. Launch of Grandma’s Bag of Stories – Special Edition 2. Fairy Tales in a Real […]
VISIT TO LALBAZAR On 20th January, six students and a teacher joined the Own the Past initiative to visit Lalbazar, Police Headquarters in Kolkata. They were taken to see the Lalbazar Control Room, Dial 100 Control Room, Traffic Control Room, Cyber Cell unit and the Kolkata Police Museum. The morning saw tremendous learning for the students as they […]
PICNIC – GRADES 3, 4 and 5 On 20th January the students from Grades 3-5 went on a picnic with their friends and teachers and had a wonderful time.
RIVER CLEAN UP PROJECT On 20th January, fifteen students and three teachers attended a specially designed session on River Ghat Cleanup, organised by Kult X and the River Waters Museum. The visit saw the team visiting three ghats, namely Chotelal Ghat, Zenana Ghat and Mullick Ghat. After a briefing about the heritage of the river Hooghly and its ghats, […]
Awareness programme on Safe drive Save life- half marathon by Kolkata Police Traffic department, traffic rules and Cyber safety for students of IVWS. Kolkata Police is doing exemplary work to raise awareness among school students of the importance of safety on the streets as well as in cyberspace. The importance of such sessions can never be overstated- especially for students who spend long hours on their phones and other gadgets. We greatly appreciate their effort to organize the […]
TRIP TO SUNDERBANS In the first week of January, one student and one teacher were chosen to represent IVWS for a specialised camp organised by SHER in collaboration with Sanctuary Asia and H.T.Parekh Foundation. Over three days they were taken through the mangrove forests by officers to teach them about our shrinking habitat of the Sunderbans. Besides spotting […]
SLOBA RUNNERS-UP IVWS Our school cricket team performed brilliantly at the SLOBA (St. Lawrence Old Boys Association) Inter School Cricket Tournament and after battling it out through four rounds emerged as the Runners Up in the finals. Congratulations to our young cricketers and their coach Mr. Rohit Pandey!
TRIP TO SANTINIKETAN Forty eight students and four teachers visited Santiniketan from 5-7 January. They visited the university campus, the Sonajhuri haat, and enjoyed themselves thoroughly, watching Santhal dance and participating in other creative activities.
TRIP TO BISHNUPUR Twenty seven students from Grade 7 and two teachers travelled to the land of the terracotta temples- Bishnupur from 4-6 January. The students were enthralled by the UNESCO heritage site visit and their visit to the houses of potters. After two exciting days and creative activities, they visited the Grand Canyon of Bengal on their […]
SPELLATHON – MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNERS In December, all the students from Grades 6-8 who received prizes and certificates for excellent results in Spellathon were felicitated.