IB Orientation

  After allowing the parents to settle down, our Principal Capt. Rohit Bajaj gave the parents a short briefing about the IB program at Oakridge. He also talked about the faculty and accomplishments that Oakridgers have had abroad. Immediately after this, the DP Coordinator, Mr. Biju Baby, explained the importance of IB and also told the parents about the subjects that Oakridge offers and also the different levels that are offered. He also talked about the misconceptions of CAS and why TOK is important for us. Then the senior students and few parents were interviewed by two other students and the FAQ’s that the parents had in mind were answered. Then there was a question answer session between Parents, the Principal, the Panel of students an IB Parents. After the question answer session there was a short tea session, at this time the parents had an informal talk with students, Parents, the DPC and the Principal.

-Karthik Arcot

IB - XI A

Parents and UOI–Stories

In connection to the Grade2  UOI – “ Stories” parents presented stories in the form of skits to all the students.

VISUAL ARTS WEEK–Jr.School

 

ART is a part of our everyday life. We hardly even stop to think about it! Our food is art, shoes are art, and our dress is art. All the functional design, well done is art. So you can say,” Art is something that is both  functional and aesthetically pleasing to our eyes.” In Visual Arts Week we have tried to create the enthusiasm about art among the learners as well as the teachers. In this regard we have planned few activities, introduction to the artists, a small quiz based on different art styles, as well as demonstrations and few quick tips during the assembly . We  conducted the  inter- house competition for kids.A art competition for teachers was conducted. Grade IV-VI kids participated in grade wise creative art competitions during their regular visual art periods. We  arranged a gallery walk to showcase all that was done during the Visual Arts Week.   DAY 1- INTRODUCTION TO THE FEW FAMOUS ARTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. Learners persisted the information and became knowledgeable by knowing the information about few artists like, M.F.Huassain, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Amrita Shergil and Rabindranath Tagore   DAY 2-- DIFFERENT ART STYLES   Children were introduced to different art styles. . ·DAY 3-- BEST OUT OF WASTE DAY 4-- SHOWCASE   MS.DIPANWITA,MS.NIVEDITA,MS.ROMANA,MS.LATHA, Visual Arts Week – Coordination Team

Grade VII CAS Activity

The children of HCHW( Rehabilitation centre for street kids) met their Santa Claus little late this time. A bunch of Oakridgers , from grade VII went  to teach them last Friday(11th Feb 11). The Oakridgers shared their snacks with the students and played fun filled games. The Oakridgers donated clothes, stationeries, cricket kits etc .

I was extremely happy when Salim from HCHW gifted me a beautiful card made by him. If you are reading my blog post and want to contribute for HCHW, please contact Mr. Venkat Reddy   for further details.

Ms.Rupa Ghosh
IGCSE Faculty

World Of Activities–Grade 1,2

“If I would not have come, I would have missed something wonderful” as quoted by a parent for the event ‘World of activities’

The event was a showcase of different activities that the students learn at OIS. The activities were performed in different venues by the students of grade I and II. Children enthusiastically presented their learning . The program was well appreciated by the parents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS

 

On February 18^th 2011, OIS hosted one of the many periodic college sessions geared towards notifying the 11^th grade students of college options available to them abroad. Ms.Jennifer Mathews visited us with a presentation about their students, faculty, and resources. This college was INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS, IUPUI for short, located in USA.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) a partnership between Indiana and Purdue Universities, is Indiana’s urban research and academic health sciences campus. IUPUI is a large public research University located in Indianapolis. This unique partnership offers students degrees from Indiana University or from Purdue, depending on the student’s major. Among the “Schools” those most popular with international students are the IU Kelley School of Business, the IU School of Informatics, the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, and the Purdue School of Science. But beyond these Schools, they attract international students in the Fine Arts, Economics, Communication Studies, and Geographic Information Science in the School of Liberal Arts, Tourism, Conventions and Events Management, Forensic and Investigative Science and many health related disciplines such as health and hospital administration, dentistry, medicine, nursing, public health, and health and rehabilitation sciences. By offering a distinctive range of Bachelors degrees, IUPUI promotes the educational, cultural, and economic development of central Indiana and beyond through innovative collaborations, external partnerships, and a strong commitment to diversity.

The proceedings were informative and interesting as well. Oakridge students understood in an in-depth manner one of the foreign universities. We thank IUPUI for taking the time and effort to speak at our school, guiding us, and providing us with the information about the university, their academic programs, admission requirements, tuition fees, the application process and more…

Man- Made Systems–Banking System

Based on the UOI "Man- made systems” Ms Laxmi. R (IBDP- Faculty) gave a presentation on the banking and economic system for the grade6 students.

The Presentation covered the points:

1.Why we need a banking system and how it works.

2. The monetary and fiscal policy of Reserve Bank of India.

Musical Show by PP teachers

Children from Nursery to PP2 who usually put up performances got an unusual treat of a musical show presented by their teachers .

Teachers gave a real treat to the children by singing songs, doing role play and narrating a story. The nursery kids  enjoyed the bilingual songs sung in Hindi and Telugu.

It was very nice  to watch the kids pay rapt attention for close to an hour enjoying the wonderful performances.

AP Triathlon team Manager for the 34th National Games

Oakridge Swimming Coach Mr. N. Ramakrishna is Selected as AP Triathlon team Manager for the 34^th National Games to be held at Dhanbad, Jharkhand from 19^th February to 26^th February 2011.