Sunday, January 30, 2011

Ever seen a bicycle with square wheels

In the Math Week celebrations at the school, one of the most intriguing sights was the Indus Square Wheel Bicycle. Most people were amazed to see the cycle. But making it was actually the easiest part. The difficult part was to design its road! It looks like a speed breaker, but has to be very accurate in terms of the shape and size of the curves.

Can you think of a road for a triangular wheels? And what if the triangle was not equilateral? What if it was a right-angled isosceles triangle?

There were quite a few interesting and exciting questions answered in the Math Week that we don't really come across in our Math books. But that's exactly what makes us so different in our approach, isn't it?

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Celebrating Math: The Indus Math Challenge-2011


We believe in posing hard questions to ourselves, and Math is no exception. Last week we concluded our annual ritual of celebrating Math in our daily lives.


We will post a lot more about the Math week, but right now, it is time to throw the Math Challenge Test open to all of you. This written test was followed by a uniquely designed Active Learning Test (ALT). While the Written Test tested a student on the theory and its applications, the ALT combined Math with the real learning environment by asking students to "perform" Math. We will post the ALT components very soon.

The results of the test are as below:


Indus Math Challenge Top Performers
SchoolClassRoll No.NameWritten Marks (60)ALT Marks (40)Total Marks (100)
Progressive3305OmGogwekar283260
St Paul3309BaibhavPadhy232447
NDPS3328JaskeeratSingh281644
Agarwal Public School3302SourabhKarara192443
Agarwal Public School3312ParthGoyal261642
DPS3321HarshAsawa251641
St Paul3316PrakharJain221638
St Raphels3325ChitrashriBhargava201636
SICA3307ManasBurman191635
SSRVM3315HarshoolMakhar151631
St Raphels3303AlkhaParida23831
SchoolClassRoll No.NameWritten Marks (60)ALT Marks (40)Total Marks (100)
Shishukunj4415UtkarshGupta363268
Satya Sai4412KhushiVaswani253257
Satya Sai4411SakshiAgrawal411657
Shishukunj4402AdnanKambhati292453
Shishukunj4401FatimaMalik212445
Shishukunj4407TanishqGoyal142438
Shishukunj4419AyushKarwa132437
St Raphels4406ShivangiNaberia201636
St. Arnold's4425AtharvaNarwane201636
Shishukunj4409DevrajSahu191635
SchoolClassRoll No.NameWritten Marks (60)ALT Marks (40)Total Marks (100)
Choithram 5510SamyakShah512475
DPS5530AmanAgrawal43851
Choitram Manik Bagh5522RishwajeetSingh262450
St. Paul5519AyushSingh281644
St. Paul5520BhoumikParmar271643
Choithram 5526AnoushkaAcharya271643
Shishu Kunj 5516HimanshuLunia33841
NDPS5539NitishMakhija241640
NDPS5535GarvSawlani191635
Choitram Manik Bagh5531HarshwardhanBhatnagar25833
SchoolClassRoll No.NameWritten Marks (60)ALT Marks (40)Total Marks (100)
Emerald6621SanjeetPadhy312455
Choithram6619SarthakKhoche292453
Vidya Bhavans6620AnanySharma44852
Choithram6622Tanmayjain331649
St Raphels6624SommyaNaberia39847
Shishukunj6613ShivangAgrawal45045
Choithram6614ArchitGupta261642
Satya Sai6617MansiAgarwal211637
Choithram6618PrathmaChowksey211637
NDPS6602AdityaDilliwal201636
SchoolClassRoll No.NameWritten Marks (60)ALT Marks (40)Total Marks (100)
Queens college7709DivyaGoyal332457
NDPS7720HarshMangwani242448
NDPS7713AdityaBansal38846
Shishukunj7714ParthChhaparwal271643
Shree Vaishnav7719JasdeepChhabra33841
SSRVM7722JaideepVerma241640
St. Norbert7710ChaitraJaori31839
Vidya Bhawans7711AtharvaRangnekar29837
St Raphels7705IshaMudgal27835
Keshav Vidhyapeeth7703KarnikaMohta102434
SchoolClassRoll No.NameWritten Marks (60)ALT Marks (40)Total Marks (100)
DPS8808AyushmanBindal381654
DPS8810AbhigyanBindal35843
Choithram 8802PrakharSaxena35843
NDPS8801AmayJain34842
Mata Gujri8813GunjanSachdev31839
Shree Bal Vinay8811MahimaKumawat29837
Shri Satya Sai8804AvaniMangal29837
St Paul8805AnushumanPatankar27835
Shri Cloth market8809KomalGoud24832
SSRVM8817SangmitraBhatia32032
SchoolClassRoll No.NameWritten Marks (60)ALT Marks (40)Total Marks (100)
Shishukunj9920DevangAgrawal551671
Shri Satya Sai9925AishwarySoni412465
Choithram9917RavishKothana291645
St Paul9916PranayShah32840
CDPS9908AyushMundra231639
Little Wonder9918DeepaliGarg30838
SICA9909SuyashBhutada29837
St Joseph9902AishwaryShrivastava201636
Brilliant Higher 9922KishoreBindrani28836
Cloth Market9914ShailendraRajawat27835

Top 3 students in each class will be awarded the medals. Medals can be collected from Indus World School Chhawani Campus.

Indus World School students, being the hosts, didn't participate in the tests. But they took the tests yesterday. We should be able to get their results very soon.

If you want to write the Written Test, please download the right paper, and print it. Each paper includes a set of instructions. There are 3 subsets of 5 questions each with 3, 4 and 5 points each.

Class III
Class IV
Class V
Class VI
Class VII
Class VIII
Class IX

Once you have solved them, you could come back here for any doubts in questions. We will be glad to solve them, provided you have put in your best effort!

All the best!

The Indus Mentors

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Famous 30 on a trip

That day, some exciting news awaited us...


Manjeet sir came in smiling and asked what if we were taken 1000 km away from the city?
wooo hooo EVERYONE shouted. With questions the class was crowded. We were curious to know where we were going and questions were thrown from each corner of the class. When the class was over, all were discussing about where we are going and the only word from every corner was the word 'trip'. All were excited. Wishing that we could go on the excursion as early as possible.
Then, a week later we got a circular about the excursion in which it was written that we were going for an excursion to Kolad on the Mumbai-Goa Highway. Again the babble broke out. Many started to jump around the class and then everybody started planning about the trip and forgot whether parents would allow them to go.
When they went back home and asked the parents, many were allowed to go but some weren't so next day when all children came back to school and discussed who was coming and who was not coming there were around 6 to 10 children who weren't coming so we all children and Manjeet sir spoke to the parents and convinced them. Many still could not come. A lot of coaxing and cajoling later most were allowed. Sadly two of us weren't. :(
Finally, it was the day to leave for Kolad.
Oh my god!!!
Already seven o' clock!!!
I have to pack!!!
Mom where's my comb?!!!
Where's my haversack?!!!
We were very excited and kept our moms busy helping us shop, pack, making dinner for us...
When the time came to say bye to our parents we reached school and met our friends and started planning what we will do in the bus and telling what we had got. Class VI was already coming with us. At the last moment, Class IX had also joined the bandwagon! (So, in reality, the title should read "Famous 60 on a trip")
We enjoyed in the bus eating chips and snacks (There was enough to start our own wholesale shop) When night fell, we had dinner and looking out the windows we had lots of bumps in our heads.
8:30 onwards began a slew of horror stories. All the lights were switched off to add to the effect. Thomson sir and Manjeet sir told us many horror stories and then there was no stopping even the children. 12:00'o clock midnight we all were trying to sleep but some naughty kids (and the ghosts from the stories) didnt let us sleep.
Once again began the series of another set of horror stories. And this time when the 'naughty kids' tried to sleep, no one allowed them to sleep! It was great fun! Sleep didn't come before 3-4 am.
In the morning we reached Pune and took another bus. All were tired of continuous travelling but still had the energy to play something. Around 4 in the evening, the bus stopped at Kashid beach and everyone had a dip in the sea and enjoyed a lot. We had snacks and took the bus and reached our camp. We crossed river Kundalika by boat and reached the camp and saw the beauty of the camp and relaxed. We changed our clothes and then were told to go to the open area where a 'mallkhamb' presentation was given. Then we had dinner and went to our cottages and dormitory. All slept peacefully. Well, almost because we were still full of energy and couldn't help making the most of being on our own with our friends.
Second day morning we met our friends from Raipur who had arrived late in the night. After breakfast we were divided into groups and then there were a range of activities lined up. Karate in which we got to know animals attacking postures. We went for river trail and saw the mango plants. Rivercrossing was what we enjoyed the most. We wished to stay in water for all time but sadly we could not. Next was a live interaction with snakes. In the evening one group did team work activity and another helped the gardener pluck vegetables.
In the night, it was time for campfire. In nine groups we prepared presentations. We walked through the night to reach the campfire. The presentations were a lot of fun. And they also conveyed the message of unity and oneness. We also made new friends with children from Raipur.
We had to leave early the next morning so we got down to packing our things after having dinner. It being the last night at the camp, sleep didn't come easily. We were awake till late in the night and yet we were up early. (I am sure our parents will find it a little difficult to believe) by 8 in the morning we were all set to go!
We were feeling bad also because we had enjoyed a lot. Again we crossed Kundalika. We exchanged phone numbers with the Raipur IWS friends and sadly said goodbyee to them and went to the bus. The spirits revived again in the bus and we started playing antaakshri. Our next stop was the Pepsi bottling factory. We saw how Pepsi is made and bottled. We also got to relish the aerated drink!
Two hours of bus journey later, we reached Jhanjira fort. Amazingly, Jhanjira fort is surrounded by sea on all sides. We went there on a sail boat. All sixty of us fit into one boat and reached there after 15 mins. We got to know a lot about that fort. It is said that it had India's 3rd biggest cannon. We even saw it.
Back in the bus on our way to Pune we played antakshri. This time it was a grade VI vs grade VII challenge. There were some special rules like not insulting or teasing during the game. Both the teams were also allowed to help each other. Antaakshri continued for more than 4 hours. It was at 12 midnight that we reached Pune.
We changed our bus for Indore. Some slept and some didnt sleep for the whole night. We played games and had a lot of fun. Before reaching Indore we all sang songs together and were feeling really bad that the trip was coming to and end. We reached school at 7 pm, eager to meet our parents but also longing to go to the camp again. We said goodbyes to our friends and went back home narrating our adventures of the trip.
THE END

Click here to view pictures of our adventures.

Written by
Tushita Joshi and Urvashi Shriwas
Class VII

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Take The Indus Math Challenge: Make Math Your Best Friend!


While 223 x 697 seems like a typical math problem, in our lives, Math is truly everywhere. We encounter it everyday. Every time we try and divide a pizza between 5 friends or when estimating the painting budget of our homes, and of course when trying to calculate the required runs in a nail-biting cricket match, we need Math.

At Indus we believe that it is important to take math out of the textbook and connect it to the real life of children. We strive to help each child visualize and make concrete the abstract concepts of math, so that they appreciate and fully understand the concepts that they learn.

When connections are made, math can be fun and challenging rather than dull and scary.

Presenting - ‘The Indus Math Challenge’
A unique contest with Active Learning!
(Open to students of Grades III to IX)

Your chance to explore, understand and make friends with math.
The Indus Math Challenge will include:
  • Written Test: To test the theoretical concepts learnt at school.
  • Active Learning Test:  To apply the theoretical knowledge in situations by way of games and puzzles.
The Challenge will be held in each grade category, and Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to winners in each Grade across III to IX.

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2011
Venue: Indus World School,
9, Sanyogitaganj, Near Mission Hospital,
Chhawani.

To Register, click here.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Recruitment of Mentors

Thank you all for your overwhelming response to our call for mentors at our two campuses. We will be reverting to all applicants shortly. We have closed the applications as on January 11, 2011. We may activate the application forms on this page, if needed.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

INFINITY 2010-11

Albeit a bit late for the post, I thought it better to post now than never!

INFINITY, the annual event at IWS, Indore, had to its credit a few firsts. We did the event at our new Campus at Jhalaria. It was held on 2 days for the first time, to ensure participation from all students (as is the norm at our school) while making the program short enough to endure the cold winter evenings.

The first day for Ananda group had the children taking the stage right from anchoring to showcasing their talent. Little children boldly coming on to stage to anchor their respective programs was a heartening sight. Mentors could be seen trying to motivate them all the time, while parents were busy shooting with their cameras. The pictures of the first day are available for viewing here.

The second day for Jigyasa and Sadhna groups witnessed children taking on the act more seriously than we could have imagined. The choice of programs, right from the Karate Show, Mime Act and Panna Dhay Play to the Art Finale reflected the Indus Way. Children performed their part most diligently and made all of us feel proud! Please view the pictures of the second day event at our Picasa album here.

Your comments on the function are always welcome and invited!