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The Bee
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Student
Empowerment Programme
Remedial classes are specially
conducted for children who need special attention in Maths and
English during the school hours by specialized teachers
appointed exclusively for taking care of these students. These
classes areheld daily and children who need special guidance in
a particular subject forego a games or an activity period and
attend these remedials daily.
Staff Development
To cultivate and
promote Academic Excellence, an attempt is made to apprise the
teaching faculty with the latest developments in teaching
methods and Educational approaches through Orientation
programmes and visits.
The staff made a trip to Ajmer wherein they visited Mayo College
(Boys) and Mayo Girls. The interaction that ensued with the
faculty there was fruitful and rewarding.
About 40 teachers from Mayoor School, Ajmer visited NMS and
discussed text books and other curriculum related issues with
our teachers.
In the second week of November Mrs. Mathew, head of Pre-School
Teacher Training Department, Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai
conducted an extremely productive, four day workshop for
Pre-primary and lower primary teachers.
NMS & Sophia, Mumbai have a regular tie up and educational
material is regularly provided to the staff by them.
In the month of December some 25 selected staff members attended
an English and Mathematics workshop at the British School in
Delhi.
In house sessions on developing language skills, drama
techniques and incorporating the multiple intelligence theory
into the curriculum are frequently held. Mr. Tony Holmes,
Inspector of Schools, New Zealand paid a week long visit to the
school and conducted an extremely productive and interactive
workshop for the entire staff on teaching methodology. |
Excitement on
Cricket Field
January 7-8, 2003
Two days the 7th and 8th January
witnessed hectic activity on the Main Cricket Field. The 'Lagaan'
team (Nomads Club) arrived on the 7th, but the actors were
conspicuous by their absence.

However all the English Players headed by Alexander, a Jaipur
born Englishman, hit the ball lustily to all corners of the
field, against the Neerja Modi Cricket Academy and scores a
sizeable 151 runs.
In reply the Neerja Modi Cricket Academy scored the required
runs in 34.2 overs for the loss of 5 wickets, and won the match.
Corporate Grudge Cricket Tournament
December 15 2002-March 2,
2003
A month long
cricket tournament was held at the Neerja Modi School lawns in
collaboration with The Hindustan Times. Approximately sixteen
teams from various cricket clubs of Jaipur participated in the
tournament.
The winning trophy was bagged by the Neerja Modi Cricket
Academy.
Mess
The school has a
full fledged Kitchen which caters to a large number of students
and teachers. Fresh, hot, vegetarian meals are served in the
second break in the dining hall.
Special care is
taken to see that the food is prepared in the most hygienic
manner.
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Activity Week
October 25-31, 2002
Before the onset of the Diwali
break an activity week was organized with a number of
interesting activities. Every child participated in one activity
or the other, ranging from flower arrangements, puja thali
decoration, to the making of fancy candles and diyas.
The Exchange Programme
December 1-7, 2002

The school had three students from New Zealand (Rachael,
Yasmin and Miranda) on an exchange programme between the school
and the Wanganui Collegiate of New Zealand.
They came here to
interact with our children and to know about our lifestyle and
culture. Many students' invited them for lunch and dinner. They
went shopping and sight seeing with some of our class VII and VI
students. They also visited the old Jaipur City where they
appreciated the architecture and temples of the city.
The three of them told us about their culture too. They had a
great time here, so they said. They learnt to play the Tabla,
enjoyed Cricket and painted sceneries in our Art School. They
made very good friends with us but finally they had to go back
to their homeland although they did not want to, however…..
Official
Visits
The institutions Global Character
is reinforced by bringing distinguished foreign visitors into
our portals. Mr. Christopher and Mr. Rich, Political Officers
from the American Embassy spoke to the students about the
Educational system in America. Mrs. Kay Margetts from Melbourne,
Australia interacted with the children and discussed at length
features which were common to India and Australia. |