CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL – Noida

Annual Report

INTRODUCTION
As the day ends with a golden light
The Stage is set for a wondrous sight
Let us drink in a breath, a cup full of togetherness
And surely in this way, when the sun is about to set today
Let us remember till eternity
These hours of togetherness spent in Peace and Amity....

Human life is a wondrous journey where we encounter innumerable people, events & cherish a
million memories. This Annual Day is a celebration of human emotions, human achievements,
human failures and finally the spiritual upliftment of man.

Good Evening

At Cambridge School – Noida, we strive for excellence with sincerity of purpose, independence of
thought & action among our children and developing sensitivity to others’ well being and feelings.

Our school is an example of what leadership with vision, commitment and discipline can achieve.
Looking back at our journey in serving the cause of education, since 1931, when our first school
came up, thanks to our founder, Mr. A. C. Deb, we are both happy and proud at the thought of the
memorable milestones we have reached.

Carrying the legacy forward and helping the Cambridge Schools to reach the echelons of success is
Dr. Kalyani Roy, Secretary for the Advancement of Education and Manager, Cambridge School,
Noida. Hearty Welcome, Ma’am!

We are immensely privileged and honoured to have Dr. Minoti Chatterji, renowned academician
and Retd. Principal, Kamla Nehru College, as our honoured Chief Guest. We welcome you Ma’am.

We also welcome Mr. Surit Mitra, Chairman, Cambridge School, Noida, Members of the
Management and distinguished guests and parents who have been kind enough to spare precious
time to grace this occasion.

In Memoriam – Mrs. Shammi Dayal, Bhavesh Bisht

This year we lost two of our brightest stars. The cruel hands of destiny snatched away our beloved
Mrs. Shammi Dayal, a sincere and versatile teacher. She served the school for about two decades
and touched everyone’s life in one way or the other and a very young Bhavesh Bisht full of life and
energy. May their souls rest in peace.

It is my privilege and pleasure to present the Annual Report for the year 2015-2016. It has been a
truly rewarding year.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Academic achievements reflect the diligence and skills to perform to the best of one’s
ability. The sincere efforts of students in the CBSE Exams brought laurels to the school.

Our school topper for the class XII Board Exam was G. Sahana with 96.00% marks

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 Stream Wise Toppers - Class XII
Stream Name of the student %
Science G SAHANA 96.00
PRIYANSHI BANSAL
Commerce
SIKTA PANDIT
95.40
Humanities ANUKRITI DWIVEDI 95.00

Moving on to our subject toppers,

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In Psychology, 5 students scored a perfect 100

In the Class X CBSE Examination, 35 students scored a perfect 10 CGPA and received
merit certificates from CBSE.
Congratulations to all our high achievers.

FUNCTIONS / EVENTS
“If the mind is intensely eager, everything can be accomplished – mountains can be
crumbled into atoms,” said Swami Vivekananda. A number of activities and functions
were organized throughout the year to ensure a better personality development
among students as we believe that each child is unique and possesses inherent
potential.

1. TECHNOLYMPICS
“Technology is mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.” Freeman Dyson
43 schools from Delhi and NCR participated in the Inter School Info Tech festival,
Technolympics with competitions ranging from Virtual Warriors, Battle of the Brains to
Photoshop Faceoff.

2. SPIC MACAY
Renowned Hindustani Classical singer Sumitra Guha, eminent Kathak danseuse Mahua
Shankar, Rajendra Prasanna, famous flute maestro and well known Dhrupad singer, Ustad
Wasiffudin Dagar were part of Spic Macay programmes organized by our school.

3. IMAGE – A FESTIVAL OF INTER SCHOOL COMPETITIONS

Image, a milestone in the history of Cambridge School – Noida is a festival of interschool
competitions in the field of art, music and literary activities. The theme this year was
Aalokranjan Kalam. 37 schools from Delhi NCR participated in 22 theme based
competitions.
Renowned Druphad exponent, Padmashri Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar inaugurated the festival
and the famous Bharatnatyam danseuse, Ms. Marie Elangovan gave away the prizes.

4. PERFORMANCE BY INDIAN OCEAN

Another feather in the cap of Cambridge School – Noida was added when the famous rock
band Indian Ocean performed in the school campus. The school reverberated with strains
of chartbusters like Ruk Ja Re Bande, Kandisa, Jhini & Des Mera

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5. WINTER CARNIVAL
All roads led to the school for participation in the fun and frolic filled Winter Carnival. The
carnival brought together the Cambridge fraternity with students, parents, staff and the
Management enjoying the event together.

6. BOOK WEEK
A Book is a dream that you hold in your hands said Neil Gaiman
The school organizes a Book Week every year to inculcate good reading habits among
children.
This year the highlight was an interaction with the bestselling author, Christopher C. Doyle.

7. CSNMUN 2016
Model United Nations is a platform which helps in enhancing the students’ awareness about
world affairs & events. The fourth edition of the CSNMUN saw participation by 17 schools
from Delhi- NCR. The sustainable development goals 2030 were incorporated in the
agendas of the various committees.

8. ALL INDIA A. C. DEB MEMORIAL ENGLISH DEBATE

23 schools participated in the All India A. C. Deb Memorial English Debate on “Social
Networking Sites are Simply a means of Stalking People”.
Dr. Suresh K. Goel, a veteran IFS Officer and former Ambassador to Laos presided over as
the Chief Guest.

OTHER ACTIVITIES
The school organized a plethora of other activities to ensure a holistic development of children.

1. Inter Cambridge Environment Quiz

Environmental degeneration has become one of the major concerns today. To generate
awareness about the environment, the science department organized an Inter Cambridge
Environment Quiz.
Mr. Himanshu Thakkar, Editor, SANDRP was the Chief Guest

2. Investiture Ceremony
Sixty six students were inducted into the Prefectorial Board in various capacities. During the
Investiture Ceremony Moksh Kalra of class XII was chosen as the Head Boy and Kimrann
Rishi and Anushka Rawat of Class XII were jointly chosen to be the Head Girls.
Commodore Suraj Berry NM, VSM, Principal Director, Strategy, Concepts and
Transformation Naval Headquarters gave away the badges to the prefects and motivated the
students to be good leaders and work sincerely.

3. Scholar Badge Ceremony

High achievers of various classes were awarded scholar badges for excellence in academics.

4. Independence and Republic Day Celebrations

The school celebrated Independence Day and Republic Day with patriotic fervor. Music and
Dance performances followed the hoisting of the national flag.

5. Teachers’ Day Celebrations

Teacher’s Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm. Besides a special assembly, a cultural
programme including an ethnic walk for teachers was organized by the students.

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6. Farewell to Class XII
Students of class XI bid farewell to the outgoing batch of Class XII. Niharika Joshi and
Arvind Manimurgan were adjudged Ms. and Mr. Cambridge respectively

7. Nelson Mandela Day Celebrations

On the occasion of Nelson Mandela Day & the 87th birthday of Martin Luther King, more
than 30 crooners performed at the India International Centre. They have also been invited
to perform at an All India Live Feed on A.I.R and Door Darshan on November 12, 2016.

8. Sky Gazing Activity

An informative night sky gazing session was organized by the Antariksh Society.

9. Students Online Global Schools’ Programme

As part of the Students’ Online Global Schools Programme, twenty students from class VIII
visited the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC), New Delhi and witnessed a
presentation on Russian culture and tradition.

10. Music Concerts

Literature, Music and the arts, are necessary for the development and flowering
of a student to form an integrated total personality, felt Rabindranath Tagore
The school organized a number of Music concerts to inculcate the same values in the
children with children singing, performing, playing tabla, the synthesizer as well as dancing.

11. Christmas Celebrations

The entire school vibrated with the echoes of X’mas carols sung by the school choir – the
Cambridge Minstrels on the occasion of Christmas.

THEATRE PRESENTATIONS
“Theatre is one of the most enriching experiences a person can have. Not only does it
widen one’s experience with life but helps develop skills for coping more effectively
with life’s real problems” said Dr. Lee Salk

X-D & X-E participated in a theatre presentation on Indian agriculture – problems & reforms.

Students of class XII from the Department of Economics organized a theatre presentation on
‘Inflation & its effects on Common Man’

FARE THEE WELL

Farewell to Mrs. Susham Bala & Mrs. Purnima Mehta
Mrs. Sushambala Sharma, HOD (Hindi) was bid adieu with a heavy heart when she retired after
serving the school for 18 years.

The Staff members of the senior wing of Cambridge School, Noida bid adieu to their outgoing
Principal, Ms. Purnima Mehta. The staff presented her with a gift and wished her a happy, healthy
and peaceful retired life.

EDUCATIONAL TRIPS
It has been remarked “the world is a book and those who do not travel, read only one
page.”

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Students were taken for various Educational Trips and excursions. A few highlights

 20 students from class XI enjoyed a 4 day educational trip to Gazar where they
participating in activities like Rappling, Rock Climbing, Tree Climbing, Archery &
River Crossing.
 Students of Legal Studies witnessed the proceedings of the Saket court and
interacted with the eminent lawyer Sangeeta Sondhi; General Secretary, Karnail
Singh about Legal matters.
 60 students of class XII (Economics) visited the Reserve Bank of India along with
their teachers. The General Manager & RBI Officers interacted with them on
monetary policies and its challenges.

INTER SCHOOL COMPETITIONS

Our children participated in a number of activities pertaining to art, culture, literature, science,
technology, social sciences and environment. Many won prizes and brought laurels to the school.

1. Supriya Sahoo & Anisha Pillai of Class X won the Rolling Trophy in Spell O’ Philo at St. Thomas
School, Indirapuram
2. Aniket Sen of Class IX won the Runners-up Trophy in the A. C. Deb Memorial Inter School
Debate at Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Academy
3. Vanya Verma of Class VIII won a cash prize of Rs. 3000 in Category II in CBSE National Level Essay
Competition
4. Nimisha Jain of Class IX won the 1st Prize in Essay Writing by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
5. Ayuhsmaan Dev & Nipun Mittal of Class VIII won the 1st Prize in Flash Competition at Annual Inter-
School IT Symposium at DPS, Noida

INTER HOUSE COMPETITIONS

The school organized a number of Inter House Competitions throughout the year pertaining to
Indian Classical Music, Western Music, Folk Dance, Radio Jockey etc. to encourage team spirit &
understanding of culture among students.

SPORTS
It has been rightly said “Winners never quit and quitters never win” – Vince Lomwarde. Our
students also did us proud in the Sports Arena.

1. CRICKET
Trisha Chaudhary of class IX was selected for the school nationals and played in the
CBSE Nationals at Chandigarh. She qualified for the Delhi state trials (Under-19)

2. Trisha Chuadhary and Muskan Gaur from class IX participated in the School Games
Federation of India held at Jammu & Kashmir.

3. SOCCER
Chetna Dhadwal of class XII was selected to represent Delhi state in the Under-18
(girls) junior national football championship.

4. Kushagra Mishra participated in the 60th National School Games Hockey Boys
Under-17 at Ranchi, Jharkhand.

5. The School won the 1st Late Shri Manmohan Singh Gujral Inter School Hockey Tournament
which was conducted in association with Young Delhi Hockey Association.
Somansh Barwal was awarded, the Man of the Match.

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6. Keshav Mehta (VIII) & Yash Nagar (X) represented the school in the Under-17 school
nationals in Schools Cricket Federation of India.

7. KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Students bagged a number of gold, silver and bronze medals in the 15th U. P. State Karate
Championship.

8. TEACHERS EXCEL IN SPORTS

Our teachers were not to be left behind and also excelled in sports at an Inter School
Athletic Meet.

AC DEB INTER SCHOOL CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2015

16 teams participated in the A. C. Deb Inter School Cricket Tournament (boys) between 17th to
24th November. Cambridge School, Noida played against Rameesh International School, Greater
Noida in the Finals and lifted the trophy

Annual Athletic Meet

The Annual Athletic Meet was held in the Senior Wing, children displayed the true spirit of
sportsmanship. Jayantia House was adjudged Overall Best House. These were some of our best
athletes:
You can have a look at our best athletes

The school also organized a number of sports activities throughout the year to
encourage sportsmanship, team spirit and discipline among students.

A. In the Inter House Football Tournament,

B. Inter House Table Tennis Tournament

C. Inter House Badminton Tournament:

ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Workshops and Seminars encourage new ideas and facilitate innovation, experimentation,
knowledge, skills and personality development.
A number of enrichment programmes for students and teachers were organized.

I) Workshops for Students

Students attended workshops on
Media Literacy , ‘Leaving a Lasting Impression’ by members of Priya Warrick finishing school,
Cyber Crime Awareness by Mr. Milind Aggarwal, Cyber Safety.
A NCC Camp organized by Ministry of Ayush for NCC Cadets on importance of Yoga etc.

II) Career Counselling and International Admissions

Career choices are of utmost importance for any child. To enlighten children about careers,
job prospects, best universities, a number of career counseling sessions were organized
where eminent career counsellors like Mr. Chandok, Ms. Jyotsna Bhardwaj, Mr. Jitin Chawla,
Mr. Duncan Sandlier from New Zealand apprised them about the same.

III) Learning Time for Teachers

Upgradation of skills is of utmost importance for teachers. Keeping this in mind, the SAE
organized a thought provoking symposium on ‘What Ails School Education in India’ and also
a three day Orientation Programme for school Leaders.
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IV) a) Teachers also attended the following workshops
Teachers also attended a number of in service trainings and workshops pertaining to
their subjects, core skills, NCC, aggression among children, managing stress to name
a few.

b) Seminars by Teachers
Our teachers also conducted a lot of Seminars

FULFILLING OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – WE LEARN TO SERVE

Mahatma Gandhi believed – ‘The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of
others.’
Our school wasn’t behind in implementing our school motto – “We Learn to Serve”

1. A Learn to Earn activity was carried out by the Entrepreneurship students of Class XI by
organizing a sale of food items, used books etc.
The proceeds were used to buy Diwali Gift Hampers, Ration, Stationery and many other
things for Arya Kanya Gurukul, a school for 120 destitute girls.
2. 165 students from classes VII to XI alongwith 15 staff members participated in a Cancer
awareness walk organized by CanSupport. The students carried banners to spread
awareness.
3. A spirited fund collection drive was conducted for the victims of natural calamities, Chennai
floods and Droughts. The funds were utilized to buy essential commodities and sent to
Goonj

CONCLUSION
Our aim is to be one of the leading schools in the community it serves, known and widely
acknowledged as a secular institution which develops character and ethical leadership in its students
in their pursuit of excellence.

We hope Cambridge School, Noida will be recognized as a model for excellence in academics, art
and culture and sports. Each student will demonstrate a spirit of respect, responsibility and a
commitment to academic and civic excellence.

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