PRINCIPAL’S DESK

It was wonderful welcoming a new batch of students on 5^th April 2024. The new academic year brought with it new challenges and new ventures.

A new integrated STEAM Laboratory was set up for middle school students. This lab will enable students gain 21^st Century skills. The curriculum followed in this lab involves modules in Coding, Robotics, Internet of things and app development. Establishment of this state of laboratory is major milestone in the growth of our school.

This academic year Clubs were more structured and involved collaborative activities between middle school and primary students. From Inauguration in the month of April till the valedictory function in the month of march, Students of Classes 6-8 met once every month and participated in a lot of exciting activities. The most remarkable of these was a talk by a scientist from the Archeological survey of India, a trek by nature club students in the reclaimed green area behind the school campus, Trip to Kumizhi lake near Guduvanchery and trip to Thiruneer malai temple .

We celebrated World Environment Day, Yoga Day, Independence Day, Teachers’ Day, Tourism Day, Children’s Day, Maths Day, Matru bhasha divas and Science Day were celebrated. Some of these days were celebrated with implementation of innovative ideas. On Teachers’ Day, students of Class 11 substituted for teachers teaching Classes 6 to 10 Both teacher students and learner students enjoyed the day.  On the other hand, Children’s Day was celebrated as bagless day and Teachers performed for students. On Maths Day and Science Day exhibitions were held where students displayed their innovative ideas through projects and talk shows.  On tourism Day, members of Heritage and tourism club presented a wonderful puppet show, through which they brought out the interesting places to visit in our country.

Sports Day held in the Month of August displayed the spirit of competition and leadership among the students. These skills cannot be developed only by sports but also through cultural activities. Cultural Day, Sanskriti, held in July, brought out the cultural richness among our students. While Sanskriti involved competitions among the students within our school, Vidhyuva, our school’s interschool cultural competition, held in August, displayed the hosting and hospitality of our school fraternity. The array of programmes displayed on the Annual day held in August, brought out the richness of talent possessed by our students.

Establishment of the Career Counselling Cell has been another new venture of this academic year. After training two teachers specifically for this purpose in last academic year, this cell has been established. In the Month of January 2025, a career fair was organised to expose students of Classes 9 to 11 and their parents to the latest trend in courses available, so that they plan their future.

Throughout this academic year, students and teachers Vidya Mandir Estancia regularly participated in Olympiads, ASSET assessments, Aryabhatta Ganit Challenge and CBSE Reading challenge, which enable our students to comfortably face competitive exams. 

The academic year 2024-25 was filled with a lot of exciting events, activities and ventures. The school has made a lot of progress. We have also made efforts to think out of the box and make every day unique and special.