VIBGYOR High School, Goregaon students to represent Maharashtra State in U-14 Girls DSO Basketball at National level

Two students, Vedika Sud and Tvisha Gala of Grade VIII, ICSE from VIBGYOR High School, Goregaon are selected to represent Maharashtra State at the National Level Basketball Tournament. The selection took place based on their outstanding performance at the DSO U-14 State Level Basketball Tournament 2015, held at Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana, Dharampeth, Nagpur, from October 3rd to 6th, this year. The event witnessed participation various schools of Maharashtra, across different categories.

Expressing his views, Mr. Shim Mathew, Principal of VIBGYOR High Goregaon School said, “Both, Vedika and Tvisha are very hard working and talented students and I would like to congratulate them on behalf of the entire school. I would also like to congratulate and thank our coaches for providing extensive training and guidance to our students, allowing them to excel in the sphere of sports.”

VIBGYOR High School, Goregaon has been winning numerous trophies at State levels across various sports like Basketball, Judo, Lawn Tennis, Swimming, Skating and Gymnastics. VIBGYOR High has a specially designed sports training curriculum for its students that helps identify and nurture athletic abilities. Students are offered dedicated time-slots every week to practice and further strengthen their skills in the sport. The training and guidance by professional coaches, best in-class infrastructure, appropriate equipments and a host of other sport enrichment activities further add an advantage to the students’ development in sports.

VIBGYOR High Vadodara School students to represent Gujarat State in U-14 DSO Football at National level

Rushi Suthar and Rudra Patel, two students of Grade VII (CBSE and CIE, respectively) from VIBGYOR High Vadodara School are selected at National Level Football Tournament to represent the Gujarat state. Both the students will be a part of the State team. The selection took place based on their outstanding performance at the DSO U-14 State Level Football Tournament 2015, held at Rajpipla, Gujarat, from September 22nd to 25th, this year. The event witnessed participation from 43 district teams from various schools of Gujarat (Each team consisted of 15 players), across various categories.

Expressing his views, Mr. Dilip George, Principal of VIBGYOR High Vadodara School said, “The management, students and entire staff of VIBGYOR High extend their heartiest congratulations and wishes to Rushi Suthar and Rudra Patel. We wish them very best for their future endeavours. Also, I would especially like to thank our football coach for preparing our students through their professional training and guidance.”

The rigorous training programme undertaken by VIBGYOR High Vadodara School under the guidance of Football coach, Mr. Jaydeep Juvekar helped Rushi and Rudra to get selected for the National Level Football Tournament. The specifically designed Sports and Performing Arts programme at VIBGYOR High, along with dedicated training by professional coaches is helping both of them to further strengthen their athletic skills for the Nationals.

VIBGYOR High Kolhapur School becomes the top ranking Co-Education School in Kolhapur

VIBGYOR High Kolhapur School has been ranked as the Number One Co-Education School in Kolhapur by the ‘India School Ranking 2015’ conducted by Education World India in association with C Fore New Delhi. Imbedded with academic excellence, this is the third consecutive year for VIBGYOR High Kolhapur School to be ranked as the first Co-Education School in the city. With this prestigious achievement, VIBGYOR High Kolhapur School has become the top ranking Co-Education School to set benchmark in the educational scenario of Kolhapur. School representatives, Mrs. Neha Mane and Ms. Christina Das, Coordinators of VIBGYOR High Kolhapur School were felicitated with an award by Mr. Dilip Thakore, Editor and Publisher of Educational World at VIVANTA by Taj, New Delhi, recently.

VIBGYOR High Kolhapur School was rated on a scale of 14 parameters such as faculty competence, academic reputation, leadership quality, sports education, etc. where the school met with every criterion focusing on specialised perfection.

Expressing his views, Mr. T. Balan, Principal of VIBGYOR High Kolhapur School said, “I would like to thank Mr. Rustom Kerawalla, Chairman and Managing Director and Ms. maps vietnam Kavita Sahay, Director- Schools and Academics for enlightening us with their visionary guidance. We are very delighted and I would like to congratulate my entire team of staff, students, parents and stakeholders for their overwhelming support and contribution towards the achievement.”

‘India School Ranking’, is an annual survey of 21 cities and educational hubs across India. This year, the survey rated 725 Schools in India which were based on the verdict of Parents, Teachers, Principal and Educationists. Valuable inputs from the field researchers of reputed market research firms and opinion polls were also considered note-worthy while conducting the survey.

VIBGYOR High Kolhapur School has effectively completed five years of academic existence in Kolhapur and has established itself as a trustworthy brand in the hearts of the very ethnic & education oriented stalwarts of Kolhapur. The school is affiliated to the CBSE board and offers classes from Nursery to Grade 11. It has received several educational awards as well, such as World Education Award for their Initiative in Global Collaborative Learning at the World Summit 2015, and more.

Working together for a child’s better future

One would think being a teacher was just about teaching. However, as a teacher, you have to don more roles than are strictly described in your job description. You are in a unique position of being the bridge between a student’s performance in school and his or her parents. But how do you approach the rather sensitive issue of communicating a child’s shortcomings to his or her parents?

Parents generally don’t like it if teachers tell them that their child has a problem or a difficulty in school. Sometimes, parents have adverse reactions ranging from outright denial (even when they can see the problem) to blaming the peers, teachers, school, relatives, husband if you’re talking to the mother, wife if you’re talking to the father…they will blame anyone but refuse to listen to what you are saying.

How do you handle such situations; because handle them you must?

You have to remember that the adverse reactions come out because the parents are scared. There is enough literature out there that almost everyone knows and fears words like ‘learning difficulty,’ ‘anger management,’ ‘hyperactivity,’ etc. When you tell the parent that there might be a problem, you have just turned their nightmare into a reality. Can you blame them for getting angry or blaming others?

The best approach is to be gentle but firm. Give them room to panic. It is not easy to accept that your child is having problems in school. When you want to approach the problem, first talk about the many fine qualities that the child has; it will help. Have a plan of action ready so that the parents know you have done your homework. Keep your stance like you are having a conversation and not attacking them. And most importantly, communicate that you only have the child’s best interest at heart.

Work with the parents instead of antagonizing them. After all, none of this is about you or them. It is about the child and his or her future.