Patna's St. Michaels school turns 150 years old

Patna: It was about 150 years ago that the Capuchin fathers founded a school for boys near a village along the banks of river Ganges, now in the heart of the Bihar capital. St. Michaels school, one of the most reputed schools in eastern India, celebrated its 150th anniversary on Sunday.

Father B. Arockisamy, principal of the school said that the alumni meet of the school was held on Saturday and was attended by hundreds of old boys from across India.

The sprawling premises of the school were decorated with flowers to make it a memorable event.

A mass prayer was held followed by various activities including debate, elocution and painting competitions, school sources said.

Bishop Anastasius Hartmann, who along with other fathers arrived in Patna from Mumbai by a bullock cart in 1846 to spread education, established St. Michael's High School in 1858.

According to school sources, in 1857 Hartman approached the superior general of the Irish Christian Brothers in Dublin to secure a community of Brothers for his education schemes in India.

"It was in the year 1858 that St. Michaels was established - the oldest of the 12 Irish Christian Brother Schools in India," school sources said.

Hartmann, a Swiss by birth, arrived in Agra as a Franciscan Capuchin priest in 1844, and was also the first Bishop of Patna. IANS

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Patna's St. Michaels school turns 150 years old

Patna: It was about 150 years ago that the Capuchin fathers founded a school for boys near a village along the banks of river Ganges, now in the heart of the Bihar capital. St. Michaels school, one of the most reputed schools in eastern India, celebrated its 150th anniversary on Sunday.

Father B. Arockisamy, principal of the school said that the alumni meet of the school was held on Saturday and was attended by hundreds of old boys from across India.

The sprawling premises of the school were decorated with flowers to make it a memorable event.

A mass prayer was held followed by various activities including debate, elocution and painting competitions, school sources said.

Bishop Anastasius Hartmann, who along with other fathers arrived in Patna from Mumbai by a bullock cart in 1846 to spread education, established St. Michael's High School in 1858.

According to school sources, in 1857 Hartman approached the superior general of the Irish Christian Brothers in Dublin to secure a community of Brothers for his education schemes in India.

"It was in the year 1858 that St. Michaels was established - the oldest of the 12 Irish Christian Brother Schools in India," school sources said.

Hartmann, a Swiss by birth, arrived in Agra as a Franciscan Capuchin priest in 1844, and was also the first Bishop of Patna. IANS

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Delhi schools begin nursery admission process

New Delhi: Here is good news for parents planning to put their kids in pre-primary schools of the capital. While the nursery admission process has started in some schools, others are likely to follow after the festive season.The registration forms are available at most of the schools. Schools plan to admit students by November. Mr. S.L. Jain, Chairperson National Progressive School's Conference (NPSC), said, "It is a good idea to sell forms on different days. It will lessen burden on parents, who otherwise would have been running around to get them. The system should not be uniform in all schools because a person can go to one or two schools in a day".Some schools in Delhi like Laurel School, Pitampura; Maxfort Senior School, Dwarka and DAV Public School, Pitampura have started selling admission forms from October 20, whereas Adarsh Public School, Vikaspuri and Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar will start selling the forms from October 25 and 31 respectively.Some schools including Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura and St. Thomas School, Dwarka have closed the admission process.

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Delhi schools begin nursery admission process

New Delhi: Here is good news for parents planning to put their kids in pre-primary schools of the capital. While the nursery admission process has started in some schools, others are likely to follow after the festive season.The registration forms are available at most of the schools. Schools plan to admit students by November. Mr. S.L. Jain, Chairperson National Progressive School's Conference (NPSC), said, "It is a good idea to sell forms on different days. It will lessen burden on parents, who otherwise would have been running around to get them. The system should not be uniform in all schools because a person can go to one or two schools in a day".Some schools in Delhi like Laurel School, Pitampura; Maxfort Senior School, Dwarka and DAV Public School, Pitampura have started selling admission forms from October 20, whereas Adarsh Public School, Vikaspuri and Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar will start selling the forms from October 25 and 31 respectively.Some schools including Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura and St. Thomas School, Dwarka have closed the admission process.

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Channel 4 plans explicit sex education show for British teens

London: The row over sex education in British primary schools is yet to die down, and a private broadcaster now reveals plans to telecast a bare-all series on the subject.
Channel 4 has unveiled plans to broadcast a sex education series in the morning despite the fact that young children could be watching. It is aimed at 14 to 19-year-olds and will be broadcast at 11 a.m. on weekday mornings.
It will tackle issues such as contraception, sexually transmitted diseases and masturbation.
The 'alternative guide to sex education' features two animated teenagers from the fictional country of Slabovia, who examine a different topic each week.
The 10-part series, a 'journey of sexual discovery', will combine animated characters with footage of comedy clips taken from TV shows.
The series, to be aired later this year, is presented by Kierky and Nietzsche, two animated fictional teenagers from 'the last remaining Communist state in Europe'.
'Amazing sex facts', a look at the 'inner workings of the reproductive system' and 'Operation Penis' are some of the programme topics, according to Daily Mail.
The series will discuss different ways of having sex, contraception, STDs, bisexuality and 'coming out'.
Channel 4's head of education Janey Walker defended the decision to broadcast when young children could be watching, saying school teachers have been demanding more content on sex education to deal with teen and pre-teen pregnancies and other problems.
She said: "Between ourselves and the Channel 4 lawyers, we have been careful .... We feel that we can defend the fact that it is going out in the morning. It might have a mixed audience but we very much aim to make it acceptable to anyone that happens across it....We are erring on the side of caution."
The broadcaster said the programme would be heavily "signposted" so that parents could make the decision to switch off.
The move comes in the wake of a recent debate on imparting sex education at all school levels, right from the primary. Sex-related problems among school students - pregnancies, abortions, sexually transmitted diseases - are on the rise and the government has expressed concern, saying educating children is the only way out. IANS

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/International/Channel_4_plans_explicit_sex_education_show_for_British_teens_6177/

Channel 4 plans explicit sex education show for British teens

London: The row over sex education in British primary schools is yet to die down, and a private broadcaster now reveals plans to telecast a bare-all series on the subject.
Channel 4 has unveiled plans to broadcast a sex education series in the morning despite the fact that young children could be watching. It is aimed at 14 to 19-year-olds and will be broadcast at 11 a.m. on weekday mornings.
It will tackle issues such as contraception, sexually transmitted diseases and masturbation.
The 'alternative guide to sex education' features two animated teenagers from the fictional country of Slabovia, who examine a different topic each week.
The 10-part series, a 'journey of sexual discovery', will combine animated characters with footage of comedy clips taken from TV shows.
The series, to be aired later this year, is presented by Kierky and Nietzsche, two animated fictional teenagers from 'the last remaining Communist state in Europe'.
'Amazing sex facts', a look at the 'inner workings of the reproductive system' and 'Operation Penis' are some of the programme topics, according to Daily Mail.
The series will discuss different ways of having sex, contraception, STDs, bisexuality and 'coming out'.
Channel 4's head of education Janey Walker defended the decision to broadcast when young children could be watching, saying school teachers have been demanding more content on sex education to deal with teen and pre-teen pregnancies and other problems.
She said: "Between ourselves and the Channel 4 lawyers, we have been careful .... We feel that we can defend the fact that it is going out in the morning. It might have a mixed audience but we very much aim to make it acceptable to anyone that happens across it....We are erring on the side of caution."
The broadcaster said the programme would be heavily "signposted" so that parents could make the decision to switch off.
The move comes in the wake of a recent debate on imparting sex education at all school levels, right from the primary. Sex-related problems among school students - pregnancies, abortions, sexually transmitted diseases - are on the rise and the government has expressed concern, saying educating children is the only way out. IANS

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/International/Channel_4_plans_explicit_sex_education_show_for_British_teens_6177/

11th Five Year Plan is India's education plan - PM

New Delhi: Felicitating the teachers who were awarded the National Teachers' Award here on Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that education was a priority for the government and the 11th Five Year Plan is the education plan of the country.
"Investment in the education sector, especially in the areas of school education, has increased manifold in the last four years. The 11th Five Year Plan can be described as an education plan for our country," Singh said on Thursday, on the eve of the Teachers Day.
Highlighting the government's various initiatives to make education accessible to all, he said that several new scholarship schemes are being implemented for educational development of children belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and religious minorities as well as the girl child.
Admitting that the number of children out of schools is still high, Singh said: "As a result of various interventions, the number of out-of-school children has come down substantially. But it is still much too high and we must make determined efforts to reduce this further."
"Intervention such as the supply of free textbooks, uniforms, remedial classes, provision of hostel facilities for girls has shown positive results. Equal emphasis is being laid on the improvement of quality," he said.
"I must admit that the dropout rate in our school system continues to be a cause of serious concern and we have to make determined efforts to reduce it significantly," he added.
Talking about the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, a new programme besides the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Singh said that under it, access to secondary school will be enhanced by improving the quality of education in the school.
He said: "6,000 new high quality model schools with at least one school in each development block are also planned to set the pace for improvement of quality."
Further highlighting the various initiatives in the education sector, Singh said that 373 new colleges have been opened in the backward districts of the country.
"We have also announced opening of 30 new universities, eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), seven Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and 20 Indian Institutes of Information Technology, five Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, two schools of planning and architecture and ten National Institutes of Technology and 1,000 new polytechnics," he added.
Singh also laid emphasis on professional development of teachers and said that along with their normal pre-service and in-service training, special training in Information Technology has also been planned.
"Teachers empowered with information technology skills will make classrooms more interesting and activity-oriented," he said.
"There is an urgent need to initiate reforms in curricula, examination systems and development of text books in the light of the national curriculum framework of 2005. In all these matters, I seek active involvement and cooperation of the teaching fraternity," Singh added. IANS

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Today/11th_Five_Year_Plan_is_India's_education_plan_-_PM_5887/

11th Five Year Plan is India's education plan - PM

New Delhi: Felicitating the teachers who were awarded the National Teachers' Award here on Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that education was a priority for the government and the 11th Five Year Plan is the education plan of the country.
"Investment in the education sector, especially in the areas of school education, has increased manifold in the last four years. The 11th Five Year Plan can be described as an education plan for our country," Singh said on Thursday, on the eve of the Teachers Day.
Highlighting the government's various initiatives to make education accessible to all, he said that several new scholarship schemes are being implemented for educational development of children belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and religious minorities as well as the girl child.
Admitting that the number of children out of schools is still high, Singh said: "As a result of various interventions, the number of out-of-school children has come down substantially. But it is still much too high and we must make determined efforts to reduce this further."
"Intervention such as the supply of free textbooks, uniforms, remedial classes, provision of hostel facilities for girls has shown positive results. Equal emphasis is being laid on the improvement of quality," he said.
"I must admit that the dropout rate in our school system continues to be a cause of serious concern and we have to make determined efforts to reduce it significantly," he added.
Talking about the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, a new programme besides the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Singh said that under it, access to secondary school will be enhanced by improving the quality of education in the school.
He said: "6,000 new high quality model schools with at least one school in each development block are also planned to set the pace for improvement of quality."
Further highlighting the various initiatives in the education sector, Singh said that 373 new colleges have been opened in the backward districts of the country.
"We have also announced opening of 30 new universities, eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), seven Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and 20 Indian Institutes of Information Technology, five Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, two schools of planning and architecture and ten National Institutes of Technology and 1,000 new polytechnics," he added.
Singh also laid emphasis on professional development of teachers and said that along with their normal pre-service and in-service training, special training in Information Technology has also been planned.
"Teachers empowered with information technology skills will make classrooms more interesting and activity-oriented," he said.
"There is an urgent need to initiate reforms in curricula, examination systems and development of text books in the light of the national curriculum framework of 2005. In all these matters, I seek active involvement and cooperation of the teaching fraternity," Singh added. IANS

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Today/11th_Five_Year_Plan_is_India's_education_plan_-_PM_5887/

Chandigarh government school toppers get laptops

Chandigarh: In a one-of-its-kind morale booster for government school students, Chandigarh's education department has awarded laptops to two Class 12 toppers - one a student in a city government school and the other a rural school student.Laptops have been awarded to Pankaj Kumar and Lakshay Manchanda, toppers in the government school category in village and city, respectively.Lakshay was a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS) in Sector-16 and scored 94.6 percent in the commerce stream in Class 12 and Pankaj Kumar, a student of Government Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra town, scored 88 percent in the vocational stream in Class 12."It came as a surprise to me when I came to know that the administration is awarding a laptop to me. I knew that I will secure good marks but I had never thought of topping in the entire city," said a jubilant Manchanda."I have taken admission in B.Com honours at Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in New Delhi. Then, I will do an MBA from some top college of the country after gaining one-year work experience following graduation from the college," he said.Kumar said: "It is just like a dream come true for me as I was badly in need of a computer but was not buying it because of its hefty price. Now I am determined to do more hard work and bring more laurels to the city. I owe my success to my parents and teachers."There are over 100 government schools in Chandigarh which are sought after among students from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. The overall pass percentage of government schools here was 85.09 percent for Class 12 while the pass percentage of model schools for Class 10 was 88.95 percent in 2007-08."To my knowledge, it is for the first time that any government of this country has awarded the toppers of public schools with such a valuable prize as a laptop. Such a gesture of our education department will certainly encourage students to work harder," R.K. Sharma, principal of GMSSS-16, told IANS.

Source: http://www.chandigarheducation.net/

Chandigarh government school toppers get laptops

Chandigarh: In a one-of-its-kind morale booster for government school students, Chandigarh's education department has awarded laptops to two Class 12 toppers - one a student in a city government school and the other a rural school student.Laptops have been awarded to Pankaj Kumar and Lakshay Manchanda, toppers in the government school category in village and city, respectively.Lakshay was a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS) in Sector-16 and scored 94.6 percent in the commerce stream in Class 12 and Pankaj Kumar, a student of Government Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra town, scored 88 percent in the vocational stream in Class 12."It came as a surprise to me when I came to know that the administration is awarding a laptop to me. I knew that I will secure good marks but I had never thought of topping in the entire city," said a jubilant Manchanda."I have taken admission in B.Com honours at Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in New Delhi. Then, I will do an MBA from some top college of the country after gaining one-year work experience following graduation from the college," he said.Kumar said: "It is just like a dream come true for me as I was badly in need of a computer but was not buying it because of its hefty price. Now I am determined to do more hard work and bring more laurels to the city. I owe my success to my parents and teachers."There are over 100 government schools in Chandigarh which are sought after among students from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. The overall pass percentage of government schools here was 85.09 percent for Class 12 while the pass percentage of model schools for Class 10 was 88.95 percent in 2007-08."To my knowledge, it is for the first time that any government of this country has awarded the toppers of public schools with such a valuable prize as a laptop. Such a gesture of our education department will certainly encourage students to work harder," R.K. Sharma, principal of GMSSS-16, told IANS.

Source: http://www.chandigarheducation.net/

Amity student sets eye on records book

Noida (Uttar Pradesh): Payal Mathur, a Class IX student of Amity International School, will set the stage ablaze with her record breaking Kathak performance for continuous 24 hours on July 14.
Payal will perform from 6:00 am on July 14 to 6:00 am on July 15, 2008 at the D-Block Auditorium of Amity Campus in Sector-44, Noida.
The little challenger, with the blessings of living legends such as Pt. Birju Maharaj, Ustad Iqbal Ahmad Khan, is all geared up to carve her name in the prestigious Limca Book of Records (LBR). The young danseuse started learning dance in Hong Kong, when she was just 5 years old.
Her formal Kathak Shiksha began two years ago with the Kathak Kendra, the premium Kathak Institute of India.Apart from dancing, Payal has several other artistic interests.
She is a good painter, an approved drama voice for the All India Radio (AIR) and has anchored many shows on television

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Uttar_Pradesh/Amity_student_sets_eye_on_records_book_5110/

Amity student sets eye on records book

Noida (Uttar Pradesh): Payal Mathur, a Class IX student of Amity International School, will set the stage ablaze with her record breaking Kathak performance for continuous 24 hours on July 14.
Payal will perform from 6:00 am on July 14 to 6:00 am on July 15, 2008 at the D-Block Auditorium of Amity Campus in Sector-44, Noida.
The little challenger, with the blessings of living legends such as Pt. Birju Maharaj, Ustad Iqbal Ahmad Khan, is all geared up to carve her name in the prestigious Limca Book of Records (LBR). The young danseuse started learning dance in Hong Kong, when she was just 5 years old.
Her formal Kathak Shiksha began two years ago with the Kathak Kendra, the premium Kathak Institute of India.Apart from dancing, Payal has several other artistic interests.
She is a good painter, an approved drama voice for the All India Radio (AIR) and has anchored many shows on television

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Uttar_Pradesh/Amity_student_sets_eye_on_records_book_5110/