WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS CONDUCTED

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TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP BY DR, VIJAY CHOPRA A workshop was organized on ‘the Art of Becoming and Making Great Leaders’ – the resource person being Dr. Vijay Chopra, an eminent personality, a Motivational Guru, Educationist and Founder Director of Delhi Business School and Management Consultant on 29th August 2013 The workshop was held in two sessions – the First session was for the students and the second for the teachers. Dr. Chopra’s Mantra ‘ Suc-cess that Succeeds’ can help in inculcating values, setting realistic targets as well as developing a positive attitude towards life.

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP & SCHOOL QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP BY BRITISH COUNCIL A power packed seminar hosted in Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani by the marketing Resource Persons of British Council, Mr. Arijit Ghosh and Ms. Arti Jha on 17th September 2013. Director, BET, Principals of BET Schools and 27 teachers from the four schools of BET par-ticipated in the workshop. WORKSHOP ON SCHOOL QUALITY ASSESSMENT & ACCREDI-TATION A School Quality Assessment & Accreditation (SQAA) workshop was conducted in Birla Balika Vidyapeeth for teachers of five BET schools. Mrs. Rachna Swarup, Project Manager, School Learning Solutions from NIIT Gurgaon and Mr. Biju K., her teacher Associate conducted the three days workshop. There was a discussion regarding the following seven domains. 1. Scholastic process & outcomes, 2. Co-scholastic process & out-comes,3. Infrastructure – Adequate functionality and Aesthetics, 4. Human Resources, 5. Management & Administration, 6. Leadership and 7. Beneficiary satisfaction. WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK (NCF – 2005) A workshop was organized on National Curriculum Framework (NCF – 2005) from 28th October 2013 to 31st October 2013 Teachers

presented the sections allotted with full enthusiasm through PowerPoint presentations. GUEST LECTURE ON SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAM BY INDIA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION On 11th September 2013, Dr. A.R.K. Pillai, Founder President IDF and Dr. Narayan Iyer, CEO and National Coor-dinator IDF addressed the students of Classes IX ,X, XI. Dr. Narayan Iyer motivated the students by telling the Story of Dr. A.R.K. Pillai. Dr. Narayan Iyer enlightened them about the working of India Development Founda-tion - the Social service carried for TB, AIDS, Cancer & Leprosy patients, rural development, education of under-privileged children and also created awareness regarding the role of students in the organization.

COUNTINUOUS AND COMPREHEN-SIVE EVALUATION WORKSHOP: An intense workshop on implementa-tion of CCE was organized by Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani for the Schools of The Shekhawati Sahodaya Schools Complex on 16th November 2013 conducted by MacMillan Pub-lishers Pvt. Ltd. The Resource Person for the workshop was Dr. Khaleeq Ahmad a renowned Educationist and CBSE Expert for Assessment of Speaking & listening (ASL) skills and CCE.

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WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS CONDUCTED DIGITAL ALTERNATIVES OF ANIMAL DISECTION WORK-SHOP: One-day workshop on Digital alternatives of learning of Anatomy and Physiology of Animals and alternatives of Animal dissection was organized on 12th Dec. 2013. The Re-source personals were Dr. M.A. Akbarsha Director, Mahatma Gandhi, Dorenkamp Centre Bharatidas University Trichirapally and his Associates from Maharshi Dayanand University Ajmer. All class XI & XII Biology students of BET schools and Biol-ogy teachers from Shekhawati region schools of Rajasthan & Professors from BITS Pilani attended the workshop. The first session was a demonstration of frog dissection and Physiology experiment by Digital means & the second session was to try their hands on the computers for Digital frog dissection and physiology experiments. ROBOTRYST WORKSHOP A Robotryst workshop was conducted on 29.11.2013 & 30.11.2013 by Mr.Gaurav Prabhakar and Mr. Kushank Joshi of Robosapiens Pvt ltd. under the aegis of IIT Delhi . 184 students participated & benefited. All students learnt the basic compo-nents which are used for making a wireless control system. On the first day by following the instructions students made a sim-ple robot which was operated by a remote control. They learnt to assemble the parts and make them work in different ways by altering the connections. They made a line follower and a clap sensor with the help of instructions given by the instructors. The final round was very interesting in which they made connec-tions on their own. 19 students were selected for second level which was held at IIT Delhi in March 2014 . CAREER COUNSELING WORSHOP “It is the career choices which make changes in lives of stu-dents better or worse”. To understand their future career options better, Class X attended a career counseling session by Mr. Shiv Diwan, who organized the session and high-lighted the points with his programme ‘ONE STEP UP’ on 10th Sept.2013. After introducing himself and his programme, he turned the session into a hilarious interaction about struggle, studies and success. He had the names of Universities to apply to on the tip of his fingers and had advice on all careers. 2hours seemed 2 minutes and students laughed throughout his witty remarks and learnt a lot. He had videos on the daily routine of all occupations. On the request of some aspiring journalist (students) he showed a video about the daily rou-tine of a journalist, pros & cons of the job and what was needed to get there. The session concluded after 2 hours of useful counseling with clarity to what to do and students left for more hunger for more information about other occupations. ACADEMIC COUNSELING BY Dr. M. KASTURI, PRINCIPAL, BBV Principal Dr. M. Kasturi along with the Academic Coordina-tors Mrs. Anita Mishra, Mrs. Achala Verma and Mrs. Savitri Dhayal counseled students of Class X for the forthcoming Summative Assessment 1 on 7th September 2013. Principal emphasized on regularity of work, more written practice, learning and advised them to concentrate more during revision classes. Students took keen interest and en-quired about difference between Board Conducted and School conducted Summative Assessment 2. They also shared their problems & understood that their performance in SA1 would decide the allocation of stream in Class XI.


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WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS ATTENDED IPSC CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY PRINCIPAL Dr. M. KASTURI Principal Dr. M. Kasturi attended the 74th Conclave of Principals of Indian Public Schools’ Conference held at Daly College, Indore on 28th to 30th December 2013. The theme of the conference was ‘Education Through Creativity’ .

BRITISH COUNCIL WORKSHOP: Workshop on the Methodology and Action planning for the ISA Award was conducted on 4th Dec.2013 for Prin-cipals & International School Award coordinators of different schools at Lemon Tree hotel at Jaipur. Mrs. Arti Jha, British Council School Ambassador was the resource person. Principal Dr M Kasturi and School ISA Coordi-nator Mrs Anita Mishra attended the workshop.

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1. Forum discussion on ‘Breaking the Culture of Silence’ for combating the violence against woman

Mrs. Alka Bisaria Bhat-nagar, Mrs. Sonia Shandilya ; lawyers, High court, Jaipur

BITS, Pilani UGC Cen-tre for Women on 6th April 2013

Mrs. Anjula Srivastava and Mrs. Suman Shekhawat along with 25 students of Classes IX to XI

2. Demo Language Lab Representatives from Orell Technosystems Pvt. Ltd.

BPS, Pilani on 11th April 2013

Mrs. Dheeraj Bhargava Miss Reena & Ms. Shilpika

3. Workshop on ‘How to bridge gap between Schools & Colleges’.

Gaurav Bagaria, Direc-tor, VIT Campus and Prof (Dr) M. Raishinghi

VIT Campus, Jaipur on 6th April 2013

Mrs. Anita Mishra, Sr. Ac. Coordinator

4. Workshop on ‘Integrated teach-ing learning Mathematics’

Macmillan Education Birla School Pilani on 14th Dec. 2013

Mrs. K K Padmasri Mrs. Kiran Sharma, Mrs. Rini Abraham and Mrs. Snehlata Sharma

5. workshop on ‘Learning to Read English in upper Primary’

Mr. John Mason , Edu-cational Advisor, Birla Schools

BPS on 20th Aug 2013 Mrs. Sunita Pilania, Mrs. Savita Sharma, Mrs. Vandita Sharma, Mrs. Manju Sharma, Mrs. Shireen Bhatti and Mrs. Champa Das

6. workshop on ‘A demo of inflated Dome Planetarium’

Representatives from the company

BPS on 11th July 2013 Mrs. S M Raja, Mrs. B. Priya, Mrs. Renu Dubey, Mrs. Renu Vohra, Mrs. Chhavi

7. Lecture on “the disastrous effects of nuclear power”

Dr. Vimal Bhanot retired BITS Professor

BITS, Pilani on 26th April 2013

Mrs. Kanchan Saini, Mrs. Sha-chi Sehgal & Mrs. S M Raja


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WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS ATTENDED S.No Objective Resource Person Venue/Date Name of participant

8. Workshop on “Celebrating 100 years of BOHR’s Model”.

Organised by Dept. of Physics, BITS, Pilani

BITS, Pilani on 7th Sept. 2013

Mrs. S M Raja along with Class XI students

9. Workshop on “techniques of teaching Social Science”

Ms. Neha Singh from Mac Millan Publishers

Birla School, Pilani on 14th Dec. 2013

Dr. Sandhya Vyas, Mrs. Anjula Srivastava, Mrs. Suman Shek-hawat & Mr. T D Abraham

10. National Conference on Learning of Mathematics on the occasion of 150th death anniversary of the great Indian Mathematician Srinivasan Ramanujan

Prof Dinesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, Delhi Uni-versity.

Bal Bharati Public School Training Centre, Pitampura on 26th April 2013

Mrs. Achala Verma along with 5 students of Class XI


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SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES RESULTS OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN OLYMPIADS INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF INDIAN

SCHOOL’S(IAIS) IAIS the prestigious Olympiad organized by University of New South Wales Australia was conducted by Mrs Anita Mishra on 30th August for Maths and Science and on 31st Aug for English and Computer skills. Total 623 students participated in the olympiad from all the classes IV- XII.

BBV girls secured 221 Credits & 44 Distinctions in English, Maths, Science & Computer and 1 High Distinction in Science. Ms. Arzoo Kumari of class VI is awarded State rank one and bagged the gold medal for her performance in Science in Macmillan test - 2013. Ms. Dipanwita Kundu of class XII bagged the gold medal for being State rank one in English in Macmillan test - 2013.

ARZOO KUMARI

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FOUNDATION Lawanya (Cl. V), Arzoo Kumari (Cl. 6), Deepika Pant (Cl. 6), Akanksha Arya (Cl. 7), N V Sai Shreya (Cl.8), Prakriti Pandey (Cl. 8) Asawari Keskar (Cl. 9), Lisha Lamba (Cl. 10) Monika Yadav (Cl. 11), Akanksha Agarwal (Cl. 12) were selected for 2nd level National Science Olympiad. Arzoo Kumari (Cl. 6), Sucheta Verma (Cl. 7), N V Sai Shreya (Cl. 8), Asawari Keskar (Cl. 9), Apurva Saha (Cl. 10), Rishika Deswal (Cl.11) and Prashansa Bhadauria (Cl. 12) were selected for 2nd level Interna-tional Maths Olympiad. Six students, Arzoo Kumari ClassVI, Astha Jindal, Oorjita Shahi, Dhwani Meharchandani, Ananya Pal of Class X received the awards for being State Rank Holders in SOF Olympiad Exams and received Merit certificate & gift voucher. Astha Jindal of class X is State rank II in International English Olympiad and brought Silver medal.

State Talent Search Examination 2013—Apurva Saha secured sec-ond position in Jhunjhunu District in State Talent Search Examination 2013 and was awarded Rs. 1000/- cash.

•Students also participated in UNO TEST, TERA QUIZ (Green Olympiad), CBSE Heritage Quiz, Dr. Amarjeet Singh Science Trophy Test, National Stan-dard Examination for Physics, Student Global Aptitude Index and BITS online Programme (Aarohan) APURVA SAHA


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LECTURE BY JAL PURUSH OF INDIA DR RAJENDER SINGH On 1st November the students and teachers of BBVP got a privilege to have a presentation on Conservation of water by Jal Purush, "waterman of India", the Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Dr Rajender singh . Sri Rajender Singh addressed the students and teachers and informed that he won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for com-munity leadership in 2001 for his pioneering work in community-based efforts in water harvesting and water management. He told about his NGO called 'Tarun Bharat Sangh' (TBS), which was founded in 1975 based in village Kishori-Bhikampura near Sariska Tiger Reserve, has been instrumental in fighting the slow bureauc-racy, mining lobby and has helped villagers take charge of water management in their semi-arid area, through the use of johad, rainwater storage tanks, check dams and other methods. Starting from a single village in 1985, over the years TBS helped build over 8,600 johads and other water conservation structures to collect rainwater for the dry seasons, has brought water back to over 1,000 villages and revived five rivers in Rajast-han, Arvari, Ruparel, Sarsa, Bhagani and Jahajwali.The Power Point presentation and the interactive lecture session was a life time learning experience for all. LECTURE BY CAPT. BANA SINGH, PARAM VEER CHAKRA On 19th November 2013, Captain Bana Singh PVC was welcomed by a spectacular Band Display by the school Band. Post display, a talk was organized about his experiences of the Kargil War 1999 where Capt. Bana Singh, PVC was an active participant .It inspired and motivated the students and developed their interest towards joining the Indian Army .The experiences shared by him created patriotism amongst all the students. His work was recognized by the Indian Army and a post was named after him as ‘Bana Post’. He emphasized on disci-pline, obedience and the strict culture of adherence to the command of the Senior officers in Indian Army. He also emphasized the Indian Army to be one of the best organizations to work. Finally he had an interactive ses-sion with the students regarding the entry and opportunities for girls in the Indian Army.


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SCIENCE CLUB – Tree Plantation & Guest lecture – 11.9.13 – Gynecologist Dr. Sanjana Bhat of BITS Medical Centre Health & Nutrition 13.9.13 – Science Project fair – classes VII & VIII – Ist position – Shruti & Ritisha 14.9.13 – Assembly talk on ozone day – Riya Singh XI C 16.9.13 – Tulsi plantation – on WORLD OZONE DAY. Science Fair - Middle Section on 16.9.2013 as a part of Science Week Celebration. Slogan Writing Competition (Jr.Sec.) on 10.7.2013. The topic was “Water Pollution”.

Poster making competition (Mid.Sec) on 11th July 2013. The topic was on “Energy Conservation”.

12.9.2013 – Inter house Science Quiz for senior section. Classes X, XI & XII .


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MATHS WEEK CELEBRATIONS Maths week was celebrated from 05/08/2013 to 13/08/2013 by conducting different activities for all the sections. The activities conducted were as follows

Assembly Talk Great Mathematicians were introduced in the As-sembly by the students of class X for the whole maths week. Mathematicians like Ramanujan, Ary-abhatta, Pythagoras, Shakuntala Devi and Euclid were introduced by Anshika, Saloni, Aditi Arya, Navya, Himani, Pooja, Ruchika and Nidhi respec-tively.

Dodging tables for Jr.section A dodging table contest helps the students to be quick and efficient in calculations. This quiz was conducted on 05/08/2013 for the students of classes IV, V, VI.

Written quiz for Sr.section Quiz was conducted to develop the logical rea-soning, thinking ability and also to test the mathematical skills for all the students of classes IX to XII.

Maths Fair Maths fair was organized on 08/08/2013 with the help of students of classes VII and VIII. The stu-dents displayed hand made articles made by waste material. The shops had cards, gifts items, show pieces, painting etc. Fair was conducted to make students understand the concepts of cost price, selling price, profit, loss, discount and use of Mathematics in day to day life. The students participated with full enthusiasm and teachers and other students motivated them by buy-ing their things.

Symposium competition Symposium helps the students to enhance confi-

dence in public speaking, learn the topic in detail and inculcate the habit of explaining the things clearly. Symposium for classes VII to X was or-ganized on 12/08/2013 and 13/08/2013.

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SCHOLASTIC ACTIVTIES Social Science Week 2013 Skit was staged on World Population Day on 11.7.2013 Tree Plantation by NCC girls on 18.7.13. Collage Making Competition on topic Social Responsibili

ties and Promotion of Civic sense for class IX & X was conducted on 20.7.2013.

Environmental Quiz 2013on 23 July 2013 on topics air pollution, water pollution, biodiversity, general environ-ment, renewable resources, etc.

Guest lecture on 23rd July 2013 by Dr. G. Eranna (Sr. Prin-cipal Scientist, CEERI, Pilani). Lecture emphasized on the conservation of Resources and utilization of Alternative sources ,such resources that are infinite in nature (solar en-ergy), planting more and more trees and taking care of them, to keep our environment green and pollution free.

Dairy Farm Visit - For VII std on 19.7.2013 ,for Class 4th, 5th & 6th on 25.7.2013 for Class X on 30th July 2013 and for IX Std on 30.7.2013

Slogan Making Competition

Slogan making competition held on 29.11.2013 organized during Social Science Week. The topic was ‘Challenges faced by India’. Students of class IX actively participated.

Map Pointing Competition

As per the schedule of social science & commerce week, map pointing competition for class VI A and VI B was organized. All the students participated enthusiastically.

G.K Quiz

As scheduled under social science and commerce week, G.K Quiz for class IV to VIII was held on 28.11.2013. It was mandatory for all students of class VI to participate in it.

Poster making Competition (27.11.2013)

As a part of co-curricular activities in social science week, a poster making competition was conducted for class IV and V. Forty seven students participated and the topic was ‘Save Wild Life’. Students made beautiful posters and conveyed message to protect wild life and stop deforestation . Poster making competition on Conservation of Re-sources held on 28.11.2013 organized during Social Sci-ence Week. Students of class VIII actively participated.


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Class XI & XII Activities:

On 26.11.2013 there was written G.K. quiz for Commerce & Humanities students.

On 27.11.2013 class XII visited three Banks viz Axis, ICICI and Yes Bank. The real time banking process was ob-served by the students. The bank officials explained the critical commercial process along with security issues. The visit was interactive & informative and enhanced the financial transaction knowledge of the students. Stu-dents were escorted by Mrs. Nirmala Sehrawat, Mrs. Anju Dogra & Mrs. Sandhya Vyas.

On 28.11.2013 class XI & XII participated in the symposium. Students presented colourful, informative & inter-esting PPTs & covering wide range of topics like women trafficking, career options, dollar v/s rupee, consumer protection act, inflation, , challenges of Indian Economy, Social responsibilities of Business, Federal & Unitary features of Indian Constitution etc.

On 29.11.2013 there was a guest lecture by Prof. Omvir Chaudhary on career options & leadership quality.

On 30.11.2013 fun fair was organized & students practiced young entrepreneurs & experienced real function-ing of the market, management of the business skills. Various stalls were put & consumer awareness club made the consumers aware about their rights & marks like ISI, AGMARK, Food Security & Health Safety.

On 2.12.2013 there will be a visit by class XI to Bakhtawarpura village for Economic survey & learning and un-derstanding the village life & development.

Commerce & Social Science Week (26.11.13 to 2.12.13)


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Literary Club Activity Week from 29th July 2013 – 2nd Au-gust 2013

English Calligraphy Competition for Jr.Sec. on 29th July 2013. Just a Minute competition was on 29th July 2013 for the stu-dents of class IX & X. English Poem Recitation Competition (Jr.Sec.) was on 29th of July 2013. English Extempore Competition (Middle Section) on 30th July 2013. English Declamation Contest for class IX-X on 31st July 2013.

English Debate Competition Middle Section on the Topic Virtual games are more rewarding than physical sports”.

English Skit competition for the Junior Section was con-ducted on 02.8.2013. The themes of the play were based on moral lessons.

English Activity – ‘Weaving the Yarn’ was held for classes IV and V of BBV on the 3rd of August 2013. The students had to read the pictures displayed on the board and according to their understanding write a story.

Story Writing Competition A story writing Competition was held in Birla Balika Vi-daypeeth Pilani on 4th Sept. 2013 for classes IX & X. About forty students took part in it. The beginning time was given and the students used their imagination and crea-tivity to write the beautiful stories ranging from mystery, horror & surprise. They were full of emotions and thought provoking.


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HINDI WEEK - 2013 from 9th to 14th September 2013 9.9.13, Monday: Story Writing Competition for Mid. & Sr. Sections, 9.9.13 Hindi Poem recitation Competition –and Storytel-ling for Jr Section. 10.9.2013 Tuesday: Sukti & slogan writing competition for Junior, Middle & Senior Section

11.9.2013, Wednesday: Hindi Poem Recitation ‘Kavita path pratiyogita’ for Mid. Section 11.9.13 evening: Guest lecture by ‘Pramodini Dubey’ Princi-pal Adarsh Vidyamandir school Pilani 12.9.13 Thursday: Debate comp. for Sr.Sec. on the topic ‘Rajyon ka vibhajan desh hith mein hai”. 13.9.13, Friday: debate (Mid.Sec).– ‘Madhyawakash posha-har bhojan chatron ke hith mein hai’.

Hindi Calligraphy Competition: A Hindi calligraphy competition was held on April 25, 2013 with the purpose to improve hand writing of the students.

Book Fair The Book Fairs were organized by M/s Scholastic India Ltd. & M/s Book Tractor Book from 20 & 22 July 2013.


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Music Competition (Jr.Sec.) & (Mid.Sec.)- Vocal & Instrumental Music Comp. on 4th Sept. 2013.

EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR—Mr. JOHN MASON’S VISIT TO BIRLA BALIKA VID-YAPEETH. John A Mason visited our school on 21.8.2013 for Academic Review. Mr Mason started his day schedule with morning assembly where he addressed the students and teachers. He performed English Silent Reading assessment Exercise with Class V students and Loud Reading skill activity assessment with class IV students in the presence of Jr Section English Teacher Mrs Shireen Bhati. Subsequently he visited few classes where he assessed the teaching skills of the teachers. At the end of the day he examined an EVS exhibition by Junior section and exhibition of Students of Middle and Secondary section, and display of Investigatory Project Files of Senior section in different subjects. He had an interaction with the Senior teachers on SQAA and how to proceed about it.


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Visit Of Director BET Director BET Maj Gen S S Nair and HR Man-ager Mrs Harpreet Kaur Visited the school on 22nd Aug. Director Addressed the students in the morning assembly and then he visited the classes of Sen-ior section, Middle and Junior section for hav-ing the feel of functionality of the school. They visited Tuckshop , Sickroom, Library etc. to understand their problems if any. Director joined the students at Lunch. From 2pm to 3 pm Director addressed the teachers and expressed the observation points and suggested few points for implementation for further improvement.

EDUCATIONAL VISIT - Mu-seum Visit As a part of co-curricular activities students of IV, V and VI visited museum on 16.4.2013 with their teacher escorts Mrs. B. Priya and Mrs. Renu Sharma. They keenly observed various models based on Science subject like simple ma-chines, means of transport (new and old), Dams, Space, life cycle of silk moth, space crafts, robot and various industries like cotton, jute, steel, timber etc. They enjoyed a lot in Science gal-lery and gained knowledge by operating various models. They were extremely delighted on see-ing coal mine and various rocks. Their visit was surely a good opportunity to explore the Scien-tific facts and principles Dairy Farm Visit As a part of extra-curricular activities students of BBV, VII Std were taken to Patalpuri Dairy Farm on 19.7.2013. . Around 50 students together with the teacher in-charges Mrs. S M Raja and Mrs. B. Priya had entered the Dairy farm around 5 p.m. The care taker briefed about the number of cows used for milking purpose. The students were ex-cited to see the calves going towards the gate by calling them with the names . Students were given a chance to see the new born calf of 4 days and 1 day. The area where fodder was kept the students had a glimpse of it. At the end of the day they learnt to be friendly with animals as they are the part of our livelihood.


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72nd ANNUAL DAY CELEBRATIONS Birla Balika Vidyapeeth Pilani Rajasthan celebrated its 72nd Annual Day and Prize Distribution ceremony on 16th December 13. Pomp and Splendor accorded honour to the theme of the year 'Refulgence - 2013'. The students assembled a resplen-dent pageant of art, music, science, literature, dance & drama in culmination of the year long journey of discovery. No effort was spared and the result spoke for itself. The chief guest on the occasion was Maj Gen (Retd.) SS Nair, AVSM, Director BET Pilani along with the Guests of honour Ms Neeti Mohan (Pop Singer), Ms Shakti Mohan and Ms Mukti Mohan (Contemporary Dancers), Alumni of the school. The presence of Bollywood stars and the alumni added shimmer to the show. The day long extravaganza began with outdoor performances including the renowned Brass Band Display which is now synonymous to the grandeur of BBV, Korean Fan Dance, Pom Pom Drill, Garba from Gujarat and the world fa-mous Gangnam dance for Aerobic display. It was followed by exhibition which was well acknowledged by the guests and the visitors. Then it was the time for the most awaited cultural programme in the evening. The BITS Auditorium was full to its capacity. It comprised of the presentation of the school annual report by the Principal Dr. M. Kasturi, Speech by the Chief Guest and awards galore to acknowledge and motivate the students. The annual report gave a brief of the growth of the school both in terms of student and mentors strengths & their achievements as well as the growth of the infrastructure. To showcase the performance of the students the school orchestra & choir presented a musical extravaganza. The tiny tots in their coloured costumes and graceful steps enthralled the audience. The fusion of tap and Kathak was a true delight. The folk dances with their synchronized movements and live music grabbed all the attention. The play represented the role of a female and her unacknowledged efforts to nurture lives. The live per-formances by the guest Rockstars Ms Neeti, Ms Shakti and Ms Mukti were the show stopper. The programme con-cluded with the Vote of Thanks followed by the National Anthem. The audience was appreciative and in high spirits about the happenings of the day.


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PILANI BAND AT RAJPATH, NEW DELHI—THE PRIDE OF VIDYAPEETH ZENITH April 2013—December 2013 B I R L A B A L I K A V I D Y A P E E T H , P I L A N I

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PREFECTORIAL TEAM CLASS XII

SECOND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY

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First Floor (Sr.Sec.) classrooms renovated.

Face lift of all the Hostels. Renovation of six class rooms

and fixing of Aluminum gate in School Main Building is com-pleted.

Renovation of old AV Room Car parking on both sides of

School Main gate Renovation of Bursar’s residence . Green House is the Highlight of

development of School infra-structure.

INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS


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