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By Nandini P S
Fish, birds and fighter planes landed on the Chess Square at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore on Saturday, the 27th of June. But all were made of paper and by children. A new programme 'Weekend at the Park' was launched on that day by Sundaram Finance. This company has been conducting an early morning
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By Nandini P S
February is for Science. Events were lined up celebrated National Science Day for a whole month at Sir Sivaswamy Kalalaya. Many competitions were also held. The primary class children viewed cartoon shows, related to science. Guest lectures were given for the students of Class 8 and above. A skit
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By Nandini P S
Turtles are the oldest living group of reptiles. An exhibition on these creatures was held in the Egmore Museum recently. Real specimens of turtles were kept in glass cases. One was that of a large Loggerhead turtle which was kept in front of a large picture of the sea and covered all around in sand.
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By Nandini P S
Do you like doing craft items? My friend Meera and I do. Our school Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya organized a Craft Bazaar from Nov. 20 to 22 at our school premises. Students from all classes submitted their art works and they were displayed to the students and the parents. Each class did a specific craft
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By Nandini P S
Our school, Sir Sivaswamy Kalalaya, organised an excursion to Pollachi and Valparai for the students of class 7 and 8 from September 24 to 27. We boarded the Cheran Express in Chennai Central and reached Coimbatore, singing songs and enjoying the train journey. Even some of the teachers joined us! From
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By Nandini P S
Can you nail a nail on a piece of wood using a raw banana as a hammer? Or can you break a rubber ball by dropping it on the ground? These were some of the things demonstrated at a program titled ‘Fun with Science’. It was conducted on Sep. 20 at the Birla Planetarium. The first part of the
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By Nandini P S
Students of Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya, Mylapore and Hindu Senior Secondary School, Adyar went on a program - a Nature Walk - organised by the ‘The School’ (Krishnamurti Foundation India) and the Theosophical Society on Sep. 4, 2008. They conduct regular nature programs every month for school children. A
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By Nandini P S
A group of students from Sir Sivaswamy Kalalaya visited Oothukkadu near Thanjavur on Janmashtami day and presented the music compositions of Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi. This is a report by Nandini P S who was among the participanats in the event, in her own words. If you love classical Carnatic music,
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By Nandini P S
Are you interested in art and drawing? Then surely you should have attended the book reading event conducted at the SAS Connections Store in Besant Nagar. The book was ‘Creative expressions – say it with art’ written by Sangeeta Prasad. She is an art therapist, who studied in Washington and likes
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By Nandini P S
The chess square in the Nageswara Rao Park gets crowded with people on the first Sunday of every month. That is when Sundaram Finance organises kutcheri by young children at the park in the heart of the city, Mylapore. This weekend, on July 6, a group of 20 students from Sri Sankara Vidyalaya Matriculation
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