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Initiatives

Indian School Muscat launches 'ISMKIDSPORT - Sporting Future'

Indian School Muscat (ISM) launched 'ISMKIDSPORT-Sporting Future' on 8th November 2017. 'ISMKIDSPORT- Sporting Future' was launched by the Chief Guest Mr. Vinoba M. P., Chairman, Council of the CBSE Affiliated schools in the Gulf and Principal - Indian School Ibri. The first event was flagged off by the Guest of Honor, Mr. Barakat Al Harthi, Oman's sprinter and representative at Rio Olympics 2016. The launch was presided by Dr. Thashli Thankachen, Convener, School Management Committee (SMC), Mr. Ajaykumar (Chairperson-Academics), Mr. Shameer P. T. K. (Chairperson-Sports), Mr. Shahab Haider Rizvi (Chairperson-Projects), Dr. Sharmela Sondhi (Chairperson-Staff Welfare), Mr. Jignesh (SMC), Mr. Dinesh M.P. (SMC), Dr. Rajeev Kumar Chauhan (Principal-ISM), Mr. Saji S. Nair (Senior Vice-Principal: Admin), Mr. Deep Wilson (Advisor to Principal), Vice-Principals and Asst.Vice-Principals. 'ISMKIDSPORT - Sporting Future' follows a unique responsive curriculum, based on the participation and progress made by the child. It integrates athletics and transitional games thereby improving cognitive, physical, psychomotor and affective development. Professionally trained Physical Education teachers of the school are implementing the program. Optimum equipments are made available for active engagement of children during sessions all-round the year. The child's progress is tracked as per the set assessment metrics in the curriculum. Children learn through movements which teach them self-expression, advanced motor skills and mental alertness. Movements for children will improve through learning opportunities, diligent practice and guidance during practice. 'ISMKIDSPORT - Sporting Future' will enable students to develop a healthy mind within a healthy body consequently improving the competitive spirit of students with their peers and enhancing overall personality development. Approximately 250 entries were received for suggesting a unique name for the newly launched Education in Sports. The entry submitted by Mr. Aklary Sajindran, HoD (French - Middle and Senior Section) was chosen by the selection panel. He was rewarded with cash prize by Mr. Vinoba M. P. and a gift by Mr. Barakat Al Harthi.

Hydroponics Project

Indian School Muscat (ISM) on Thursday, 2nd November 2017, in a giant leap in the history of ISM, pioneered a new chapter aiming at instilling modern scientific flair amongst students. H. E. Indra Mani Pandey, Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman, unveiled the Hydroponics Project at ISM, the first of its kind ever initiated amongst Schools in Middle East and India. Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants using only water, nutrients, and a growing medium. Plants may be grown with only their roots exposed to the mineral solution or the roots may be supported by an inert medium, such as, perlite or gravel. The students have got introduced to the various types of Hydroponics, such as, Wick Systems / Passive hydroponics, Deep Water Culture (DWC), Nutrient Film Technique (NFT), Ebb and Flow (Flood and Drain), Aeroponics and Drip Systems. In the world of time and space constraints the simple, effective hydroponics system helps in growing plants where and when one chooses. This project was initiated in ISM through the technical support by a parent Mr Muralee Manohar, who works with Themar Group. The students elaborated on the various methods and techniques of Hydroponics and how it can be made functionally economical and viable. H. E. Indra Mani Pandey, Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman, expressed his happiness over the way the students demonstrated the project by stating that the students of ISM not only keep themselves updated with scientific innovations and new technologies, and they also implement them in their school learning programmes. The presence of dignitaries, Dr. Thashli Thankachen, Convener, Indian School Muscat Management Committee, Mr. Shameer PTK, Chairperson, Sports & Co- Curricular Sub-Committee, Dr. Sharmela Sondhi, Chairperson, Staff, Parent & Community Welfare Sub-Committee, Mr. Shahab Haider Rizwi, Chairperson, Projects Sub-Committee, Mr. Sachin Toprani, SMC Coordinator for Hydroponics, Mr. Dinesh M P, SMC Member and Dr. Shekhar, SMC Member, Dr Rajeev Kumar Chauhan, Principal, Indian School Muscat, school officials, parents and students have made this well inscribed event an unforgettable landmark in the history of Indian School Muscat. Dr Rajeev Kumar Chauhan, Principal Indian School Muscat congratulated the teachers and students who have taken up this pilot project as part of STEM Education.

Advancing STEAM Education - A 2020 Version

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is vital for the future success of students. Integrated STEM education is one way to make learning more connected and relevant for students. Keeping this in mind, Indian school Muscat has launched STEM education this year. The civilization in the division of labour in primitive hunter- gatherer communities. It is reasonable to assume that there must have been a time, during the early epochs of evolution of our species when every human adult alive on the planet was a polymath and an encyclopaedia of all that was known in that part of the world. Else he would have imperilled his own survival. Much later, with the institutionalisation of education, the unscientific division of knowledge gained respectability and these artificial fragments of knowledge acquired a new name – subjects. The exponential growth in the sphere of knowledge made it more and more difficult to be cognizant of all or even most of the various fields of knowledge. Today knowing more and more about less and less has become a norm rather than an exception and a generation has ended up knowing less and less about more and more. This trend is evident in the irrational system of ‘departments’ even in primary sections in certain schools. Compartmentalisation has become the catch word. We have even invented a euphemism for this idiosyncrasy – specialisation. It has even become fashionable to be a specialist. Thus, we, in our mindless chase of success have ignored the development of integrated knowledge in pupils which is the raison de tour of education. The truth we lost sight of in our rat race for specialisation, whether it is in the field of science, engineering, mathematics or medicine, is the irrefutable interconnectivity in the complex web of existence. A pebble on the beach has biology in the colony of microbes on its surface, chemistry in its composition, physics in its atomic structure, geography in its smooth surface, cosmology in its ancient origin and perhaps was once a crude tool in the hands of one of our Palaeolithic ancestors smashing an animal bone for its nutritious marrow and thus might have had a shared history with our civilization. No subject is an island. Human knowledge is a vast, encompassing, indivisible ocean which blends and dissolves all our thoughts, dreams, discoveries and inventions. Having activities that show real-life implications of STEM can pull together the ideas presented in school and help to show how they benefit our society and the world as a whole. Children can see that what they are learning now is pertinent to their future and the future of the whole world, creating an interest while learning new concepts in the classrooms.

Terrarium Project

Indian School Muscat launched the Terrarium project. It is the second new initiative from the Biology department, the first being Hydroponics. The Chief Guest, His Excellency, Shri Indra Mani Pandey, inaugurated the Terrarium project on Saturday, 17th February 2018 in the School's Multipurpose Hall. It includes a year-long curriculum for setting-up and maintaining a terrarium for students to use for experimentation and learning.

Ism Implements ‘We Care’ To Protect Students

Indian School Muscat (ISM) has formulated and implemented a Policy Document viz., “WE CARE – Committed to Child Care, Safety & Protection” to promote child safety and defend child rights of the students. The Policy document contains procedures in accordance with the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (2009), Right to Education Bill (2009) & Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO Act 2012) in India and the Oman Child Law 2010. ISM has taken up several steps to ensure the safety and security of the students. All the reported cases of suspicions and complaints are immediately taken up through the procedures as mentioned in the manual and the decisions are implemented to safeguard the students. There are posters displayed within sandwich frames in main entrances and corridors of all campuses of the school with name and contact details of the designated section and teacher in charge for creating awareness and communication. Series of presentations and talks are conducted for teachers and students, enabling the school community to be aware and make use of the facility. The procedural handling of the project is taken care of by the designated teacher in-charge who is the first point of contact for students, teaching and non-teaching staff in all matters of child protection. The designated teachers coordinate the child protection procedures in the school with the Vice Principal of the section to ensure the smooth implementation of child safety. The Principal is the first point of communication with external agencies in all matters pertaining to child protection. The designated safeguarding sections in charge along with the counsellors advise and act upon all suspicion and evidence of abuse reported to them. They liaise with the management. The preventive and proactive steps implemented as per the “WE CARE”, ensure the safety and protection of the students of Indian School Muscat.

ISM Bridge

ISM BRIDGE (Business Research, Incubation & Innovation Development Growth Entrepreneurship) aimes at nourishing students’ fresh ideas, empowering them with skills to bring positive change in themselves and the world. Entrepreneurial education is vital for the development of Entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviours, spirit of initiative and to improve Entrepreneurial skills of young people.It stimulates creativity, self-confidence, encourages students to come up with innovative start-ups and increase the role of entrepreneurs in society and helps build economy. Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking and it is an approach that identifies new opportunities and solves problems. It is not constrained by the present and finds applicability in the future. Entrepreneurship thinking skills enhances the value of knowledge obtained from the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) disciplines and brings out solutions to complex problems by integrating the knowledge and by transforming knowledge into value creation

ISM Virtual Learning Portal

ISM Virtual Learning Portal is yet another new initiative at ISM. It is a Moodle based Learning Management System. It supports offline learning with collaborative and self-paced learning activities. It has an easy to use interface and intuitive navigation for beginners. It has been implemented in Classes V to XII.

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