Purwanchal Vidyamandir celebrated its Silver Jubilee on 9th July, 2023 at the Science City Auditorium with a grand cultural extravaganza.
The Chief Guest for the evening was Padma Shri awardee entrepreneur and industrialist Shri Prahlad Rai Agarwala and the Guest of Honour was the Senior Director (Education) of Kalyan Bharti Trust Prof. Dr. Basab Chaudhuri.
The programme started with the invocation of Ganesha which was followed by the welcome speech by the Principal Ms. Rani Jessica Gomes. After the ceremonial lamp lighting, the Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour unveiled the school magazine -The Zeal to a thunderous applause. The next event of the evening was the felicitation of the Chief Guest, the Guest of Honour, the former Rector Dr. J. Goswami and the Founder Principal Ms. Pushpita Barik.
The Chief Guest, the Guest of Honour and the special guests shared their words of wisdom with the audience.
The highlight of the evening was the mythological dance drama, Anandodham- the epiphany of 25’ staged by more than 400 students. The audience was mesmerized by the resplendent costumes and riveting moves of the cast. On the whole it was a very successful programme glorifying the 25th anniversary of the school.
Purwanchal Vidyamandir organized the prestigious Father George Hess Literary Competitions, ASISC Regional Declamation Competition - 2023, Sub-Junior Category on Tuesday, 18th July, 2023.
Dr. M. P. Rozario, Principal and Secretary of St. Sebastian's School, Kolkata and the President of ASISC, West Bengal Chapter and Ms. MousumiSaha, an eminent educationist and founder Principal of National English School, Assistant Secretary to the ASISC (WB & NE States) graced the occasion as the revered guests.
The esteemed panel of judges included Ms. Gita Shanmugavel, Ms. JayitaChanda and Mr. Nelson Jones from reputed schools of Kolkata. Students from 28 schools have participated in this competition. The third position was secured by Prapti Ray of Calcutta Public School, Kalikapur. The second rank holder was ShambhaviRewari of the The Heritage School. The winner of the day's competition was Devayudh Das of Delhi Public School, Megacity.
However, this competition turned out to be a celebration of the achievements of all the participants and the efforts put in by each one of them had been highly acknowledged
Purwanchal Vidyamandir is associated with Connecting Classrooms programme structured by the British Council, UK since 2013.
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities
The Connecting Classrooms programme is a flagship enterprise by British Council to embed global dimension into curricula worldwide.
The Connecting Classrooms programme provides a framework to implement activities of international concern for the pupils throughout the session.
Pupils from Lower Infant to Class XII work on various projects that are specially designed for each class and guided by teacher co-ordinators.
The programme has immensely helped our students to understand the importance of education through Global Learning with schools all over the world and
to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes so as to thrive as a worthy individual global citizen.
It has given us an opportunity to interact with overseas schools on creative teaching practices and real-time global learning.
We have created a place internationally through our exchange programme via our partner schools spread across countries such as
Nepal,Greece, Kenya, South Korea, Bangladesh, USA and UK. Recently we have also linked up with schools from Taiwan, Nigeria,Netherland, Spain and Turkey.
The Connecting Classrooms is more than just understanding global issues; it is about instilling both the teachers and students skills,
potentials or the power to bring about a positive change in the world. At present the IDS (formerlyISA) –International Dimension in Schools Award,
has its presence in 31 countries worldwide. It is indeed a great achievement for us as the proud recipient of winning this global recognition the prestigious IDS Award for three consecutive terms 2015-18, 2018- 21&2022-25.
It has ignited the team-spirit and dedication in the teachers and students that has resulted in bringing this accolade and recognition to our Purwanchal Vidyamandir.
Under the leadership and guidance of our Principal, Mrs. Rani Jessica Gomes and her whole-hearted support of the international programme in school,
we are developing and implementing international school programmes with partner schools through joint projects.
The activities are designed to give students the opportunity to develop knowledge and leadership qualities.
Since the commencement of the new academic session in April 2022, the students have started with renewed enthusiasm to work with partner schools of
various countries and cultures through collaborative curriculum- based projects, across a wide range of subjects.We hope to work hard and have yet another
successful year in building new global partnerships and sustaining the existing ones.
Our school remains committed to inculcating internationalism in education and working with schools across continents that support global citizenship.
The Scouts and Guides of Purwanchal Vidyamandir marched on a mission of
On 21st June 2023, International Yoga Day was celebrated by the students and teachers at Purwanchal Vidyamandir with great enthusiasm. Children observed and then displayed basic techniques of Yoga for Health, Yoga for Success, Yoga for Wellbeing, Yoga for peace and Yoga for Joy! Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition. We at Purwanchal Vidyamandir believe that as Indians, we should be proud of our rich cultural heritage. The growing pressure in day-to-day life, peer pressure and meeting people’s expectations is very stressful for the students. Inculcating the habit of practicing yoga will have a positive effect on their physical and mental well-being. It will also aid in their creativity as yoga embodies the unity of mind and body, thought and action. Let us all make Yoga ‘A Way of Life!
The annual World No Tobacco Day campaign (31st May 2023) is an opportunity to raise awareness about the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use. The objective of World No-Tobacco Day is to encourage all persons worldwide who smoke or chew tobacco to quit. Scouts & Guides campaigned in the school neighbourhood to highlight how tobacco harms our health and the planet’s health.
In a special drive, the West Bengal Health Department started the Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign (MRVC) across the State from 9th January, 2023.
The MR Vaccination Camp was organised in the month of January in our school auditorium where children between 3 years and 15 years were given a dose of the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine in their school as part of a programme to eradicate measles and control rubella.
On 15th August, 2023, Purwanchal Vidyamandir organized the Independence Day
programme. The management, staff and students were present at the event. The event
started with a welcome address by the Principal, Ms. Rani Jessica Gomes.
A glorious march past of students parading the school ground created an apt
ambience. The tri-coloured flag was hoisted by Mr. Raj Kumar Chandwasia the
President of Purwanchal Nagarik Samity, the mother concern of the school. The ‘Song
of Independence’ echoed through the nooks of the school ground.
In the auditorium the school had arranged for a felicitation of the brilliant achievers of
the ICSE-2023 and ISC-2023 examinations as well as the CISCE and various
interschool sports events.
Thereafter, a small cultural programme included a speech, recitations in Bengali, a
spectacular Yoga display, a song and dance item ‘Desh Ke Veer’ and a mesmerizing
dance performance ‘Unity in Diversity’ displaying the multicultural ethos of India.
The successful event came to an end with the vote of thanks.
We have come a long way in 76 years, but we still have a long way to go. We must continue to fight for social justice, economic equality, and environmental sustainability. We must also work to strengthen our democracy and to promote peace and harmony in our world. Said the Principal
The Annual Prize Day of Purwanchal Vidyamandir was held on 13th May 2023. It is one of the most significant days in school. It is a day to make the students proud in front of the gazing eyes of a large audience, friends, parents and relatives.
The students who have achieved excellence in academics and co-curricular activities were felicitated.
The programme was enjoyable and left a lasting impression in the hearts and minds of the students as well as parents.