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Indian School Sohar is an english medium,co- educational for foreigners and is situated in Sohar in the Sultanate of Oman. It was founded in 1982 and is managed by the members of the Indian business community. It has students from kindergarten to Class 12 and is affiliated to Central board of secondary education, Central Board of Secondary Education[1] (CBSE, New Delhi), India.[1] It is one of fifteen schools managed by Indian embassy in Oman. The school is intended for students of Indian nationality, but some students are from Pakistan, Egypt, and Sri Lanka.

History

Indian School Sohar (ISS) was named after the student community attending it. Mrs Asha Sakrani the first principal of the school, saw the school grow from very humble beginnings. The school was founded for the education of children from India in and around Sohar. Initially there were 8 students and the school was run in a single room. Asha Sakrani was the only teacher available and the principal too. Students had to use mats and the only furniture was a single table and chair. The second and third years saw more students and more teachers. N. Subramanian took over as Principal in 1992 and later the school moved to a place near the souq. The CBSE affiliation for class ten came in 1994 and the subsequent year saw the first batch appearing in class ten board (CBSE)examination. In the year 2001 class twelve also became affiliated to CBSE thus increasing student strength and need for good education. The school has grown from one room in 1982 to two double storey blocks with 38 classrooms. It is located in the Al Hambar area of Sohar. Mr.Jayant Kumar Arora,who is from Gurgaon,Delhi,who is a very well qualified, disciplined and has remained an ex-principal of many well known schools in India joined as the Principal Of Indian School Sohar in the year 2007. Dr. Vinu Kumar joined the school later in 2008 as Vice-Principal. The school logo states - "From darkness to light" in Sanskrit and English, a lamp in the centre flanked by a pair of swans and an open book symbolizing learning. It does not have any parent teacher association which is in accordance to the local laws, however it does have a student council and a management committee with a parent representative on it.

Facilities

The School has well equipped Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer and Mathematics laboratories. The school library has 15,212 volumes. It also has an Art and crafts room. Audio-visual aids with 3-Dimensional multimedia animation teaching aids for classes six to eight, complement regular traditional teaching methods. This facility is expected to be available for other classes also in the near future. As of now, ISS offers CBSE format of education to 1800 students. A good auditorium, bigger playground with provision for football, cricket, gymnasium and a swimming pool are proposed. The number of students enrolled has soared in these two years, and there was an urgent need to expand the school. New room were added in the new block. At the same time the sections in each class were increased, with some having sections up to 'E' grade. The kindergarten classes are held in a separate building across the road. The management is trying to acquire another larger piece of land to expand the infrastructure.

Academics

As of 2011, the school operates on a 07.50 a.m.- 02.00 p.m.schedule, Saturday to Thursday (classes 1 to 4 are closed). This includes 8 periods of study and a lunch break. Students are not allowed to leave the premises during school hours. A uniform dress code is followed for all students. In 2011 AISSCE ( Class 12 Board exams) the students brought laurels to the school. Students(Pathik Aravind and Anuja Ketan Tole) scored 99 in chemistry,98 (Heena Bapodra) in Informatics Practices, 97 in Biology (Pathik Aravind),96 in Mathematics (Pathik Aravind),95 in English(15 students, 95 in Physics (Anuja Ketan Tole, Arshi Tandon and Abhishek Mishra).[2] [3]

Workshops / Seminars

  1. Through the resource persons at Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir, workshops were organized for teachers under the leadership of Mr. Lobo, Director of Education.
  2. Senior teachers attended Shastra Pratibha contest meeting at Indian Embassy on 21 August 2008.
  3. Hindi teachers attended a workshop on Hindi by Dr Ramkaran Dabhas from SCERT, Delhi at Indian School Muscat.
  4. Teachers training programme for kindergarten teachers at Indian school Al Wadi Al Kabir on 16 November 2008 was attended by the respective teachers.
  5. A workshop for teachers by Serve And Inspire (SAI) was organized on 20 November 2008 at the school premises in Sohar.

In the year 2011, there were several management issues related to 1) Standard of education 2) Inadequate infrastructural facilities 3) Misconduct of teachers other minor issues. The parents association of Indian school sohar had submitted a memorandum to the principal of the school regarding these issues. A copy of the memorandum was also sent to Indian cabinet minister E Ahamed, Member of parliament P Rajeev, the indian ambassador to oman and the school management committee on 18th November 2011.

Extracurricular activities

Scouts and Guides

The students of classes 6 and above participate in scouts and Guides. Annual outdoor camps are held besides the weekly in-house activities. ===Sports===

The school had participates in many sporting activities and have entered Gulf zone events in 2009. The school won the finals of the cricket championship last year and have come second in its football matches. The school conducts an annual athletic meet. This athletic meet showcases the talents of students in sports. Tough competition goes on between the houses on the sports day. It was a spectacular show consisting of aerobics, P.T. display, races, shot put, discus, and gymnastics. The teachers also take part in all co-curricular activities. In 2009, 7 students along with a teacher went for the first time to participate in national athletics in India. 2008 saw many inter-house outdoor sports events for both boys and girls. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EVENTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE SCHOOL SITE.

The House Cup

2008 was a great year for the ISS students. The students were divided into 4 houses, all well balanced. The race to the top was tight but Yellow house gained first place with Green house 7 points behind. Red house came third and Blue ended up last.

Athletics

In 2009 four students of ISS were selected for the National Athletic events to be held in Jaipur, early next year. Pathik Aravind, Tanvi Shah, Anju and Jessy Jacob were the winners.

Awards

The ISS won the Shastra Pratibha Contest 2 years in a row (2008 and 2009) in the sub senior group and are the proud recipients of "Indian Ambassador's rolling trophy". The contest is organized by Science India Forum and the trophy is awarded to the winning school.

The Indian school Sohar team composed of Akshay Purohit, Gaurav Mokhasi and Sachin D. Siby was adjudged Runner's up school team category in the open Quiz, held annually by Times of Oman.[4][5] The mega finals were held on 17 April 2009 in Qurum amphitheater. 179 teams participated from all over Oman and Sohar school team was 4th. His Excellency Mr Anil Wadhwa, the Indian ambassador to Oman visited the school.[6] The school has been organizing many competitive events amongst the students to hone their skills.[7]

Gaurav Mokhasi was congratulated by the former president of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, at a grand awards ceremony held at the Qurum amphitheater on 20 November, for being the school's Class X board exam winner. In other events held to commemorate the former president's visit, Akshay Purohit and Aviral Kulshreshtha were finalists in the oratorical contest.

ISS has always been part of the national news.;;;[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Also, the school has participated in many international olympiads such as the 2009 International Informatics Olympiad, whose school winners were Moanis Mohamed of Class X, Akshay Purohit of Class XI, and Sirisha Jayanti of Class XII. Seven students secured a perfect score of 10 in Class 10 (AISSE) exams 2011.[15] Four students of class 12 of 2010-11 batch were awarded by Department of Science and Technology for INSPIRE scholarship of Rs 4 lakhs stretched over 5 years for securing high marks and reaching the top 1% TOP scorers in CBSE Class 12 Board exams held in 2011. The students are Anuja K Tole, Arshi Tandon,Gaurav S Mokhasi and Pathik Aravind[16]

References

  1. ^ CBSE, ISS (11/09/2009). "Affiliation". EDUCATIONAL. CBSE. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-09-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ http://timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=45435
  3. ^ http://www.omantribune.com/index.php?page=news&id=92588&heading=Oman
  4. ^ Oman, Times (18 April 2009). "Times of Oman Quiz". News. Times of Oman. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-09-11. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Oman, Times (18 April 2009). "Times of Oman Quiz". News. Times of Oman. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-09-11. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Embassy, ISS (November 2007). "Ambassdor's Visit" (PDF). News. Indian Embassy. p. 12. Retrieved 2009-09-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Oman, ISS (24 May 2007). "Competitions". News. Times of Oman. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-09-11. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Creative Minds. Times of Oman, Page 7,August 01,2007
  9. ^ Calligraphy competition in ISS. Times of Oman, Page 5 August 9, 2007
  10. ^ Maths Operation contest. Oman Tribune, Page 3, Nation, August 31, 2007
  11. ^ Oman Tribune. Page 3, Nation, August 10, 2007
  12. ^ Spotlight. Oman daily observer.August 01,2007
  13. ^ Tribune, Nation, August 09,2007
  14. ^ http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=37075&rand=0H5gIP2CXrcdS4LIYYh1QUIEmw
  15. ^ http://www.etimesofoman.com/popup.htm?web/Photographs/2011/06/05/018/05_06_2011_018_002_000.jpg
  16. ^ CBSE circular no. CBSE/CU/INSPIRE-2011/ dated 01/07/2011

Recently Apoorv Verma a student of class XI won the third prize in the Ambassador's Polemic Challenge and was congratulated by H.E. Sri Anil Wadhwa,Ambassador of India to Sohar.

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