welcome address to new students

WELCOME ADDRESS TO
NEW STUDENTS
18 August, 2012
Dr Matthew Sullivan
Principal
WELCOME TO
THE TISB
FAMILY!!
ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR NEW STUDENTS
2:00 PM
Address by Dr Matthew Sullivan, Principal, Dr (Mrs.)
Bindu Hari, Senior Principal & Director and Dr K P
Gopalkrishna, Chairman to all new students and
their parent/guardians.
Venue: Auditorium.
2:45 PM
An overview of Boarding in TISB, Mr Dhanvir
Fernandes, Deputy Principal Pastoral.
Venue: Auditorium.
3:15 PM
Meeting for IB students and parents. Introduction by Dr
Azra Begum, Deputy Principal Academic followed by
presentation by Mrs Prabha Madhukumar, IB Coordinator.
Venue: Auditorium.
3:15 PM
Meeting for IGCSE students and parents. Introduction by Dr
Matthew Sullivan, Principal followed by presentation by Mrs
Vijayalakshmi, IGCSE Coordinator.
Venue: Drama Room – Auditorium Building.
3.15 PM
Meeting of Middle School Students and Parents. Introduction by Mr
Dhanvir Fernandes, Deputy Principal Pastoral followed by a
presentation by Mrs Madonna Francis, Middle School Coordinator.
Venue: Music Room—Auditorium Building.
3.45 PM
Tea in portico. Parents to proceed to the Academic Block to meet
respective coordinators.
4:15 PM
Address by Dr Matthew Sullivan, Principal to overseas parents and
students.
Venue: Auditorium.
• 5:00 PM
Venue:
Meeting with Boarding
Housemaster/Housemistress in
respective Boarding Houses for
all students and parents.
Respective Boarding Houses.
• 5:30 PM
• 6:00 PM
Parents Depart
Campus tour for students.
Schedule for 19th August, 2012
8.30 AM-4.00 PM: Student activities. Parents
may consult further with coordinators.
4.00 PM: Meeting for parents of IB students
(Grade XI and XII). Auditorium.
5.15 PM: Parents depart.
TISB STAFF INTRODUCTIONS
Senior Management Team
Dr Azra Begum – Deputy Principal Academic
Mr Dhanvir Fernandes – Deputy Principal Pastoral
Mrs Stephanie Jones & Mrs Sangeetha Mahadevan –Deputy
Principals Primary Years
Mrs Kitty Bell, Deputy Principal for Higher Education and Careers
Coordinators
Mrs Prabha Madhukumar – IB Coordinator
Mr Santanu Paul—Asst IB Coordinator
Mrs Vijayalakshmi–IGCSE Coordinator
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Mrs Chandra Subramaniam– Asst IGCSE Coordinator
Mrs Madonna Francis– Middle School coordinator
Mr Anurag Thoke – Asst Middle School Coordinator
Mr Darren Jones—Creative Arts Coordinator
Mrs Sandhya Kadam–College Counseling Coordinator
Mr Anand Jerome CAS Coordinator [Boys Boarders] &
BHM BIH Grade XI
• Mrs Sampa Sanyal CAS Coordinator [Girls Boarders] &
BHM GIH Grade XII
• Mr Zarathusht Ragaby- TISB Trips Coordinator, CAS
Coordinator [Day Scholars], Master In Charge IAYP &
BHM JBIH Grade IX
Heads of Department; Masters& Mistresses in charge of subjects
•Mr Naveen Anjo Tom - HOD Social Science,
Master In charge Economics & BHM Grade XII
BIH
•Mr Vinayak Kulkarni– HOD Maths
•Mrs Sasikala Nair – HOD Science
•Mrs Manomita Banerjee – HOD Modern
Languages
•Mrs Anila George – HOD English
•Mrs Jyothy Menon- HOD EFL
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Mrs Eugene Barnaart – HOD Drama
Mr Joseph De Metro– HOD Art
Mr Tarun Biswas – HOD PE
Mr Benny M D – HOD Library
Mrs Archana Tripati – Mistress in charge
Hindi
• Ms Nandita – Mistress in charge French
• Ms Joanne– Mistress in charge Chinese
• Dr Alain Faure – Master in charge German
•Mrs Sonia Mathews – Mistress in charge Biology
Administrative team:
•Mr Ashok Hegde – Estate Manager
•Mr Raghavendra Prabhu and Mrs Ranjini - Bursary
•Mr Abad Irani – Registrar
•Mrs Deepa Kandiah – Admissions Officer
•Mrs Supriya Bose – Executive Secretary
•Mr Srinivasan–Transportation
•Mr Rohith and Mr Sudeep– Reception
•Mrs Jayashree – Stores
•Ms Colleen Nunez– Medical Centre
Boarding BIH
•Mr Gopinathan – Senior BHM - BIH
•Mr Adrian D’Monte - BHM Grade XII
•Mr Naveen Anjo Tom – BHM Grade XII
•Mr Anand Jerome – BHM Grade XI
•Mr Santanu Paul-BHM Grade XI
•Mr Bimal - BHM Grade X
•Mr Manoj Agarwal–BHM Grade X
•Mr Rajesh Kumar – BHM Grade X
Boarding JBIH:
Mr Alwin Rajan– Senior BHM
Mr Zarathusht Ragaby – BHM Grade IX
Mr David Wilson – BHM Grade VIII
Mr Vijayakumar –BHM Grade VII
Mr Jonathan Wright—BHM Grades IV-VI
Boarding GIH:
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Mrs Namrata Lund – Senior BHM
Mrs Sampa Sanyal – BHM Grade XII
Ms Bhaswati Bhar – Asst BHM Grade XII
Ms Nitasha Chandran –BHM Grade XI
Ms Leena Hatkar—Asst BHM Grade XI
Mrs Nancy Vidyasagar –BHM Grade VII-X
Mrs Mahua Bakshi—BHM Grade VII-X
Mrs Babitha B N – Asst BHM Grade IV-VI
Academic Outcomes 2012
Excellent!!
Shruthi Badri
Amherst College
Physics
NTSE Scholarship
Topped Southeast Asia in UNSW examinations
$802,000 in scholarships
44 Points in IB
Damini Ghosh
Princeton University
Economics
Deputy Head Girl
$213,000 in scholarships
10A* at IGCSE
Topped India in IGCSE Mathematics
Perfect 800 in SAT
43 Points in the IB
Paul Jolly
Harvey Mudd College
Engineering
Head of Boys Boarding House
Outstanding Achievement Award in Sports
Two perfect 800s in SAT
$110,000 in scholarships
10 A* at IGCSE
43 Points in IB
Shruti Singapur
Harvey Mudd College
Physics
School Prefect
US National Merit Scholarship Winner
$40,000 in additional scholarships
Three perfect 800s in SAT
43 Points in IB
Manmeet Singh Saluja
National University of Singapore
Engineering
Perfect 800 in SAT
Ranked 2 in Middle East Region for NSO
42 Points in IB
Meher George Abrao
London School of Economics
Social Policy and Economics
School Prefect
42 Points in IB
Samir Mathrani
Columbia University
Computer Science and Mathematics
Deputy Head Boy
2 perfect 800s in the SAT
42 points in IB
Aman Mantena
Columbia University
Physics
Three perfect 800s in SAT
41 Points in IB
Yeshoda Karuturi
Washington University in St. Louis
Economics
$80,000 in scholarships
41 Points
Chakshu Agarwal
Georgia Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Perfect 800 in SAT
40 Points in IB
Kushagra Kanoria
University of Michigan
Pure Mathematics
Two perfect 800s in SAT
40 Points in IB
Tanvi Lal
Emory University
Liberal Arts
$80,000 in scholarships
Head of Girls Boarding House
Outstanding Achievement Award in Sports
40 Points in IB
Nipun Parasrampuria
Harvey Mudd College
Engineering
Four perfect 800s in SAT
40 Points in IB
Devesh Saraf
Emory University
Business Management
IGCSE Global topper in Mathematics
Two perfect 800s in SAT
40 Points in IB
Omkar Vichare
University of Pennsylvania
Economics and Mathematics
Head Boy
Perfect 800 in SAT
National Topper in IGCSE Computer Studies
40 Points in IB
Shrivant Bhartia
Northwestern University
Electrical Engineering
40 Points in IB
Sanaya Irani
University of Warwick
Politics and International Studies
Head Girl
39 Points in IB
Abhishek Goenka
Harvey Mudd College
Engineering
School Prefect
Two perfect 800s in SAT
$20,000 Scholarship
39 Points
Karishma Kewalramani
University of California at Berkeley
Psychology and Political Science
School Prefect
Perfect 800 in SAT
$80,000 in scholarships
Co-Founder of NGO Youthrise
39 Points in IB
Sharan Motiani
Tufts University
Economics
House Captain
Perfect 800 in SAT
39 Points in IB
Aneesha Reddy
University of Michigan
Engineering
$20,000 in scholarships
39 Points
Medha Agarwal
University of Birmingham
Medicine
39 Points in IB
Vishal Khemka
New York University
Economics
$74,000 in scholarships
School Prefect
39 Points in IB
Vivek Srinivasan
Georgia Institute of Technology
Engineering
Perfect 800 in the SAT
39 points in IB
Parigna Praveen
Duke University
International Studies and Music Technology
School Prefect
Two perfect 800s in the SAT
Topped India in IGCSE Music and English Lit.
Topped Karnataka in solo piano
39 Points in IB
Rhea Karia
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Business Management and Technology
House Captain
10 A* at IGCSE
39 points in IB
COLLEGE
PLACEMENTS 2012
All Records Broken!!
715 admission offers for 122 students
(a 16% increase on 2011 figures)
USA
•Columbia University
•Princeton University
•Stanford University
•University of Pennsylvania
•Cornell University
•University of Chicago
•Duke University
•Harvey Mudd College
•Carnegie Mellon University
•Northwestern University
•University of California, Berkeley
•New York University, Stern School of Business
UK
London School of Economics
Imperial College London
Kings College London
University College London
University of Warwick
Bristol University
St Andrews University
CANADA
• McGill University
• University of British Columbia
• University of Toronto
LIBERAL ARTS AND SPECIALIST
INSTITUTES
• Amherst College
• Claremont McKenna College
• Central St Martin’s College of Art, London
• Parsons School of Design
• Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology
• Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne
2012 SCHOLARSHIPS:
USD $6,800,000.00
(a 94% increase on 2011 figures)
TOP SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 2012
SHRUTHI BADRI
Destination: Amherst College
Subject: Physics
Total Scholarship amount:
$ 802,600
Other Acceptances :
University of British Columbia
Harvey Mudd College
Macalester College
Oberlin College
Reed College
EASHAA PAREKH
Destination: Syracuse University
Subject: Architecture
Total Scholarship amount:
$ 448,000
Other Acceptances:
Maryland Institute College of Art
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
New York University
Parsons The New School for Design
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pratt Institute
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of the Arts London
AMAYA ILLURI
Destination: Wheaton College
Subject: Liberal Arts
Total Scholarship amount:
$ 369,500
Other Acceptances:
Clark University
Denison University
Lewis & Clark College
University of British Columbia
Hampshire College
ATUL SHASTRY
Destination: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Subject: Chemical Engineering
Total Scholarship amount:
$ 351,256
Other Acceptances:
Berea College
University of Cincinnati
Indiana University at Bloomington
University of Louisville
The Ohio State University
DURGA JAYARAMAN
Destination: Middlebury College
Subject: Religious Studies and Philosophy
Total Scholarship amount:
Other Acceptances:
Colorado College
Connecticut College
Davidson College
Macalester College
Trinity College
Tufts University
Wesleyan University
$ 348,000
KANIKA BALI
Destination: Hong Kong University
Subject: Business Management
Total Scholarship amount:
$ 316,591
Other Acceptances:
Babson College
Grinnell College
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Indiana University at Bloomington
University of Richmond
IGCSE RESULTS 2012
AMAZING!
• 69% of all examinations Grade A*-A
• 90% of all examinations Grades A*-B
• 98% of all examinations Grades A*-C
ABHINAV JHA 9A*
GUHAN MURUGANANDAM 9A*
WILLIAM SCHMITT 9A*
ROOHI DALAL 9 A*
ANIKA NAGPAL 9A*
WEERACHAI AREECHITSAKUL 9A*
MALAY GAJAMER 8A*, 1A
PARUL AGRAWAL 8A*, 1A
ANKITA MANDAVA 8A*, 1A
BHAI JAIVEER SINGH 8A*, 1A
SAGAR PRAMOD JAJOO 8A*, 1A
SARAYU KRISHNA 8A*, 1A
DIVYA MEHTA 8A*, 1A
KARAN ARORA 8A*, 1A
JUHI GOENKA 8A*, 1A
CHIRAG MOHAN PARVANGADA 8A*, 1A
GROWTH
• 210 new students this year, from all
corners of the globe.
• 985 in total.
• Nearly 50:50 girl/boy ratio in IB.
• 55% international students.
DIVERSITY
Count of
Name
Nationality
Grade
PKG
KG 1
KG 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
AUSTRALIAN
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
BANGLADESHI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
BELGIAN
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
BRITISH
1
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
5
0
1
5
5
2
CANADIAN
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
DUTCH
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
FRENCH
2
1
2
5
1
5
2
4
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
GERMAN
0
1
2
1
4
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
INDIAN
6
7
12
16
20
11
20
21
28
31
34
43
45
83
77
INDONESIAN
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
IRISH
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
JAPANESE
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
KOREAN
0
1
3
0
1
3
1
3
4
4
5
7
8
13
8
MALAYSIAN
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
NEPALESE
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
NIGERIA
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
RUSSIAN
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
SINGAPOREAN
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
SWEEDISH
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TANZANIAN
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
THAI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
4
2
4
5
2
USA
6
9
15
16
12
22
24
23
23
29
28
28
16
19
24
18
28
41
50
51
50
52
62
61 77
75
86
85 131
Grand Total
118
Grand Total
10
1
8
46
9
4
25
15
454
2
4
11
61
2
1
3
1
3
6
2
23
294
985
KEY EVENTS 2011-2012
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VIVUM 2012
ISTA Theatre Workshop at TISB
Himalayan Trek.
TISBMUN II plus competitions in India and
abroad.
• Hindi trip to Golden Triangle.
• German Exchange
• American Exchange
• Presentations by Universities from across the
globe.
• National University of Singapore Science Summer
School
• Spanish Language Course in Spain
• IAYP Gold Adventure Trip.
• Prize Day
• Special Weeks for each Department
• Youthrise Trip
• Sports Week
• Music Concerts for PY, Middle and Senior
Schools
• Art exhibitions for PY, Middle and Senior Schools
• Whole School Drama Production: Oliver!
• Whole School Cultural Event.
• Theatre workshop by Kolkata playwright Pranab
Mukherjee.
• Art, Drama and Music Showcases for
Middle School, IGCSE and IB Students.
• Inter-house, interschool and international
sports and cultural competitions.
• Boarders’ Formal Dinners with
distinguished VIP speakers.
• Ethnic Day.
• Special Dinners for every Grade.
• Principal’s Poetry, Short Story, Book Review,
Photography and Debate Competitions
• Trinity College Speech and Drama and Music
Examinations
• Inter-school Science Quiz
• IB Science Symposium
• International Mathematics and English
Olympiads, National Science Olympiad, New
South Wales Assessments.
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Creative Technology Summer Camp
SAT summer training camp
Business and Industrial Visits
Field Trips
Swimming Galas
Information Mornings
Parent-Teacher Conferences
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Science Fair
Multicultural Week
Graduation Ceremonies
Entrepreneurship Day
Alumni Speakers
KEY AMBITIONS
2012-2013
• Highest quality teaching which stretches
and challenges students at the highest levels
• Highest quality results
• Pastoral excellence
• Global Diversity in Admissions.
• Total Commitment to Students.
• Total Support of Staff.
WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION
OF EXCELLENCE
TISB has been ranked one of the top five
international schools in the WORLD by The
Good Schools Guide (UK).
OUR MISSION
• To enable students from anywhere in the world
to achieve their dreams and reach their
potential in whatever they aim to do.
• To provide unparalleled academic excellence
and wonderful future career prospects in a
humane and caring pastoral environment.
• To promote ethical practices and the
development of social awareness and
responsibility in all of our students.
• To establish a community whose strength lies
in its integrity, loyalty, honesty and dedication
to achieve great things in life with clear vision
and humility.
• To widen the intellectual horizons of students
through global exposure to activities in the
arts, sciences, competitions and social
services.
• To stimulate well-being and character
development through cultural, social, academic
and sporting co-curricular activities at the
highest level.
• To foster independence of mind and spirit
through kindly guidance and nurturing.
• To set the highest of professional and
educational standards and goals and to strive
with passion and perseverance towards them.
• To encourage all students to aim high in
whatever they do, and to impose no limits on
students’ ambitions.
• To take pride in, praise, promote and support
all that is excellent in our students.
• To provide loving care, support and
encouragement equally to students of all
backgrounds and nationalities, all races and
religions, creating within the school a
harmonious multicultural learning
environment in which all students are equally
important, happy and successful.
WELCOME
TO THE TISB
FAMILY!
ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PARENTS:
• If there is any change in your email id, please go to the
reception and give the details.
• Please meet with Mr Srinivasan, Travel Coordinator at
the Administrative Block if you wish to speak with him
regarding holiday travel arrangements for Boarders or
bus arrangements for Day Scholars.
• If you have any TRIPS consent forms to be submitted or
need to talk about school trips please meet with Mr
Zarathusht Ragaby – TISB Trips Coordinator. He will be
available at the Portico area – Academic Block.
• If you need to submit medical forms, agreement forms
or reports, etc. please meet with the Registry team in
the Portico Area – Academic Block.
THANK YOU!!
WISHING YOU SUCCESS AND
HAPPINESS IN
2012-2013!!