YEARBOOK 2018 - 2019

YEARBOOK 2018 - 2019

Oberoi International School - OGC Campus
Oberoi Garden City, Off Western Express Highway, Goregaon East,
Mumbai - 400063 T: +91 022 4236 3131 / 199 | E: education@oberoi-is.org | W: www.oberoi-is.org
 CONTENTS

Message from Chair of Board 2

Message from Head & Deputy Head of School 4
Message from Board Advisor 6

Primary School
Message from Head & Deputy Head of Primary
Secondary School
Message from Head & Deputy Heads of Secondary
120
Nursery 8 Grade 6 128
JKG 15 Grade 7 130
SKG 20 Grade 8 138
Grade 1 28 Grade 9 142
Grade 2 30 Grade 10 148
Grade 3 38 Grade 11 156
Grade 4 42 Grade 12 166
Grade 5 48 Senior Leadership Team 278
Primary 56 Secondary Faculty 280
Primary Events 66 Primary Faculty 282
Non-Teaching Staff 284
Cafeteria Team 286
Housekeeping Team 288
Transport Team 290
Security & Maintenance Team 292
Support & Credits 294
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DEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL

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MESSAGE FROM
CHAIR OF BOARD
now one school and
Oberoi International School is completing 10 years, We are
parents and a staff of
two campuses. We are a community of 1900 students, their
who support teaching
nearly 500 including teachers,administrators and all those
vision and mission is shared
and learning. And what is fantastic is thatour philosophy,
by and believed in by the entire OIS community!
n and
one. One of both consolidation, expansio
This past academic year has been a ful lling n at our
agon campus of all 3 IB programs. Expansio
collaboration. Consolidation at our Gore boration
e levels, programs and facilities. And colla
JVLR campus in student enrollments, grad tive lead ersh ip and
g synergy, collabora
between the campuses resulting in a stron
shared best practices.
US. Most of the Ivy Leagues
During this year, I visited several higly ranked colleges in the
a better and closer insight into the
were covered too. The purpose of our visit was to get
er we are preparing our
admission process and criteria so that we can re ect on wheth
colleg es was they are looking
students for life after school. A common refrain across all the
sity and are authentic.
for students who show academic potential, intellectual curiou
reinforced our belief
They all stressed the concept of ‘best t’ and not ‘the best’. This
and our approach to education.

ENTS
R IN G O UR STUD
REPA L.
We ARE P E A F T E R SCHOO
FOR LIF

team,
o u r d e d ic ate d leadership
is what ing
Because this
n se ll o rs fo c u s on. Develop
cou ssionate
teachersand p a th e ti c and compa
s, e m beyond
smart, curiou ri n g them for life s
a
learners a n d p re p
u n iv e rs it ie s, communitie
y best into
school so the
at large.
and the world

BINDU OBEROI
 MESSAGE FROM
BOARD ADVISOR

Chairperson, our Head of

work closely with our Board
It is a continuing honour to
more than 7 years.
School and the OIS Board for
AND ENSURES
VERNS BOTH CAMPUSES
OUR SCHOOL BOARD GO IRED TO DELIVER EDUCAT
ION
HAVE AL L TH AT IS RE QU
THAT WE RDS.
OF THE HIGHEST STANDA
tivated
nc ed an d co lla bo rat ive leadership team, mo
experie ff. It also includes
That includes hiring an su pp ortive non-teaching sta
and quali ed teach ers, an d a hig hly onal development,
be tte r tea ch ing an d learning such as professi
providing resources for ilities.!
and state of the art fac
technology integration

ool, two campuses’ approach

To further support our ‘One sch
mon policies and processes
we have additionally put com
of School will put into
in place, which our two Heads
uire a different kind of
practice. Both the campuses req
old and 1 year old would.
attention just like any 10 year
s divided between the
Accordingly, my work week get
front, so do my 21 year old
campuses too. On a personal
teacher and the other on
and 18 year old. One is now a
nmental Engineer. The world
his path to become an Enviro
de nitely needs more of both.

It is apt this year to end my note with a part of

Stephen Hawking’sfamous quote which will always stay
relevant.

“Remember to look up at the stars and not

at your feet. Try to make sense of what you
down
see
AASHITA MEHRA
exist.
and wonder about what makes the universe
Be curious..”
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MESSAGE FROM HEAD &
DEPUTY HEAD OF PRIMARY

“It is not always about looking forward to what is ahead of you. Sometimes it is all
about looking back at the things that de ne you.” Tabasum

De ning the Primary School is a complex task, but when one breaks it down, the
common denominator is clear. We are all about people – we are about our reliance
on people connecting to make a difference for our children. This is the essence
of why all of us are here. It is about, as our Head of School says, ‘developing
outstanding people.’
The Maori people, the Tangatawhenua ( rst people of the land), have a wonderful
saying; “Tuia te rangi e tu iho nei, Tuia te papa e takoto nei.” Loosely translated t
his means that as the sky joins to earth, so people join together. In other words,
people depend on one another. A de ning feature of our school is our reliance
on one another.

WE ARE HERE BRINGING OUR CULTURES, LANGUAGES, CUSTOMS

AND BELIEFS TO FORM AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY –
AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS.
a wonderful saying;
The Maori people, the Tangatawhenua ( rst people of the land), have
ted this means that as
“Tuia te rangi e tu iho nei, Tuia te papa e takoto nei.” Loosely transla
, peopl e depend on
the sky joins to earth, so people join together. In other words
another.
one another. A de ning feature of our school is our reliance on one

we have
it is th is d ependence
ear arent
ck on the y The many p s in
As I look ba d e n e s u s.
er which support u
on each oth giv e o f th eir time to , and the fac
ulty
e rs w h o th e s ta ff
volunte teams, ation,

ANTHONY BATCHELOR &

r p u rs u it s, the support w h e re q uality educ
ou plac e
make this a ge of our re
ason
connect to k n o w le d en
inking, and has this be
forward th t. N o w h e re oms,

VEENA D’SILVA
n
r b e in g a re paramou ear than in our classro
fo ey
nt across th e concerts
and
more evide o n s, at th
l celebrati oming
our cultura o u r e ld d ays; it is a c
ces,
performan unity.
g e th e r o f our comm
to
GRADE 2A

Arhant Jalan Shaurya Singh Arhant Jalan Arhant Jalan Shaurya Singh Arhant Jalan

Janaki Khanduja Arhant Jalan Zaarya Gupte Arhant Jalan Amaira Arora Prapti Doshi

Janaki Khanduja Zaarya Gupte Shaurya Singh DISHA WAGHANI, MADHU JHUNJHUNWALA & KHUSHI GHOSH
 RY EVENTS
PRIMA

Grade 5
Describe in French Activity

World Read Alo

ud Day

Nursery Author Session

with Natasha Sharma OIS Football Match

Grade 2 Author Session

with Parinithi Shetty
Primary Choir at the Mall
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E CO N D A RY HAS GR T E R M S O F WHAT WE
S HRIvED IN
THIS YEAR MED AND T
S B lO S S O
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During Trips Week we had nearly 600 students take part in exciting and culturally diverse
journeys of self discovery.Our CAS programme has continued to expand as students in
Grade 11 have developed new events andprojects and improved the organization
and quality of existing events like Relay for life, TEDx, and Model United Nations..

There were many other highlights to note: A new format for Field Day that was
implemented by our increasingly empowered MS and HS Student Councils.
The House Teams added a new dimension to the day, and the new events balanced sports
with other skills and interests such as Scrabble, Theatre Games, and Pictionary! Forensics
debuted as a new forum for our debating and performance focussed students!
The annual musical was a sidesplittingly funny pantomime which sold out on all three
nights! And nally, with our sports teams also growing in stature and popularity,

SANDY VAN NOOTEN @OIS_OGC Secondary is going from strength to strength!r.

PRIYA RAMTEKE One of the highlights of this year has been our authorisation as an
IB World School for the MYP. We received a glowing report about
ANTHONY WRIGHT our programme from our visitors, and we are excitedly looking
forward to next year as the MYP grows into Grade 9
GRADE 6A

Arhant Jalan Shaurya Singh Arhant Jalan Arhant Jalan Shaurya Singh Arhant Jalan

Janaki Khanduja Arhant Jalan Zaarya Gupte Arhant Jalan Amaira Arora Prapti Doshi

Janaki Khanduja Zaarya Gupte Shaurya Singh DISHA WAGHANI, MADHU JHUNJHUNWALA & KHUSHI GHOSH