Trust Children: September 2022

Dental Screening Camp conducted by Chettinad Dental Hospital

17th Aug 2022

Chettinad Dental Hospital conducted a dental health check for all our students free of cost.

We thank all the doctors, nurses and support staff.

As reported by our Principal:

The Oral Dental screening campaign was organised on 17th August 2022 in the school campus. The Chettinad Dental Hospital HOD (Head of Dept) along with their faculties came to the school and organised the same.

They emphasized on good oral health and referred to a level of health of the mouth, gums, teeth, jaw and related tissues that allows a person to eat, speak, and socialise without the impediments of disease, discomfort, or embarrassment, facilitating comfortable participation in everyday activities at school, at work, at home and other settings. Oral disease incorporates a range of disorders that include dental caries, gum (periodontal) disease, tooth loss, embedded and impacted teeth, and diseases of salivary glands, lips, oral mucosa and tongue .

The important role that health promotion and disease prevention plays in the oral health care system . The oral health campaign helps to target preventive health behaviours, improve screening and encourage the use of dental care. The purpose of this screening is to review and describe the objectives how the children have to take care of their dental health. The awareness for the dental maintenance have been periodically organised in Gurukulam in association with dental colleges.

The doctors have conducted a counselling session for the students how to prevent the early tooth decaying and extraction. Students benefited with the valuable information and suggestions given by the dentists.

More than 130 students benefited from this campaign.

76th Independence Day Celebration at Gurukulam

15th Aug 2022

Independence Day Celebrations

As reported by our teacher:

On 15th morning, we are asked to come to school for the flag hoisting and other activities. We all are requested to come in white dress and by 8.00 am, the Vande Mataram,Flag song, National Anthem were sung by our school choir team and later we had March Past, Mass drill, the Pyramid and other cultural activities.

The speech by our student Sashvitha of Grade VIII was on how our country got independence from British rule and about the sacrifices our freedom fighter has made for the country.

Also, we celebrated it to make our children aware of the history of our country.

Independence fosters one's ability to be self-reliant and self-sufficient, to be able to do what is necessary to create a fulfilling life for oneself and one's family. This has been exhibited by our students through various performances during the occasion.

Independence Day is significant as it commemorates the valour and spirit of the freedom fighters who fought for the nation's independence from British rule. The day is recognised as that of national pride and honour, the occassion was over with National Anthem and the vote of thanks.

Athletic Meet participation at Madras Christian College (MCC), Tambaram

17th Aug 2022

Our students participated in the sports meet conducted by Madras Christian College. And won the Junior Championship for Relay along with a healthy medal tally!

Winners Junior Championship for Relay - Nitish Kumar, Akshay, Gunalan, Zahir Hussain

Mugilan - Grade 12 - Gold Medal - Javelin

Gunalan - Grade 8 - Silver Medal - 400m running

Nitish Kumar - Grade 8 - Bronze Medal - 100m running

As reported by our Principal:

Sports have an immense impact on student's daily life and health. They do not just give you an interesting routine but also a healthy body. Physical activities like sports improves their heart function, nurtures the body and mind.

Students of Gurukulam are being motivated to participate in school sports to increase their confidence, mental alertness, and self-esteem. , it helps to teach various skills to students like leadership, patience, patience, team efforts, and social skills.

We encourage that the student should be physically and emotionally healthy and stay focused to perform well in their academics. The sports activities in their curriculum can help them to achieve this to a great extent.

Our students have participated the sports meet conducted by Madras Christian College, Tambaram on 17th August 2022, our students have taken special effort to participate during the meet, our physical education teacher helped our students practice to compete with other schools. They have participated in Javelin, 400 M running race, Relay for Junior champions.