"Go Green" at Gurukulam by Rotary Club Madras East

The Rotary club of Madras East organised a "go green" activity in the school campus by planting more than 250 species of trees and shrubs.

The inauguration was held on the 25th March 2025 presided by Rtn. 

Saravanan, Director, Environment, RCME.  The team explained about the "Go Green" project to the students and emphasised that we need to take care of our environment and that it was now up to the students to ensure that the  "Go Green" project  became a success at Gurukulam.

The other attendees were:

Mr. Firdaus Kapadia, Effenkay corporation. 

Dr. Ravi, Director, District Health Services, RI 3234

Rajesh Sundrani, District, Environment team

This project is sponsored by M/S. Shimadzu Analytical (I) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

 

Global Cyber Day by KPMG

Volunteers from KPMG spent valuable time with our children, discussing the pros and cons of the internet. They highlighted the risks of sharing personal information online and provided important guidance on the safeguards needed to stay safe in the digital world.

Read about it as written by our teacher: 

The safety and security while using the internet is paramount in these days.  So children were taught how to use their personal information.   

What personal information can be divulged in Social media was also discussed during the session, organised by the KPMG on 25th October '24.  

Cyber safety, or cybersecurity, is the practice of protecting internet-connected devices and services from cybercriminals, hackers and spammers. Cyberattacks can be used to access, change, or destroy sensitive information, or to interrupt business processes, the detailed presentation made the students aware of the cyber safety.

Students from Grade VI - XII attended the session.

Reptile awareness programe conducted by the Crocodile Bank

 24th Feb 2024

The Crocodile Bank organized a Reptile Awareness outreach program for the students of Gurukulam on February 24th at the school premises. The organizers provided a comprehensive overview of reptiles and emphasized the importance of awareness about these creatures. Students from grades V to VIII attended the well-organized and well-received program.

Selvendran's Visit

 28th March 2024

Selvam visited our school and spent the day with our children. 

It was a day of sharing his life experiences and motivating our children to work hard and make use of the resources at school. 

Selvendran, or "Selvam Anna" as called by our students, explained how he had fought poverty, lack of English though sheer determination, self effort, hard work and help from well wishers of Gurukulam.

He also explained his career growth from a ordinary seaman to a Chief Mate in the Merchant Navy, to the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades. He wrote out the salary structure to be expected and showed that shipping was a indeed a lucrative career. He then explained how they would need to prepare themselves if they were interested in pursuing this career. 

Outreach Session by VIT - Chennai

 28th March 2023

Students from VIT - Chennai,  the division of SEDS Antariksh Outreach team conducted a session about stars and constellations on 28th March, Tuesday. They explained  some fascinating facts about stars with illustrations and with Power point presentation. They made it very interesting with pictures and videos of the night sky, outer space, visible constellations, etc.

They encouraged the students to do some painting and structure formation from stars to check the understanding of individual students.

The session was very useful and entertaining for the students.

Giving thanks can make us happier

21st Dec 2022

Ms Smitha Nair from "I Volunteer" along with volunteers Ms Sherly Thomas, Ms Swetha and Mr Gopinath from "Visa Facilitating Services (VFS)", visited our school and spent time with our children. They helped with part of our note book requirements. Our loving thanks to them.

To make it doubly special - It was Ms Smitha Nair's birthday and she celebrated it at school with our children. 

As reported by our teacher:

On 21st December , Tuesday, "I Volunteer" Ms. Smitha Nair along with "VFS" distributed school supplies to the student for the III term. The donation was from VFS, Egmore (Visa Facilitating Services). Volunteers from VFS Ms. Sherly Thomas,    Ms. Swetha and Mr. Gopinath spent time with our children and were chatting about the various facilities that have been enjoyed by the students of Gurukulam.  

They have made a note that "Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness and it helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.  Ms. Sherly celebrated her birthday with our school kids and she has shared the happiness by sharing chocolates  with our kids and she has expressed that this was the first Birthday she celebrated with full of happiness.

The reciprocation of the kindness can make us happier and it will nurture good relationship with others. We strongly encourage a habit of sharing at least one gratitude note to our sponsors from our children regularly.

The students as well as the sponsors enjoyed the joy of giving.

 

Christmas celebration organised by KPMG

 23rd, 24th Dec 2021

An online Christmas Celebration for Grade 5 to 8 students was held on 23rd December.

It was a fun filled event organised by KPMG.  

Once again...thanks to KPMG volunteers for bringing in smiles to our children!

KPMG sent wonderful gifts for our primary children!