Class of 2013
In this issue:
KIS student golfers with Principal, Adrian Moody, Alika Khosla, Admissions Officer, Steven Hawkins, HoD Learning Resources and Peter Case, Orchestra / Strings Teacher
I wish to extend to all a warm welcome from a stormy and very busy Kodai. The end of the school year is rapidly approaching and there are only three weeks remaining. The ‘season’ has begun and so the streets are very busy with tourists who come to Kodai to escape the heat of the plains.
I am pleased to report that I have received correspondence on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Council of International Schools, the CIS Accreditation Service and its Advisors have now completed their consideration of the joint CIS / MSA April 2013 Preliminary Visitors’ Report on our school. I am pleased to inform you that the report has been accepted, along with the recommendations it contains.
This means that Kodaikanal International School has been granted candidate status for CIS accreditation. I wish to congratulate the entire school community on this achievement.
Vice Principal, Corey Stixrud with Class of 2013 students at the Alumni Induction Dinner
At KIS, acquiring knowledge takes an abundance of forms. Over the course of this school year I’ve been privileged to encounter students who have inspired me with their academic progress, their remarkable talents, and their insight into the process of learning.
A few weeks ago, when I heard that the National Honor Society chapter at our school had won the NESA* Community Award, I confess that I didn’t really know much about the activities of our NHS students, nor what they had accomplished to deserve this accolade and the corresponding prize money. I decided to interview the current student president of NHS, Anna Varghese, to find out more.
The “Building House Project” (catchy title, I know) began two years ago as NHS students and the coordinator, Ms. Anuradha Vedmurthy, were considering a new service project. They came across the story of Mr. Vincent, who had previously lost an arm and was without sight in one eye. Mr. Vincent was unable to work, and his wife had a limited income. All five members of the family lived in a very small one-room house off Fern Hill Road.
