TFFS activities

24th August, 2010:
A lecture and audio-visual presentation was conducted by Mr. Parnab Mukherjee on ‘ Nationalism and Independence’ according to Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi, through the writing of Dilip Kumar Roy in the Hall of Light. Students of classes IX, X and XI (Hum) attended the show. It was thoroughly thought provoking. Historical facts were enlivened with both audio and visual effects. The open ended questions will make the students more speculative and absorbent.

27th August, 2010:
Students of the school who participated in the SAIoC Interschool competition, held on July 30, 2010, were given certificates of merit and medallions for bagging positions in Bengali, Hindi and English essay competition. It was followed by much awaited award ceremony for the students who performed remarkably well in ICSE and ISC examinations, 2010. Awards were also conferred on students who were good in conduct and co-curricular activities. Respected subject teachers also conferred awards to students for being diligent and consistent throughout their academic years in the school and even scoring cent percent marks in ISC examination, 2010.

28th August, 2010:
Our country is one of the front runners in the growth of Industrialization amongst the third world countries. Besides others, there are three aspects which are important for the growth of industrial development. One is scientific production process, second is pollution control and the third is recycling of waste. Our school took a conscious decision to acclimatize our students with the above and arranged for a Field Trip at a Paper Mill near to Kolkata.

On 28th August 2010, students of Commerce, classes XI & XII were taken on Field Trip to Madhubati Paper Mill, near Bombay Road, Uluberia. The group was escort by our teachers, Mrs. Snigdha Chatterjee and Mrs Pompa Dass. The team availed Swayambar Bus for transportation. They left School at about 10.45am and reached Madhubati at 12.15 noon. They were warmly received by the Director and the Manager of the Mill. The team was then escorted to see in and around the Mill.

The Factory was in operation and the students were briefed about the layout of the infrastructure of the Mill, sequential to production process and the Machinery, used for production of finished product, i.e., the packing material being brown paper. The operational procedures were lucidly explained so that the same is understandable to every one easily. The Mill produces a kind of brown paper which is specially used for packing. The entire unit is based on recycling of waste materials. Hard boards, card board boxes are being recycled. Initially they are mixed with water to produce pulp followed by treatment with various types of chemicals to complete the processes. The pulp is fed to different kind of rolling mill set up in tandem to produce long sheet which is wind and stored in huge rolls. A kind of hard brown paper is produced as an end product. Incidentally, it is important to mention that even the water is also recycled here to avoid wastage and pollution outside surroundings. Smokeless fuel produced from crushed husk of wheat is used to avoid environmental pollution. All the team members visited the Mill with keen interest and overwhelmed because of their new experience. To the students as well as teachers, it was a unique experience. They all felt academically enriched and from practical point of view knowledgeable.

The student learnt about the recycling process and understood the importance of the waste materials. It was an exposure to the real world of Industry.

Snacks and cold drinks were served to all. Students remained cooperative and well behaved. The entire team extended their gratitude to the authorities of the Mill for their cooperation and nice hospitality.

28th September, 2010
TTIS-GOLDEN FLAME AWARDS 2010

TTIS Golden Flame Awards 2010 was a much awaited event in the academical fraternity. This year our school, The Future Foundation School, has reasons to celebrate and feel proud about. These awards are conferred to teachers to accord recognition and honour to those who shape the life of students and their future. There are different categories and this year two hundred and thirty five teachers from fifty odd schools in and around Kolkata were in contention for the award. This is where our school stands with head held high.

Hall of Fame
1. Sharmila Ghosh, Mathematics teacher of senior school was recognized for her skill and passion in helping students in taking up challenges in learning mathematics and inculcating in them the same passion and skill for which she loves the subject. She was conferred the most prestigious award, the Mathemagician Award.
2. Pasham Chatterjee received the Communicator Award for successfully developing English as a language of written and spoken communication.
3. Lopa Dutta made to the Finals and was one of the three short listed teachers for TTIS Award for making students aware of their responsibilities towards society and community.
4. Debjani Mukherjee received Certificate of Nomination for Touchstone Award for helping students make prudent and dedicatory career choices.
5. Stayaprakash Mishra received Certificate of Nomination for Aristotle Award for inculcating Leadership qualities amongst students.
6. Tamali Dasgupta received Certificate of Participation for Innovator Award for employing nonconventional innovative methods to teach.
7. Bula Paul received Certificate of Participation for Scales Award for excellent track record in teaching a particular subject.

The function was held at The Satyajit Ray Auditorium of the Indian Council for Cultural Relation ( ICCR) on 28. 09.2010.

1st & 2nd November, 2010
The Akshar School had organized a fest ‘Avsar’ at their school premises on November 1st and 2nd, 2010.
This year the chosen theme of the fest was ‘SPACE’. Our school participated in eleven events out of fifteen. To name some – debate, dance, chess, jingle, quiz, thematic display, elocution, poetry writing, essay competition. Students fared very well in most of the events in which they participated.. Following are the results of the competition:

First position in chess
First position in Design a Brochure
First position in ‘Advertise a trip to the planet of your choice’.
Second position in the ‘Thematic Display’

Our school has secured the overall ‘SECOND’ position and to mark the honour a beautiful trophy is awarded to us.

18th November, 2010
Fulbright, United States – India, Educational Foundation on 18th Nov, 2010 at American Centre, organized a Quiz competition. The students of the Future Foundation School participated.The participants were Archisman Chakraborty, Sromon Sircar, and Ayan Sinha of XIIA. They secured the third position.

The Quiz Master was Niladri Chakraborty. Congratulations!


25th November, 2010:
Seminar on Popular Biology
Venue: BITM
Topic: A Green World of biological networks and plants; turning air to oil; elucidating the metabolic and regulatory network of plants.
Speaker: Prof. Eve Syrkin Wurtele – Iowa State University
Dr.Partha P. Majumdar , one of the leading lights in geonomics gave an introduction on Prof. Eve Syrkin Wurtele.

Participating students: Arani Basu, Sohini Roy, Nilotpal Das, Srijak Bhattacharya, Joyita Bhowal.
Teacher incharge: Mrs Sulagna Mukherjee Panda

Professor Wurtele gave a brief introduction bout Genetic engineering and then moved onto its many specialized branches. She talked about her field – Computational Biology which she has been involved with for over 25 years.
The professor’s work mainly focused on getting more fatty acids and oil s from plants, something that would benefit modern industry in general, through genetic engineering. Detailed experiments were done on a plant called Arabidopsis having 22,000 genes.
An interactive 3D game called Metablast was also showcased which is presently available on the internet. The game allows players to enter into a plant, its tissues and even its cell organelles.
All in all, the discourse truly fostered in us a keen interest in Genetic Engineering and Computational biology.
.......................Report prepared by: Srijak Bhattacharya and Joyita Bhowal (Class XI )


27th & 28th November, 2010
Vibes, the Inter School Fest was organized by The Statesman on 27th & 28th November, 2010 at Nazrul Manch. Our school, The Future Foundation School participated in “ All the world a stage”. Our school chose the topic ‘ Blast from the Past’. It was about how Akbar suddenly emerged into Taliban infected Afganisthan and saved an Indian journalist. Our school bagged the awards “ Originality of Play” and Best Actress award was conferred to Ananya De. The other participants were Rakesh Chowdhury, Rushati Chowdhury, Sohanu Ghosh, Sreyanwita Sur and Sromon Sircar.

Our school also participated in Extempore, Brainstrom (Second position), School Band (Second position) and actively participated in Antakshari, Debate, Dance, Sit and Draw, Photography, Speak-out etc. Vibes 2010 came to an end with happy note.


Teacher Training Programme on Teaching Science at Middle School Level conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations

Participant : Mrs. Rajlakshmi Nair
Resource person : Mrs. Ranjana Roy Chowdhury from St. Thomas School, Kidderpore.
Date : December 9 & 10 2010
Venue : East Zone Office and Management Skill Centre, Kolkata.


The main areas covered in the training programme were –
1. Curriculum as prescribed by the Inter State Board for Anglo Indian Education.
2. Methods used to teach the subject stressing on Application of concepts in every day life.
3. Assessment and Evaluation


5th Jan to 15th Jan, 2011
FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMME

A Financial literacy programme was conducted in school under the banner of ICICI Bank from 5th Jan to 15th Jan, 2011. Class V, VI, VII, VIII actively participated in the programme.
There were 10 modules for each class. Topics discussed were:
Understanding Money,Value of Money, Understanding about Family Income and family expenditure, concept of saving, Banking and Transcations, Technology & Banking and Common Mistakes, Debit and Credit Cards, Inflation, Fiscal Health, Business & Equity, Stock Market and Mutual Funds etc.
At the end of the session they all felt well informed and enriched.

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