Shaping young minds into able individuals and responsible citizens of tomorrow is the prime task of meaningful schooling. The Schram Academy was founded in June 2000 with a vision to impart quality education to all children. The principal focus of the school is to provide holistic education and motivate the students to reach the pinnacle in academics and extracurricular activities. The academic environment provides abundant opportunities for self-exploration and talent display of each individual student to achieve “Excellence in Education”. Today TSA has grown to cater to the educational needs of 1595 students at three campuses - at Park Road, Maduravoyal and Maduravoyal Annexe at Nolumbur. Park Road has the ambience of a homely atmosphere exclusively for nursery sections with 270 students. The Maduravoyal campus with its modern infrastructure has 1135 students from Pre KG to Class XII. Maduravoyal Annexe at Nolumbur has a pleasant learning environment with 190 students from Pre KG to Class IV. The building is being expanded this year with additional classrooms, a spacious skating rink and an audio visual theatre. Our fourth campus which is under construction in Irrungattukottai will be functional from June 2010 from Pre KG to Class X with excellent outdoor sports amenities. TSA takes immense pride in proclaiming that our first batch of Class XII students along with the third batch of Class X students excelled in their performance with 100% passes in the March 2009 Board Examination.

Academics

Education in the modern context has a new meaning and a totally different orientation. It is precisely an aptitude for application of knowledge rather than the knowledge gained in classrooms. TSA provides a well-balanced approach that combines innovative techniques, holistic academics and sports, personality development and social perspective. Our focus is also to foster selfmotivated and independent learners who are capable of succeeding beyond the school environment. We have students coming from all parts of the world like the USA, the UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, the UAE, Australia and Morocco thereby adding an international flavour to the school community.

The curriculum at the Pre-primary level is tailored to meet the needs of young students in an integrated system of Montessori and Kindergarten methods. Live projects are designed to encourage children’s subjective behaviour and to lay a foundation for the balanced development of the mind and body. The curricular and co-curricular activities like dance, music, skating, water sports and field trips aim at cultivating the child’s creativity, independence and moral values. Computer-aided learning gives added exposure to demonstrate their abilities in various classroom experiences.

At the Primary, Middle School and Secondary School levels, the principal focus is on academics and personal development. This helps to provide a creative system to prepare children for the world of tomorrow. Subjects taught at this level are Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, IT, General Knowledge, Value Education, Physical Education, Art and Work Experience. At the Senior Secondary level subjects such as English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Accountancy, Business Studies and Economics are offered. Well-equipped laboratories for Language, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Bio-Technology, Mathematics, Art and IT provide hands-on experience to the students.

Morning Assembly

Discipline is the most essential quality of life. Morning assembly is an enriching experience for the students that help to imbibe this indispensable value in life. Assembly includes prayer, songs by the school choir, thought for the day, reading of news, amazing facts and short skits presented by children. They are conducted by various classes on rotation.

Students who win prizes in various competitions are honoured. On Monday, assembly is infused with a patriotic fervour. The National flag is hoisted and the students take the Pledge. On special occasions PowerPoint presentations are shown to highlight the message imparted.

Club Activities

Club activities provide a range of portals for children to exhibit their potential.

Reading Club
At the primary level, the Reading club enables the little ones to enhance their communicative skills in English. The children are exposed to numerous other activities like story-telling sessions, art, creative writing, dance, music, role play, etc.

Dance Club
Dance can be both an art form and recreation. It can express an emotion, tell a story, or set a mood. Children are trained by a team of talented faculty to perform on special occasions. Children of classes IV & V choreographed a dance number themselves, which was the highlight of the Children’s Day programme.

Music Club
The Music Department encourages the children who have a flair for singing to be part of this club. The students of classes IV and above are given vocal training to sing the different parts in the choir and also taught a variety of songs. The interest shown by the students is amazing which reflects in their performance during events and occasions. Rising Talents 2009, a singing competition for students of classes III and above, is an event which taps the enormous singing talent of the students. In the preliminary round about 130 students took part and the three best singers were chosen from each category. The final event of the competition took place on 23 October 2009. The singing and music were at their best and the judges had a challenging time in selecting the winners and runners-up in each category. It also made the gathering tap their feet to the tune and sing along. The emotions of the participants and their parents ran high. It was indeed a memorable day.

Orchestra
Music is often called the ‘Universal language’and it is a basic part of human experience. The instrumental ensemble at the Schram Academy provide an opportunity for the children to play different instruments like violin, trumpet, recorder and saxophone. TSA can proudly state that it is one of the few schools in the city that has an orchestra.

Theatre Club
Children enjoy role play as a mode of learning. It enhances their appreciation of art and cultural activities and provides a platform to bring to life the characters they portray. The basics of dramatization were explained to the children and they were made to enact some simple skits and improvise on their acting skills.

Art Club
Art as a creative form of expression blends the nuances of other subjects into it to introduce genres of art forms. Children used a variety of media to experiment and express themselves thereby giving them a different dimension to their vision of creativity. Crayon work, sponge, finger painting, sketching, colouring and origami are the various styles used to strengthen the foundation of relating to their immediate environment. Work experience, conducted for higher classes, included pot and ceramic painting, glass painting, fabric painting using tie and dye, silk painting, m-seal and collage work.

The Ninth Annual International Seminar and Workshop on
Action Research Methodologies and The Computer in Teaching
and Learning 26 October 2009 – 6 November 2009

The Visiting Foreign Faculty Mr. Willem Bustraan and Mr. Herman Kaptein, Members of the Faculty of the School of Education, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, who visited TSA for the fourth time, focused on Computer Science education to support the learning process. Mr. Willem explained the key benefits of Information and Communication Technologies for Science Education and how teachers can maximize the impact of it in Science. Mr. Herman Kaptein helped the teachers in preparing interactive PowerPoint presentations which act as a scaffold during learning activities.

A Symposium on ‘Teacher in Action’ was held on 6 November 2009 as part of the Seminar and Workshop. The distinguished guests were Dr. Vimala Punitha Kumar, Principal (Retd), St. Christopher’s College of Education, Dr. J. Nirmala, Assistant Professor, Stella Matutina College of Education and Mrs. Lalitha Ramanujan, Director, Alpha to Omega. Our faculty members Mrs. Beena Suresh and Mrs. Subhashree Chandrasekaran made a presentation on Action Research. Mrs. Femila demonstrated a sample applet on a Science topic. This was followed by a PowerPoint presentation on Active Learning by Mrs. Jayasree Ravi. The VFF demonstrated a few of their strategies and presented their report to our parents at the closing session.

Other Visiting Faculty

Mrs. Vanashri Nargund Joshi, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana University, Bloomington, The USA, enlightened the teachers on the topic ‘Inquiry and Nature of Science’ during her visit to TSA on 17 & 18 July 2009. She highlighted the aspects of making observations, examining books, planning investigations, experimental evidence, analyzing and interpreting data and proposing answers. She explained that learning activities should be based on the 5E learning cycle (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate).

Mr. Adrian Cavinder, Principal and Mrs. Chandrika Kumar, Vice Principal of Oasis Learning Centre, Bangalore, visited our school on 26 & 27 July 2009 and conducted an orientation programme for the teachers and shared their views on value-based teaching and learning.

Ms. Kyra Hoogvorst, a student-teacher of The School of Education, The University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, spent about a month at TSA between10 November and mid-December 2009. She observed Science lessons, taught some classes and had peer group discussions with our teachers.

Workshops

Workshops are rejuvenating sessions for teachers in developing new strategies of teaching methodologies. A workshop on ‘Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn’ was conducted on 1 June 2009 for all the teachers of The Schram Academy. Mrs. Nina John, Director, Envy Communications, was the Resource person. A Seminar on ’Health Awareness for Teachers’ was held on 9 June 2009 by the doctors of SMF Hospital, Dr. Senthil, Dr. Swathi and Dr. Lavanya.

The techniques of training one’s memory were highlighted in ‘Mind Matters’, a Workshop-cum-Seminar conducted by Mr. J. Godwin Jebakumar on 14 August 2009 for the teachers in our school auditorium. The teachers enjoyed the interactive session as it was a fun filled learning experience. A similar workshop was conducted for students the following month. CUE, in co-ordination with Cambridge ESOL, conducted a seminar for the English teachers on 21 August 2009, at Vijay Park, Chennai. It was attended by Mrs. Navaneetham, Mrs. Julia Robertson and Mrs. Mini Kathuria. St. John’s International Residential School organised a 2-day conference on 27 & 28 August 2009, for Physical Education Teachers of Chennai schools. This was attended by Mr. Senthil Kumar and Mr. Suresh who found it enriching. Mr. T.T. Rangarajan, the Founder of Alma Mater enlightened the teachers on the topic ‘In Salute of Teachers’ on 29 August 2009, at the University Centenary Auditorium, Chepauk. This was attended by more than twenty of our faculty members. A Seminar conducted by Mrs. Gita Krishnan, Academic Advisor, Orient Black Swan, on ‘Effective English Language Teaching’ on 19 September 2009, in our school auditorium, was attended by teachers of classes I-VIII.

The Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced examination reforms and Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) from the second term of the current academic year (2009-10) for the students of Std IX. A workshop conducted by the CBSE at SBIOA, Model School Annanagar, Chennai, was attended by our teachers, Mrs Akila Sundramany, Mrs. Padmini Premkumar and Mrs. Susan Jacob. This helped in learning new ways of assessment such as the formative and summative methods. The CBSE also conducted a workshop on the Adolescent Education Program from 21-23 October at the Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School, to train teachers to enhance Life Skills of Adolescents through co-curricular activities. Mrs. Subashree Chandrasekaran who attended the workshop found it very informative and interactive. Central Institute of Educational Technology and NCERT organised a 3-day workshop for teacher educators through EduSat from 11-13 January 2010 which was attended by Mrs. P. Gowri Sankari.

Our primary teachers Mrs. Shobana Kirubnath, Mrs. Adline and Ms. Maggie attended the workshop at Maharishi Vidya Mandir on 5 November 2010 organised by the Orient Black Swan to provide insight into a Communicative Approach to English Teaching. Our Hindi teachers, Mrs. Nithya and Mrs. Monapuri attended a workshop organised by Madhuban Publishers on 19 November 2009 at Hotel Abu Palace. Oxford University Press organised a workshop on Mathematics conducted by Mr. Jose Paul on 21 November 2009 at Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram Senior Secondary School. It was attended by Mrs. Beena Suresh and Mrs. Radhika. Mr. Senthil Kumar, our Physical Education Director, attended a 2-day workshop that was held at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University on 26 & 27 March 2010. The topic was ‘The Role of Physical Education and Sports Coaching for the Promotion of Competitive Sports’. The University of Cambridge organised a Seminar on ‘Learner-Centered Education in Mathematics’ on 29 March 2010 at the Residency Towers. Mrs. Beena Suresh and Mrs. Radhika who attended the workshop found it an enriching experience.

Students attended the weekly sessions during the second term conducted by Mr. Sekar from Alma Mater who enlightened them on Personality Development. A Dental Hygiene Program was conducted for the students by the Pepsodent Germicheck to stress the importance of oral hygiene. An orientation programme for students of Class XII was organised at Kola Perumal Chetty Vaishnav Senior Secondary School in February at which they were given guidelines to face the Board Exam. A career counseling programme was conducted by the University of Waterloo, Canada, which was very helpful to our Senior Secondary students.

Field Trips

Field trips create an ambience conducive to learning. The informal setting makes it a fun-filled experience for children which enabled the students to explore, experience and understand the concepts learnt in the classrooms.

Based on their class levels students were taken to different places such as the Birla Planetarium, Vandaloor Zoo, Vivekananda House, Archealogical Museum at Egmore, Fort St. George Museum, Railway Museum, Mahabalipuram, Places of Worship, a pottery village, puppet shows, parks and super markets.

Moments to Cherish

Our children and teachers extended their service as part of our annual socially relevant project to help the ‘Children’s Home of Hope’, Maduravoyal, to raise funds for their building project.

Our teachers took the initiative in collaboration with the students to organise a Fancy fete on 10 April 2010 at the Maduravoyal campus. It was indeed a most satisfying experience as we had worked together for a noble cause – donating more than INR 80,000 to help the Children's Home of Hope.

Festivals and Days Observed

Independence Day was celebrated on 15 August 2009. Diwali, the festival of lights was celebrated with great pomp and splendour. The school was decorated and a beautiful Rangoli lit with diyas adorned the entrance. A skit on why we celebrate Diwali and a few folk dances were staged by the children. The teachers’ ‘Diya Dance’ added to the excitement.

To mark the Children’s Day celebration various competitions were conducted and prizes were awarded. The festive season of Christmas began with the students decorating their class rooms with Christmas trees. There was Carol singing by the school choir. Mr. Paul Anbarasu, Asst. Head, ASK, presided over the Christmas celebrations. The nativity play was enacted and the ‘angels’ had the audience mesmerized with their soulful dance. The sprightly appearance of Santa Claus brought alive the Christmas spirit which ended with the children taking home their Christmas gifts.

Founder’s Day was celebrated on 12 January 2010. The harvest festival of Pongal had a traditional touch with the stage sporting a mini village look with our little dancers walking around in their traditional South Indian costumes. The children saw Pongal cooked in a pot and later relished the taste of sweet pongal. Republic Day was celebrated with the hoisting of the National Flag followed by patriotic songs and a cultural programme.

KG Projects

The Project Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and excitement. The children of all the three campuses displayed various projects based on themes and topics related to social etiquette and science. Colourful Puppet Shows, foot-tapping dance performances, lively story-telling with moral values and scientific concepts were presented by our children.

Individual Achievements

Kalavarshini 2009 & Kids’ Talent Show
The following students won prizes in the Kalavarshini 2009 organised by Maharishi Vidhya Mandir, Kilpauk:- Rhymes: Shobia Nedumaran of JKG A, S.K. Jino Sundaran of JKG B, A. Ananthikaa of JKG B, Rhea Yenubari of JKG B, Mridula Krishna of JKG D won the II Prize, Speech: Eliezer Immanuel Brown of SKG G won the I Prize, and Kenn Aaron Pradeep of SKG C won the I Prize and M. Sowparnika of SKG A won the III Prize. Craft: Anushree Jetha of SKG E won the II Prize. The following students won prizes in the Kids’ Talent Show organised by Devi Academy Senior Secondary School, Valsaravakkam:- Story Telling: V. Yashwant of SKG E won the I Prize, Eliezer Immanuel Brown of SKG G won the II Prize, Aldis Daniel of SKG J won the III Prize. Clay modeling: B. Manashwin of SKG I won the I Prize, J.S. Shreayaa of JKG G won the II Prize and K. Adona won the Consolation Prize. Slogan: U. Sudev Krishna of JKG B won the II Prize, A. Varshha of JKG D won the Consolation Prize. Colouring: Yajya Puri of SKG G won the I Prize, K.K. Shanmitha of SKG H won the III Prize. U. Sudev Krishna of JKG B won the I Prize in the colouring contest organised by the Kid’s Academy and also won the I Prize in Slokam Competition conducted by the Sruthi Laya Vidyalaya. He also participated in the Kids’ Talent Show 2009 Tiny tots Interschool Competition and won the I Prize in Sloka Recitation. A. Varshha of JKG D participated and won prizes in the following competitions: She won the Silver Medal and Shield in Bhagavad Gita Chanting organised by Egmore Sanskrit School, Purasaivakkam, II Prize in Slokam Recitation organised by Sri Suprabhata Sabha, West Mambalam, Gold Medal in Bhagavad Gita Chanting organised by Chinmaya Mission, Gold Medal in Thirukkural Recitation organised by The Kasturba Club, Mylapore, Consolation Prize in Fancy Dress competition organised by The Kasturba Club, Mylapore, Consolation Prize in Vishnu Sahasranamam Recitation organised by Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Satsangam, Besant Nagar. Meghna Unnikrishnan of SKG B has participated and won prizes in the following competitions: She has won III Prize in Drawing and Colouring Competition organised by Kishore Vihar School, T. Nagar, II Prize in Colouring Competition in Kids Dhamaka 2009 organised by Liberty Times & Jayavidya Learning Centre, Vadapalani, Consolation Prizes in Drawing, Colouring and Story telling competitions in Children’s Day competitions organised by Shi-ba Fine Arts Academy, Villivakkam. V. Yashwant of SKG E participated and won prizes in the following competitions: He won the I Prize in Recitation competition organised by the Children’s World Nursery School, III Prize in Singing competition organised by the Kambar Colony Welfare Association. A. Dharshini Vennila of SKG C participated in the Painting Exhibition held at Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai.

Colouring Contest
The following students won the Osho Drawing Competition 2009:- N.S. Harish Nikilan of JKG B, Joel S. Daniel of JKG C, Priyadarshini of JKG I, R. Vaishalini of JKG E, V. Charan of JKG F, D.R. Layaa of JKG G, R. Sarvesh Sai of SKG B, A. Dharshini Vennila of SKG C, Sharon Rose of SKG F, Yajya Puri of SKG G, Jatin G Banwat of SKG H, S. Sruthi of SKG I, S. Sougandhika of SKG J, K. Lalithashrita of Std I A, T. Anirudh of Std I C, R.V. Annapoorane of Std I D, Ekta Agrawal of Std I E, M.S. Aswin of Std I F, Sanjana Chauhan of Std II A, S. Sadhvi of Std II B, S.K. Shreyl of Std II C, V. Eyaleigai of Std II D, G. Priyamvadaa of Std II E, Dhvani Bisani of Std III A, Alifia Sabreen of Std III C, Karen Elisa Gubbi of Std III D, S.P. Chaturita of Std III E, C. Chakravarthi of Std III F, Deby Gracia Paulson of Std IV B, Rudrakshi Chaurasia of Std IV D, K.M. Sushmita of Std V A, Bharat Karunakaran of Std VI B, Swathi Kiran Ketha of Std VII B, J. Menka of Std VII A, M. Kiruthika and R. Adhithi Priya of Std VIII.
At the District level, Yajya Puri of SKG G was awarded the III Prize and J. Menka of VII A was awarded the I Prize.

MaRRS International Spelling Bee Competition
The following students were the class toppers:- Sherwin Satya of Std I D, Tisha Thyagraajan of Std II D, Dharen Kartik of Std II E, Dhvani Bisani of Std III A, Deby Gracia Paulson of Std IV B, S.V. Harshavardhan of Std IV B, Joshua Nevin of Std IV C, A. Yannis of IV D, P.S. Sushmitha of Std VI B, Bharat Karunakaran of Std VI B, Subhalakshmi Mohan of VI C, Amrita Chandrasekhar of VII B, K.P. Govind of VII B, Saurav Santhosh of VII B, Ammar J.Vanak of Std IX, Sneha Sridhar and Nishanthi of Std X.

Olympiad & Talent Test
Sixth International Informatics Olympiad:- The following students were the toppers: R. Neville Joshua of Std III A, D. Harish of Std III B, S. Ragul of Std III E, S. Manoj of Std IV A, M. Sadhana of Std IV B, C. Joshua Nevin of Std IV C, M. Ashwin of Std V B, F. Davis Andherson of Std V B, M. Roshina of Std V D, V. Nivedha of Std V D, Bharat Karunakaran of Std VI B, Sukanya Sharma of Std VII A, J. Anisha of Std VII B, Anuj Vigneshwar of Std VII B, Riju Singh and Upasana Shekhar of Std IX.
Twelfth National Science Olympiad:- The following students were the toppers: R. Neville Joshua of Std III A, C. Joshua Nevin of Std IV C, F. Davis Andherson of Std V B, Bharat Karunkaran of Std VI B, Vedant Basu of Std VII A, and Anish Janakiraman of Std VIII.
Third International Mathematics Olympiad:- The following students were the toppers: Jeeva Venkat of Std III D, C. Joshua Nevin of Std IV C, F. Davis Andherson of Std V B, Mohammed Maaz of Std VI B and Vedant Basu of Std VII A.
International Olympiad of English Language 2009-2010:- The following students were the toppers: Timothy Devaprasad of Std I D, Nitin Warrier of Std I C, M.S. Aswin of Std I F, K.S. Liresh Kumar of Std I D, Olin Kollannoor of II D, Dharen Karthik of Std II E, Kavya Manoharan of Std II E, S.N. Adithya of Std II A, Ramya Ramanan of Std II B, Neville Joshua of Std III A, K. Monica of Std III C, Mrunal A. Joshi of Std III A, C. Joshua Nevin of Std IV C, J. Kamal Ashvath of Std IV B, S.V. Harsha Vardhan of IV B, F. Davis Andherson of V B, Saviksha Raj kumar of V C, Shivani Gnanavel of V B, Swesthika of Std VI A, Bharat Karunakaran of VI B, Aazim Ahmed of Std VI A, K.P. Govind of Std VII A, S. Praveen of Std VII A, Achsah Mabel Joanna of Std VII B, R. Adhithi Priya, M. Kiruthika and M. Meena Nisha of Std VIII, Riju Singh, Ammar J.Vanak and Upasana Shekhar of Std IX.

The Rising Talents 2009
The following students were the winners of the singing competition:- Kris Doran Collins of Std III B, Deby Gracia Paulson of Std IV B, Chriscilla Sridhar of Std V C, Shristi Yogaraj of Std VI A, Rhema Rosy Anil of Std IX, Sneha Sridhar of Std X won the I Prize. Praveen Immanuel of Std III B, Harshita Puri of Std IV C, Jonathan Samuel of Std V C, Anjali Eliz Babu of Std V C, Bharat Karunakaran of Std VI B, S. Muthulakshmi of Std VIII and Rebecca Grace Abraham of Std X won the II Prize.

Chess
G. Anya Saraswathi of Std IV C won the III Place in the Chess Competition Organised by Saranya Chess Centre, Mylapore and was awarded the Merit Certificate in the Tamilnadu State Level Children’s Chess Championship, Kilpauk Chess Centre & King Chess Foundation.

Karate
International Asian Continental Karate Federation Championship:- R. Kishore Khar of Std III D won the I Place in the Team Kata, III Place in Individual Kata and Shai. All India Karate Championship 2010 held at J.N. Stadium:- R. Kishore Khar of Std III D won the I Place in Individual Kata, II Place in Kumit and III Place in Team Kata. Dennis Andrew of Std I B won the I Place in Team Kata and II Place in Individual Kata. Jagan Kumar of Std II A won the I Place in Team Kata and III Place in Individual Kata. T. Krithika of Std II A won the I Place in Individual Kata and II Place in Team Kata. Krithikvel Draupath of Std II D won the I Place in Team Kata. Daniel Andrew of Std V D won the I Place in Individual Kata and won the I Place in Team Kata. Aashraya Rao of Std VI B won the I Place in Individual Kata and III Place in Individual Shai. R. Preethi of Std VI A won the I Place in Individual Kata, Team Kata and Fighter in Japan Shotokan Karate-Do Federation State Level competition, I Place in Individual Kata, III Place in Team Kata and Fighter in the Japan Shotokan Karate-Do Federation National Level competition.

Taekwondo
P. Sujay Raghavan of SKG B won the III Place in Taekwondo organised by Tamilnadu Taekwondo Academy and he was also awarded the White & Yellow Belt from Taekwondo Academy of India.

Badminton
Nikita Susan Cherian of Std XI won the II Place in the Interschool Badminton Tournament organised by Muruga Dhanushkodi School, Chennai. Mrinal M. Ajay of Std V A won the I Place in the Badminton Singles organised by Kala Karali Chennai. Rhema Rosy Anil, Nikita Sharon, Sakshi Goel and Riju Singh of Std IX won the II Place in the Interschool Badminton Tournament organised by The Velammal International School. Interschool Badminton Tournament organised by the League Club:- Under-19 category: Nikita Susan Cherian of Std XI won the I Place in Singles and Doubles. Under - 13 category: Abhinandan Surana of Std VIII and Joshua David of Std VII B won the II Place in Doubles.

Football
Sir M. Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School conducted the Interschool Football Tournament and the following students won the II Place: V. Nikhil of Std V C, S.M. Avnish of Std VII A, S. Gokulakrishnan of Std VI B, K. Kogilavannan of Std VI A, Aazim Ahmed of Std VI A, P.K. Adithya of Std VI A, S. Iniyan of Std VI C, P. Dinesh of Std VI B, B. Vikraman of Std VI B, B.R. Divyesh of Std VI B, B.C. Tharun Vikas of Std VI B, Nishal Krishnan of Std VII B.

Roller Skating
Roller Skating Meet organised by Rajarajan Educational & Cultural Association :- P. Kevin of SKG G won the II Place in Roller Skating Competition. Annanagar Roller Skating Club conducted the Skating Race and U. Sudev Krishna of JKG B won the I Place in the Rink Race. Skating Meet conducted by the Chennai Sports Academy:- A.K. Rahul of SKG J won the III Place, A.R. Gokul Raj of I G won the II Place, A.K. Jai Kishan Adithya A.K of III F won the III Place.

Tennis
Bharat Karunakaran won the I Place in the Inter Club Tennis Tournament organised by the Prince Academy.

Table Tennis
Sir M. Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School conducted the Interschool Table Tennis Tournament and the following students won prizes:- A.K. Jaikishan Aadithya of Std III F won the I Place, P. Dinesh of Std VI B won the II Place, Shweta of Std VII B won the II Place, G. Raghav of Std V D won the III Place, M. Aakaash of Std V D won the III Place, N. Ashwin of Std V B won the IV Place, Aashiq of Std V A won the V Place, Vijay Raagavan of Std V A won the VI Place. Table Tennis Club Tournament:- S. Kavin of Std IX won the I Place, S. Kadhirvel of Std VIII won the I Place, A.R. Chidambaram of Std VIII won the I Place, A.K. Jaikishan Aadithya of Std III F won the I Place, H. Sairam of Std VII A won the II Place, Akshay of Std III C won the II Place. Table Tennis Tournament organised by Rajarajan Educational & Cultural Association:- R. Arvindh Prathap of Std IV D won the I Place, P. Aravind of Std III C won the III Place. Aazim Ahmed of Std VI A, B. Vikraman of Std VI B, Jonathan Titus of Std VI C, Mahi Pradeep of Std VI C, S. Kadhirvel of Std VIII, H. Sairam of Std VII A, S. Kavin of Std IX and A.R. Chidambaram of Std VIII won the I Place. Interschool Table Tennis Tournament organised by Chennai Sports Academy:- R. Aravind Prathap of Std IV D won the I Prize, A.K. Jaikishan Adithya of Std III F won the I Prize. Table Tennis Tournament organised by the Citi lights Sports Club:- A.K. Rahul of SKG J won the I Prize.

TSA Interschool Table Tennis Tournament
For the first time since inception, The Schram Academy conducted an Interschool Table Tennis Tournament at the school campus on 21 November 2009. Dr. A. Prakash, Chief Physical Education Director, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology (Vinayaka Missions University) inaugurated the tournament. He addressed the gathering and later distributed the prizes to the winners. TSA Interschool Table Tennis Tournament organised by The Schram Academy:- Under- 12 category: Aazim Ahmed of Std VI A won the I Place in Singles, P. Dinesh of Std VI B and Sai Dinesh of Std IV A won the II Place in Doubles. Under-14 category: S. Kadhirvel of Std VIII won the I Place in Singles, A.R. Chidambaram won the II Place in Singles, H. Sairam of Std VII A and S. Kavin of Std IX won the II Place in Doubles. Under 16 Category: R. Vishnu Adithya of Std X won the I Place in Singles, R. Vishnu Adithya and R.A. Krishna Kumar of Std X won the I Place in Doubles.

Swimming
The Velammal International School Swimming Meet:- Rhema Rosy Anil of Std IX won the II Place in Free Style and Free Style relay, III Place in Back Stroke, S. Muthu Lakshmi of Std VIII won the II Place in Free Style relay, Shawn Kejriwal of Std X won the II Place in Free Style relay, Back Stroke and Breast Stroke, G. Athul Vigneswar of Std IX, Varun Varghese Alex of Std IX and S. Kadhirvel of Std VIII won the II Place in Free Style relay, S. Smruthi of Std II F won the II Place in Free Style relay, Sharon Mary Cherian of Std IV C won the II Place in Free Style relay, Butterfly, Breast Stroke and Free Style, Nikitha Susan Cherian of Std XI won the II Place in Free Style relay and Butterfly, III Place in Free Style. Swimming Meet organised by Lady Andal School:- S. Smruthi of Std II F won the II Place in Free Style, Back and Breast Stroke with Individual Championship.
Tamilnadu State Age Group Meet at Thirunelveli:- S. Smruthi of Std II F won the I Place in Free Style, Back and Breast Stroke and cash award. Inter School Swimming Meet organised by PSBB School, T. Nagar:- S. Smruthi of Std II F won the I Place in Back Stroke. Sharon Mary Cherian of Std IV C has won the II Place in Free Style relay & Medley relay in The Tamilnadu State Aquatic Association. In the SDAT Swimming Competition she won the III Place in Butterfly and the III Place in the American International School Swimming Meet. In CBSE South Zone Swimming Meet held at Coimbatore she won the III Place in Butterfly. In the Senthil Memorial State Level Swimming Meet she won the Free Style relay & Medley relay. In the PSBB Inter School Swimming Meet she won the II Place in Free Style & Butterfly and III Place in Free Style. In CBSE South Zone Swimming Meet held at Coimbatore Nikita Susan Cherian of Std XI won the III Place in Butterfly Stroke, Amrita Chandrasekar of Std VII B, S. Akila of Std VI C, Subarna Chakravarty of Std VI A, P.S. Sushmitha of Std VI B won the III Place in Swimming Meet organised by PSBB School, T. Nagar. Geonath Immanuel of Std V B won the III Place in lap 1 & 2 Free Style and won the I Place in Free Style relay. Anuj Sarda of Std IV A, Anuj Maheshwari of Std IV A and Jonathan Samuel of Std V C won the I Place in Free Style relay in the Swimming Meet organised by PSBB School, T. Nagar.

Winter Aquatic Meet:- S. Smruthi of Std II F won the II Place in Back Stroke, III Place in Free Style, Butterfly and Individual Medley. Sharon Mary Cherian of Std IV C won the II Place in Butterfly Dolphin State Level Swimming Meet:- S. Smruthi of Std II F won the I Place in Free Style, Back Stroke, Butterfly, Individual Medley and created a meet record and won the Individual Championship and cash award.

TSA Interschool Swimming Tournament
The Schram Academy made its debut in conducting an Interschool Swimming Meet that was held at the Dolphin Swimming Academy on 27 November 2009. It was an honour to have Olympian Sebastian Xavier, Arjuna Awardee and Sports Director, Southern Railways, as our distinguished Chief Guest. He congratulated the winners and gave away the prizes. TSA Interschool Swimming Meet organised by The Schram Academy:- Shawn Kejriwal of Std X won the III Place in Free Style and II Place in Free Style relay and Medley relay, Nikitha Susan Cherian of Std XI won the II Place in Free Style, Individual Medley, Medley relay and Free Style relay, III Place in Free Style and Butterfly, Muthu Lakshmi of Std VIII won the III Place in Free Style and Free Style relay, R. Aishwarya VI B won the III Place in Free Style, Subarna Charkravarty of Std VI A won the I Place in Back Stroke, II Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, K. Kokilavani of Std V A won the II Place in Back Stroke, First Place in Free Style relay and Medley relay, S. Smruthi of Std II F won the I Place in Butterfly and Back Stroke, II Place in Free Style, Medley relay and Free Style relay, Rebecca Grace Abraham of Std X won the III Place in Back Stroke, II Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, Meena Nisha of Std VIII won the II Place in Back Stroke, III Place in Free Style relay, Sharon Mary Cherian of Std IV C won the II Place in Individual Medley and Free Style, First Place in Butterfly, Medley and Free Style relay, Subhalakshmi Mohan of Std VI C won the II Place in Breast Stroke, Kharis Abraham of Std VIII won the III Place in Breast

Stroke, II Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, Ammar J Vanak of Std IX won the III Place in Butterfly, II Place in Medley relay, Amrita Chandrasekar of Std VII B won the II Place in Free Style and III Place in Free Style relay, P.S. Sushmitha of Std VI B won the II Place in Free Style, I Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, R.Sankeerthana of Std VI A won the III Place in Free Style, II Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, Rhema Rosy Anil of Std IX won the II Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, Athul Vigneswar of Std IX won the II Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, Varun Varghese Alex of Std IX won the II Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, S.Kadhirvel of Std VIII won the II Place in Free Style relay, Adithi Priya of Std VIII won the III Place in Free Style relay, Anjali Eliz Babu of Std V C won the I Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, G.Anya Saraswathi of Std IV C won the II Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay, Anuj Maheshwari of Std IV A, Anuj Sarda of Std IV A, Geonath Immanuel of Std V B and Philip Jefery Abraham of Std V C won the III Place in Medley relay and Free Style relay.

Athletics
Spartan Interschool Competition:- Yajya Puri of SKG G won the I Place in Joining the Links. Corina Shandelia Reay of Pre KG C won the I Place, Michael T. Kuria Kose of Pre KG C won the II Place and J. Ayden Novand of Pre KG C won the III Place in Picking the Ball. A.R. Jaya Surya of Std III F won the I Place in Obstacle Race. V. Yashwant of SKG E won the III Place in Running Race & Rabbit Race organised by Kambar Colony Welfare Association.

Interschool Athletic Meet conducted by The Velammal International School:- Varun Vargheese Alex of Std IX won the I Place in 100 metres dash & Long Jump, the III place in 4x400 metres relay, 200 metres & 400 metres dash. Bharath Goel of Std VIII won the III Place in 800 metres & 4x400 metres relay. S. Kadhirvel of Std VIII won the II Place in Discus Throw. S. Thejus Sai of Std VII B won the III Place in Discus Throw & 4x400 metres relay. Anish Janakiraman, Mohammed Harith, M.J. Deepak, J. Adarsh and Eric D.N. Emmanuel of Std VIII won the III Place in 4x400 metres relay. Nikita Susan Cherian of Std XI participated in 5 Km Marathon conducted by SDAT Tamil Nadu. Sharon Mary Cherian of Std IV C participated in 2 Km Marathon conducted by SDAT Tamil Nadu.

The Seventh Annual Sports Day

The Seventh Annual Sports Day for classes I-XII was held on 22 August 2009 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Mr. S. Rajendran, IPS, Economic Offences Wing – CID, who was the Chief Guest, inaugurated the Sports celebrations. An enjoyable cultural programme was presented by the students. The Chief Guest distributed the prizes to the winners. Einstein House won the overall championship and also walked away with the Rolling Trophy for March Past.

The Annual Sports for the Kindergarten was conducted on 13 January 2010 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Our Chief Guest Mrs. Rajkumari Michael, Deputy Correspondent of Bethany High School, gave an inspiring speech to the parents. The colourful welcome parade by our Kindergarten kids depicted ‘Evolution-the development of man’. The day was truly a memorable one especially for the children as it was indeed a ‘Mighty Feat of their Tiny Feet’.

Parents’ Review Day

Activity-based learning is the mantra of the modern education system and parents get a glimpse of the various learning activities on the Review Day held every year. This year it was held on 23 January 2010 and children participated with great enthusiasm. The children of classes I–V were placed in groups to exhibit the various skills that are of great academic importance. Children displayed their skills in Reading, Phonetics, Creative Writing, Theatre, Art, Logical Reasoning and Language Arts. Our special feature was the set-up of a French Restaurant where our young chefs prepared and served a variety of French delicacies.

The Math Lab was buzzing with activities and games that involved logical reasoning. The practical application of concepts was demonstrated with the help of Math kits. Explanation of Vedic Math held the attention of all the viewers. Students of the Science Department demonstrated experiments on the chemical effects of electric current. Models of windmills, rainwater harvesting, kaleidoscope and remote cars were displayed. The importance in preserving our ecosystem was explained. The Social Science Department, using the map of India with its sanctuaries, highlighted the importance of conservation of our flora and fauna. There were models, quizzes and PowerPoint presentations. The English Department came up with a radio show and a skit based on common errors in Spoken English. The children also enacted the Seven Ages of Man. The other Language Departments put up charts and there were activities based on various topics.

Review Day was a grand success, greatly appreciated by parents and visitors which was an encouragement to our staff and students.

Parent–Teacher Get-togethers

Parents and teachers need to work together as a team, complementing each other’s role in nurturing the child towards holistic development. At the end of each term, parents view the Achievement Records. Remedial measures are recommended by the teachers according to the individual needs. Valuable suggestions by the parents are invited and appreciated.

Our Vision

TSA has been an inspiration to everyone in terms of its concepts and the facilities it provides for achieving excellence in education. We aim to produce an education that contains real-life experience and skills that contribute to the competence and self-esteem of our students. We give top priority to quality education tapping all sources, be it from humanpower or from modern technology. We strive to mould students to be intellectuals capable of independent thinking, planning and decision-making to face the modern world with confidence. The Schram Academy with its noble service to the cause of education has successfully completed a decade to mark a milestone in its history.

A new and exciting wing of The Schram Academy, START, Schram Teachers Academy for Research and Training, will commence in the new academic year. START is an in-house training programme for teachers and the 2010-2011 modules will be tailor-made exclusively for the faculty of TSA and may be open to other members of the teaching fraternity. The curriculum incorporates 10 years of Visiting Foreign Faculty training and we shall be inviting VFF to administer parts of the syllabus. We believe this will empower the teachers to reach the highest levels of teaching using best practices. Our vision is to provide a holistic education catering to the academic, moral, cultural, physical and ethical needs of children and we encourage them to grow in the fear of God thus becoming humane citizens of the world.