PSGR Krishnammal Higher Secondary School

Assembly

We devote 15 minutes for Morning Prayer each day. On Mondays teachers hoist the National Flag and give a short speech emphasizing one moral/ethical aspect. The students are given opportunities to showcase their talents which develop their confidence and competence. They explain a ‘kural’ a day, give the day’s news headlines and share a few interesting general information. Prize winners from inter / intra school competitions are honoured. During festival times, the socio-religious significance of the festival and its mode of celebration are also explained.

To improve concentration and reduce stress, the students are encouraged to meditate for five minutes in the afternoon.

Learning by doing

Activities are lessons for life through which the students learn humility, selflessness and team work.

While academics is given due importance, a wide spectrum of curricular, co-curricular and extra – curricular activities mould them into competent personalities. They teach them to treat both success & failure with equanimity.

All the students of stds. VI to VIII undergo yoga training. They learn meditation, breathing exercises, basic asanas and take part in memory games. Students with special aptitude are given extra training in advanced asanas.
Extra coaching is given in athletics, throw ball, volleyball, handball, kho-kho and chess.
Competitions conducted by private organisations, educational institutions, charitable trusts and various clubs provide a platform for our students to display their innate abilities.

This holistic education has ensured that our students are achievers in every sphere. When they leave their Alma mater, they are ready to face the world with courage, confidence, holding high the values of honesty and integrity, with an abiding love for their motherland and concern for their less fortunate brethren.

Associations and Clubs

Every child is unique and gifted. We discover the hidden genius among the students through the club activities.

Clubs at the High School level

Language club
Mathematics club
Science club
Music & Fine Arts club
Heritage club

Associations at the Higher Secondary Level

Tamil Literary Association
English Literary Association
Science Association
Arts Association
Consumer Club

The Associations organize guest lectures, quiz, debates, paper presentations, exhibitions, conduct oratorical and essay competitions. The Consumer Club organizes seminars, meetings, interactions and competitions in association with The Coimbatore Consumer Voice to create consumer awareness among the students.

Various Clubs

Our students have an opportunity for enrolling themselves in the following voluntary organizations

Girl Guide Movement
National Cadet Corps
Junior Red Cross
Eco Watch Club / Globe / National Green Corps
Red Ribbon Club / Health Club
Road Safety Patrol
Sanitation bureau

Junior Red Cross

Service to humanity is service to the Supreme Lord

Junior Red Cross comes under the Coimbatore branch of Indian Red Cross Society. Junior Red Cross was started in our school in 2001. It has 100 Juniors with 3 counsellors

JRC aims at promoting humanitarian principles & values and health & care in the community. The juniors are educated on the fundamental principles of Red Cross, humanitarian values, environment protection, disaster management, risk reduction, road safety and hygiene & sanitation. The juniors learn empathy for fellowmen and a spirit for selfless service.

Eligibility

Students of Std.VI to Std. IX

Activities

On World Differently Abled Day, sports events for differently abled persons are conducted.
Juniors visit old age homes and participate in rallies conducted on social awareness.
They attend District and State Level Study-cum-Training Camps.

Every year, the JRC Juniors form part of the Independence Day and Republic Day parade held at the V.O.C Grounds.

Girl Guide Movement

The Girl Guide Movement was registered as the Krishnammal Guide Company in 1960 in the District Association of Bharat Scouts and Guides. It has 30 guides who are guided by three fully qualified Guide Captains.

Guide Movement aims at development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials. The guides are trained in first aid, health rules, cooking, pioneering (camp training), handicrafts, trekking in order to appear for Pravesh, Pratham Sophan, Dwitiya Sophan, Tritiya Sophan and finally to the Rajya Purashkar and Rashtrapathi Award exams.

The guides learn about

Duty to God
Duty to others
Self responsibility
Self-government
Self reliance and
Capacities to co-operate and to lead

Eligibility

Students from Std.VI to Std. X

Activities

Our Girl Guides attend the Annual camp and take part in the exhibitions, pageantry, March past, pioneering and cultural competitions.

They participate and win prizes in inter and intra school competitions based on Guide activities.
Every year they take part in Thinking Day Rally held in memory of its founder, Lord Baden Powell

National Cadet Corps - ‘Unity and Discipline’

Started in June 1973, we have 100 cadets under an Associate NCC Officer. We belong to Troop No. 23 TN (5) Girls’ Battalion NCC – army division with Group Head Quarters at Coimbatore. The Cadets are given basic military training in firing and drill.

NCC aims at grooming the youth of the country into organized, trained and motivated citizens with leadership qualities, ready to serve the nation regardless of the career they choose. It builds character, comradeship, discipline, leadership quality, self-protection, self-reliance and self-confidence amongst the students. It fosters a spirit of adventure, secular outlook, and ideals of selfless service.

Eligibility

Students of Std. VIII & IX who have completed 13 years.

Activities

Visiting Old Age Homes
Planting trees
Taking part in social awareness programmes
Collecting funds during natural calamities
Taking part in All India Trekking Expeditions
Attending camps at various levels

Honours

Every year one of our cadets is selected to represent the Junior Wing Coimbatore Group NCC at the Republic Day Camp, as well as in the Thal Sainik Camp held at Delhi.
Our NCC troop has bagged the Rolling Trophy for Overall Junior Wing Championship at the Combined Annual Training Camp for the fifth consecutive year.
Our cadets receive the Best Cadet Award and Tamil Nadu Outstanding NCC Cadets Scholarship.
Our School maintains cent percent result in the NCC ‘A Certificate’ Examination.

Eco - Watch Club / Globe/ National Green Corps

Where there is Green, there is Prosperity

Eco – Watch Club was started in our school in 2005 under the direction of Ministry for Environment and Forestry. It has 25 members and a co-ordinator.

It aims at creating awareness on environment and the health hazards caused by pollution. The students are imparted knowledge about eco-systems, the relationship between environment and man, the interdependence of various life forms for their survival. We motivate the students to minimize the use of plastic bags, separate waste at source, and to dispose the waste at the nearest storage point. The cadets gain a spirit of scientific inquiry into environmental problems, imbibe habits and life style for minimum waste generation.

Eligibility

Students of Std.VI to IX

Activities

Collect news on environment and bio-diversity from the media.
Undertake field trips and participate in rallies.
Prepare projects on various environment related topics.
Educate the public about the importance of clean environment.

The Red Ribbon Club

Formed under the directive of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, the Red Ribbon Club in our school has 50 members with 2 Teachers in-charge.

The main aim is to spread awareness regarding HIV & AIDS and to promote voluntary blood donation.

Under the Life Skill Education Programme, the students are given training to enhance leadership, communication and team building skills. The students learn self-protection, negotiating skills and how to do effective group interaction.

Eligibility

Students of Std.IX & XI

Activities

Conduct rallies
Attend seminars and workshops

Health club

Functioning since 2011, Health club has 25 students each from stds. VI, VII & VIII guided by 2 nodal teachers. The students are given awareness on personal hygiene, spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases, their causes, preventive measures to be taken, need for nutrition, avoidance of junk food and awareness on AIDS.

The students gain knowledge on the importance of having a balanced diet, the nutrients that are essential to maintain perfect health and how fast food leads to obesity.

Eligibility

Students of std. VI to VIII

Activities

The students are educated on personal health through skits, songs.
Guest lectures are organized on communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Competitions are conducted based on health issues.

Road Safety Patrol

Under the auspices of Road Safety Patrol Programme of Traffic Police Department, Coimbatore, our cadets of Road Safety Patrol are trained on traffic rules. Every day they regulate the traffic entering our institution. We have 100 cadets supervised by a teacher.

The students are instructed on how to cross the roads safely. They inculcate the habit of observing safe pedestrian practices at all times and places. The students develop leadership qualities and gain a sense of social responsibility.

Eligibility

Students of Std.VII & IX

Activities

Help to regulate the traffic in our school zone
Organize and take part in rallies on social issues

ACTIVITIES