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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. - Mark Twain

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Cambridge takes a lead in providing a perfect platform for its

students to evolve in every aspect. Hence, on August 31st

Cambridge held its maiden Entrepreneurship Summit for the

students of grade IX and X with the prime objective of creating a

platform for its talented and aspiring student entrepreneurs to learn

and to understand the various stages of enterprise development and

Start-ups. The students came up with amazing innovative from

conceptualization to product to marketing. It was a wonderful

1. How did you benefit from the Entrepreneurship summit?

Ans: This entrepreneurship summit gave me a clear idea of what I

should do. It has encouraged me to not only think from the point of

view of technology but also on the financial and the marketing part of

enterprising. It has exposed me to the big world of marketing and

business.

2. Explain in a nutshell, what inspired you come up with the idea?

Ans: I want to become an entrepreneur whose company does great

work in the field of technology. Hence I have come up with an idea of

a startup called IGNITE TECH to innovate various Technology and

Artificial Intelligence related products which will make human life

easy.

3. Why do you call yourself a techno-entrepreneur? What next from

here??

Mas. Chandan C V A Future Techno -

Entrepreneur

4. Tell me about the aero model which you did in IIT Madras. How

did it help you in the Entrepreneurship summit?

Ans: IIT Madras had organized a competition called Shaastra in

association with Boeing India and all the IITs. For this competition, I

along with Lakshya Pandya (my fellow 10th grader) first needed to

design a High Wing Trainer RC Aircraft. We were ranked among top

50 contestants in south India. This was the biggest competition I have

ever attended using Artificial Intelligence. This gave me the

confidence to come up with the proposal for the Entrepreneurship

Summit.

5. How is Cambridge encouraging you in your overall development?

Ans: My school plays a huge part in building my character and skills

in every area of my life. My teachers are encouraging and supporting

in helping me become successful in my technology driven projects and

shaping my personality. My school supports and funds all my projects

and provides me with the opportunities to compete in all the

competitions. The labs in the school play a very important and a big

role in increasing my practical knowledge. The school also supports

me in various extra-curricular activities like sports, science and

theatre. I am very grateful to my school for helping me in my holistic

development.

Ans: I love technology. I want to pursue

Engineering after my 12th grade. I love to

build robots, work on Machine Learning

and Artificial Intelligence. If I am in

India, I want to study engineering in

Computer Science or else I will pursue

Robotic Engineering abroad and later get

an MBA and turn into a techno-

entrepreneur.

Mas. Chandan - A Techno-Entrepreneur in the Making

platform to exhibit their

entrepreneurial skills and nuances.

Mr. Dheer Lalit Gupta, co-founder of

Green Bubbles Startup Services and

Ms. Sushma Sriram, an R & D Design

Engineer Metro and currently an

associate with Global Ecommerce

Platform, judged the event and gave away the awards for the

innovative product and the best idea. Product ‘Go Green Pens’ won

the 1st prize, ‘Senaptic’ bagged the 2nd prize and ‘Ace Attorneys’

took away the 3rd prize for their unique innovative ideas.

Go Green Pens – with the trophy

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H M U N

A delegation of students participated in HMUN

held at Hyderabad under the guidance of Harvard

MUN, USA. The delegates were encouraged to

make a real difference in their community and

bring the world one step closer to meeting UN’s

Sustainable Development Goals highlighting on

major global challenges like poverty, equality,

climate change, environmental degradation,

prosperity, and peace and justice.

Delegates:

Ms. Pragathi B, Mas. Akanksh V Patil,

Mas. Vibhu Darshan, Mas. Soham Niyogi,

Mas. Chirag Gupta, Mas. Vaibhav and

Mas. Ekanksh Jindal.

ACTIVITIES

Mas. Chirag Gupta and Mas. Sohom Niyogi of Class X won Commendable Delegation Award, Ms. Pragathi and

Mas. Akanksh Patil of Class IX received special Recognition in Harvard MUN Resolve Impact Program.

Weather Flip Book

GRADE II (SST)

CCA Activity Popsicle Stick craft

Primitive Life- Grade II (SST)

Activities: Go Shopping, Roman Numerals and

Perimeter and Area

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‘Ma'am how did you learn the language....’

This has become my catch phrase. My students

quite often pose this question. Then, the story

unfolds on how, why and when I pursued

learning the foreign language-French and its

importance as well as necessity in today's fast

paced and technologically advanced world

which looks like a global village.

This, always makes me contemplate that each

one of us should know at least one foreign

language. Yes, no doubt India is a country

having various languages and dialects and

could be said that if we don't know a foreign

language, still we can move ahead with our

lives. Language is a key part of any family,

community, culture and the human race.

Without language the world today would have

been much different and surely not as

interesting as it is now.

The ability to speak, read, write and understand

more than one language is also remarkable and

expands the liberties in life.

Studying a foreign language builds more skills

than just language. Memorization, critical

thinking and interpretation skills improve

immensely in the students and also improves

the academic performance. Globalization has

offered new challenges to us. The whole world

looks like a small ball where students who

speak foreign languages have more chances of

finding a job whether at home or abroad and

adapt to new work places without much stress.

It enriches their mind opens up new horizons

for them both personally and professionally.

Learning a new language is not only interesting

but also increases one’s knowledge about the

culture and of the people of that specific

country. It also helps to make a career in the

field of translation and interpretation. Due to

growing economic relations between India and

various countries of the world, there has been a

greater need for interpreters, translators and

teachers. Language impacts the daily lives of

members of any race, creed, and region of the

world. Language helps express our feelings,

desires, and queries to the world around us.

Words, gestures and tone are utilized in union to

portray a broad spectrum of emotion. The unique

and diverse methods human beings can use to

communicate through written and spoken

language is a large part of what allows to harness

our innate ability to form lasting bonds with one

another.

Many companies need language expert for their

business communication, live events, meetings,

and conferences, or documentation in their

essential work. Such companies offer a very high

package to translators and interpreters. The world

is becoming a smaller place. As a result,

a translator and interpreter as a career option is a

lucrative as well and interesting avenue in the

field of foreign languages.

India has emerged as the fastest-growing export

market for Africa, South America, Eastern Asian

countries. If you are fluent in a foreign language,

then that could help you land in jobs in many such

Indian and multinational companies in India and

abroad. Job prospect in Export and Import

sector is full of career opportunities.

With the advent of Globalization and

Outsourcing, many BPO and KPO firms offer

excellent career scope for those who know a

foreign language in India. ITES and Outsourcing

has brought a lot of job opportunities paving the

way for learning foreign languages in India.

“If we spoke a different language, we would

perceive a somewhat different world. Because the

limits of my language mean the limits of my

world.”

Language learning allows you to have critical

thinking skills and problem-solving skills when

deciphering a language’s vocabulary, grammar,

sentence structure, meaning, sounds, and

orthography.

Knowledge gives you insights into a different

culture, history, and tradition. You can access

and enjoy different music, arts, movies, sports,

customs as well as contemporary socio-cultural

practices that have developed in different regions

over the millennia. One cannot be genuinely

fluent in any language without somewhat

understanding the culture, history, and customs

of that country.

“One language sets you in a corridor for life.

Two languages open every door along the way.”

Proficiency is a fundamental prerequisite for

successful communication in the ever-growing

tourism industry. It is a crucial component if you

want to pursue your career in hospitality,

Tourism, and Travel Tourism sector.

The ability to learn a foreign language fluently is

an advantage for finding a job in a wide range of

sectors such as Diplomacy, fashion, retailing,

Journalism, automotive, luxury goods,

aeronautics, international business, and the list

continues to grow.

Another reason to learn a foreign language is if

you are looking to move to Non-English

speaking countries such as France, Germany,

Italy, Spain, Japan, etc.

It plays a very critical role if you are seeking a

job in the Embassy and Foreign Services in India

and abroad.

The language proficiency will help you in the

advancement of career and get you that dream

job in various multinational companies and

multilateral organizations it gives you a

competitive edge over others.

Importance of Learning Foreign Language

Ms. Andalib Aisha Department of French

Developing Artistic Independence

and Creativity

our students to participate in various drawing competitions which have built

their visual skills, cognitive process, aesthetic sense, creativity, and balance

between motor and coordination skills.

Drawing helps children to think creatively and

develop hand-eye coordination. Colours they use and

the things they draw gives them the freedom to

express their feelings. Therefore we encourage

“Drawing is the artist’s most direct and spontaneous

expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better than

does painting, HIS TRUE PERSONALITY.”

– Edgar Degas

Mentor’s Disquisition

Drawing competition organized by Sri. Ravivarma Academic Trust.

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H e a l t h & S a f e t y W e e k

‘The future of the safety movement is not so much

dependent upon the invention of safety devices as on the

improvement of methods of educating people to the ideal

of caution and safety.’

We, therefore ensure the safety of our students by

educating them about the ideal of caution and safety

through consistent teacher – student interaction,

counseling and peer to peer interaction apart from CCTV

surveillance and active participation of teaching and non-

teaching community.

Grade X students took the initiative in interacting with their juniors and

discussed about cyber bullying and other issues related to cyber security.

Grade VIII students performed role play on clinical depression, road

safety and cyber bullying.

Students of grade IX advertised health and wellness products through Mad

ads in a hilarious manner, thereby reinforcing the concept of healthy body

healthy mind and creating awareness about importance of sound physical

and mental health.

Tiny tots were exposed to concepts like

Road Safety Measures, Importance of

Staying Fit through Zumba and developing

Good Habits through simulating real life

situations.

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1. What inspired you to write the novel? What

age did you start writing stories?

Ans: I enjoy reading and therefore I have a

membership of a library near my house. As I

started reading many books, I thought to myself

if I could start writing myself. This is how it all

began. Hence, I started writing from the age of

ten.

2. Tell us something about your book. Do you

see yourself as any of the characters in the

story?

Ans: It’s the story of a girl named Alice an

imaginary character who is lost in the forest and

how she escapes from there.

Though I am brave like Alice, I do not see myself

in any of the characters in the novel.

3. Do you wish to take up writing as a career

or retain it as a hobby?

Ans: It is certainly my hobby. I write in my free

time. When I grow up, I would like to be a

doctor.

4. How has Cambridge and teachers played a

role in shaping you as an individual you are

today?

Ans: My teachers have trained me to write essays

and short stories. Apart from that, I have been

given a chance to deliver a few speeches during

our assemblies, which has really enhanced my

skill of writing, confidence, and expressing

ability and shaped me into a person I am today.

At this point, I would like to share my experience

of meeting our principal, Ms. Judith Singh, to

give her the first copy of my book. She went

through each and every page of my book

before giving her compliments which was a

delightful and encouraging gesture for me and

my parents.

6. What message would you like to give to the

children of your age?

Ans: “Winners don’t do different things, they do

things differently.” We should always try to be

unique and do the work we have in hand with love

and passion towards it.

A promising writer from

grade VI D loves Carnatic

music, keyboard, drawing

and painting. This

charismatic young writer

published her maiden

novel TWO ON A

SECRET SAFARI this

year. She is a religious

person who reads

Bhagavad-Gita every day, a

voracious reader who loves

Harry Potter series and her

favourite author is Ms J.K.

Rowling.

Ms. R Keerthi Sri

A Blossoming Child Novelist

Interview by Ms. Poonam Sharma

Budding News

Anchors

Ms. Avani Singh and Ms. Akriti Amit of grade VII won the runners up trophy in News Anchoring Competition held at Gopalan National School.

Promising

Technocrats

Mas. Vibin S and Mas. Vishwam Raval of grade X won the 1st Prize in Technocrat a Software Coding Competition held at Bishop Cotton Boys School, Bengaluru.

Inter-School Competitions

5. When would we get to read your

next book?

Ans: Very soon. Currently I am busy

writing a story based on adventure.

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N a t i o n a l C a d e t C o r p s - A c c r e d i t a t i o n

We are proud to announce that Cambridge has achieved a big mile

stone again this year by securing NCC accreditation as Battalion 51 (a)

of 3 Karnataka Battalion. National Cadet Corps is a Tri-Services

Organization, comprising the Army, Navy and Air Wing, engaged in

grooming the youth of the country into disciplined and patriotic

citizens. We stand with the aims of NCC which is developing

character, comradeship, discipline, a secular outlook, the spirit of

adventure and ideals of selfless service amongst students contributing

to their holistic development by making them organized, trained and

motivated youth with leadership skills to serve the nation.

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Our students

participated in various

competitions based on

Technology and

Artificial Intelligence

at Synchronize

organized by Bishop

Cotton Boys School,

Bangalore.

Visit to IIA – Indian Institute of Astrophysics opened up the opportunity for our students

to have firsthand experience on various projects on Light, Reflection, Refraction, OHM’s law of light and interacted with

scientist Dr. Sriram about Chandrayan 2.

A field trip to Army Service Corps (ASC),

the oldest and the largest

administrative service in the Indian

Army helped me to comprehend the

various career options available at

Indian Army. We learnt about progress

in technology in Indian Army from the

time of Independence till date.

Ms. Kundan Jaya

Prakash, X B

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1. How did you prepare for yourself for

getting admission in Georgia Institute

of Technology?

Ans: I was interested in Computer

Science from middle school. This

inspired me to take part in a lot of

hackathons and coding competitions. I

also took up some personal projects

and uploaded them on GitHub. I had a

systematically planned preparation

schedule for SAT/ACT exams and

college admission essays. Having a lot

of exposure definitely helped me secure

admission for B.Tech in Computer

Science with specializations in

Intelligence and Security at highly

ranked Georgia Institute of Technology,

USA.

2. What are your hobbies?

Ans: My hobbies include competitive

programming, robotics, and chess. I

aspire to become a research scientist at

Deep Mind. I want to research on the

applications of Artificial Intelligence in

various practical fields, such as health

care.

3. How did Cambridge help you in your

development?

Ans: Cambridge definitely helped solidify

my foundations in English, Mathematics

and Basic sciences. My teachers guided

and motivated me to develop my talents

and skills. I should specifically mention

about a lot of exposure to quizzes,

hackathons, and MUNs which helped me

to hone my oratorical and written skills,

apart from my programming skills.

4. When you were in grade 12, you got

patient for BDD Assets, and using

artificial intelligence. Give us details

about it.

Ans: I have filed a patent for developing

a low-cost portable communicative aid

for the disabled called 'BDD Assist'. It

helps individuals with visual, auditory, or

speech impairments to communicate

with other disabled individuals or even

normal individuals. BDD Assist is very

economical compared to other

commercial available disability solutions

(such as Braille displays), which usually

cost upwards of Rs. 100,000 and

performs a similar function.

5. What inspired you to explore

artificial intelligence?

Ans: I am inspired by the thought of

making machines that think like

humans. I learned that the fields of

AI and ML are a multi-disciplinary

and therefore challenging to learn.

Further, AI has the potential to be

applicable to virtually every domain

of human activity.

6. Tell us about your other

outstanding achievements.

Ans: I was qualified for USACO Gold

(top 10% of high-school coders in

the US) and also the second level of

the Indian Computing Olympiad (top

200 coders in India). Further, I

worked with Prof. K Venkatesh at

Nitte Meenakshi Institute of

Technology to develop a

navigational aid for the visually

impaired called Nav Assist. This

received funding from the

Department of Science and

Technology, Govt. of India.

Additionally, I've passed the Junior

grade in Karnatic Music with

distinction. I enjoy playing keyboard

and I am also an active chess

enthusiast.

A mesmerizing orator, a talented MUNNER and a debater, a promising technocrat, and

enthusiastic chess player, an inspiring writer and an exceptional keyboard player who passed out

of Cambridge in the year 2016-2017. Currently, he is pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science

with specialization in Intelligence and Security at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.

Mr. Rochana H M

Interview Ms. Saleena S

Cambridge Public School

STAR ALUMNUS

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I am grateful to Cambridge for

creating endless opportunities

for me to explore and

experience various avenues of

life which has made me to

stand out in the crowd.

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Exciting Mega Events: 2019-2020

Up Coming Events:

1. Science Week

2. Fruit Day

3. Veggie Day

4. Lemonade and Sandwich Day

Content Writer & Editor-in-chief – Ms. Saleena S

Associate Editor – Ms. Elizabeth Mathew

Co-Editor – Ms. Poonam Sharma

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