by Ron Hjertstedt | Sep 26, 2022 | News Flash!
An excitยญing new sport has been introยญduced to our area by Ron sir.
Ultimate Frisbee!
He is a cerยญtiยญfied trainer with UPAI (Ultiยญmate Players Assoยญciยญaยญtion of India) and is creยญatยญing several teams in our area. Each team is comยญprised of 12 players, but only 7 are on the field at one time. And, imporยญtantly, this is a โmixedโ sport, which means that girls and boys are on the field at the same time in a ratio of either 4:3 or 3:4.
The sport of Ultiยญmate Frisbee focuses greatly on what is called โThe Spirit of the Gameโ, which means that sportsยญmanยญship, self-control, fair play, encourยญagยญing attiยญtude, and joy are very imporยญtant factors. Also, there are no refยญerยญees in this sport, so each player must know all the rules in order to play the game and be self-referยญring. In fact, each team must have 2 coaches (one male and one female), one of whom is mainly involved in stratยญegy and the other is the โSpirit Coachโ which means he/she keeps the team focused on sportsยญmanยญship and kindness.
Highly comยญpetยญiยญtive play is encourยญaged, but never at the expense of the bond of mutual respect between players (on the same or even opposยญing side).
Anyone who is interยญested in playing this sport comยญpetยญiยญtively, please contact Ron sir or any of the current team members. We have offiยญcial matches coming up with the pro team in Jabalpur, and even beyond that into other states in India.
by Ron Hjertstedt | Sep 5, 2022 | News Flash!, Student Corner
Teachers. They the light of the world.
A beacon in the dark, and the hope that gives us strength to survive. Teachers add value to our character and make us the ideal citizens to make a better country. Teachers are the building blocks of our lives. They are the ones who motivate the students to do better in every way. Teachers are the builders of a better future.
The bond between a teacher and student is like a potter and the clay. Teachยญers shape the life of the student by teachยญing them about brothยญerยญhood, kindยญness, and simยญplicยญity. And stuยญdents are the clay, who evenยญtuยญally become a vessel through the artisยญtic and caring hands of the potter.
In whose memory is Teacherโs Day celยญeยญbrated, and why? On the ausยญpiยญcious occaยญsion of Dr. Radยญhakrยญishยญnanโs birthยญday, his stuยญdents requested him to allow them to celยญeยญbrate his birthยญday, but in reply Dr. Radยญhakrยญishยญnan said that โThe celยญeยญbraยญtion should not only be for me; I would feel proud if it would be a celยญeยญbraยญtion for all the teachersโ.
Teacherโs Day was first celebrated in India on 5 September, 1962.
Once, Pt. Jawaยญharยญlal Nehru said that he has served his country in many capacยญiยญties, so he is conยญsidยญered as a great teacher.
How do we celยญeยญbrate Teacherโs Day at our school? This day is one of the most memยญoยญrable in the relaยญtionยญship between teacher and student. On this special occaยญsion, we give chocoยญlates, gifts, cards, and espeยญcially respect to our teachยญers. We also orgaยญnize a party dedยญiยญcated to teachยญers. That yearโs Class 12 does all the planยญning. First, they go into every class and introยญduce their juniors to that yearโs planned party, and they ask for funds from each student to help pay for the party.
Traยญdiยญtionยญally, the stuยญdents orgaยญnize games for the teachยญers to play, and there is dancing, and some great food โ all orgaยญnized by the Class 12 stuยญdents. It is a party for the stuยญdents as well as the teachยญers because of all the memยญoยญries that are being created and shared from years of interยญacยญtions. At the end of the party, the stuยญdents give a โThank Youโ speech, showing appreยญciยญaยญtion to the teachยญers for putting in years of effort into these balls of clay that will soon go off into the larger world.
Teachers are a precious gift who God has given to students. Their impact on our lives goes beyond cost.
We, the stuยญdents of our school, want to thank our teachยญers for always guiding us and showing us the right path for our life. You always try your best, even in difficult
times and sitยญuยญaยญtions, and you have high hopes for us. We are blessed to have you in our lives, and we are grateยญful for you sharing your knowlยญedge and life-wisdom and expeยญriยญence with us. We will forever rememยญber our teachยญers because of the immenยญsity of their conยญtriยญbuยญtion to our life.
In Sanskrit, there is an auspicious mantra dedicated to teachers: โGuru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru Dev Maheshwara; Guru Sakshat, Param Brahma, Jasmai Shri, Gurney Mamah.โ
Guru is truly repยญreยญsenยญtaยญtive of Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Shiva. Parambrahma means eternal lord whose world is never being destroyed, that lord who had no day or night. He creates, susยญtains knowlยญedge, and destroys the weeds of ignorance.
The guru (the teacher) guides us and makes efforts to push us to the road of success. We salute all of you great teachers.
by Ron Hjertstedt | Aug 3, 2022 | Current News Topics, News Flash!, School News
We had the opporยญtuยญnity to have an hour-long live video chat with a man (a friend of Ron sir) who is on the front lines in Ukraine, helping innoยญcent civilยญians by bringยญing them food and offerยญing to take them to safety in shelยญters far from the danger of war zone.
This is a great way to educate our youth, by giving them these sorts of rare opporยญtuยญniยญties to underยญstand other culยญtures, other conยญcepts, world history, current events, applicยญaยญble English lanยญguage, and to sort through it all in order to forยญmuยญlate their own opinยญions and world-views.
We thank Brad for taking the time to give our stuยญdents a rare look into the life of someone who has decided to risk his own life in order to help others.
And, we thank our stuยญdents for forยญmuยญlatยญing such poignant and relยญeยญvant quesยญtions. The quesยญtions drove right to the heart of the matter:
- Why are you risking your life in order to help strangers in a difยญferยญent country?
- What brings you fulยญfillยญment? Doesnโt mateยญrยญial posยญsesยญsions and living a nice life give you fulยญfillยญment? Does helping others bring you fulfillment?
- Why are you helping people when their own govยญernยญment and their own people arenโt doing what you are doing?
- Will this war remain as is, or will it gain momenยญtum and become a major world war?
- Are people there afraid of you? Do they trust you? How do you gain their trust?
It was a very unique and eduยญcaยญtional opporยญtuยญnity for our stuยญdents, and for Brad in Ukraine as well.
by Ron Hjertstedt | Jun 29, 2022 | News Flash!
A new school year has begun. Letโs make it a great! We are family. Letโs treat each other, and our facilยญity, as we would our own famยญiยญlies. Respect and honor is what India is known for, and we will conยญtinue in that traยญdiยญtion this year, and have lots of fun.
by Ron Hjertstedt | Apr 9, 2022 | Current News Topics, News Flash!, School News
On Thursยญday, 7 April 2022, we paid tribute to our founder, our friend and teacher, our mother, Rebecca Shourie. Many people came from across India and from overยญseas. Rebecca surely touched the hearts and lives of many people in her time on this earth. She lived with passion and grace and yet held on to this life lightly, holding on to only Godโs love with a tight grip.
Thank you to all our family, friends, stuยญdents, and Nagod citยญiยญzenry for attendยญing our tribute to Bade Maโam both in person and virยญtuยญally and remotely (via the internet).
May we all live for Godโs love and peace with each other, to create a solid comยญmuยญnity, a great town and country, full of citยญiยญzens of integrity and love, peace and kindness.
Love and serve one another.
