MINUTES OF THE MEETING

GURGAON PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS COUNCIL, GURGAON

A General Body Meeting of the GPSC was held on 26th May 2016 at Rotary Pubic School, Sector-22, Gurgaon, at 11:45am

The following attended the meeting:

  1. Ms NirmalYadav, CCA School, Sec-4, Gurgaon
  2. Ms SunitaNagpal, DPS SushantLok, Gurgaon
  3. Ms GulshanDewan, Rotary Public School, Sec-22,Gurgaon
  4. Ms VineetaYadav, Gyan Devi Public School
  5. Ms AnuradhaHanda, G.D Goenka Public School, Sec-48
  6. Ms Asha Sharma, S.D AdarshVidyalaya, Sec-47
  7. MsYasmin Contractor, Summer Fields School, DLF Phase-I
  8. Ms AnshuArora, Amity International School, Sec-43
  9. Ms ChandanDhawan, Blue Bells Model School, Sector-4
  10. Ms AnjaliNagpal, Blue Bells Public School, Sector-10A
  11. Ms RakhiVerma, Ryan International School, Sohna Road
  12. Dr NeelimaPrakash, Lions Public School, Sec-10A
  13. Ms RaniRai, St. PBN Public School, Sec-17(B)
  14. Ms InduKhetarpal, Salwan Public School,Sec-15(ii)
  15. Ms UjwalMalhotra, Bal Bharati Public School, Manesar
  16. Ms AparnaErry, DAV Sec-14 Gurgaon

Proceedings

  1. The Chairperson Ms Yasmin Contractor after ascertaining the quorum commenced the meeting by welcoming all the esteemed members.
  2. Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday,21stApril 2016 at CCA School, Sector-4 Gurgaon circulated on 28.04.2016 were ratified and approved.
  3. Based on the inputs received from individual schools, the GPSC annual events calendar was finalised as given below:

Month / Events / School
April / Workshop for teachers
(Topic-Performance Management of School Staff and Students) / Summer Fields School, DLF
July / Eco Fest / S. N Sidheshwar School
August / AEP Workshop and Inter School Competition on Health and Wellness / Blue Bells Public School, Sec-4
November / Symposium on career choices. / DPS, Sec-45
November / Inter School Football Tournament / Amity International School, Sec-46
December / Under 14, Boys Basketball Tournament / Bal Bharati Public School, Manesar
December / IT Fest / DPS SushantLok
January / GPSC Conference
  1. Treasurer GPSC, MrsInduKhetarpal informed the members about their outstanding payments of annual subscription. The member schools were advised to send their cheques of Rs. 10,000/- as annual subscription to ‘ Salwan Public School, Gurgaon’ at the earliest.
  2. MrsInduKhetarpal as member of the committee which scrutinized the Principals’ articles informed that now the articles were ready to be uploaded. Options for a suitable cover were also circulated and finalised.
  3. Presentation by ‘Design ForChange, India’-‘I Can School Challenge’ highlighted the increasing appeal that the programme has enjoyed over the years. The programme is so designed that the students of all age groups feel empowered to identify their school specific problems and find a collective solution to it, thereby enhancing their critical thinking, problem solving and other twenty first century social skills.Based on FIDS process-Feel, Imagine, Do and Share-the children develop the ‘I can’ mindset and actually go about bringing the desired change.
  4. A presentation by ‘Designmate’ on setting up 3D Science labs in school was much appreciated by the members present. Internationally validated credentials about the content and reasonable costing managed to capture the Principals’ interest.
  5. GAPSHAM-Global Academy of Public Safety and Habitat Management distributed comprehensive brochures on the ‘Why’, ‘What’ and ‘How’ of school safety. The organization is equipped to map the school’s evacuation plan, prepare checklists to assess level of preparedness of school on Disaster Management and train staff and students to handle such eventualities.
  6. Ms SunitaNagpal Principal DPS SushantLok proposed a formal vote of thanks to the Chairperson and all members present. She also expressed her gratitude to the Host School for its gracious hospitality.
  7. The next GPSC Meeting scheduled in the month of July would be hosted by DAV School, Sector-14.

Detailed agenda shall follow in due course.

UjwalMalhotra

Secretary, GPSC