Sunday, February 23, 2014


DEPARTMENT OF   SCOUTS AND GUIDES.
KV KANJIKODE
REPORT  2012-13
1 Regular classes and training are imparted on all Saturdays  during the zero period for the coverage of syllabus as per the APRO.
2 Four  troop meetings were conducted  in April and June.
3 A meeting of the Scouters and guiders was conducted in April, an action plan was prepared and duties were allotted  in connection with the Annual three day camp in June.
4        A three day annual camp was conducted from 11th to 13th May 2012 in the school in which 117 scouts and Guides participated. The camp was inaugurated by the Dist. Chief Commissioner: Dr. S Nalayini. 
The participants of the camp with the Vice Principal Ms. Lakshmi and  LOC: abdul Shumz
5        A team of 16 guides and 15 scouts along with Mrs. S. Santha  and  Mr. J. Selvans  went for a full day  hospital service on 12th May to the District Homeo Hospital , Palakkad
6        A selected team of 17 scouts  escorted by a Scout Master took part in the National Adventure Trekking Programme at Manimitharu, Thirunelveli in  May, in association with the Kerala chapter of the National Adventure  Foundation.
7        On 28th June 50 saplings were planted by 50 scout and guide volunteers in the school campus as part of the social forestry activities under the leadership of Scouters and Guiders: Mrs. Santha S, Mrs. Leena K , Mr. J Selvans and Mr. Abdul Shumz.
8        5 Guides and 3 Scouts were selected and their applications were forwarded  for taking part in the Rashtrapathy testing Camp 2012. Project work for the Prime ministers Shield including road safety and savings scheme among children were conducted.
9        8 scouts and 8 Guides were selected for the Rajyapuraskar Tesitng camp, 2012 and necessary training was given to them.  From them 2 scouts and 2 guides were selected finally for the camp and they participated the Zonal Level Testing Camp in Bangalore .
10   4 units were registered for the Prime Ministers trophy and project work  started.
11   One Guide Captain Mrs. S Santha took part in the regional level meeting of Scouters and Guiders at Ernakulam.
12   Four  troop meetings were conducted  in July.
13   A farewell was organized for the Guide Captain Mrs. Leena K who went on transfer to Coimbatore  on 31st July.
14   A meeting of all the scouters and guiders was conducted to discuss about the Inspection, Guard of Honour and Independence day march past competition.
15    A team of 36 scouts were selected for the Independence day Parade competition at Fort Maidan, Palakkad as per the order of the Hon. Dist. Collector. They were trained for the Marchpast competition and escorted for 4 days to Palakkad. The team under the leadership of Master Nithin. S (X-B) secured first place in the March past competition.
16   After the Independence day celebrations all Scouts and Guides cleaned the school campus and class rooms. Light refreshment was provided to the participants.
17    Saplings were distributed to Scouts and Guides from the department of forests, govt. of Kerala under the Ente Maram’ project.
18    In order to help the less privileged in our society, “a fistful of rice” project was undertaken . Scouts and Guides collected rice from houses and handed over to the inmates of an orphanage in Chandranagar, Palakkad.
19    Investiture ceremony: the Investiture ceremony was completed for the new recruits to the movement with 5 Scouts and Guides each from every Patrol. Dr. Smt. S Nalayini, Principal and the Dist. Commissioner (G) was the Chief guest on the final  day of the ceremony. The new recruits were honoured and was permitted to take oath in front of a qualified Scouter or Guider. They were provided with membership badge, scarf, Vogel world scout badge etc.  

20    For sharing of knowledge and experiences on Facebook, to give publicity & visibility of KVS  BS&G movement, accounts were opened as per the guidelines and students were encouraged to post articles.[Link:
21    Adventure cycling.: An Adventure cycling programme was conducted for a set of 40 scouts to the dam site area in Kava, Malampuzha.  The rally was flagged off by the Regional Incentive Award winner Sri. Umesh Kumar .T, UDC of KV Kanjikode and the Librarian Sri. Mujib Rahman. The cycling was for 16 KMs to one side and was a full day programme.
22    Two scouts and two guides were selected for the Regional levelRajyapuraskar’ Testing camp  held at Hyderabad. They are: Master Nikhil  and Nithin. S,  Kumari. Gopika and Abhinaya.V
23    20 Scouts were selected for the Annual Tritiya Sopan cum Patrol Leaders Testing camp conducted at KV Kannur and 20 Guides participated at KV Ernakulam. 
24    32 entries were selected for the participation in the East Asia & Pacific Regional and South Asia Regional UNGEI drawing & painting competition on the topic: ‘what can a teacher do to ensure girls and boys benefit equally from quality education?’.
25    An ‘All Faith Prayer’ was conducted on 2nd October in connection with the Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations at the Multi –purpose hall at 8 AM. A good number of Scouts and Guides participated. The District Commissioner-Guides Smt. Dr. S Nalayini was the Chief Guest. Individual prayers and special prayer songs were sung.
26    Flag Day: The flag day was celebrated by the Department of Scouts and Guides in a very befitting way, as per the guide lines given by BSG, KVS state.        A formal special troop meeting was conducted with the total participation of the members of our unit, including Scouts, Guides , Cubs and Bulbuls. The color party hoisted the flag and after the routine programmes in the troop meeting, an awareness programme about the movement for the school community was conducted. The special school assembly programme was started with the briefing of the Guide Captain Mrs. Santha. S .  Kumari Nimisha S Pradeep of class IX anchored the programme. A quiz was conducted about the  Movement by two students:  The Bulbuls sung a community song .
The distribution of Flag Day Stamp was done in the assembly by the In-charge Principal Mrs. N Usha, who inspired the students about the necessity of joining in the movement. It was followed by a Painting competition :  the participation was appreciable. The selected paintings were  forwarded for the regional competition. At 10 Am A team of 8 members consisting - three Scout Masters, One Guide Captain , three Guides and one Scout- visited M/s. Instrumentation Ltd- Kanjikode, the largest Public Sector Undertaking in the district as part of the Community Awareness Programme. The flag day stamp distribution was inaugurated by the Additional General Manager : Mr. Eapen Varghese.  The team met the Deputy Manager(P&A): Mr. Radha Mohan and others and stamps were distributed.
The Flag day celebration was under the leadership of  Dr. Smt. S Nalayini, Principal and the Dist. Commissioner (G), HWB Scout Masters: A. Abdul Shumz, J Selvens, HWB Guide Captain Mrs. S Santha, and other trained Scouters , Guiders, Cub Masters  and Flock Leaders like: Arun Prasanth, CV Sasikala, Sheela PR, Sunitha V, R Narayanan, T. Thomson etc.

           
27. The Thinking day:  was celebrated in a very befitting way by the Scouts and Guides of Vivekananda scout troop and Kasturba Guide company of KV Kanjikode of the Chennai division of BSG on 22nd February, 2012.
·         All faith prayer
An All  Faith prayer was conducted in a serene atmosphere on 22-02-12 on the thinking day by the scouts and guides at 8.30 AM in the mini prayer hall. The District Chief  Commissioner Mrs. Dr. S Nalayini was the chief guest. 103 scouts and guides participated in uniform. Individual prayers and special prayer songs were sung. 7 Scout Masters and  8 Guide Captains participated and led the prayer. Music teacher Sri. Narayanan was the leading person. 
 
·         In the morning assembly a special talk was made by a TSPL Guide Kumari Shwetha Sasidharan, from class 8 b who  threw light on the movement and its founder Lord Baden Powell. It was a very informative talk which inspired all the 1000 students attended.
·         At 9.30 Am, a team of 78 members ( 27 guides and 51 scouts ) started a journey in the school bus to Dhoni Hills and waterfall area which is 26 KMs away from the school.  The team secured special permission to visit the Chenath Nair Reserve forest , Olavakode circle- (Dhoni, palakkad ) area where the entry was restricted due to security reasons. They went on  an adventure trekking through the forest area to 6 KMs to one side. Participants were divided into 7 patrols with leaders. They were led by 2 forest guards named:  Mr. Ameen and Mr. Abdul Salam.  The team was escorted by 2 guide captains (Mrs. S Santha and Mrs. Leena K- both HWB Guide Captains and 3 Scout Masters Mr. Abdul Shumz , Mr. J Selvens- both HWB Scouters and Mr Ravi Rathod, Basic Scouter). This nature study trekking became a thrilling experience to the participants.  Competitions on gadget making, tent erection, First Aid bandages etc were conducted in the afternoon session. Small games and  a treasure hunt competition were also there in the schedule. Wood craft signs were followed  by the participants. At 4. PM the team started the retreat journey, and reached the school at 5. PM.
We express our thanks to the Principal and parent community for the unconditional support given for the department for all these activities.


                                                                        A.    ABDUL    SHUMZ  [HWB]

In-charge, Scouts.