Maiden Virtual Council Election at IES

Maiden Virtual Council Election at IES

Jleeb, May 10, 2020: Indian Education School,Bhavans Kuwait remains a hub of enriching activities even amidst the lockdown due to COVID 19, acknowledging and placing a great deal of importance on students’ holistic development and providing them with ample opportunities to flaunt their leadership skills. It has left no stone unturned even in these extraordinary circumstances, setting an impressive example for its counterparts by being the first Indian school in Kuwait school that invested the insignia of authority and power with the new virtually elected members designated as supreme council members and class representatives for the academic session 2020-2021.

IES witnessed rousing cheers and endless excitement on May 5, 6 and 7 as innumerable candidates from Grades 5 to 12 enthusiastically filed their nominations and participated in the election campaign and presented their manifestos in front of their classmates in their respective virtual classes contesting for the post of Class Prefects. All the voters virtually cast their votes in favour of their preferred representatives. The class teachers of each class counted the votes in front of the whole class creating an environment of excitement and curiosity all around.

Following the election of the class prefects, the excitement reached its zenith with the election of Student Council from grades 9 and 11. After a thorough scrutiny of the nominations, the candidates had to attend an in-depth interview with the Senior Leadership Team comprising Mr.N.K.Ramachandran Menon, the chairman, Bhavans Middle East, Mr. T. Premkumar, the principal, IES, Mrs. Anselma Tessy Judeson, the vice principal, senior wing, Mrs. Jaemi Byju, the vice Principal, middle Wing and Mrs. Meenakshi Nayyar ,the vice principal, co-curricular activities. The team assessed the candidates based on the quality and thoughtfulness of their responses and their action plan in building a sense of team spirit among their schoolmates, being the voice of the student body. The announcement of the results by the Principal, Mr. T. Premkumar was videoed and played in the virtual classes of all the grades from 5 to 12 on May 10, 2020. The virtual Investiture 2020 will be held on May 16, 2020 and the retired army officer Brigadier D.K. Badola will be the Chief Guest. With the conferral of the badge of authority, the office bearers will start discharging their duties with compassion and integrity working in tandem with the management, the staff and the fellow students. Upholding the ethos of Bhavans, the council will undoubtedly shine under the true leaders of Indian Educational School and the school will further blaze in Kuwait. The newly elected supreme council members of Indian Educational School.

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