Student Counsellor invited as Chief Guest for World Environment Day Celebration at TCIS, Adyar

Mr. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor was invited as the Chief Guest for the commemoration of World Environment Day at The Cambridge International School (TCIS), Adyar, Mangaluru. The School had organized a programme to create awareness about the environment among elementary school children through coir songs, awareness talks, and other fun activities. Mr. Ankith S Kumar addressed the students and said that each one of them is a Superhero who can do their part to save the world. He explained to the students how each individual’s irresponsible action can lead to the destruction of the environment. He urged the students to take care of this planet as they take care of their home and parents. The kids also took part in various awareness building activities after the formal programme.

June 5th - World Environment Day – “Beat The Plastic Pollution”

World Environment Day is the United Nations' (UN) most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. World Environment Day is the "people's day" for doing something to take care of the Earth. The theme for the World Environment Day 2018 is “Beat Plastic Pollution".

Staff and students of Sahyadri participated in the Five-Day Beach Cleaning - “Beat the Plastic” campaign and worked tirelessly to rid the beaches of plastic pollution.

MBA students along with their mentors visit industries in Chennai & Pondicherry

A group of 26 students along with Prof. Chandrakanth, Prof. Prajwala, Dept of Business Administration and Mr. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor who are the mentors of these students visited Schwing Stetter, Parle, Hidesign companies in Chennai & Pondicherry as a part of Industry-Academia interface. At Schwing Stetter, Mr. Satish, Assistant Manager of Production Department briefed the students on the production activities of the plant and products they manufacture. He also took them around the plant to view the production activities. The HR Manager also addressed the students about the operations at the HR Department answering all queries that students had related to HR domain. The key takeaway of this session was to follow three simple rules to become an effective HR - Give fast and timely response to employee grievance, Build trust among the employees and Involve employees in the decision making process.

Students also visited Modern Bakers Pvt Ltd which has a contract with Parle India Pvt Ltd, to produce Parle G and Parle cashew biscuits in Chennai. Here the HR Head briefed them about the various production methods and specifications of the products. He also took them around the production unit where the students witnessed production of Parle G biscuits.

In Pondicherry, they visited Hidesign Production unit. Here, the Production Unit Head took them around the premises and also the R&D unit where he showed them different qualities of leather and the production process. Students also had an opportunity to visit the foundry unit and forging unit where they prepare different buckles for the bags.

Quote for the day

"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."
- John Dewey