G O O D S H E PH E R D

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Carrying Forward the Legacy of Excellence

CO-curricular CALENDAR
JULY 2018 - may 2019

Accredited to the Council of International Schools

Palada Campus
(Grades VII to XII)
GOOD SHEPHERD KNOWLEDGE VILLAGE
M.PALADA P.O., OOTACAMUND – 643 004,
TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

Tel : 91-423-2550371 / 2550071 / 2550901 / 2551100

Fax : 91-423-2550386

E-mail : info@gsis.ac.in ; Web : http://www.gsis.ac.in

 FIRST TERM
July 2018
3rd Week Inter District Cricket Tournament (U-14)
21st Saturday All students to report before 5.00 pm. Late-comers will
be fined.
(Phone calls by parents / guardians will be permitted
ONLY from 28 July 2018)
23rd Monday Induction/ Familiarization programme for IB I (Grade XI
students)
23rd Monday Dance Workshop sessions to commence
(Two weeks workshop by external resource persons)
27th Friday October 2018 Founder’s Day Programme - selections
and preparations
28th Saturday Mountaineering Course for Grade VIII (ICSE) Boys/ Girls
29th Sunday GSMUN 2018 preparations/ Founder’s Day rehearsals /
Debate preparations

AUGUST 2018
1st Week Nilgiris District Badminton Championship
2nd Thursday Mountaineering Course for Grade VIII (IGCSE) Boys/ Girls
5th Sunday Inter House Short Story Writing Competition for Grades
VII & VIII
GSMUN 2018 preparations/ Founder’s Day rehearsals
9th Thursday International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
9th Thursday Mountaineering Course for Grade VIII (IGCSE) Boys/ Girls
2nd Week Nilgiris District Inter School Cricket fixtures – finalization
2nd Week Tamil Nadu State Inter School Shooting (Rifle/Pistol)
Championship
2nd Week Music Workshop sessions to commence
(One week workshop by external resource persons)
11th Saturday Inter House Short Story Writing Competition for Grades
IX & XI
Inter House Handwriting Competition for Grades VII & VIII
12th Sunday GSMUN 2018 preparations/ Founder’s Day rehearsals
13th Monday Joint Installation Ceremony for the Interact Club (GSIS)
and the Rotaract Club (GSFS) (Provisional)
15th Wednesday INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS
Inter Class Quiz Competition
Inter House Essay Writing Competition for Grades VII & VIII
16th Thursday Last date - Registration of Candidates for TCL Practical Music
Examinations (Rock & Pop / Classical) - November 2018
Mountaineering Course for Grade VIII (IGCSE) Boys/ Girls

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3rd Week Tamil Nadu State Inter District Cricket Tournament for
U-19 boys
18th Saturday INTER SCHOOL ATHLETICS FESTIVAL (Provisional)
19th Sunday GSMUN 2018 preparations/ Founder’s Day rehearsals
19th Sunday Mountaineering Course for Grade VI Boys/ Girls
Inter House Handwriting Competition for Grades IX & XI
20th / 27th Monday & Sea Cadet Corps - Sailing sessions at WTC, Pykara
21st / 28thTuesday
3rd / 4th Week Inter School Volleyball and Table Tennis Tournament
(Provisional)
NDBA Inter School Basketball Tournament
23th Thursday to Mountaineering Course for GSFS (3 months batch)
25th Saturday
24th Friday Weekend outing
Parents are permitted to take their children out from 1.00
pm on Friday, 24th August to 5.00 pm on Sunday 26th August
25th Saturday Raksha Bandhan Celebrations
26th Sunday GSMUN 2018 preparations/ Founder’s Day rehearsals
27th Monday Inter House Recitation Competition for Grade XI
29th Wednesday 1st MONTHLY EXAMINATIONS begin
30th Thursday to Mountaineering Course for GSFS (9 months batch)
3rd September
Monday

SEPTEMBER 2018
1st Week Mountaineering Course for GSFS (from 30th August)
2nd Sunday GSMUN 2018 preparations/Founder’s Day rehearsals
(restricted)
2nd Week Tamil Nadu Inter District Basketball Tournament
6th Thursday Mountaineering Course for Grade VI Boys/ Girls
8th Saturday Inter House Recitation Competition for Grade IX
9th Sunday GSMUN 2018 preparations/ Founder’s Day rehearsals Inter
House Essay Writing Competition for Grades IX & XI Inter
House Recitation Competition for Grades VII & VIII
11th Tuesday Last date - Registration of Candidates for TCL Theory of
Music Examinations for GSFS - November 2018
13th Thursday Mountaineering Course for Grade VI Boys/ Girls
3rd Week Inter School Football Tournament for (U-19 Boys) at GSIS
(Provisional)
2nd /3rd Week Hindi Diwas Celebrations
13th Thursday to Good Shepherd Model United Nations
15th Saturday (GSMUN - 2018) for Middle School, High School, Higher
Secondary School
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16th Sunday Founder’s Day Auditorium rehearsals
16th Sunday Mountaineering Course for Grade VIII (IGCSE) Boys / Girls
17th Monday Inter House Debate Competition for Grades VII &VIII
17th / 24th Monday & Sea Cadet Corps - Sailing sessions at WTC, Pykara
18th / 25th Tuesday
21st Friday International Day of Peace
21st Friday Mountaineering Course for Grade XI (ISC) Boys/Girls or
Grades IV & V Girls
22nd Saturday Inter House Elocution Competition for Grade IX
23rd Sunday Founder’s Day rehearsals
24th Monday Inter House Elocution Competition for Grade XI
29th Saturday Inter House Art Competition for Grades VII, VIII, IX & XI
Founder’s Day rehearsals
OCTOBER 2018
1st Monday Mountaineering for GSFS (9 months batch)
2nd Tuesday Gandhi Jayanthi Celebrations
Mountaineering Course for Grade IX (ICSE) Boys/Girls
2nd Tuesday International Day of Non- Violence
7th Sunday Founder’s Day rehearsals
15th Monday FOUNDER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS - Evening Indoor
programme (Auditorium)
16th Tuesday FOUNDER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS - Morning Outdoor
programme (Open-Air Stadium)
18th Thursday & Parent-Teacher Meeting
19th Friday 18th Thursday (9.30 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 4.30
pm) & 19th Friday (9.30 am to 12.30 pm)
16th Tuesday (AN) MID-TERM BREAK
to 19th Friday Parents are permitted to take their children out from
1.00 pm on Tuesday, 16th October to 5.00 pm on Friday,
19th October. Those reporting after 5.00 pm will be fined.
22nd Monday Mountaineering Course for Grade IX (IGCSE) Boys/ Girls
24th Wednesday United Nations Day
27th Saturday 2nd MONTHLY EXAMINATIONS (Std. II to Std. IX, X IGCSE,
XI & XII IB) begin
28th Sunday Mountaineering Course for GSFS

NOVEMBER 2018
3rd Saturday Trinity College of London- Theory of Music Exam for GSFS
4th Sunday to DIWALI BREAK
10th Saturday Parents are permitted to take their children from 5.00
pm on Saturday 3rd November to 5.00 pm on Saturday,
10 November. Those reporting after 5.00 pm on 10th
November will be fined.
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 For students travelling by flight, parents are requested
to book the flights only on 4th Sunday. (Escort trips will
be available only on the 4th and 10th November to and
from Coimbatore airport and not on other days nor any
other destination)
2nd Week French Cultural Day (Bonjour India)
11th Sunday Mountaineering Course for Grade IX (IGCSE) Boys/ Girls
11th Sunday Model TCL Practical Music Examinations (Rock & Pop/
Classical)
2nd / 3rd Week INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE - DUKE
OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME (RESIDENTIAL PROJECT)
16th Friday International Day for Tolerance
17th Saturday Inter House Dramatics Competition (Middle School)
18th Sunday Mountaineering Course for Grade XI (ISC) Boys/ Girls
19th / 26th Monday & Sea Cadet Corps - Sailing sessions at WTC, Pykara
20th / 27th Tuesday
3rd Week Inter School Hockey Matches at Hebron School
Inter School Basketball Tournament (Boys) at GSIS (Provisional)
19th Monday Mountaineering Course for Grade IX (IGCSE) Boys/ Girls
Inter House Classical & Folk Dance for Grades IX & XI
23rd Friday Inter House Elocution Competition for Grades VII & VIII
24th Saturday Inter House Debate Competition for Grade XI
25th Sunday International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women
3rd / 4th Week Trinity College of London - Practical Music
Examinations (Provisional) Rock & Pop and Classical
26th Monday Inter House Debate Competition for Grade IX
26th Monday Mountaineering Course for Grade IX (IGCSE) Boys/ Girls
4th Week Inter School Football for U-16 Boys - GSIS (Provisional)

DECEMBER 2018
1st Saturday World AIDS Day
1st Saturday Inter House Quiz Competition for Grades VII & VIII
15th Saturday School closes for the Winter Vacation.
Parents / Guardians may collect their children from 1.00
pm onwards on Friday, 14th December. Escorted trips
from school will leave for domestic and international
flight destinations on Saturday, 15th December.

SECOND TERM
JANUARY 2019
18th Friday School reopens after Winter Vacation. Students of
Grades II to XII to report to school by 5.00 pm. Those
reporting late will be fined.
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21st Monday Mountaineering Course for Grade XI (IB) Boys/ Girls
28th Monday Inter House Quiz Competition for Grades IX & XI
28th Monday Mountaineering Course for Grade XI (IB) Boys/ Girls

FEBRUARY 2019
1st Week Nilgiris District Inter School Cricket Tournament for U-13
Boys
Inter School Squash Tournament at GSIS (Provisional)
NDCA Inter School Cricket Tournament for U-13 Boys
2nd Week Mountaineering Course for GSFS (Provisional)
6th Wednesday Mountaineering Course for Grade XI (IB) Boys/ Girls
9th Saturday Inter House Music Competition (Indian Music)
2nd Week Last date - Registration of Candidates for TCL Practical
Music Examinations - April 2019
13th Wednesday Mountaineering Course for Grade VII Boys/ Girls
16th Saturday INVESTITURE CEREMONY
Morning Function Parents are invited to attend the Investiture Ceremony.
Parents/ Guardians may take their children out from 1.00
pm on Saturday, 16thFebruary to 5.00 pm on Sunday,
17th February.
GRADUATION CEREMONY
Parents of Grade XII students are invited to attend the
Graduation Ceremony at 12 noon on Saturday, 16th
February followed by the Graduation Lunch. There
will be no weekend outing for students of Grade XII
(ISC) and Grade X (ICSE) owing to the Board Exams.
18th Monday Mountaineering Course for Grade VII Boys/ Girls
18th / 25th Monday & Sea Cadet Corps - Sailing sessions at WTC, Pykara
19th/ 26th Tuesday
3rd Week Inter House Swimming Championship (Palada Campus)
21st Thursday International Mother Language Day
25th Monday Mountaineering Course for Grade VII Boys/ Girls

MARCH 2019
1st Week Inter School Football Tournament for U-14 boys
(Provisional)
1st Week Last date - Registration of Candidates for TCL Theory of
Music Examinations - May 2019
1st Week Mountaineering Course for Grade V Boys/ Girls
2nd Saturday Inter House Classical & Folk Dance for Grades VII & VIII
4th Monday Mountaineering Course for GSFS
4th Monday 3rd MONTHLY EXAMINATIONS (Std. II to Std. VIII, IX
IGCSE, and XI IB) and PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS for IX
ICSE and XI ISC begin
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8th Friday International Women’s Day
9th Saturday Mountaineering Course for Grade VII Boys/ Girls
16th Saturday Mountaineering Course for Grade IV Boys/ Girls
18th Monday Inter House Yoga Competition for Grades VII, VIII & IX
18th / 25th Monday & Sea Cadet Corps - Sailing sessions at WTC, Pykara
19th / 26th Tuesday
20th Wednesday French Language Day
22nd Friday World Water Day
23rd Saturday Inter House Dramatics Competition for Grades IX & XI
3rd Week Inter School Basketball Tournament for Girls at GSIS
(Provisional)
4th Week Heats of Inter House Athletics events
(Fernhill Campus & Palada Campus)
29th Friday Inter House Spelling Bee Competition for Grades VII & VIII
31st Sunday GSFS Bridal Make-up Competition

APRIL 2019
1st Week Heats of Inter House Athletics events
(Fernhill Campus & Palada Campus)
3rd Wednesday INTER HOUSE SYMPHONY (MUSIC) COMPETITION
4th Thursday ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET
7th Sunday World Health Day
4th Thursday to MID-TERM BREAK
7th Sunday Parents are permitted to take their children out from
1.00 pm on Thursday, 4th April to 5.00 pm on Sunday,
7th April. Those reporting after 5.00 pm will be fined.
(No escort trips will be arranged by the School)
6th Saturday & Parent – Teacher Meeting (from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
7th Sunday on both the days)
14th Sunday Model TCL Practical Music Examinations
2nd Week Music Recital for GSFS (9 months batch)
15th Monday Fashion Show of Good Shepherd Finishing School
16th Tuesday Graduation Ceremony of Good Shepherd Finishing School
20th Saturday Annual Prize Day (Internal function)
22nd / 29th Monday & Sea Cadet Corps - Sailing sessions at WTC, Pykara
23rd / 30th Tuesday
3rd Week South Zone Junior Golf Tournament at Ooty Golf Club
3rd / 4th Week Trinity College of London - Practical Music
Examinations (Provisional) Classical
21st Sunday TCL Model Theory of Music Examinations
22nd Monday Spanish Language Day
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23rd Tuesday World Shakespeare Day
26th Friday to OSA Meet – “Back 2 Roots”
28th Sunday (Alumni Association of Good Shepherd International School)
4th Week Inter House Cross Country (Palada Campus)

MAY 2019
1st Week Trinity College of London - Theory of Music
Examinations (4th May Saturday - tentative)
22nd Wednesday School closes for Grades II to IX & XI (Summer Vacation).
Parents and Guardians may collect their children from
1.00 pm onwards on Tuesday, 21st May. Escorted
trips will leave for domestic and international flight
destinations on Wednesday, 22nd May.
24th Friday US NASA SPACE CAMP PROGRAMME
(Students participating leave India for the US on 24th May
Friday night and return by 10th June Monday morning)
SAT Exam dates: August 25, October 6, November 3, December 1 2018, March
9, May 4 2019; DELF Exam dates: April 8, 9, 10 2019
(Mountaineering Course dates may change owing to weather conditions. Also,
the Competition dates are subject to revision to accommodate additional events
as and when required.)
Inter House / Inter Class Quizzes on Current Affairs and General Knowledge may
be conducted on a weekly or fortnightly basis.
Inter House Matches will be conducted in Sports and Games – Football, Cricket,
Hockey, Basketball, Volleyball, Throw-ball, Squash, Table-Tennis, Lawn-Tennis,
Badminton, Kho-Kho, Golf, Rifle-Shooting – for all Divisions suitably during the
Games time.
Charity trips/ programmes will be in place for all students of Grades IV to XII
during the course of the academic year usually on Saturdays and Sundays.

Vision Statement
Good Shepherd International School, in its pursuit of a holistic education,
envisages inspiring and fostering a community of caring, progressive,
lifelong learners to embrace and celebrate all Creation.
Mission Statement
Good Shepherd International School endeavours to prepare each student
for academic, social and personal success by creating a community of
empowered and diverse learners striving to be globally-minded citizens in
an atmosphere of mutual respect, understanding and trust.
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP is an attitude which promotes responsibility towards
a varied and rapidly-changing world, nurturing respect for diversity with
an aim to integrate multidisciplinary expertise towards co-existence and
sustainable development for a safe and positively interconnected global
community.

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