TSTC AT A GLANCE

No.ofParticipantScouts212

No. of Escort Teachers 21

No. of Kendriya Vidyalayas

19 No. Officials 04 No.

Patrols 19No.

Bases 08 No.

Written tests 04

No. of Practical tests 04

Patrol Duties 04

Pass Percentage 99.53

B P Told once : “The Character of

a nation depends on the character

of her citizens.”

So, our success will be in mould-

ing these scouts to become wor-

thy citizens of our nation. The

citizens who are useful, helpful,

able to survive any situation,

confident to take initiatives, bold

enough to face the problems and

good enough to serve others.

Camp Director: Shri S Ajayakumar, Principal, KV SAP, Thiruvananthapuram

Venue Principal : Shri G. Sasikumar, Principal KV Pangode, Thiruvananthapuram

Leader Of the Course : Shri M R Venu Kumar, TGT, Maths, K V, NAD

Officials : Shri . G Satheesan, Librarian, KV NAD , Aluva

Shri V.Satheesan, Art Teacher K V, Pattom Shift –II Shri V Manoj Kumar TGT Skt. K V, SAP Shri T R RAJESH Art Teacher K V, Kollam Shri C. Devadoss, PGT History, K V Pangode (Camp Co-Ordinator)

TRITIYA SOPAN TESTING CAMP 2015 KV Pangode,

KVS state ERNAKULAM Division dist I & iI

THE NEWSLETTER OF TRITIYA SOPAN TESTING CAMP , DISTRICT I&ii , ERNAKULAM DIVISION, KVS STATE BS&G HELD AT

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, PANGODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA FROM 26/06/2015 TO 28/06/2015

TODAY'S PAPER » NATIONAL » KERALA

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, June 27, 2015

Patrol camp inaugurated SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

: The Ernakulam regional level Tritiya Sopan Patrol

Camp for scouts was inaugurated here on Friday by

P.P. Damodaran, education officer of Army canton-

ment, Pangode.

In his inaugural address Col. Damodaran exhorted the

scouts to imbibe patriotism in their character and to

display it in their behaviour. S. Ajayakumar, Principal,

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pangode, presided over the func-

tion.

.The camp began in the

morning of 26/06/2015 with the

registration of the participant vidya-

layas. It was followed by a meeting

of the escort teachers and the offi-

cials. There was a course integration

programme wherein the course offi-

cials briefed the scouts on the camp

rules, daily routine, rota chart, and

general instructions.

The inaugural ceremony

was held at 9:30 am on 26/06/2015. The meeting was presided over by

Shri. S Ajayakumar, Principal, KV

SAP, the Camp Chief. The Chief

Guest of the day Lt. Col. Damo-

daran P.P, Chairman Nominee

VMC, KV Pangode, Thiruvanantha-

puram, was welcomed with a Guard

of Honour by the scouts. The Chief

Guest stressed in his address that the

scouts should always be ready to help

others and think to go beyond. The I/

C Principal of K V, Pangode, Shri.

G Sasikumar welcomed the gathering

and the LOC Shri. Venukumar KV

NAD, briefed the camp schedule.

After the inauguration and

the flag break ceremony, there was a tea break. The first session was on the

syllabus of Pravesh followed by

Pravesh Written test. After the lunch,

there was a sing song session led

by Shri Venugopal, Music Teacher of

KV Rubber Board, Kottayam .All the

songs of the All Faith Prayer were

taught during the session. After the

sing song session, a thorough revision

of Prathm Sopan syllabus was given, followed by a test .After the evening

tea break, the scouts had oral test, wherein items like scout prayer song,

flag song, National Anthem, scout

law and scout promise were tested

by the officials. After the lively test,

the scouts had some thrilling games.

The day’s programmes came to an

end.

P I O N E E R I N G

26/06/2015 First Day…………….

Page 2 KVS state ERNAKULAM Division dist I & iI

“Coming together is a

beginning

Keeping together

is progress

Working together is success”

– Henry Ford

“As the flames point upwards,

so be our aim,

As the red logs glow, so be

our sympathies,

As the gray ash fades, So be

our errors,

As the campfire warms the

circle, so may the scout ideals

warm the world

I declare the Campfire

open”

Page 3 KVS state ERNAKULAM Division dist I & iI

Ppts for various sessions

1. Baden Powell

2. History & Traditions

3. Patrol Method

4. Knots & Lashings

5. First Aid

6. Bandages

7. Map & Compass

8. Compass– Cardinal points

These ppts & other Handouts used in

the camp can be downloaded from

https://

tstcampkvpangode.wordpress.com

The second day of the camp

i.e. 27/06/2015 , started with the

rouse at 5:30 am and testing of BP’S

Six exercises by the escort teachers.

The kit inspection was also held

wherein the officials visited the dens

of the scouts to check their uniform,

turnout, cleanliness and gadget prep-

aration

After having breakfast,

the scouts had their uniform test. All

the officials together guided the

scouts to revise Dwitiya Sopan Syllu-

bus followed by Dwitiya Sopan test.

After the tea break, the scouts were

taught to sing certain action

songs.This was followed by Tritiya

Sopan written test .

Then, came the session

taken by the officials which included demo class by M R Venukumar and

Mr.G Satheesan,& Mr Manoj on

various knots, hitches and lashings

needed to be learnt by the scouts in

order to prepare improvised tent, Flag pole & Stretcher, improvised

flag post and the pioneering projects.

After the lunch, there was

a sing song session and practice for

All Faith Prayer. A team of scouts

from every Vidyalaya was sent to

the open ground with all the neces-

sary materials to prepare improvised

tents and flagpoles. At the same time,

the scouts were taught and tested

various knots and hitches like, fire-

man’s chair knot, draw hitch, fisher-

man knot, sheep shank etc.

After the evening tea, a session on Estimation, Mapping &

Compass was held by Mr Venukumar

and Mr. G.Satheesan. The scouts

continued their practicals till 5:00

pm. The scouts had their practice for

Grand Campfire

The Grand camp fire

started at 7:00 pm. The Chief Guest

of the day was Lt. Col. P P Damo-

daran, Chairman Nominee VMC,

KV, Pangode. The Guests of

Honours were Mr. Jose Mathew ,

Principal, KV AFS Akkulam, For-

mer principals Shri.TNN Nam-

boothiri, & Shri. KBK Unnithan. The

programme went on up to 8:30 pm

with colourful events presented by

the scouts and the action songs, claps

and yells by the scoutmasters fol-

lowed by the Bada Khana . All the

guests of the day appreciated on the

quality, creativity and joyful items

presented in the grand campfire. The

camp went till lights off at 11:00

pm

On the third

day i.e. 28/06/2015, the scouts had

All Faith Prayer at 7:00 am in a

solemn way with respect to different

religions in a single platform. . After

the all faith prayer, there was flag

break ceremony wherein the camp

director congratulated all the scouts

for their wonderful performance in

the grand campfire. Then, the camp

director visited all the improvised

tents and gadgets made by the

scouts. He was full of praise for

them. This was followed by a fruit-

ful session by Dr Anu Liz Peter on

First Aid and bandages. Various

aspects of First Aid were covered,

including all the practical concepts

like bandages and slings . It was

followed by a demo session where

the scouts were trained in smart

movement for receiving certificates.

Afterwards, the scouts had an open

talk where the scouts and the escort

teachers got their doubts clarified

with regard to their further progress

. The Valedictory

Ceremony of the camp was blessed with the presence of Shri. S

Ajayakumar, Principal, KV SAP &

Camp Chief as the chief guest. Cer-

tificates were distributed to all the

participants..

The flag lowering cere-

mony of the camp was held after

the valedictory function.

Then, the scouts returned the camp gears and took leave of the memorable camp with the inspiring

words of Lord Baden Powell “The

mind is like a parachute. It works

only when it is open.”

The e-Version of this Newsletter is available at https://tstcampkvpangode.wordpress.com

Claps….go Report Impressions………..

Scouting is a feeling. Scouting is an experience. Scouting is the way of our life. Giving

opportunities to the young minds of KVs to attend a residential camp of 3 days duration

in an unknown camp site have enabled them to become self-reliant and adoptive.

VELEDECTORY FUNCTION

Session on First Aid by Dr. Anu All faith Prayer

Certificate Distribution Blessings by the Chief Guest For the final disperse