Shraddha Somanath, an UKG student who represented India as well as Greenwood High International School, Bangalore in the Asian School Chess Championship has bagged Silver Medal in the Under-5 Girls Category of the Championship which was held from 30th August to 6th September 2013 at Hikkaduwa, Srilanka. Shraddha won Silver Medal in both the Classical Chess and also in the Blitz Category of the Championship.
This mega event saw participation of more than 385 children in different age categories from 15 countries including Australia, India, Maldives, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Yemen and Sri Lanka.
Speaking on the grand success, Ms. Niru Agarwal, Director & Trustee, Greenwood High International School congratulated Shraddha Somanath for her achievement. “She has made our school & country proud and I wish her all the success in her journey of life which has just begun”. She also wished to thank the teachers who have taken the efforts to mould her into a champion. Ms. Agarwal also emphasized on the importance of sports & extracurricular activities in school along with academics.
GREENWOOD HIGH AT A GLANCE . . .
Greenwood High International School is a day-cum-residential school with over 2400 students established in 2004 in Bangalore, India and offers IB, IGCSE and ICSE curriculum. We are the only International School in Bangalore to have received the honour of bagging 5 National awards. It is the only school in India to be ISO 18001:2007 accredited with a "Safety and Health Management Systems Certificate". Greenwood High stands out with complete nurturing care, emphasising on the all round development of the student. The futuristic curriculum lays equal emphasis on academics and personality development. An amiable environment ensures that our students are geared to being global citizens, fully equipped to take on the exacting challenges of the world. Greenwood High is admired for its state-of-the-art campus and best-in-class educators.
