“The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice” ~
Brain HerbertThe COSTACH Conclave 2021 commenced from
28th to 29th September 2021 and was hosted by
Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer. Around 15 elite school of the nation were a part of this innovative conclave. The schools participating were:
1. Welham Girls’ School, Dehradun.
2. The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet.
3. The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanathpur.
4. Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls’ Public School, Jodhpur
5. Mayo College, Ajmer.
6. L.K. Singhania Education Centre, Gotan.
7. Sunbeam School, Lahartara.
8. Sharanabasaveshwar Residential Public School.
9. Yadavindra Public School.
10. The Rajkumar College.
11. Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital.
12. The Assam Valley School.
13. Modern School, Barakhamba.
14. Jodhamal Public School.
15. Delhi Public School, Mathura Road.
16. Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer.
This informative and immersive conclave comprised of many mind-boggling events of various subjects namely
1. Science: Whodunnit.
2. Mathematics: Footprints of Mathematics.
3. Commerce and Economics: Auction Nation.
4. INTACH: Transform to Transcend.
5. COSTACH Quiz.
WHODUNNIT:The science event was a mind opener, which consisted of a murder mystery that had to be solved using the clues which were provided in the form of riddles and questions.
This event helped the students in exploring science beyond theories and textbooks. It enabled them to think beyond imagination and explore beyond the confined walls of bookish knowledge thus proving the quote “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge” by Carl Sagan.
The young Einsteins who were a part of Whodunnit under the mentorship of Dr. Mrs. Varsha Pandey, Mr. Girish Vyas & Mr. Udhav Dubey are :
· Ms. Akshata Acharya (XI-A)
· Ms. Yashvi Khichi (XI-A)
· Ms. Zaina (XII-A)
· Ms. Kirti Kanwar Bhati (XII-A)
FOOTPRINTS OF MATHEMATICS:In Footprints of Mathematics, the participants were given a plot of size 4500 sq. feet and were told to design a house and sketch a Floorplan keeping in mind the expenses as well as other aspects. Every school showcased a different and unique floorplan. This event helped to us widen our horizons explore more in the field of architecture. This also enhanced our planning and structuring skills.
The young Mathematicians who participated under the mentorship of Mr. Kuldeep Chauhan, Mr. Awdhesh Pathak & Ms. Shubhita Jakhar were :
1. Harshita Bhandari – XI
2. Anushka Bhootra – XII
3. Meher Gupta – X C
TRANSFORM TO TRANSCEND:It was a uniquely curated event - an amalgamation of Indian history and art.
One participant was required to prepare a piece of poetry/ prose of about 15 lines and the second participant was supposed to create an installation in sync with the piece of writing.. The topic given an hour prior was “Indian national movement and Gandhi”.
The participating students under the mentorship of Mr. Yateesh Kasargod & Ms. Sanjana Chouhan were:
1. Hemangini Bhati (XI-B)
2. Manasvi Salecha (XI-B)
AUCTION NATION:The Commerce and Economics Society of the COSCTACH Conclave 2021 enlightened this theme by hosting the Auction Nation which enabled the students to strategize and have a profound outlook in the field of business and entrepreneurship. The auction dealt with bidding on behalf of leading companies of our nation for raw materials. The companies required a particular set of raw materials which the bidders needed to acquire with the competition being brutal and the catastrophe of the pandemic leading to a shortage of raw materials, which were highly coveted by everyone.
During the course of the session, with the versatile range of young thinkers, the event was a guiding light for the path laid ahead of us inculcating business judgements and decisions and also glorified the true meaning of entrepreneurship and its implementation in the real world. The uniqueness of the conclave flipped a switch for all of us as to the perception of what such activities truly portray helping in amassing rational and logical thinking for a visionary future.
The participating students under the mentorship of Mrs. Sunita Gupta from RKK were:
1.Hridal Sarda (XII-C)
2.Paridhi Mehta (XII-C)
3.Swati Punjabi (XI-D)
4.Rashi Lunia (XI-D)
COSTACH QUIZ:The COSCTACH Quiz was conducted by the Quiz Master, Ajay Poonia. The event began with the Preliminary Round in which all the schools participated. There were 30 questions to be answered in 15 minutes. Both the participants attempted the quiz remarkably and cleared the preliminary round. In the finals of COSCTACH Quiz, there were top 5 teams who performed extraordinarily well in Prelims and went straight up to Finals. There were three rounds in the quiz as follows: Game theory, Buzzer round, Direct and pass.
The intelligent quizzers who represented RKK under the mentorship of Mr. Kamlesh Kumar in this challenging event were:
1.Lauren (XI-B)
2.Honey Singvi (X-A)
Rajmata School once again proved its mettle with flying colours in the Footprints of Mathematics, Transform to Transcend & COSTACH General Quiz and bagged a laurels of winning first Runners Up Position in all these three events. This victory was a combination of intelligence, smartness and vivacity and the RKKains with their unbeatable spirit proved it right. 
