August 8th is a significant day in the school calendar, as it marks the birthday of Mrs. Gita Krishnamurthy – a passionate and dedicated teacher in whose memory the school was founded . Every year, the school marks this special day as Founder’s Day, honouring her vision, dedication, and lasting contribution for education and development of children.
This 17th Founder’s Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and grandeur. In two parts. The celebrations began on the morning of August 8th with the Mini Convocation ceremony in the multi purpose conference hall. Dr KG Balakrishnan addressed the gathering and then along with his wife Mrs. Malathi and the trustees Bhasker Sharma and Shyam Ramamurthy gave the diploma to each student who was called on to the stage. It was a proud and memorable occasion as 45 students of Class I were conferred their Kindergarten Diplomas, marking an important milestone in their educational journey.
The evening programme commenced with a prayer song followed by the Annual Sports Meet, in which students from KG to Class X participated with great enthusiasm and sporting spirit. While the younger children competed in activities like musical chairs, bursting the balloon, fetching balls from the center of a circle etc the older children participated in 3 legged races, 100m dash, kho-kho, lemon and spoon race etc. The winners were felicitated with medals and certificates in recognition of their achievements.
The formal function was presided over by Dr. KG Balakrishnan, whose presence added distinction to the occasion. He addressed the gathering followed by a few words from the managing trustee of GKT as well as Mrs. Usha Raman – the mentor of the school.
Then academic and teaching excellence was celebrated through recognition of students and teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Balakrishnan presented prizes to the Board Examination Toppers of the academic year 2025–2026, honouring their outstanding achievements. The GP Prizes were also awarded to students who had excelled consistently throughout the academic year. These awards are supported by a generous endowment set up by Dr. Balakrishnan in memory of his parents “Karpagavalli and Gopalakrishnan”.
Our dedicated teachers were felicitated in appreciation of their commitment, hard work, and invaluable contribution to the growth and success of our students. Mrs. Uma Ramachandran memorial awards for ‘Excellence in Mathematics’ and “All-Round performance” were presented to the two girl students who had demonstrated exceptional ability, dedication, and overall excellence.
The final part of the evening was the cultural programme showcasing the talent of the students. The audience enjoyed a variety of Tamil and English skits presented by the children, reflecting their creativity and confidence. A set of Class I and II children presented a skit on ‘Old Mcdonald’s farm’ in English while another set of children from the same classes performed a wonderful skit in Tamil on the various symbols of Tamil Nadu and the need to preserve them. The 10th standard children put in a lot of hard work and acted out a scene from Shakespeare’s ‘Julias Caesar’ . Our alumni added to the celebrations with a graceful dance performance, while two of our budding stars captivated the audience with their impressive solo Bharatanatyam performances.
Parents, teachers, students, alumni, trustees ,volunteers and well-wishers who attended the programme had a very enjoyable evening.