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Montessori Activities:
Dustbin Race:
To inculcate the habit of using the dustbin and keeping the
surroundings clean, the nursery classes conducted the ‘Dustbin
race’, an outdoor activity which the children enjoyed a lot, picking
up paper and putting it in the dustbin followed by the rhyme
recitation Bits of paper was done.
Red Colour Day: For
the recognition of the Primary Colour Red – ‘Red Colour Day ‘ was
held. Children of the nursery department were involved in a’ Red
Colour Day’ activity observing red objects/colour in the environment
followed by different art/craft activities.
   
Primary Activities:
Inter-House
Regional Dance Competition was held on 30th April
where all the four houses competed with each other with great
enthusiasm. Out of the various regional dances of India the houses
mainly were focused on Dandiya, Kalbeliya, Bhangra and Maharashtrian
dance. Each house prepared 6-8 students for showing their best of
the performances. The judges appreciated this initiative at the
primary school level as this not only instill the spirit of unity in
diversity but also help the student to develop a taste towards
classical dance too.The houses were judged on various parameters
viz. expression, props, co-ordination, etc. Avni house scored the
first position followed by Ambar. Achal House and Anal House
secured third and fourth position respectively.
Inter-Class Poem
Recitation Competition was held on 30 April on the theme of
Environment. Classes I-V prepared for the competition with enthusiam.
They also got sensitized towards the concern of environment. The
various aspects of environment like recycling, reducing,
conservation were the topics taken in the poems. The poems were
judged on various parameters like diction, co-ordination, content
etc. Class V-B bagged the first prize followed by III A and III B.
Senior Activities :
Earth Day :
Earth day was celebrated on the 30th
of April in the school grounds. The students from the all classes
participated in various programs organized by the school. the
assembly for the earth day was marked by a special prayer to the
almighty ,a pledge to conserve the resources of our mother earth, a
talk on the sensitive topic of sustainable growth, and competitions
at different levels on the them Earth day.
Inter-House Skit Competition:
The senior school conducted an inter-house skit
competition. The theme was “Think Green Act Green”. Each
house sent a team which participated in a 5-7 minute skit, which was
judged on the various parameters.
For fair judgment 2judges from outside were invited.
The results were announced later in the assembly.
Results:
Position 1: Achal house
Position 2: Avni house
Position 3: Anal house
Position 4: Ambar house
Nature Expedition at Navdanya:
Students of GD Salwan Public School , Rajinder Nagar
, visited a NGO called
Navdanya on 20th April 2012 . This NGO is situated in a
village area in Dehradun in Uttarakhand . They all had a very
fascinating experience at Navdanya. The main purpose of the visit
was celebration of Earth Day on 22nd April, 2012 and
making a declaration on Rights of Mother Earth regarding Living
Culture, Living Economy and Living Democracy.
Students
came to know many interesting facts about the NGO. It is built on
approximately 25 acres land. A major portion of this land has been
used for farming, particularly mixed cropping. The people working
there informed the students about various species of medicinal
plants present there and the various methods they had employed for
the cultivation of various kinds of crops.
Children
were fascinated to know that such a large area was irrigated by
just a single well of 90-100 feet. They saw how judiciously the
villagers made the use of resources available to them. The students
also attended a workshop on ‘Living Democracy’ in which they
discussed about some rights and ways through which animals, plants
and human beings can live democratically on this earth by respecting
each other’s existence. The celebrations of Earth Day continued and
students shared their experiences of various workshops on puppetry,
theatre, creative writing etc. After this, we gave a presentation on
‘Biodiversity and Health’ . Dr. Vandana Shiva was the Chief Guest of
the evening who is also a member of Rio +20 summit to be held in the
month of June. It was overall a great learning experience .
Exhibition
on project SEARCH by TERI: Children have gone to participate in
an exhibition on project SEARCH by TERI on 20th April
2012 at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Center. Bakshish Singh of
class IX has been awarded the Second Prize fro creating artwork made
from recyclables on the theme " Environment Protection". The
competition was organized by Teri and Tetra Pak India Pvt. Ltd. as
part of project SEARCH.
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