Asian International School

Asian International School recently organised a global fest, Regalia 2020, in association with The Telegraph Young Metro, on a digital platform. There were various competitions for different age categories such as English and Hindi recitation for the age group of three to six years, Mom/Dad and Me for seven to 10 years and painting competition for 11 to 14-year-olds. Students and their parents together made an awareness video on coronavirus in the Mom/Dad and Me event. Thousands of participants from around 100 schools all across the world took part in the fest. Actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood was the chief guest. “It’s been truly amazing to watch young minds displaying their creativity and unfolding the hidden talents through the global fest. The enormous participation from all over the globe amid the pandemic reassures our faith in humanity. I congratulate all the participants, especially the winners of the various categories. I also congratulate Asian International School for infusing positivity and optimism among the students through this well-organised virtual inter-school fest,” the actor said.

The winners in the English and Hindi recitation competition were Prisha Pandit of Bhavan’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Vidyaniketan, Haldia, and Shaily Omar of Delhi Public School, Kanpur, respectively. Anjali Kumar of Sunbeam School, Mughalsarai won the painting competition, while Harnoor Kaur of Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Calcutta, clinched the first position in Mom/Dad and Me.

“With Regalia 2020 and its manifestation through global fest for children, it is established that when a team joins hands together, the dark hues of pandemic can be transformed into the brightness of happydemic. The brightness of the children has connected as many as 2,000 families with a soaring support of almost 100 schools from across the globe, coming together to set in the sense of normality. We have been conducting various engaging and enriching activities for the students through virtual seminars and commemoration in the past 10 months. The outcomes of these efforts have been displayed through huge participation by children at the inter-school fests, even at the national level,” said principal Vijay Lakshmi Kumar.

Birla High School junior section

The tiny tots of nursery did activities such as paper chipping and palm printing Sourced by the correspondent

Students of Birla High School junior section learnt the importance of peace in one’s life as they celebrated the International Peace Day amid the pandemic. Shaping peace together was the theme of the event with an aim to promote unity, equality, harmony and compassion among students. The tiny tots of nursery did activities such as paper chipping and palm printing, while the kindergarten children drew the outline of the dove, the symbol of peace with palm impressions. The little scholars of Class I wrote a recipe for peace using ingredients such as care, share, respect and love, followed by a paper chipping activity. Students of Class II expressed their thoughts through meaningful drawings and sketches. Class III students performed yoga to inculcate mindfulness. The students of classes IV and V expressed their wish and desire to live in a world where peace resides everywhere through colourful posters. “Every class in their way celebrated the day. Half of the problems in this world occur because people are not being able to live in harmony with one another. And I feel that children should be sensitised to be tolerant, so that they can face any situation,” said headmistress Farida Singh.

The Akshar School

The organising committee got three weeks to put together the fest that had events focusing on the country’s heritage and rich culture. Sourced by the correspondent

Junior section of The Akshar School — classes III to VI — recently organised an online fest Avsar 2020. It focused on India and encouraged students to travel virtually and discover their country afresh. The organising committee got three weeks to put together the fest that had events focusing on the country’s heritage and rich culture. Students of classes III and IV staged folk dances while classes V and VI competed in a classical dance competition. Other events included storytelling, cookery and talking about heritage sites. Ten schools took part in the event. “Even a pandemic could not slow down the positive energy of Team Akshar,” said principal Kavneet Khullar.

Birla High School, Mukundapur

Birla High School, Mukundapur, has started online karate classes for its students Sourced by the correspondent

Birla High School, Mukundapur, has started online karate classes for its students, so that the children can remain fit and healthy by getting involved in a physical activity. “We started with academic classes and proceeded with conducting extra-curricular activities online, and now the whole idea of bringing karate into the ambit of online classes is that children get a chance to involve themselves in some kind of physical activity which is crucial. Initially, I was worried that how the children would respond to it, but they are taking part actively and that is satisfying for us,” said principal Minnie Sengupta. Headmistress Hira Prasad said: “Children were hardly getting a chance to involve themselves in physical activity since online classes became the new normal. Some sort of physical activity is required for a child to stay fit. If the body is fit, the mind is sound too.”