Abhinav Bharati High School

The secondary department of Abhinav Bharati High School recently organised an inter-class fest for students from classes VI to IX on a virtual platform. Multiple activities were clubbed under three categories — performing arts, visual art and sports — during the three-day event.

Students performed dance recitals and sang folk and patriotic songs under the performing arts category. The visual art category brought out the students’ imagination on the lines of recycling and sustainable development through the event Best out of Waste. Sports included time-bound games such as skipping, alternate hand catching and dribbling with the edge of bat. “Since sports and other annual programmes were hampered because of the pandemic, we thought of having a virtual show. The students were very enthusiastic, and both teachers and students had fun,” said principal Sraboni Samanta.

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Hindmotor High School

Hindmotor High School recently organised an inter-house solo dance competition for its students on a virtual platform. A total of 12 participants representing the four houses — Vivekananda house, Vidyasagar house, Radhakrishnan house and Tilak house — performed live. The participants were divided into three groups, each having a separate theme. Group A (classes I to III) presented dance performances on the theme of folk dance, while Group B (classes IV to VII) performed on Rabindranritya, Nazrulgeeti or patriotic theme and Group C (classes VIII-XII) students put up semi-classical dance.

The participants were judged on the basis of choice of song, presentation, expression and rhythm. “Although the schools are running online, our school didn’t miss a single chance to enhance the co-curricular activities of the children. So, the inter-house dance competition was conducted,” said principal Nitu Chattopadhyay.

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Delhi Public School, Howrah

Water conservation and humanisation of rivers was the theme of a literary meet, Sangam, recently organised by Delhi Public School, Howrah. Streamed live on YouTube, the fest had students from India, UK, Sweden and Singapore joining hands on digital platforms to share their views on various issues related to water conservation and water pollution. Sudha Murty, an author and chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, was the chief guest. In conversation with principal Sunita Arora, Murty encouraged students to blend water and literature through the event. Participants created stories about deep sea creatures those are victims of pollution and debated on the topic of humanising rivers. Some of the participating schools were DPS Electronic City-Bangalore, DPS-Noida, DPS-NTPC Farakka, The Newtown School, Don Bosco Liluah, VIBGYOR High School-Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Edward Peake Middle School-UK and Mayflower Primary School, Singapore.

“Every year our children get involved in cleaning up the Ganges. Various school activities and curriculum are designed to make them aware about water conservation and the problems. The literary meet encourages reading and creativity among students. Clubbing a burning issue with Indian literature was an ideal way of capturing our students’ attention. Sudha Murty is a favourite author among them for her simplicity of style. Getting her on board was a treat for the students. The author too was impressed with our effort,” said principal Arora.

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Julien Day School, Ganganagar

Julien Day School, Ganganagar, organised a host of online activities to keep the students engaged. The online school magazine, Just Us, was launched and the annual photography exhibition was also conducted online on the theme, Life in Pandemic. The institute held an interactive session for parents on the Jamtara scam, conducted by Supratik Dasgupta, to spread awareness on cyber crime. The annual concert was conducted virtually, and teachers and parents, along with the students, performed. The nativity play entitled God’s Love for Mankind was the highlight. “In unison with the teachers, parents, children and the administration, we have designed ways to keep our students both mentally and physically healthy. Workshops widened their exposure and gave them first-hand knowledge of the world beyond school,” said principal Bobby Baxter.

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Calcutta Business School

Students of Calcutta Business School, a unit of Shikshayatan Foundation, virtually celebrated International Mother Language Day to promote linguistic and cultural diversity. They all put up brilliant performances by presenting literary pieces in their own mother language. “These students who are grown-ups showed their creativity by putting up performances on International Mother Language Day. Creativity is the essence of life and students of a business school should have it. The manner in which the students celebrated the day, amid the pandemic, is praiseworthy,” said Shikshayatan Foundation’s secretary-general Bratati Bhattacharyya.