The LKG students of Shri Shikshayatan School, junior section, recently conducted an online activity named “Veg-a-day is a healthy way”. Children, dressed up as vegetable vendors, sat with a few vegetables. The teachers played the role of customers. The kids took turns selling vegetables to their teachers and sometimes to their parents.

This activity was conducted by the teachers to make the little ones understand that eating vegetables is an important part of a balanced and healthy diet. Moreover, they learnt about different vegetables, their colours, shapes and they also learnt counting when they were asked to buy or sell.

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“We always believe in fun learning methods. The pandemic could not dampen our spirits and Veg-a-day was one such event. Children dressed up as vegetable vendors and teachers were buyers.

Colours of vegetables, the benefits of eating veggies, counting and speaking confidently — all were practised in just one fun learning. In fact, this is what the National Education Policy 2020 also speaks about,” said headmistress Poushali Mukherjee.

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Ruby Park Public School

Ruby Park Public School recently conducted Genius Junior, a virtual inter-school fest for kids. The online fest provided a platform to the primary students from 25 schools across the city to sharpen their skills through a myriad of activities. Students of UKG to Class IV took part in a total of 10 events such as Rhythm Divine, Tell-a-Tale, Pantomime and Eggcellent to name a few. “Genius Junior has created a virtual platform for multiple talents of the young school children across the city. The whole experience of assessing the contestants was extremely enriching,” said principal Joyita Majumder.

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Hindmotor schools

The monotony of online classes took a break with Fun fiesta, a virtual summer camp organised by Hindmotor schools — Hindmotor High School, HM Education Centre and Angel’s Eden Pre-school and Day Care, Uttarpara and Rajarhat branches. The camp brought in various fun activities for kids to explore. The parents also took part in the camp with their children and separately in activities such as mandala making and zumba. The week-long virtual camp included yoga, art and craft, science experiment, aerobics, western dance, non-fire cooking, puppet show, graphic designing and many more activities for students aged three to 11 years. “Kids can explore their creativity and passion through these activities that make them more lively and contribute to their holistic development. This is the first time we organised this unique summer camp online which was a great success. We thank the parents for encouraging their children and also sportingly taking part in the activities,” said HM schools managing committee rector Sudipta Bose.

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Apeejay schools

The four branches of Apeejay schools took part in an interactive programme to mark the National Reading Day on June 19. The magical world of fiction was explored by the students as they read out their favourite stories or recited poems. The Class IX students of the Salt Lake branch enacted the last scene of The Bishop’s Candlesticks, giving the audience a memorable experience. The event was also meant to sharpen the oratorical and technical skills of the children. “Reading is the single most important skill for intellectual, academic and personality development of children. At Apeejay schools, reading is an integral part of our curriculum. The National Reading Day was yet another effort of ours to ensure that our children read, understand, comprehend and are able to express thoughts and views to make a difference,” said Apeejay schools’ CEO Kiranjit Singh Pannu.

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Sri Sri Academy

Students of classes VI to IX at Sri Sri Academy celebrated the World Yoga Day (June 21) by staging a play online. It was the result of an advanced yoga challenge that the students were part of and it depicts the benefits of yoga.

There were recorded videos, graphics and animation to go with the enactment. At the end, the actual process of yogic breathing was demonstrated. “Yoga is vital for young students to tackle lack of deep rest and sleep, bring about clarity of thought and purpose. We believe it is essential to practise yoga in student life to have a pleasant and well-rounded personality,” said principal Suvina Shunglu.