A very special event in the School’s Calendar!
This year once again the school hosted Girton Collage (Cambridge)- The Indian School Essay prize.
Fifty schools both from NCR and across India participated in this prestigious competition where the prizes, donated by Prafull foundation, were of Rs 20,000/-, Rs.15,000/-, and Rs.10,000/- to the top three winner. The essays were judges by a team of Indian judges who shortlisted 15 essays which were then sent to Cambridge to select the top three.
TIME FOR DINNER
D DAY HAS ARRIVED
Dr. Alan Gemmell O.B.E, Head of the British Council in India, gave away the prizes at a glittering ceremony at The Indian School on Dec.11,2017.
“ATITHI DEVO BHAV”
The essay writing competition was our attempt at achieving excellence in learning and we felt privileged that a collage belonging to one of the world’s top universities collaborated with us in our effort.
INVOCATION
A fusion of Rajasthani and Bengali folk songs set to Indian classical notes played by the school’s Indian orchestra marked the event in the traditional spirit of ‘atithi devo bhava’, warmly welcoming our guests. This was followed by the western music band of the School presenting the song ‘Teach your children’.
If music is the heartbeat, dance is the soul. The Mohiniattam, Bharatnatyam and Odissi classical dance forms were fused into a delicate and imaginative ensemble by a group of students.
A video message from Cambridge, sent by the Head of Girton College, Professor Susan J. Smith on the occasion, was played for the assembly. Prof. Smith explained how the shortlisted essays were evaluated and winners named. She said the grading committee was quite overwhelmed by the quality of the writing and she candidly commended the winners for their lucid expression. Her warm letter of appreciation to the School was read aloud to the audience by board member and Girton alumnus Ms. Brinda Shroff.
THE PRIZE GOES TO …..
Dr. Nayana Goradia spoke about her experiences as a student at Cambridge. She said she felt strongly about children being given a platform to articulate through creative writing, to offer them freedom from rote learning.
