Recognition Day- 2013-14, Classes VI to XII

Our School observed Recognition Day with much aplomb on 9 May, 2014. It marked a very important date in our School calendar as it acknowledged the scholastic and co- scholastic achievements of our students in diverse fields. Dr. Nayana Goradia, Vice Chairperson was warmly welcomed by Principal, Ms Tania Joshi, who then invited her to address the audience consisting of proud parents, students and staff members. In her speech, Dr. Goradia laid emphasis on genuine praise being wonderful to receive and simple to give; with Recognition day providing a perfect forum for appreciating the hard work and accomplishments of the prize winners. Dr. Goradia further reiterated the theme- based learning initiative adopted by School and the various methodologies being implemented to augment textbook learning. The forthcoming trip to NASA and MIT being just other example of the school's endeavor to widen the frontiers of knowledge of our young Indianites. Our endeavour is to continuously bring alive their learning by the ' hands-on experience', as it were, by excursions, exhibitions, models, presentations, role play, etc at numerous fora offered during the School year.

[gallery] The solemn occasion commenced with an Odissi dance recital to invoke Lord Ganesh; the harbinger of good luck. The School choir offered a soulful rendition of Sargam Geet. This was followed by a soul- stirring dance presentation- Adopting the pace of nature, her secret being patience, highlighting the anguished cry of Mother Earth as she battles wounds inflicted upon her by the world's most dangerous animal Man! Mrs. Tania Joshi applauded the students and teachers for their efforts and achievement. She conveyed pride at being a part of an institution that valued and cherished its young achievers. She motivated the young minds to work on developing holistic personalities. She also stressed that recognizing and felicitating students in various co- scholastic fields is as important as recognition in scholastic areas. She highlighted this event's significance as recognition of the exemplary accomplishments of our gifted achievers. About 160 talented students of classes VI to XII including the batch of 2012-13 received Certificates of Merit along with book vouchers from Ms.Tania Joshi , Ms. Neena Maini ( Head Mistress, Primary), Ms. Vinita Roy ( Head Teacher, Pre Primary), Ms. Shalini Sehgal ( Vice President, PTA), Ms. Sangeeta Banerjee ( Treasurer, PTA), Dr. Anu Singh ( Co-ordinator, Senior School). Mr. Lal Raisinghani, Director felicitated our young sportspersons for their participation in various sports at International, National and State levels. A vote of thanks was delivered by Head Boy, Luvditya Khurana who thanked the management, the staff and the parents for their gracious presence. He exhorted the achievers not to rest on their laurels but to set a higher bar for themselves. The event culminated with the singing of the Citizenship Anthem. Thereafter, the guests proceeded for tea and refreshments.

Luvditya Khurana, Class XII A