Ahlcon International School

Diwali Celebrations

With Diwali round the corner, Ahlcon International School organized a raft of activities to celebrate the festival with full devotion, enthusiasm and excitement. Students of the Middle Section (VI-VIII) not only tastefully decorated the school campus on 21^st October 2014 but also added charm and religious fervor to the entire atmosphere. Various activities were organised not only with in the classes but also in the different clubs to celebrate Diwali in its real spirit. The event was inaugurated by an auspicious Diya Lighting ceremony by Principal Mr. Ashok Kumar Pandey, Vice Principal Ms. Sangita Maliwal and Incharge Middle Section Ms. Dimple Puri.

 

BUDDING WRITER OF AHLCON

Ahlcon International School has a strong belief in giving ample opportunities to students for their holistic and overall development in every sphere of life. This not only provides the children a chance to portray their mettle and flair but also to think and learn in a creative manner. Talent is God Gifted, but polishing it requires hard work and determination. Paridhi Puri, student of Class VIII D proved worthy of her talent. Here are her achievements:

DATE	ARTICLE	THEME
7 November’14	Student Views Column “WE THINK LIKE THIS”	Views on Sachin Tendulkar’s newly launched book “Playing it my way”
11 November’14	3rd Position	HT Essay Writing Competition
14 November’14	Children’s Day Special	Children: Leaders in the making

Report on Workshop

Ahlcon International School firmly believes that holistic development of students as well as teachers can be attained if the passion for learning will be nurtured in each heart. So, to reinforce the desire for learning workshops play a vital role. On 17^th Oct. 2014 two teachers of AIS got a golden opportunity when they were sent to attend a workshop organized by Collins at Sadhu Vasvaani International School. Dr. Elaine Higgleton enlightened the teachers about phonics, spellings and dictionary usage .

The workshop was woven very thoughtfully as each topic was discussed with the help of activities designed keeping the need of the young learners and the problems faced by the teachers. She emphasized on how sound of each letter should be taught so that the spelling errors will be minimized. The concept of mnemonics was also discussed very nicely. Not only this she also made us do role play for teaching of  prose to the students. The right way of dictionary usage was also explained . Over all it was a very interactive session where learning took place while doing activities.

REPORT ON WORKSHOP AT PHILATELIC MUSEUM  (DAK BHAVAN)

On the occasion of National Postal Week (9^th Oct.-15^th Oct.), India. The Times of India organized a week long Children Workshop at the National Philatelic Museum. The purpose of this workshop was to make the children aware on Philately which is a mode of commemorating, celebrating and promoting national heritage and events. The activity was scheduled for 14^th October’14 at the ‘National Philatelic Museum’- Dak Bhawan, New Delhi between 9 am- 12 pm. 50 students of class VII and VIII participated in the workshop along with two teachers Ms. Ritika Kumar and Ms. Sonia Anand. It was a visit where the students were educated about the history of stamps of India as well as the other stamps of other countries.

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The attractions of the workshop were various activities such as:

• ·        An Audio visual was shown to the students on Philately and a quiz was conducted to educate and impart historical knowledge of stamps.
• ·        A drawing competition was organized wherein the children were given a theme-‘Draw your own Stamp’ to show their creative skills and understanding about the stamps. The students participated with enthusiasm and bagged 1^st, 2nd and 3^rd position.
• ·        All the students were give certificate of participation. Prizes were given to the winners of drawing and quiz competition.
• ·        Students created their own stamps and also bought different Stamps.

The students learnt that stamp collection is the most organized hobby which brings discipline and patience in once life. Visit to the philatelic museum was a turning point for the students as they understood if postage is the tradition then the stamp is the culture. It was an overwhelming experience as it was a rich opportunity to know and learn about postage and stamp collection. Over all it was a great experiential learning.

“Be like a postage stamp, stick to one thing until you get there”.