AMITY-UNESCO RESULT
Answer: (Jarawa in Andaman, Lepcha in Sikkim,Jaunsari in Uttarakhand, Kondh in Orissa,
Bodo in Assam, Khasi in Meghalaya, Gond in Madhya Pradesh, Gaddi in Himachal Pradesh,
Rabari in Gujarat, Bhil in Rajasthan)
The 11th edition of Bazinga was held virtually for the students of Class IX and XI from January 11-12, 2024. The annual inter-school science quiz, conducted by Amity Research and Development wing, is an initiative of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools & RBEF, that aims to provide an insight into the curriculum and inculcates the habit to explore new skills and extensive research at an early age.
On day 1, AIS Mayur Vihar hosted quiz for the students of Class IX where 31 schools across Delhi/NCR participated in it. Ashita Bansal of AIS Saket and Aditya Sood of AIS Noida won first and second position respectively in Class IX. For Class XI, AIS Gurugram 46 hosted the event and 30 schools from Delhi/NCR took part in the same. Akshat Verma of AIS Noida and Shivansh Pande of AIS Mayur Vihar clinched second and third position respectively.
For both the classes, the quiz was held virtually and in two stages namely preliminary and final. In preliminary round, all the participating teams were given same set of questions and their responses were recorded on MS Forms. Based on this, a merit list was prepared and top 5 teams were selected for the finals. During final round, students under the guidance of science teachers prepared challenging questions and also played the role of quizmasters.
The participants were tested for their computational and mathematical abilities. The competition concluded with felicitation of winners with pen drives and e certificates to all the participants.
Presidential talk
AIS VYC Lucknow
Kainaat Arif, a student of Class XII, had a unique opportunity to meet and interact with President Droupadi Murmu during the inaugural edition of Sahitya, Kala Evam Rachna Shivir, organised by National Book Trust at Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 11, 2024. She, along with 55 other young writers from the PM YUVA Mentorship Scheme, engaged in a fruitful discussion with the president wherein Kainaat shared insights into her debut novel, ‘December 1912- A Story of Awakening,’ based on an overlooked event in the Indian freedom movement-an unsuccessful assassination attempt of the Viceroy of India. The discussion also encompassed the incorporation of Indian languages and the experiences of writers.
Life below water
AIS Vasundhara 1
Inspired by the Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life below water, the school organised its annual sports event titled ‘Telematches-Aquaspark’ for the students of Class Nursery-II.
The event began with lamp lighting ceremony amidst chanting of shlokas by the school choir. School principal Raina Krishnatray, accorded a warm welcome to the guests and highlighted the sports achievements of the school. The young ones emphasised on water conservation and raised awareness about SDG 14 through their creative presentations and enthusiastic participation in aquatic-themed activities like smart walk, drills, dolphin race, frog race, and sea-horse race.
Aquaspark concluded with students taking a pledge to save water followed by felicitation of proud winners by sports advisor, Amity Group of Schools.
The olympians
AIS Vasundhara 6
Five students clinched top ten positions at International Hindi Olympiad organised by The Hindi Olympiad Foundation on January 27, 2024. Priyanshu Singh (VIII) won first position, Kritika Pandey (VIII) bagged fourth position, Ayush Aggarwal (VIII), and Maira Shadab (IX) got fifth position while Priyanshi (IX) secured ninth position. They were felicitated at a glittering award ceremony held at India International Centre, New Delhi.
Ace innovators
ACSF
Four projects from Amity Group of Schools finished as finalists at National Science Exhibition, organised by CBSE from February 1-3, 2024. Participation in the exhibition was facilitated by Amity Children’s Science Foundation (ACSF) under the leadership of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools and RBEF. A total of 4000 teams from CBSE schools across India pitched their innovative projects for the regional round, out of which 313 projects were selected for the final round.
The finalists in junior category were ‘Project Medihelp’ by
Ananay Walia and Ayan Mittal (VII) of AIS Gur 46 and ‘Project Pro Krishi’ by Bhaavya Singh and Atharv Ahuja (VII) of AIS Vas 6. The senior category finalists were ‘Project Injoy’ by Ishi Singhal and Adya Agrawal (X) of AIS Gur 46 and ‘Project Solar Operated Agricultural Vehicle (SO-APT)’ by
Suhani Chauhan (XI) of AIS PV.
The exhibition was organised to tap innovative projects with social and environmental impact on the themes such as lifestyle for environment, communication and transport, computational thinking, agriculture, and health.