A winsome educator

CBSE Teachers Award For Amity Gurugram 43 Principal

AIS Gurugram 43

Through consistent guidance, support and blessings of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools and RBEF, Dr Anshu Arora, school principal, AIS Gurugram 43, was conferred with the coveted CBSE Award to be given away to Principals and Teachers for the year 2017- 2018. The awards ceremony was held on September 6, 2018. The prestigious teachers awards were instituted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), under the aegis of Ministry of HRD in the year 2000.
It is noteworthy that Dr Anshu Arora was the sole representative from the state of Haryana.
The awardees were felicitated with a Certificate of Merit, a shawl and prize money of Rs 50000 by Shri Upendra Kushwaha, Minister of State, HRD, Government of India. The Guest of Honour for the day was Rina Ray, IAS who along with the other distinguished dignitaries graced the occasion. The minister congratulated all the recipients for their unparalleled contribution in nation building.
The selection of the awardees was done on the basis of their academic efficiency, measures taken for enrichment and enhancement of workplace, reputation within the community of educators, commitment towards quality education, etc.
Dr Anshu Arora, holds a rich experience of over 25 years in the field of education and works tirelessly to propagate innovative ideas in classroom teaching, conducts invigorating capacity building sessions and empowers teachers to ameliorate their skills. She acknowledges the award as a great motivation to reach greater heights and work further relentlessly for ensuring quality education imbued with cultural and moral values in every student of Amity.

It’s Onam!

AIS VYC Lucknow

To celebrate the festive spirit and increase the awareness about the rich and varied culture of different states of India, Onam was celebrated in the school on August 27, 2018. All the classes participated with full zeal and showcased their talent by making exotic flower Rangolis in beautiful designs to make the whole school look vibrant and colourful. Class VI-VII surpassed others with their unique and stupendous designs. Students were briefed about the significance of the festival by their respective class teachers. They were able to imbibe the message that ‘Onam is not just a festival to cherish but a moment to reincarnate the past of prosperity and fill the present with goodness’. 

Aim for the moon

 

Young Space Scientists Innovate At ISSD Competition

AIS Noida

A team of twelve students  from Class XI-XII of the school represented India and won the Runners up trophy at the grand finale of the *International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) - 2018 held at Kennedy Space Center, USA from July 27 to July 30, 2018. The team collaborated with over five more teams from all over the world to form a company called Vulture Aviation. The client had requested the competing companies to propose plans for a space settlement in a Lunar crater within 44 hours. After meticulous planning the team made the final pitch to a panel of industry experts, seasoned investors, technocrats and space scientists. Finally taking away the runners up trophy.
*International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) is an annual year-long international industrial simulation of the future space industry floated by NASA and Boeing for High School students. From the Asian continent, it involves clearing two rounds, the Nationals and The Asian Regionals before reaching the Grand Finale at the International level held at Kennedy Space Center,USA.

Team of Space scientists: Arshdeep Taneja, Avi Patni, Komal Patel, Amisha Srivastava, Smayan Gupta, Bhavya Mahajan, Riya Rohewal, Keshav Gupta, Ahlaam Rafiq, Preeti Panigrahi, Arnav Misra, Ishita Pandey
Mentor Teacher: Smita Fangaria

Heritage assembly

AIS Gwalior

With an aim to raise awareness among the students about the rich heritage of India; its conservation and management, a special assembly based on river Indus was conducted for  Classes VI- VIII on August 30, 2018.The assembly had a melange of beautiful songs and dance forms, about the value of rivers on Indian domain. The presentation was unique and mesmerising. An open quiz was held to acquaint children about the heritage of river Indus,  its water conservation and also to sensitise about the importance of rivers.
The exquisite performances presented by the children were  applauded and appreciated by all. This assembly not only instilled the cultural values in young minds but also made them aware of their surroundings and the environment.

Festive fervour

Celebrating Festive Spirit

AIS Vasundhara 1

Festivals have a major influence in the life of Indians. To celebrate the same festive spirit, students of Class IV and V did a class presentation based on the theme ‘Indian festivals’ on August 18, 2018. The  colourful presentation was graced by the joyous presence of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools and RBEF. The presentation began with the lighting of the lamp. The kaleidoscope ensued with song invocation of Goddess Saraswati followed by a performance on Makar Sankranti   and Eid. The melodious rendition of Gurbani marked Gurupurab and the Christmas celebrations rang in with carols and hymns. A rendition of Vande Mataram marked the end of the festive celebrations.

Literati - 2018

A Literary Tribute To Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee

AIS Gurugram 46

Under the mentorship of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools and RBEF, AIS Gurugram 46 organized the 6th edition of ‘LITERATI - A festival of Languages’ on August 18, 2018.  The interschool competition of various languages was dedicated to the memory of Hon’ble ex Prime Minister, Bharat Ratna, Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
More than 30 schools from all over Delhi and NCR participated in the 14 events conducted in five different languages. The overall trophy was won by the host, AIS Gurugram 46, which was then  passed on to the first runner-up team from Indraprastha School, Dwarka for putting up an excellent and commendable show.
The event was graced by Mr Dinesh Shastri, DEO Gurugram  as Chief Guest and other esteemed judges like Anne Kessler, Anjali Verma, Suruchi Mundra, Rashmi Choudhary, Bhavna Chauhan, Vivek Bhasin, Dr Indu Rai, Prof Ramraj Upadhyay, Dr Mukul Sharma, Dr Harish Bandhu, Lina Rakesh Harjai, Ankita Joshi, Swati Ganguli, Suman Chawla, Anand Arora, Gaurav Pahwa, Ritu Vaishnav, Tulika Banerjee and Neha Lal. The Chief Guest and the judges enlightened the children about the importance of education as well as co-curricular activities. The event culminated with a prize distribution ceremony and the vote of thanks delivered by the school principal, Arti Chopra.