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)
Three Amitians from AIS Gurugram 46 and AIS Noida won laurels at Pramerica Emerging Visionaries Award 2023 for their innovative solutions to financial and societal challenges in their communities. The glittering award ceremony was held on March 17, 2023, at Pullman Hotel, New Delhi.
Sparsh Sahini (XII) and Aayush Garg (XII) from AIS Gurugram 46, and Ananya Pareek (XII) from AIS Noida were selected amongst the top 25 national finalists in the ‘Societal Solution Challenge’ category and were awarded a silver medal and a certificate each. The amazing feat has been achieved under the visionary leadership of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools and RBEF, who envisions to raise creative and caring global citizens who serve society above self.
Aayush got the recognition for his project ‘Braille Visualiser’, which was made using Flutter, Arduino, and Servo Motor sensors, and helps specially abled people interact with the world around them. Sparsh got the recognition for adopting a pond and restoring it, and also creating tangible solutions for water conservation like sink cum toilet and earthen pots. Sparsh was earlier also awarded the Water Hero award by the Ministry of Jal Shakti for his water conservation endeavours. He also got the opportunity to discuss his water conservation project with the chief guest, Baichung Bhutia, at the award ceremony.
Ananya Pareek won the award for her project Vyadhimukt, in which she endeavoured to address the various eating disorders prevalent in our society. She also developed an app called HelpED to help the patients of eating disorders.
It is notable that Sparsh and
Ananya also participated in Youth Power 2021, which is held under the aegis of The Global Times every year. Sparsh’s team won second runner up award for water conservation and Ananya’s team lifted the winner’s trophy for their project Vyadhimukt.
IPBL presentations
AIS Gurugram 46
In an bid to realise the vision of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools and RBEF, i.e., to impart holistic learning to young minds, students of Class I-IV showcased sundry IPBL (Integrated Project Based Learning) presentations from February 2-23, 2023. The presentations were based on themes woven around saving earth.
Students of Class I presented dances from different states of India based on the theme ‘Sanrakshan: An endeavour to preserve and glorify the culture of India’. Class II gave presentations based on the theme ‘Sanrakshan: A synergised way to save Earth’. They also explained the importance of the five elements - Panchabhuta through dance, staged a nukkad natak on water conservation, and sang a humorous qawwali on healthy versus junk food.
Students of Class III presented a dance drama on the topic ‘Global monsters: A threat to the environment’, a nukkad natak on water as a precious resource, and a qawwali on the importance of eating healthy food. The theme of Class IV was ‘Sanrakshan: A harmonious congregation to save Mother Earth’. They shared about the evolution of money, presented a skit on barter system, enacted a dance drama on autobiography of a coin, sang a rap song on the birth of paper money, and did an act on the evolution of digital money, e rupee and ATM. They also presented a lyrical drama on Rani Laxmi Bai, a harvest dance on food wastage, a dance on healthy eating habits, and a nukkad natak on deforestation and the types of pollution.
The Green Olympiad
AIS Vasundhara 6
Four students emerged as the global winners of Green Olympiad* organised by TERI on February 24, 2023, on the theme ‘Environment and Sustainable Development’. The virtual exam for the same was held on Nov 2, 2022.
Vikhyat Aggarwal and Atharv Walia, both of Class IV, bagged second and third rank respectively in level 1 (for Class IV-V), while Anirudh Kamat and Shaurya Kumar, both from Class VIII, secured second rank in level 2 (for Class VI-VIII). All the winners received e-certificates of excellence, book vouchers, and annual subscription of TERI’s e-magazine, TerraGreen.
*TERI organises Green Olympiad on environment and sustainable development every year in order to assess the environmental quotient of students and enhance their understanding of sustainability.
The art of happiness
AIS Gwalior
Students of Class XII conducted a special assembly on World Happiness Day, i.e., March 20, 2023, with the objective to teach young minds the value of happiness in one’s life.
As part of the assembly, the students presented a melodious group song and a skit on how happiness is about celebrating life to the fullest. They also recited poems like ‘The Choice Is Mine’ by Abimbola T Alab, and ‘Kya khojte ho duniya mein’ by Suyash Sharma.
It’s school time
AIS Vasundhara 6
School began its new academic session 2023-24 from March 14, ushering in another bright and creative school year for the little Amitians.
As children came back to school after holidays, they rushed to meet their friends, and were lovingly greeted by their teachers.
They were also asked to jot down their feelings for the new beginning in their notebooks, and exchanged anecdotes of how they spent their brief vacation with their friends. New uniforms, new books, shining shoes, all marked the day as young Amitians geared up for the new session.