National Teachers Award

School Principal Felicitated For Excellence

AIS Vasundhara 6

A new feather was added to Amity’s hat as school principal Sunila Athley received CBSE National Teachers Award, by CBSE. Total 35 educators from all over India were selected for the award. Sunila Athley won the award for being a teacher of outstanding merit rendering commendable services to the community for the cause of education.
She was felicitated with a citation, a shawl and a cash prize of 50,000 INR by Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, hon’ble minister of human resource development and Sanjay Dhotre, hon’ble minister of state for human resource development. The award ceremony was held on September 12, 2019 at Pravasi Bharathiya Kendra.
It is notable that Sunila Athey is also the mentor principal of AIS Vrindavan Yojna, Lucknow. Her significant contribution in the field of education was also commended by Anita Karwal, Chairperson, CBSE and Anurag Tripathi, Secretary, CBSE.

Say no to plastic

A Campaign For Plastic Free Environment

AIS VKC Lucknow

To raise awareness among the students to preserve the beauty of earth and make it plastic free, the eco club of the school organised a ‘No Plastic’ campaign on September 20, 2019.
Student members of the club conducted the campaign for two weeks during which they visited all the classes and informed students about ways to reuse plastics. They also made flower pots, pencil holders, bird feeders and other small decorative items out of old waste plastic bottles and containers.
As part of the campaign, the club also conducted awareness walk during which student members along with teachers visited houses in nearby localities, holding placards with messages ‘No Plastic’. They also passed on the message by rendering poems, speaking slogans and interacting with locals. The members urged people to use jute and cloth bags instead of plastic bags as well as presented a jute bag to each family. Various ways to reuse old plastic items were also brought into light by the students. During the walk, the students even approached the local shopkeepers to not use poly bags and to not promote the sale and usage of any such plastic products. The residents of societies appreciated the efforts of eco club and along with the students pledged not to use poly bags and plastic.

A day with soldier

Anubhav, An Interaction With Samaritans

AIS Saket

As a part of ‘Anubhav’* series, esteemed  Brig Amul Asthana (Retd.) gave the students an enlightening talk into Kargil war on August 14, 2019. With an exemplary career in Indian Army to his credit, Brig Amul Asthana (Retd.) played a pivotal role in ‘Operation Vijay’, Kargil War (1999). His life has been an inspirational saga of valiance and sacrifice.
During the talk he shared how after being inducted into the Batalik sector, he lead the battalion in the most rugged terrain at a height over 17000 ft. In his address he also highlighted the fact that fueled with patriotism, even common man supported soldiers in various ways. He showed some informative spot pictures, soul stirring anecdotes and heartfelt salutations which were awe-inspiring and  infused the young minds with sentiments and spirits of  pride and patriotism. He also paid tribute to the indomitable spirit and gallant services rendered by war martyrs specially Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey who was awarded Param Vir Chakra (Posthumously). The informative interaction was a precursor to the Independence Day celebrations. The interaction also provided students an insight into the life of a soldier in a war zone, the travails and travesties they face, their emotions and dedication towards the nation. The talk motivated the students to pursue a career in defence services.
*Envisioned by Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools and RBEF, ‘Anubhav’ series is a platform for students to interact and understand the life and experiences of real samaritans and imbibe their good values.

Science seminar

AIS Gwalior

An inter class science seminar was conducted for the students of Class VI-VIII on August 28, 2019. Inspired by various achievements and experiments done in the field of science and technology, students discussed topics and attempted questions kindling their curiosities. There were six participants from different classes who gave presentation on current topics. Anika Vasistha of Class VI bagged first position for her presentation on ‘say no to poly bags’. Harsh Vardhan Singh of Class IX stood second for his presentation on ‘gravitational sources’ and the third position went to Akshat Singhal of Class VIII for his presentation on ‘alternative sources of energy.’ The seminar concluded with students taking a pledge to reduce the use of plastic bags and protect the environment.

Skating to success

AIS Noida

Eklavya of Class VII participated in Belarus Open Cup and won first position in final B 1000 metres, fourth position in final A 500 metres and fifth position in final A 777 metres. He played in under 14 age group and competed against skaters from Russia, Latvia, France and Belarus, having attended an 18 days long short track ice skating skill enhancement training camp at Minsk, Belarus. The training, organised by Ice Skating Association Of India, helped Eklavya improve his performance. The skating champ will further participate in the upcoming winter Asian Open Championships and South East Asian Championships.

The winsome teachers

An Award For Kindling Science In Young Minds

AIS Mayur Vihar

Two educators of the school Dr S K Singhal, PGT physics (HOD science) and Prem Kumari Narang, PGT physics received ‘Scientist Satyendra Nath Bose inspiration honour award 2019’. The award was given to 30 educators from different fields chosen from the nominations received pan India. They were selected on the basis of their published research papers and their active participation in science activities kindling scientific temperament of the young minds in school. Both the educators were felicitated at an award ceremony held at The Buddha Hall, Port Blair on September 14, 2019. The award ceremony was organised by Science and Mathematics Development organisation affiliated to VIPNET (Vigyan Prasar).