YRoNS 2019@Amity

An International Symposium Of Science & Culture

AERC
 
Amity International School, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, the youngest school abroad in the chain of Amity Group of Schools, proudly hosted the 12th YRoNS (Young Researchers in Natural Science) from April 9-11, 2019. Budding scientists from around the globe, observed the world of colours through the prism of science, exploring the chemistry of colours and understanding physics of light both of which together make the life on this planet happen.
The conference hosted by Amity Group of Schools for the third time was organised under the aegis of Amity Educational Resource Centre (AERC), an initiative of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools & RBEF to provide world class opportunities to learn and grow. Nine Amitians from Amity Group of Schools took part in the symposium.
Before leaving for Amsterdam the Indian team sought the blessings of Chairperson and also met the Ambassador of Netherlands in India, HE Marten van der Berg. They interacted with him  and discussed about Indo Dutch relationship. On April 9, 2019 YRoNS opened to a grand ceremony with Jolanda van der Aart, senior manager, Indo Dutch Business Relations as the chief guest and Jane van Kampen Zoutendijk, head, Economic Affairs, Amstelveen as the keynote speaker. School principal David Porritt, AIS Amstelveen extended a warm welcome to all the participating delegates.
The opening ceremony was followed by project presentations and sharing of innovative ideas. A total of 18 projects on topics ranging from natural dyeing substances and their impact on the taste of food by the team from Germany to colourful waste management by the team from Norway were presented by the teams. The though provoking project presentation concluded with all the student delegates and faculty members being felicitated with medals and certificates.
To make the conference more interesting, an open house conversation with the Mayor of Amstelveen, HE Bas Eenhoorn at the City Hall and an international cultural festival was organised. During the festival, students from different nations spoke about their culture and cuisines. The highlight was Polka dance by Slovenian team, mellifluous songs presentation by French team and a foot tapping dance number by Henaysha from Indian delegation.
During the three day sojourn, the delegates took a canal cruise to the city, visited places such as Micropia, Artis Zoo, Nemo Science museum, Keukenhof, Maudrodam and the Goat Farm. The journey concluded with delegates visiting The Hague and meeting Indian Ambassador HE Venu Rajamony at the Indian Embassy in Netherlands. The conference not only gave the participants a platform to showcase scientific minds but also made them interact with people from myriad cultures, learn to respect diversities and nurturing them to become global responsible citizens.

YRoNS Fact Sheet
What: 12th YRoNS (Young Researchers in Natural Science)
Where:Amity International School, Amstelveen, Amsterdam
When: April 9-11, 2019
Who: 7 nations (46 students) including Hungary, Netherlands, France, Germany, Norway, Slovenia and India
Theme: World of colours-the function, sensation, utilisation of pigments and dyes in natural sciences
Projects from India
n Sustainable development through fertile newspaper printed with natural ink  by Vivaan Taneja (X) & Ananya Agrawal (IX) AIS Saket and Nalin Jayaswal (IX) AIS Pushp Vihar
n Assessing plant growth under artificial light of different colours by Sreemoyee Chatterjee (IX) & Henaysha Chhabra (VIII) AIS Noida
n Chromatography in forensic science by Shivain Gupta (IX) AIS Noida, Mrinal Sharma (XI) AIS Mayur Vihar and Vedant Swain (XI) AIS Gurugram 46

Cyberfestival

For Every IT Wizard

AIS Mayur Vihar

Alina Ahmad, IX A Aarushi Aggarwal, X C, AIS Mayur Vihar

Metaverse, the ‘Cyber Society’ of the school organised its 5th cyberfest titled ‘Cybercon’ on August 1, 2019. More than 180 young IT wizards participated in a total of nine closely contested competitions which required good knowledge of skills like web designing, virtual gaming, photography, etc. The competition began with lamp lighting ceremony by school principal Meenu Kanwar followed by a video introduction of the ‘Greatest IT Cyberfest – Cybercon’ by Metaverse. As the google personal assistant Alexa announced the names of the organising team members, the Metaverse team stood smartly on stage all set to launch the event. Various competitions held in cybercon included Tempus (HTML), OnePLusZero (Programming), Surpr!se event, InQUIZitive (Quiz), Design Protocol (PPT), Junior events (Scratch, Logo, Tux Paint, Photoshop) and Kodachrome (Photography). The fest saw a plethora of cyber events for students to showcase their IT skills.

Ignited Spirits 2019

Annual Theatrical Extravaganza At Amity

AIS Pushp Vihar
 
The ninth edition of ‘Ignited Spirits’, an annual inter-school theatre fest  was held from May 3-4, 2019. A total of 23 teams from different schools of Delhi/NCR participated in the competition. The participants were divided into two categories ie junior (Class VI-VIII) and senior (Class IX-XII). The theme for seniors was  ‘Contemporary adaptation of The Canterbury Tales’  and for juniors was ‘Contemporary punch to the Panchtantra’
AIS Gurugram 46 lifted the overall rolling trophy. In senior category, AIS Pushp Vihar, AIS Saket and AIS Gurugram 46 bagged the first, second and third position respectively. In junior category, AIS Pushp Vihar won the first prize followed by AIS Gurugram 46 and AIS Gurugram 43 at the second and third position respectively. Samaya Chauhan of AIS PV and and Advay Singh Raghav of AIS Gur 46 bagged the award for ‘Best Actors’ in junior category while in the senior category  it went to Noor Chawla of AIS Pushp Vihar.

A day at university

Students Visit AUMP To Explore Horizons

AIS Gwalior

A visit to Amity University Madhya Pradesh (AUMP) was held for 107 students of Class VI-X from August 1-2, 2019 with an objective to introduce them to the resources and study opportunities available at the university. On the first day of the visit, students  were shown around the chemistry, biotechnology and physics labs. The visit ignited curiosity and gave students an opportunity to conduct experiments and understand the working principles of concepts and tools like tissue cultures, microscopes, radio waves. They also asked questions related to the experiments that were demonstrated. During the second day, they visited ASCO department as well as the Moot Court where they got to see the live simulation of the working of court.

Independence week celebration

Me and My Nation

AIS Jagdishpur

School celebrated Independence week from August 6-9, 2019 during which the entire campus was decorated in tricolour flags and art works prepared by the students. Students from Class Nursery-XI participated in various inter house and inter class competitions like face painting, fancy dress competition, speech on topic ‘Mere Sapno Ka Bharat’, poem writing, tri colour salad making, tri colour dishes, creative writing, poster making and essay writing on an inspiring woman leader, rangoli making, etc. Tiny tots from the primary classes gave a musical presentation of patriotic songs. A power point presentation on Indian freedom fighters, documentary on Mangalyaan, doodle art and street play was also organised during for all the classes the week. Students from different houses also decorated their class bulletin boards with information related to independence movement of India.