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)
Team Serve and Set Finances, comprising seven students from AIS Saket, made it to top 11 teams worldwide selected for the global finale of 14th Wharton Global High School Investment Competition held on April 20, 2024. The team comprising Advika Gupta (team leader, X), Aditya Gupta (XII), Ruhani Chawla (XII), Shlaghya Chaturvedi (XII), Tvisha Kohli (XII), Viraj Khanna (XII) and Vandita Sharma (X), competed with 1600 teams worldwide to achieve this feat. The event was coordinated by Amity Educational Resource Centre (AERC) under the leadership of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools & RBEF. It is notable that the team was also amongst top three in the semi finals from their respective zone.
The Wharton Global High School Investment Competition is a free, experiential investment challenge for high school students of Class IX-XII and teachers lasting 10 weeks. Students work in teams and have access to an online stock market simulator wherein they learn about strategy-building, teamwork, communication, risk, diversification, company and industry analysis, and many other aspects of investing. Teams of students compete to present their ideas on managing wealth and designing a portfolio for a potential client, and the best investment strategy and portfolios are awarded. The competition was a great learning platform and experience for the young investment experts of Amity.
Learn to deal finances
AIS Saket
As part of Anubhav Series programme, the school hosted a workshop on financial literacy by Ashwani Bhatia, whole-time member, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and distinguished member of the NSE team.
The workshop aimed to instill in students a sense of financial independence. Ashwani Bhatia, in his address, shared his experience as managing director with the State Bank of India and emphasised upon the importance of saving before expenditure while elucidating the distinction between savings and investments. He emphasised on the structure and importance of a time-oriented approach, power of compounding and SEBI’s structure, while cautioning students against falling prey to websites promising unrealistic returns. The workshop concluded with a Q&A session where students asked questions ranging from ESG considerations of SEBI to the distinction between insurance and investments. The session enlightened and empowered both students and teachers regarding financial literacy.
Being photojournalist
AIS Vasundhara 6
Students from Class VI-VII of the schools Journalism Club organised an activity on photojournalism on July 8, 2024. During the activity, they learnt what is photojournalism, how can one become a photojournalist and also how pictures can be used to tell stories. They watched a video on different techniques of photography and discussed, and analysed the Everyday Africa Project in detail. To take off their new journalistic journey, they deliberated upon diverse platforms like magazines, online media sites and microblogging platforms through which photojournalists can showcase their work.
Save the planet
AIS VKC Lucknow
Class Nursery-V celebrated World Paper Bag Day on July 12, 2024 wherein, all the students made creative paper bags from waste paper and newspapers. Children from Nursery-I also formed a green brigade and went around the school, spreading the message to stop using polythene and switch to sustainable alternatives like paper bags. School principal, Rachna Mishra also addressed the students and emphasised upon the importance of adopting eco-friendly habits.
Camp Verano
AIS Gurugram 46
The school organised 14th Camp Verano-the summer camp for Class I-VIII from May 20-31, 2024. The camp offered a host of activities like art & craft, sculpture, theatre, tabla, keyboard, guitar, western vocal and semi-classical dance, along with sports like football, cricket, badminton, table tennis, taekwondo, skating and chess.
The participants honed their skills in these sports and activities under the mentorship of experts from Amity Education Group. The camp also provided them the opportunity to enhance their creativity, teamwork, confidence and good interpersonal skills. It concluded with the participants presenting skits, dances, art displays and musical performances, testifying the skills they learnt at the camp. All the participants were given a certificate of participation on the final day.