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)
Raj Chandra (IX), AIS Vasudhara 1 and Shriya Pasricha (X), AIS Gurugram 43 made Amity proud globally by winning silver awards in the senior category of ‘The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024’ held in the month of October, 2024.
The theme for this year’s competition was ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth’ wherein students were required to write about the process they utilise to deal with adversity, and how community and culture can be used to encourage resilience and hope in a world that has multiple global issues.
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools. This prestigious programme been organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883. 2024 marks 75 years of the Commonwealth and this year the competition witnessed a record-breaking 34,939 entries from all Commonwealth regions.
Empowering girls
AIS VKC Lucknow
An awareness programme on Mission Shakti was organised in the school on October 10, 2024, for Class IX-XII. The event was graced by ACP Radharam Singh, SHO Vibhuti Khand; Suneel Kumar Singh, SI Vibhuti Khand; Rajesh Yadav, SI Vibhuti Khand; and Nisha Singh, SI Vibhuti Khand along with mentors from Lucknow Commissionerate.
ACP Radharam Singh in his address, provided an in-depth overview of Mission Shakti, highlighting its goals in order to ensure women’s safety and promoting gender equality. His presentation emphasised on the importance of both awareness and action in empowering women, including how individuals and communities can actively contribute to the mission. This was followed by a question and answer session, where students asked several pertinent questions. They also shared their thoughts and views on women empowerment, raising relevant points on gender equality, safety, and self-reliance.
About Mission Shakti
It is a programme by Ministry of Women and Child Development, to provide all women and girls including differently abled and economically isolated with short term and long term services and information for their holistic development and empowerment.
Saving seas
AIS Vasundhara 6
A class presentation titled ‘Tidal Waves’ was organised for students of Class I on September 29, 2024. The presentation aimed to create awareness about conservation and sustainable use of oceans and seas in a bid to provide safe drinking water to everyone. Through the presentation, the students promoted SDG-13 (Climate Action), SDG-14 (Life under Water) and SDG-6 (Clean Water and Sanitation). The event began with choir singing ‘Jal Hai Jeevan’ that celebrated water as the essence of life. The theatrical skit portrayed scuba divers in Andamans interacting with underwater animals like dolphins, whales, jelly fishes, sea horses, and octopuses who expressed their agony due to the callous attitude humans portray towards nature. A simulation of Jal Shakti Abhiyan highlighted the actions to be taken by individuals to conserve water and contribute to a cleaner earth.
The digital champion
AIS Gwalior
Rajyavardhana Singh of Class IV, was declared the second runner up and bagged the bronze medal in the central region for class III-V of COMPUDON Junior Season V Digital Literacy Championship, organised by the Cyber Learning Educational Society, New Delhi on September 27, 2024. The result of the championship was declared on October 5, 2024. He competed with students from various schools across the nation who participated in the championship.
About the championship
COMPUDON is a prestigious national championship for junior school students inspired by Microsoft’s Digital Literacy Standard, which teaches generic ICT skills and concepts, that are essential for students in 21st century.
This school-focused championship is held in 2 levels. The top 400 high-scoring school students from all over India are invited to compete in national finals round, where they represent their school and the region.
Nurturing sports
AIMC Manesar
Amity Indian Military College organised its 13th annual Sports Day that also marked the 25th Sangathan celebrations on October 17, 2024. Around 46 students from Class VIII-XII participated in events like 100m race, 200m race, 400m race, 100 m x 4 relay race, shot put, long jump, etc., culminating in a glittering award ceremony. Dr Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor, Amity University, Manesar graced the event virtually along with Prof PB Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Amity University, Manesar who attended the event in person.
The day featured a parade of sportspersons from all the classes and each of the three houses namely Prithviraj, Maharana Pratap, and Shivaji.
It was followed by a scintillating cultural dance performance by the students at Amity University, Manesar and an award ceremony wherein 36 champions in various sports were felicitated for their exceptional performances. The event culminated with all the sports champions being awarded medals and trophies.