Active changemakers

With The Power Of Advocacy, Amitian Brings Change

AIS Noida

Saanvi Jain, of Class IX, was selected for the YLAC (Young Leaders for Active Citizenship) Artivist Fellowship 6 Week Programme held from Oct 6 - Nov 17, 2024. The selection process involved two rounds of interviews (online and offline) wherein from a pool of more than 1000 applicants, 20 applicants were chosen for this programme.
Saanvi received a merit certificate and a special mention for the work she did throughout the fellowship. She and her team were appreciated at the programme.

YLAC team
The award won under the leadership of Dr (Mrs) Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity Group of School & RBEF, recognises Saanvi’s constant endeavours towards social issues like waste management, climate change, water scarcity, and gender justice. The fellowship programme had three cohorts - Climate Justice, Gender Justice, and Disability Rights. Saanvi was allocated Climate Justice Cohort and the sub theme ‘Water scarcity and its unequal distribution among the economically marginalised’. She and her team designed public campaigns in both digital and offline mode that were organised in New Delhi. As part of the offline campaign, she executed a fundraiser event in Lodhi Garden, New Delhi and collected funds worth Rs 7100, which were donated to their campaign partner, WaterAid, an NGO working towards providing clean water to economically marginalised communities. The digital campaign to raise awareness was executed via their Instagram account and they amassed 300+ followers.

About YLAC
Founded in 2016, Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC) is a leading organisation which aims to increase the engagement of young people in the policymaking process and build their capacity to lead change. This programme aims to encourage creative teens to use the power of art and advocacy to drive change. Their idea is to help young people broaden their perspective, think critically about their socio-political construct, tap their leadership potential, and acquire skills to create long lasting impact.

Robotronics

AIS Gurugram 46

Tech Syndicate Society of the school organised 12th Robotronics, the annual inter-school IT event on November 11, 2024 featuring a combination of online and offline competitions designed to foster technical expertise and creativity among students. A total of 19 schools participated in the event, to showcase a broad range of IT skills.
Students from various branches of Amity Group of Schools bagged several awards in various competitions. AIS MV won first prize in Encryptid, while Scratch event saw AIS PV and AIS MV at second and third place respectively. AIS Vas 1 and AIS Gur 46 won first and second place respectively in Video Editing. Mine Craft had AIS Noida winning first place and AIS MV bagging third place while Photography had AIS MV securing the first place and AIS PV bagging the third place.
Surprise had AIS PV and AIS MV at first and second place respectively. AIS MV again clinched first place in Creative Hackathon with AIS Saket bagging third place in the event. Creative Designthon had AIS Saket at the second place. Gaming and Programming both had AIS MV at first place. The prestigious rolling trophy was lifted by AIS MV.

Shaping leaders

AIS Mayur Vihar

The school organised its annual 17th edition of AMVMUN for the students of Class VII-VIII from October 28-29, 2024. Around 130 students participated in the conference which comprised committees namely United Nations Security Council (UNSC), All Indian Political Party Meet (AIPPM), United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC). The students debated on agendas like Israel Palestine conflict with emphasis on proxy war (UNGA), threat to international peace and security posed by the Ukraine-Russia conflict (UNSC), combating racism, racial intolerance, xenophobia and related intolerance (UNHRC) and freedom of speech in India with reference to censorship of social media platforms (AIPPM).
The session concluded with felicitation of participants where Ruqyya Rahman (VIII) received Special Mention award and both Shivansh Pandey (VIII) and Aanya Singh (VIII) received Best Delegate award.

Annual sports day

AIS VKC Lucknow

The school celebrated its 6th annual sports day ‘Udaan 2024’, based on the theme ‘Amrit Kaal – The era of elixir’, symbolising a golden era of possibilities and transformation, on November 29, 2024, at Amity University Lucknow Campus.
The event was graced by chief guest Sujit Kumar, Indian field hockey player who played in 1988 Seoul Olympics along with Prof (Dr) Anil Vashisht, pro vice chancellor, Amity University Lucknow, and other dignitaries of Amity Education Group.
The event commenced with lamp lighting ceremony and welcome song, followed by a soulful prayer. The inauguration of the sports meet was marked by the release of colourful balloons and the torch relay. All the four houses (Pawani, Bhagirathi, Mandakini, and Alaknanada) presented an impeccably coordinated march past.
Class III students raced with the theme ‘World Cup Champions,’ while Class IV celebrated precision and focus with ‘Bullet Blitz,’ with Class V participating in an electrifying relay. The younger students charmed the audience with thematic races such as ‘Chandrayaan Spirit’ (I), ‘Farming Frenzy’ (II), and the delightful ‘Mangolicious’ and ‘Tweety Twitter’ races for UKG, Nursery, and LKG. Senior and middle school students participated in 100m sprint, relay race, and duathlon. A patriotic drill by Nursery to Class IV celebrated the nation’s rich heritage, while Class VIII to XI performed a spectacular fusion of zumba, yoga, and basketball.
The celebration culminated in a grand prize distribution ceremony,  in which Cock House Trophy was lifted by Alaknanda House.