BHARTIYAM soars at Shanti Asiatic School

Republic Day was the apt occasion for Shanti Asiatic School to keep its pledge to the nation. The School’s Annual Festival Aashayein 2011 was celebrated as the Sports Day.

The bright morning began by hoisting of the Tricolor by Shri Ved Prakashji – Chairman of Chiripal Group of Industries and salute to the flag by one and all – students, staff and parents. The Annual Report presented by the Principal Mrs. Anita Verma highlighted the broad based modern education provided by the school. Thereafter the solemn oath of participating in utmost sportsmanship and fair play who taken by all the House captains and the Athletic meet was declared open by the Chairman – Shri Brijmohan Chiripal by lighting of the Sports flame.

A colorful presentation of drills & displays, yogic exercises & Karate brought forth much applause from the audience. Tiny students of Pre-primary performed with pomp pomp & ribbons celebrating the joy of sports and giving the message of diversity in India. The Primary children brought the field alive with umbrella, hoola hoop drills. The umbrella signifying the importance of preserving the environment and making India pollution free, where as the hoop drill symbolized the unity of the nation. The spectacular elastic drill emphasized the resilient nature of our nation which makes India not only the largest but also the strongest democracy in the world. The dangi folk dance was breathtaking as agility, rhythm and style took over while the fusion dance indicated India on the move towards victory and ready to accept the changes of the 21st century. Indeed BHARTIYAM which is the essence of welfare of our people through exercise,health and hardwork flowed in every vein.

The pulsating performance climaxed with the Inter- house Sports competition where athletes tried their best to out perform one another. Citius, Altius, Fortius was the motto and as the scoreboard kept tickling, ultimately it was the JAL House which lifted the overall Championship Trophy.

A fitting finale was brought in with several events organized especially for parents.

Kite and Maanjaa making workshop

Kites have an universal fascination and it defies the laws of age.

Shanti Asiatic School had recently organized a ‘Kite and Maanjaa making workshop’ on the 9th of Jan 2011 in the campus for staff members and students. Experts of these fields were invited to demonstrate and teach our children these arts.

The campus was filled with an urge to measure and cut the papers correctly and to choose the best colors for their Dhori. At the end our children flew the kites that they made. It was a creation and it got the due attention that it deserved. Our tiny toddlers flew balloons.

Our students were overjoyed to watch and experience Adventure Sports!!! Slithering and River crossing were demonstrated and experienced by children. They looked like astronauts who were ready to fly space ships .Thrill over took fear. The journey was as existing as the destination.

Our school witnessed a mixture of emotions that of experimenting, learning, experiencing, fearing, enjoying and many more. Shanti Asiatic School witnessed actual teaching and learning process taking place without a classroom and the routine needs as it was natural and a bond was created between the teachers and the taught within no time.

Christmas Celebration @ SAS

Christmas season indicates togetherness.

Christmas season is for giving.

Christmas season is also about universal brotherhood

SAS chose to celebrate Christmas on Wednesday December 22, 2010. Excitement everywhere as everybody felt that the ‘Christmas colour’ bound everybody invisibly.

Children prepared and adapted themselves to perform par excellence in an environment of joy and togetherness.

Christmas carols blended with nativity play and Santa Claus’ entry excited young and old alike.

Parents were very supportive throughout with their intense involvement.

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Open Page Art Competition

Shanti Asiatic School participated in the final round of State wide art competition ‘Impression and Expression 2010’ organized by Open Page. Conducted in two phases’ viz. semi finals and finals, the competition was open for all the children in different categories.

Our students showed a lot of enthusiasm for the competition. Out of 100 students who had participated in preliminary round, 18 students made it to the finals. Our students got selected in all the categories. The final round was organized at Atira Garden Ahmedabad, where over 500 children from 50 different schools participated. The exposure made a huge difference to our children.

Another interesting feature of the competition was the range of themes and the break free ideas to portray. Students had enough opportunities to express themselves with lots of learning in fine arts. The competition enabled students to articulate their creative minds and a chance to meet different students from all over Gujarat.

We are waiting for the results with the hope that our children would make it!!

Session on Parenting @ SAS

‘Parenting is probably the toughest task on the planet!’

Effective parenting has always been an important concern to the family. Appropriate parenting shapes the coming generations, and the way the next generation will behave, affecting the world around them. Knowing the merits of healthy parenting Shanti Asiatic School arranged a special session for the parents with an experienced counselor Dr Shilpa Jasubhi who is a practicing clinical psychologist, a brain gym expert who has several successful sessions to her credit.

The session focused on appropriate behavior with children, methods to understand them, to listen to them and to refrain from always scolding them. The importance of appreciating children’s effort and setting up democratic norms was also stressed.
Parents were advised to be effective role models and realize that it is their action, not words which cast a deep impact on children. The role of siblings and others (in joint family) was also discussed. The importance of setting limits was given and instances where parents try to overestimate/underestimate children problems were an eye opener. Setting realistic target was the key.

Awareness towards parenting was further built when body language and language that inhibits / shut down communication was dealt. A questionnaire with healthy positive parenting tips was given to reflect upon their role as parents.

The reflective session ended on a light note when several impromptu plays were held, where parents participated in various roles. These highlighted the various facets of communication and what inhibits the same.