Thursday, August 30, 2012

15th Aug 2012 @ SAS

"It will be necessary for us Indians -- Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Parses and all others to whom India is their home -- to recognise a common flag to live and die for."
-- Mahatma Gandhi, on our Indian flag.

SAS was soaked in festive spirit on our Independence Day. Pomp and gaiety marked the Independence Day celebrations .Patriotic fervuor took over the school. Students and staff paid rich tributes to freedom fighters in a befitting style. Students sang patriotic songs and presented Saga of Freedom and remembered the heroes of the freedom struggle.

 

Floral greetings were given away by the students to welcome Shri Vedprakash Chiripal ji,Shri Brijmohan Chiripalji,Mrs NitikaChiripal  ,Mrs Kavita. Shri Ved Prakashji congratulated all on the 66 Independence Day. Sir reminded the youth that freedom did not come easily.Shri Vedprakash Chiripalji who was the Chief Guest on the occasion, was full of praises for the students. He emphasized,” We should never stray from the path of honesty. It is our duty to serve the nation. All of us will do well if we take a leaf out of the books for freedom fighters and war veterans. Not only they selflessly worked for the nation, they also ensured that we are safe and secure. It is our right to protect and preserve the freedom. Fulfill the dreams of our nation builders. Students are,our future, hence teachers should impart the right education and teach them to respect the elders. Students to take the responsibility, to help the needy and raise them.

Dr Bala,Dean SBS,reminded the SAS and SBS students of the sacrifices made by their forefathers. That India was the largest surviving democracy in the world with the third largest economy, yet one third of its population lived below the poverty line and was illiterate. Students need to work towards the welfare of the society and follow the path of righteousness. The country needs to rise to the wider global issues of advancement in technology and its use in positive and peaceful ways. 

 

Independence Day was celebrated in pre-primary wing on August14, 2012.Our tiny tots were told about the Independence Day, importance of National Flag, National Symbols along with story and rhymes related to patriotism.
Children did very beautiful paper crumpling activity on Flag and learnt about the meaning and importance of the National Tricolors in the Tiranga and Ashoka Chakra.Teachers also tied them Tricolor Band and made stripes with colors on their cheeks.
They enjoyed a lot and these activities were helpful to inculcate the feeling of patriotism, respect for our National Flag.
Be proud to be an Indian

Friday, August 24, 2012

Book Week @ SAS

Shanti Asiatic School celebrated Book Week from 13-18 August. It was very colourful and interesting event which was held at the school campus.  It was a unique event and the whole assembly area was filled with books, also the whole area was fully decorated with tri-colour flags and inspirational posters to feel the freedom of joy and patriotism in each and every child studying in the school  as the theme of the book week was “India ‘s Independence Day”. 

Shanti Asiatic School and Scholastic India had collaboratively organized this event, the core was  to encourage the children to love reading and rediscover the wonderful world of books.

 

It was a fantastic opportunity for children and staff member of the school to celebrate our 66th year of freedom through literature, History and different genre of books. The children were given the opportunity to enjoy, share and spend time with the books kept as display.

Talking about the benefit of the Book week Sandhya Uday, the Vice - Principal of the School said, there are some important ingredients to this Independence celebration: to encourage more reading habits among students, browsing the latest books and knowing new authors and the added value for the students to get familiar with some of the leading publisher and award winning famous authors.

 

As the part Book Week, many books of prominent Indian authors like Ruskin Bond,  R.K.Narayan, Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, J.P.Narayan, S.C.Bose were kept for the children to read and enjoy. Most of the Books were on Indian Freedom fighters and on war of India’s Independence which was kept as the main display for the students to observe  read with feeling of patriotism  about the greatness of the Indian heroes and their struggle to get freedom.
There were also plenty of story books for all age children from around the world which was one of highlights of this time’s book week.

Shanti Asiatic School still believes that Books remain central to students' learning, alongside digital media.  Books can empower, inspire and make students more creative and divergent thinker.

Mentor...A Matter of Principal

A lady of high moral values and principles, imbibed in her through her intensive schooling and education from the esteemed Lady Irwin College, New Delhi, Mrs. ANITA VERMA, Principal of Shanti Asiatic School, Ahmedabad has been into education for the last thirty years. “The infinite capacities of the human mind have always fascinated me. Recollections of my earliest memories go back to those childhood years. ‘Why’, ‘What’, ‘When’, ‘How’, ‘What if’ – these questions always provoked me into going deeper and deeper seeking probable answers to never ending questions” writes Mrs. Anita Verma to MENTOR …

 

My intensive schooling backed by a Masters course in Child Development and Family Relationships from the prestigious Lady Irwin College, New Delhi helped me construct upon my basic beliefs. At a time when research in child centeredness in education was just beginning to gain credence, I realised that a child’s innocent questions are actually the key to discovering her/his unique learning styles. Teaching therefore, has been a strong conscious choice for me and the three decades of my professional career have been devoted to continuous understanding and unravelling the threads of education at different levels.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Shanti Asiatic goes the Biscope Way!

Shanti Asiatic School is one of the leading progressive schools of Ahmedabad. With belief in active and hands-on learning, the school this year has engaged its grade VIII students into a programme called the CEE ka Bioscope,CKB programme. Offered by Centre for Environment Education, the programme is an ICT enabled practice-based learning module meant for students of grades VII-IX.

 
 
In July this year a CKB module for grade VIII students focussed on “Sustainable Agriculture’ and the module aims at  helping students understand the evolution and development of agriculture.  Students are also involved in exploring some close and critical connections that Agriculture has with the daily life of an urban Indian today. 

With a focus on enquiry-based approach, the CKB programme is reaching out to over 60 children of Grade VIII. The module involves interaction of students with maps, satellite imageries and several computer-enabled data interpretation applications, appropriately combined with several other teaching techniques including field visits, classroom sessions, games and activities.

We are sure that this “Real learning” will offer a new and wide   perspective to our students’ knowledge horizon

Friday, August 17, 2012

Janamashtami Celebration 2012

Krishna is called Yogeshwara,the Ishwar of Yog. Janmashtami commemorates the earthly appearance of Krishna, who is described in India’s sacred writings as God Himself. One of the biggest religious festivals in India was celebrated with great festivity at SAS. On August 9, 2012.


The pre-primary students were dressed as deities, Radha-Krishna. Children enjoyed dressing up as Radha, Krishna and their associates, and re-enacted Krishna’s pastimes. This helped to create a very festive mood. They wore extra special outfits to re-create the ambience of Krishna Lila, Mathura. The parents exercised their creativity and payed special attention in decorating them. The assembly plaza was recreated like the temple programme and devotional songs were sung for the Aarti. The pre-primary students tapped their feet on a wide variety of Radha-Krishna numbers. It was amazing to see the little ones recite Shlokas and Mahabharat lines confidently.

 

The Dahi Handi festivities mandate a skillful fine balance, as Krishna climbed a top of, a pyramid, taking necessary precautions. Special peda as prasad was distributed to the SAS family.
It was also time to bid adieu to our Director Mr.Ronak Chiripal,who left for the US.Smt and Shri Brijmohan Chiripal were the chief guest on the occasion.
Jai Shri Krishna.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Visit to Akshardham, an enlightening experience.

Visit to the Akshardham temple, which is located at Gandhinagar was a rewarding experience for children of classes IV and V who travelled on July 26, 2012.The field trip theme was based on Environment which was studied in the landscape, and surrounding of the magnificent temple of Shree Swaminarayan, the great sage .The temple was visited by the children who paid their immense devotion to the swami.

The beauty of the carvings on the temple walls, peace and serenity of the temple was also witnessed by the children. The children visited the entire temple which was a showcase of the life of the sage who left all worldly pleasures and travelled all over India .The things he used, his lifestyle and challenges faced by him environmentally was breathtaking.


The children went on a tour in the entire garden landscape of the temple which was a beautiful journey that unfolded the abundance of natural beauty. The children saw varied types of ornamental plants, shrubs, bushes, trees as they wound their trip back to SAS. 

The importance of maintaining harmony in the environment by having positive approach to life was also a salient feature of the trip.

Spell Bee……..Harshit Again!

Harshit Kumar of Class VII proved his prowess again. He brought laurels to SAS as he secured the 3rd position in Ahmedabad Inter School MaRRS  International Spelling Bee Competition, held at DPS.

 
 
He has been selected to participate in the State Championship. Harshit is a very industrious student. He proved his mettle last year by representing Gujarat at the International level at Abu Dhabi.