virtual sdg fest 2020
“Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm, it’s about doing more good”
Developing a sense of one’s own role in sustainable and inclusive global development can best be taught at the primary education level. Young children are generally open minded and receptive in taking new knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. It is actually not the adults of today who desperately need the transformative shift, but the adults of tomorrow who today need to acquire the competences that will make them create a better day than what we have done. This is the most sustainable approach. With this thought in mind, Ahlcon International School celebrated its first ever virtual ‘SDG-Fest -2020’ on 25th September,2020 to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals , with unprecedented fervour and zeal. Chief Guest- Shri S. N. Sahu -an ardent follower of Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda, Guests of Honour Mr. Venugopal Dharamranjan and Rabbi Maleker, Director Ahlcon group of schools, Dr. Ashok Kumar Pandey, Principals of both the Ahlcon Schools-Mr. Sanjay Yadav and Dr. Deepak Bisht and also the Principals of participating schools graced the ceremony with their presence.
The event was a catalyst in spreading awareness regarding SDG goals through carefully designed activities. In this mega event, approx. 145 students from 40 schools of Delhi/ NCR submitted their online entries for the activities of primary classes which were as follows: -
• CLASS 1- FASHIONISTA
• CLASS 2- SALUDABLE SALAD
• CLASS 3- SUPER NINJA
• CLASS 4- PLOT A POD
• CLASS 5- GET DOODLY
Students elevated the benchmark with their flawless performances and their thought-provoking presentations-all aligned to promote the Global Goals.
Dignitaries from Ahlcon Public School and Ahlcon International School praised this flawless presentation. HM-Primary School Ms. Anju Gupta, HM-Middle School- Ms. Sunita Rajiv and HM-Senior School Mr. Puneet Duggal and other dignitaries, blessed all the participants and congratulated the winners for their commendable work. Principal- Ahlcon International School, Mr. Sanjay Yadav, expressed his heartfelt gratitude and satisfaction with the way these young change-makers across the globe gave everyone food for thought by their endeavours.
Director of Ahlcon Schools said,”I see 25th of September as the birth of a vision which the world envisaged 5 years ago. Now the SDGs are a part of our DNA.” ‘Action is the need of the hour’, said the Chief guest Mr. S. N. Sahu and eminent speakers reiterated the urgency of achieving the goal by making all possible efforts to bring SDGs in every action for our planet.
Click on below link to view glimpses of SDG Fest 2020
MINDING THE MINDS DURING PANDEMIC
Coronavirus has put us all into doubt and the constant news about the pandemic is making us feel anxious and stressed. All of this is taking toll on mental health and have increased stress and anxiety levels in children in an unprecedented way.
Students are experiencing higher levels of uneasiness while struggling to cope with new ways of learning and feeling connected to others. There is disruption of normal activities like the sudden split from friends, including not being able to go to school, the park, play area and seeing the effects of stress on their parents and family members. Children might not find easy to deal with these changes. So, to support the children and empathetically handling these changes through psychosocial support, around 50 teachers of primary section of Ahlcon International School conducted the story telling sessions on the occasion of World Mental Health Day. Teachers shared many stories on emotional and mental well -being with students through videos, audios, and narration with props. At the end, there was an interactive session in which students shared their own experiences with their teachers and peers. Many parents also attended the session with their wards and highly appreciated the efforts of the teachers in dealing with the issues related to their child’s mental well-being.
All the concerns and queries of the students were answered and they were reassured that it is just a temporary phase and a beautiful way to spend time with their parents and family members. They were asked to take care of their eating habits and sleep patterns.
Principal, Mr. Sanjay Yadav addressed all the students and asked them to set up a robust routine to manage all the activities and take care of themselves. Headmistress Ms. Anju advised parents to look for emotional cues and talk to their child regarding the same as creating experiences with mindfulness will ensure children’s emotional and psychological well-being are safeguarded at all times.
“Peace is the most powerful weapon of mankind. It takes more courage to take a blow than to give one.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi Jayanti on October 2nd, is the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the pioneer of truth and non-violence. He is known as the ‘Father of the Nation’. This day is observed as a National Holiday all-over India, as a tribute to him and has also been declared as the ‘International Day of Non-Violence’ by the ‘United Nations General Assembly’ held on 15th June 2007.
The man who is revered all over the world as one of history’s most transformative and inspirational figure, is a great inspiration for the youth of India. The Gandhian philosophy and principles can contribute significantly to the efforts towards SDGs. He was such a visionary that when the term ‘Sustainable Development’ was not in vogue, he had defined and shown ways for it without even referring to it.
To commemorate the 151st birth anniversary of the father of nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and to instil the fervour of patriotism in young Ahlconites, a special assembly was conducted in the Pre-Primary and the Primary Section of Ahlcon International School, on 1st October, 2020.
It was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm, for the first time ever on the digital platform in the virtual classes. The students threw light on Gandhi Ji’s invaluable contribution in India’s freedom struggle and how his principles of truth, non-violence and cleanliness are still remembered and practiced today.
The assembly began by paying respect through the song, ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’, which aptly matches with the principles of our ‘Father of the Nation’. Students promised to abide by the campaign- ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa Abhiyan’, with the pledge to keep the school, home and city clean.
Other than this, numerous activities to promote values of non-violence, harmony and brotherhood among the students, were conducted class wise as follows :
Little children of class 1, narrated stories from Gandhi ji’s life and recited inspiring poems. They explained the essence of Gandhi Ji’s monkeys and enjoyed drawing two things associated to him – the charkha and the specs. The activity was organized to assimilate and give knowledge about Gandhi ji and his teachings which were also associated with the SDGs.
The children of class 2 enthusiastically made small video clips demonstrating how they are incorporating the spirit of ‘Gandhism’ in their day to day life, especially in these testing times of pandemic. They also understood that ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’ after watching a video during the assembly. Some of them displayed how Swachh Bharat is a critical area of concern for every day’s life and how it impacts the environment and well-being of every human being.
Next, the children of class 3, in their virtual class, made posters on different topics connecting to Gandhiji’s life. Posters were made on ‘Clean India’, ‘Peace in the World’, ‘Teachings of the three Monkeys’ and last but not the least ‘sketches of Gandhi ji with his quotes’. These posters give a deep insight into the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi and his vision of ‘Swachch Bharat’.
The Students of class 4 organized an online event ‘मैं भी गाँधी – एक नयी सोच’. Gandhiji had influenced thousands of people through his ideals of non- violence, brotherhood, charity, equality, respect to elders, devotion to work and nation and most importantly, peace. Students spoke about Mahatma Gandhi as their role model in short video clips. They talked about the relevance of his teachings in the present context and how we can imbibe these values in our lives.
The senior most class of the primary school, made posters and models such as : 1) Storyboard- Motivational anecdotes with pictures of Gandhi Ji. 2) Collage- Independence Movements of Gandhi Ji 3) Quotes- Inspiring quotes of Gandhi Ji 4) Poster- As a student, your contribution towards Clean India Campaign 5) Best out of waste – Making small models of objects associated with Gandhi ji, like cap, spectacles, charkha etc. 6) Teachings of the three monkeys of Gandhi Ji and introduction of the 4th monkey and its teaching in today’s scenario.
The students enthusiastically participated in these activities that enabled them understand the value of virtues that help in peaceful co-existence of both people and nations together. The virtual special assembly and conduction of activities was great success. The Headmistress, Ms. Anju Gupta, graced the moment by virtually visiting all the classes and encouraging the children for their wonderful performances and creativity. It was indeed an enlightening moment as she also motivated the children to imbibe the teachings of the great Mahatama in their lives and emphasised how different UN SDGs are also based on the principles of Gandhiji.
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
रिपोर्ट - हिन्दी दिवस
"भारत की भाषा है हिंदी, राजभाषा भी है यह हिंदी,
यही भारत की भाषा है, हिंदी भारत की भाषा है ।"
विदित है कि सम्पूर्ण भारतवर्ष
में १४ सितम्बर को 'हिन्दी दिवस' मनाया जाता है | इसी उपलक्ष्य में गतवर्ष की भांति
कोरोना काल में भी ‘एहल्कॉन इंटरनेशनल स्कूल’ के प्राथमिक विभाग ने 'हिन्दी दिवस' का आयोजन डिजिटल माध्यम से ज़ूम ऍप
पर भव्य तरीके से किया गया | इस शुभ अवसर पर मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में जामिया मिल्लिया
इस्लामिया के हिंदी प्रोफ़ेसर व प्रसिद्ध उपन्यासकार श्रदेय अब्दुल बिस्मिल्लाह जी
तथा आई टी कंपनी के वरिष्ठ उपाध्यक्ष व रचनाकार श्रीमान हेमंत विझ जी ने उपस्थित होकर
कार्यक्रम की शोभा में चार चाँद लगा दिए |
कार्यक्रम का आरम्भ हिंदी विभागाध्यक्षा श्रीमती पुष्पा तिवारी
ने स्वागत भाषण के साथ मुख्य अतिथियों के विषय में महत्वपूर्ण जानकारी साँझा करते हुए
किया | तत्पश्चात मंच संचालन हिंदी अध्यापिकाओं श्रीमती शिखा सक्सेना
व श्रीमती स्वाति घिल्डियाल द्वारा मनमोहक अंदाज से किया गया | इस कार्यक्रम में अनेक
साहित्यिक गतिविधियाँ जैसे : कोरोना दोहा गायन, हास्य कविता, बाल पत्रिकाओं का उद्घोष,
नृत्य भावांजलि हुई | जिसमें विद्यार्थियों के साथ-साथ संगीत शिक्षिका श्रीमती अनन्या
सिल व नृत्य शिक्षिका सुश्री प्रतिभा कोटियाल ने बेहतरीन प्रस्तुति दी | इस सुअवसर
पर प्राथमिक हिंदी विभाग ने ई पत्रिका 'हिंदी हैं हम' का सफल विमोचन किया, जिसकी सभी
ने भूरी -भूरी प्रशंसा की | इसी के अंतर्गत आभासी कक्षा में अनेक लेखन सम्बन्धी गतिविधियाँ
जैसे : प्रिय कहानी पात्र पर कविता / कहानी लेखन,पोस्टर निर्माण व विज्ञापन लेखन का
आयोजन भी में किया गया | जिसमे सभी छात्रों ने भाग लिया व अपनी रचनात्मक कल्पना को
उड़ान दी |
इस अवसर पर मुख्य अतिथियों ने सभी को ई पत्रिका विमोचन की
बधाई दी और अपने ओजस्वी उदबोधन में कहा कि भारत की पहचान हिंदी भाषा से ही है | अतः
हमें इसका मान बढ़ाना है और सीखने के लिए प्रेरित होना है | तत्पश्चात मुख्य अतिथियों
ने अपनी कविताओं से समां बाँध दिया | विद्यालय के प्रधानाचार्य श्री. संजय यादव जी
ने 'हिन्दी दिवस' के आयोजन व ई पत्रिका विमोचन के लिए हिन्दी विभाग को बधाई दी तथा
छात्रों को हिन्दी भाषा को सीखने व शुद्ध उच्चारण के लिए प्रेरित किया | विद्यालय की
मुख्य अध्यापिका श्रीमती अंजू गुप्ता जी ने विद्यार्थियों के अभिनय की प्रशंसा की व
अपनी स्वरचित कविता का पाठ कर विद्यार्थियों का मार्गदर्शन किया
| कार्यक्रम के अंत में हिंदी अध्यापिका सुश्री बिंदु पांडे ने सभी का धन्यवाद ज्ञापन
करते हुए मान बढ़ाया तथा यह आशा कि अगले वर्ष यह मुलाकात विद्यालय के सभागार में होगी
|
विद्यार्थियों में राष्ट्रभाषा व देश के प्रति सम्मान हों,
यहीं ‘एहल्कॉन इंटरनेशनल स्कूल’ का प्रयास
है |
Hindi Diwas Link Video-https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ILsegupvluDm2xUJGd5ddNFijS7Sb7ed/view?usp=drive_web
“Appreciation is the best form of motivation”
(Report on Appreciation Day 2019-20)
The
road to success comes through hard work, determination and sacrifice. We at
Ahlcon acknowledge and reward the talented Ahlconites every year. This time
also, the achievers of the previous academic session from classes I to III were
awarded during the first ever virtual Appreciation Day. Inspirational songs by music
teachers, Ms. Ananya Sil and Mr. Ankit Lall opened the vistas of felicitations for young minds. Total 254 students
were given Merit Certificates and Good Chits for their commendable performance
in various subjects. We also emphasize on punctuality and regularity as both of
them are key to success. So, in total 9 students were given full
attendance certificates who didn’t take even a day’s leave in the previous year.
Principal,
Mr. Sanjay Yadav addressed the gathering by sharing his thoughts on the core
value of recognition and applauded the children with his encouraging words.
He motivated the students to keep striving towards excellence.
Headmistress, Ms. Anju Gupta also congratulated the students and advised them
to follow their dreams with perseverance and patience. The program
concluded with the photo session of the proud achievers with all the
dignitaries.
Appreciation is the legal
tender that all souls enjoy…
(Teachers' Award
Ceremony 2019-20)
To recognize the great achievements
and dedication that teachers of Ahlcon International have made in the past one
year, the first ever virtual ‘Teachers' Award Ceremony' was organized on 5th
September 2020. The program started with the divine blessings of the almighty
followed by the presentation of different category of awards. ‘Triveni’- a beautiful
amalgamation of music and dance by primary section captivated the audience with
its aura of rhythm and music. Principal, Mr. Sanjay Yadav congratulated all the
awardees and appreciated them for taking up the task of educating the young
minds even in the unprecedented situation and playing a crucial role in shaping
up the personality of Ahlconites. Director, Dr. Ashok Pandey, too applauded the
teachers for their commendable and extraordinary services towards the students
and the institution. He admired the teachers for their commitment and unique innovations
for guiding and leading the learners into the realm of education and always
giving them a gentle nudge in the right direction. He also highlighted how
teachers being the corona warriors helped each student in discovering his/her
vast reserves and gave them hope when all seemed hopeless, showed them dreams
in the midst of nightmares, and taught them to face the fears with strong determination.
All the HMs also congratulated the teachers of their respective sections, motivated
them to keep up the good work and wished them well for all the future
endeavours. The program concluded with the photo session of all the winners
with the dignitaries.
The following teachers were honoured
for their sheer hard work and commitment: -
PRE-PRIMARY SECTION
|
S.NO
|
CATEGORY
|
Name of the Teacher
|
|
1.
|
Best Class Teacher
|
Ms. Hema Bhargava & Ms. Ritu
Patheja
|
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2.
|
Rising Star
|
Ms. Pooja Talwar
|
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3.
|
Voracious Readers
|
Ms. Anupama Uppal (Certificate
of Excellence)
Ms. Tanu Mathur and Ms. Deepti
Chopra
(Certificate of Participation)
|
PRIMARY SECTION
|
S.NO
|
CATEGORY
|
Name of the Teacher
|
|
1.
|
Best Class Teacher
|
Ms. Preety Shah
|
|
2.
|
Rising Star
|
Ms. Shallu Gupta
|
|
3.
|
Special Commendation
|
Ms. Smriti Chandra
|
|
4.
|
Voracious Readers
|
Ms. Pushpa Tiwari (Certificate
of Excellence)
Ms. Aanchal Roy and Ms. Naina
Malik
(Certificate of Participation)
|
MIDDLE SECTION
|
S.NO
|
CATEGORY
|
Name of the Teacher
|
|
1.
|
Teacher of the year
|
Ms. Namrata Bahl
|
|
2.
|
Best Class Teacher
|
Ms. Karishma Kashyap
|
|
3.
|
Special Commendation
|
Ms. Preeti Chanana
|
|
4.
|
Voracious Readers
|
Ms. Tarannum Bhasin (Certificate
of Excellence)
Ms. Binny Rawal
(Certificate of Participation)
|
SENIOR SECTION
|
S.NO
|
CATEGORY
|
Name of the Teacher
|
|
1.
|
Teacher of the year
|
Ms. Sumedha Sodhi
|
|
2.
|
Best Class Teacher
|
Ms. Poonam Mahajan
|
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3.
|
Rising Star
|
Mr. Abhinav Datta
|
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4.
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Special Commendation
|
Ms. Arti Bhatia
|
|
5.
|
Voracious Readers
|
Ms. Neelam Gupta (Certificate
of Excellence)
|
The journey towards
leadership begins….
(Investiture
Ceremony 2020-21)
In order to scale the heights
and reach the pinnacle of success, Ahlcon International School always strives
to inculcate a sense of responsibility and commitment among the students with
their heads held high, ready to shoulder responsibilities as leaders. The first
ever virtual investiture ceremony of Primary Section for the academic session
2020-21 was held on 1st September, 2020 with full zeal and
enthusiasm. The student council and house portfolios for the four houses-Agni,
Vayu, Prithvi and Neer were selected through a well drafted multi-layered
screening procedure through different rounds of online discussions and
interviews.
The soulful rendition of the
school song filled the air with a spirit of unity and dynamism. The ceremony
signified the reliance and confidence that the school consigns in the future
flag bearers. The profiles of newly elected council
members were displayed on the screen who pledged to work earnestly and uphold
the honour and glory of the institution and also to bestow their duties to the
best of their abilities.
In his speech, Director, Mr.
Ashok Kumar Pandey guided the Student Council Members to be the role models and
render their responsibilities sincerely as the nation builders of tomorrow. He
also advised the students to inculcate the values of punctuality, dedication,
discipline and determination. Principal, Mr.Sanjay Yadav congratulated them and admonished them to be impartial
and honest in discharging their duties. He also exhorted them to uphold the
values. Headmistress Ms.Anju Gupta also appreciated and congratulated
them. She reminded them that with position comes responsibility towards
themselves, their school and peers. She advised them to be role models and make
sincere efforts to ensure discipline and good behaviour. The ceremony concluded
with the National Anthem.
