INTER ZONAL NETBALL COMPETITION 2014-15

The students of Arwachin International School, Dilshad Garden participated in the Annual Netball Inter Zonal competition from 28 November to 29 November 2014 which took place at DAV Rohini, Sec 7 Delhi and represented zone 6 of Delhi. To represent the zone was indeed a matter of prestige and the Arwachinians were quite justifiably proud of themselves.

Zone level winners from all over Delhi participated in this competition. The senior girls team stood second and the junior boys stood second and junior girls stood third. They received Rs. 750 and Rs. 500 respectively as prize money.

                                    Senior Girls                     Junior Girls

INTER HOUSE KARATE COMPETITION 2014–2015

The Sub Junior & Cadet Group Karate Competition was held on 28^th October 2014.

The Winners of the competition were:-

(1) Sub Junior Group :-

(2)   Cadet Group :-

Report on JNESYS 2.0 Program

A trip to Japan…

It was no less than a dream come true when our honorable principal, Mrs. Gracy Peter announced our names for the JENESYS Exchange Program 2.0. A group of six Arwachinians delightfully participated in this program which was a marvelous cultural exchange program of eight days i.e. from 13^th Oct 2014 to 21st October. Vrinda Aggarwal (XI-A), Srishti Kishore (XI-A), Akshay Sharawat (XI-A), Piyush Aggarwal (IX-A), Mehak Aggarwal (IX-A) and Kamini Bansal (IX-B) got the opportunity to experience the Japanese culture and lifestyle. Before our visit we had many preconceptions about Japan and its culture, thus, we were looking forward to our visit with excitement at its peak.

On our arrival in Japan we were given a warm and hearty welcome by the soft spoken coordinators and the other people. We visited many places like the Edo Tokyo Museum, Dazaifu Tenmangu  Shrine, Hataka Station, etc and experienced painting the Uso Bird.

What we observed there was that people are always ready for the frequently occurring disasters in Japan and always follow an action plan. We were made to do mock drills so that we could cope with them in case of an emergency. People there show their utmost concern for cleanliness. One cannot see even a speck of dust on the roads and the traffic management is also quite impressive. Also, one of the habits which we need to inculcate is waste segregation which is eco-friendly. The best part was the home stay program where we were given the privilege to stay at the house of a Japanese family, and experience their lifestyle, the custom they follow, religious beliefs and the ambience which never let us feel lonely. And finally, we observed that the Japanese people follow their customs and beliefs strictly. Even though they have developed tremendously till date but they haven’t forgotten their culture and have preserved it from the foreign influence. They have proved that “Modernity blends with culture”.

Undoubtedly, it was the best learning experience so far and we bade farewell to the “Land of the rising sun” with tears in our eyes. Their affection, love, discipline, punctuality, kindness- all touched our hearts deeply. 

Mehak Aggarwal IX-A & Srishti Kishore XI-A

Class: 1, 2, 3

1st       -     Anshika -3-A

2nd     -     Hardik ,Sathvik   - 3-A

3rd      -     Vansh Sharma – 2-A-2

 

Class:- 4, 5, 6

1st       -     TanishaBhikan  -5-A

2nd     -     Jayantika Singh -6-C

3rd      -     Alina -6-D , Anushriya Roy -6-C

 

Class:- 7, 8, 9, 10

1 st      -    ShraddhaTomar -10-B

2 nd    -     Ritika Dhama2 -10-C

3 rd     -     Kunal  Sharma -9-C

 

A letter exchange with Students in Japan

The Japanese language department of Arwachin International School organised a letter writing activity in the month of October 2014 for the Japanese Language students of class VII.  They had written letters to the children of Junior high school in Japan.In the letters, they introduced themselves, and wrote about their favourite food, hobbies, Japanese language studies and lot of other things.  They also asked them some questions about Japan.  After that, these letters were scanned, and were sent to four junior high schools in Japan along with a class photograph. 

In December, we got more than 30 letters back from two of the schools (Hiyoshi Junior High School in Ehime prefecture and Ikoma Junior High School in Nara prefecture).  Japanese students were all pleased to have the messages written by the students of our school and wanted to know more about them.  Hiyoshi Junior high school attached a photo of its students who wrote the letters.  Our students were very happy to receive the replies from Japanese students and are motivated to study Japanese.  It was a heart-warming activity as students of both the countries got a chance to interact with each other.

INTERACTIVE ASSEMBLY OF CLASS I B

The interactive assembly of class I B was held on 14^th October 2014. The theme of the assembly was “ SAVE TREES”.  The children were trained by the class teacher for the same. The programmes were as follows:

     1: Welcome Dance

     2: Play on “Save Trees”

     3: Dance by the animals in the jungle

     4: Song on “Peace”

All the students participated with enthusiasm and zeal. All the teachers and students enjoyed a lot.

Japan on Canvas 2014

 A National Level Painting Competition

The Students of Arwachin International School participated in “JAPAN ON CANVAS 2014”, a National Level Painting Competition.  The paintings of four students  have been selected among top 30 paintings and will be exhibited at  Japan Foundation‘s Gallery, New Delhi .

The names  of the  students,  whose paintings have been chosen are:

1.        Tanisha Bhikhan         (Category-I)

2.        Parinita Sharma          (Category-II)

3.        Rishi Kaushik              (Category-II)

4.        Nancy Rustagi             (Category-II)

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S.No.            NAMES                        CLASS

1.                M.Shriya                           VI -A

2.                Tanvi Ruhella                    VI -B

3.                Aastha Sharma                  VI-C

4.                Deepal Yadav                   VI-D

5.                Ritika Singh                      VIII-A

6.                Kritika Thakur                  VIII-A

7.                Anushka Singh                  VIII -B

8.                Preksha Jain                     VIII-C

9.                Aditi Sharma                     IX-C

10.              Shraddha Tomar                X-B

School Counsellor’s Forum on the ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­–‘Suicide Prevention in School Children’

Research has shown that about half of all lifetime incidence of mental illness manifests by the age of 14. Suicide has been found to be the third leading cause of death amongst adolescents. Thus, early identification and timely intervention hold the key to mental health care. The best way to ensure the psychosocial well-being of children is through an active collaboration between schools and mental health practitioners. Suicide is becoming epidemic with the growing urbanization and this is plaguing the youth as well with even higher percentages of suicidal attempts thus becoming an important public health concern. It is important to understand what prompts such tendencies in young children and how it can be prevented. Children tend to face various adversities in their adolescent years and the capability to deal and withstand the stress, form their attitude and approach to deal with stress in future. Hence, as a crucial part of their environment, schools also need to be equipped with preventing and providing for adequate and timely intervention.

The Counsellor Forum Meet that took place on 1^st October 2014 was attended by the school counsellor at Fortis Hospital, Noida. The Meet focused on understanding suicidal behaviours and prevention, intervention and postvention of suicide using the psychosocial and cultural approach. The members of the Forum met with the agenda of discussing cases and enhancing skills. The interactive discussion entailed an elucidation of principles of working with children and adolescents who are recognized as suicide risks, followed by a discussion around specific cases brought forward by the audience. The Forum also discussed how to build a better understanding of the difficulties experienced by school children, the clinical aspects associated with them, and how best we can identify children with these symptoms, devise a treatment plan and facilitate students, teachers and parents work through the difficult times. The meet was followed by a discussion on the recent research paper which updated us on recent techniques and newer skills as part of a continuous learning process.

A National level  quiz on Wild Wisdom was organised by WWF at  WWF OFFICE, Lodhi   Road .WWF has been  working in India since 1969 to conserve nature and wild life. It is an initiative by WWF-India in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change and the  Central Board of Secondary Education, which recognizes quiz as a Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation activity. The theme for this year’s  Quiz was ‘Biodiversity’ including all life forms found in the forest like trees, plants and animals, and their interactive roles in nature. Trees release oxygen, store carbon, protect the surface soil and fresh water sources, attract rainfall as well as provide home to at least two third of all terrestrial species. Moreover besides having cultural and leisure value, the forest is an integral part of human life. The main aim of the Quiz was to create awareness among the people to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans  can live in harmony with nature.

Arnav Gupta and Aniket Mishra of class VIII along with their teacher Ms. Anju Sirohi attended the quiz . The National Final was held in New Delhi on the 1^st of October during the Wildlife Week. There were around 30 schools from different states of India which had been selected for the National level .Students of Arwachin  International School  attained the third position out of best five teams selected after the elimination round  for the  National level Quiz.  The  team from Arwachin International School  won a trip to Adventure Nation’s Camp at Rishikesh for two days which was a great experience.  The National final will be telecast on television on Discovery Kids in the month of November. The students showed their exemplary performance and made the school, teachers and parents proud. It helped them to realise the urgent need to highlight the value and create awareness about the importance of Forest Biodiversity.