Sep'12-Nov'12 - Saint Mark's Sr. Sec. Public Schools

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ON THE SPOT INTER-SCHOOL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION
‘The pen is mightier than the sword.' Writing is the best medium of self expression. Two students, Mokshneel Kaul of V-B
and Damini Yadav of VIII-C of our school got the opportunity to put forth their perceptions in the annual 'On the Spot Inter-
School Essay Writing Competition' organized by HT PACE in association with the National Museum of Natural History on 9
November 2012. They participated in the Junior and Senior Category respectively. The topic for the Junior Category was
'Save, Protect and Preserve for a Cleaner, Better and Healthier Future' and the topic for the Senior Category was 'The Joy
of Life lies in Nature's Beauty, to Preserve it is our Sacred Duty'. The students were enthralled on hearing the topics. After
the competition ended, the two students along with their teacher Ms. Jyoti Gulati explored the museum and had a good
time learning new facts.
SPIC MACAY PROGRAMME
Under the aegis of SPIC MACAY, our school
organised an Odissi Dance Recital by
Ms.Arushi Mudgal on 24 September 2012 in the
school auditorium. A Society for the Promotion
of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst
Youth - SPIC MACAY is India's largest
voluntary non-profit movement founded in the
year 1997 by Dr.Kiran Seth. Through focus on
the classical arts, SPIC MACAY seeks to
facilitate an awareness of their deeper and
subtle meaning and values to students. The
mesmerising performance by Ms. Arushi
Mudgal in the form of lecture-demonstration
was an eye - opener for the students as well as
the teachers. Ms.Arushi Mudgal, a recipient of
the Indian President's Bal Shree Award in 2002
explained to the students the intricacies of the
Odissi dance. The students were completely
engrossed and spell-bound by her
performance.
PLANETARIUM SHOW IN SCHOOL
In its continuous effort
to make learning fun
and enjoyable, our
school organised a
Planetarium Show on
8 and 9 October
2012.A portable
dome- shaped
projection screen onto
which the planets and
other heavenly bodies
were made to move to
simulate their
complex motions was
erected in the school
courtyard which made
our little children very
curious .Students of
classes I-V also saw
different animated
videos related to the
universe. Students
Our young explorers ready for their space show.
were shown videos
like ‘Puppy on the Moon’and ‘Journey to Wonderlands’. Each show lasted for 45-50minutes. After the show, a short quiz
was conducted to assess the students' understanding. The winners were given space cards and story books as prizes.
Each show was customised keeping in mind the acumen of children. Each participant got a booklet related to the show.
This show definitely helped our students to relate their knowledge with the real sky.
A mesmerizing Odissi dance recital by Ms.Aarushi Mudgal.