Jiva school celebrates Education Day

A new holiday has been declared to commemorate the birthday of the late Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, an eminent educationist and the first Union Minister of Education of independent India. November 11th is now National Education Day in India.

Jiva Public School celebrated with a day dedicated to Indian culture and Multiple Intelligences. There were over 20 game booths set up, where students tried their hands (and bodies, minds, tongues, etc.) to demonstrate their multiple intellectual prowess. These included an interpersonal game where friends had to guess their partners' likes and dislikes, a magnetic dartboard where students had to hit targets representing "good human qualities" (such as honesty, hard work, and optimism) and a musical intelligence activity that had students mapping words of one song to another.

There was also a rangoli competition, where students created traditional (and modern) designs on the ground with coloured powders and a mehndi competition (students creating henna
designs on each others' hands).

Words that described the scene: energetic, frenetic, exciting, surprising, stimulating, meaningful, chaotic (and orderly)—fun!

I think Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad would have approved highly of the traditional plus modern twist created by the Jiva teachers and staff. Nice work team!

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The Jiva Career Kit is slated to be launched in July, 2008. So get ready to help your children explore themselves and build their future!

Students had a special morning assembly in honour of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.