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G.D.Goenka World School , Sohna celebrated International School Library Month with great enthusiasm on 22 – 23 of October’ 2009. The theme adopted at GDGWS this year was ‘Book Safari’ and various activities and competitions were organized based on the theme. The theme ‘Book safari’ was simply loved by young ones who came dressed as animal characters from favorite stories they have read. Students participated in contests and events like : Book marks Exchanged Programme with ‘Pacific Heights Elementary School from British Columbia. ‘Top reader of the Year 2009’ and a gala Book Fair by Scholastic : Students meet the Scholastic Ambassador ‘Clifford’ the Red ‘DOG’ , ‘Who am I’ animal from the favorite stories, ’Wear the animal mask and tell’ , ‘Meet the Author’ ‘ Puppet show’ , ‘Swap a book and Read story books based on animals’ , ‘Advertise your favorite book’ . Animal theme Book Safari ‘Envelopes’ with Book Marks given in the assembly. The competitions were a great success.
Lastly, the Prize distributions for the best students given in the assembly.

RESULT

In the month of February 2010, about 60 students from the Militant affected area of the state of Jammu and Kashmir visited the school as part of “Sadbhawna” – An attempt by the Indian Army to sensitize young people to the importance of national integration and offer them the opportunity to interact with their counterparts in the other parts of the country . They were welcomed warmly and conducted around the school by the students of grades XI and XII , who not merely empathized with them but also felt enriched after this brief interaction . The group , which was accompanied by a Principal , Teachers and personnel from the Army also met the Academic Director , Mr. Satinder Kumar and the Principal , Mrs. Neeta Bali.

The aerospace program held on the January 30,2010, for the boarders was a spectacular show. Models of Airplanes and helicopters buzzing and flying around was definitely a sight to see. The group working for the company really outdid themselves in the model aerospace show. The group brought in a remote control plane made out of high density thermocol that allows it to gain altitude within a short span of time. Apart from the plane, three helicopters were introduced that run predominantly on Castrol and fuel. The students thoroughly enjoyed the scene where two of the helicopters crash into each other and the smaller helicopter break into little pieces. A remote control car was also introduced that could reach speeds up to an amazing 50 km/hr and was actually tried out by Principal Mrs. Neeta Bali .All in all the students enjoyed the show and really appreciated the show that the group had put up for them.

G.D.Goenka World School, Sohna organised an International Author visit to PYP library with great enthusiasm. Ms. Elizabeth Lee met around 15 students from PYP in the library on 2ndof February 2010.She discussed libraries as a resource used by students in schools of Canada. Students of our school had an interactive discussion and had various questions pertaining to the books that the author wrote. Some of the questions asked by the Students were as following:

• Types of books she wrote.
• What was the toughest part of her job?
• What was the toughest part of her job?
• Who was her favorite Indian author?
• How the students of Canada did the research work in their library?
• Which was the longest book she had ever read?
• Did her reading habits come by herself or from her Parents?

Ms. Elizabeth Lee, an Associate Professor at Queen’s University was pleased to answer questions of the young readers and inquired about the Information Literacy Project and which steps did they like the most. She was also keen to know about how children did their research work in the library.
Overall, it was an enriching experience for all students. They would remember this experience for their lifetime and prayed to have more such sessions and visits in future.

On the 20th of February’ 2010, we found ourselves in the presence of the woman who truly turned Delhi around. Twenty of our fellow Goenkans got an opportunity to meet and interact with Mrs. Sheila Dixit , Chief Minister of Delhi.

The Chief Minister was proposed many questions by our enthusiastic and inquisitive students as they all wanted to know the secret behind the success of her success and what is it that keeps her going after all these years.

The Communication Skill Workshop was conducted in the school by the Hindustan Times on the 14th of April 2010 for the Middle School & IGCSE. The workshop presented the fact that in today’s world one must have effective communication skills in order to be successful. The workshop was very innovative with videos and healthy references from present day world on how to be confident and firm while facing day-to-day issues through increasing your public speaking skills.

Shubham Yadav and Teja Reddy of grade 9th participated in an Inter School Debate Competition held at The Sriram School, Sohna on the 8th of April 2010. The students won great accolades. Shubham bagged the second best speaker award. Eleven schools participated in the event and the jury comprised of eminent journalists.

The children of our school from grades 8 and 9 got the opportunity to see the exhibition “Seeds of Change” on the 9th of April 2010, initially created by SGI an NGO promoting peace, culture and education and the Earth Charter Initiative for the 2002 Sustainable Development Summit in Johannesburg. It focused on every individual taking personal responsibility for ensuring a viable environment for all life. The exhibition has travelled widely across the globe and has been viewed by around 2.5 lakh people in 16 cities in India. It was surely a great learning experience for the students.

G. D. Goenka World School, Gurgoan-Sohna , organized Goenkan Scienamite- 2010 , an Inter –School Science Competition on January 21, 2010. en-compassing four activities : Sci-Wiz : a Quiz for students of grades 9-12, The Big Fight : A Debate for senior students , Cyber Web: The Power Point Presentations for middle school students and Shadow Scales : Science Tricks for primary students. The programme commenced with a formal welcome by Principal Neeta Bali, who emphasized the importance of taking the study of science beyond the walls of the classroom. Academic Director, Satinder Kumar declared the competition open. The overall trophy was bagged by G D Goenka World School. G D Goenka Public School, Vasant Kunj was declared Ist Runner Up and Vasant Valley School,New Delhi, was declared the second runner up.

The International Award is an exciting self-development programme available to all young people worldwide equipping them with life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world. To date, over 6 million young people from over 120 countries have been motivated to undertake a variety of voluntary and challenging activities.

A culmination of a year long sports reached with Goenkan Sparta with finals remaining events in the school campus on 11th December 2009 followed by the prize distribution of all events. The Goenkan grounds came alive as the students cheered their friends who held high the flag of sportsmanship and competitive spirit through the various events from fun races, sprints, relay races to equestrian show where the students displayed exemplary precision and daredevil skills. The event started with a welcome speech by the Principal followed by hoisting of school flag by the Chief guest Mr. B. L. Nondo ,First Secretary Press, High Commission of Zambia.
The first attraction of the day was the March Past by all the houses four houses Cycas, Sorbus, Nyssa & Cedrus ornately dressed in their uniforms and holding the house flags marching proudly in front of the audience. The oath was taken by sports captains Rahil Ahmed and Tajshree Singh on behalf of the entire school. The events like Aerobics, Yoga and Taekwondo display entertained the onlookers and reflected the grit and determination of the students. The program was followed by the prize distribution. The medals were given to the students for their excellent performance in various events. In the closing speech chief guest gave emphasis on living a life full of resilience. The curtain of the day was drawn with the vote of thanks by the Head boy Karan Sacheti and Head girl Aanchal gupta.

G.D.Goenka World School Students peeped into the “face of reality” with a Brazilian author, social worker and photographer, Ms Conceicao B Praun who has traveled the five continents to document, through her photographs, issues that affect us in her book “The Load”. The students and the author critically examined the tentacled issues of waste, garbage and refusal generated by us and our own refusal to take up ownership and responsibility for the same. The thought provoking interactive session witnessed critical questioning by the Primary Years Program and middle school students such as, how she thinks that each one was responsible for the waste one creates and that how photographs of the same can help send the message forward? The author suggested that it was important to explore and understand the problem first and face it in the face of it, only then solutions could be found. She answered that the photographs in the book “The Load” are the face of the problem. To the ever curious students of G.D.Goenka World School the author said, “Do as I say not as I do”.