ACADEMIC FAIR

The hustle and bustle of the Academic Fair made 10.10.13 an eventful day in Orchids.  Shreenathji, the totally merged Energies of Krishna and Radha formed the cynosure of the students’ lobby. Gujarat’s specialized skills- Bhandhani, Patola, Ghar cholu, Panetar, Laheriyu, Ghaghara choli, patch work, Rabari work, Kuchhi work and several handicrafts of the region captivated the curiosity of the visitors. The Fair was inaugurated by Mr. Raghunandan, Director and Founder Secretary, Planetary Society of India and the traditional Garba dance related to the nine-day festival ‘Navaratri’ was the major part of the inaugural. The PowerPoint presentation on Gujarat was quite informative about the state, one of the most interesting tourist places.

The classes of PPI and PPII dealt with the themes of ‘Healthy Food and Junk Food’ and ‘Transportation’. While ‘Seasons’ of class I, ‘Places in our neighbourhood’ of class II projected models related to the themes, class III presented a skit ‘The wise minister’. Classes IV and V had attractive and educative models of Science and Math respectively.

The Senior Wing had marvellous exhibits of models related to:

Science like (hydro phonics, desert adaptation, lemon battery, purification of water and Math in the cure of cancer). Social (The Age of the Dinosaurs, Air Pollution in Hyderabad). Math (models of Naga towers, Clinometer, Rubik’s cube, demonstration of Geometical shapes, explanation of the structure of Taj Mahal using Math, magic in Math and a way to check concentration). Computers (Software technology Park of Orchids, Data processing, Programming, Web and Graphic designing, Animations, PowerPoint presentations). English (The Animal kingdom in idioms, enactment of scenes from ‘The Comedy of Errors’ and ‘Cinderella’ ‘introduction of Eliza Doolittle of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion’ narration of ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘The Da Vinci Code’). Hindi (Garba dance to depict Milk Revolution, skit on Jhansi Laxmi Bai, katputli show, handicrafts and food). Telugu ( Sankranti sambaralu, Lalita kalalu). French (a skit on the French Revolution).

The School had shows of Music, Art (painting and craft work) and EduSports also. The exhibition of the paintings of the students and Principal, Mrs. Mona Mehdi was a special attraction. Dussehra ‘Bommala Koluvu’ – the beautiful arrangement of dolls was a pleasure to the eye.

 Events like Academic Fair are very important to the educational development of students. Their interests and skills get identified and opportunities are offered to polish their abilities. The projects motivate students to think, design and implement, developing their creativity. Students work as a team with their peers and teachers for a common cause, enjoying feelings of cooperation and achievement. Academic Fair - 2013 marked the end of a session and the real beginning of another with a sense of satisfaction.