Rendezvous with teachers

Jalandhar: Reviving smiles, Apeejay Rhythms Kinderworld, Model Town, organised an open communication between parents and teachers. After 10 long months of Covid-10 pandemic , when life seemed to be coming back to normalcy, the school organised a ‘rendezvous with teachers’ on campus. They welcomed the students and their parents for an exciting trip to ‘Open House’. The sole purpose of this programme was to have a close-knit interaction of the parent, teacher and children. The kids were entertained through various activity and entertainment corners around the school campus. On kids heading back to school after such a long time, the staff said that it was a great feeling to see all the love coming back to the school through the tiny steps of the children.

Scholarship distribution

Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Nehru garden, organised scholarship distribution event. It was the second edition of ‘URL Khurana Memorial Scholarship Award’ for girls, run by Jalandhar-based Khurana family, in memory of their parents. Awards were given to students who performed well in Class X and they get scholarship for Classes XI and XII. The students of Class XI who were picked for scholarship were Shivani, Taniya, Jaisleen, Haseena and Khushboo. The scholarship was renewed for Class XII students Amandeep, Manpreet, Taranpreet, Khushboo, Vanshika and Navroop Kaur. Principal Gurvinder Kaur thanked and appreciated presenter Amit Khurana for contributing in education of girl child and complimented him for this noble cause in helping the girls continue higher studies. At end, students were awarded with certificates of scholarship by Khurana and Principal Gurvinder Kaur. Amit Khurana, an architect by profession, also interacted with students and motivated them to focus on their goals and wished them luck.

Session for school bus operators

Ivy World School took initiative to hold a workshop for school bus operators. The workshop was conducted by the Punjab Police Department. It focused on the precautionary measures to be taken to curb the spread of Covid-19 among students as the new school year 2020-21 edges closer. The drivers, conductors and nannies were trained to make every effort to safeguard the safety of students during their mobility to and from the school. The safety measures include daily screening the temperature of students before boarding the bus, full sanitisation of the bus before use and marking the seats clearly to ensure the physical distancing. Principal S Chauhan added that it was an essential life skills workshop and hands-on experience for them, keeping in mind safety and security.

Investiture at Kanya Maha Vidyalaya

To inculcate the spirit of leadership among its students, Kanya Maha Vidyalaya organised an investiture ceremony for Student Council 2020-21. During the ceremony, oath of office was administered to all the office-bearers through which the members promised to uphold the policies of the institution while faithfully executing their office. The Student Council comprises class representatives from all faculties as well as sports, hostel and extra-curricular activities. All the members were divided into committees like discipline, student mentorship, campus beautification, library and event management, headed by captains from all the faculties, to help in the smooth functioning of the college. Principal Prof Dr Atima Sharma Dwivedi congratulated all the members on being chosen for responsible works. The office-bearers for the session 2020-21 are: Head Girl: Pranavcheet Kaur, MA Psychology Sem III, Head Girl: Kamakshi Sharma BA HSE (Sem V), Joint Head Girl: Kulwinder Kaur, BA (Sem V), Vice Head Girl:Manjot Kaur, MA Punjabi (Sem I), Vice Head Girl: Aarzoo Sharma, BA (Sem III), Vice Head Girl: Palak, B Com Hons (Sem V), Vice Head Girl: Yukta Mayor, BCA (Sem III), Vice Head Girl: Muskan Mehta, BA (Sem V), Associate Head Girl: DrishtiHanda, BSc FD (Sem V), Associate Head Girl: Tanya Handa, B.Sc Home Science (Sem V), Associate Head Girl: AnshumanSaluja, B.Sc Elec (Sem V), Associate Head Girl: Manleen Kaur, BSc IT (Sem V), Humanities Prefect: Prabhkirat Kaur BSc Eco (Sem V), Humanities Prefect: Deepshikha, BVoc (Nutrition, Heath & Exercise) Sem V, Commerce Prefect: Kashvi, B.Com (Sem V), Sciences Prefect: Anjali, M.Sc Physics (Sem III).

Workshop on Entrepreneurship

The Internal Innovation Council (IIC) of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya organised a workshop on ‘Entrepreneurship Development Phases’. The resource person of the workshop was Leena Chabbra, director, clients code, and State president, Punjab Digital Media Council, and also an alumnus of HMV. Leena voiced her views that all successful ventures require careful planning and execution of ideas. Dr Anjana Bhatia introduced the concept of the workshop and briesfed about the MHRD’s motive of Innovation Council which is prompted towards training the youth of the country. Leena Chabbra acquainted the students with the basic steps to start any business by first selecting an idea and then studying the target audience, market viability proceeding towards the evaluation of opportunity and execution of ideas. The first real task for a beginner is to think of a good idea because it is the idea that will be the motivation to launch the business and it is the soul of entrepreneurship. TNS