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Gandhi Jayanti Celebration

To mark the 151st Birth
Anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi, “Gandhi Smriti Week”
was celebrated by the students
of Reliance Foundation School,
Koparkhairane from Friday, 25
September 2020 to Thursday, 1
October 2020. “Gandhi Smriti
Week” was incepted and
planned keeping in mind the
w o rks and va lu es t ha t
Mahatma Gandhi embodied.
To make the students aware of the importance of maintaining cleanliness and staying fit, various activities were
conducted for the students of classes 1 to 8 after their regular classes during the week.

A session on Health and Physical Fitness was organised by the PE Department for classes 1 and 2. The session Cultural Fiesta
comprised warm-up exercises like jogging, high knees and one leg hopping, and recreational games. They were
also explained the importance of hygiene and cleanliness with the help of a Power Point Presentation. The
importance of “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” campaign was also briefed to them. The students of classes LKG to 3 presented a wonderful

A session on improving handwriting skills was conducted by the mother teachers of classes 3 and 4 in their virtual event "Cultural Fiesta" on Friday, 19 March 2021
respective classes. The students were shown a video on “tips to write in neat handwriting” to encourage them to and Saturday, 20 March 2021. Our aspiring stars took the
write a paragraph on Mahatma Gandhi and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The students wrote the paragraph in neat audience through an enthralling virtual event which
handwriting and uploaded its picture in the digital activity notebook titled as Handwriting Improvement included a spectacular display of a range of performances
Campaign. The students understood the importance of improving handwriting and wrote down the paragraph to that included songs and dances. The experience was
the best of their capability. unique in terms of convening this event on the online
platform and rejoicing in the accomplishment of the event
A slogan writing activity was conducted for the students of classes 4 and 5 on the theme, Green India Clean despite all the challenges. The efforts of all the students,
India. The students drew some very unique and colourful slogans appropriate to the theme and posted in the
mentoring by the teachers and immense support by our
Microsoft Teams platform. A talk with the students for class 5 has been organised to develop love and kindness parents resulted in the success of this event. The outcome
towards animals, birds and plants. The talk stressed upon the Gandhian philosophy of treating animals properly.
was fruitful, gratifying and rewarding.
A session on Meditation and Yoga was organised by the PE department for the students of class 6 discussing
Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts on non-violence, peace of mind and meditation. The students practised some
sitting and standing asanas. They intently listened to the lecture on Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts on non-
violence and were moved by the concept of “Self-talk in Meditation”.

A session on Value of Tolerance and Democracy was conducted for the students of classes 7 and 8. They were
shown a video on Fundamental Rights and Duties. The teacher explained key concepts related to the topic.
Further, a Bal Sansad (children's parliament) was set up to discuss these topics. Three volunteers from each class
were appointed as ministers and were given the portfolios of Education, Health and Technology. These students
prepared a one-minute speech on connecting their portfolio to Fundamental Rights and Duties. These ministers
delivered their speech and a discussion was followed by the students enacting the role of Members of Parliament.
The teachers added to their discussion and wrapped up the session by giving important information about
Fundamental Rights and Duties. The students got a first-hand experience in simulating the parliamentary affairs.
A special assembly on Mahatma Gandhi was held on Friday, 2 October 2020. The students of classes LKG to 12 watched
the recording of the entire assembly via Microsoft Teams from 9.30 am to 10 am. The students recited a poem, sang a
bhajan and presented a wonderful dance-drama on an anecdote from Gandhiji's childhood. The special assembly
resonated with the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and inspired the students to practise honesty and truthfulness.
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