Earth is called the green planet due to the presence of plants on it. In order to extend experiential learning about plants, the students of class 1 - Mercury, Mars and Venus went for field trip in Parimal Garden on 17th November, 2022. The students observed and identified parts of plants, types of plants and their size, shape, color, fruits, vegetable etc. It was a memorable learning experience for the little ones.
The theme ‘Our Universe’ always raises curiosity among the students to know more facts of the unreachable space.
An educational trip was organized to Kankaria Zoo on 15th November, 2022 Tuesday for students of grade II as a part of POI unit ‘Kinds of Animals and their Adaptation’. It was an experiential learning where in the children got acquainted with different types of animals and their adaptation. Children observed and explored various kinds of animals such as Terrestrial animals, Aerial animals, arboreal animals and Aquatic animals. They also observed their characteristics and special features that help them to survive in a specific habitat.
In honor of Jawaharlal Nehru, who served as India's first prime minister, Children's Day is observed all over the country of India on 14th November, 2022. Childhood is the most wonderful time in a person's life, and if we want to make our nation great, we must do everything in our power to ensure that not a single child is left behind without an education.
12th November, 2022 – A trip to Haridwar and Rishikesh was organized for classes IX and XI. Students and accompanying teachers reported at Kalupur Railway Station at 5:00 p.m. We boarded Raj Express Train and reached New Delhi the next morning.
13th November, 2022 – From New Delhi, we travelled to Haridwar by bus. We checked in at Hotel Trimurti. In the evening, we went to the Ganga Mandir Ghat and witnessed the Maha-Ganga Aarti. We stayed in the hotel overnight.
JGIS organized Inter-House ‘Just a Minute’ show on 11th November, 2022. All the four houses of the school participated for the event. Just a Minute’ is an event, which gives a platform to students to display their talents in any field. The participants exhibited their unique talents and creativity in one minute through various acts like recognizing colors and people by being blindfolded, leg hoola, doing 20 yoga poses in a minute, charcoal painting and classical dance on western music and so on.
The students of Grade II went for 2 days and 1 night educational trip to “Dev’s Camp” near Vadodara. They started their journey on 13th October, 2022 early morning. They went by bus and the excitement and fun began by singing and dancing in the bus. They had their breakfast in the bus. After a journey of 3 and a half hours they reached the destination “Dev’s Camp”. It is an ecological and adventure park for nature lovers.
A fun filled adventure camp was organized at Orsang Resort near Vadodara on 13th and 14th October, 2022 for the students of Class III. The children had a variety of challenging and exciting activities. They did various adventurous activities like Zip Line, Flying Fox, Swing Jump, Burma Bridge, Hanging Zag, Rope Walk, Tyre Walk and Commando Net. These activities helped to strengthen teamwork and gave them a sense of personal accomplishment. It helps to boost their confidence and learn to manage their tasks independently. They had an amazing campfire experience too.
Milky swans, clucky chicken, or even a slithering snake, brings the delight on a child’s face, especially when they interact with them. However, there is much more to children and animal interactions, than meets the eye. When children have opportunities to spend time with animals, it’s about much more than just stimulating their senses. Yes, they love furry cuddles and experiencing the different ways that animals look, eat, move, sound and feel.
School camps are essential for any student to enforce experiential and contextual learning. They can make real connections with the world. These trips expose students to different life experiences, places and lifestyles of people around them.
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On 10th October, 2022, 47 students of Class VI with 4 teachers and 2 members of ANALA
GROUP went for a trip to Ranthambore with an aim that children will learn to be independent and learn new things. We left from Ahmedabad on 10th October at 7:30 p.m. by train and reached
The Inter-House Quiz competition for Juniors (V-VIII) was conducted on 7th October, 2022. The four houses had selected three contestants from their individual houses. A lottery was done to allot tables to each house to ensure fair play. There were nine rounds in all.
Jagdish Chandra Bose House was the winner, followed by Amartya Sen House in the second position, Rabindranath Tagore House in the third and Chandrashekhar House in the fourth position.
JG International School celebrated Navratri festival by organizing Garba night on 1st October, 2022. The auspicious event began with offering prayers to the Goddess Shakti and with the introduction about the significance and meaning of the Prayer. Event progressed by performing Aarti by our Honorable chairman, Dr. M.P. Chandran. The trustees and other managing committee members too graced the occasion. Students, teachers, parents and support staff of JGIS also showed glimpses of traditional moves of garba.
JGIS organized Inter House ‘One Act Play’ Competition on 30th September, 2022. All the four houses of the school presented English One Act Plays with various themes. The acting skills of the students generated a thunderous applause from the audience.
The performances were judged by
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