Dehradun:The Founders’ Day Celebrations commenced at school premises with the Annual Sports Meet that included March Past, Athletics Track Events, Karate and Aerobics Demonstrations. The meet concluded with the Prize Distribution by the Chief Guest at 11:30 a.m. Many athletes who participated in the various events organized are medalists who have represented the Uttarakhand State and also played at the National level. Ms. Jyoti Ann Burrett, professional Football player – Indian Women’s League and Sports Presenter
with Star India Pvt Ltd and Rajya Sabha TV presided as Chief Guest on the occasion.
She applauded the efforts made by the school in promoting sports and also encouraged the students and the concerned staff with her motivating speech. She emphasized the need to nurture and sustain a passion, no matter what, at all times, to lead a more fulfilling life. Career Counselling: Mr. Prikshit Dhanda, Director & Chief Strategy Officer, Mindler Education Pvt. Ltd., a leading Career Consultant of India and his team of counselors held counseling sessions through the afternoon on ‘Profile Building for College Admissions and Emerging Landscape of Careers’ for the parents of classes VIII and X students.
Topics such as ‘Liberal Education in India’, ‘Unconventional Careers’ and ‘Skills of the Future’ were also dealt with by the resource persons. The sessions were interactive and interesting and doubts of the parents were addressed to their satisfaction. SRIJANAVALI: A Dance Production: 6:45 p.m.: The junior school production SRIJANAVALI choreographed and directed by Seher Noor Mehra was a mosaic of contemporary dance based on the five elements that together conjured up this Universe. The dances related the creation story as well as that of the exploitation of the elements, the PANCHBHOOTA, at the hands of us humans. The dance of the elements made visible, the unseen.
The production effectively managed to drive home the vital role played by the five elements in our survival as they exist within us, and around us. It exhorted the audience to relinquish greed and selfishness to protect the gentleness of the earth, the flow of water, the playfulness of wind, the passion of fire and mystery of space, for only then they would dance their eternal dance of life. The clear warning being that if they stopped, the universe would fall into a lifeless lull! Gala Dinner for Ex-Students: The Principal hosted a dinner for the ex-students and staff the same night. The ex-students who attended the Celebrations included girls from the Class of 1972 (Golden Jubilee Class) and from the Class of 1997 (Silver Jubilee Class) among many other students spanning the decades from 1972 to 2022.
