On 31st October 2019, The inter-school French competition was organized in St. Edmunds School, Jawahar Nagar on the occasion of Halloween.
The event comprised of two parts; The Halloween Costume fest for the students of 6th to 8th grade, where they tried on the images of different mythical characters like vampires, zombies and Witches. They had to present their speech in French, thus showcasing not only their fashion sense but the linguistic powers as well.
Mrs Puneet Soni(PRO), Mrs Priya Panjwani Malhotra(TGT social science) and Dr Rageshwari Paniya (PGT biology) from St Edmunds school, Jawahar Nagar participated in the teacher exchange program in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. There, they visited Emiliyan Stanev school to meet the school’s deputies, strengthening the relationship between St. Edmund’s and the Bulgarian school. Their visit lasted a week, during which time they learnt about Bulgaria’s unique culture and heritage and enjoyed exploring the city.
On 17th October 2019, as a part of the exchange programme, the Scottish Students along with their teachers visited St. Edmunds School, Jawahar Nagar. The guests were welcomed in a pure Indian way with our traditions which included applying Tikas on their forehead and making them wear the flower garlands.
The students learned the methods of Indian education closely, while the team of teachers of Wellington School also went to the children's class and discussed with the students about the education system and culture of their country.
St. Edmunds School, Jawahar Nagar has been actively participating in international projects. School Principal Mrs Anu Bhatia has attended an international Conference "UCAPE" hosted by Wellington School, Ayr Scotland. More than 80 delegates from different countries have participated in this conference. The main objective was to learn, share and collaborate with each other's perspective and to exchange the project ideas. It has been a wonderful platform for developing links regarding international exchange. This would help St. Edmunds to set its own paradigm at an international level.
Students of St' Edmund's School Jawahar Nagar, got selected in CBSE Nationals, Mohit Verma, class 12 and Naman Sharma, class 11 for winning a Gold and a bronze medal respectively in U-19 CBSE Clusters West Zone Boxing championship.
The school's joint director Dr Pooja Singh and Principal Mrs Anu Bhatia congratulated Students for this magnificent achievement.
To support the cleanliness campaign, students of St. Edmunds School, Jawahar Nagar have volunteered a swachhta project in collaboration with "Contree" an organisation run by youth. Under this initiative, a team of more than 50 students have done the cleaning in Dushera maidan, Jaipur. This enthusiastic participation has helped them to contribute in swachhta abhiyaan and to become an aware citizen.
The students from grade 5 to 12th were taken on an educational trip to SARISKA - PANDUPOLE. In the cradle of nature, the children delved into the vastness of its beauty and gifts. they enjoyed a lot and also learned about the places. Sariska National Park is a tiger reserve in Alwar district. It stretches over an area of 866 km2 comprising scrub-thorn arid forests, dry deciduous forests, grasslands, and rocky hills whereas Pandupole has an ancient mythical connotation attached to it.
The students of Pre-primary dressed up in various characters of Ramayan to celebrate the Dussehra through Jhanki. The primary objective of the entire show was to convince the students that no matter how intelligent a person is, his pride will be the reason for his collapse. They were informed that Ravana was basically very intelligent. His knowledge was equal to the knowledge of ten heads. His ten heads are symbolic of his great wisdom. They were intimated how his single mistake overpowered and nullified his entire wisdom.
The students visited N.H Goel school, Raipur in an Exchange program on Dravyati River and Mahanadi where the students learned about the Dravyati River which is known as Amanishah Nallah whereas Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. The exchange program was successful and the Students closely observed the dynamics of the Project and discussed with the team.
Celebrating 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi Students of Pre-primary had Special Assembly and cake cutting ceremony, whereas the students of primary section express their love for Gandhi Ji by drawing beautiful pictures using their vivid imagination they also draw posters on "Clean India Green India".