SPARKLE-
A Talent hunt Competion
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year when joy, hope,
generosity, goodwill, and fellowship is around, and it is one of the most
exciting and festive holiday. In various schools, the norm to celebrate
Christmas is generally done by decorating the class, singing carols, decorating
the Christmas tree etc. But Witty International School, Malad (w) decided to
celebrate this festival in a different manner. The school held an intra-school
competition called “Sparkle” under the leadership of our Principal Mr Bijo
Kurian.
Talent has always
been recognized, encouraged and nurtured at Witty International. Students are
provided wide exposure to exhibit and enhance their inherent talents through
participation in various intra-school competitions. “Sparkle” was one such
event which gave the students an opportunity
to participate in numerous activities ranging from art and craft to singing to
dancing to poetry recitation and many more. There were two groups formed. Group
1 consisted of students of grade 4 to 6 while Group 2 consisted of students of
grade 7 to 9.
The day started with the teachers explaining the importance
of Christmas to the students and continued with them singing few Christmas
carols. The “Sparkle” competition started at around 7.30 a.m.
Art and craft event:- The art and craft activity was made compulsory for
all students. There were various options for the students to select from such
as best out of waste, pot making, mask making, landscape designing etc. One
hour was allotted to the students to complete their activity. The articles were
kept for display in the library. The entire library came to life with a kaleidoscope
of various colours. Household items like glass, bangles, matchsticks, paper,
and cotton wool were used to create decorations, wall-hangings, pen-stands, and
many other craft items. The hard work and dedication with which the projects
were made was evident in their beauty and precision. This activity helped the
students to improve hand-eye coordination, allowed to hone their creativity,
and enabled them to develop aesthetic skills. Overall, not only the craft items
but also the manner in which they were presented was exquisite and enthralling.
A walk through the library was like walking through a visually-stimulating
realm of creativity.
Once the students completed their art and craft activity they
were given time to decorate their class according to the Christmas festival.
Students used decorative hangings, lanterns, mistletoes etc to decorate their
class. The feel of Christmas was evident in the air.
The students then continued with their next set of events
which were organised for them. Here the students had the option to select any
one event out of the various options given to them.
Poetry Recitation: - Poetry has the power to create emotions and
imagination. Students’ expressions are always
heavenly and when they come with the flow of a poem, rhythm, facial nuances,
and natural gestures and, above all, honey-dipped tone, it becomes a most
delightful occasion to witness. Teachers and students witnessed the same
delight when the students participating in the poetry recitation competition
recited the poetries.
Storytelling
competition: - The art of storytelling has been going on since ages. It is a
beautiful way of expressing ones thoughts, ideas and emotions. This
extraordinary art was witnessed in our Wittians when they took part in the
storytelling competition. The students recited stories from the famous
Panchtantra fables, Amar Chitra Katha, etc. Every story had a meaningful end
and had a message which was put across to the audience. The students had come
dressed in their characters and carried props to enhance their performance.
Mimicry
competition: - Mimicry is an art by which the students express their thoughts
and emotions with the help of gestures and facial movements. The students got a
chance to imitate many famous personalities, their icons, characters from
movies, cartoon characters etc. It was a delight to see the students imitate so
well.
Wittians did their best and staged a well synchronized performance balancing
both the voice modulation and gestures. This activity
gave the students an opportunity to explore and enhance their acting and
creativity skills. The students had also dressed in the character which they
were performing.
Singing
competition: - In an attempt to encourage and tap talents in the field of
music, a singing event was held for the students. This event saw the maximum
participation. Students of all grades were very enthusiastic about this event.
They could sing any devotional or bollywood song. Students mesmerized and enthralled
the audience with their melodious voices,
while their fellow mates were seen cheering them loudly.
Dancing competition: - Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and
to the music. To enhance this skill a dancing event was organised for the
students. Participants provided a visual
treat to the audience in both group and solo dance performances. This dance event
livened up the atmosphere. The audience got to see a variety of dance moves
which amazed the judges too. This event gave the students a chance to exhibit
their dancing skills beautifully.
Books come alive: -
This category was one of the first of its kind which was introduced to our students.
Here the students had to perform any famous character from novels, mythological
epics etc. It was exhilarating too see these characters come alive and
entertain the audience the completely.
At the completion of
all events, the students were overjoyed with the entire programme held for
them. Their excitement and enthusiasm was highly contagious. Truly, it was a
memorable occasion for all the students and teachers to see such tremendous
response from the Wittians. We could witness a colourful mix of dance,
creativity, music, art etc which gave boost to the morale of the students.
