There’s a new trend in Patna schools — bonfire nights for students.
Over a week ago, Open Minds, Danapur, organised a bonfire night in which more than 60 students from classes IV and V took part.
Litera Valley School has been organising such camps for students of classes III and IV for the past three years. And GD Goenka Public School will organise a similar camp for students from classes III to VI for the first time on Saturday.
Open Minds school principal Rajesh Sarkar said: “The students finished their classes and got their backpacks by evening to attend the event. Students played housie, tug of war, musical instruments and musical chair among others. We had arranged for pizzas and lit the bonfire. Students also played antakshari and narrated bedtime stories to each other. This is the first time that we have organised such an event and the response has been phenomenal. There were few who could not attend the night out. Many parents met me on Monday and asked me to organise it again. We shall organise it on December 19.”
Indira Priyamvada, parent of an Open Minds student, said: “I am really impressed with the arrangements made by the school authorities. When I asked my daughter about her experiences, she remembered everything vividly and was very excited as she narrated them to me.”
Harsh Prakash, a Class IV student, said: “It was a great experience for me. This is the first time I spent a night without my parents but I enjoyed a lot with my friends. We sang, danced and performed on instrumental songs.”
Sonal Singh, a Class III student, said: “We played various games, including badminton, skating and musical chairs. I had the best night of my life with my friends.”
Litera Valley school principal Jaya Prakash said: “This year, the theme of the night out was organ donation. The students presented dances and plays on the theme. We invited doctors like Gyanendra Singh, Richa Singh, Gautam Modi, Charu Modi and Gurinder to deliver lectures. We also invited a woman who had donated her kidney to save her husband’s life.”
Shubodeep, parent of a student of Litera Valley School, said: “Such events create a mutual understanding between the teachers, principals and students.”
