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| Students of DAV Public School (Chandrasekharpur), Bhubaneswar, enact a mythological play on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. They also spread the message of the spirit of brotherhood and unity through dalkhai dance to mark Nuakhai, a major festival in western Odisha. Telegraph picture |
Painting competition
Scores of budding artists unleashed their creativity at a painting competition organised by Rotary Club-Rourkela Central in the Steel City on September 8.
The youngsters, mostly from schools, were divided into three categories – junior, sub-junior and senior.
Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik, who was the chief guest on the occasion, encouraged the participants. Quite a few participants replicated the popular sand art of Patnaik’s in water colours, acrylic and oil paint on their respective canvases.
Prachurya Priyadarshini, a Class III student of Delhi Public School, won the first prize in the junior group while the painting by Ankita Parida, a Class VI student of St Joseph Convent School, was adjudged best in the sub-junior category. Among the senior participants, Bipasha Dutta, a Class X student, bagged the first position.
Tips for teachers
Teachers of DAV Public School (Chandrasekharpur), Bhubaneswar, attended a special session on campus to understand the changing role of teachers in the 21st century.
Vice-chairman of the National Council for Teacher Education B.K. Passi addressed the teachers and stressed the importance of continuous evolution and innovation. He spoke on the Internet revolution, stating that knowledge had gone beyond the confines of textbooks, which necessitated a corresponding change in teaching methodologies. Bassi also highlighted the role of audio-visual aids to assist teaching and to make the lessons more interesting and easy to grasp.
School principal K.C. Satapathy felicitated him and gifted him with a sapling, memento and a shawl.
Basketball tourney
The Regional Basketball Championship of ICSE Schools in Odisha and Chhattisgarh was conducted recently at St Paul’s School in Rourkela. Sixteen boys and girls teams took part in the senior and junior categories.
The local teams won in all the four categories. In the senior boys’ group, hosts St Paul finished first while MGM School, Rourkela, came second. In the senior girls’ category, two schools of the Steel City – Carmel and St Joseph Convent – bagged the first and second positions, respectively.
In junior boys category, the hosts emerged champions while the team from Sacred Heart School, Rayagada, finished second. In junior girls’ group, St Joseph Convent, Rourkela, came first followed by Desouza’s School, Rourkela.
