Zebar School participated with zeal and enthusiasm in ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’ from September 1 – September 15, 2018. The students participated in an array of activities such as Letter writing to Ahmedabad Municipal Commission highlighting the civic issues they are facing in their locality, Best of Waste activity in which students created beautiful photo frames, pen stands and wall hangings.

A session was held on Handwashing techniques and Prevention of Water borne diseases in the campus. Students of the Primary section held an exhibition on Swachh Bharat. Through the use of charts and photographs they highlighted the need for increasing the levels of cleanliness in our country. Students distributed handmade badges to the ground staff and thanked them for cleaning the school daily. A Tree plantation drive was held in the campus where more than ten species of saplings were planted in the school campus. The whole event was supervised by Ms. Sharmistha Sinha Principal of Zebar School. Students took great interest in all the activities and were motivated towards maintaining clean and green surroundings.

Zebar and Udgam launch Hands@Work, a book designed by the collective effort of leading educationists, child psychologists and handwriting experts. The need for the book arose when leading educationists felt that the present generation is addicted to digital media, and pre-schoolers face difficulties in primary school as they are not habituated in writing.

This curated booklet comprises of several easy home-based activities for strengthening fine motor skills which will develop the ability to write smoothly. It contains a detailed list of different types of pencil grasp, easy-to-do fine motor skill activities at home for 3-6 years of age. The book will serve as a ready reckoner for parents of pre-schoolers who have been introduced writing in school. These activities will not only strengthen the fine motor skills of the children but also give the parents and the children to bond over some creative time at home.

The students of Grade 5 had an assembly on Women Empowerment. The assembly began with a prayer which was followed by the thought of the day. Navya updated the assembly with current news. Aarya gave an introduction to the assembly on Women Empowerment. The girls of class grade 5 C dressed as famous women personalities like Jhansi Ki Rani, Hellen Keller, Marie Curie, Kiran Bedi, Kalpana Chawla, Saina Nehwal, Mary Kom, Malala Yousafzai shared details of their struggles and their achievements in the assembly. Anurihma Sinha, Manvi concluded the assembly by giving due accolades to our teachers who are the strongest example of women empowerment.

Students of Grade 2 D held an Assembly on Kranti Diwas. Shaana Golwala anchored the assembly. The assembly started with the prayer.
The participants were Sanvi Shah, Aahna Patel, Harishree Patel, Jaydevsinh Vaghela, Hridaan Khambholia. Navya Mathur shared the news. The thought of the day ‘Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.’was shared by Dhriti Baheti. A video on Kranti Diwas was shown to the students. Students danced on a Patriotic Song “ Yeh Desh hai Veer Jawanau ka” . The participants were Ved Parikh, Agniva Pai, Hitarth Dholariya, Aary Mistry, Diskha Joshi, Kashish Parmar, Hirisha Solanki, Shikha Baheti. The assembly concluded with the rendition of National Anthem.

Field trips are a great way to introduce new topics which enhance the knowledge of the children. Our Junior Kg children visited Science city. Children were amazed to see the various exhibits, working models, lab and activity corners. Their visit to the Hall of Space, Planet Earth, Life Science Park, the Hall of Science was fascinating.

This trip helped them to understand the basics of science. It was a complete, mesmerizing trip for the children.

The children from Junior Kg visited CEE(Centre for Environment Education). Their visit started with interaction with CEE officials. Children played animal based games on the campus of CEE. After the games session, our children visited the animal exhibits. They were also taken for a nature walk in the CEE campus where they saw a large variety of fishes. Our students made collages using dried leaves and flowers.
In the end, our curious children bombarded the CEE officials with their questions. It was knowledge enhancing field trip for our students, in which they learnt how to respect nature and its various forms.