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bbpsnoida · 3 months ago

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REPORT Summer Camp

Bal Bharati Public School, Noida, widely recognized as one of the top 10 CBSE schools in Noida, provides students with opportunities to excel across various domains. During the summer vacations, the school introduced various engaging summer camp activities to foster students' talents and interests. These activities included theatrics, Traditional Rhythms dance, Nightingale Music, Public Speaking, Puppetry, Art, and Craft. Additionally, the school offered a

variety of sports such as football, volleyball, chess, athletics, basketball, swimming, and table tennis. As one of the best CBSE schools in Noida, Bal Bharati Public School meticulously planned and executed a comprehensive range of camp activities designed to cater to different interests and skill sets. The school continues to offer its best transport services for summer camp students,

ensuring that students are ferried to their respective camp activities efficiently. The Tech-Tastic Fun camp focused on brain-challenging games and digital creativity. Students engaged in activities such as puzzles, GIF creation, PowerPoint presentations, using Movavi Editor, Auto Draw, exploring Machine Learning, and utilizing

Microsoft Edge Co-Pilot. This camp aimed to equip students with essential 21st-century technological skills. The Nightingale Music program offered students an opportunity to learn the art of singing, nurturing their vocal talents and musical expression. Puppet Craft & DIY Toy Delights was another highlight, where students learned to

create puppets and DIY toys using everyday materials, promoting creativity and toy-based learning. In the Young Explorers camp, students delved into the world of science through hands-on experiments, uncovering the magic and wonder behind scientific principles. This program was

designed to ignite curiosity and foster a love for scientific discovery. The Art and Craft sessions encouraged students to use their imagination and a variety of art tools such as crayons, paint, and glitter to create unique and personal artworks. Activities included making cards for special occasions, emphasizing the joy and creativity involved in art. One particularly popular craft was making origami purses, where students learned to fold and

crease paper into small, functional purses to hold their treasures. Public Speaking was another critical area of focus. Students developed their communication skills through various exercises, including self-introduction, picture prompt presentations, jam sessions, storytelling, and debates. These activities aimed to build confidence and proficiency in public speaking. The Rubik’s Cube sessions challenged students to solve the iconic puzzle, enhancing their problem-solving and cognitive skills. In the Traditional Rhythm dance program, students learned the Sambalpuri dance from Odisha, immersing themselves in the rich cultural heritage of India.

In conclusion, Bal Bharati Public School, Noida's summer camp was a comprehensive program that catered to the varied interests and talents of its students. The summer camp activities at Bal Bharati Public School, Noida were designed to be both

educational and enjoyable, providing students with a balanced mix of intellectual, creative, and physical pursuits. By offering such a diverse range of activities, the school ensured that students could explore and develop their talents in a supportive and stimulating

environment. Whether through technology, arts, sports, or cultural activities, the school provided ample opportunities for students to learn, grow, and excel. This dedication to holistic education reaffirms Bal Bharati Public School's reputation as one of the best schools in Uttar Pradesh, committed to nurturing well-rounded individuals prepared for future challenges.

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iskconbrahmapur · 6 years ago

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Hare Krishna!! Welcome to colourful stage program by summer camp kids - #Drama, #Dance , #Vaisnava_songs and much more @ISKCON Brahmapur-NH16, Lanjipalli on 12th May(Sunday) 6:30PM - 9PM Visit with family and friends. #ISKCON #Summer #Camp #Drama #Kids #Brahmapur #Odisha https://www.instagram.com/p/BxU2uPrgIoF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p2arww7z0z1g

#drama #dance #vaisnava_songs #iskcon #summer #camp #kids #brahmapur #odisha

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chroniclesofamber · 5 years ago

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THE CHRONICLES OF AMBER & History Lessons

It should be obvious that writers, composers, painters and all artists respond to the time in which they live, and that this is reflected in their art. And it should also come as no surprise that some material is more strongly influenced by the historical moment than other art. All this is at least as true for Roger Zelazny and his idolized Chronicles of Amber — perhaps somewhat more so, given that these five books in no small way chart a complete decade.

NINE PRINCES IN AMBER (1970)

History: Pieces of the first book saw print as early as 1967. It appears Zelazny worked on the book here and there for three years or more until its publication in 1970. Still looming over the political landscape of the time was the assassination of John F. Kennedy years earlier, which had led to the Johnson “great society” era and from there to Nixon’s struggles with China, the Soviet Union and the Vietnam War. Just as influential was the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., as well as that of Robert Kennedy. The 1960s were dominated by these issues, the Cold War and threat of nuclear annihilation, the rise of the counter-culture and protest movements, the Beatles and Woodstock, and the first landing of men on the Moon.

As someone familiar with Jungian psychology and Frazer’s Golden Bough, Zelazny saw a way to harness the interregnum turmoil of the Sixties while incorporating the ritual of “the Killing of the King.” (Conspiriologists left and right — politically, and otherwise — have long adhered to the notion that it was not a coincidence that this particular killing of the king had been carried out in accordance with ancient ritual.) The King of Amber is missing or deceased. Factions have quickly aligned to jockey for the best position to take advantage of the power vacuum. That a conspiracy to remove both the king and Corwin is uncovered, a few books later, also mirrors the deaths of the Kennedys. Our hero, already in a state of confusion over his own identity and situation, is thrust into the midst of this power-struggle and — like Armstrong and Aldrin aboard the Eagle — soon finds himself visiting another world.

Lesson: Corwin charges in somewhat blindly, and is literally blinded (and imprisoned) as a result. When he miraculously regains both his sight and his freedom, he vows that patience and planning will guide him going forward and that, this time, he will prevail and take his rightful place in Amber. He also learns that what drives you, what you want, has a lot to say about who you are.

Journey: He starts out being held against his will in a hospital, recovering from broken legs and near-drowning from a car accident. By the end of the book, he is recuperating from years of blindness and imprisonment under much better circumstances in a remote lighthouse while cared for by an old friend. When he leaves the lighthouse, no one tries to thwart his departure (he is voluntarily assisted, in point of fact), he knows exactly who he is and what he wants, and has a clear idea of his objective and how to achieve it.

THE GUNS OF AVALON (1972)

History: Two years pass, eventful ones. No shortage of natural disasters — major cholera epidemics in Istanbul and Slovakia; avalanches in France and Peru; earthquakes in Tonghai, Gediz, Burdur, Bingöl, Peru and elsewhere destroy cities and kill thousands; Mount Etna erupts; Montreal is buried by the blizzard dubbed La Tempête du Siècle; the Odisha cyclone overtakes the Bay of Bengal and claims 10,000 lives; 50 tornadoes tear through Louisiana and Mississippi; floods put Bangladesh and eastern Bengal underwater; the Bhola cyclone wipes out half a million people. But the real disasters turn out to be man-made, so much so that this period could easily be described by the phrase “state of emergency.” The Apollo 13 mission fails, though the astronauts survive and the summer of 1971 sees a rover rolling across the surface of the Moon. Oil-price instability and Nixon taking the dollar off the gold standard together signal economic and energy crises yet-to-come, but the real instability is social, political and military. Coups and assassinations become commonplace as former colonial possessions are granted independence.

Keyword: Napalm. Bombs, terrorism, murder and violence, state-sanctioned and otherwise, plague the United Kingdom due to resistance to British rule in Northern Ireland. American incursions into Laos and Cambodia fuel growing anti-war sentiment. The publication of the Pentagon Papers and the COINTELPRO documents stolen from FBI offices in Pennsylvania, news images of the Kent State shootings, and revelations of the My Lai Massacre throw gasoline onto the fire: 150,000 protest the Vietnam War in San Francisco on the same day that half a million march on Washington, D.C. 60% of Americans oppose American troops in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, the ashes of Hitler, Eva Braun, and the Goebbels family are scattered in East Germany’s Biederitz River. Echoing all this, Zelazny pulls from the Grail quest an idea which unites the chaos reflected in the natural and human worlds in a single image — the Wasteland — and gives it the form of the Black Road, which Corwin discovers runs all the way to the outskirts of his beloved Amber.

Lesson: Corwin struggles with his commitment to his system of values as demonic beings and foreign-imposed dictatorship threaten the shadow world Lorraine and Amber herself. With some reluctance, he risks his own neck for a place lost to him long ago, and abandons his scheme to turn his troops and guns against Amber when the kingdom seems on the brink of falling to an enemy coming in strength. He understands the necessity to adapt to changing conditions and to remain flexible while pursuing his goals.

Journey: Corwin intends to sail straight to Avalon but gets lost in his very own Wood of Error, so that a spontaneous choice leads him instead into the hell of Lorraine, its Goat, and the citadel at the heart of the Black Circle. Toward the end of the book he is again diverted from his course in that his original mission, to exact vengeance on his brother Eric and seize the throne, is set aside when he comes upon the creatures of the Black Road at Amber’s gates. Just as he set out seeking gunpowder in Avalon but found something else along the way — the knight errant he once was long ago — he marches to Amber to find that the regicide he believed he desired was not what he would ultimately want or choose to do.

Vietnam and the 1970s

The tide had definitely turned against U.S. participation in the Vietnam War by the first years of the decade. Nixon, having seen Johnson’s presidency founder and meet an early end due to the war, initiated a draw-down of forces. Australia and New Zealand pulled out of the war in 1971. By the end of that same year, American ground forces had been withdrawn from the war effort, though involvement would drag on a few more years.

Britain, though victorious after World War I, had been left depleted and weary of war — brutal trench warfare had cost the nation more than a million lives. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964 more or less marked the beginning of the Vietnam War in the minds of Americans, when U.S. troop strength went from 23,000 to 184,000. It had therefore gone on longer than World War I and wound up costing approximately 60,000 American lives. In America a fatigue had taken hold which was not so different from what post-Great War Britain had known.

Zelazny may have been responding to the mood of the times when portraying the enormity and senselessness of the losses witnessed, and caused, by Corwin and other princes of Amber.

From the first book:

“…ten thousand men dead in a plains battle with centaurs, five thousand lost in an earthquake of frightening proportions, fifteen hundred dead of a whirlwind plague that swept the camps, nineteen thousand dead or missing in action as they passed through the jungles of a place I didn��t recognize, when the napalm fell upon them from the strange buzzing things that passed overhead, six thousand deserting in a place that looked like the heaven they had been promised, five hundred unaccounted for as they crossed a sand flat where a mushroom cloud burned and towered beside them, eighty-six hundred gone as they moved through a valley of suddenly militant machines that rolled forward on treads and fired fires, eight hundred sick and abandoned, two hundred dead from flash floods, fifty-four dying of duels among themselves, three hundred dead from eating poisonous native fruits, a thousand slain in a massive stampede of buffalo-like creatures, seventy-three gone when their tents caught fire, fifteen hundred carried away by the floods, two thousand slain by the winds that came down from the blue hills.”

What tends to jump out from that passage (especially to readers harkening back to the ’70s):

(1) napalm dropped from aircraft on troops moving through jungles below results in a number of casualties far higher than deaths from any other cause;

(2) immediately after thousands depart for paradise, their desertion is contrasted with the hell of the detonation of a nuclear weapon;

(3) aside from deaths due to centaurs, war machines, nuclear warfare and napalm, natural disasters are responsible for the mass losses of life, yet the total taken by disaster is still dwarfed by the number slain in combat.

There is not much other commentary on war in the series. The subject of warfare is largely confined to the first two books. But there is this from the end of the sixth chapter of Nine Princes in Amber:

“As I stood on a hilltop and the evening began around me, it seemed as if I looked out over every camp I had ever stood within, stretching on and on over the miles and the centuries without end. I suddenly felt tears come into my eyes, for the men who are not like the lords of Amber, living but a brief span and passing into dust, that so many of them must meet their ends upon the battlefields of the world.”

[…to be continued in a future post…]

#the chronicles of amber #roger zelazny #vietnam war #chronicles of amber #nine princes in amber

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studywithds · 5 years ago

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29-02-2020 | Current Affairs

We provide you with the latest news updates and daily current affairs from The Hindu. Indian Express, Live Mint, PIB, Etc, … Today's Current Affairs important Headlines are like : Coronavirus infects global markets, investors dump equities: Growth slows to 4.7% in Q3, 'bottomed out', says Centre: Summer to be hotter than usual, says IMD: State lethargy amidst cough syrup poisoning: Regional bonding: WHO raises the global risk of the virus to 'very high': Core sector grows 2.2% as power output picks up: Today's Oneliner Current Affairs are: 1. Online payment processor Worldline India reported that Bengaluru accounted for the highest number of digital transactions in India in 2019. The aim is to move India towards a less-cash economy. 2. India’s Ambassador to Qatar P. Kumaran is to attend the signing of the peace deal between the US and the Afghan Taliban in Doha on 29 February. 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute Assistive Aids and Devices to Senior Citizens under Rashtriya VayoshriYojana (RVY) and to Divyangjan under ADIP Scheme at a ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ and a mega distribution Camp organized by Ministry of Social Justice and 4. Padma Shri Jadav Payeng will be conferred with the Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award on 29 February in New Delhi at a function instituted by My Home India. 5. NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), in collaboration with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), launched an AI-based Module rolled out for students in Indian schools on 27 February. 6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed Sumant Kathpalia as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Induslnd Bank Ltd. The appointment with effect from 24 March 2020. He will hold the office for a tenure of three years. 7. A Joint Seminar on the theme “Challenges Of The Evolving Threats Facing India” was held at Air Force Station Tughlakabad, New Delhi. It was organized by the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) and Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force (MC, IAF). 8. The President of India Ram Nath Kovind is to visit the States of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh from 28 February to 2 March 2020. 9. Malaysian Parliament has decided to pick a new Prime Minister in the first week of March. The announcement was made by the interim leader Mahathir Mohamad. The move comes after the collapse of the ruling alliance and snap elections will be called if the vote ends in an impasse. 10. Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and wifi service in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 27 February. 11. Renowned Vedic Scholar Sudhakar Chaturvedi passed away in Bengaluru on 27 February. He was believed to be 122-years-old. 12. Centre approved the establishment of 80,000 Micro Enterprises to be assisted in the current financial year under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). 13. Maharashtra state government has announced that it is to undertake the genetic study to conserve the native species of cattle. A meeting regarding the approval and initiation of the project on initiating was held in Aurangabad recently. 14. The “Programme for Capacity Building of Scheduled Tribe Representatives in Local Self Governments” was launched by the Union Tribal Affairs Minister Shri Arjun Munda at Bhubaneswar, Odisha on 27 February. 15. India and Myanmar signed several Memorandum of understanding (MoUs) during the State Visit of the President of Myanmar to India from 26-29 February. President Myint’s visit comes after the invitation extended by President Ram Nath Kovind. 16. The Union Cabinet approved to grant the status of National Importance to National Institutes of Food Technology (NIFT) at Kundli, Haryana, and Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, on 26 February. It was announced by the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar. 17. Losar festival was celebrated by the Tibetans from 24-26 February. The festival was celebrated in the Dharamshala, Lahaul Valley of Himachal Pradesh. The festival is aimed to preserve its unique identity and rich traditions. 18. National Science Day (NSD) is celebrated on 28 February in India. The day is celebrated every year to commemorate the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ by the Indian physicist Sir CV Raman. Read the full article

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dendroica · 7 years ago

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More than 1,000 people have died in floods across South Asia this summer, and as sheets of incessant rain pummeled the vast region on Tuesday, worries grew that the death toll would rise along with the floodwaters. According to the United Nations, at least 41 million people in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have been directly affected by flooding and landslides resulting from the monsoon rains, which usually begin in June and last until September. And while flooding in the Houston area has grabbed more attention, aid officials say a catastrophe is unfolding in South Asia. In Nepal, thousands of homes have been destroyed and dozens of people swept away. Elephants were pressed into service, wading through swirling waters to rescue people, and aid workers have built rafts from bamboo and banana leaves. But many people are still missing, and some families have held last rites without their loved ones’ bodies being found. “This is the severest flooding in a number of years,” Francis Markus, a spokesman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said by phone from Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. Nepal’s flooded areas are the poorest parts of the country, where most families live in bare mud houses and rely on subsistence farming, he said. Those farms are now underwater and thousands of people are stuck living under plastic tarps in camps for displaced people where disease is beginning to spread.... India has also suffered immensely. Floods have swept across the states of Assam, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and other areas. This weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew over the devastation in Bihar, where more than 400 people are believed to have died in floods in recent weeks. He pledged millions of dollars in assistance and urged insurance companies to send in assessors as soon as possible to help farmers cope with their loses. And the rain keeps coming. On Tuesday, Mumbai, the sprawling financial capital, was soaked to the bone. Nearly all day, the rain drummed down. As people scurried up the sidewalks, the wind tore umbrellas out of their hands. The sky seemed to fall lower and lower, pressing down on the building tops, cutting visibility to a few blocks, then a few yards. By midafternoon, it was so dark it felt like nightfall.

More Than 1,000 Died in South Asia Floods This Summer - The New York Times

#flooding #natural disaster #India #Nepal

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sushmc4k-blog · 7 years ago

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Travelling With Kids Made Easy! Best Curated Travel Experiences!

As parents, it’s our aim to always give our growing kids the best of experiences, and travelling with kids for holidays and vacations falls in that list too! Travelling with kids is one of many things parents can do to help their kids grow into well-rounded adults with perspective that extends beyond their own neighbourhood. Curated travel experiences for kids and parents are quickly gaining importance in India, ensuring fun, unique holidays that create a lifetime of memories.

Understanding the importance of travel for children in creating new memories and new cultural experiences without getting their parents all flustered, these organizations in India that have made it their aim to curate unique travel experiences for kids with their parents so that everyone can have a fun, smooth, enjoyable and hassle free experience, ensuring loads of happy memories!

1) THE EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL COMPANY

Based in: Bangalore

Contact: Jyotsna Kini, +91 96111 55002, [email protected]

Average Duration of Trips: 2 – 5 days

https://www.facebook.com/theextraordinarytravelcompany/

The Extraordinary Travel Company is the brainchild of Jyotsna, who believes in travelling across the beaten path to create unique travel experiences. Unlike regular sightseeing excursions, her trips are planned around activities that interest people who are actually on the tour, and that includes parents with kids as young as 4 and 6 months. From yoga retreats for new mums & their infant babies to travel to Auroville, she organizes it all!

Each day is planned with a plethora of activities that aim to go beyond the touristy and explore off beat paths of holiday destinations. Her aim is that people discover new places, make unforgettable memories and new friends with The Extraordinary Travel Company.

2) LITTLE PASSPORTS INDIA

Based in: Mumbai

Contact: Prachi Kagzi, +91 98201 21110

Average Duration of Trips: 3 – 5 days

http://www.littlepassports.in/

Little Passports India encourages learning in kids, the unconventional way! They organize educational travel tours for kids aged 3 – 15 years who are accompanied by their parents. Trips are organized in tandem with school holidays and are designed with age-appropriate experiences. Visiting unique destinations in India while strengthening the parent-child bond – that’s what Little Passports aims for. It’s also a wonderful resource for meeting like-minded parents and kids and cultivates beautiful friendships for life!

Little Passports founder Prachi has travelled over 45 countries and still counting! Their upcoming tours include visits to places like the Wagah Border in Amritsar, Visiting the Gir Forest, Spotting Tigers at the Tadoba Reserve and many more.

Little Passports has a special offer for mycity4kids readers. They can avail a discount of Rs. 1500/- on their April Trip with this coupon code(MC4K17). This has to be mentioned while registration.

3) A LIFETIME TRIP – CREATING COLORFUL MEMORIES

Based in: New Delhi

Contact: +91 92543 30340/41/42/43

Average Duration of Trips: 4 – 12 days

http://www.alifetimetrip.com/

This award winning organization specializes in organizing road trips for Ladakh and customizing the experience each time to suit the different age groups of participants. They have even organized trips to Leh – Ladakh with kids as young as 1.6 years! Their list of recommended reads on their travel blog prepares moms and dads for any eventuality when travelling with kids and also gives them tips to have an overall great time. Packages are reasonably priced with multiple sharing options available.

4) OUTDOERS INDIA

Based in: Binsar, Uttarakhand

Contact: +91 98495 14854, +91 94105 90980

Average Duration of Trips: 4 – 8 days

http://www.outdoers.in/

Outdoers enable city folks to tread the road less travelled and visit some of the most beautiful, unexplored places in the mountainous regions of India, including Goa, Meghalaya and Odisha. They believe in Ecotourism that involves travel to quaint places that are usually off the tourist circuit and are relatively undisturbed by development.

Their trips involve loads of fun and adventure, and also include lots of learning. The groups/families are accompanied by a naturalist or a local guide who can give an insight into the local culture, flora and fauna. They involve local communities wherever possible and accommodate guests in charming rural home-stays or stand-alone guesthouses. Their aim is to encourage parents who want to expose their children to meaningful, responsible travel!

5) FROLIC BOONIES NATURE CAMP

Based in: Bangalore

Contact: +91 94484 76888

Average Duration of Trips: 2 – 8 days

http://www.outdoers.in/

Frolic Boonies organizes Nature camps for kids that blend traditional summer camp activities while increasing a child's appreciation for nature, science and the environment to provide kids with a fun, creative, educational and enriching experience. In a supportive and non-competitive camp environment, kids learn to work cooperatively as well as care for and nurture themselves.

New friendships, lasting memories, and a foundation for health and well-being are created in each of these week camps. Their most popular camps and trips are in Ooty, Maldives and the Andamans. Their international trips to Kenya and Switzerland are designed as parent and child experiences.

Travelling with children is worthwhile because it exposes them to new experiences and provides unique opportunities for learning about the world we live in.

When they visit state and national parks, they learn about earth sciences and the importance of protecting our land.

They also learn first-hand about different cultural and religious practices and how to show respect for those customs.

When they visit historical sites and museums, they learn about the past in the most practical way possible.

These are all things they can learn staying home and reading books, but the actual experience of travelling gives them first-hand knowledge that not only tells them, but shows and involves them.

We hope this article has empowered and encouraged you to indulge in travel with your little ones with some resources to create truly unique experiences. Happy Travels and remember,

“The world is a book and does who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

#travel #kids #travelingwithkids

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