Hands on Learning replaces Chalk and Talk

On January 29th, 2012, Times of India published a story on how hands-on learning is replacing chalk and talk and bland memorization inside the classroom. Our school was highlighted as a pioneer that is helping make this transition.

We at Ahlcon believe that if you want to learn about magnets, you have to build one. This concept goes well beyond science into subjects like English where writing and acting in a play is as much a part of the curriculum as the textbook.

"Teaching-learning process is now all about hands-on activities," says our principal, Mr. Ashok Pandey, who was interviewed for this article. As an added bonus, you will see a picture of some of our middle section and preprimary students in this piece by the Times of India.

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Ahlconites in action as Paryavaran Mitra

In  Ahlcon International School the students act like soldiers to save Mother Earth as they are sensitized about the importance of 3Rs i.e. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Students along with their teachers joined hands together and created an Eco club so that they can put about awareness in the society while undertaking the following projects:-

Culture and Heritage :-   

Ø As a part of this project an international painting competition was conducted in the 3^rd week of March and sent to Thailand for evaluation.

Ø A Pledge Writing Competition on Earth Day was organized in the school on 6^th April 2011 and Ms. Swati Nuka, Project Officer-GEF-UNDP collected the best entries.

Ø Earth Day was celebrated in the school assembly and children were made aware of the importance of protecting Mother Earth through slide shows, pledges , poems and speech.

Ø Students were made aware about the festivals and their seasonal connection through bulletin boards and ppts. 

Ø To conserve environment Diya and Candle making competitions were held at the school prior to Diwali. This competition motivated the children to ‘Say No TO Crackers’. A study of a post- Diwali survey made us realize how much the initiative influenced and involved the young minds.  

                                                                Ahlcon - The Paryavaran Mitra  

As we all know that adoption of measures for protection of our Mother Earth is the need of the hour and Ahlcon International School is always eager to put forward their best. In this regard conducting the following activities was an important way of making the students aware about the dos and don’ts for the betterment of our environment:-

·        Bio -Diversity and Greening:-  In a form of activity designed as holiday homework the students were made aware about the importance of bio-diversity and the issues related to it. The students visited National Parks/ sanctuaries to observe flora and fauna and presented their observations through beautiful charts and write-ups.These were a major attraction of our Holiday Homework Exhibition and was appreciated by the parents.

·        Energy:-  An activity to contribute towards energy conservation. An awareness campaign led by Urja Rakshaks, pledge taking and a signature campaign actually sensitized students. The final audit conducted reviewed an amount of reduction in the electricity consumption.

·        Water Sanitation:- A survey of River Yamuna. The activity was an apt in context to the time. To manage water resources and maintain a balance between humans and the ecosystem. Poems, Posters and Awareness campaign on water conservation envisaged the activity. 

WORKSHOP OF TEACHERS IN COLOGNE, GERMANY

Three student's Neelesh-class IXth, Hashik- IXth, Siddhanth-Xth went to EYON (EUROPEAN YOUTH ONLINE NETWORK)  along with Ms. Shalini Rastogi for international project during 13.11.11-18.11.11.They met 100 students, from 17 schools, coming from  9 European countries alongwith 30 teachers. All had come to Euraposchule cologne school to attend a workshop -in which students had to make an online magazine using Wordpress.


Eurapaschule the partner school of AIS in colonge-Germany was the Host of this International event.  Students got an oppurtunity to meet student's, teachers from different countries of Europe like-Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Poland, Finland, Hungary. One of our student Neelesh had  made a header for this online project with an italian student and during the presentation-100 student's nominated his header among best two selected headers which will publish in the magazine.

SCIENCE PROJECT IN TOP 20

The students of Ahlcon International School, Mayur Vihar Phase I, participated in 8^th CBSE National Level Science Exhibition held between 21^st October to 22^nd October 2011. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Honorable Minister, HRD, Mr. Kapil Sibal and CBSE chairman Mr.Vineet Joshi.The School’s project titled “Global Impact of the Introduction of Exotic Species on Natural Ecosystems” under the theme “Biodiversity and Sustenance” has been adjudged as one of the top 20 exhibits out of 180 projects that were showcased. This research based project was highly appreciated by the visitors, judges and teachers. The Students, Shraddha Mohanty and Ananya Shah received the National Level Merit Certificate and a cash prize. Also, the School will now get the status of Science Hub School as announced by the HRD Minister.The Principal congratulated and appreciated the creativity, research and professional competence of the mentors Ms. Navleen Chopra (PGT-Biology) and Mr. Ankit Gupta (PGT- Biotechnology) for the execution of the project and leading the team.

Welcome to our first-ever venture into the world of politics, diplomacy, and current affairs! Amongst so many Model United Nation Conferences happening all around the year, all through out the country, Ahlcon International School, presents yet another, state-of-the-art MUN for all school level MUNers.  With a very diligent Organizing Committee and Secretariat, I hope you enjoy your experience just as much as we had organizing it for you. It all started with the conception of the idea by the founder Secretary general of AhlconMUN, Harsh Punjabi. With complete support from the Chief Convener/ Chef De Cabinet , Ms. Gunjan Tripathi and the Deputy Secretary General, Vidushi Sabharwal, and this would not have been  possible without the kind support and encouragement from our respected Principal, Mr. Ashok K. Pandey. The organizing committee has been formed. A training workshop will be conducted on 27^th and 28^th of September for the students and an Intra-school conference will be held soon after.  On the school goers MUN circuit, plans for an Interschool conference are on the floor.

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Ahlcon Ranks High -


EW-CFore Survey 2011


•Rank 1 in Leadership/Management Quality (All India)

•Rank 4 in Value for Money. (All India)

•Rank 19 in the North Zone (Overall)

•Rank 38 in All India (Overall)


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SANSKRIT DIWAS

The day 12^th August ’11 was a distinct one to be experienced by all present in the Auditorium of Ahlcon International School. An Interschool short Drama and Debate Competition in Sanskrit was organized. The Chief Guest was Dr. Mithilesh Chaturvedi (Head of Sanskrit Department), Delhi University. The judges for the day were dignitaries like Dr. Suryanarayan Nanda (Sanskrit lecturer), Dr. Pankaj kr. Mishra (Sanskrit lecturer), Dr. Omnath Bimali (Sanskrit Professor), Shri Ramnivas Singh Yadav (Sanskrit teacher), Ms. Promila Mehta (Headmistress). Ms. Sangita Malliwal, (Incharge Senior Section), Ms Anju Gupta (Incharge Middle Section) graced the Occasion with their presence..

The welcome speech by the Principal Mr. Ashok k. Pandey focused on the importance of the Sanskrit language and how we can emphasize on the inculcation of the language through simple but heart rendering words.

All winners were awarded trophies and certificates by the Chief Guest. In Drama Competition A.S.N senior secondary school won the First prize, the second Prize was won by Ahlcon Public and the third Prize was bagged by Army Public School, Noida and DLF Public School.

For the Debate competition the joint winners for the First position were S.R. D.A.V Dayanand Vihar and DLF Public School, Sahibabad. The Second position was bagged by Army Public Sdchool and the Third Position was achieved by Cambridge School, Noida.

The school Principal honoured the Chief Guests and other dignitaries with Mementos.

The programme ended with an exemplifying vote of thanks delivered by Ms. Anju Gupta (Incharge Middle Section) in which she expressed her deep gratitude and thanks for all the honourable guests as well as guest teachers and students.    

INTER HOUSE ART AND CLAY COMPETITION

In the middle section, the Inter house art and clay competition has been held on July 13, 2011 in the zero period in the art and clay room. For the competition different themes were given to different classes. For class VI the theme was ‘Intazar’( wait) , for VII ‘ Khilonewala’( toy seller) and for VIII it was ‘Gapshap’ (interaction).


Students were very enthusiastic while drawing and colouring as well as when they were making sculptures. Two children from each section has been selected for the competition. Thirty six students were there for the art competition and thirty six were there for the clay competition. The result was very overwhelming. Best three students from each class was given the prize. Principal Mr Ashok Pandey and Section incharge Ms Anju Gupta encouraged, motivated and lauded the efforts of the students.

Extravaganza of creative minds through Holiday Homework Exhibition on 9th July 2011

Ahlconintes rejuvenated their creative spirits when the students of classes VI – X expressed their creativity through projects, models, charts, wall hangings and even live demonstrations which were given to them as Summer Holiday H.W. Children exemplified their talent so exquisitely that teachers were left dumbfounded judging their work. Even parents were overwhelmed at the exhibition. Presence of the Principal (Mr. Ashok K. Pandey), Senior School Incharge (Ms Sangeeta Maliwal) and Middle School Incharge (Ms. Anju Gupta) was encouraging and inspiring. The occasion drew enthusiastic response from all ends to make it a success.

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RESULT ANALYSIS OF CLASS X (2010-2011)

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS : 109

NO OF STUDENTS WITH C.G.P.A 10: 15

NO OF STUDENTS WITH C.G.P.A 9 TO 9.8: 36

NO OF STUDENTS WITH C.G.P.A 6 TO 8.8: 55

Exchange Trip to Cologne

15 students of Ahlcon International School, Delhi along with two teachers visited Europaschule, Cologne from 24 May to 9 June 2011 in lieu of student exchange programme. Earlier the students and teachers of Europaschule had visited Ahlcon international in October 2010. The indian students stayed with families of their german partners and experienced the german culture.They attended regular classes with their german partners and experienced the school system in Germany.The accompanying teachers also got a chance to observe various classes and learn about the german school system.Various excursions like sight-seeing in Cologne, Cruise at river Rhine, visit to famous Bonn Museum were also a part of the exchange. A trip to the capital city-Berlin was also planned as a part of the same where the participants experienced boat-ride through the entire city and also got a chance to visit the Parliament of Germany and understand the political system of Germany.The trip was a great learning experience for the students and they all came back with a bag full of memories.Both the schools are now looking forward to the upcoming combined project under the theme “Women in politics in 20th century- Sonia Gandhi and Angela Merkel’’ which will be also be sponsored by BOSCH Foundation to a certain extent.