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FUN FILLED EXCURSION TO MANALI’

Rabindranath Tagore rightly said that ‘The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence’ So to provide a wide range of such opportunities to young Ahlconites and help them in their holistic development a trip for 68 students and 8 teachers of Ahlcon International School to Kulu Manali was organized during the summer break.

With their heart brimming with joy and excitement, the Ahlconites set off on an enchanting journey of fun, challenge and entertainment in the lap of majestic mountains. They explored and thoroughly enjoyed the mesmerizing sights of blissful dance of river’ Beas’, mountains, clouds and waterfalls . The trip fostered a sense of team work and increased children’s knowledge and understanding of the world in which they live. In Manali the real adventure began when the students could enjoy river crossing with the help of ropes. Next morning they reached Solang valley and did paragliding, zorbing and gliding across the sky like birds. Neither the weariness of the traffic jams which they had to face time to time nor the chilling winds of hill station could diminish the spirits of this enthusiastic group. They visited the Vashisht bath and observed warm sulphur springs there. Students were also taken to Roerich art gallery and the famous Naggar Castle. Students felt happy being so close to Mother Nature. The bright multi-coloured flowers, the clouds sailing across the sky and the snow-covered peaks of the high mountains in the distance filled their heart with joy.

They returned to Delhi with the memory of the visit still fresh in their minds. The trip was an unforgettable experience combining pleasure, fun, learning, entertainment, self-expression, creativity and history

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NBA and WNBA legends visited AHLCON INTERNATIONAL

NBA Hall of the famer George Gervin and WNBA champion Katie Smith conducted basketball clinic at Ahlcon International on 1st march, 2011, courtesy US Embassy Sports Envoy program. The enthusiasm of the students impressed the legends. This once in lifetime experience prompted the students to promise that they will remember the tips on sideways movements, bending of left knee, light grip on the ball and its release and many other. The 6' 7" tall Gervin asserted that, "It was practice and practice alone that brings greater perfection."

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Few Interesting Facts about Earth Day:

Earth Day was started by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson.
The first Earth Day was observed on April 22, 1970.
Although Earth Day was started by a senator, it was successful because it was a grassroots movement, not a political mandate.
April 22 was chosen as the date of the first Earth Day because it would not interfere with college students’ academic, social or religious obligations. It’s not during Spring Break or exam time, and it doesn’t conflict with any religious holidays. This was important because students were the main target of Senator Nelson’s “teach-in” campaign. Also, it was a Wednesday, the best part of the week to encourage a large turnout for the environmental rallies held across the country. "It worked out perfectly, because everybody was at work and they all left," Kathleen Rogers, President, Earth Day Network says
The awareness and excitement generated by the first Earth Day led to the development of the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Environmental Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. It also inspired necessary changes to the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.
The Earth Day Network is an international conglomeration that engages people in nearly 200 countries in community development and environmental activism activities.
Denis Hayes, a student in 1970, helped Senator Nelson organize the first Earth Day. Hayes founded the Earth Day Network, and continues to be its Chairperson. In 1970, he was enrolled at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, which he left after being selected by Senator Gaylord Nelson to organize the first Earth Day. Following the success of the first Earth Day, Hayes founded the Earth Day Network. Hayes continues to chair the board of the international Earth Day Network Denis Hayes has received the US national Jefferson Awards Medal for Outstanding Public Service as well as many other awards. Time Magazine named him as “Hero of the Planet” in 1999.
The first Earth Day (April 22, 1970) had participants and celebrants in two thousand colleges and universities, about ten thousand primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities. It is believed that some 20 million demonstrators participated.
Earth Day is now the world’s most widely observed secular holiday.
Many politicians linked to environmentally unfriendly industries were voted out of office in the 1970 midterm elections following the first Earth Day.

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