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28Aug

Japanese Language Education Seminar


                                         
  Japanese Language Education Seminar

The Japan Foundation  conducted a seminar  on August 28th 2014 at The Japan Foundation, New Delhi . The theme of the seminar was “Useful Teaching Materials for Beginner’s level”.  The Japanese Language teachers Mrs. Vandana Jain, Mrs. Kanika Tiwari, and Ms. Shobara Yumi attended the seminar. The schedule for the seminar was :

10 : 30 – 13 : 00   Theme 1 [ How to use picture cards for teaching Japanese Language] 

                                Lecturer -  Ms Osada Kanako , The Japan Foundation, New Delhi ( Pune)

 

13 : 00 – 14 : 00    [ Lunch Time]

 

14 : 00 – 16 : 30   Theme 2 [ Let ‘s teach with Picture Cards] 

                                Lecturer -  Ms Chisato Murakami  & Yasujiro Takei

                                                     The Japan Foundation, New Delhi


The seminar was very informative and the teachers could realize the importance of visual materials . They  also shared their experiences  with  the Japanese language teachers from other schools.                                                                                                                    

 

    27Aug

    CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON PEDAGOGY STRATEGIES

    WORKSHOP

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    CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON PEDAGOGY STRATEGIES

     

    On 27th August, 2014 our teachers, Mrs. Shivani Sharma and Mrs. Surya Laxmi got a sublime opportunity to attend Capacity Building Programme on Pedagogy Strategies organized by QEA (Quality Education Asia) at DPS Indirapuram. The Resource person, Mr. Gareth Batrip acquainted the teachers with the essentials of a perfect lesson plan that include learning objectives, success criteria, activation of prior knowledge and opportunity for the students to summarize the learning that takes place during the class. By the end of the day the teachers learnt how to plan a good lesson. They also experienced a range of activities that encourage the behaviour for learning and promote interdisciplinary teaching and learning.  Overall it was a stimulating workshop. The teachers now will make all the difference to help the students develop skills like listening and speaking, team building, personal, social and emotional skills.

      27Aug

      DAY WEDNESDAY (WWF)

      WILD  WISDOM  QUIZ

      Date- 27th August 2014

      A  state level quiz on Wild Wisdom was organised by WWF at  Airforce Bal Bharati School,Lodhi     Road .WWF has been  working in India since 1969 to conserve nature and wild life. It has reached out to various sections of the society through conservation work, advocacy, education, events and campaigns to create a national level awareness for nature conservation. Its mission is to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

      M.Gauri and Chiraag Grover of class III and V from junior catergory, Arnav Gupta and Aniket Mishra of class VIII along with  their teacher, Ms. Aishwarya Nair attended the quiz .There were around 30 best schools which had been selected for the State level Quiz after the elimination round at school level. The theme for this year’s quiz was ‘Biodiversity’ .Dr Shiney   from the  Ministry of Environment was the organiser of this event.Students of Arwachin  International School  attained the first rank in the middle school level for the  National level Quiz  and will be representing Delhi  .Even the junior category students attained the fouth rank.All these four students showed their exemplary performance and made the school, Teachers and parents proud.  It was a wonderful learning experience that increased their quest to know more about their environment, geography, wildlife and vegetation.

       

        • DAY WEDNESDAY (WWF)
        • DAY WEDNESDAY (WWF)
        • DAY WEDNESDAY (WWF)
        • DAY WEDNESDAY (WWF)

        23Aug

        DEBATE COMPETITION CLASSES: VI-VIII 23rd AUGUST 2014
          
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        INTER-HOUSE DEBATE COMPETITION

        CLASSES: VI-VIII

        DATE: 23rd AUGUST 2014

         

        Debate is an organized clash of good ideas. Each side employs worthwhile evidence to promote their viewpoint and to rebut the ‘flawed’ evidence advanced by the other side.  It is probably one of the best learning tools one could possibly have. No matter what profession one enters, he/she needs to acquire the skills for debating. Keeping this in mind, debate competitions are held in Arwachin International School every year to give the students the tools they need to be more successful. Debating helps the students to enhance their critical thinking skills and also improve their speaking skills and make them more confident.

        This year the Annual Inter-house Debate Competition for classes VI- VIII was held on 23rd August 2014 in the school auditorium. The motion for the debate was:

        “Advertisements are useless, boring and even misleading”.

        The participants who spoke for the motion were:

        Shefalika Ghosh                              VIIIC                                    TILAK HOUSE

        Ridhima Mahajan                            VIIIB                                    SHASTRI HOUSE

        Aditi Yadav                                     VIIC                                     BOSE HOUSE

        Manu Rai                                        VIA                                      TAGORE HOUSE

         

        The participants who spoke against the motion were:

        Shruti Kishore                                  VID                                     TILAK HOUSE

        Aryan Jain                                        VIA                                     SHASTRI HOUSE

        Preeti Thapliyal                               VIIIC                                    BOSE HOUSE

        Shruti Rao                                       VIIIC                                   TAGORE HOUSE

        The debaters had put their best effort and convincingly expressed their views. They all answered the rebuttal questions with utter promptness and confidence.

        The competition was judged by Ms Hanit Kaur, Mrs Kanika Tiwari and Mrs Mousumi Lahiri.

          The result was:

        Bose House was declared the winner with 126 points

        Tilak House bagged the second prize with 114 points 

        Tagore House stood third with 110 points

        Shastri House stood fourth with 104.5 points.

        Preeti Thapliyal of VIII-C was declared as the Best Debater in the competition.

        The event ended with the highly motivating words of Mrs Gracy Peter, our respected Principal who congratulated the participants, appreciated the audience and encouraged all the other students to be a part of the competition in the years to come.

          22Aug

          Inaugural ceremony of Spell Bee competition
            
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                                                           Inaugural ceremony of Spell Bee competition

          Date : 22.08.14

          Venue : Alliance Française de Delhi, 72 Lodi Estate.

          Event : Inaugural Ceremony of Spell Bee Competition.

          Timings: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

           

          It was a great pleasure for Arwachin International School to get the invitation to attend the inaugural ceremony of Spell  Bee competition  and an invitation for our school children to perform at The Alliance Française for the same.  Mrs Mousumi Lahiri and Mrs Deepti Walia attended this programme with 17 children from the classes VI, VII and VIII. This competition is conducted by Frehindi  Pvt. in association with French  Embassy in India. Ms. Caroline Schmitt who is one of the embassy officials for the education sector inaugurated the ceremony highlighting the possibilities of learning French language and taking it up as a career. The event was followed by  the performances of our school children along with the performance of other school. It was also followed by a session in which the guidelines of the competition were given by Mr. Harbinder Mehra , director of Frehindi Pvt. Ltd.  We also attended a workshop on “How to prepare children for spell bee”  given by Mr. Hemant Bhist  (M.phil from University of Nantes, France. ) In the closing ceremony , certificates from Ms. Caroline Schmitt were given.

           

            • Inaugural ceremony of Spell Bee competition
            • Inaugural ceremony of Spell Bee competition

            22Aug

            Career Counselling Seminar
              
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            Career Counselling Seminar

             

            Islamic Culture Centre, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi

            22nd August,2014

            Two teachers, Mrs. Sangita Sharma and Mr. Alexander Francis attended a workshop on career counselling  conducted by “Gyanodaya” at Islamic Culture Centre, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi , on 22nd August,2014.The topic of the presentation centered  around the “Changes in Delhi Universities and Emerging Universities”.

            The chief speaker and counselor, Mr. Jitin Chawla, introduced the main topic of the day through a PPT on the same, promising that the same would be e-mailed to the participants within a few working days. The PPT described several new and old courses being offered by DU to its students.He mentioned the new concept of a meta universities being tried in various universities of the NCR.

            A budding author, Karan Varma talked of the virtues of maintaining constancy with changes. He advocated constructive change coupled with continuity of all that is good in the old tradition. He noted that there are winds of change  being felt everywhere and it is conviction that is to be preferred to career. “Go where your heart goes and your career shall follow you.”

            The same thoughts echoed through the talks of Dr. Saini, the Principal of DPS RK Puram and Dr. Varshney,the Dean South Campus, D U. They said that the students must be encouraged and left free to follow their inclinations and that itself would show them the way forward.Dr. Varshney added that  the fallacy that there is some difference between  the teaching, the faculty,the libraries or the infrastructure of the North and the South campuses of D U must be corrected and the parents must be counseled that there is no truth in the rumours.

            Dr.  Varsheny also emphasized the fact that what matters ultimately is the curriculum provided by the universities: what counts is the student’s inter-disciplinary knowledge of subjects: what holds the student in good stead is his/her conviction. He also said that the university is trying to give academics a philosophical depth and vision.

            Dr. Saini added by saying that the Indian students must shed the herd mentality of flocking to foreign universities. He asserted that we have the best of faculty here and those foreign universities treat India as a ripe marketing ground . 

            It  was brought to the notice of the participants that  vocational courses of CBSE are not considered for admission to D U. Those students are supposed to pursue vocational training and are expected to join vocational institutions for diplomas.

            The world is changing and we all must adapt to technology in a big way if we wish move abreast of modern times. The future of work are going to be communication, luxury  and fashion business and any one in the business of counseling must be aware of the changes.

            Dr. Rehan from Jamia Milia Universities acquainted the audience with the courses being offered by the universities. He sought to dispel some  of the misunderstanding regarding his university.

            Mr. Jitin Chawla concluded the conclave by introducing several streams of studies being offered by D U and several upcoming universities across the NCR.


              18Aug

              Sanskrit week
                
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              SANSKRIT WEEK
              SANSKRIT WEEK
              SANSKRIT WEEK
              SANSKRIT WEEK
              SANSKRIT WEEK
              SANSKRIT WEEK
              SANSKRIT WEEK
              SANSKRIT WEEK

               

              ARWACHIN CELEBRATES SANSKRIT WEEK

               

              Arwachin International School, Dilshad Garden, Delhi-95

              13th  AUG, 2014

              Arwachin International School, in keeping with its tradition of fostering Indian heritage and culture and to encourage the learning of Sanskrit, the mother of all Indian languages, celebrated Sanskrit week with great zeal and fervor from 7th to 13th august 2014. The display boards of the whole school were covered  with  Shlokas and Suktis written on them.

              The students started their day by reciting hymns and Shlokas from the Vedas every morning. The activities of the week included  a speech contest and Shloka recitation. On the concluding day an informative and instructive  programme was organized by the students to mark the importance of the week. They started it by singing Saraswati Vandana which was followed by a dance by the girls of classes 7 to the beats of a famous song  Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

              The students were made aware of  the teaching and learning of Sanskrit in foreign schools which was really an eye-opener for one and all.

              The highlight of the day was the dramatization of  a scene from Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta . The scene depicted  Lord Krishna teaching  Arjuna the reasons behind our existence on this earth through Geeta Saar. The program concluded with a melodious rendition of Sanskrit song- Manasa Satatam Vadniyam.

                12Aug

                Plantation Drive
                  
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                                                           Plantation Drive

                The students of the Eco-club(junior)of our school participated in a rally and the plantation drive programme organized by the department of Environment and Forest ,Delhi at Shashtri Metro park area on 12th August 2014 .The Hon’ble Governor of Delhi Mr.Najeeb Jung inaugurated  the programme. He acquainted the students, the active social workers and the gathering with the importance of plantation and cleanliness in human life.The school children planted the saplings and got caps and T-shirts with the logo-Green Delhi—Clean Delhi. Mrs.Alaka Misra and Mrs.Rachna Kaur along with 38 students witnessed the programme and came enriched with the ideas of how to contribute to keep our environment clean.

                                           

                  • Plantation Drive
                  • Plantation Drive

                  12Aug

                  Inter-House Western Music competition
                    
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                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG
                  Inter-House Western Music competition-12thAUG

                  Inter-House Western Music competition

                  on 12th of  August, 2014

                  The annual Inter-house western music competition for classes VII-XII was held on 12th of August, 2014 at Arwachin International School.

                  The competition had three rounds: Solo, Duet and Group. There were four participants from each house. Each participant was judged by our eminent judges:- Miss. Tulsi Lochana, Mrs. Kanika Tiwari  and  Mr. Dilip  Sagar. They were judged on the basis of melody, rhythm, clarity and performance.

                  The songs  which the children sang are as follows-

                  ? Solo Round  -

                  -          Bose house            : ‘Our song’ by Shradhha  (Class  10)

                  -          Shastri house         : ‘I will be’  by Srishti (Class  10 C)

                  -          Tilak house            : ‘Never back together’  by  Karishma (Class  10A)

                  -          Tagore  House       : ‘Let it go’ by Shruthi Rao  (Class 8 C)

                   ? Duet Round –

                                          -          Tagore house         : ‘Love you like a love  song’  by  Kashish   & Simran  (Class 10c )

                  -          Shastri house      : ‘Hold my hand’  by Ankit  & Prasoon  (class 8 A)

                  -          Tilak house       : ‘The best song ever’ by Vansh & Prakhar   (class 8 B)

                  -          Bose house       : ‘You are beautiful’ by Shubhangi and Sofia (Cl. 10& 8)

                  ? Group Round –

                  -          Shastri house         : ‘My love’

                  -          Tagore house         : ‘That’s the way it is’

                  -          Tilak house            : ‘That’s the way it is’

                  -          Bose house            : ‘I want it that way’

                  The final scores of the Solo round were as follows-

                                    ®Bose  house                    =  102.5  pts.  1st position

                                    ® Shastri house                 = 95.5 pts.  2nd position

                                    ® Tagore house                = 95 pts. 3rd position

                                    ® Tilak house                   = 82.5  pts. 4th position

                   

                  The final scores of the Duet round were as follows-

                                    ® Tagore house                  =  93.5  pts.  1st position

                                    ® Shastri  house                 =  91 pts.  2nd position

                                    ® Tilak house                    = 90 pts. 3rd position

                                    ®Bose  house                    = 84 pts. 3rd position

                  The final scores of the Group round were as follows-

                                    ® Shastri house                 =  96 pts.  1st position

                                    ® Tagore house                 = 95 pts.  2nd position

                                    ® Tilak  house                   = 89  pts. 3rd position

                                    ®Bose house                     = 71 pts. 4th position

                  The overall final scores were as follows-

                                    ® Tagore house                 =  283.5 pts.  1st position

                                    ® Shastri house                 = 282.5 pts.  2nd position

                                    ® Tilak house                    = 261.5  pts. 3rd position

                                    ®Bose house                     = 257.5  pts. 4th position

                  •The competition ended with a warm and inspiring speech by our Principal, Mrs. Gracy Peter. She congratulated the children for their effort and also encouraged and motivated others to participate. She also praised the children for their remarkable improvement and urged them to participate in the “Mega cleanliness drive programme” organized by the Delhi government. She instructed the children how to keep the environment clean.  

                   

                    12Aug

                    Western Music Competition12 Aug 2014
                      
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                                                                                Western Music Competition

                                                                                                 12 August 2014

                     

                     It is well said "Music is the speech of angels". It has charms to soothe the savage beat, to soften rocks or bend even a knotted oak.”

                    Arwachin International School organized the Western Music Competition on 12 August 2014 in the auditorium. The event was judged by the honorable judges Ms. Tulsi, Mr. Sagar and Mrs. Tiwari.

                    The event commenced with the solo performances by the students of Tagore, Bose, Shastri and Tilak house and was followed by duet and group songs. All the students sang inspirational and motivational songs in their melodious voices.

                    An encouraging speech was given by the respected Principal, Mrs. Peter. She congratulated all the participants and Mr. Samuel who put in their efforts to the best of their ability. She also encouraged and motivated the other students to come forward in order to showcase their talent.

                    The event came to an end with the valuable judgment given by the judges. The winning Bose house and all the other houses were heartily congratulated and applauded.

                    The results of the event is as follows:

                    Solo

                    I-                   Bose – 102.5

                    II-                Shastri- 95.5

                    III-             Tagore- 95

                    IV-             Tilak-   82.5

                     

                    Duet

                    I-                   Tagore- 93.5

                    II-                Shastri- 91

                    III-             Tilak- 90

                    IV-             Bose – 84

                     

                    Group

                    I-                   Shastri  - 96

                    II-                Tagore – 95

                    III-             Tilak – 89

                    IV-             Bose – 71

                     

                    Overall

                    I-                   Tagore – 283.5

                    II-                Shastri – 282.5

                    III-             Tilak  - 261.5

                    IV-             Bose – 257.5

                     

                     

                     

                      • Western Music Competition12 Aug 2014
                      • Western Music Competition12 Aug 2014
                      • Western Music Competition12 Aug 2014

                      12Aug

                      Pro-Social Peer Moderator Meet on Media Literacy
                        
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                                            Pro-Social Peer Moderator Meet on Media Literacy

                       

                      It has been seen that children and adolescents respond best to their peers, and there by developing a pro-social peer program where students can learn from their own peers is of prime importance. Pro-Social Peer Moderator Meet is a unique platform where through intensive and interactive workshops; students from various schools come together to learn new skills and reach out to their classmates and juniors- to learn to be the role models for the future. On 12th August 2014, senior students of different schools from Delhi and NCR region were invited by Fortis Hospital, Noida for this meet.

                      The meet was conducted under the aegis of eminent psychiatrist, Dr. Sameer Parikh, an expert working with school children. The topic of discussion was “Media Literacy”. The program involved a group of three students, two from class 9th- Sunidhi Srivastava and Vinayak Dhruv, and one from class 11th- Nupur Sharma, along with a teacher moderator, Ms. Thanya Yohannan. A three hour interactive session was conducted by the team of mental health professionals of Fortis hospital, with the help of power point presentations, posters, role plays and interactive sessions.

                      New Age Social Media bombards each one of us with thousands of media messages everyday and adolescent population is its single largest consumer. The media has been implicated in increased aggression, unhealthy lifestyle/life choices and lowered self-esteem. The interactive session helped the students differentiate between more legitimate and reliable sources of information and entertainment, urged the students to ask pertinent questions like who is the advertisement made for or newspaper article written for? And who writes it? Who gets the profit? And who is the target audience? It was stressed that the children have to learn to develop specific skills of critical viewing and decision making and also how to follow safe media practices.

                      The meet concluded with the lunch and an informal chat and a promise to stay in touch and spread awareness amongst people.

                       

                       

                        10Aug

                        CBSE(i) Training
                          
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                                                               CBSE(i)  Training

                                                                              

                        A three day workshop was conducted by CBSE (i) team to update the teachers teaching international curriculum at CBSE centre in Gurgaon. The mentors were CBSE (i) director, Mrs Shipra Verma and Mrs. Neha Sharma. Mrs. Peter, the principal, along with five teachers, Mrs. Priya Grover, Mrs. Manini Gaur, Mrs. Ritu Arora, Mrs. Alka Gupta and Ms. Poonam Batra, represented Arwachin International School, Dilshad Garden.

                        The programme included a wide array of topics like skills of the 21st century, social media in classroom, understanding learning styles, multiple intelligences, developing lesson plans, life skills, research, Bloom’s Taxonomy, keys to assessment were dealt with. ICT in today‘s education particularly influenced everyone.

                        Many schools of Delhi and NCR region were also a part of the same. It was a very enriching session for everybody.

                          05Aug

                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC COMPETITION 2014-15 (6-12)
                            
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                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC 6-12 5Aug
                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC 6-12 5Aug
                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC 6-12 5Aug
                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC 6-12 5Aug
                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC 6-12 5Aug
                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC 6-12 5Aug
                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC 6-12 5Aug
                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC 6-12 5Aug
                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC 6-12 5Aug

                          INTER HOUSE INDIAN MUSIC COMPETITION 2014-15

                          CLASSES 6-12

                                    On 5thof August, an Inter House Indian Music Competition was held in our school. The students of classes 6th  to 12th participated in this competition. Mayank & Swastik of class 11 A anchored the show. The jury included Ms. Lochna, Mrs. Aarti Tyagi & Mr. Dilip Sagar.Under the guidance of Mrs. Yogjyoti, all the four houses performed with a great zeal and enthusiasm. The competition consisted of solo, duet and group performances.

                           

                          Shining stars of the solo performances were:

                           

                          Position

                          House

                          Name of the participant

                           

                          Class

                          I

                          Tilak  House

                          Karishma Tamani

                          10 C

                          II

                          Tagore House

                          Aarohi Kumari

                          11 B

                          III

                          Bose House

                          Mehak

                          10 A

                          IV

                          Shastri  House

                          Pratham Kapoor

                          7 A

                           

                          Result of the duet performances:

                           

                          Position

                          House

                          Name of the participants

                           

                          Class

                          I

                          Tagore  House

                           

                          1.     Shohini Pathak

                          2.     Manu Rai

                          7D

                          6A

                          II

                          Bose House

                           

                          1.     Mehak

                          2.     Nishant

                          10A

                          10A

                          III

                          Tilak  House

                           

                          1.     Siddhant Gupta

                          2.     Anushka Koti

                          8A

                          8C

                          IV

                          Shastri House

                           

                          1.     Dhruti

                          2.     Pratham Kapoor

                          6 A

                          7A

                           

                           

                           

                           

                           

                           

                           

                           

                           

                           

                          Winners of the group performances:

                           

                          Position

                          House

                          I

                          Bose House

                           

                          II

                          Shastri House

                           

                          III

                          Tilak &Tagore House

                           

                           

                           

                          Tagore house became the unbeatable winner by grabbing the first position in all the three categories, followed by Tilak house. Bose house took the third position.

                          The show came to an end with the wise words spoken by our respected Principal, Mrs. Gracy Peter.

                           

                           

                            04Aug

                            Japan Education fair 2014
                              
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                            Japan Education fair 2014
                            Japan Education fair 2014
                            Japan Education fair 2014
                            Japan Education fair 2014
                            Japan Education fair 2014
                            Japan Education fair 2014
                            Japan Education fair 2014
                            Japan Education fair 2014
                            Japan Education fair 2014
                            Japan Education fair 2014

                             

                            Japan Education fair 2014

                            A group of 23 Students of Arwachin International School along with the teacher coordinators,              Mrs. Kanika Tiwari and MS. Yumi Shobara, visited the “Japan Education Fair 2014” on Monday, 04 August 2014 at The Lalit Hotel, Connaught Place, New Delhi. The fair was in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in India, The Japan Foundation and other organizations. The Fair was organized by JASSO (Japan Student Services Organization) and co organized by Ritsumeikan India Office.

                            Ten Japanese universities,institutions and over 1000 students, parents and teachers from schools and universities across Delhi and other states participated in this fair. Our students got firsthand free counselling from the well established Japanese universities and learned more about Japanese culture and education.  

                            Other than that Cultural demonstrations of Humanoid Robot, Origami, Tea Ceremony, Ikebana, Manga and exciting videos on Japan were also held to make the fair enriching for the students.

                             

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