The students who scored over 85 per cent were given gold badges while as those scoring over 75 per cent were given silver ones in the special assembly organised in the school. The parents of the students also the hailed the respective schools’ results.

Workshop held

The Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences held a daylong workshop on ‘Teachers Effectiveness in the Changing Scenario’.

Member of Parliament, Dr Karan Singh called for the country’s teachers to denounce the happenings in Gujarat.

He said, “The endless and mindless violence in Gujarat has shaken the teaching community of India and is warning sign for them and all of us that values of a civil society cannot be taken for granted”.

The educationists and policymakers emphasised the need for the teachers to update themselves and the curriculum. The workshop also dealt with topics such as new technologies and classroom teaching, teaching leaning methodologies in the changing social and educational context and examinations, assessment and evaluation in the changing scenario.

Apart from the teachers and principals Dr M M Pant, founder PRESIDENT PLANET EDU, Prof A N Maheshwari, Chairman, NCTE and Prof H S Shrivastava, Head of Evaluation Unit, NCERT attended the workshop.

Sunday funday

Children had a ball as the British Council organised a Sunday Funday event for them. Apart from various contests there was a lot of hungama. Kids had a blast dancing to the favourite numbers.

Winners of the quiz were; Varun Thakur (3rd prize) Winter Team (2nd prize), Ankit Chopra (3rd prize) Autumn Team (1st Prize), Katyal Pandit (2nd prize) and Bhupinder Singh (1st prize).

In the Internet contest the winner was Rashi of the junior team and Somya Kapoor of the senior team. The winners of the lucky dip were Asha Kumar, Nikita Banerjee, Bipin Kunwar, Lucky Bhatt and Akriti Sehgal.

If we begin with worship, there is a good chance that our work itself will become an act of worship, upholding the values of love, tolerance, respect, compassion and charity.

In an increasingly materialistic world, selfishness and greed have sullied our body, mind and heart giving rise to restlessness, unhappiness and frustration.

The race for wealth is certainty not the right track taken, which will make us win the race of life. The dazzle of gold has blinded us to the joys of bonding with humanity cherishing the beauty of giving and sharing and strengthening our mind with true devotion to the almighty, who is reflected in all human beings. We all know the story of King Midas whose greed for gold made him seek a boon that whatever he touched would be turned to gold – a greed that deprived him of everything in life. He could neither drink nor eat or seek human love and solace, for whatever he touched became lifeless metal.

He gained nothing, he lost all. It is only when we share the bounties of God, that we receive the invaluable gift of the receiver’’ smile. In his gratitude we see God’’ blessing. Such are the joys that come from service to those in need, charity to the destitute and helpless, and a prayer that surfaces the divinity in us. They bring us loser to merciful God, whose ever-flowing bounties nourish mankind.

‘Charity’ gives your earnings a divine value and enriches you. Generosity is a quality of spirit. When you feel generous, your life becomes abundant, full of compassion and love.

“No person was ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward for what he gave.” (Calvin Cooledge)

“Giving” is often understood as ‘gifts’ but our greatest ‘giving’ is of our ‘time’ and ‘kindness’ and providing comfort to those who need it. A few minutes spent with the lonely and neglected old people; a few precious moments shared with orphans; lending an ear to the woes of the suffering and feeding the hungry, are some small acts of humanity which serve as the proverbial holy dips in our pilgrimage.

There is a purpose in our being born. We are put on this earth for a short space, to serve God by serving others – be it through service, through sharing our wealth or sharing a prayer. All scriptures advise charity be it the Vedanta, which advocates that 10 per cent of our earning must be given as charity or the bible which requests a 20 per cent sharing. Money is good, not when saved, not when cleverly used, but when it fulfils the needs of the needy and uplifts the downtrodden and poor. There is God in each one of us. When we help people in distress, we serve ‘Him’.

Let us not veer from our duty – it is only when we serve without seeking rewards that we are cleansed of our selfishness; when we share and give our wealth that we multiply our true wealth, and when we pray with sincerity that we glimpse divine bliss. Let this be the celebration of life.