Silver House hosted their dinner on Friday night. The theme was Emanuel von Silverhaus’ travels through Europe. During the evening, we visited the Colosseum in Rome and witnessed an ancient battle between gladiators, Mr. von Silverhaus (Premnath) instructed us in how to draw a portrait, using Hargobind as a model, and he also told us … Continued
Part of the Humanology course for the girls included a morning of writing poetry with Shanti Kaur and myself, Japjeet Kaur. We did a lot of fun exercises that made poetry easy to access. Many of our students write poetry regularly but for some this was a new activity. Everyone that participated did really well, … Continued
Here are some pictures from the Humanology course last month that was featured in our February newsletter. Boys Humanology Course Part of the boys Humanology course was an ‘Amazing Race‘ like treasure hunt through Amritsar going to places they wouldn’t normally venture to and trying an array of foods and experiences. They travelled in their … Continued
The dinner competitions have started early this year with Gold House kicking off the festivities this past Saturday night. The theme: Greece! The dinner competition is a fantastic competition where each house prepares a themed dinner for the rest of the students and staff. They make invitations, write menus, decorate a dining tent, experiment with … Continued
By Himmat Singh Jaipur is one of the iconic cities in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Many of the images or videos you might see of India are from this region, and the city of Jaipur is a great example of some of the rich history of Indian Rajput culture. Forts, palaces and mansions are … Continued
This Sunday, some of the students opted to participate in a 10k run for Amritsar’s 2nd Annual Half-Marathon. They were up and on the bus at 5:45am to run the 10km in the early morning cold and fog! Though it was hard to break away from their Sunday morning sleep-in, everyone I spoke to enjoyed … Continued
The teachers recently completed a two-day workshop focused on learning how to recognize and effectivity teach students with special needs as well as gifted and talented children. The workshop leaders, Ima Kazmi and Sujatha Ramanam, traveled from The British School in New Delhi to share their expertise. Ima Kazmi’s focus in on gifted and talented … Continued
This past Friday was Republic Day in India and we celebrated by having a soccer tournament in the cold winter fog. There were two concurrent, round robin tournaments; the seniors played with full 11 player teams on the big soccer field and the intermediates played with six players on the smaller soccer field. Gold House … Continued
