Glendale Academy year 2011 Annual Events

 

At Glendale Academy, Vanamahostav was celebrated in a big way. bamboo saplings planted by chief guest Ms. Amala Akkineni. The students and the staff were dressed in green and there was a fancy dress competition, card making for the younger children. For the seniors, there was a lot of fun and ordered chaos with salad making, poster making, collage making, Ikebana, body art and photography. Some students from the Radhakrishna Orphanage School visited Glendale and enjoyed themselves at a storytelling session and an art competition, escorted by the students of Grade IX.      Cross Country race First sporting event of Glendale Academy was held at the lush green country side behind the school campus where grades V to X participated with enthusiasm   Investiture ceremony The first formal event of the academic year is the Investiture Ceremony which commenced with the march passed and the student council was invested with the batch of responsibility as school leaders.   Independence Day Independence Day celebrations took place in the midst of pomp, show and pride. The guard of honour, the march past the tableau presentation and the patriotic songs are all a vision to behold.   Glendale Literary Fest. Glendale Literary Fest comprises Cross S’ Words and Mind Space. Cross S’ Words is a Cambridge style debate introduced for the first time in the twin cities four years back by Glendale and since then has become a popular annual event. Mind Space is blend of Inflection – an elocution competition and Papyrus – An essay writing competition. All prominent schools have participated in the event   Glendale trophy Glendale Trophy is hosted every year providing exposure to competitive cricket to many young cricketers who aspire to play for State/National level..   Grand Parents day Grandparents are our heritage and are the, most essential members of our family and community. We celebrate this day to honour our grandparents and to express our gratitude for being their children’s children. The children put up different performances to entertain their grandparents and a number of games are played to enhance family bonding.   Night Out at Glendale The night camp at Glendale is a 2 day adventure camp comprising activities like rappelling, flying fox, Burma rope and climbing the commando net. The highlights of the camp were treasure hunt and bon fire.   Athletic Meet "Open Challenge’ a two day sporting event witnesses an array of relays, sprints, shot put, long jump and high jump. The agenda of these two days is fun and complete sporting spirit.   Kids Sport "Kids sports an early childhood Sports Day for LKG UKG and Class I is a unique sporting feat where the tiny tots showcase zeal and discipline in giving their best. Parents Race is also a popular part of the whole show.   P.D. workshop for teachers Director Education, Ms. Anjum Babu khan reinforces the tools of teaching through her professional development workshop at the end of first term   Glendale Farm Preprimary children had a feast when the lawns of the campus were transformed into a farm with all the farm animals   Republic Day celebration  Republic Day s celebrated wit patriotic fervor and presentations on the importance of the day to paying tributes to the valuable personalities behind free and republic India.   Satrang art  Drawing inspiration from the highly popular movie “Taare Zameen Par”, Glendale Academy International has been organizing an annual arts festival “Satrang” since 2007. The event has had a terrific response from the students and parents and their creative expression has superbly authenticated the films tagline,’ Every child is special”      Kinder Wonder Hyderabad Collector Mr. Naveen Mittal gracing The Graduation Ceremony which is a very emotional event for the parents of UKG students who witness their little ones donning the robes and the caps receiving their scrolls. Kinder Wonder is an extension of this event where children of Grades K-1 present dance and drama.