Founders Day

The annual commemoration of the establishment of Oakridge International School – The “Founders Day” was a great success this year and proved to be a fitting honour to the initiative. The program was well planned and everything fell into place very smoothly and the tried and tested format worked well on the day. Jan 28, 2011 dawned bright and clear and the congregation was good enough to make a full house .Mr. M.S. Rao, Development Commissioner, Vizag Special Economic Zone, the Chief Guest for the function, on his arrival at the venue acquainted himself with the functioning of the school and the infrastructural facilities available at the school for the students and staff. He appreciated the initiative taken by People Combine Group for the venture in the city of Destiny in the form of an international School providing the most modern education. Mr. Shomie Das, Chairman, People Combine Educational Initiatives, and The Group Chairman Mr. Naga Prasad, joined the Chief Guest for the function.

The Founders Day began with lighting the lamp by the Chief Guest and other dignitaries. . The invocation and the prayer were simply superb. The children of Oakridge choir did a marvelous s job bringing out their best through the songs presented .Mr. H. Ravichandran presented the annual report and brought out succinctly the activities and the developments of the school in the academic year. The photographs and the video clips used by him added enough strength to the presentation. Mr. Shomie Das appreciated the innovative part of the school and highlighted the necessity for creativity in schools. The Chief Guest expressed his joy and conveyed his congratulations to all the staff and students remarking that the evening was very special and poignant for him. He said he was deeply honored and humbled by the opportunity that was given to him at the Founders Day.

Founders Day provides us the opportunity to reflect briefly on our schools history, to highlight important recent accomplishments and to describe some of our vision for its future. The children stage a cultural show on the theme adopted from Arabian Nights. A mix of innovation humor and modern day tangles the play was god success the histrionic abilities of students were best brought out by their own understanding. The parents who had gathered to be a part of Founders Day celebrations admired the children for putting their best foot forward.