5th Founder's Day Invitation

The Bonding between Music and Kids

Ancient Greek philosopher Plato said: “Music is moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight the imagination and charm and cheerfulness to life and to everything.” Music brings joy and makes us feel happy at any time. Researches have proved that other than bringing happiness music plays a powerful role in the cognitive development of children. Music inspires creativity, imagination and self expression. It also builds self esteem and is a good exercise to strengthen the memory skills of children. 

Various studies have proven that musical training can help brain improve the ability to distinguish between the rapidly changing sound which is normally considered to be the key skill in understanding and using language.  Music education in schools will help children develop their reading and listening skills and improve their concentration level through this. If the children are encouraged to learn any instrumental music it will help them to enhance their basic engineering skills and also advance the hand-eye coordination. 

So for this purpose schools have introduced various music classes and training as part of curriculum to develop the inherent talents of kids. There are many schools in India who focus on the cognitive development of children and since music proved to be the best tool to enhance this talent, they have incorporated music as a part of their syllabus.

Group music lessons help children develop interest towards the idea of team play. It makes them identify the possibilities of better opportunity to showcase talent while working in a group. Not only that group music lessons can make children recognize the happiness one can have while being with others and also will get to know hike in creative ladder when they work together. This is the main reason we insist the inculcation of music into curriculum. 

The continuous music practice and performances help to build discipline and self confidence in children. While going through various stages of learning music, the child also learns commitment and value of things. Music is a means of self expression and it is a non verbal language which offers an alternative means of expression to children who find it difficult to communicate through speech.       

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The Little Einstein Stays Next Door

We are surrounded with a world of science where our actions, reactions, circumstances, beliefs, thoughts and everything has some direct or indirect connection with science. Proven science is what we study in school but there many scientific facts which are not completely proven even though we believe in it. That is the kind of relationship exists between any living thing and science.

Amazingly the new generation seems to be more inclined towards science and technology than the prior generation. If someone asks me about my ‘experiments with science’, I have a very bad relationship with science though I know the basics of it. Other than the basic science of my existence every other science is a rocket science for me. But when I look at the young ones I could feel the drastic difference even in their thinking and attitude towards science and technology and it gives a promising feeling towards a brighter future.

 

The development in the field of technology helped a lot in bringing this change. Children have access to which ever media they want to look into for better understanding of things. Even the toughest and boring science theories are now easy to understand with the assistance of a computer and internet. They have en number of choice these days which we never had and they can develop their own methodology to understand the complex math calculations and unending formulas in chemistry. Since they have such gifted talent and availability of technology we should encourage them to go ahead with their crazy ideas and experiments. After all every big theories and inventions came from such crazy ideas of our prior geniuses.

What I believe is family can give the support to child so than he/she can achieve their goal. Provide an atmosphere where they can do whatever they want and keep a mind set to listen and see whatever they creating. But other than family their school can do much more as it will become easy for them to understand what they are doing since they study the theories in classrooms. Fortunately in our country we can find several educational institutions especially international schools in India that provide facilities for children to nurture in the field they would like to. 

If we take an example like Oakridge International School in Hyderabad, the school dedicate much of its time to encourage those talents in each kid which will benefit the entire world tomorrow. Especially when the kid is more inclined to science they offer various workshops and learning programs to widen the knowledge are of the kid and help him chose his way. If all of us can promise this to each child there will be a brighter future waiting for them and us too. 

   

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Republic Day

A WORLD OF SURPRISES

Salad Anyone

The children of Nursery, PP1 and PP2 had an activity called Salad Anyone. Children were asked to bring one fruit and one vegetable each, used in salads. They prepared various salads on the occasion. Vocabulary development of words like peeling, cutting, mashing, grating etc were taught to the toddlers. 

“I Want the World to look at me when I Dance”

Havelock Ellis once said “Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is not mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.” Dance is one thing which connects the body and soul. It is one such where communication takes place between the performer and the viewer without any verbal communication. Dance can entertain, inspire and even influence the viewer with its strong connection with human beings’ body and soul. 

For me dance is something which is very heavenly and praiseworthy where I get ultimate happiness by involving into the art with the artistic aura. Hard work and dedication is what make one perfect in this art form. Most of proficient dancers dedicated their life for the performance this heavenly art. Though dance is an inherent talent some extra care needed to polish is and practice from the very young is the only solution. It is always better to engage children in art forms especially dance where they will get to learn life principles and discipline. 

 

Concentration is the major asset one posses if they are engaged in art forms like this. For children focus and concentration is the major requirement to perform better in all the spheres. Fortunately our country is blessed with en number of talented artists and performers. From our ancestors time we have the inclination towards dance and other art forms. Like our tradition and culture we are rich in artistic talents also. So as parents it is our responsibility to identify the talents in our kid and encourage them in as many ways as possible. Some children are born gifted who can win the heart of everyone with their flawless performances sometimes without even proper training.

Training is only required to polish the talent and can be provided in any stage. It is continuous practice and hard work what works and gives the output. Many schools in India provide training in this art at schools which is a commendable effort to immortalize the art form. It inspires more students to get attracted towards it and gives very positive reactions. 

Dance keeps the peace of mind and provides happiness no matter in which ever condition we are. More over dance is the best physical exercise to stay fit.

Ultimately we all are striving for peace, happiness and health. Dance provides all these in various level and amounts.         

 

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